Maina Njenga Issues Deadline for Return of Stolen Property from Uhuru Kenyatta’s Northlands Farm
The intruders of Northlands Farm, the residence of former President Uhuru Kenyatta, in Ruiru, Kiambu County, have been given an ultimatum by Azimio politician Maina Njenga: return the stolen property by December 31, 2023.
On Monday, while addressing the media following a tree-planting exercise at the farm, Njenga instructed the vandals who had destroyed the property to beg absolution.
Furthermore, Njenga stated that he was diligently looking for the suspects but did not specify the repercussions for them should they fail to meet his deadline.
“Those who cut the trees, perhaps if they had gone and burned them like firewood, we ask them to apologize. Also, if there are any goats left at their homes, they should return them all so that they can breed as the owner intended,” he stated.
“We are trying to find those who stole goats and we have announced that by the 31st, those who stole and haven’t consumed them should bring them here.”
A group of thugs stormed the Northlands farm in March 2023, destroying trees, stealing more than 1,500 Dorper sheep, and setting fire to a portion of the property.
A completely developed Dorper sheep costs an average of Ksh45,000, while a lamb costs Ksh6,000.
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As an expression of solidarity with the former president, Njenga planted trees on a portion of the Northlands farm on Monday. However, he advocated for absolute protection of private property by the government.
“We’re here at Northlands Estate belonging to former President Uhuru Kenyatta. We have begun planting trees to replace all the trees destroyed during the incident. We have planted trees across this entire section as a form of protest showing our anger over the destruction that happened in this property, something that must not happen again,” he added.
“This is a warning that private property needs to be guarded. Those who participated in the attack, ask for forgiveness and if there are goats that are still in your possession, return them. Even if Uhuru is in another location, his property still needs to be guarded.”
In March, the incident at Northlands farm garnered international attention, prompting inquiries into the region’s prevailing sense of insecurity. Conversely, some individuals asserted that the occurrence amounted to a political witch chase and questioned the lack of intervention by authorities to defuse the situation.
As a rebuttal, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki contended that the prolonged nationwide demonstrations had depleted the resources of law enforcement, which consequently hindered their response time.
Maina Njenga Issues Deadline for Return of Stolen Property from Uhuru Kenyatta’s Northlands Farm