CORD co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has been mentioned in a newly-unveiled list of top land grabbers in Machakos County.
The revelations were brought to light by area governor Alfred Mutua who tabled a document with a list of leaders who he said were notorious for the vice.
Appearing before Senate's Finance Committee on Wednesday, Mutua claimed that Musyoka, Mavoko Member of Parliament Patrick Makau and a sitting Senator were responsible for land grabbing in the region.
The response was prompted by a request from the committee that he provides tangible evidence after he claimed that politicians were inhibiting his fight against the menace.
"Land is being grabbed in Mavoko and I am trying to stop it, but there are cartels funded by senior politicians. We are aware that interested groups involving senior government officials and brokers are involved in a plot to grab and sell off the land,” Mutua stated.
The comment elicited reactions from Senators who demanded that he provides proof rather than give blanket statements regarding land grabbing in his county.
To justify his claims, Mutua disclosed that he had already written to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to launch investigations into the matter.
“We write for you to immediately investigate and bring to book Honourable Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka… as Vice President, he illegally and irregularly influenced the allocation to himself and through proxies the following parcels of land...," reads part of the letter written to EACC.
The governor additionally accused the MP and other senior officials of trying to grab close to 13,000 acres of land belonging to a local company. He, however, failed to reveal the name of the Senator.
Mutua was appearing before the committee for the fist time to answer to audit queries of the past financial years after failing to honour previous summons.
Last week, the committee was forced to seek the help of the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to have Mutua arrested and presented before it, following his 'defiance'.
