At the core of Kenya’s iconic Maasai Mara, a legal dispute has raged for more than 20 years over a coveted 4,700-acre tract of land known as Olkiombo.

Nestled near Talek, within the expansive Maasai Mara ecosystem in Narok County, this parcel of land has become a focal point of conflict, drawing in the local Maasai community, the Narok County Government, and a powerful member of the influential Ntutu political family.
 The conflict escalated last Friday when the Environment and Land Court (ELC) ruled in favour of Livingston Kunini, the brother of Narok Governor Patrick ole Ntutu, granting him full ownership of the land. Kunini, the son of the late Senior Chief Lerionka ole Ntutu, is also the brother of former Narok Senator Stephen ole Ntutu and Narok North MP Kitilai Ntutu.