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Kenya
Ruto set for sweeping coastal land seizures ahead of campaign season

Kenyan President William Ruto at State House in Nairobi on 25 February 2026.
Kenyan President William Ruto at State House in Nairobi on 25 February 2026. © Press Association Images/MAXPPP
Several of the country's largest landowners have been ordered to surrender undeveloped plots they hold along the coast. The president intends to redistribute these lands to people who have occupied them for decades without formal title – a move that is not without electoral calculation. [...]
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