Kenyans’ ignorance on their land rights and ownership has been blamed for the high rate at which community lands were being grabbed in most parts of the country. This featured during a lands consultative forum in Athi River, where a Taskforce on Formulation of Community land, Evictions and Resettlement Bills also learnt that many people did not even know the community lands since they were not registered, and that they also had no clear demarcations. Speaking during the forum on Friday, residents of Machakos County suggested that a legislation that will help in verifying the demarcation and registration of community lands should be put in place to enable the locals clearly understand the boundaries of such lands within their respective areas to block land grabbers. The taskforce, led by Elizabeth Nzioki, who chaired the consultative forum, also learnt that there were rampant cases of land evictions across the county, but with no resettlement, given that majority of those affected do not know their land and property rights. Nzioki therefore observed the need for creating awareness and sensitisation on land rights issues to the locals so that they can be able to effectively advocate for their land ownership rights especially that of equal and proper compensation whenever they fall victims of eviction. She on that note challenged the local leaders from the region to consider sensitising members of the public on the land issues, to reduce the rampant cases of land disputes occasioned by ignorance of the land laws in the region. The chairperson however assured Kenyans that the taskforce is committed to ensure that they produce a long-term legislation that will give guidance to the county governments on the management and ownership of community lands. The taskforce, she said has therefore been appointed and mandated to develop the Community land Bill and the Eviction and Resettlement Bill, to provide an appropriate framework for evictions based on internationally acceptable guidelines, and that right now they are going out to the counties to obtain the peoples input for consideration in the two bills.