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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: Omollo on January 26, 2015, 03:45:41 PM
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I am getting phone calls iko mambo Narok. The people want the Governor gone and they didn't deem to want to use the recall clause.
The Standard has picked it up:http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/thecounties/article/2000149300/pictures-maasai-defy-nkaissery-ban-and-hold-demos-against-governor-tunai
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Rotten to the core. Maasais know when to take out trash.
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Yesterday Nkaissery abused his powers to "ban" meetings in Narok. The locals don't think much of that. He sent his riot police against hins own people:
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Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery on Sunday suspended all rallies and demonstrations in Narok County with immediate effect, saying there was a risk of such mass action leading to violence.
In a statement to Newsrooms, Nkaissery appealed to the area leaders to use dialogue instead of engaging in tactics that could escalate to violence.
"The Government also wishes to point out that when allegations of corruption in Narok County emerged, officers from the office of the Auditor-General as well as the office of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) were swiftly dispatched to the County to investigate," he said.
"Leaders from the area are advised to resolve their issues through dialogue instead of employing tactics that could escalate into violence."
Some residents and civil society organizations have lodged complaints of corruption at the county government. They have organized a number of street demonstrations against Governor Samuel Tunai.
Nkaissery said that the corruption claims were already being investigated by anti-graft body saying the residents should wait for the outcome.
"The Government has been following closely developments in Narok County and is deeply concerned over escalating levels of tension, which could result into violent confrontations if not contained," he said.
"In this regard, all leaders in the County should exercise patience awaiting the completion of investigations of alleged corruption."
The Narok Governor has alleged that the leadership wrangles rocking the county were being fomented by his rivals who were opposed to his efforts to seal corruption loopholes.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201501260191.html
Rotten to the core. Maasais know when to take out trash.
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Looks like it has been building up and has reached crescendo
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Published on 23 Jan 2015
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has launched investigations on the misappropriation of funds by Narok county government. Led by Chairperson Mumo Matemo the commission met with local administrators and political leaders. During the meeting Matemo indicated that his office had received a number of complaints concerning revenue collection from the Maasai Mara game reserve. The auditor general, Edward Ouko who accompanied the EACC chairman said the Narok county government needs to be accountable for the monies collected from the game reserve.
My 25 cents: I think the Auditor General should not be conducting his work jointly with the Anti- Corruption. His role should remain independent and not appear pre-conceived. He should audit the County and then if he finds errors and omissions that seem to disclose corruption or legality, alert the right officials via his reports.
This new approach where he goes top places sniffing for corruption is close to illegal and will ultimately cost him the neutrality he needs to do his work.
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We need to see more of these all across the country.
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He says EACC is investigating the cases of corruption. Why he expects anyone with a functioning head to take solace in that is beyond me.
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He says EACC is investigating the cases of corruption. Why he expects anyone with a functioning head to take solace in that is beyond me.
If you note what I have written below, I find the investigation flawed and potentially illegal. The Auditor General (AG) is supposed to be neutral. His is NOT a criminal investigation. He shall look in to the income and expenditure's integrity and report on it with his recommendations.
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This is nothing but the dominant Purko still smarting from their lose to Ole Tunai who comes from a small clan (Siria) thanks to a merger with Kipsigis.That really hurt them more than any of so called corruption.The Purkos have yet to accept they lost the governorship.
That is the underr-current of all the makelele in Narok from day one.
The governor cannot be removed through street demos and petition organized by SENATOR and MPS. That Senator and MPS have completely lost their focus...which is to keep the NATIONAL GOV in CHECK.
The county assembly of Narok and MCAS job is to keep Ole Tunai and County gov in CHECK.
I also agree with those who find fault with Auditor General working with EACC. It doesn't work that way.
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Pundit
Thanks for the perspective. This is the reason we need to start thinking about modernizing our electoral systems instead of keeping old practices that provide advantages to one group and disadvantage another. We have stuck to this First past the pole system for too long when all studies show it as having serious distortions of democracy and ultimately frustrating the voters.
While we know that some voters going to the urn will be disappointed, the human mind is such that no person goes to cast a vote to lose or watch his/ her candidate lose. A system that allows the vote of this person to largely count is most desirable.
So far Proportional Representation has proved to be more effective at equalizing voters and voters than the Winner-Takes-All method.
I understand that there has to be one governor. However PR would ensure that all the various voting interests are represented in the County Assembly.
