Residents Up In Arms Over Said KDF Land 'Takeover'

Plans By Kenya Defence Forces To Acquire Over 54,000 Acres To Set Up A Military Camp Between Lamu And Tana River Counties Have Been Met With Opposition.Residents Have Decried The Move, Saying The Military Wants To Use The Land, Which Falls Partly In Lamu And Tana River Counties, For Livestock Ranching Following Their Takeover Of The Kenya Meat Commission.Those Against It Termed It The Militarization Of Public Institutions, Which Sets A Bad Precedent, And Land Issues Would Be In Jeopardy.Kdf Plans To Compulsorily Acquire 54,000 Acres Of Land Registered Under Nairobi Ranching Company Ltd.Speaking During A Public Participation Meeting Organized By The National Lands Commission In Witu Town Residents Questioned The Manner In Which Kdf Plans To Acquire The Land. Rajab Gona A Resident Says He Has 15 Children To Look After And Their Source Of Livelihoods Has Been Tiling The Land And They Have Nowhere To Go To.