Mkaka takes over government land

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Mkaka takes over government land

Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change Eisenhower Mkaka, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General, has been accused of taking over government land at Area 43 in Lilongwe. Residents say Mkaka has built houses on land which was reserved for a public road. One of the Area 43 residents Dr. Daimon Kambewa […]

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