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Over 184 residents of Dupoto/Dafur Settlement Welfare have moved to court seeking a Sh2 billion compensation for land acquired for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

In an affidavit sworn by Korinke ole Gisa, the residents say that they were a residents of land measuring 168 acres. “Seventy four acres were acquired by the Kenya Railways Corporation for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway, we occupied the remainder being approximately 94 acres,” they said.

Korinke says that he has been authorised by the aggrieved members of Dupoto/Dafur Settlement Welfare Scheme to swear an affidavit on their behalf. “Although we heard about the sale of 55 acres of the land, we never heard of the remainder of the land, comprising 38 acres,” he added.

The residents claim they have been deprived of property they were lawfully allotted and a lease granted to them, hence a violation of their rights to property ownership.

They claim that no explanation or information has been tendered to the members explaining the nature of the transaction and agreement between Kenya Railways and the Welfare Scheme.

They said that the removal of the firm of Letangule & Co. Advocates and the introduction of another firm of advocates at the point of payment of funds raises several questions which we seek to address in this petition.