Why sisters' land fight is a century-old matter

Mariam Abdalla (right) and her sister Mwatumu Mbaruku outside their home in Lamukani area in Mombasa County. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

For nearly a century, two relatives have witnessed the struggle of thousands of fellow squatters in the Coast region.

Mariam Abdalla and her younger sister Mwatumu Mbaruku were born in 1923 and 1929, respectively, in Kisauni, Mombasa.