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Post by michael on Feb 7, 2015 7:25:07 GMT 3
Kabete MP George Muchai has been shot dead at Kenyatta Avenue roundabout in Nairobi. The MP and three others, including his driver and two bodyguards died during the 3am incident. According to the St John Ambulance services who responded to a call of the incident, the unknown assailants were in a Toyota Probox with sealed number plates. The attackers intercepted the MP's car before opening fire and killing all the occupants of the MP's vehicle. Police have cordoned off the area to facilitate investigations into the attack. More to follow. - See more at: the-star.co.ke/news/kabete-mp-george-muchai-shot-dead-3am-attack-nairobi-0#sthash.P8sjW3Oj.dpuf
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Post by podp on Feb 7, 2015 8:31:54 GMT 3
Kabete MP George Muchai has been shot dead at Kenyatta Avenue roundabout in Nairobi. jW3Oj.dpuf Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko, who also arrived at the crime scene, asked the government to take the safety of legislators in the country seriously. Other legislators at the Lee Funeral Home include Gatundu North MP Kigwa Njenga, Kipipiri MP Samuel Gichingi, Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo, Juve Njomo, MP for Kiambu and Kiambu Women Representative Anne Gathechu. They all alleged that Mr Muchai's death was a clear assassination whose execution was planned. www.nation.co.ke/news/Kabete-MP-George-Muchai-shot-dead/-/1056/2615736/-/13l5l2az/-/index.html
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Post by mank on Feb 7, 2015 9:28:42 GMT 3
Somebody tell Sonko something wise to say. What the hell is he suggesting Kenyans should do, that they have not done for the fat ones? Aren't common Kenyans also dying? Or must it make headline news to be fact?
Pole to Mr. Muchai and family ... but I regret that the Mpig syndrom as manifested by one man Sonko stole the mood.
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Post by jakaswanga on Feb 7, 2015 10:32:53 GMT 3
Somebody tell Sonko something wise to say. What the hell is he suggesting Kenyans should do, that they have not done for the fat ones? Aren't common Kenyans also dying? Or must it make headline news to be fact? Pole to Mr. Muchai and family ... but I regret that the Mpig syndrom as manifested by one man Sonko stole the mood. Condolenses to the family of Mr. Muchai. They seem to have been from a family function, because another paper reports his wife and kids were in the following car. Still it has to be said, and Mank observes rightly: security should be for all Kenyans everywhere in their republic. And investigations must always be thorough for every body. (thinking of the confusion of the mutilated body fished out of river Yala in Nandiland: Yebei or Yusuf? and cause of murder? and what was it again our investigators returned as results after the deaths of JM or Ouko?) Muchai's death, whatever the motives, was an execution. Of course police units routinely execute 'petty thieves' in the slums of Kenya, with minimal outrage. Now a Mpig big shot is executed right at the center of the capital city, and let the hysteria begin like we saw when Fidel dropped dead. There is a hint about it, must be said, however sad and inappropriate to the family.
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Post by Onyango Oloo on Feb 7, 2015 18:28:30 GMT 3
I knew George Muchai somewhat. We worked closely with him during the run up of the World Social Forum held at Kasarani here in Nairobi in January 2007. In his capacity as Atwoli's deputy, the late Mr. Muchai was one of the contacts of COTU which was part of Steering Committee for the Kenya Social Forum. In later years I paid two or three courtesy visits to his union office along Tom Mboya street- I am talking of the Kenya Bakers Union where he was a long serving Secretary General. He was a polite and welcoming man.
Mkono wa tanzia kwa jamii, jamaa, marafiki, wafanyakazi na wenzake wote.
Onyango Oloo
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Post by OtishOtish on Feb 7, 2015 20:56:50 GMT 3
Kenyans can rest assured that "no stone will be left unturned". The CID might even ask people to "record a statement".
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Post by b6k on Feb 7, 2015 22:45:42 GMT 3
Condolences to the family & may George Muchai rest in peace
I actually heard about the assassination (coz that's what it was, not "ordinary crime" or regular murder) at around 06:15 direct from an eyewitness who passed the scene of crime on his way to the CBD to drop a company vehicle at the office. He spoke to GSU officers who had cordoned off the area. Even then the story was that the actual shooting occurred some time between 3 AM and 4 AM. I'm surprised the MSM is still reporting a similar timeline although extending it to as late as 4:30 AM.
