Cases of rampant land acquisition through illegal means have increased in the present day Kenya. Land is an important asset for development and one of the factors of production. But why would some individuals be so greedy to the extent of forcefully acquiring land without following the due procedures of ownership?

These acts demonstrate high levels of impunity by corrupt powerful individuals and leaders who do not mind the common mwananchi even though they were elected to protect the citizens' interests.
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 Majority of Kenyans have decried and condemned alleged grabbing of their land by 'powerful land cartels' in the recent past. From the Lang'ata Primary School playground seizure for 'private development' to alleged snatching of Oljorai ranch in Nakuru to Waitiki land in the coast, it is clear that the land problem is now endemic.