Doctor sues Mama Ngina over land
Mr Uhuru Kenyatta is blessed by his mother Mama Ngina Kenyatta. A Nakuru man is claiming ownership of three prime plots belonging to former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta. Photo/FILE
Nakuru
A Nakuru man is claiming ownership of three prime plots belonging to former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta.
Dr Isaac Kirubi claims in an affidavit filed in court that the plots were forcibly transferred to Mama Ngina on May 7, 1974 by then Commissioner of Lands, Mr James Aloysius O’Loughlin.
A document Mama Ngina filed in court shows she was allocated the land by her husband, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, after paying Sh30,000.
But Dr Kirubi describes the transfer as compulsory acquisition. He says he was about to develop the land when he lost it.
Dr Kirubi, who was Nakuru mayor at the time, claims he was summoned to State House in Nakuru by Mzee Kenyatta.
“He ordered me to surrender my rights to the land in favour of Mama Ngina but I refused,” the retired medical doctor says in his affidavit.
He claims after defying the order, the President ordered Mr O’Loughlin to cancel his title to the land and register it in Mama Ngina’s name.
The case will be heard on July 2.
