Couple from Kolwa East in Kisumu claim life in danger over their land

 Mr and Mrs Ogola from Kolwa East ward in Kisumu County shows a copy of a title deed of their land they claim a politician within the area wants to grab after chasing the couple from their home.They claim their lives are in danger and appeals to Government to come to their rescue-Photo By  Dickson Odhiambo

By Dickson Odhiambo

July 16, 2020

Couple from Kolwa East in Kisumu claim life in danger over their land

A COUPLE living in Kolwa East in Kisumu County now wants the Government to come to their rescue immediately after they claim their lives are in danger as a politician from the area is out to grab their land in which they have been staying.

The Couple Mzee John Ogola Wando 73 years old and his wife Betty Ogola 51 claim that a politician identified as Alex Onyango Ombago has been threatening their lives while wanting them to vacate the parcel of land which they purchased within the said area several years ago.

The duo says they purchased the parcel of land 0.48 hectares under title Number Kisumu/Chiga/308 with a person best known to them and paid all the money required for its purchase.

The couple says they purchased the land from Charles Michandi in the year 2002.

They claim after processing the title deed which they did upon completing the succession, which was when Ombago came to claim the ownership of their land simply because he is their neighbor at home.

They further says in December 2018, Ombago came and allegedly destroyed their crops as well as trees within the compound, adding that after that incident a court case was instituted and they moved out of the compound where they are now renting a house next to the area.

“We have never had peace at all since we came and built our home here in Nyamonge area where our neighbor has been having constant war with us until now our lives have been threatened as we keep on seeing strangers next to our home and this has created a lot of fear among us,” they say.

They claim that the person whom they have accused of threatening their lives have gone to the extent of following them from where they are currently residing.

They urge the police to protect their lives and property as enshrine in the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

Chief of Kolwa East Location Jenipher Kosome has confirmed that her office has received such like a case, adding that she tried to solve the matter but did not reach to a logical conclusion since there was no agreement between the parties hence moved to court.

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