Members of a land company resolve to subdivide their land after a decade of wrangles

Murang’a, Sunday, June 25, 2023

KNA by Bernard Munyao

Members of a land-buying company and majority of whom are from Gatanga sub-county in Murang’a have resolved to subdivide their land located in Naivasha.

The members of Nanga Kihoto Naivasha Limited on Saturday during their annual general meeting settled on subdividing 1, 300 acres of land they acquired in 1981.

The company, largely composed of coffee farmers, has been rocked by leadership wrangles for a period of more than 16 years, thus affecting the subdivision of the parcel of the land to members.

The wrangles which prompted court cases, have denied members the right to invest in the land they acquired through proceedings they earned from coffee farming.

During the meeting held at Gatanga Catholic grounds, the members confirmed leaders elected in 2018 as bona fide directors of the company.

The directors led by Gabriel Kaburu and Francis Muheria were entrusted by the members of the company to conduct a survey, subdivide and distribute parcels of the land to registered 1, 768 members.

Members convened the meeting following an order by the High Court in Nakuru after a camp allied to Kaburu was confirmed as the legitimate director against a camp led by Pharis Mburu Mwangi. 

Speaking during the meeting Muheria said for the last 16 they have been engaged in lawsuits with a section of the leaders after they failed in the elections.

“Section of members moved to court after they failed to clinch leadership positions in the company. Those who failed in the 2009 and 2018 elections which were ordered by the court, filed petitions in court terming the elections shambolic,” said Muheria.

He continued, “After you have given us a responsibility, as your directors we will embark on surveying the land and subdivide it to benefit each and every member of the company.”

One of the members Esther Wanjiru was optimistic that the subdividing of the land will be successful, lauding the directors for convening the meeting which she said was peaceful compared to previous meetings.

“In the past, we had chaotic meetings as leadership wrangles took center stage. Am happy that we shall soon have a portion of land after we invested in 1981,” asserted Wanjiru.

Another member, James Mwangi cautioned the current leadership against being driven by their personal interest and instead work towards ensuring all members get their rightful share of the land.

“The wrangles which have rocked our company for a long time have settled down and we are looking forward to getting a share of our land,” said Mwangi.

Other properties associated with the company include Nanga farm located in Thika and Gataka-ini building in Nairobi city.

Courtesy ; K. N. A