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Protests after 3,500 squatters evicted from disputed land

A house being demolished at a private farm in Msambweni, Voi town. [Renson Mnyamwezi, Standard]

More than 3,500 squatters have been evicted from a private farm in Msambweni, Voi town despite President William Ruto's government pledge to intervene.

The forcible eviction was conducted by senior officials of Sparkle International Limited, which claims to own the land, and a contingent of police officers drawn from Voi, Mwatate, Wundanyi and Taveta sub-counties

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