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Commission rescues 85-year-old man who lost his land 23 years ago

85 year old Tobias Oriwo being wheeled out of the National Lands Commission Injustice forum in Kisumu on August 16, 2018 by members of his family. [Collins Oduor/Standard]

Kisumu resident Tobias Oriwo yesterday got a reprieve when the land agency gave him back his property after a 23-year wait.

Mr Oriwo’s case was one of several the National Land Commission, led by Samuel Tororei, heard at the start of a two-day forum on land injustices in western Kenya.

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