A land row that threatened the integration of a section of Mwongori women group members and a seller has been solved through alternative dispute resolution, an elder has told HiviSasa.com.
Elder John Mogaka said on Tuesday the case had been brought to their attention following a request by Kisii principal magistrate Kibet Sambu following a titanic battle between Peter Momanyi and the group.
According to him, the complainants had filed the case after Mr Momanyi failed to surrender the title deed of the 2.5-hactare piece of land claiming that he had been shortchanged in the deal.
“The accused claimed that they had promised to give him Sh5 million but instead gave him Sh3.5 million but the transaction was not put down on paper. This complicated the case even further and the court thought it wise to give elders mandate to determine it,” said Stanley Makana.
“We have been handling the case for almost five months now and I am happy that we have reached a conclusion. They settled on paying the aggrieved party (Mr Momanyi) Sh1 million shillings and settle the issue completely,” he added.
He said Momanyi had agreed to surrender the title deed to the land’s registry in Nyamira for formal transaction on Monday next week with the elders appearing as witnesses.
“It is true that we have at last settled the matter. It should have not gone to court but I am very happy that elders have handled it properly,” Momanyi told HiviSasa.com.