The Environment and Land Court has ruled against Kakuzi PLC, paving the way for the return of 3,200 acres of ancestral land in Makuyu to Kakuzi Division Development Association claimants, marking a major victory for justice in Murang’a County.
The National Land Commission, on 14th November 2025, gazetted its final recommendations regarding a Historical Land Injustice Claim by a group known as Kakuzi Division Development Association (KDDA) for the return of ancestral land that was taken from them by the colonial government and given to Kakuzi PLC.
The NLC recommended that KAkuzi PLC should cede 3,200 acres from its land in Makuyu, Muranga County, to KDDA and three other claimants for the resettlement of their members.
Today’s judgment by Justice Maxwell Gicheru has set aside the interim orders that had temporarily shielded Kakuzi’s holdings, paving the way for the subdivision and allocation of the land to the rightful claimants.
While Kakuzi PLC has been granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal, the court has declined to issue any further injunctions that would delay restitution for KDDA claimants, marking a crucial step towards redressing decades of historical land injustice in Muranga County.
