By Baraka Simba 
Francis Chepkok made the application before Presiding Magistrate Beatrice Toroitich on Monday morning.
The elderly man told the court that his son, Kiprop Chepkok, had allegedly attempted to kill him by setting his house on fire using petrol.
According to police records presented in court, the alleged attempted murder incident occurred late last year.
“He wanted to torch my house using petrol,” Chepkok told the court.
He said the incident forced him to flee his home and live in fear for his life.
Chepkok told the court that the dispute revolves around a 30-acre piece of land and other family property located in Tulwet, Uasin Gishu County.
He alleged that after the incident, his son forcefully evicted him from the family compound and has continued to deny him access to his own property.
The octogenarian further claimed that his son harvested maize from his three-acre portion of land before chasing him away while armed with a machete.
“Your Honour, my son harvested all the maize I planted on my three-acre parcel of land last year before chasing me away with a machete, vowing never to allow me to access my property despite giving him a share of my wealth alongside his siblings,” he said.
Chepkok also accused his son of forcing his siblings off parcels of land that had already been distributed among family members.
Describing himself as living “like a refugee,” the 82-year-old pleaded with the court to intervene and restore peace within the family.
He asked the court to allow him to sell part of his property so that he could buy his son land elsewhere, away from the family home.
“It is my prayer that the court will assist me relocate my son to a faraway place. This would enable me to lead a peaceful life,” he told the court.
Robert Mutasi