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Politicians, rogue traders eye prime Delmonte land amid disputes

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Del Monte land. The government plans to establish an Export Processing Zone on the land. [File, Standard]

The ceding of portions of land by Del Monte food processing company to Kiambu and Murang'a counties has whetted the appetites of politicians and unscrupulous traders who are salivating at the prime land along the busy Thika-Murang'a road.

Land and its ownership have always been an emotive issue in the Mt Kenya region where many murder incidents are associated with wrangles revolving around it; ownership and succession.

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