A presidential aspirant is among dozens of influential politicians and businessmen who own land on which slums in parts of Nairobi sit.
The slum dwellers are going to court this week to lay claim to the land on which they have lived for years citing public interest.
Muungano Wa Wanavijiji, an umbrella group championing the rights of the slum dwellers, starts its landmark court action on Wednesday.
Among those to be sued is presidential aspirant and
Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo who, through Kuza Farms Ltd, owns 2.5 acres at Mukuru Kwa Reuben, home to some 3,000 slum families.
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