Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has waded into the alleged Kongo mosque land-grabbing saga, advising the Muslim community in Kwale County to construct a high-end resort to fend off those planning to seize the land.
Speaking on Sunday at the mosque, Odinga urged them to adopt initiatives by other countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, where such Islamic conference centres are a thing. "I have spoken to my people and we recommend having two Waqf: one for Kongo Mosque Waqf and a second one, Kwale Islamic Centre Waqf, for the entire land surrounding the mosque.
Titles will then be under those two funds," he stated. "So that we ensure that the land is not stolen, we should have several individuals come up with money to build the Kwale International Islamic Conference and Holiday Resort, where people can come for conferences and holidays and pay money that will go back to the community." President William Ruto (left) and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at the KICC during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Friday, March 7, 2025.
PCS This, he said, would successfully guard the land from unscrupulous people who have resorted to paying judges to get their way.
