President William Ruto's announcement that Egerton University will host Nakuru County's first agro-city park on its expansive Ngongogeri farm has put the institution into focus.
This follows revelations that private developers had grabbed a huge portion of its land in collusion with corrupt Ministry of Lands officials.
Nakuru has over the past few years witnessed violent clashes in Njoro, Naivasha, Mai Mahiu, Gilgil, and parts of Molo and Kuresoi areas as individuals and communities clashed over land ownership-related disputes.