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Resource- rich but powerless: Inside Taita Taveta land wars

Land sale concept. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

Two major community ranches in Taita Taveta County are under threat, with residents warning that their land is steadily slipping out of their hands. 

The locals blame mining interests, political interference, encroachment by government agencies, and weak land governance for dispossession of of Oza Ranch and Kishushe Ranch.

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