NASA founder Musalia Mudavadi. [Photo/ nation.co.ke]
The promise by NASA principals that they plan to address the issue of squatters in many parts of the country by fighting land grabbers was proven to be a lie on Thursday when ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi was exposed as a beneficiary of irregularly allocated land. Mr Mudavadi, the founder of NASA and now the head of Raila Odinga’s campaigns, had grabbed a piece of land meant for a public utility in Woodley estate in Nairobi, according to the National Lands Commission (NLC). The plot, whose title deed was revoked, was meant for government housing for poor city residents. Nairobi is not the only place Mudavadi has grabbed land. He also lost two plots in Kanyakwar, on the outskirts of Kisumu, to the Commissioner of Lands. Another grabbed piece of land, but registered under the name of Mudavadi’s father, Moses, was returned to Kakamega Golf Club, the Nation is reporting. The ANC leader is not the only senior NASA official to be accused of grabbing land. A few months ago, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Raila Odinga’s running mate, was accused of grabbing 200 acres of land in Yatta, belonging to the National Youth Service. He is yet to clear his name. Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetangula, also a NASA pentagon member, was at the centre of the Kenyan embassy in Tokyo land scandal. The government lost nearly Sh2 billion. The scandal led to Mr Wetangula stepping aside as Foreign Affairs minister. With these and many other scandals involving the top NASA officials, it is hard to convince Kenyans that the opposition will address land issues. Over the past four years, the Jubilee administration has issued millions of title deeds to squatters in many parts of the country, including Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita Taveta, Nyeri among others.