Nairobi, Feb. 8 -- Squatters unwilling to buy part of the 909 acres of East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) land they occupy face eviction in two weeks as the firm eyes Sh5 billion from the disputed Athi-River property.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed company EAPCC said in a public notice it had finished enlisting squatters willing to pay for parcels they occupy and will evict the rest who are reluctant to do so.

The latest development comes after the cement-maker mid-October last year made a sale offer to squatters who had for years encroached on the expansive land. The EAPCC asked the inhabitants to express their interest in buying the land.

"Those who, for one reason or the other, elected not to register and participat...