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Post by b6k on Feb 10, 2011 1:40:42 GMT 3
Ruto needs a good 3 to 5 year slow roasting, ICC style, if only to wipe that arrogant smirk off his face.
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Post by kaburwo on Feb 10, 2011 12:37:41 GMT 3
Your analysis of the KPC plot saga is brilliant and I would like to have an input as well since you have mentioned my name. In this I am not trying to clear myself or not, but I would like to highlight a few issues. KPC decided or were coerced to purchase the plots way back in 1999.
When I joined the corporation, the Ngong Land was part of the Board deliberations that needed to be closed out. The companies owning the plots were as you have given in your writeup. The Ngong Land was a hot issue and the board and myself had to deal with it as fast as possible. So I requested my officers to prepare a board paper on the issue which was discussed and approved. The next step was to do a due diligence and as we needed much information on the said plots, I allowed the company secretary to hire some independent law firms to help us authenticate the nature of the title deeds. The title deeds at the land registrar were found to be valid and good. The title deeds seem to have been obtained before the degazettement and only the land commissioner can answer that. After the board meeting I left the process with the company secretary with firm instruction that payment was to be released only when the due process was complete. They found out all was fine and the titles were good and we even inspected the plots and we did not have doubts with the land as other people were already clearing parts of the forest.
The intention of the pipeline was to ensure that the areas where the pipeline passes particularly in Nairobi could be protected from human encroachment which may potentially be a time bomb. In fact there is one that is very explosive and is a time bomb in waiting - The Mukuru Slums where people are almost building above the pipeline and you know what has happened in Nigeria. The other intentions were to build a training school where the company spends money sending staff to Canada for training. As to whether we could have obtained land from the Government, that was a possibility. But which Government when the same Govt was asking you to buy land from their allottees.
The right of way in Ngong was going to be an important addition to KPC. The Company Secretary did her part and so did the hired lawyers and following their satisfaction the finance officer was given the go ahead to release the funds. The recipients of the funds are known as the documentation is available. As to whether the payment documents were illegal and that the Auditor was not involved I am not privy to that as there was nothing to hide then. Only the then Finance Manager can answer that. I remember the finance manger brought the check for me to sign and since the board had approved it and the Company Secretary and the lawyers had given green light, I went ahead and signed it.
After we had paid the money and the title deeds were surrendered to us, we found out that all was not well with the said plots. As the plots were small pieces we wanted to consolidate them into one title and we hired a surveyor to do the same for us. To our utter shock we found out that the said land we had bought were still part of forest land which had not been degazetted and that the titles that the vendors had were for all practical purposes null and void.
From the look of things KPC had been conned.
It is one of those things that happens to you and you wish some huge hole can appear and swallow you. It is the same experience you get when you are robbed by those conmen playing karate in Nairobi. We tried to pursue various fronts to have the degazettement done, but none of the players were willing to help. We only received promises and since the NARC wave was strong none was willing to pursue this matter. We were still pursuing this and other legal direction when NARC Govt came to power and the rest is history. The Ngong Forest was the first one the NARC Govt pursued with an aim of taking me and others to court, but after presenting our statements it became obvious who the culprits were. I am amazed to hear that the documents used to make payment were illegal and the auditor was not involved. I did not know that a company like KPC could have two sets of documents-legal and illegal. I am further amazed that I am a Director of one of the companys involved in the land transaction.
At no time did somebody ask me to be a Director or sought my acceptance to the same.
I also did not benefit financially from this land transaction.
You know in Kenya, people form all manner of companies and include silent directors. The first time I saw this was when I read an audit report for KPC and just like anything about this land saga, it confirms one thing. During the previous regime, one was hired not because of competence, but to execute a plan that was privy only to those hiring.
Komen the former KPC MD was sacked because he started this process but could not execute it to conclusion and I was hired to execute it, and I did it thinking it was an important part of my job description.
I thought I was doing a good job, but the results are obvious. The reality makes me really sick.
The careers of many of us have been messed up by our own people.
What a way?
Dr Linus Cheruiyot Former MD, KPC
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Post by phil on Feb 10, 2011 12:58:34 GMT 3
Kaburwo
Thanks a million for this. And you too vintage member Job!
