Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of attempting to take over Muthaiga Golf Club following an escalation in a land ownership dispute between the facility and the Kenya Forest Service (KFS). Gachagua stated that club members contacted him expressing concerns over government plans to seize part of the course through KFS. “Members of Muthaiga Golf Club have woken me up at night, informing me that William Ruto, using the Kenya Forest Service, is planning to grab Muthaiga Golf Course after grabbing several parcels of land in the neighboring Kiambu County. I sympathize with them; just like the 55 million Kenyans, the Kenyan great grabber is on their case,” Gachagua stated. He claimed senior KFS officers accompanied by security dogs entered the facility and declared that a portion of the course belongs to Karura Forest. He claimed that Muthaiga Golf Club has existed since before independence and argued that successive head-of-states, including Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel arap Moi, Mwai Kibaki, and Uhuru Kenyatta, respected golf courses across the country without interference. “Members were shocked when senior KFS officers turned up at the club with killer dogs and declared part of the golf course as being in Karura Forest. William Ruto must know that Muthaiga Golf Club has been in existence since before independence, before he was born,” he added. Wa...
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