Lawmakers have launched investigations after revelations that the Maasai Mara Game Reserve risks losing over 47,000 acres of land allegedly taken over by private investors.
The disputed land, located in the Olkiombo area of Narok County within the wider Maasai Mara Conservancy, sits directly along the wildebeest migration corridor, making it critical for both ecological balance and tourism revenue.
On Tuesday, representatives of the Olkiombo-Maasai Mara Conservancy appeared before the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Lands to present evidence on the contested parcel.
They were accompanied by Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, who backed the petitioners' claims that the alienation posed a threat to the natural habitat and thousands of livelihoods dependent on the conservancy.
