Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti have now been dragged into the Mavoko land saga.
Six Ukambani Members of Parliament affiliated with the Kenya Kwanza coalition say the two leaders are critical to the land issues affecting Mavoko and the larger 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 demanded that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) expand its list of those to be investigated in the land saga.
MP Musyoka insisted that Kalonzo be investigated to determine how much land he allegedly benefited from in Mavoko through illegal allocations.
“This is not a Kamba issue but a cartel of conmanship patronized by a few known politicians, and the crocodile tears from some leaders we have seen in solidarity with the same people they stole from should be ignored,” the Mwala lawmaker told the press.
“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,” stated MP Mutuse.
However, in a swift retort, MPs aligned with Kalonzo dismissed claims made by their Kenya Kwanza colleagues and asked them to stop dragging the former Vice President’s name into the saga.
Gideon Mulyungi (Mwingi Central) and Robert Basil (Yatta) have accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of breaking its promise and demolishing people’s homes.
The two accused their counterparts of attempting to drag Kalonzo’s name into the land saga in order to justify the government’s actions.
“They said they are going to build houses, they said they will not demolish houses, now they are 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.
“I am very disturbed by the statement given by Kenya kwanza MPs, instead of empathizing with those affected, they are passing the back, this is an affront to the Kamba community and we will not accept that,” MP Mulyungi added.