It is clear to me that KPC was robbed. It is clear to me who the culprits are. This is an open an shut case which makes me wonder why it has taken all these years to lock away akina Ruto and Kulei. Kweli hii Kenya iko na wenyewe!
I am not certain if Dr Cheruiyot is a prosecution witness or if he was ever interviwed by investigating officers. I think he could provide some insight on what exactly was taken away by these thieves.
These days most MDs of State Corporations keep a back-up for all transactions, thanks to modern technology, as an insurance against possible future prosecution using fake documentation. Sadly, Dr. Cheruiyot was not smart enough.
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Post by commes on Feb 10, 2011 14:59:43 GMT 3
JobI have read your article and bounced it off against available facts. A well written and researched piece. It appears to be a water tight case. A witness has testified that the deed plan was prepared before the survey took place. Fraud is stinking everywhere on this case.
Another witness confirms that more than 30 forest land titles owned by Kenya Times were deposited with the Transnational Bank to repay an outstanding loan. The titles, the witness said, were registered in the names of some of the companies now in court facing charges over the sale of the land in question. All these companies did, he said, was to hold the land in trust for Kenya Times and transfer them to the bank.
The chief magistrate better not give a fraudulent ruling!
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Post by owuor on Feb 10, 2011 15:09:18 GMT 3
I think RUTO is now the most feared politician in Jukwaa and ODM. One needs to check the acreage of threads dedicated to pulling him down and the amount of colors used that would put the infamous Mr. Marangi to shame or make the late Tiskie turn in his Jukwaa grave due to envy. Instead of spending so much time trying to deface his name and reputation, whose deficiency we have been reminded so many times that I lost count, it would be far much better if that energy was directed to advertising the good qualities of his nemesis. Owuor Bw Owuor, You sound so shallow and misinformed. It seems you are the only one who DOES NOT know that ODM is still the largest and most preferred political party in Kenya, and that both Raila and Ruto are the respective Leader and Deputy Party Leader of the same party. Granted that Ruto has announced he will seek a different political home in the next general elections, him and his allies still remain in ODM - too scared to seek a fresh mandate. Ruto himself is still a registered official of the party. Any leadership rivalry in the country's largest and most preferred party is bound to elicit the significant interest from the population and will certainly form part of discussions in cyberspace, pubs, offices, markets, washrooms, you name it! Yours is a pathetic and misguided attempt at hijacking the gist of this thread through nonsensical comments. And this is what I was trying to explain to OO in the other thread hanging on p'maniac's head. Wapi value addition to some of the comments we see here? And this does not surprise me coming from someone who is so quick at zeroing in on so called 'hate speech threads' within the board and yet cannot see the worst of crimes being committed upon Kenyans by the most arrogant impunity kings and queens around. Spare us the shameless hypocrisy Owuor! What a strong rebutal. Calm down bwana Phil. If you would step outside the 'box' of your political loyalties and look into the lives of the politicians you think are good, you would be suprised to know that the ones you have labelled 'most arrogant impunity kings and queens around' fade in comparison. I know you are an ardent follower of ODM so allow me to give you examples of some of its leaders. Look at its chairman, whose files of criminal and fraud cases can fill a minivan even before Ocampo came along. Go to other guys like Gumo Fred or even Otieno Kajwang just to name a few. Now, tell me who practises hypocricy. Ruto is not more of a thief than the other thieves shouting baba na mama in ODM. The same case with the thieves in PNU, ODM Kenya etc that Tiskie and now Reporter tell us about.. My submissions is simple; The political class creates small crisis to keep us busy while they are busy striking deals behind the curtains. You are aware of MOU. Unfortunately, we quickly bite the bait and become their mouthpieces and we do not notice that years come and go and the same people tell us the ame things while they continue to share power amongst themselves and their families. Have I said anything new, NO. Do we know this, YES. Do we admit that this is true, NO because that would make our many years of being loyal to our leaders look wasted. Good luck Phil.
