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Kenyatta family assets in central Kenya in the firing line

Former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, in Nairobi, in November 2022. © Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP

Residents of a county in central Kenya accuse the former president Uhuru Kenyatta of having acquired land that they are claiming from agri-food multinational Del Monte. [...]

Published on 04/09/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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