I didn't grab the Woodley estate property, Prime Cabinet secretary designate Musalia Mudavadi has clarified.
Speaking on Monday as he faced the National Assembly Committee on Appointments said he still pays rent for the property his family occupies to date.
"It is in Woodley estate. It's a property that belongs to the County Government of Nairobi. I stayed in Woodley and our family has always had that property and I want to put it correctly here that to this day, we pay rent to the county Government of Nairobi," Mudavadi said.
His response followed a question by National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi who raised the issue, seeking to know how he'd protect public property.
Mudavadi insisted that at no pint was the property transferred to him or his family, accusing the then Anti-Corruption body (KACC) of going on a tangent that they had not verified facts.
The former deputy Prime Minister said he ended up seeking legal redress for the for defamation.
"Mr Chairman, as we speak today, the same property belong to the County Government of Nairobi and we pay rent. I would not be paying rent for a property that is mine."
"Therefore I was not involved in any land grabbing the records are there and this committee can go further and seek whatever evidence they wish from the County Government of Nairobi," Mudavadi said.
He added that it was a witch hunt at that time.
