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Report exposes illegal allocation and invasion of Mavoko land

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Demolitions at a controversial land that belongs to the East African Portland Cement Company in Athi River on October 16, 2023. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

Joy and excitement collide with anguish and despair for most property owners in Mavoko, Machakos County.

Demand for land and the desire to own a home consumes every hardworking Kenyan's cash, and Mavoko, which borders Nairobi offers lucrative prospects for such.

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