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Community gets Sh6.6m remaining cash for a land deal

By Patrick Beja | 5yrs ago
A section of Mwabeja clan members holds a Sh 6.6 million cheque (PHOTO: Kelvin Karani, Standard)

MOMBASA, KENYA: Landowners in a small village of Mwabeja in Kinango, Kwale County on Wednesday received a windfall after a private developer paid them sh6.6 million for their property.

The money was the remaining balance of sh12.3 million for the acquisition of a 41-acre parcel of land which is part of 270-acres where the developer is constructing a multi-billion steel factory.

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