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Workers at the entrance of the SGR tunnel at Ngong, Kajiado County. [File, Standard]
A church has accused officials of the besieged National Land Commission (NLC) of asking for a Sh200 million bribe before processing their compensation money for a parcel of land surrendered for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).
In an explosive letter to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the church has filed an official complaint against top NLC officials, accusing them of abuse of office, blackmail, intimidation, threats, false representation and frustrating compensation payment to solicit undue funds.
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