President Ruto’s name dragged into a Langata land dispute.
President Ruto’s name dragged into a land dispute; this comes after Representatives of 1,200 families, who claim they settled on the land in 2008 with the clearance late President Mwai Kibaki, accused a local politician of selling plots on the public land while using President Ruto’s name.
Mr Muraya, who is the local politician, came to the applicants and demanded that they should give him half of the land for his personal development and in return, he would offer them protection.
They stated,” He seems to be operating above the law, selling public land, blocking public roads and charging citizens to access the same. He even states that he is selling the public land on behalf of His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto and that the 6th respondent (Bolu) has authorised, endorsed and approved the same.”
“He even places his phone on loudspeaker where an individual claiming to be Mr Bolu says that we should leave the land as the same has been sold and that it is the President himself, William Ruto, who has directed the sale,” they added.
Apparently, Nema has since issued a notice requiring them to vacate the property. They are now seeking an order stopping anyone with an intent of demolishing their houses
They stated,”The said directive is illegal, unprocedural and violates the inherent rights of more than 1,200 families. The directive is reckless, oppressive and has now led to an extortion syndicate by unscrupulous individuals who say that unless payment is made to them in cash of Sh1 million, they will proceed to destroy the houses.”
“Nema even failed to provide a basis for their decision, evidence of their claim or even inform the public or seek their opinion before issuance of the directive. The said directive is so general that no one knows the limits of the enforcement and this has left poor families exposed to conmen, thieves and constant harassment by unknown persons,”they added.
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