Lands Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alice Wahome has spoken about the contentious 4,700-acre Olkiombo Ranch within the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

Appearing before the National Assembly Lands Committee, CS Wahome said the land records were questionable and irregularly acquired.

Wahome stated that no survey was conducted on the land before the certificate of ownership was issued to Narok Governor Patrick Ole Ntutu’s brother, Livingston Kunini Ntutu.

The land tussle has been in and out of court for over 30 years now which is almost three decades was moved to court where fresh details emerged.

“It is not possible, only for this case that I have seen now, that there was a registration of a parcel of land that is not supported by any survey, and that is why from our side we have declared that this parcel is foreign to us,” Lands Director Survey Weldon Maritim stated.

Members of Parliament (MPs) questioned the motive used to produce possession documents to Kunini Ntutu that even led him won the case earlier this year that allowed him to collect revenue worthy billions from the parcel of land.

How Court of Appeal Ruled on Maasai Mara parcel Case

Court of Appeal allowed Livingston to retain possession of the contested Maasai Mara parcel (CIS-MARA/TALEK/155), pending the outcome of a substantive appeal.

The court also barred any sale or transfer of the land, it permitted Livingstone to continue collecting revenue from it, a move seen by many community members as a setback in their fight to reclaim the land.

Kirinyaga Central MP Joseph Gitari said that there is no need of this case to continue because survey does not exist.

“As long as the CS did not go with what we wanted her to do, she has given you the last nail in the coffin. The survey does not exist, so we don’t have a land number 155. I think this is a closed case,” Gitari said.

Kaloleni MP Paul Katana has said that this is a major breakthrough for the lawsuit after revelations that will help build powerful case for the CS, committee and all Kenyans.

CS Wahome responded that when survey precedes registration it speaks for itself and lack of of survey records creates problems.

“Sometimes documents can be misplaced, but in this case it didn’t exist,”said Wahome.

Land CS Wahome appearing before National Assembly over land disputes on September 30 2025. PHOTO/ Wahome X.