I am disgusted by the amount of land stolen & grabbed by the political elite during the kenyatta era. The main beneficiaries seem to the GEMA elite primarily coz the White Highlands famrs were the main target of the allotees.
The Nation has done a great job & I encourage every SKerian to grab the newspaper while they run this series.
The shameless thieves run the gamut starting with kenyatta who 'bought' the land using funds allocated by the World Bank & British Government.
We were told the British Government stopped giving loans/money to buy the White Settler farms (mainly in Central - White Highlands) BUT the reason was that the farms were then sub-divided & 100 acre plots given to kenyatta & his crooks instead of the peasant farmers (as stipulated in the agreement).
Allotees include kenyatta (kamau wa ngengi),jackson angaine,kibaki,GG kariuki...
An interesting note: john michuki thought it was wrong that many of the plots were being sold to politically connected through 'private sales' & not advertised!
Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett