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Uproar in Samburu over State's controversial acquisition of land

Kelvin Lemeyok, a youth leader in Samburu County addressing journalists at Archers' Post on January 27, 2025 on the illegal acquisition of 4,000 hectares of community land in Lesosia conservancy. The community is opposed to acquisition after the government increased the acreage from 2,000 acres to 4,000 hectares. [Michael Saitoti]

There is an uproar over the government's plan to acquire 4,000 hectares of community land in Samburu County for a security installation.

The controversy arose after the government issued two conflicting gazette notices indicating different acreages of land for the intended acquisition.

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