Hundreds of residents from Trans Nzoia and West Pokot counties brought traffic to a standstill in the Makutano area of Kapenguria on Thursday as they protested against the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) over unpaid land compensation.
The residents claim KETRACO acquired portions of their land for the construction of power lines but has since failed to fulfil the compensation terms agreed upon during the project rollout.
They explained that they had been requested to surrender their title deeds for a verification exercise, with a promise of payment within 90 days. However, that timeline lapsed without any compensation.
Even after the title deeds were returned, a second 90-day payment window also elapsed without payment.
