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Invaders scramble for a piece of Yala swamp as US investor quits

Locals harvest papyrus reeds in Yala Swamp, Siaya County. [File, Standard]

Residents and local politicians are fighting for a piece of the Yala swamp after the exit of an American investor.

Nine months after Dominion Farms stopped operations at the swamp in controversial circumstances, villagers have invaded the farm and started cultivating crops.

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