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Political sharks wrestle land from squatters

By CCI team

Government officials and politicians allocated land to their friends and relatives in a scheme meant for squatters in Nyeri, CCI can reveal.
Investigations show that local politicians and members of the provincial administration gave out the names of their aides, relatives and friends for allocation of land in Solio Ranch Settlement Scheme earlier this year.
The list of allotees had remained a guarded secret until Saboti MP Eugene Wamalwa demanded it be made public after Central PC Kiplimo Rugut declined to release it.

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