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Post by phil on Feb 10, 2011 15:55:54 GMT 3
Bw Owuor, You sound so shallow and misinformed. It seems you are the only one who DOES NOT know that ODM is still the largest and most preferred political party in Kenya, and that both Raila and Ruto are the respective Leader and Deputy Party Leader of the same party. Granted that Ruto has announced he will seek a different political home in the next general elections, him and his allies still remain in ODM - too scared to seek a fresh mandate. Ruto himself is still a registered official of the party. Any leadership rivalry in the country's largest and most preferred party is bound to elicit the significant interest from the population and will certainly form part of discussions in cyberspace, pubs, offices, markets, washrooms, you name it! Yours is a pathetic and misguided attempt at hijacking the gist of this thread through nonsensical comments. And this is what I was trying to explain to OO in the other thread hanging on p'maniac's head. Wapi value addition to some of the comments we see here? And this does not surprise me coming from someone who is so quick at zeroing in on so called 'hate speech threads' within the board and yet cannot see the worst of crimes being committed upon Kenyans by the most arrogant impunity kings and queens around. Spare us the shameless hypocrisy Owuor! What a strong rebutal. Calm down bwana Phil. If you would step outside the 'box' of your political loyalties and look into the lives of the politicians you think are good, you would be suprised to know that the ones you have labelled 'most arrogant impunity kings and queens around' fade in comparison. I know you are an ardent follower of ODM so allow me to give you examples of some of its leaders. Look at its chairman, whose files of criminal and fraud cases can fill a minivan even before Ocampo came along. Go to other guys like Gumo Fred or even Otieno Kajwang just to name a few. Now, tell me who practises hypocricy. Ruto is not more of a thief than the other thieves shouting baba na mama in ODM. The same case with the thieves in PNU, ODM Kenya etc that Tiskie and now Reporter tell us about.. My submissions is simple; The political class creates small crisis to keep us busy while they are busy striking deals behind the curtains. You are aware of MOU. Unfortunately, we quickly bite the bait and become their mouthpieces and we do not notice that years come and go and the same people tell us the ame things while they continue to share power amongst themselves and their families. Have I said anything new, NO. Do we know this, YES. Do we admit that this is true, NO because that would make our many years of being loyal to our leaders look wasted. Good luck Phil. Owuor I need not repeat myself. Your submission is a tired line am afraid. The fact you have nothing to say about 'Ruto's Land Fraud Case' means we are just polluting the thread. FYI, I certainly do not need your lectures on which political dispensation to support. I believe that's a god-given democratic right! Perhaps you need more luck than I do in finding yourself a safi-kama-pamba political party to support.
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Post by roughrider on Feb 10, 2011 19:48:46 GMT 3
Job
This is excellent. Thanks. It reveals what happened in a credible, well-researched manner.
Our society can certainly do without sharks like Ruto and his ilk. It is now crystal clear that Ruto and a host of others devised or participated in an elaborate and criminally fraudulent scheme to defraud a state corporation by pretending to sell a gazetted forest. These cowboy antics should be condemned by all sane Kenyans.
The seemingly hapless magistrate should not just sit like a duck listening to contrived testimony: he must ask the relevant questions that lawyers and prosecutors seem bent on avoiding. The other day PLO was beside himself with anger at Kalpana Rawal for deciding that ‘chicken can hatch calves’. Greedy pigs like William Ruto cannot explain their untold wealth by claiming to be genuine businessmen or accumulation from MP salaries.
This Mutembei fellow must take courage and do the right thing with this case. The problem with such cases is that if they are not resolved honestly they will always return to haunt those involved.
At the end of the day, whatever the judgment, one thing is clear: Ruto is sorely guilty in the court of public opinion!
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Post by job on Feb 10, 2011 20:16:51 GMT 3
The Ngong Forest was the first case the NARC Govt pursued with an aim of taking me and others to court, but after presenting our statements it became obvious who the culprits were.
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I also did not benefit financially from this land transaction.
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You know in Kenya, people form all manner of companies and include silent directors. The first time I saw this was when I read an audit report for KPC and just like anything about this land saga, it confirms one thing. During the previous regime, one was hired not because of competence, but to execute a plan that was privy only to those hiring.
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Komen the former KPC MD was sacked because he started this process but could not execute it to conclusion and I was hired to execute it, and I did it thinking it was an important part of my job description.
I thought I was doing a good job, but the results are obvious. The reality makes me really sick.
The careers of many of us have been messed up by our own people.
What a way?
