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What happens when the State wants your land

Jomo Charles Makhokha Emwatsi Community chairman points at an 8-acre piece of land where the government is planning to build a granite plant. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

If it so happens that the soil on the land you own conceals beneath it a very precious mineral, say the fictional vibranium appearing in American comic books.

Does it suddenly make you the richest man around?

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