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Tea firms asked to surrender land

Deputy President William Ruto issues a title deed to a resident of Bonjoge in Aldai, Nandi County, yesterday. The DP issued title deeds to 1,000 residents. [photo: DPPS]

Multinational tea companies have been asked to surrender between 300 and 500 acres of land for the expansion of Kericho town into a modern city.

Deputy President William Ruto yesterday asked Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony and Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), and the Speaker Kiptergech Mutai, to begin the legal process of compulsory acquisition of the land bordering Kericho town.

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