On Monday afternoon, Nandi Governor Stephen Sang surrendered to Kapsabet Police Station after Nandi County Police boss Thomas Ngweiywa ordered him to present and explain the Friday incident, which saw more than 2,000 tea bushes destroyed in some four acres of land, allegedly grabbed from the community.
Police were forced to lob teargas to disperse the governor's supporters at the police station as the county boss was bundled into a DCI car and drive off to Kisumu Central Police Station.
According to Martin Kiplimo, the Nandi County Communications Officer, the governor recorded a statement over Friday’s destruction of tea bushes at Kibwari estate.
“The governor surrendered to Kapsabet Police Station, where we recorded a statement. He is safe and the issue will be attended to,” Kiplimo assured.
Nandi County Police boss Ngweiywa had earlier on, stated that detectives were already aware of the governor's whereabouts and were to arrest him if he would have failed to honour their plea.
“He must face the law. He must surrender, or we will get him,” Ngweiywa threatened.
According to the County Commander, Sang was wanted for incitement and destruction of property.
The county police boss, on Saturday, had made it known to the public that the security forces were in hot pursuit of the governor over his role in the destruction of private property.
Kibwari tea estate was the scene of a dramatic showdown as Governor Sang spearheaded a team of his officials and residents of Ketchem-Kapteng area in storming the multi-national-managed tea estate on Saturday.
He then went on and aided in the uprooting of the cash crop in a move, he explained, was meant to repossess some four-acre piece of land allegedly grabbed from the community.
Sang alleged that the contested piece of land had been grabbed in 2003, 23 years after the previous white settler reportedly surrendered it to the government for the construction of a cattle dip.
