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Kipande system? Residents, Kakuzi row that just won’t end

Representatives of five villages that neighbour Kakuzi estate in Murang’a County listen to their lawyer Mbugua Ng’ang’a on September 15, 2014. [File, Standard]

When Murigi Njogu steps out of his house near Kakuzi farm in Murang’a County he pauses and, instinctively, checks his pockets. 

From its depth he fishes out a white, slightly crumpled piece of paper, smooths it and shows it to us. The paper bears his name, vehicle registration number, the dates and reason for his movement. 

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