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Quack Doctor Mugo Wairimu Jailed

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

The Name ‘Dr Mugo wa Wairimu” is no longer new to Kenyans! Or is it? James Mugo alias Mugo wa Wairimu is not a new face in the Kenyan media.

Mugo grabbed media headlines in September 2014 after a sensational video clip showing a man taking an advantage of a sedated woman at the Prestige Health Care clinic in Githurai went viral and sparked public outrage on social media.

In 2018, Mugo again hit the headlines after NTV ran an expose, unravelling the dirty businesses of the now known quack doctor.

The expose forced relevant authorities to swing into action, and Mugo was arrested.

On Wednesday October 28, 2020, Mugo was slapped with a Sh1.4 million fine, failure to which he is to spend three years in jail.

This is after he was found guilty of unlawfully operating a pharmacy business without being registered by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.

Senior Resident Magistrate Martha Nanzushi ruled that the prosecution had proved its case against Wairimu.

He was also convicted of operating a medical laboratory without registration and licence by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Practitioners and operating an unregistered medical clinic.

Wairimu was also found guilty of practising as an unregistered and unlicensed medic.

Mugo was arrested and charged in 2015 with various offences linked to operating an illegal clinic in Githurai 44, Nairobi, and raping a sedated woman.

Mugo was also charged with operating a drug shop not registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.

In 2015, the name of his clinic then was offering 24-hour health care services. The services included, bizarrely, all kinds of x-ray and ultrasound scans though he never had the equipment.

In the dubious mix were also dental surgery, major theatrical services among others.

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Father John Pesa in Trouble Following Latest Court Ruling

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Father John Pesa, the cleric who made headlines a few weeks ago after mistakenly claiming that King Solomon killed Goliath using a stone and sling, is in trouble following a latest court ruling.

The High Court in Kisumu has ordered Father Pesa to compensate a sick boy who was allegedly tortured at while and confinement at Father Pesa’s Holy Ghost Coptic Church of Africa headquarters in Mamboleo, Kisumu.

According to a report by The Standard, the court ordered the cleric to pay Ksh 500,000 for denying the boy suffering from an acute psychotic disorder his freedom as he was preparing to sit for his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination in 2017.

Father Pesa together with his church are to pay the boy the cost he incurred in the case plus interest that is to be calculated at the court rate.

The boy is said to have been taken to Father Pesa in 2017 when the school noticed he had trouble concentrating on his studies and advised his parents to take him for medical treatment.

The cleric was to take the boy through spiritual healing.

However, that was not the case. Father Pesa is said to have chained the boy in his church, until May 2019 which was long after KCSE exams had been undertaken and therefore missed his studies and examination.

The boy’s parents found out when they visited him in the company of officers from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.

According to reports, the boy is said to have been cuffed in heavy chains and when his parents demanded for his release, Father Pesa is said to have declined to do so, forcing them to seek legal redress in a battle that has seen them in the corridors of justice since 2018.

Father Pesa had however denied the claims, arguing that there is no medical evidence to prove that the boy was tortured, but a report by a psychiatrist revealed that the boy was on treatment for acute psychotic episode.

Acute psychotic episode is an illusionary illness that can be a one-time occurrence, usually of sudden onset, or can occur repeatedly or may be the early phase of mental illness.

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Former Harambee Stars Head Coach ‘Ghost’ Mulee Involved in Accident, Rushed to Aga Khan Hospital

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee has this morning been involved in a road accident in Westlands, Nairobi.

According to multiple reports, ‘Ghost’ has been rushed to Aga Khan Hospital for a check up after his car was hit by a rogue matatu along Brookside Drive, Westlands.

The famed radio presenter’s car was thrown into a City Clock after being hit.

He was on his way to work at Lion’s Place along Waiyaki Way, where the Radio Africa Group is hosted.

‘Ghost’ was rushing to do his famous show ‘Gidi na Ghost asubuhi’ that airs on Radio Jambo.

The radio show is famous across the country for its ‘Patanisho’ segment, where Ghost alongside his fellow show host Gidi Gidi, normally reconcile couples and lovers who have had some differences in their relationship.

