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Herders in Moi land dispute slapped with million shilling bill

Members of the Samburu community at Nyeri court follow the case in which they had sued the African Wildlife Foundation and former President Moi over ownership of a ranch in Laikipia. FILE PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

By  Joseph Wangui

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

Members of the Samburu community residing in disputed land previously owned by retired President Daniel Moi have been slapped with a staggering Sh11.8 million legal fee by a Nairobi-based elite law firm.

Kaplan & Stratton Advocates is demanding the sum following conclusion of a nine-year protracted court battle that pitted 248 members of the community against the former President for transferring 17,105 acres of their ancestral land to be converted into a national park.

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