Prime Cabinet Secretary nominee Musalia Mudavadi is currently being vetted for the position by the Appointment Committee at the county hall.
In the ongoing vetting, Mudavadi has been put to task over the land-grabbing scandal he faced in the past which involves prime land in Woodley, Nairobi.
That was back in 2007 when the Kenya Anti-corruption Commission dragged him to court for fraudulently acquiring property in Woodley Estate.
“The Woodley estate is a property that now belongs to the county government of Nairobi. I want to put it very clear that I stayed in Woodley and our family had that privilege. I want to put it on record that to this day, we pay rent to the county government of Nairobi. At no time has that property ever been transferred,” Mudavadi defended himself before the committee
According to him, the anti-corruption body did not verify the facts before linking him to land grabbing. He however took legal action against the body for defaming him and giving misleading information.
“As we speak today, the same property belongs to the county government of Nairobi and we pay rent. I would not be paying rent for a property that is personally mine. Therefore I was not involved in any land grabbing whatsoever,” he said.
At the same time, it was a relief for him after the National Assembly speaker Moses Wetang’ula ruled that his Prime Cabinet secretary position was legal and constitutional
According to the speaker, the position is among the 22 Cabinet secretaries that a president is allowed to nominate.
The ruling came just moments before the vetting of Mudavadi commenced.
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