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. Pamella Akinyi, a widow from Bondo Township village, Siaya County. 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. Siaya County Police Commander Francis Kooli says land disputes have increased in the area.

Source: Standard Digital September 16, 2020 22:18 UTC