Something's very fishy about this whole saga. After all these hours and with CCTV cameras just meters from the kill zone surely someone would've studied the footage by now and been able to give us a definitive shooting time since CCTV footage should have a date and time stamp running on it as a standard.
Also, earlier in the day (10ish) I'd heard about a lone gunman toting an AK47 emerging from a Probox & killing all 4 occupants in the MP's car with one shot each to the head. Having watched the 9 PM news & read some of the dailies it now seems a narrative of 4 gunmen, one or all of them masked shot anything from 4 bullets to a combination of head & body shots. I find it hard to believe that one gunman could've successfully taken out all 4 occupants of the car since after the first shooting the natural instinct for the other 3 to fight or run (hide/flight) would've kicked in and a sitting duck situation with everyone patiently waiting to get shot would've been unlikely.
As to motive, there's been a whole bunch of "roomers", to borrow from Nairobi Aviation College management spelling prowess, from an irate cuckold to a raging governor or ancient union wars/woes. My money's on the latter. So I'll close with the words of the late Muchai himself:
"They have hatched a plot to eliminate me in an effort to cover for billions of shillings that have been plundered over the years through secret accounts revealed to me, including immovable properties and movable assets throughout kenya belonging to workers, which have been transferred to other parties" – George Muchai
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Post by podp on Feb 8, 2015 9:45:09 GMT 3
Condolences to the family & may George Muchai rest in peace As to motive, there's been a whole bunch of "roomers", to borrow from Nairobi Aviation College management spelling prowess, from an irate cuckold to a raging governor or ancient union wars/woes. My money's on the latter. So I'll close with the words of the late Muchai himself: "They have hatched a plot to eliminate me in an effort to cover for billions of shillings that have been plundered over the years through secret accounts revealed to me, including immovable properties and movable assets throughout kenya belonging to workers, which have been transferred to other parties" – George Muchai red high light for irate cuckold I liked "A Probox hits a Prado , the driver does not speed on , both bodyguards and the MP cannot even draw their guns and fire a SINGLE shot at the Probox occupants , they are shot lyk 'sitting ducks' , and robbed?...these guys were either very drunk , or were already dead b4 reaching the roundabout. Huyo 'wife' in the leading car ...is my suspect mastermind ...how come she was not with her husband in the Prado at that hour? he hee 'kabete widows' ..!!!!"
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Post by OtishOtish on Feb 9, 2015 1:50:30 GMT 3
"October 3, 2011 shooting that Mr Muchai at the time described as an attempted execution. .... The attackers were also known to Mr Muchai’s host, according to police. ... The case is still being investigated." [In 2015]
by the
"Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) ... [which is] accused [by the dead man] of being `most unprofessional and unprincipled'."
www.nation.co.ke/news/Camera-reveals-clues-on-city-killing-of-MP-/-/1056/2617532/-/ocot5g/-/index.html "A group of detectives from the homicide department at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) were dispatched to Kampala yesterday after failing to find the details of the original and current owners of the car in their Nairobi registries."
A whole group. That is thorough, if true. Serious stuff. No stone left unturned sort of thing. Why the information can't be obtained by phone/fax/email between Kenya and Uganda is not clear. Someone has to go there? Why not one person? Still, perhaps there is something re-assuring in knowing that a whole group is over there while other groups are "conducting operations on the ground".
I also note that H. E. The President has directed the police to look into the matter. Why they should require any direction is not clear, but it is good to know that they have now been directed.
No, contrary to how it might appear, this is not fiction. There seems to be some reality in all of it.
How long should we give this one? I'd say about 2 weeks max. Then it will be put under whatever stone was turned, if someone even managed to find a stone at all, and it will be time to move on ... after first accepting, of course. You know how it goes. File next to the Yebei etc. documents.
