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The unending Ndabibi land saga and the history behind it

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Original members of Mwana Mwireri farm in Ndabibi Naivasha visit a section of the 343 acres after a court ruled in their favor after a 25-year-old dispute. The members now want police protection so that they can repossess the land after years of wrangling. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The history of Ndabibi ADC Farm in Nakuru dates back to pre-colonial days but it has since the 1990s been engulfed in controversy as top politicians, military and judiciary officers, among others scrambled to get a piece of the prime land.

The latest is the saga over 5,000 acres parcel of land pitting Ndibithi Farmers Company and an unidentified owner, resulting in the arrest of its director Edward Maina who was arraigned in court alongside a blogger, Reuben Gitau, charged with incitement and malicious damage to property.

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