Just recently, she was assaulted by a relative at her home in Udiri village in Ugunja, Siaya County. In Siaya County, many widows have been dispossessed of family property by close relatives of their late husbands. The land, registered under NorthSakwa/Maranda55, is said to have been inherited from her father-in-law by her late husband, John Mware. A close relative of her late husband, Musa Aketch, is laying claim to her one acre. Community Initiative Action Group Director Chris Owala, who has been running a land rights activism in the area, says they receive between five and 10 land cases every month.

Source: Standard Digital September 17, 2020 05:03 UTC