The government has ordered that the disputed Kibiko land in Kajiado North is a no go zone terming it a security threat.
Kajiado West Deputy County Commissioner Morang'a Morekwa has maintained that the status quo on the ownership of the land remains adding that the board that he chairs did not approve the subdivision of the disputed land.
The 2,700-acre piece of prime land has been contested by natives who have decried the alleged grabbing of the land.
The communal land was reverted back to the community in 1956 after a government livestock breeding collapsed before the same was officially handed over to natives in the 1990s.
However, the land has become a source of uproar after a team of 11 of its trustees allegedly colluded with powerful individuals and subdivided the land without locals' consent disinheriting the entire community.
Speaking while addressing a crisis women meeting at Kiserian on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, Morang'a warned rogue cartels against threatening peace in the area by taking potential buyers in the area and further subdividing the land.
The stern warning came after it emerged that unknown people are now terrorizing locals forcing them to give their IDs.
The hundreds of women had trekked for over 20KM to seek an authority audience saying that the unknown attackers are mainly targeting women threatening to kidnap their kids.
"This land is becoming a security threat. We will not tolerate any nuisance that is likely to turn bloody. I send a stern warning to the rogue cartels illegally visiting the area to stop or go there at their own peril. We will also consider that as trespass," Morang'a warned.
The DCC further said patrols will be intensified in the area both day and night urging locals to report any suspicious activity in the area.
"Government is in control to ensure justice prevails and only rightful owners benefit. The warring factions should know that there is the rule of law and land is not subdivided at individual's will without following the due process," he said.
The devastated women say the area has since been insecure with families now forced to spend nights together to be vigilant of their children.
"Since we publicly protested about being disinherited unknown people are threatening us. We are having sleepless nights," Lucy Metito, a local said.
The disputed piece of land has witnessed sharp divisions among a section of Kajiado leaders after it emerged that some have been listed as beneficiaries of the land.
Governor Joseph Ole Lenku has maintained that he will not allow the Maa community to be disinherited by the grabbers.
The County government has cancelled the processing of title deeds of the land after establishing the subdivision was illegal and the documents presented were forged.
While tension remains high in the area, rogue brokers are said to continue selling the disputed land.
