How Christmas Day Ngong community land beaconing led to death of police officer, scores of civilians injured
Kibiko Community Land Trust Chairperson Moses Monik, flanked by a section of members during a press briefing on Dec 27, 2025, at Kibiko, where the prime land beaconing exercise is underway.
The bone of contention is the subdivision of a 2,800-acre prime piece of land worth Sh100 billion, with leadership wrangles having pitted two rival groups against each other for years, stalling the process.
One faction, backed by the Kajiado County government, is led by long-serving chairman Moses Parantai, while the splinter group is led by Mr Moses Monik. Each faction enjoys a sizeable following.
One police officer has been reported dead, several civilians injured and two motorcycles burned in Kibiko, Kajiado West sub-County, following an ongoing communal land subdivision standoff.
The slain officer was among several police officers attacked and injured by a group of rowdy youths who ambushed a contingent of heavily armed but restrained regular and General Service Unit (GSU) officers on Christmas Day as they provided security to surveyors erecting beacons.
