In a fresh twist in the ongoing Mavoko land saga, Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti have been implicated as beneficiaries of the illegal allocations.
Six Ukambani MPs associated with the Kenya Kwanza coalition assert that these two prominent leaders are central figures in the land issues plaguing Mavoko and the broader Machakos County.
The six MPs – Vincent Musyoka (Mwala), Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West), Nimrod Mbai (Kitui East), Caleb Mutiso (Machakos Town), Joshua Mwalio (Masinga), and Nominated Senator Tabitha Mutinda – have further called on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to expand the list of individuals under investigation in connection to the ongoing land controversy.
MP Vincent Musyoka further emphasized the need for an investigation into Kalonzo Musyoka’s alleged involvement in illegal land allocations in Mavoko.
“This is not a Kamba issue but a cartel of conmanship patronized by a few known politicians. The crocodile tears from some leaders we have seen in solidarity with the same people they stole from should be ignored,” stated MP Musyoka.
MP Mwengi Mutuse added, “We should not beat around the bush. Wiper and their leaders must accept that this has been a cartel used to fund their campaigns. Kalonzo should just accept that he is a beneficiary of those proceeds fleeced from unsuspecting Kenyans.”
Broken promises
However, MPs aligned with Kalonzo swiftly rejected these claims made by their Kenya Kwanza colleagues. They urged their counterparts to refrain from involving the former Vice President’s name in the land saga.
MPs Gideon Mulyungi (Mwingi Central) and Robert Basil (Yatta) accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of reneging on their promises and demolishing people’s houses.
They further accused their colleagues of trying to implicate Kalonzo in the land saga to deflect attention from the demolitions by the government.
“The government said that they were going to build houses. They said they would not demolish houses. However, they are now doing the opposite. Let us not politicize this issue. Kalonzo Musyoka is clean. Shame on those who are associating him with Mavoko land cartels,” said MP Basil.
MP Mulyungi also expressed his dismay at the statements made by Kenya Kwanza MPs.
“Instead of empathizing with those affected, they are passing the buck. This is an affront to the Kamba community, and we will not accept that,” Mulyungi said.
