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Mavoko’s land cartels: Fraud, force and endless court battles

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Home owners attempt to salvage building materials after their houses were demolished on disputed land in Mavoko, Machakos County. 

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

On a daily basis, someone in Mavoko, Machakos County, could be losing their land, not through violence, but through paperwork.

A forged signature, a manipulated register entry, or a disputed title is often all it takes for decades of investment to vanish.