Kericho, the beautiful land of lush well-manicured tea bushes has over the ages witnessed more than its fair share of betrayal and treachery.
Mesmerised by its beauty, men of means and power have since the dawn of westernisation plotted to own a piece of this green land at the exclusion of their peers leading to bitter conflicts.
When President William Ruto said Kericho town was in dire need of land for expansion and indicated the county government will have to forcefully acquire 1,000 acres of land for this, he was echoing sentiments expressed 116 years ago.
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