Nairobi, May 6 -- Before his death in 1966, Lord Gilbert Colville entered into a pact with hundreds of workers on his 2,504-acre ranch to the effect that they would get a vast portion of the prime agricultural land.

Rather than gift them the land, however, Colville asked the workers to join hands and buy it from him. That pact birthed Ndibithi Farmers Company Ltd, which acquired 1,500 acres in 1974.

By this time, the tycoon was long dead but his company, Colville Limited, followed through with his final wishes.

Originally registered as L.R. No.1695, Colville Ltd subdivided the property into two; L.R. No. 1695/1 measuring 1,500 acres and L.R. No. 1695/2 measuring 1,004 acres.

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