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Homa Bay families demand compensation for land allegedly donated for airstrip

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Residents demonstrate at Kabunde Airstrip in Homa Bay County to demand compensation for their land. The demonstration caused tension which paralysed services at the airstrip. [James Omoro, Standard]

At least 57 families in Homa Bay County are demanding compensation from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) before the planned expansion of Kabunde Air Strip.

The families claim ownership of the land earmarked for the expansion of the airstrip. According to them, the authority only compensated 58 families out of the 115 that had settled on the land.

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