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Land scarcity, huge population halt Kisii town's expansion

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A section of Kisii town. [File, Standard]

As mega investments continue to pile pressure on Kisii County's limited land resources for expansion, stakeholders are now mulling fresh tactics to deploy to solve the problem that threatens to halt the town's growth.

For a region, that is reaping big from devolution, as more investors shift focus to the agri-business town whose potential is rapidly picking, land has become a valuable component.

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