We'll Throw Out White Ranchers from Laikipia if Raila Becomes President, MP Says

We'll Throw Out White Ranchers from Laikipia if Raila Becomes President, MP Says

Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel has sensationally said that all white ranchers in Laikipia county will be driven out of Kenya if National Super Alliance (NASA) Presidential candidate Raila Odinga becomes the President after the August 8th elections.

The ODM MP said that one of the National Super Alliance (NASA) government's agenda will be to reclaim all land held by foreigners and give it back to locals.

"When Raila takes this leadership we will make sure all wazungus go to their homes," Lempurkel said.

He noted that one white man had approached him and asked him to take away his land as he no longer needed it, but he asked him to wait until Raila becomes the president.

"He told me, "Lempurkel come and take this land because I no longer need it" and I told him "just wait until Raila takes the presidency," the controversial legislator stated.

In what could be seen as inciting sentiments, Lempurkel asked residents to fight for their land from the whites, who own large chunks of land in form of ranches in Laikipia. He termed the Jubilee administration as “animals" and castigated residents supporting Jubilee.

"The son of Lempurkel does not fear anybody and any man that drinks the milk of Jubilee is nothing but useless," he stated.

The MP was arrested in March this year on accusations of incitement to locals to invade ranches of foreigners in the county.

Laikipia white ranches have in the past few months witnessed a series of violent attacks by herders. One British rancher Tristan Voorspuy was killed while a renowned Italian author Kuki Gallman was left with serious gunshot wounds after attacks on her farm.

Comments

Sokora (not verified)     Sat, 07/22/2017 @ 10:29am

Mathew Lempurkel should be in jail. This is criminal. Kenyans outside Kenya own properties; does he suggest also that Diaspora properties be "nyakuad"?

KIM (not verified)     Sat, 07/22/2017 @ 02:39pm

Those of us that fight this opposition mad man know the hatred that is resident in his politics.Kenyans should reject him.

Kenya (not verified)     Sat, 07/22/2017 @ 03:38pm

In 1992 Matiba said he will kick the Indians out of the country if the win the election. The Indians were his main customers in the private schools he owned. They withdrew from his schools and eventually those school went under

Guest (not verified)     Sat, 07/22/2017 @ 03:58pm

Even if you were to kick out the white owners what criteria would be used to allocate the "recovered" land or would it be free for all to grab.Some IDP`s are still landless as the land that was allocated to them was stolen by fake squatters. This man needs to be imprisoned for incitement. He knows land is a sensitive issue and he continues to misuse the youth so as to gain political milage

G.G. Gitonga w… (not verified)     Sat, 07/22/2017 @ 04:02pm

What is this dangerous man doing out there? He should have been arrested and jailed. If this is not what we call hate speech, then i need to go back to school. As a Kenyan and a Laikipia resident i am oppossed to the kind of such wreckless leaders. Whether in the government or opposition. Let's vote them out.

G.G. Gitonga w… (not verified)     Sat, 07/22/2017 @ 04:13pm

What is this dangerous man doing out there? He should have been arrested and jailed. If this is not what we call hate speech, then i need to go back to school. As a Kenyan and a Laikipia resident i am oppossed to the kind of such wreckless leaders. Whether in the government or opposition. Let's vote them out.

Waeritha (not verified)     Sat, 07/22/2017 @ 04:26pm

This Mpig is an idiot and a dangerous vernomous snake in the society. Frankly speaking this man should face a firing squard the North Korean style. I beg to suspend the Kenya constitution at least for that day. Bure Kabisa na hiyo NASA yake.

Wanjiru Githui (not verified)     Sun, 07/23/2017 @ 01:23am

This man should be behind the bars. What are leaders talking about tribalism. Citizens of Kenya do not know tribalism, its brought by leaders like this one. He need not be elected. No wonder he is in NASA.Think wisely man.

San Igram (not verified)     Sun, 07/23/2017 @ 05:18pm

This why we need the army on standby, this is not the time to be talking trash and promising people what he can not deliver,am sure most of this people are kenya citizens, so how can Raila justify displacing them, I smell ICC for Raila and his co principles.Bensouda needs to jump on the next thing smoking and get to kenya

GUEST1 (not verified)     Sun, 07/23/2017 @ 10:02pm

I am waiting for a Comment from a Landless Maasai (or a Maasai whose Family was Affected when the Whites took their Land or when some KIKUYUS Kept on Grabbing Maasai Land while pretending to burn charcoal in those Heydays (1970's and 1980's) of Old Ntimama).

GUEST1 (not verified)     Sun, 07/23/2017 @ 10:10pm

WHITES are NOT the Only People that took away land from the Maasai. KIKUYUS and some Big Kalenjins took Lots of Land from the Maasai too (even without paying a penny). William Ole Ntimama tried to Stop it but Moi Goverment shrewdly Silenced Him using Cabinet Positions.

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