A Kenyan lawmaker has been charged in a Nairobi court with inciting his constituents to violence and racial contempt.
Mathew Lempurkel is accused of calling for the forceful eviction of white landowners if opposition leader Raila Odinga wins the general election August 8.
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Lempurkel is a member of Odinga’s party and represents the Laikipia North constituency.
Lempurkel denied the charges on Friday but said he could not comment further when quizzed by journalists outside court.
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However, they have stayed on after seasonal rains arrived and are claiming ownership, saying the lands belonged to their ancestors. Many of the ranches are owned by whites.
AP
