Renowned political analyst Herman Manyora has endorsed human rights activist Okiya Omtatah for Senate job.
This is after Omtatah rescued government land from grabbers after a protracted court battle.
Manyora said time was ripe for the activist, who lost his Busia senatorial bid to former Attorney General Amos Wako in 2017, to become a Senator after the next general election.
"Okiya Omtatah, you’re a great Kenyan. In 2022, Busia senator pap," Manyora tweeted Saturday.
The university don was reacting after the activist revealed he has won a case in which he challenged the ownership of land registered under Nasewa Nucleus Estate in his home county of Busia.
"After 8½ years of advocacy and litigation I recovered the 843 acres (341.2 HA) piece of government land in Busia County from fraudsters who had stolen it and I restored it to the public," he tweeted on Friday.
Omtatah went on to disclose that the title deed which had been fraudulently issued to Busia Sugar Company had been revoked by the court, and a new one issued in the name of the Principal Secretary, Treasury, who is the custodian of all the assets of the National Government.
"Today, Friday, 23rd 2019, I handed the new title deed to the land back to the Government through the Busia County Commissioner. The new Title Deed has been dispatched to The PS Lands who in turn will submit it to the PS Treasury to hold it in trust for the people of Kenya," Omtatah announced.