Kenya: Uhuru's Cabinet Pick Caught Up in Land Row On Day of Swearing in

17 February 2018

New Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney has found herself at the centre of a bitter dispute over a piece of land at her home area in Nandi County, just few weeks after being picked by President Uhuru Kenyatta to head the docket.

On the day she was taking oath of office at State House in Nairobi, dozens of police officers were camping at Kamoywo in Chesumei constituency, to enforce a court order giving her permission to fence the piece of land.

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