Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina Denies Inciting Violence in Tanzania

Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has hit out at the Tanzanian government for linking him to alleged incitement to violence.

This comes after President Samia Suluhu’s administration accused Senator Ledama of sending a group of Kenyan Maasais to attack Tanzania police officers. 

Ledama had earlier urged President Suluhu to intervene and stop the forceful eviction of members of the Maa community from their ancestral land in Loliondo District, Northern Tanzania, to pave way for wildlife conservation. He argued that the evictions would cause a strain to neighboring Narok and Kajiado counties once the evictees flee there.

“Today I call upon the Tanzanian Government led by President Samia Suluhu to save our people of Loliondo District from being forcefully deported/evicted from their ancestral land to pave way for wildlife conservation,” he said through Twitter.

Ledama has accused the Tanzanian government of buying off media houses to prevent coverage of the evictions and is calling on the international community to intervene.

“The Government of Tanzania is accusing me of inciting violence in Tanzania. Denying that Tanzanian Maasai have been shot at and maimed by the riot police. Shame on you. They have bought off all media houses not to report the real situation on the ground,” Ledama asserted.

“They [police] enter into homes beat up children, rape women and shoot at Maasai Men who can only defend themselves using spears and arrows. The world must not allow president Suluhu to continue mutilating our bloodline.”