Raila: Criminal gangs close to power responsible for Westlands home demolition
ODM party leader Raila Odinga has condemned the demolition of a couple’s house in Nairobi’s Westlands area.
In a statement on Thursday, the former Prime Minister said the perpetrators involved were ‘criminal gangs with apparent political connection operating as auctioneers’.
Raila said the incident should worry both Kenyans and the government as it may signal of lawlessness and impunity in Kenya.
“We may be witnessing a quick return of the old practise where individuals with political patronage use their proximity to power to harass innocent citizens and foreigners and take their property,” he said.
“A general sense of lawlessness is taking shape. Our security appears to have deteriorated overnight, with widespread incidents of daylight crimes, making families lose their loved ones to thugs in broad daylight particularly in Nairobi.”
An auctioneer who was arrested following the demolition of the KES 80 million house was on Thursday released on cash bail of KES 200,000 after spending one day in custody.
Milimani senior principal magistrate Gilbert Shikwe ordered Zacharia Baraza to deposit the cash bail after rejecting an application by the police to detain him for 14 days, as they conclude investigations into the matter.
The house belonging to Niraj Sha and his wife Avani Shah was demolished by unknown people and the police later arrested Baraza, who claimed he had a court order to evict the family, who have allegedly owned the property for the last 46 years.
The family was allegedly given only 30 minutes to remove their household items before the house was demolished.
Approximately KES 70 million is said to have been lost during the destruction last Friday.
Raila Odinga has linked the demolition to the recent drop of charges against politicians and other known business owners.
“The Westlands incident, taken together with recent developments in which the Director of Public Prosecutions has moved fast to drop cases against government officials and the willingness of the Judiciary to dance to the tunes of the Executive, point to the fact that as a country, we are flirting with lawlessness,” he said.
“This is the easiest way to lose a country to criminals. Soon, the criminals will be reaching deeper into the country, getting bolder and terrorizing communities and even security officers.”
Raila said the perpetrators must be made to pay by reconstructing the house and compensating the owner for the damages and the inconvenience.
He added that the government must in the meantime to commit to protect Kenyans from political patronage.
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