The government has formed a joint committee to resolve the protracted land dispute in Ng'ati farm in Naivasha.
The 15-member committee from all the splinter groups will address the issue of boundaries and illegal addition of new members in the vast land.
For more than 40 years, there was a dispute over the 16,708 acres before the Court of Appeal directed in 2004 that the Kikuyu community get 12,131 acres and the Maasai 4,207 acres.
This led to further split among members of the Kikuyu community, with a splinter group calling for fresh subdivision of the land.
Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara said the 15-member committee had met Lands CS Zachary Njeru as part of resolving the dispute that has raised tension in the area.
Speaking in Maella, the MP ruled out fresh subdivision of the land noting that this would create more confusion and tension in the area.
“We have in the past lost lives in this area and we are happy that the three splinter groups have agreed to work together so that we can solve this impasse,” she said.
Kihara was optimistic that the dispute would be resolved this time round, and the CS for Lands had promised to visit the area.
Naivasha subcounty commissioner Mutua Kisilu issued a warning to those threatening government officers that their days were numbered.
He said the area chief had received death threats over the parcel of land and there was so much mistrust and hatred among members of the land buying company.
“Government surveyors will soon be on the ground to determine the dispute boundaries and other anomalies and we shall involve your leaders in the exercise,” he said.
One of the members, Peter Njoroge, said the land had 581 members and that during subdivision, the numbers rose to 860.
“Some people who are not members of this farm were added and that is the reason we want a fresh subdivision so that we can get rid of the illegal entrants,” he said.
Another member Mary Kagoru said after visiting Land CS, it had emerged that it would be impossible to subdivide disputed parcels of the land as the owners had certified title deeds.
“The biggest issue that members are crying about is the illegal subdivision of the land and we are ready for a repeat even if it means going to court,” she said.