Dr Linus Cheruiyot Former MD, KPC Dr Linus Cheruiyot,Thanks a lot for the courage to offer your own recollection of events on this matter. I also thank Kaburwo for posting it at JUKWAA. On a personal level, I think there’s a moral to be learnt from this saga – the sad reality of a ruthless politician misusing and dumping unsuspecting proxies. Narcissistic politicians like WILLIAM RUTO will always MISUSE hand-picked proxies, to daringly MILK cash-cow parastatals, and still get away with it, BUT leave the proxies hanging high and dry. Putting myself in Dr Cheruiyot’s shoes, it is scary to think of associating with William Ruto. From this case alone, it is obvious that William Ruto, without blinking an eye, will MISUSE a cousin while executing audacious theft, then readily dump the usually unsuspecting kin to the sharks. So, whereas Dr Cheruiyot’s team accepted a due diligence report from the Company Secretary & independent lawyers (about validity of the Ngong Titles at the Registrar of Lands Office), little did they know the sophisticated games being played by Ruto and co-conspirators at the offices of the Chief Lands Registrar, Director of Survey, Chief Valuer, and the Commissioner of Lands. It is also now open as to Ruto’s modus operandi when it comes to rewarding political cronies. It doesn’t come in form of tangible largess like cash and such… but in promises to be enlisted as a co-Director in one of his briefcase companies - which turns out to be a poisoned chalice. I have now observed this as a pattern from Ruto – it was also replayed during the maize scandal at the National Cereal Board. Ruto deliberately misleads his parastatal-appointed proxies that by co-listing them as Directors in his pilfering-companies, they become part and parcel of the deals. Turns out, the proxies end up not with any cash benefits, but legal questions (starting with conflict of interest). This is the trait of a selfish robber who doesn’t want to share theft spoils with co-conspirators.This is the painful reality of many political patronage appointments, especially those made by raging and reckless bulls like William Ruto. It's slowly turning out that Ruto specifically plants unsuspecting proxies to execute daring and toxic deals on his behalf, bolts out with the loot, then leaves the proxies to 'die their own death'. What starts as a jovial appointment almost certainly turns into a nightmare and permanent millstone – precisely because the audacious but cunning Ruto can push one into committing a great heist even unknowingly. And when the dump hits the roofing fan, you can count that William Ruto will NEVER stick his neck out for Dr Linus Cheruiyot . He will leave Cheruiyot at the mercy of Kibaki’s lopsided Judiciary, while he (Ruto) himself gets a clean-wash of sanitization from the same Judiciary. Ruto knows how he can get away with these toxic crimes by lending his political-mercenary activities directly to State House on any day. He buys Justice directly at State House, for himself alone, never rescuing little proxies like Dr Cheruiyot. Ruto lent those political mercenary activities (as a YK92 functionary) to Moi in '92, and got away with any crime under the sun, he then lent it to Uhuru in '02, lent it to Raila in '07, and is today busy out-sourcing those mercenary activities to Kibaki/PNU. Ruto has been assigned to do the dirty political mercenary job of destroying ODM's UNITY (by pulling out unsuspecting Kalenjin masses out of ODM) on behalf of Kibaki, in exchange of being legally cleansed as an individual.
The question is - where exactly are the Kale masses heading to? Is it to a PNU House where only Ruto enters through the door and gets a seat while the rest (Kale masses) stand outside the Boma gazing at the inside? This is what's basically going on in slow motion. Since Kibaki is almost convinced the Kalenjin have now been successfully pulled out of ODM ( from the Eldoret 64 stadium rally), he has now tasked Chief Magistrate Gilbert Mutembei to precisely sanitize William Ruto speedily (in 14 days) at the Kibera law court. The Kalenjin masses have inadvertently saved one William Ruto, but forgot about Ruto’s own victims like Dr Linus Cheruiyot (ex-KPC), Mary Kiptui (ex-KPC), Langat (ex-NCPB), Boit (ex-NCPB)…and more importantly - themselves! When the storm with hail-stones come, watu wata nyeshewa nje kweli kweli, while Ruto might (just might) be watching from the inside! [/u]…[/b][/color] I would advice Dr Cheruiyot to keep off Kenya's lop-sided Judiciary (filled by Kibaki and Kiraitu's 'radical surgery' appointees). He will remain at legal risk so long as Ruto’s balls are still being held tight by the impunity merchants of PNU nervously hanging onto power & whose closet is filled by HUMONGOUS skeletons of Anglo-Leasing, Ken Ren Fertilizer, Grand Regency, Goldenberg Cover-up, FPE scam, Budget Typos, military procurement scams, PEV albatross, and other mega scandals. Since Cheruiyot has basically confirmed this KPC deal as a land fraud matter, it is without question his voice on the issue may be unwanted by the impunity merchants.
