President Uhuru Kenyatta with the then acting Land Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i (right), Principal Secretary Mariamu El Maawy (left), Mr Evans Waitiki (second right) and the Likoni MP Masoud Mwahima (second left) after resolving the 18-year Waitiki land row at State House, Nairobi, on November 18, 2015.
The dispute, though resolved, is just the tip of the iceberg as there are many disputes where individuals claiming ownership and squatters are embroiled in legal tussles over large tracts of land in the Coast.
The Waitiki land case is probably the only dispute between squatters and a land owner that was successfully resolved by the government.
The dispute, though resolved, is just the tip of the iceberg as there are many disputes where individuals claiming ownership and squatters are embroiled in legal tussles over large tracts of land in the Coast.