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Former Taita-Taveta Governor John Mruttu (second right) inspects a water pump in Taveta Sub County. [Photo by Renson Mnyamwezi/Standard]
A row is simmering between investors and local residents over the fencing off of a water source in Taita-Taveta County.
Foreign investors who have acquired about 1,000 acres of land belonging to former Taveta MP Basil Criticos to implement a mega agricultural project say the water source is on private property.
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