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| President Kenyatta during the launch of the railway line in Mombasa. The new railway line is a regional project from Mombasa to Malaba, then to Kampala, DRC, Rwanda, Southern Sudan and Ethiopia. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD] |
By James Anyanzwa
The Government will compulsorily acquire about 158 hectares of land for the construction of the controversial standard gauge railway line between Mombasa and Nairobi. The land belongs to State agencies, ministries and private individuals in Taita, Kwale and Makueni counties. In a Gazette Notice, National Lands Commission Chairman Muhammad Swazuri said plans for the affected land would be inspected at the respective lands offices in Makueni, Wundanyi and Kwale.
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