This archive report was first published on 29 June 2021.
June 29, 2021 - A billboard in a busy Nairobi highway has been pulled down, sparking controversy in the lead-up to the Kiambaa mini-poll.
Moses Kuria, the Gatundu South Member of Parliament, claimed that he had paid for the billboard in Westlands next to Village Market to campaign for DP Ruto's UDA party in the Kiambaa MP by-election.
However, the billboard was allegedly taken down because the land belongs to a close relative of President Uhuru Kenyatta, who did not want it on her property.
"I paid for this billboard next to Village Market in cash. It is operated by Lived. The owner of the land where it is located has ordered that it be removed," Kuria said on social media.
He further claimed that the owner of the land, who is a relative of the President, had ordered the removal of the billboard, saying she could not allow it on her land.
"She says she is a relative of President Uhuru Kenyatta and therefore she cannot allow that billboard on her land. Should I vomit the Brookside milk I took for breakfast?" Kuria asked.
The billboard bore the portraits of Kuria, Deputy President William Ruto, and the UDA candidate for the Kiambaa mini-poll, John Njuguna Wanjiku.
Wanjiku will be taking on Jubilee's Karanja Kariri in the elections scheduled for July 15.
