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TINET SETTLEMENT SCHEME - PROGRESS OF BIAS, CORRUPTION, VIOLENCE AND DISPLACEMENT OF GENUINE OGIEK
OGIEK PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
P.O Box 622, SULEIMAN HOUSE RM. 28
NAROK. Fax: c/o 254-51-62527
Tel +254-0721-602573, Tel: +254-0722433757/254-50-23185
Date: July 21^st 2004
HON. AMOS KIMUNYA
MINISTER FOR LANDS
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
P.O BOX.
ARTHI HOUSE
NAIROBI.
DEAR SIR,
RE: TINET SETTLEMENT SCHEME - PROGRESS OF BIASNESS, CORRUPTION,
VIOLENCE AND OR DISPLACEMENT OF GENUINE OGIEK.
This is kindly to bring the above subject to your attention, that
has made the genuine Ogiek as squatters in all areas inhabited by
them.
Since the NARC took over the power, President Kibaki has been on
the forefront to condemn corruption. In his both speeches when
being sworn in and opening the ninth parliament, he urge all
Kenyans to assist in fighting and condemning corruption.
Your ministry have tried it best to reclaim all grabbed chunk of
lands, nullify all illegal tittles Deeds, and setting up the Kenya
Land Commission to inquire on illegal lands allocation. The target
was on forests, public utility, water catchments areas and
inter-alia.
Since the president announce through your consultation that Ogiek
be issued with tittles deeds within three months, the wealthy
individuals have gone ahead to benefit from the lands intended for
only Ogiek. Meeting have been hold secretly without involving
Ogiek professionals, leaders, civil societies, religious sectors
and friends.
It was recently in Keringet Market that the Deputy Provincial
Commissioner who is among the KANU beneficiaries of lands evicted
the civil societies and professionals from the meeting hall. The
D.P.C Mr. Reuben Rotich is an interested party in the settlement
and protects the so-called “ Kipsangany and Karandit ” clans,
which is a mixture of the Tugen, Nandi and Kipsigis people. He
deserves urgent sacking or demotion and or transfer out of Rift
valley province.
The fact of the problem is the love of money by the committee than
the poor community. The banned committee are the same who inserted
non- Ogiek members from Bureti, Baringo, Naivasha, Kericho and
Eldoret among others into the so-called Blue Book.
The powerful individuals therefore own huge chunks while the poor
Ogiek owns nothing and or five acres. The Ogiek who sued the
former regime from evicting them are the one being displaced by
the mighty. What a corruption?
Powerful individuals with heavy vehicles are being welcomed to the
houses of the same committees daily while the poor Ogiek are
denied a chance to defend their already sold land. From the field
and observational survey the committees have been liasing with the
surveyors from Nakuru in issuing lands to the mighty and wealthy
persons. The forest is facing extinction from this foreigners who
are not used to live with trees like Ogiek do.
We thus call upon your office to ban all the fifty-four committee
and liased with the Kenya Anti Corruption Authority to immediate
investigate and prosecute leaders involve with any act of
corruption. The area MP (Kuresoi) Mr. Moses Cheboi has played no
roll to the problem in the name of protecting his voters from
eviction. There is suspicion that the area councillor who is among
the committee provided him with a huge chunk..
Sir, your office should establish an immediate independent
taskforce comprising of CSOs, NGOs, religious sectors and Ogiek
professionals to resettle the Ogiek and have a genuine list
published. Hence the Ogiek should be issued with title deeds of 10
acres per family of husband and wife. The genuine Ogiek are few
than the claimed 5,016 people.
With the few remarks, we intend to visit your office sooner than
later for more consultation and interaction so as Ogiek can
achieve their daily dream of reaching Canaan.
Hoping for your reply soon than later.
Yours Faithfully,
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Daniel M. Kobei Kiplangat Peter
Executive Chairman Program Coordinator
Both Members of Ogiek Peoples National Assembly (O.P.N.A)
CC:
1. HON. MWAI KIBAKI -
PRESIDENT OF KENYA - STATE HOUSE, NAIROBI
2. HON. MOODY AWORI - VICE PRESIDENT REPUBLIC OF KENYA -
HARAMBEE HOUSE
3. HON. KIRAITU MURUNGI - MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS NAIROBI
4. HON. CHRIS MURUNGARU - MINISTER IN CHARGE OF SECURITY
AND PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION - OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
5. AARON RINGERA - KENYA ANTI-CORRUPTION AUTHORITY -
INTEGRITY CENTRE.
6. JOHN GITHOGO - PERMANENT SECRETARY - GOVERNANCE AND
ETHICS
7. MAINA KIAI - CHAIRMAN - KENYA NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION - N.S.S.F BUILDING
8. CHARLES SAINA SENA - CHAIRMAN - OGIEK PEOPLES NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
9. JOSEPH KIMAIYO TOWETT - OGIEK WELFARE COUNCIL - NAKURU
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