An orphan from Mavoko sub-county has accused a prominent politician of denying him access to his inherited land.
Addressing the press on the land at Ngei Two Estate in Athi River town on Monday, Jameson Kioko said former councilor Bernard Mbai had encroached roads leading to his plot and sold them out to private investors who had all erected storied buildings.
“My late father bought this parcel of land 15 years ago before he died, I have since inherited but am unable to develop it due to blocked access,” said Kioko.
Kioko accused Mbai of using his political powers to frustrate his attempts to seek justice from the relevant authorities in a bid of opening up blocked roads to the land.
“I am now desperate because have exploited all ways possible to plead with the politician to negotiate with the investors who he had sold the roads leading to my ¼ acre parcel of land to clear part of their lands to enable me access mine in vain,” said Kioko.
Kioko said all pieces of land where the houses with perimeter walled fences surrounding his only inheritance had been built were acquired by the politician when he served as the area councilor in defiant Mavoko Municipal Council and sold out to the current owners.
He said Mbai has been arrogant to him, whenever he gives him phone calls for a meeting to resolve the matter.
“I have been for the last eight years consistently trying to plead with Mbai on the phone so that we meet and resolve the matter but he is adamant. Instead, he says there is nothing to discuss and I can take him anywhere I like,” said Kioko.
When contacted by the Star on the phone, Mbai admitted that the complainant had for a long time raised the issue with him.
“My brother, there is no problem we will sort it out. We have for a long time been negotiating with Kioko on the blocked access road to his land, I am now away on a “safari” but when I return will give him another parcel of land elsewhere,” said Mbai.
Kioko said he did not want to be given cash by the politician but a compensation of land of the same size and value arguing his is a prime land.
“He should neither give me land in a remote area nor ‘pesa ya madharau’,” said Kioko.