Two brothers from Isoge village in Borabu constituency are embroiled in a row over a multimillion agricultural 500-hectare land.
Erick Nyagaka and Samson Nyagaka were on Wednesday in the streets of Kisii town seeking legal moguls from the region for a titanic court battle in a bid to settle the land row that has persisted even after the death of their father, Jackson Nyagaka, 2012.
According to a source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, the elder brother (Erick Nyagaka) opposed a will by his late father that demanded the younger brother to inherit 300-hectare due to the fact that he took care of him most of the time when he was alive.
“They have been squabbling over the multimillion land since 2012 and efforts to reconcile them through family settlement have hit a snag. They have now decided to take the matter to a civil court to have the row solved,” said the source.
“The elder brother has persistently disputed the will by his late father claiming that the younger brother had forged it since it gives him a less share,” added the source.
Family spokesperson Alfonse Abuga confirmed the row over the land that was leased for five years to Isoge youth group and emphasised of a possibility to settle the case locally.
“I know the land and we leased it to Isoge youth group up to 2018. The two have been wrangling but we never expected them to file cases at the court since we are still at a position of reaching an agreement,” he said.