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Anti-corruption agency returns Sh1.2b grabbed marine reserve to Mijikenda elders and KWS

A section of the 32-acre Chale Island land that had been grabbed in Kwale County, on Monday, October 9, 2023. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The anti-corruption agency has returned 31 acres of marine reserve worth Sh1.2 billion to the Kenya Wildlife Service and Mijikenda Kaya elders.

Chale Island served as Kaya shrine before it was illegally allocated to individuals.

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