That said, there is a deficit of knowledge about Devolution. The civic education carried out apart from being a cash cow for well connected individuals failed to impart the desired knowledge. I don't buy the claim by some Kenyans that Maasai are "backward" and therefore are prone to misunderstand certain tenets of law. I never met more politically savvy people anywhere in Kenya. I label this willful stupidity for the sake of subjugating the law. They need to understand that they will ruin their own county.
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There is an irony here that made me laugh my ribs broken. ALL these MPs supported the amendment that granted Nkaissery the power to ban rallies and by that opened the door to their current problems. They are the FIRST to benefit from the law they enacted!
- Moitalel ole Kenta (Narok North) - TNA (Jubilee)
- Korei Lemein (Narok South) - URP (Jubilee)
- Korei Lemein (Narok South) - URP (Jubilee)
- Johana Ng’eno (Emurwa Dikir) - KNC (works with Jubilee)
- Senator Stephen ole Ntutu - URP (Jubilee)
Five legislators from Narok County were Wednesday arrested for “incitement” two days after violent demonstrations in Narok that left two people dead and several others seriously injured.
The leaders were taken into custody shortly after 6pm at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters in Nairobi where they presented themselves to record statements earlier in the day.
They five: Senator Stephen ole Ntutu, and Members of National Assembly Moitalel ole Kenta (Narok North), Korei Lemein (Narok South), Patrick Ntutu (Narok North) and Johana Ng’eno (Emurwa Dikir), were then taken to Muthaiga police station where they were booked before being locked up in the cells.
They are expected in court today to face charges related to incitement to violence over the Monday incident sparked by a dispute over how the Narok County government spends billions of shillings it collects from the Maasai Mara Game Reserve annually.
The lawyer for the leaders, Mr Martine ole Kamwaro, was at the station late in the evening trying to convince the Officer Commanding the Station to release them on a police cash bail, with a promise to present them in court Thursday.
He said: “They all came here as required by the police who eventually resolved to charge my clients with incitement to violence. All of them were arrested.
“All the statements recorded by police revolved around the demonstrations and the petition which was presented in Narok.”
Mr Kamwaro accused the police of harassing his clients.
“My clients are being harassed for nothing because they did nothing wrong. It was within their rights and they also presented themselves here as required.”
The five arrived at the DCI at 1pm, in a convoy together with their supporters including politicians.
UNDER ARREST
After walking into Mazingira Complex on Kiambu Road, they were received by the head of Investigations, Mr Joseph Ngisa.
Mr Ngisa, an Assistant Inspector General of Police, then assigned five detectives from the Serious Crimes Unit to the case.
The leaders were then taken to separate rooms where they were interrogated and their statements recorded. Maj Gen (rtd) Nkaissery had suspended all rallies and demonstrations in Narok warning that the escalating tension in the county could result into violent confrontations.
Upon arrival, the legislators had alighted from their vehicles at the gates and walked majestically towards the police offices but their exit was dramatic as they were driven in two police cars with private registration number plates.
Each of them was sandwiched between mean-looking officers and the vehicles left the premises at high speed.
Their supporters tried to drive after them but other police cars blocked them.
Nairobi County Speaker Alex ole Magelo was also at Mazingira to show solidarity with the legislators.
His official car, a sleek Mercedes Benz with the Green County legislation plate, was among those left chasing after the police cars had vanished.
The previous day, the legislators had reached out to senior counsel Paul Muite asking him to represent them in the case.
Mr Muite yesterday accused CID officers of abusing their powers by locking up the leaders.
“This is clear abuse of office. These are leaders who can’t run away and if police want them to be in court, I can present them in court any time,” he said.
Senator Ntutu blamed their predicament on Mr Nkaissery, saying he had promised to “cut them down for disobeying his orders stopping the demonstrations”.
SUSPENDED ALL RALLIES
Maj Gen (rtd) Nkaissery had suspended all rallies and demonstrations in Narok warning that the escalating tension in the county could result into violent confrontations.
Last week, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson, Mr Mumo Matemu and Auditor-General Edward Ouko met with administrators and political leaders from the county. Mr Matemu said that he had received complaints over revenue collection and was investigating them.
Yesterday, the Controller of Budget, Ms Agnes Odhiambo, told the Senate Finance Committee investigating the wrangles that Mara Conservancy and Kenya Airport Parking Services (KAPS) — which collects revenue in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve on behalf of the county — were acting against the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act.
“During the first quarter of the 2013/14 Financial Year, we discovered that the remittances were deducted at the source,” she said.
She explained that all funds collected and received from the national government must be deposited in the county fund at Central Bank and approval sought from the Controller of Budget’s office before expenditure.
