Former Kathiani MP Wavinya Ndeti has defended Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka over allegations that he grabbed 500 acre National Youth Service land in Yatta, Machakos County.
Ndeti termed the allegations political witch-hunt meant to frustrate Kalonzo's future political dreams.
She claimed certain forces were crafting on how to block Kalonzo’s 2022 presidential bid with outrageous allegations.
Ndeti said Kalonzo could not have grabbed the land in question as was claimed by NYS.
“I have known Kalonzo Musyoka for many years and his integrity is not questionable at all,” she told journalists in Machakos Town on Friday.
Ndeti said the matter in question had been under investigation and Kalonzo has never been implicated.
The former MP said they will not sit and watch certain people tarnish Kalonzo’s name.
She said they will stand with the Wiper leader and ensure that he ascends to Presidency in 2022.
On Tuesday, NYS allegedly issued Kalonzo with a notice to vacate the property which it says it’s the genuine owner.
Kalonzo has maintained that he is the legal and genuine owner of the contested land.
The NASA deputy leader accuses the Jubilee government of political witch-hunt aimed at tarnishing his name.
“I am not a land grabber and I can produce documents to show that the land in question was genuinely bought,” Kalonzo told journalists on Tuesday.
Controversy surrounding the 500 acre Yatta land first came to the limelight in 2016 when Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua told the senate committee on County Public Accounts and Investments that Kalonzo had allegedly used his influence when he served as Vice President during the former President Mwai Kibaki’s regime to acquire the parcel of land.
The controversial matter was forwarded to the Ethics and Anti-Corrucption Commission (EACC) for investigation but a report is yet to be made.
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