Nairobi, Oct. 16 -- In 1974, President Jomo Kenyatta exempted the sale of an expansive land from Land Control Board conditions, but the transaction was subsequently stalled by a protracted ownership dispute that has only been settled during his son's presidency this year.
Over the years, the land on the outskirts of Nairobi changed hands to hundreds of claimants who, after putting up residential and commercial properties but with no title deeds, have lived in fear of their investments being brought down, until a ray of hope shone on them this month.
This is the story of Kahawa West landowners and their agonising quest to secure their property - some have lost their prime land to powerful figures who exploited their misery - and why they a...