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Ruto to borrow Uhuru playbook in fixing the Coast squatter crisis

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President William Ruto and Mombasa County Governor Abdulswamad Nassir when he met Muslims and Christians during inter-denomination prayers at Mama Ngina waterfront in Mombasa. November 5, 2023. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

President William Ruto appears to have borrowed the playbook of his predecessor in tackling teeming squatter camps on private land at the Coast, his key campaign promise to the region.

A fortnight ago, Ruto toured the Coast and plunged into the murky dispute over the ownership of three plots in Mombasa and Kwale.

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