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Angaine the Harvester who planted seeds of conflict

Minister for Lands and Settlement Jackson Angaine (in glasses) addressing a baraza in Meru town where he urged Mau Mau freedom fighters to surrender and come out of the forest in May 1964 [Courtesy]

The emotive land issues in Kenya can be traced back to post-independence when the elite in government scrambled for prime land left by white settlers.

All one needed to do was sweet talk Lands and Settlement minister Jackson Harvester Angaine to become the proud owner of prime land.

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