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Maa community in Nairobi vow to stay put, resist evictions

Members of Masai community living behind Wilson Airport in Langata constituency guard their farm as Nairobi city council askaris attempted to evict them. [Photo by Beverlyne Musili/Standard]

Hundreds of herders who have built manyattas in Lang'ata area have resisted attempts by the county government to evict them.

The County Inspectorate officials, accompanied by police officers, yesterday went to the 12-acre parcel near Wilson Airport to demolish structures, but the residents stood their ground, ready with their bows, arrows, and machetes to defend what they claimed was rightfully their land.

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