BY WINSTONE MUSISI
A political activist caused a stir at the Uasin Gishu Lands office in Eldoret town today after she was denied access to the premises by the security guards where she had gone to demand for her title deed.
There was drama when guards manhandled and pushed Pamela Rehiunga from the stairs of the two floor Arthi House accusing her of being a nuisance.
Business came to a standstill at the lands office for more than two hours as the woman engaged the guards in a physical fight before
they overpowered her, breaking her two fingers during the scuffle.
Applied six years ago
“I will not leave here until I get my title deed which applied for six years ago and have paid all the requisite fee for the process of the
same,” shouted Rahiunga to the consternation of onlookers who were watching the drama from a distance.
The activist was rushed to Eldoret district hospital where she was treated for the injuries she sustained before going to Eldoret central police station where she was issued with a p3 form after recording a statement over the incident.
A senior police officer who confirmed the incident said they have launched investigation into an incident where two people are said to have assaulted the political activist at the lands office.
“We have launched investigations into the matter before we take action on the perpetrators of the criminal act. The complainant says that she knows the people who assaulted her while seeking services at Arthi House in Eldoret town,” said the officer who declined to be named.
I paid for all the requisite fees
Earlier on, Rahiunga had complained that the Lands registrar identified as Mr Muigai had refused her process her title deed for a residential plot in Kiplombe area situated three kilometres from Eldoret town.
The mother of two explained that despite paying for all the requisite fees as required by the law for processing of the said title deed nothing was forthcoming and besides, no explanation was being given to her for the delay by the Land registrar.
“I have been making several trips to the lands office on the issue of my title deeds but nobody in the office wants to tell me what is
causing the delay,” lamented Rahiunga.
Efforts to seek comment from the Land registrar Mr Muigai were futile as his phones had been switched off by the time of going to press.