Moi-Eldoret State Lodge land row: Records raise questions over State claim to prime plot
Occupants of the property were recently evicted by officers from the General Service Unit.
Former President the late Daniel arap Moi. Background: Eldoret State Lodge.
Land registry records linking a five-acre parcel near Eldoret State Lodge to the family of former President Daniel arap Moi and Willowdale Investments Limited have raised questions about the basis of the reported government claim to the property, whose occupants were recently evicted by officers from the General Service Unit (GSU).
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