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Post by mank on Feb 9, 2015 3:26:32 GMT 3
"October 3, 2011 shooting that Mr Muchai at the time described as an attempted execution. .... The attackers were also known to Mr Muchai’s host, according to police. ... The case is still being investigated." [In 2015]
by the
"Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) ... [which is] accused [by the dead man] of being `most unprofessional and unprincipled'."
www.nation.co.ke/news/Camera-reveals-clues-on-city-killing-of-MP-/-/1056/2617532/-/ocot5g/-/index.html "A group of detectives from the homicide department at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) were dispatched to Kampala yesterday after failing to find the details of the original and current owners of the car in their Nairobi registries."
A whole group. That is thorough, if true. Serious stuff. No stone left unturned sort of thing. Why the information can't be obtained by phone/fax/email between Kenya and Uganda is not clear. Someone has to go there? Why not one person? Still, perhaps there is something re-assuring in knowing that a whole group is over there while other groups are "conducting operations on the ground".
Are you amigo suggesting that someone is laying new stones in the guise of turning all stones? When I think of all the times we have been told "no stone will be left unturned", I am tempted to think that perhaps what we are lookinig for is to be found under something other than a stone ... perhaps in a rotting trunk of a tree, in an old well, or ... well, you are capable of your own imaginations ... go ahead and imagine. In other words I am saying that you just alluded to another element for Ndugu Abdulmote's thread ... Kenya dark culture. I also note that H. E. The President has directed the police to look into the matter. ... Hua! Say what? That should help! Just for curiosity, who was looking into the matter before the direction? ...How long should we give this one? I'd say about 2 weeks max. Then it will be put under whatever stone was turned, if someone even managed to find a stone at all, and it will be time to move on ... after first accepting, of course. You know how it goes. File next to the Yebei etc. documents. Two weeks? As soon as we buy the load of .. . that stones are being turned, we are off to the next issue. That's not a matter of weeks amigo! Moments!
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Post by OtishOtish on Feb 9, 2015 6:48:58 GMT 3
I am tempted to think that perhaps what we are lookinig for is to be found under something other than a stone ... perhaps in a rotting trunk of a tree, in an old well, or ... well, you are capable of your own imaginations ... go ahead and imagine. In other words I am saying that you just alluded to another element for Ndugu Abdulmote's thread ... Kenya dark culture. Indeed, Friend Mank. But resist the temptation or run the risk of finding something.
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Post by mank on Feb 9, 2015 7:49:24 GMT 3
I am tempted to think that perhaps what we are lookinig for is to be found under something other than a stone ... perhaps in a rotting trunk of a tree, in an old well, or ... well, you are capable of your own imaginations ... go ahead and imagine. In other words I am saying that you just alluded to another element for Ndugu Abdulmote's thread ... Kenya dark culture. Indeed, Friend Mank. But resist the temptation or run the risk of finding something. Seen, amigo. I thought you missed my triple negatives... but since you multiplied them over, I know we are together. But did you, amigo, know that there are no stones on Kenyatta Avenue ? From the Waiyaki roundabout, you would have to go to the Nyayo fountain to find a stone ...if indeed it still remains? Whuo! There are'nt many stones to turn after all! Let's go turun it upside down. Seriously, you cant shoot and kill people anywhere close to that that part of town, I dont care when... Seven or 13 Oclock, and escape without notice. Have they asked the hookers, by the way? If they wanted to turn all stones, I trust they did that already.
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Feb 9, 2015 23:11:50 GMT 3
Condolences to the family & may George Muchai rest in peace As to motive, there's been a whole bunch of "roomers", to borrow from Nairobi Aviation College management spelling prowess, from an irate cuckold to a raging governor or ancient union wars/woes. My money's on the latter. So I'll close with the words of the late Muchai himself: "They have hatched a plot to eliminate me in an effort to cover for billions of shillings that have been plundered over the years through secret accounts revealed to me, including immovable properties and movable assets throughout kenya belonging to workers, which have been transferred to other parties" – George Muchai red high light for irate cuckold I liked "A Probox hits a Prado , the driver does not speed on , both bodyguards and the MP cannot even draw their guns and fire a SINGLE shot at the Probox occupants , they are shot lyk 'sitting ducks' , and robbed?...these guys were either very drunk , or were already dead b4 reaching the roundabout. Huyo 'wife' in the leading car ...is my suspect mastermind ...how come she was not with her husband in the Prado at that hour? he hee 'kabete widows' ..!!!!" You could be right my friend, I asked myself the exact same questions you ask here without answer, especially relating to the inability of any of the bodyguards and the MP to fire even a single shot. Then I stumbled on this interview by the way. It left me with even more questions than answers. Her narrative, description of events of the night, her body language, everything... ~~ Mwalimumkuu @nyumbakubwa ~~
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Post by jakaswanga on Feb 9, 2015 23:20:46 GMT 3
"October 3, 2011 shooting that Mr Muchai at the time described as an attempted execution. .... The attackers were also known to Mr Muchai’s host, according to police. ... The case is still being investigated." [In 2015] Eh? in some places that would now be called a ''cold case''! In Kenya I suppose it is a ''dead case''! By the way the top investigator, a Mr. Muhoro of CID, had, 12 hours later, not yet recieved/viewed the CCTV details. Of course it is possible the equipment is just mfano. Or this was a dead corner, blind-spot (not covered by the respective lenses). Lone gun-man shot 3 armed men dead! without any firing a single shot!? --Guys were drunk with reaction time slow-motion! a sitting ducks situation. Unless there is another story here.
