A test-case for Kenya's many land grabs?
By Mercy Juma, BBC Africa, Nairobi This ruling is hugely significant for Kenya. There have been numerous cases of land grabbing by high-ranking government officials and wealthy business people over the years but the victims generally have neither the will nor the money to fight back. Corruption in the judiciary is another huge problem. When disputes are taken to court, they often drag on for many years. Many hope that this will come to be seen as a test case and that it will send a message to powerful people that they can no longer simply seize land belonging to the less well-off.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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