Crowds of squatters from Lamu on Wednesday took to the streets to protest harassment by tycoons who have grabbed land on the Indian Ocean archipelago. The squatters from 19 villages want the government to demarcate land in their areas and issue them with title deeds. Carrying placards and chanting freedom songs, the squatters marched from Hindi town to Lamu Governor Fahim Twaha’s office in Mokowe town demanding audience with the county boss. There is a fierce scramble among tycoons for land close to the Lamu Port Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor Project (Lapsset). This has resulted in thousands rendered squatters on their land by moneyed tycoons who have fake title deeds.

Source: The Star April 17, 2019 21:00 UTC