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Ndung'u report: Why we owe Zimbabwe help

President William Ruto and his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa at the joint summit of East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PCS]

Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has warned that foreigners will no longer get freehold title deeds.

While in Malindi recently, the Lands boss rallied foreigners to surrender all freehold titles, which she says will now be converted into 99-year leasehold title deeds. According to her, the decree is per the 2010 Constitution which allows only Kenyans to have freehold titles, while foreigners get leases of 99 years and below. Ms Wahome, however, says the State isn't fighting or targeting foreigners in its land reforms agenda.

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