Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said the Mau Mau descendants are living in deplorable conditions.
Speaking during a tree planting exercise in Nyandurua, Gachagua said the descendants who are now squatters need to be dignified by being issued title deeds.
"The descendants of Mau Mau fighters live in deplorable conditions despite the sacrifice of their grandparents," he said.
The villages include Kambaa, (135 title deeds), Kaheho (17 title deeds), Kanyagia (400 title deeds and Kirima (96 title deeds).
The DP issued 89 title deeds for Kambaa which were processed during the tree planting exercise in the county.
He also directed Lands Cabinet Secretary Zachary Njeru to finalise title deeds for squatters in Nyandarua county.
“We must dignify our people. Cabinet Secretary for Lands must process all the title deeds of these villages within two years,” he added.
Gachagua said past regimes were not keen on addressing the title deeds issue which has left the children of freedom fighters to live as squatters since independence.
"The money paid for compensation by the white colonialists was diverted to benefit those who took over power at the expense of the locals," he said.
The money, he said, was used to purchase large pieces of land, which are idle, while the rightful beneficiaries have remained landless.
“The children of Mau Mau are buried in public cemeteries. These children must get land with title deeds,” he said.