Mulee coached Kenyan club side Tusker between 1999 and 2009, winning the Kenyan Premier League title three times. He later coached APR of Rwanda and Young Africans of Tanzania. 

He first took charge of Kenya between 2003 and 2004, including at the 2004 African Cup of Nations.

Last year, Ghost while in an interview with a local publication revealed he will be making a return to coaching in the Kenyan Premier league this season.

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Mulee has been out of competitive football for about 10 years.

Should he make a return to the Kenyan Premier League, it is not yet known which side he will be taking.

He had earlier been linked with Wazito FC.

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DPP Haji Approves Murder Charges Against Aisha Jumwa

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has approved murder charges against Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa.

The MP found herself in trouble last year when an uncle to an Orange Democratic Movement aspirant in Ganda ward mini polls was shot dead.

She was arrested at her Kakuyuni home in Malindi after a 48-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed.

Police announced that the MP and her aide Geoffrey Okuto Otieno were under investigation for the murder of Ngumbao Jola at the homestead of Reuben Mwambire Katana, the ODM candidate for the Ganda ward by-election.

The firearm used to shoot the uncle to the then ODM candidate belonged to the lawmaker.

The cartridge of the firearm ammunition packaging is licensed to the MP.

The man was shot dead on October 15, 2019, during chaos involving the MP and Orange Democratic Movement supporters at Ganda in Kilifi county.

The incident had occurred at the Penduliani home of an ODM candidate for the Ganda ward by-election Reuben Katana. Katana and other leaders were allegedly meeting agents to prepare for the mini poll.

Jumwa and her team are reported to have forced themselves into the home following reports that a team of ODM leaders were meeting youths. Earlier, armed police officers had visited the home.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission had declared that Monday as the final day for campaigns. However, the police had later provided security after being informed that the meeting had nothing to do with campaigns.

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Kidero, Wife Dealt a Major Blow by Court in Quest to Recover Their Unexplained Wealth

by Nathan Sialah
written by Nathan Sialah

Former Nairobi County governor Evans Kidero has been dealt a major blow in his bid to stop investigating agencies from probing how he acquired his wealth.

The Court of Appeal has declined to bar the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) from probing Kidero and his wife Susan Mboya’s property and accounts in a quest to recover unexplained wealth.

Justices Roslyn Nambuye, Daniel Musinga, and Gatembu Kairu ruled that investigations and filing of an asset recovery case had not started, hence Kidero had not convinced them that barring the anti-graft watchdog from investigating his family’s wealth would be adverse.

The Kideros went to the Appeals Court after the anti-corruption court in Nairobi dismissed their case in June.

Justice Mumbi Ngugi, in her verdict, said the couple’s privacy rights had not been violated. In the case, Kidero’s wife claimed she was a woman of means and had acquired her wealth, which was distinct from what her husband has.

However, Justice Ngugi ruled that although her wealth ought to be protected, there was a need to ascertain that she did not acquire it in concert with Kidero.

In the case, the anti-graft agency claimed its investigations had revealed that Kidero had assets worth Sh9 billion.

In a reply filed before the anti-corruption court,   where Kidero is seeking orders to block investigations into his source of wealth, EACC claims it has reasonable suspicion to believe that the former governor was involved in corruption or economic crimes.

According to Mulki Abdi Umar, one of the investigators in the case, Kidero also owns 11 vehicles that include Range Rovers and Mercedes Benzes.

He, however, did not reveal how much the vehicles were worth in his reply before Justice Hedwig Ong’undi.

Investigations revealed that Kidero owns 50 rental units on Riara Road estimated at Sh1 billion and another property known as Muthaiga Heights worth the same amount.

Mr Umar said he received several complainants saying Kidero had illegally acquired wealth while he was the Mumias Sugar Company managing director and the Nairobi governor.

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Intelligence Report Details How Deadly Murang’a Chaos Was Planned

by Jacinta Mbithi
written by Jacinta Mbithi

Politicians from both sides of the Jubilee faction in Murang’a county were involved in planning and executing chaos in Kenol town, Murang’a, on Sunday October 4, an intelligence report has revealed.

