Jimmy Wanjigi has criticized the government for its ongoing mistreatment of Ndabibi residents in the dispute over the rightful owner of 5,000 acres of land in Naivasha.
In the ongoing land dispute, which has seen President William Ruto named as an interested party, Wanjigi pledged to defend the interests of the local populace.
Benjamin Kipkulei, a former aide to former President Daniel Moi, owned the land before it was purchased by the President, according to Jayne Kihara, a member of parliament for Naivasha and the deputy chair of the National Assembly's land committee.
Wanjigi, however, stated that the court dismissed Kipkulei's ownership claim to the land, ruling that the aide had failed to produce original documentation for the land that had previously belonged to the ADC.
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Wanjigi criticized the deployment of hundreds of police officers at the same time, claiming that it was to defend the land, which had been invaded numerous times. He also mentioned that the court had ordered them to leave the area until the case was heard and decided.
"The government should lead by example and obey court orders including the order to vacate police officers from the land in question," said Wanjigi.
Speaking in Naivasha, the Safina Party member claimed to have recently succeeded in getting locals who had been detained and accused of trespassing released.
Furthermore, Wanjigi declared that he would travel the nation and highlight any instances of land grabbing in the counties of Taita Taveta, Kilgoris, Naivasha, Marsabit, and Kajiado.
MCA Jane Gituku, for her part, criticized the ongoing mistreatment of the indigenous people, who she claimed had a right to land ownership.
She praised the efforts to guarantee that the community receives its land back.
Former CAS Zack Kinuthia claims that since the President was not legally granted ownership of the land, the government's use of more than 500 police officers to guard it is unconstitutional.
According to Kinuthia, he won't give up on defending the democratic rights of citizens of citizens who have been imprisoned without charge or trial.
Attorney Ndegwa Njiru stated that he would defend the accused in court until they are freed and added that the people have been subjected to oppression as a result of their struggle to reclaim their land.
