Nairobi, May 11 -- The Court of Appeal has handed Narok County Government a key victory in the protracted battle over a lucrative 4,000-acre parcel inside the Maasai Mara ecosystem, temporarily stripping businessman Livingstone Kunini Ntutu of control over the disputed tourism land and revenues.

The court overturned a March 2025 Environment and Land Court ruling that had affirmed Mr Ntutu's ownership of the land and granted him rights to collect tourism levies, tariffs, royalties and fees from operators on the property.

The appellate judges ruled that the trial court failed to determine critical constitutional and public land questions raised earlier by the Supreme Court regarding the legality of the land's title deed.

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