Villagers living on borrowed time as land is brokered away

Locals of Saino and Ndoinet settlement scheme shows documents of parcels of land where they are forcefully being directed to leave after unknown individual claimed their ownership. The parcels of land were initially part of Mau complex requested for settlement, and in 1997. JUNE 27, 2018. [Photo: Mercy Kahenda/ Standard]

Raphael Towett keeps moving from his house at Chevuyet village to his neighbours’ for safety. He is worried that his house might be swept away by runoff water or blown away by strong winds.

His grass-thatched house is shaky, after timber that supported its mud wall were cut, leaving it unstable.