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Post by Onyango Oloo on Feb 10, 2015 13:01:11 GMT 3
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Post by podp on Feb 10, 2015 14:57:03 GMT 3
Muchai’s trouble began in April 2014 when Kiambu governor Willian Kabogo recorded a statement at the Central Police Station following an incident in which he declared and agreed that he had been whipped by Muchai. Muchai is said to have whipped Kabogo on random body parts and struck him 17 times before he escaped. Sources say that on the day at around 6.07 pm Kabogo and Kabete OCS were having coffee at a hotel in Thika town when Muchai in the company of three stormed the hotel demanding explanations from the governor on allegations that Muchai had embezzled Sh1.2b meant for tarmacking Wangige-Ngecha road. weeklycitizennewspaper.blogspot.com/that university young girl's blood is crying out for justice
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Post by OtishOtish on Feb 11, 2015 0:42:21 GMT 3
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Post by OtishOtish on Feb 11, 2015 17:57:08 GMT 3
Friend Mank: Stones are being turned at a furious pace. Between the leading papers and their police sources (who "cannot be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media") we now have a clear picture of what happened. The criminals carried out their operation in a white Mercedes: www.nation.co.ke/news/Camera-reveals-clues-on-city-killing-of-MP-/-/1056/2617532/-/ocot5g/-/index.htmlThe police acted swiftly: and a special force conducted covert operations, with the media fully informed: Top-notch professionalism, whence: But before getting the Mercedes, the criminals started in a Toyota Corolla: www.the-star.co.ke/news/muchai-killed-car-jackersThey then upgraded to a Spacio, which is what they used for their operation, before fleeing in the Mercedes that sent Heroic Police running off to Kampala, but not before a brief change into Probox. Very clever, using 3 cars like that. And then, deciding that they needed a bigger car for their mission they tried to run down a BMW: standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000151327/police-recover-car-used-in-muchai-killing-as-women-recall-ordeal?articleID=2000151327&story_title=police-recover-car-used-in-george-muchai-killing-as-women-recall-ordeal&pageNo=1Except that the BMW was actually a Mercedes:www.the-star.co.ke/news/muchai-killed-car-jackersAs for the gang, it started out with 4 people that attacked the women as they drove home: standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000151327/police-recover-car-used-in-muchai-killing-as-women-recall-ordeal?articleID=2000151327&story_title=police-recover-car-used-in-george-muchai-killing-as-women-recall-ordeal&pageNo=1But one apparently disappeared into thin air and the remaining 3, seeing that they were now one short, decided to stop attacking and instead accosted them at the gate of their apartment: www.the-star.co.ke/news/muchai-killed-car-jackers#sthash.SBdbqo9p.dpufAnd they had an argument over the fee that had accepted for their mission: standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000151327/police-recover-car-used-in-muchai-killing-as-women-recall-ordeal?articleID=2000151327&story_title=police-recover-car-used-in-george-muchai-killing-as-women-recall-ordeal&pageNo=1What their mission was is unclear, but apparently it involved - stopping at a club in Parklands to buy drinks - stopping at an ATM, so that the women could withdraw some money - some random driving-around
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Post by b6k on Feb 12, 2015 4:02:40 GMT 3
Otishotish, that just about sums up the comedy of "updates" that smack of a cover up. Does a Spacio even have a boot in the traditional sense that would leave you isolated from the rest of the cabin? Concealed number plates morph to Uganda license plates (with a team of CID dispatched to Uganda to explore that lead as if we don't have phones, Internet or faxes to share information across borders) then back to ordinary number plates. By the 9PM bulletin last night we learnt the mboys already have a suspect in custody. "Police were Wednesday evening questioning a suspect they believe participated in the killing of Kabete MP George Muchai and his three aides in Nairobi on Saturday morning. The man, a resident of Limuru aged around 40, was arrested in Kamandura by detectives from Nairobi. This is the same place where two carjacked women were abandoned and their car allegedly used for the