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Post by job on Feb 12, 2011 0:34:36 GMT 3
For full disclosure, a civil society honcho based in Nairobi has brought my attention to an archived Nairobi Star report which captures the turning point in William Ruto's attempt to buy Justice. It shifted from TRYING to 'negotiate' protection through former Justice Minister Martha Karua, to ACTUALLY "negotiating" for it through Uhuru Kenyatta's hand-held forrays into State House. Ruto is not in this KK deal on his own volition, but out of fear and need for protection, period!The article below shows the unseen hand Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta wields - in perpetuating impunity in the rotten Justice system of Kenya. No wonder Uhuru and Ruto are now real buddy-buddies. Nairobi Star: Ruto sought Karua Amnesty over land
'Ruto Told Karua to Drop Land Grab Case' Andrew Teyie 23 February 2009
Nairobi — Agriculture minister William Ruto demanded that Justice minister Martha Karua drop a case where he is accused of grabbing part of Ngong Forest, MP Cyrus Jirongo claimed yesterday.
Jirongo revealed that Ruto and Karua were referring to him when they said they met three times at a mutual friend's house last year.
Jirongo stated that the sole agenda of the meetings at his Muthaiga home was to discuss the resettling of IDPs around Turbo in his Lugari constituency and not a possible 2012 alliance as publicly claimed by Ruto.
He said the first meeting was held on September 8 and the second on September 16 but he cound not remember the date of their third meeting.
"I remember the two dates clearly because during the first meeting, my neice was travelling to USA while the other we adjourned early because Ruto was welcoming athlete Jelimo (Pamela) at JKIA," said Jirongo in a press conference yesterday at the Serena Hotel.
"I invited them to my homecoming, which they attended. After that, I met Ruto at Palacina to finalise the actual meetings with Karua. Here, Ruto first raised concerns. He wondered why they want his help and have a noose around his neck," said Jirongo.
Jirongo claimed that Ruto demanded, during the meetings, that the Ngong case be dropped before he could co-operate in the resettlement of IDPs in Trans Nzoia.
Karua yesterday confirmed Jirongo's allegations but Ruto was unavailable for comment despite repeated attempts to contact him by phone and text message.
"He raised concerns about the state of his corruption cases in court. I told him I am not in charge of such issues. I am not in charge of dropping and prosecuting cases. The prosecution was in charge. He blamed Justice minister (Kiraitu Murungi) for pushing the cases through," said Karua.
Karua promised to issue a comprehensive policy statement on all outstanding corruption cases this week. She said she would not want to form an alliance with someone carrying "excess baggage."
Jirongo claimed that the talks on the plight of IDPs collapsed in September when Ruto realised that Karua could not, or would not, influence the dropping of his cases.
Jirongo said during a preliminary meeting at the Palacina Hotel to prepare for the meetings in his house, Ruto "complained endlessly" about how he did not take a cent from the Ngong forest land sale.
The 1.7 hectares of land belonged to the Ngong Forest. The 1.7 hectares were sold on September 6, 2001 when Ruto was Assistant Minister for Internal Security.
The land was subdivided into several plots and sold to the Kenya Pipeline Company for Sh77.6 million. Ruto apparently wanted to know why the case was being prosecuted if the government was not after him.
According to Jirongo, Ruto then sought support from a "prominent politician" from central Kenya who is close to the State House.
"That is why you saw the meeting in Nakuru last week," said Jirongo, who refused to name the politician.
Two weeks ago, Ruto raised funds with Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta for those affectedby the Sachang'wan oil tanker tragedy.
Jirongo accused Ruto of lying during a talk show on K24 two weeks ago when he claimed Karua attacked him over the maize business because he rejected he advances to form a 2012 election alliance. Ruto repeated the claim on Saturday in Sotik at the weekend.
"Ruto knows that 2012 was not on the agenda. He also knows that I convened the meeting to sort out IDPs in my constituency, precisely in Turbo, where people are still living in camps," stated Jirongo.
At Serena Hotel yesterday, Jirongo said Ruto was trying to promote his 2012 agenda.