According to the report seen by a local daily, Murang’a Woman Representative Sabina Chege and former MCA Alex Mbote, who is now Governor Mwangi Wairia’s political advisor, planned the chaos.

It said Tangatanga-leaning MPs Alice Wahome (Kandara) and Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu) mobilised youths for a counterattack.

But the politicians rubbished the claims, terming rumours and diversionary.

“Those are rumours. That day I was not even near Kenol. Anybody saying that [that I was involved] wants to soil my name,” Mbote told the the local daily when contacted.

When reached for comment, Chege said, “I am not aware.”

Nyoro termed the report petty and diversionary, adding he had provided details to police of how some county politicians planned and executed the violence.

“The state must stop playing politics. Do they think Kenyans are fools? How could we have planned to disrupt our own function? How possible is that? Or they are saying we still disrupted [the DP’s event in] Nyamira?” Nyoro asked.

Wahome did not respond to phone calls and a text message by the local daily seeking her comment on the report.

According to the report, Mbote was allegedly tasked by Chege to mobilise youths to disrupt the DP’s function.

It said Mbote planned the attack at a hotel in Thika Town. He met about 30 men, referred to as unit leaders, whom he had mobilised to execute he chaos.

“Mr Mbote, who was the ring leader, tasked each member to mobilise 10 youths for the task ahead. They took lunch and some drinks and Mr Mbote paid via pay bill number over Sh15,000,” the report reads.

Later, Mbote called Chege, who instructed that they meet at a club within Murang’a county. The woman rep was with other politicians from the county the report read.

At the meeting, Mbote demanded Sh3 million from the lawmakers but they negotiated and settled on Sh1.5 million. He drove to another club where he met another politician who gave him the cash.

On that Sunday, Mbote is said to have hired a taxi, the one he had used the day before, to Thika town where he met the 30 unit leaders – each at different times. He gave them cash for logistics and down payments.

“On October 10, 2020…. youths (goons) were ferried by several matatus from Kiandutu slums of Thika, Weitethia, Mugoiri and Kiriainito, Kenol where they alighted at Makenji area of Kabatito the venue,” the report read.

MPs Wahome and Nyoro, who had got wind of the planned chaos, according to the report, mobilised youth from Kandara and Kangema and others from Nairobi county from where they were ferried to counter Mbote’s team.

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Kemsa Scandal: DPP Haji Declines to Approve Charges Against Suspects

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has declined to approve charges against officials implicated in the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) scandal.

DPP Noordin Haaji on Friday October 2, 2020 returned the KEMSA inquiry file back to Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) after identifying gaps in investigations that need to be filled before he makes the decision to charge.

He directed his team of senior prosecutors appointed to review the file to conduct joint meetings with EACC to expedite the investigations.

According to a statement issued by his office, before making decision to charge, the DPP ensures there is sufficient evidence to support charges with a reasonable prospect of conviction in line with the Constitution, ODPP Act, National Prosecution Policy and Decision to Charge guidelines.

EACC officials had recommended the prosecution of six senior officials from Kemsa.

DPP Haji stated that the matter had attracted great public expectation and it was important for the team to ensure that there was sufficient evidence to support charges with a reasonable prospect of conviction.

“The constitution provides that the DPP must exercise State powers of prosecution with regard to the public interest, the interests of the administration of justice and the need to prevent and avoid abuse of the legal process,” reads the statement.

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The DPP indicated that his team had identified key areas that needed to be sufficiently covered by way of further investigations before the final decision could be made.

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Haji stated that his office had also not received an audit report that had been presented to the senate on September 30, 2020, by the Auditor General, Ms Nancy Gathungu.

Once the DPP received the report, he vowed that it would also be taken to consideration.

The DPP stated that the inquiry file had been returned to the EACC to cover the areas identified for further investigations.

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On September 18, 2020, the DPP received an inquiry file from the EACC on the allegations of irregular procurement and fraudulent payments relating to the purchase and supply of Covid-19 emergency commodities at KEMSA which led to the irregular expenditure of public funds amounting to Ksh 7.8 billion.

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Waluke Not Yet Off The Hook as DPP Moves to Court of Appeal to Fight His Release

by Jacinta Mbithi
written by Jacinta Mbithi

Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke and his co-accused Grace Wakhungu are not yet off the hook after Justice John Onyiego of the High Court on September 30 released them on cash bail.

Justice Onyiego granted Waluke and Wakhungu Sh10 million and Sh20 million bail  respectively, pending hearing and determination of their appeal.

The judge also gave them an alternative of depositing bonds of Sh20 million and Sh30 million respectively with sureties.

However, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)  has moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge the release of the two on bond.

The DPP has filed a notice of appeal indicating that he is dissatisfied with the decision made by Justice John Onyiego on September 30.

“Take notice that the DPP, being dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court intends to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the decision in which the court released each of the appellants on bail pending their appeal,” reads the notice.

The notice was also served to the lawyers of the two convicts.

The two, who are also directors of Erad Supplies Ltd, were convicted in June by the Anti-Corruption Court for theft of Sh297 million from the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).

The trial court also imposed a combined fine of Sh2 billion. In default, Wakhungu was handed a 39-year sentence while waluke was slapped with a 34-year sentence.

But they challenged their conviction and sentence and sought to be released on bail pending the determination of appeal.

While allowing their request, Justice Onyiego said he was persuaded that the two convicts have an arguable appeal against the lower court’s judgment.

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Shock as MP’s Bodyguard Shoots And Kills Watchman Over Beer

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A bodyguard of Githunguri Constituency MP Gabriel Kago Mukuha in the wee hours of the night caused drama when he shot and killed a watchman.

According to reports, the bodyguard had moved to bar premises to have liquor.

Eye witnesses recounted that the constable ordered the watchman to open during odd hours so that he would buy beer.

The watchman then declined to open, an incident that made the MP’s bodyguard to pull out his gun and shoot him.

According to a local daily, the incident happened after a heated exchange ensued between the two, before the constable shot the guard.

He was then rushed to Radiant hospital, Kiambu where he succumbed to gunshot wounds.

Confirming the incident, Kiambu Deputy County Commander Lazarus Wambua said the officer has been arrested as police conduct further investigations.

The officer caused a scene and refused to open his house for close to two hours before he voluntarily surrendered to the officers, and is currently being held at Kiambu Police Station.

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DCI Sleuths Arrest Covid Millionaires ‘whistleblower’

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Covid millionaires ‘whistleblower’ has been arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

DCI in a statement posted on social media said three suspects who abducted the Director of Hi-tech Enterprise while personating EACC and KRA officers before demanding for a Kshs 2 Million bribe to stop pursuing an alleged tax evasion case involving the victim were in their custody.

Godwins Agutu, who is one of the people who blew the whistle on Covid-19 millionaires expose is among the three that were arrested.

Agutu who is the Network Action Against Corruption Director featured in an expose aired by NTV alleging widespread misuse of Covid-19 funds and material donations from Jack Ma Foundation.

Agutu was arrested alongside Alex Mutua and Ken Kimathi on Wednesday evening.

They bribed the director asking him to stop pursuing an alleged tax evasion case involving the victim.

DCI boss George Kinoti said that the three were working with three other people who are still at large.

The three escapees are said to be KRA officers namely; Houdouvia Njoroge, Harrison Ochar and Brian Kimemia.

They used two Prados Reg. Nos. GKB 070B & KCY 280Q and stormed the victim’s offices within Nairobi on September 26, 2020, after which they took his laptop and left.

“The suspects appeared again on Sept 29,2020, demanding the Sh2 million bribe, and when the victim could not raise the amount, they forced him into the GKB vehicle and drove off to Lutheran Hse along Nyerere road,” Kinoti said.

Kinoti said the victim was forced to contact his family members to get the amount, but only managed to raise Sh500,000 where the suspects escorted him to his house at Westlands in Nairobi and took the cash.

Investigations were then launched by DCI Detectives where the three suspects were nabbed at the said Lutheran House, further establishing that the registration number GKB 070B belonged to a Land Rover Discovery attached to the Judiciary.

