Controversy is mounting at the expansive Mutara Ranch in Laikipia County following orders issued last month for herders to remove their 14,000 animals from the land.
According to a communication from the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC), a state agency that owns the property, the herders, who had leased the land, were given until May 1, 2025, to leave.
The herders have leased the land since 2009 and pay the agency Sh250 per cow per month to graze.
At one point, they had 14,000 animals on the ranch, but the ADC management has since abruptly terminated their lease.
