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How ‘Mwambao’ concept bore coastal land problems

By Harold Ayodo

Emotive coastal land issues emerged as a result of the passing of the Land Titles Ordinance in 1908. Today, even as the wealthy construct lavish beachfront homes and hotels, ‘Mwambao’ (the ten-mile coastal strip) has never shied away from controversy.

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