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DP blames soaring land prices for flood victims' resettlement delay

Religious leaders visit farms in Mai Mahiu where over 60 people wee killed by flash floods and property worth millions damaged in April last year. One year down the line, the families have not been resettled after the farms are inaccessible due to the huge boulders.[ Antony Gitonga/Standard]

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has attributed the rising land prices, driven by traders, to the delayed resettlement of the flood victims from Mai Mahiu.

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