Kiambu governor hopeful Ferdinand Waititu yesterday led students from the Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in demonstrations agains alleged land grabbing.
The students waved twigs and chanted various songs mentioning the alleged land grabbers and vowing to have the school's land reverted to it's ownership.
The demonstrations caused a traffic jam along Kiambu road as the students and the Kabete Member of Parliament uprooted and destroyed beacons that had been erected to subdivide the land.
Newton Maina, a student leader, conveyed that they had not been registered under the Technical and Vocational Educational and Training (TVET) Act of 2013.
"This is unacceptable. We were very angry to learn that the institution has not been registered since it owns no land after it was taken away by some people. That now means our certificates will not be recognised. We shall not take that lying down," threatened Mr Maina.
The institution's Board of Managers (BoM), led by their Chairman Kamau Kariu, assured the students that they were following up on the two concerns having already raised the issues with the Ministry of education.
The Jubilee gubernatorial candidate stated that the Kiambu leaders would not allow a few individuals to forcefully take what belongs to the public.
"As far as we know, KIST and the land where it is built is public property," he emphasised.
The students also called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene and ensure the land is given back to the institution.