Squatters living on a private farm in Naivasha have vowed to resist attempts by the government to evict them.
The more than 500 inhabitants led by Nakuru County Turkana Chairman Justus Ekeno said they have been living on the Kedong ranch in Nakuru County since time immemorial.
Ekeno said a majority of those who will be affected have nowhere to go if they are forced to leave the 1,000-acre parcel of land they call home.
He appealed to the government to find a lasting solution to the problem by finding an alternative parcel of land and resettle those who will be affected by the planned eviction.
“A good number of those affected were born and brought up in the area and have no other place to call home. We are going to stay put,” said Ekeno as quoted by Daily Nation.
He was speaking after meeting with government officials on Thursday to find a solution on the matter.
Following the meeting, Naivasha Deputy County Commissioner Mbogo Mathioya gave the inhabitants 15 days to vacate the land.
Mathioya said the private land will be used for a geothermal project warning those who will fail to leave the land that they risk being kicked out.
“Your members have only fifteen days to move out and those who resist will be forced out,” said the county commissioner.