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Judge cautions against selling of ancestral land

Selling ancestral land is inappropriate and leads to unneeded family disputes.ancestral land. [iStockphoto]

The High Court has warned the family of a deceased person against selling their ancestral land, especially to strangers.

Justice Heston Nyaga opined that selling ancestral land is inappropriate and leads to unneeded family disputes. The judge noted that ancestral land has sentimental value to African families.

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