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Residents of Angata Barikoi during a meeting attended by Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja , Senate majority leader Aaron Cheruiyot, Former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto, Belgut MP Nelson Koech and Emurua Dikirr Mp Johanna Ngeno at Angata Barikoi. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
Families are mourning the five people shot dead on Monday when police attempted to stop a demonstration against the alleged grabbing of 10,000 acres of land by a senior government official.
The incident has brought to the fore issues of land ownership that have dogged the area for decades.