Raila Odinga, William Ruto plans for Coast land problem

DM leader Raila Odinga with Deputy President William Ruto during the Jamuhuri Day Celebrations at Uhuru Gardens Nairobi. December 12, 2021. [Emmanuel Wanson]

Deputy President William Ruto’s latest tour at the Coast has thrust land issues into the centre of the battle for the 1.8 million votes in the region ahead of the August 9 election.

His promise to revive the 1963 one-million-acre scheme and the Africanisation policy has ignited a political firestorm but critics term it as a fallacy aimed to hoodwink voters. His proposals came almost a fortnight after Azimio’s presidential candidate Raila Odinga said he will appoint Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho the Land’s Cabinet Secretary.