Violent forced eviction is both traumatic and inhumane to the affected families
Land evictions evokes emotions of powerlessness, humiliation, and despair. Evictions are widespread in Kenya and in cases where the purported grabbers are issued with notice. The government or the bona fide owners of the land in question usually ignore court orders. The uncertainty around land ownership in Kenya is shrouded with corruption where powerful and well-connected individuals colluding with cartels who have vested interest in the land. This is what pains many citizens who feel the land saga was supposed to have been the first to be addressed after independence. Land remains an emotive issue in Kenya and the successive regimes have failed to plan
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