Land ploy used to get referendum signatures, Lenku

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku has claimed that 'fraudster' are using the promise of free government land in Nakuru and in North Rift to collect signatures for referendum.

In a statement, Mr Lenku said he had received 'credible reports' of individuals 'duping Kenyans about a government plan to issue free land' in areas such as Moi's Bridge and Nakuru.

"These reports indicate that these individuals are going around asking and urging Kenyans to append their names, ID numbers and signatures to a register that will purportedly be used as a basis for allocation of land.

"Our investigations of these activities indicate that the collection of names and signatures is intended to serve political objectives of secretly collecting signatures for the referendum from unsuspecting Kenyans," said Mr Lenku in the statement.

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The Coalition of Rfeorms and Democracy (Cord) has called for a national referendum to address insecurity in the country, increment of funds to the county governments from the national budget and overhaul of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Cord on Tuesday named four lawyers to sit on a Committee of Experts (CoE) to spearhead the campaign.