killings. The car was later recovered in Ndeiya, about four kilometres away. Security officers said the suspect may lead to more arrests. However, it is not clear if he participated in the attack. The police, who include officers from Flying Squad and Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters, said they were pursuing more leads." www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=2000151445&story_title=Suspect%20in%20MP%20George%20Muchai%20killing%20quizzed/thecounties/It seems the lazy car jacker left a trail of mayhem leading to his doorstep. So like the Mugabe Were killing this will be chalked down to just another "ordinary crime" in KE. Yet no one question questions why a gang of car jackers who were harmlessly depositing their victims in their boots suddenly resorted to lethal force committed with military precision that didn't even allow the MP's bodyguards to return defensive fire. Someone needs to sell us a better yarn...
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Post by OtishOtish on Feb 12, 2015 4:11:05 GMT 3
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Post by b6k on Feb 12, 2015 4:37:41 GMT 3
That still doesn't add up. Kenyan motorcycles are now registered as KM** while tractors are KT** to differentiate them from all other vehicle types. That said at least it appears the Nation is scouring through registry records to interrogate the official yarn.
According to your link only one of the cops was armed?!!
"According to police records, however, one of the two bodyguards, Constable Samwel Lekakeny, was not armed at all. Only Constable Samwel Kimathi had a Ceska pistol serial number G4726 loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition."
What's the deal with that? Would there be any point of having an unarmed bodyguard in a VIP security detail? We are also back to the single shooter version of the story. It's gone from one to two, to four, now back to one again. Little wonder few crimes are ever solved in KE ordinary or not...
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Post by OtishOtish on Feb 12, 2015 5:04:43 GMT 3
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Post by kamalet on Feb 12, 2015 6:20:50 GMT 3
What you are witnessing is a media competing to out-scoop the other and in the process the whole story gets all muddied up!
One would expect that under the circumstances of this murder, the police would be giving an update of their investigation rather than all the media houses concocting their own versions of where they think the police are. That explains the stupidity of having a motorcycle registered as KBE!!!
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Post by jakaswanga on Feb 12, 2015 12:25:28 GMT 3
What you are witnessing is a media competing to out-scoop the other and in the process the whole story gets all muddied up! One would expect that under the circumstances of this murder, the police would be giving an update of their investigation rather than all the media houses concocting their own versions of where they think the police are. That explains the stupidity of having a motorcycle registered as KBE!!! At the same time, the fearful and agitated politicians gave the police 3 days to apprehend the perpetrators! That's asking for hurries shoddy work! I am surprised Nkaissery, an old military hand, did not curtail that nonsense immediately. Thorough investigations? Demands care n tenacity. N time. We still investigating who killed Ouko n JM. Patience, folks!
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Post by podp on Feb 12, 2015 21:24:55 GMT 3
What you are witnessing is a media competing to out-scoop the other and in the process the whole story gets all muddied up! One would expect that under the circumstances of this murder, the police would be giving an update of their investigation rather than all the media houses concocting their own versions of where they think the police are. That explains the stupidity of having a motorcycle registered as KBE!!! At the same time, the fearful and agitated politicians gave the police 3 days to apprehend the perpetrators! That's asking for hurries shoddy work! I am surprised Nkaissery, an old military hand, did not curtail that nonsense immediately. Thorough investigations? Demands care n tenacity. N time. We still investigating who killed Ouko n JM. Patience, folks! www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000151529/suspect-in-mp-muchai-murder-to-be-charged-on-friday
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