Residents of Gachagi slums, located within the expansive Kakuzi Company Ltd land in Makuyu Ward in Murang'a South Sub county have called on the government to intervene and resolve a land settlement dispute that has dragged on for over a decade.
The dispute stems from a 2010 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Kakuzi Company and a section of the slum residents where the company agreed to set aside 10 acres of land to resettle 35 families living as squatters on its land.
However, to date, only 10 families have been officially settled, while the remaining 25 continue to live in dire conditions.
Speaking during a community meeting held at the heart of the slums on Saturday, the residents, led by their Chairman Michael Mburi, expressed their deep frustration and sense of betrayal.
