- The parcel of land is located along the Kangundo - Nairobi road, some four kilometres from Tala town.
- Ngoma alleges that persons known to him have encroached on the family land and started subdividing using forged documentation.
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A family in Machakos County is seeking justice over a six-acre piece of land which they claim has been grabbed by influential personalities.
The parcel of land is located along the Kangundo - Nairobi road, some four kilometres from Tala town.
The aggrieved family led by Nicholas Ngoma has written to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), the Office of The Administration of Justice and the management of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) .
Ngoma alleges that persons known to him have encroached on the family land and started subdividing using forged documentation.
Among the personalities who are laying claim to the piece of land include politicians.
Already, a case was filed in the Machakos High Court in 2011 by a former Senator over his claim of ownership of the land.
The politician claims he was sold the land by a person known to him yet documents from the lands registry in Machakos show that the transfer documents were allegedly forged.
Ngoma who spoke after filing his petition at the EACC and NCPB offices said all the said land transfers were done without the knowledge of their family.
"More shocking is that one of the grabbers was five years old when he alleges to have owned the land," said Ngoma.
He added that fingerprints used to authenticate documents were also found to have been forged by the masterminds of the grabbing.
The DPP has ordered that the file being held at the Tala Police Station where Ngoma had reported the grabbing incident be forwarded to their Lower Eastern offices in Machakos for further direction.
Ngoma said that he was ready to furnish all the relevant states with legal land ownership documents showing that his family owned the land.
"We as a family are just demanding justice. We have been threatened and intimidated for a long time, "said Ngoma.
Ngoma claims that the NCPB Tala Depot was also unprocedurally allocated land for its godowns on the disputed land and wants the organisation to also be moved.
"We as a family demand to know how NCPB leased the land to individuals yet they knew there was a pending dispute," said Ngoma.