Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen on Friday, January 22 caused a stir online after speaking on Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s visit to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters.
The former Vice President presented himself to the DCI to clarify claims that he had grabbed land in Yatta belonging to the National Youth Service (NYS).
This is after Deputy President William Ruto while in Bomet last Friday made claims that Kalonzo had grabbed a 200-acre government land in Yatta.
But Kalonzo dismissed the claims as wild and constituted character assassination.
In a communique on Friday, Kalonzo presented himself at 8:30am to 9am at the DCI concerning the ownership of the land.
He was having in his possession all the legal/official documents showing how he acquired the said property.
However, Murkomen has dismissed Kalonzo’s move and asked Kenyans to ignore.
Through a post on his official Twitter account, Mujrkomen questioned why Kalonzo had chosen DCI and not Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC), which has the specialized mandate on matters corruption.
He further argued that a suspect cannot choose an investigator for himself/herself.
According to Murkomen, Kalonzo went to meet DCI boss George Kinoti to do away with the matter.
“So Kalonzo Musyoka is a real SUSPECT? If he is a corruption suspect why did he choose to go to DCI and not EACC which has the specialized mandate on matters corruption? Can a suspect choose his investigator? The reason why he went to see Kinoti is simple- DRY CLEANING.IGNORE!” Murkomen tweeted.
Kalonzo had earlier on said he was ready to be investigated by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for the public to know the truth.
He said DP Ruto to follow suit and present himself before the same authorities for scrutiny.
Kalonzo’s utterances caused mixed reactions as politicians allied to the Deputy President rushed to defend Ruto while those allied to Musyoka defended the Ukambani political kingpin.
Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu defended Musyoka, stating the attack on him was ill-advised.
The former Lands Cabinet Secretary said the allegations by Deputy President William Ruto are “false because Kalonzo owns the land legally”.
“As a Minister of lands, I checked the details of that land and I found that Kalonzo had acquired that land very well,” Ngilu said.
She accused the DP of tarnishing Musyoka’s name by playing politics of land grabbing.
Ruto and Kalonzo are both eyeing the Presidency in 2022.
The two are also fighting to replace the late Senator Boniface Kabaka’s position in Machakos with their preferred candidates.
Kalonzo unveiled former Senator Johnston Muthama’s estranged wife Agnes Kavindu as Wiper’s candidate for the senatorial by election slated for March 18 while Ruto through his party United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is supporting businessman Urbanus Muthama in what has intensified their rivalry.
