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How church lost ownership of land donated by King Nabongo

ACK Mumias Bishop Joseph Wandere at the grave site of Bishop James Hannington at Bomani grounds in Mumias on October 23, 2022. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

A neglected tombstone along the Mumias-Musanda Road, a stone's throw from the headquarters of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Mumias Diocese, marks the site where Anglican Bishop James Hannington's remains were once interred before being exhumed and transported to Namirembe, Uganda for final burial.

Within seven years, Hannington's remains were exhumed twice and buried three times.

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