The County government of Nandi has laid claim to seven towns in the neibhouring Kisumu County.
The towns are on the border of the two counties. They are: Chemelil, Muhoroni, Miwani, Kibigori, Kibos, Koru and Kopere.
The Nandi County government now wants the National Land Commission (NLC) to re-adjust its common border in order for the seven towns to officially be in Nandi County.
“The county will be presenting a formal petition to the Land Commission to adjust the current Nandi-Kisumu administrative border with intent to return Nandi's ancestral homes along Chemelil, Kopere, Koru, Kibos, Kibigori, Miwani, Muhoroni and all surrounding areas near the said towns,” Nandi governor Stephen Sang was quoted by The Standard.
The areas claimed are along the Nyando River. Some of the towns Nandi is claiming, such as Kibos, are barely 10 kilometres from Kisumu Town.
However in a quick response, Kisumu County government, through communications director Aloice Ager, claimed the petition could be politically motivated.
"We have not been notified of the petition, but if it is true, it proves that the constant clashes along Kisumu-Nandi border could be politically instigated with the aim of seizing land and properties along the border," Ager is quoted by The Standard.