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Kaya elders arrested as 135-acre Mombasa farm row hots up

Some of the squatters at Lamukani village in Bamburi within Kisauni mainland erect a structure on a disputed land on Tuesday. (Photo: Gideon Maundu/Standard)

The ownership stalemate of the Lamukani Farm in Mombasa’s Bamburi escalated Wednesday after 50 Kaya elders and residents were arrested by police and charged with trespassing into a disputed private property.

The elders had accompanied thousands of squatters who have been camping on the disputed land, waiting to occupy it.

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