William Ruto akabiliwa na kesi nyengine ya kuiba shamba la mlalahoi.

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Title deed in Ruto land deal fake, says official

Gilbert Adrian Muteshi at the Milimani law courts on July 23, 2012. Principal Lands administration officer Silas Kiogera Mburugu says there were inconsistencies in the transfer of the land from Mr Muteshi to Mr Ruto, as the documents used were not genuine. Photo/PAUL WAWERU NATION MEDIA GROUP

By PAUL OGEMBA pogemba@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Monday, February 4 2013 at 18:16

A senior Lands ministry official has said documents used to transfer a 100-acre piece of land belonging to an internally displaced person to former Eldoret North MP William Ruto were forged.

Principal Lands administration officer Silas Kiogera Mburugu on Monday testified that there were inconsistencies in the transfer of the land from Mr Adrian Gilbert Muteshi to Mr Ruto, as the documents used were not genuine.

Mr Mburugu told Lady Justice Rose Ougo that under normal circumstances, the documents were supposed to be signed by the Ministry's Permanent Secretary as the only trustee in charge of settlement schemes.

"When the land records were brought to our office, there was nothing to show payment was received for its transfer and the officer alleged to have executed the transfer was not based at the Eldoret Lands office," said Mburugu.

The officer reiterated that they only recognised the title issued to Mr Muteshi in 1989 after he cleared payment of the land allocated to him in 1968 and that there was no single occasion when the title was cancelled or issued to another person.

He dismissed claims that the Eldoret Lands office colluded with some people to fake the title deed.

Mr Mburugu said the ministry had launched investigations to establish who colluded with the public to transfer the land and clarified that the titles allegedly issued to Mr Ruto are invalid.

He added that it would have not been possible for Ms Dorothy Jemutai Yator who allegedly sold the land to Mr Ruto to own the 100-acre plot since she was only six years old by the time it is alleged she acquired the land.

Hearing was adjourned to February 19.

He said that Ms Yator was a victim of misrepresentation and forgery since she was not the person whose picture was attached to the land documents when it was transferred to Mr Ruto.

Another witness Hosea Kibet said he is the one who conducted a search on the land's owners upon the request of Mr Ruto.

Mr Kibet, who said he is a close friend of Mr Ruto testified that when the former MP wanted to buy the land, he requested him to establish the real owners and arrange for a meeting with them.

"My instructions were to find the sellers and when I went to the land's office in Eldoret, I found two people with six titles. They confirmed to me the titles were genuine after which I arranged for a meeting in Nairobi," said Kibet.

He added that he was not involved in negotiating for the land price and the only time he took some money to the sellers was when Mr Ruto visited the constituency and gave him Sh600,000 to pay as the last instalment for the transaction.

Title deed in Ruto land deal fake, says official - News - nation.co.ke

 

[mfianchi]

Ile vurugu za uchaguzi uliopita uliwanufaisha baadhi ya Wakale kwa kupora mashamba hasa ya Wakikuyu,sasa Ruto kweli ataweza kulivalia njuga suala la ardhi iwapo yeye ndie mporaji mkubwa wa ardhi,kuanzia ile iliyokuwa ya NSSF,ingawa kesi alishinda lakini aishinda kwa hila ,aliwarubuni baadhi ya mashahidi,sasa mpeni uongozi yeye na Uhuru kama kutabaki ardhi,hata vianja vya ikulu wataviuza!

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

Ile vurugu za uchaguzi uliopita uliwanufaisha baadhi ya Wakale kwa kupora mashamba hasa ya Wakikuyu,sasa Ruto kweli ataweza kulivalia njuga suala la ardhi iwapo yeye ndie mporaji mkubwa wa ardhi,kuanzia ile iliyokuwa ya NSSF,ingawa kesi alishinda lakini aishinda kwa hila ,aliwarubuni baadhi ya mashahidi,sasa mpeni uongozi yeye na Uhuru kama kutabaki ardhi,hata vianja vya ikulu wataviuza!

Wetangula alisema hizi kesi za ardhi na kina Ruto ni kama kesi za msitu na huku jaji ni tumbiri...tafakari!

 

[Kabaridi]

These MPs are complaining that during their 5-year term period in parliament they always "lacked" quorum, to debate these important issues including land reforms creation of a land commission and programs, settling IDPs, even to the simplest things like the local tribunal.

Only the simple mwananchi can be fooled that what was unachievable within 5-years with the goodwill of parliamenterians and provisions of the law is achievable in one month using the rule-of the jungle.

Everybody is guilty here, they are failing to honor and implement the constitution they passed as we witnessed for ourselves that one of the 'horses' slept on the job and failed to honor their end of the bargain while in government to implement land reforms. Will these last minute heckles on land assist boost their campaigns?