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Kalembe, 'Mwana wa squatter' fought for the landless

Former Kibwezi Member of Parliament Richard Kalembe Ndile during an interview with Standard in Machakos, on Wednesday, October 30 2019. [David Njaaga, Standard]

Former Kibwezi MP Kalembe Ndile who died yesterday at Nairobi Hospital was a big defender of the rights of squatters.

From his Mbui Nzau village in Kibwezi to the political class, Kalembe, popularly known as ‘Mwana wa squatter’, was described as a man with a sensitive heart especially to the landless.

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