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Auditor General Nancy Gathungu Exposes Dirty Intrigues Played in Kemsa Scandal

by Jacinta Mbithi
written by Jacinta Mbithi

A report by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed that Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) procurement scandal saw Kenya lose Ksh.2.3 billion.

The report  tabled to the Senate on Wednesday shed light on how KEMSA violated several laws, leading to the staggering losses

The reports notes that for instance, some of the companies that were awarded multimillion tenders had only been around for a few months.

The auditor noted some of the companies that were awarded the contract were established in January and February this year, pointing to possible collusion.

The report also reveals fraud in procurement and collusion between Kemsa bosses and the companies that were awarded multi-billion shilling contracts.

The Senate heard that companies that had been around for less than year were awarded contracts without having the necessary qualifications to supply medical equipment.

According to the auditor, Kemsa over procured items with Sh6.3 billion which are still lying idle in its warehouses.

If the items are sold at the current market prices, Kemsa will only recover Sh4 billion, leading a whopping loss of Sh2.3 billion.

The report shows that Kemsa illegally and irregularly diverted monies meant for UHC to purchase Covid-19 items without approval of the Ministry of Health.

In recommendations to the Senate, the office of the Auditor General calls government agencies to conduct probe to establish criminality in the procurement process and collusion between the management and companies awarded the contracts.

The same report also wants KEMSA to withhold any further processing of COVID-19 related claims until an independent audit is done.

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High Court Orders Nation Media Group to Pull Down ‘COVID-19 Millionaires’ Story

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

High Court has ordered Nation Media Group to pull down ‘COVID-19 millionaires’ story from their social media platforms pending the hearing of libel case by Megascope Ltd against them.

In their story, Nation Media Group had exposed individuals who benefited from Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) scandal.

According to the expose, some business people chattered planes to China to physically fly in Covid-19 medical supplies.

The story further revealed that some individuals waited for the goods, personal protective gear, ventilators and other medical items to land in Nairobi, then snapped them up in bulk and waited.

Twelve firms,  for instance, were awarded contracts worth Sh3 billion by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) to deliver items that were not covered by the state agency’s 2019/20 approved budget as at June 4, 2020, with some multimillion-shilling irregular bids going to friends and well-connected individuals.

Several companies were put on the list of beneficiaries, among them being kilig limited, Abyssinia Group of Industries (AGI), Bell Industries, Medlife Biologicals Limited among many others.

Mega Scope Healthcare had demanded an apology from Nation Media Group for the defamatory investigative story by Dennis Okari which aired on Sunday, August 16.

The company, believed to be associated with the National Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Richard Ngatia through its lawyers Njoroge Regeru and Company, said that the investigative piece has destroyed the reputation of its client by terming the company as a dishonest and a corrupt entity.

Through a demand letter written to the Managing Editor, the company has distanced itself from the allegations aired by Dennis Okari, terming them as false and gravely damaging to the company’s image.

On Sunday August 16, NTV ran an investigative piece that widely mentioned Mega Scope Healthcare as one of the companies that allegedly contracted by KEMSA to clear covid-19 kits donated by Jack Ma.

The investigative piece alluded that there were records to show that kits were received the kits, but there was no public record of what happened thereafter.

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26-Year-Old Nakuru Woman Dies After Being Gang-Raped, Glass Bottle And Sticks Inserted in Her Genitals

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A 26-year-old woman in Nakuru County has died after being gang-raped by a group of unknown people.

According to reports, the brutal gang of young people inserted a glass bottle and sticks in the woman’s private parts after raping her. 

Further, they also slashed her with a machete during the Saturday, September 19, incident.

Senior Assistant Chief Emitik Sub-Location, Richard Langat, said that the woman was picked immediately by Good Samaritans and taken to Olenguruone Sub-County Hospital for treatment.

He said that the woman succumbed to the injuries on Sunday, September 20, while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Kuresoi South OCPD Henry Nyaranga said that two suspects have already been arrested as detectives continue to comb the area for their accomplices.

