Two sisters at war with agents over Sh12b land cash

The land originally belonged to the sisters' father who had acquired it in 1958 before it was seized by JKIA (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two peasant sisters, two powers of attorney and a pending Sh12.5 billion payout for 50 acres near Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). These are the ingredients of a major fallout playing out like a scene borrowed from a classic film on betrayal and backstabbing.

At the centre of the long-running saga are two sisters who booted their lawyers and disowned a legal pact they had signed seven years ago.