The police and public officers in Lamu have been accused of colluding with tycoons to frustrate a lobby group's efforts to get justice on land issues. Save Mokowe chairperson Ali Said Awadh said rich people, with the help of the police, are grabbing the land of indigenous residents. He also accused chiefs and DOs of grabbing community land and selling it to the tycoons. Awadh said the group's members have been harassed by police officers for fighting for the land rights of the people of Mokowe and the county. “We have no one else to fight for us. The tycoons have totally bought over our...
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