Former lands minister James Orengo confirms his role in Lamu land grab, PSCU claims

NAIROBI, KENYA: Siaya Senator James Orengo's statement on Monday has confirmed his role in the Lamu land grab, PSCU senior directors claim.

“That is why he has not addressed the theft of land that he presided over at the lands ministry,” they claimed in a statement.

They accused the former lands minister of dropping names of the President and the Deputy President without giving an iota of proof.

They directors Dennis Itumbi, Munyori Buku, Eric Ng'eno, James Kinyua, Thomas Kwaka, Munira Mohammed, David Nokia and Emmanuel Talaam said Senator Orengo keeps trumpeting the ndung'u report which he didn't even talk about during his 5-year tenure at the lands docket.

“We remind Orengo of his parliamentary answer on Thursday December 8 2011 in response to Dr Bonni Khwalale: the Ndungu Report is a just a small component of how to deal with the land sector."

“On the TJRC report, Orengo should not think Kenyans have forgotten his remarks in a workshop in Nairobi on November 16,2010: "even though TJRC chair Bethwell Kiplagat has resigned, Kenyans have no faith in the commissions processes and outcomes. It should be disbanded."

“Orengo should also be lawyer enough to know that the document is still in the hands of parliament. The fact is, unlike Orengo, Jubilee promised provide a land answer to the land question and it is doing exactly that.”

They told Orengo to prepare to write a statement on what he knows not just about the Lamu land grab.

“Finally, Orengo has proven that he is a bogus reformer, fake liberator and counterfeit leader willing to "hold and protect a list of 1000 alleged land grabbers" in an effort to blackmail the government. We dare him to do his worst.”