The Lugari MP said he voted for the censure motion against Ruto because he still believes the Agriculture minister must take political responsibility.
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Post by job on Feb 12, 2011 19:12:06 GMT 3
Anyone with the latest from the court proceedings?
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Post by phil on Mar 1, 2011 11:55:52 GMT 3
Anyone with the latest from the court proceedings? All seem to be very quiet! The rich Nairobi grapevine says the magistrate is set to find William Ruto 'guilty' and impose a jail term so as to 'save' Ruto from ICC. Still investigating but will update as more facts come to light.
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Post by job on Mar 22, 2011 17:59:12 GMT 3
I guess it's time to now officially payback Ruto with the Judicial sanitization certificate. Thanks to Chief Magistrate Gilbert Mutembei's Kangaroo circus, Ruto is now slated to be a clean man,...as Kenyans are informed by this court process that KPL, the AG & prosecutor were just wicked witch-hunters...Even Kulei has been told to keep his related plea bargain off this case. www.nation.co.ke/News/Ruto+in+bid+to+have+fraud+charges+dropped+/-/1056/1130512/-/b8ohmw/-/index.htmlSo much for the fraud called Judicial reform. Land grabbers of public forests are untouchable under this government. It is such cases, and the unrelated one below that prove that the new constitution and so called Judicial reforms being planned count as nothing under this government www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1130882/-/1103nc1z/-/index.html
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Post by jakaswanga on Mar 24, 2011 20:58:00 GMT 3
Ah job, That is a job well done by job. It is important to have these facts in the public domain. The public documentation of the rot at the core of the kenyan body politic, is a national service of honour.
But I do not think Ruto's case is unique. It is the typical crimes and unchecked greed of a ruling class not knowing the fear of retribution. It informs us how deep the the cleaning will have to be. Such scams are systematic, not individual, and I think Ruto will walk free from the courts. Like on a technicality, whereby many documents cannot be found, nor their authenticity proven.
Can the ruling class let Ruto go to jail on corruption? I think they have to save him, lest he drag all of them down, for I am sure he has a dossier too, for the purposes of blackmail. The most comprehensive dossier is the one Moi is rumoured to have, which has guaranteed him absolute amnesty. Kanyotu compiled it.
I have a bad feeling about corruption in Kenya. I think it will require the types Wole Soyinka dubbed 'Of a hardier breed' to curtail. On that Soyinka scale folks like PLO Lumumba do not feature, neither do the bribe-takers filling up the justice system.
Keep up the research Job, a time will come when a different breed of Kenyan shall use them with exacting intent.
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Post by jakaswanga on Mar 24, 2011 21:18:01 GMT 3
Owuor, I am amazed that when you mentioned the corrupt history of fellas like Kajwang' and other ODM big-wigs, Phil was quick to denounce you as revisiting a tired line!
I think phil has gone intellectually dodo on this! The same fury we use to castigate the corruption of Ruto or Kulei, we must apportion too to all corrupt dons, be they our darlings. After all, the joke in Homabay at the launch of the GCG was: why is Kajwang' a minister and Rege {Karachwonyo} not? Answer: Because Kajwang' is more compromised [corrupt] than Rege and is unlikely to contradict Raila on any issue! A lick dog! Ask me to put it in dholuo for you!
There are some financial reports which if you read, then Kalonzo would pass an integrity test easier than Mudavadi! just for starters!
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Post by commes on Mar 28, 2011 13:48:02 GMT 3
Will the Judiciary stand the test come 12th April 2011? March 28th, 2011 The AG now wants Nairobi Chief Magistrate Gilbert Mutembei to put Eldoret North MP William Ruto on his defence over a multi million shillings fraud case. The AG says he has proved beyond reasonable doubt that Mr Ruto and his co-accused who include former President Daniel arap Moi’s aide Joshua Kulei and ex Lands Commissioner Sammy Mwaita have a case to answer over a controversial Sh272 million land transaction.[/b] Senior State Counsel Vincent Wohoro, in his final submissions, said the prosecution had established that the accused sold land hived from Ngong forest and sold it to Kenya Pipeline Limited (KPC) yet it had not been degazetted. “The prosecution submits that in light of the above there is sufficient evidence to have the accused persons placed on their defence under Section 210 and we so apply,” Mr Wohoro said. Mr Wohoro told the court that according to witnesses Kenya Pipeline only learnt that it had bought was not available when it attempted to consolidate the parcels of land. KPC had paid Sh272 million for the land while evidence tendered showed that the title to the land was held by the Treasury since it was a forestland. Nairobi Chief Magistrate Gilbert Mutembei will make his ruling on April 12.Being intimately familiar with setbacks and controversial rulings in the Kenyan courts, this case will be a good indicator of the changing times that we are living in. www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Kenyanews/AG-wants-Ruto-to-defend-himself-12206.html
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Post by einstein on Apr 12, 2011 15:48:03 GMT 3
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Post by phil on Apr 12, 2011 15:53:12 GMT 3
einsteinJob predictions have come to pass and most members of Jukwaa were expecting this. Let's wait for the full judgement to be published then we chambua. At first glance this speaks volumes about extent of manipulation and the stranglehold the executive still has over the judiciary.
