Nandi Governor Stephen Sang vow to build cattle dip on controversial Kibwari Estate land

Nandi Governor Stephen Sang has vowed to put up a cattle dip at the same spot that got him arrested after he cleared tea bushed valued at Sh2 million.

Speaking shortly after he was released on Sh1 million bond, the governor maintained his innocence thanking the courts for administering justice.

"I am happy today because the court has given me justice. I will ensure that a cattle dip is constructed on that parcel of land in the next one month," he stated.

Nandi Governor Stephen Sang addressing crowds in Nandi Hills after he was released on Sh1 million bond Pulse Live Kenya

Speaking on his overnight stay at the Kisumu Central Police Station, the governor accused the officers of deliberately curtailing his release by leaving the station unattended.

He blamed the apparent laxity on Inspector General Hilary Mutyambai and the Director of Public Prosecutions.

3 charges against Governor Sang

The governor appeared before Resident Magistrate Beryl Omollo and denied charges of malicious damage to property, incitement to violence and abuse of public office.

Governor Sang led residents in clearing tea bushes on a parcel of land in Kibwari Tea Estate claiming that the land was donated to locals by white settlers.

He further argued that the National Lands commission (NLC) had allowed him to take back the alleged public land to build a community cattle dip.

Nandi Governor Stephen Sang during court appearance on June 11, 2019 where he denied three charges of malicious damage to property, incitement to violence and abuse of office Pulse Live Kenya