A youth group from Amakara village in Nyamira County has accused a local businessman of using his financial prowess to grab a piece of land that they had acquired through their savings two years ago.
On Tuesday, Amakara youth group, lead by its chairman Erick Nyangweso, said the businessman, identified as Kelvin Onsongo, had obtained a fake title deed from Nyamira lands registry, claiming the ownership of the 1-hactare piece of land.
They pleaded with the government to come in and help them recover the land before the businessman proceeds with his construction activities.
“We have been seeing construction materials and the exercise it being executed in a very speedy manner. He had faked the title deed and has used his financial muscle to block our attempts to get the title deed. It will be prudent if the government helps us to deal with the situation,” Nyangweso said.
According to them, Onsongo has been issuing threats making group members to fear for their lives and hence use it as a delay tactic to execute his plans.
“He has been threatening us and no step has been taken despite our concerted efforts to report the matter to the police. He is very cruel and his record is in the public domain,” added Benson Orina.
But Onsongo denied the claims and accused the group members of engaging in a land deal whose transaction had been done before.
“I was the first person to buy the land and I think they should solve their problems with the seller. I am very clean and I will not allow people to taint my reputation,” he said.