“I have dispatched DCI (Directorate of Criminal Investigations) officers to undertake thorough investigations and appropriate action taken,” he said.

Nyaranga said that the incident is unfortunate and those liable will face the wrath of the law.

Langat, on the other hand, said that the youths could be under the influence of drugs and vowed to work closely with the security officers to root out the menace.

The woman’s body has been moved to the hospital’s morgue.

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Oscar Sudi to Remain in Custody For Seven More Days

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Embattled Kapsaret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi will remain in police custody for seven more days.

Sudi on Wednesday September 16, 2020 appeared before Nakuru chief magistrate Josephat Kalo after spending another two days in police cells.

The lawmaker this morning appeared for a ruling on his bail that he had sought.

However, he is not yet a free man as police sought to detain him for seven more days to complete investigations.

The prosecution, led by Daniel Karuri, had sought more time to complete investigations into the crimes allegedly committed by the legislator.

Karuri objected to his release on bond, saying he was being investigated for hate speech, assault of a police officer, offensive conduct, unlawful possession of firearm and bullets and resisting arrest.

The MP was on Sunday airlifted to Nakuru minutes after he surrendered at Langas Police Station in Uasin Gishu County.

Sudi was arrested for hate speech, which is under investigation by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission.

This is after he made remarks deemed abusive towards President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family.

His arrest came after a drama involving the police and his constituents who tried to bar the officers from gaining access to his home to arrest him.

He was aided by police to escape as a team of officers arrived at his home.

During the siege, one of the MP’s supporter was shot and injured while a police officer was attacked by a machete.

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Ngunjiri Wambugu Reports Ruto, Oscar Sudi And Johana Ng’eno to DCI

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Nyeri Town Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Wambugu has finally reached out to  Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti over politicians that have been using certain phrases in rallies.

In a letter shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday September 15, 2020, the lawmaker has argued that phrases like “Watu fulani” and “Watu wengine” may sound harmless but could be coded by politicians to fan violence against a section of Kenyans.

Wambugu has pointed out Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi, his Emurua Dikirr counterpart Johana Ng’eno and the Deputy President William Ruto as the leaders who commonly use the phrases, which he termed as ambiguous.

He has likened the phrases to  “kwekwe” and “madoadoa” which were allegedly used to spread hate messages and incite ethnic violence by politicians during the 2007 General Election.

“Please note that the phrases “Watu fulani” and “watu wengine”are politically ambiguous. In current p[ublic political conversations these phrases are being assumed to refer to particular Kenyan political families. Others assume that these refer to particular Kenyan economic sector. However, some…fear that these phrases could as easily refer to a certain ethnic community,” reads part of his letter.

He said the phrases must be viewed  as dangerous as the “madoadoda” and “kwekwe” encountered in Kenya’s violent history.

Wambugu has therefore urged DCI Kinoti to investigate whether the phrases are meant to incite some sections of Kenyan society against others.

He demanded that appropriate charges be preferred against anyone who has used these phrases in political rallies, should they be found to have meant to incite Kenyans.

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Oscar Sudi Locked up For Two More Days

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kapsaret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi will spend two more days behind bars.

The controversial lawmaker was on Monday September 14, 2020 remanded till Wednesday September 16, 2020 when his bail ruling will be made at a Nakuru court at 2.30 pm.

Police and National Commission of Integration Commission (NCIC) sought orders to detain the MP to pave way for investigation on five offences ranging from hate speech to resisting arrest.

The prosecution had initially sought to detain Sudi for 14 days to investigate five counts levelled against him by the State.

In an application filed before a Nakuru court on Monday afternoon, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) through an affidavit sworn by Inspector of Police James Akello, the agency says it is investigating Mr Sudi on the five offences.

The embattled Member of Parliament had been on the run from the police dragnet for the better part of the weekend.

Several security officers had camped around the MP’s home since Friday evening in a bid to arrest the MP after addressing members of the public in Eldoret town where he remained defiant.

Sudi was accused of terming some words that were considered disrespectful to the head of State together with his close family.

Nakuru Chief Magistrate Josephat Kalo is expected to giver a ruling after listening to arguments from both sides.

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