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Post by mzee on Apr 12, 2011 16:00:41 GMT 3
JOB, YOU SAW THIS COMING.
MAN, YOU TRULY PINPOINTED DIRT. NOW IT HAS COME TO PASS. WHAT A REWARD FOR RUTO FROM KIBAKI. ITS EARLY EASTER PRESENT FOR WKR
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Post by job on Apr 12, 2011 16:19:33 GMT 3
www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1143122/-/7qt0ls/-/index.htmlFolks, This ruling does a few things: (a) Exposes the rot and filth in Judiciary. Magistrates like Gilbert Mutembei who are essentially robotic extentions of the executive masquerading in Judicial benches and their accomplices in the Attorney General Chambers are revealed for what they are. Corrupt & spineless hirelings. (b) Defines Kibaki's lasting legacy...IMPUNITY. (c) Affirms William Ruto's modus operandi that thrives on "Corruption" and "State Protection"...Ruto lent his political mobilization skills to Moi (YK92) and used it to grab our public forests....Ruto has similarly lent his political mobilization to Kibaki to set him free of the case....thus for strictly PERSONAL BENEFITS, Ruto will work for anyone wielding power, period! Isn't it naturally obvious that William Ruto CANNOT therefore campaign for a presidential candidate genuinely committed to fighting corruption? He will only support those he KNOWS will surely retain this status-quo...hence his galivanting into the KKK bandwagon of youthful thugs. (d) This dirt above is what Kenyan taxpayers have to get rid of in 2012, otherwise the IMPUNITY will reach fatalistic proportions. I think it will be done - watch this space.
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Post by kamalet on Apr 12, 2011 16:22:58 GMT 3
www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1143122/-/7qt0ls/-/index.htmlFolks, This ruling does a few things: (a) Exposes the rot and filth in Judiciary. Magistrates like Mutembei who are essentially robotic extentions of the executive masquerading in Judicial benches and their accomplices in the Attorney General Chambers are revealed for what they are. (b) Defines Kibaki's lasting legacy...IMPUNITY. (c) Affirms William Ruto's modus operandi that thrives on "Corruption" and "State Protection"...Ruto lent his political mobilization skills to Moi (YK92) and used it to grab our public forests....Ruto has similarly lent his political mobilization to Kibaki to set him free of the case....thus for strictly PERSONAL BENEFITS, Ruto will work for anyone wielding power, period! (d) This dirt above is what Kenyan taxpayers have to get rid of in 2012, otherwise the IMPUNITY will reach fatalistic proportions. I think it will be done - watch this space. What you say is rather shameful. You saw how shoddy the evidence before him was and instead of barking at Mutembei your target should really be Wako!
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Post by job on Apr 12, 2011 16:26:50 GMT 3
www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1143122/-/7qt0ls/-/index.htmlFolks, This ruling does a few things: (a) Exposes the rot and filth in Judiciary. Magistrates like Mutembei who are essentially robotic extentions of the executive masquerading in Judicial benches and their accomplices in the Attorney General Chambers are revealed for what they are. (b) Defines Kibaki's lasting legacy...IMPUNITY. (c) Affirms William Ruto's modus operandi that thrives on "Corruption" and "State Protection"...Ruto lent his political mobilization skills to Moi (YK92) and used it to grab our public forests....Ruto has similarly lent his political mobilization to Kibaki to set him free of the case....thus for strictly PERSONAL BENEFITS, Ruto will work for anyone wielding power, period! (d) This dirt above is what Kenyan taxpayers have to get rid of in 2012, otherwise the IMPUNITY will reach fatalistic proportions. I think it will be done - watch this space. What you say is rather shameful. You saw how shoddy the evidence before him was and instead of barking at Mutembei your target should really be Wako! Of course, a reflexive mind like yours doesn't find shame in: (a) not noticing I specifically railed at the AG chambers in my post above (b) celebrating the theft of public resources at the altar of politics - Will Ruto share the loot with you? Absolutely not! See the stupidity....
