The State and a mineral prospecting firm have been ordered to pay a rancher Sh28 million in compensation for damage to his land.
Environment and Land Court Judge Stephen Kibunja ruled that the Petroleum and Mining ministry illegally issued a permit to Lilian Mercy Mutua, trading as Lilian M Gems, resulting in the trespass and damage to a portion of ranch land in Taita Taveta County owned by Kasigau Ranching (DA) Company Ltd.
