As Siaya County prepares to host its first International Investment Conference next month, a long-standing dispute over Yala Swamp threatens to overshadow the event.
The swamp, which is Kenya's largest freshwater wetland, has become the focus of competing interests between conservationists, investors and local communities.
The debate has intensified following reports that Dominion Farms Limited that exited in 2019 after years of controversy, may be seeking a comeback.
Dominion had previously invested heavily in rice and fish farming but left amid accusations of land grabbing, environmental degradation and community displacement.