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Post by commes on Apr 12, 2011 16:48:34 GMT 3
www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1143122/-/7qt0ls/-/index.htmlFolks, This ruling does a few things: (a) Exposes the rot and filth in Judiciary. Magistrates like Gilbert Mutembei who are essentially robotic extentions of the executive masquerading in Judicial benches and their accomplices in the Attorney General Chambers are revealed for what they are. Corrupt & spineless hirelings. (b) Defines Kibaki's lasting legacy...IMPUNITY. (c) Affirms William Ruto's modus operandi that thrives on "Corruption" and "State Protection"...Ruto lent his political mobilization skills to Moi (YK92) and used it to grab our public forests....Ruto has similarly lent his political mobilization to Kibaki to set him free of the case....thus for strictly PERSONAL BENEFITS, Ruto will work for anyone wielding power, period! Isn't it naturally obvious that William Ruto CANNOT therefore campaign for a presidential candidate genuinely committed to fighting corruption? He will only support those he KNOWS will surely retain this status-quo...hence his galivanting into the KKK bandwagon of youthful thugs. (d) This dirt above is what Kenyan taxpayers have to get rid of in 2012, otherwise the IMPUNITY will reach fatalistic proportions. I think it will be done - watch this space. Well said Job. The debate here has been about the rot in our judicial system where “those with influence” seem to go scot free. This has happened since independence whereas the chicken thief ends up with a diet of boiled beans. Now this discussion is being turned around by the likes of Kamale. It is unfortunate what the twisted crooks are doing to our institutions. Those who are laughing with glee (and pleased with the rot at judiciary) may one day find themselves seeking justice only to realize that the system is wired to defeat justice. That is what we have been talking about here.
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Post by roughrider on Apr 12, 2011 16:57:39 GMT 3
I have learnt a lot about William Ruto since these cases came up. I confess that for the most part I had assumed that he was an ok pol. But when he featured among those who returned public land that they had stolen, and when the govt put brakes on the sale of another stolen parcel by the same politician, and when a poor farmer went to court over Ruto's takeover of his land during the PEV, it finally dawned on me.
Ruto is an incurable land thief.
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Post by reporter911 on Apr 12, 2011 17:08:26 GMT 3
Actually - this case was discussed with Kibaki/PNU/KKK e.t.c on how to save Ruto and keep him boasting their anointed one with campaigns through the country and it was agreed that he must be found innocent..
ASK MADAM MARTHA KARUA..she has something to say.. i hear she was at one of those meetings...
QUESTION IS THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM ESPECIALLY THE AG, CJ AND OTHER POSITIONS, NO WONDER KENYANS GAVE A RESOUNDING "NO" TO KIBAKI'S LIST OF NAMES?
NOW DO YOU SEE WHY?
KIBAKI & CO ARE BENT TO PROTECT CORRUPTION AND IMPUNITY BUT KIBAKI'S DAYS ARE NUMBERED TOO.. WE HEAR A LITTLE BIRD IS GOING TO SING ITS HEART OUT AT THE ICC KIBAKI BETTER WATCH OUT..
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Post by job on Apr 12, 2011 17:09:57 GMT 3
I have learnt a lot about William Ruto since these cases came up. I confess that for the most part I had assumed that he was an ok pol. But when he featured among those who returned public land that they had stolen, and when the govt put brakes on the sale of another stolen parcel by the same politician, and when a poor farmer went to court over Ruto's takeover of his land during the PEV, it finally dawned on me. Ruto is an incurable land thief. And there's three more: (a) one where Eldoret Municipality has taken him to court for grabbing a huge plot (b) one whose Title has been revoked by the Lands Minister and repossessed (c) another deep in Mau Forest that he has since disowned claiming there's many William Rutos in Kenya
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