Controversial Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has denied accusations that he played a part in the burning down of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) offices.
The ODM offices in Kajiado county were set ablaze a day after Mr Kuria led the Jubilee Mbele Iko Sawa team in campaigns for President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election within the county.
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Kajiado Governor David Nkedianye pointed an accusing finger at the Jubilee parliamentarian saying that his statements during the campaigns incited the violent act.
"Moses Kuria came here and said that ODM would cease to exist in Kajiado. You don’t look for votes by burning people’s offices. They might have burnt the offices but they have not burnt people’s votes," Dr Nkedianye implied.
The Governor's claim was backed by the ODM's Kajiado Central MP Elijah Memusi who called for investigations into the matter and arrest of the culprits "although we suspect they [Kuria's team] have a hand in it".
"Kajiado is a cosmopolitan county. You cannot come here and hurl all manner of abuses in your mother tongue," Memusi accused.
Mr Kuria claims that the accusations levelled against him are motivated by the opposition leaders realisation of their "diminishing political fortunes in Kajiado".
"From what I saw, the Maasai people have made up their minds. They are in Jubilee. Nkedianye and Memusi are aware of that fact. They are now clutching at straws [by] trying to bring the ethnic angle," Kuria explained.
Kajiado Central DCIO Daniel Musangi, however, indicated that the arson was not politically motivated rather, it was a tussle over land.
"Preliminary investigations indicate that the arson could be related to ownership of the land where the offices stand," Mr Musangi explained.
