The department of lands in Siaya County has recommended that a portion of the contested Yala swamp lands currently occupied by US-based Dominion Farms be set aside for the community.
Property worth millions of shillings belonging to Dominion farms is set to be auctioned next week.
Now-sacked employees of Dominion Farms in Siaya County held a peaceful demonstration protesting delayed salaries and benefits.
US company Dominion Group could be preparing to leave Kenya after 15 years of running a multi-billion farming project at Yala in Siaya County as its CEO Calvin Burges has written letters to employees telling them of plans to close down the business.
A Siaya County leader and a community lobby group have demanded a thorough audit of an American-owned rice farm's financials before it is allowed to exit the region.
More than 350 workers of Dominion Farms Ltd in Yala Swamp, Siaya county, are on strike to protest against what they say are Sh30 million salary arrears.
The fate of the Multi-billion shilling Yala swamp Dominion Farms project in Siaya hangs in the balance following a fallout between an America investor and Nyanza politicians.
Siaya MCAs have now vowed to kick out American investor and Dominion farms CEO Calvin Burgess from Yala swamp, accusing him of belittling the community by peddling falsehoods.
Last month people in Yala Swamp in Kenya won a court decision against Dominion Farms, a company from the United States, which has been grabbing their land since 2003.
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A new controversy has erupted at the multi-million American investor farm at the Yala swamp in Kadenge, Siaya county over establishment of a sugar mill and cultivation of cane in the area.
Dominion Farms intends to convert part of its 17,000-acre land at Yala Swamp to establish a sugar plantation and develop a mill.
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