A family in Nyamarambe, South Mugirango in Kisii is pressing for justice on allegations that their land was grabbed.
Already, the accused-a trader - has subdivided and sold part of the land in question to about 20 other unsuspecting buyers.
The parcel of about 40 acres lies on the periphery of Nyamarambe township.
Among the beneficiaries are the local Ward Rep and a hotelier developer.
The two have already distanced themselves from the sale saying they got their piece from the accused rightfully.
The hotelier said the woman at the centre of the case was married to the family long after the said parcels had been sold to them.
The accused himself also said he acquired the land within the parameters of the law.
"Whoever is saying I grabbed their land let's meet in court when the case starts. I have all the particulars that show how I acquired it," he told the Star by phone.
On Monday, Jamlick Orina the son and spokesperson of the troubled family said their bid for justice appears to be grinding to a halt.
It has been made worse with a court in Kisii yet to give their case hearing dates several years since they filed a petition.
They now suspect a possible scheme by those involved to derail justice.
"How else can we can explain that for more than 10 years the case has not been slotted for a mention?," posed Orina.
The accused, he said, who is a businessman in Nyamarambe, had also been threatening them so as to abandon the case against them.
He however denied the charge.
Also implicated in the deal is a former local assistant chief who they say colluded with the suspected grabber to deprive the family of their land.
Orina said there appears to be a pattern where some powerful people are being used to frustrate their bid for justice.
According to court documents, the suspect had initially approached his mother, Maria Nyansarora in 2011 to ask for a title deed.
He, however, went ahead to unlawfully use it to sell the other piece of the woman's left parcel.
The buyers have since set up houses on the contested parcels even though the family tries to ward off further grabbing.
"We ask Chief Justice Martha Koome to come to our aid. All our efforts have ground to a halt," said Orina.
Nyansarora said all she wants for now is justice
The single mother also said she has been living in terror over the matter.
