• Sang, was arrested yesterday at Samich Tourist Resort Hotel in Elgeyo Marakwet county and transferred to Kisumu's Kondele police station.
• The leaders said the tea plantation is owned by, a firm associated with the family of Kosgey who are majority shareholders.
Six MP's from Nandi have distanced themselves from Governor Stephen Sang's action to uproot tea and forceful takeover of a farm.
In an unprecedented move and show of solidarity with former minister Henry Kosgey, they called for action against the governor and six county representatives for what they termed as "uncivilized" behaviour.
Sang, was arrested yesterday at Samich Tourist Resort Hotel in Elgeyo Marakwet county and transferred to Kisumu's Kondele police station
The MPs Vincent Tuwei (Mosop), Wilson Kogo (Chesumei) Julius Meli (Tinderet), Cornelius Serem (Aldai), Alfred Keter (Nand Hills) and Senator Samson Cherargei, blamed county security for allowing the uprooting of the tea.
The leaders said the tea plantation is owned by, a firm associated with the family of Kosgey who are majority shareholders.
They spoke at St Barnaba ACK Church in Kapsabet yesterday during a church service.
They claimed the governor was setting a dangerous precedent on the county by inciting the public to invade and destroy private property. "We cannot condone watching a highly regarded leader leading people to uproot tea...why could he first acquire the necessary documents and then revert the crops to the former owners? " Tuwei posed.
Serem asked Interior CS Fred Matiang'i and DCI George Kinoti to ensure all the leaders behind the uprooting of tea in the four acres at Kibwari are arrested.
"The seven of us met, including our woman representative, to ensure that the action by the governor is used as an example," Serem said.
Tuwei said the land in question was part of the multi-national area, and was thus not within the jurisdiction of the county government of Nandi.
Nandi speaker Joshua Kiptoo said the action by the governor was unnecessary since the process of returning it to the local community was underway.
Keter said while he supported the return of all plantations to the county, it should be done systematically.
He charged that the tea industry faces serious challenges following the United States of America imposed sanctions against Iran which was a major market for the Kenyan tea.