Azimio Principal Eugene Wamalwa, on Monday, April 10, questioned President William Ruto's administration's course of action after over 800 youth invaded different farms and claimed ownership.
The leader of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Kenya demanded to know strategies laid down by the Kenya Kwanza administration to tame the vice, which he claimed was on the rise.
He expressed worry indicating that the trend could slide into a full-blown tussle.
"There is a worrying trend of Zimbabwe-like invasions of private property across Kenya from the Coast to the Rift Valley! Did the Kenya Kwanza Regime open a Pandora’s Box?" Wamalwa posed.
Wamalwa alleged that the invasion of former President Uhuru Kenyatta's Northlands Farm in Ruiru set precedence.
Two Different Raids
The former Defence Cabinet Secretary's sentiments came after reports indicated that over 500 youth invaded part of the Vipingo Sisal farm in Kilifi County, claiming it was their ancestral land.
In an incident which occurred on Friday, April 7, they annexed a section of the farm and put up houses.
Kilifi South Police Commander George Madoli confirmed the incident indicating that invaders produced title deeds claiming ownership of the land.
In a separate incident on Monday, April 10, 300 residents invaded a large-scale farm in Naivasha and started tilling it. The invaders claimed that the land belonged to the community.
One of the victims indicated the raid had caused anxiety among large-scale farmers in the area involved in maize and wheat plantation, adding that police were of no help.
A high-ranking government official in former President Daniel Arap Moi's administration was among the victims of the alleged raid by the group.
However, Naivasha police bosses indicated that law enforcement officers had been deployed in the area.
"If anyone has rented a farm, they must produce a lease agreement. We cannot allow the rule of the jungle to reign supreme," area security officers warned.
Ruto's Response to Northlands Raid
On Tuesday, March 28, Ruto directed the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Japhet Koome, to address the chaos that had led to the invasion of Kenyatta's Northlands Farm and Spectre Limited linked to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
"Today the Inspector General of Police is solely responsible for both the operations and the financial requirements of the police operations. The police force should make independent decisions on what they want to do to secure the country,” Ruto stated.
