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Pineapple plantation at Del Monte farm in Muranga County. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
The recent string of stories on alleged abuses by US fruit processing firm Del Monte is a symptom of the failure to treat historical injustices that touch on land.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and The Guardian's reports have revealed worrisome levels of violence inflicted by the company's security personnel on the locals of Kandara in Murang'a.
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