The extended family of the late Internal Security minister George Saitoti is now demanding a stake in the modern Ngong Market project funded by World Bank.
The family says Prof Saitoti’s grandmother, Wanjiru, also known as Gichiru, was a trader in the area before independence and as such they should be in the list of beneficiaries that Kajiado county government is preparing.
Speaking at the burial of Mrs Peninah Wanjiru Kapaito, an elder sister to Prof Saitoti on Tuesday, former National Police Service Commissioner Ronald Musengi said his family had a long history in Kajiado and deserved a stake in the market.
“My grandmother was a sweet potato seller and I am surprised that the county government left us out. We should have been considered” said Musengi.
He added that his late sister was also a stakeholder.
“There are leaders who are saying there is a problem with the allocation of market stalls. They have a right to point out such matters,” said Mr Musengi.
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He spoke in the presence of Governor Joseph Ole Lenku. Prof Saitoti’s widow, Margaret, sat pensively as Mr Musengi made the demand for the stalls meant for traders who were relocated two years ago.
The Musengi family is among dozen disgruntled residents citing skewed allocation of stalls. Some traders accuse leaders of allocating stalls to their proxies at a fee.
Last week, the Ministry of Infrastructure published 1,529 names of traders who had stalls at the site before construction of the new market started.