Those opposed to the governor argued that he was linked to the private companies that allegedly keep 45 per cent of revenue generated from the game reserve.
The governor blamed his political rivals for the Monday incident.
“What we have witnessed in Narok County is corruption fighting back. There was a cartel that included some of the county staff who used to siphon public funds who are no longer benefiting after we sealed corruption loopholes,” said Mr Tunai.
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Protestors in Narok county blocked on Wednesday night blocked roads in the area after Senator Stephen Ole Ntutu and four legislators were earlier arrested over demonstrations that occurred on Monday.
The protestors who were armed with sticks and arrows blocked the road in Ololunga area and another in Katagala for more than two hours over the arrests.
They accused the government of victimizing Narok residents by arresting their leaders and vowed to continue blocking the roads until the leaders were released. Police had to fire tear gas at the protestors to disperse them.
The officers are currently paroling the town and are escorting motorists, some of whom had their vehicles damaged by the protestors.
Narok Senator Ole Ntutu and four area MPs are currently being held at the Muthaiga Police Station after they were arrested for leading protests against the leadership of Governor Samuel Tumai.
Ntutu and MPs Moitalel ole Kenta (Narok North), Patrick Ntutu (Narok West), Johana Ngeno (Emurua Dikirr) and Korei ole Lemein (Narok South), were arrested after they recorded statements at the CID headquarters over the incident.
Lawyer Martin Kamwaro who is acting for Senator Ole Ntutu and the MPs, told journalists outside the CID headquarters that the leaders are expected in court tomorrow where they will be charged with incitement to violence.
The leaders had led protestors in Narok town seeking to remove Governor Samuel Tunai from office over corruption allegations.
Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery said on Monday that the leaders who led the demonstrations will be held responsible for holding the protest despite a directive from the CS barring any demonstrations or rallies in the area.
During the demonstration in which one person was killed and several others were injured, the leaders and protesters attempted to evict Tunai from office due to corruption allegations against him. Tunai is said to have squandered community funds.
He was given 21 days to respond to the accusations or the leaders would petition President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve the county government.
The protests went on despite a directive from Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery warning against the demonstrations on Sunday.
Emurua Dikirr MP Ngeno and his Narok West counterpart Ntutu, accused Nkaissery of being used by the state to suppress the rights of the Maasai community.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/protestors-narok-block-roads-after-arrest-senator-4-mps-incitement#sthash.N0K3NJwb.dpuf
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Hehehe. Omollo indeed we are back to Moi era dictarorship when CS or minister order somebody arrested. I thought the word for police in the constitution start with Independent.
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As I always said, DO NOT give govt any powers. Just enought o do the job and take it away immediately. Ourus govt is a good example of govt run amok.
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Nothing could have pleased me more. When we said this laws are NOT aimed at terrorists because the last time they were in use, they were targeting politicians, the likes of Ole Ntutu said NO! Where on earth is a terrorist going to demonstrate and picket?
Hehehe. Omollo indeed we are back to Moi era dictarorship when CS or minister order somebody arrested. I thought the word for police in the constitution start with Independent.
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The Colonial government created this law. In 1963 it was among the first to go. Then Tom Mboya and Kenyatta brought it back in 1966 to lock up KPU leadership. Moi would use it effectively against Kiuks and Luos until 1997 when he saw that he was leaving power and sought to deny his successors a lethal weapon. Using the IPPG he had many of these laws repealed. Kibaki having headed the IPPG move kept away from those laws perhaps also realizing they could be abused. I credit Murungi with the decision not to bring them back.
We know how easy it was to convince Uhuru to reenact them. Uhuru has been absent from the scene from birth. He has no idea what those laws can do. Should he leave office to a hostile President, he would live to regret these laws. I shall be laughing all the way.
As I always said, DO NOT give govt any powers. Just enought o do the job and take it away immediately. Ourus govt is a good example of govt run amok.
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people have lost faith in the judiciary and other institution that are supposed to handle these issues. Tunai is a hard headed 'maafaka' it is his way or the highway, he will not listen, i wonder how income from mara has tripled when tourism is down all over the country........ so unless someone high up intervene i worry more people will have to die. Nkaissery is not an impartial arbiter he has taken sides.
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Nkaiserry has a big ego and that will not work with Maasais. Using law enforcement to settle disputes is not a good trend. Protesting is a right, cant cancel a right.
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We need to see more of these all across the country.
Indeed. This is a tip of the iceberg. Devolution is a good thing. But in Kenya, it is little more than a devolution of eating.
Counties need real autonomy. That way Narok can sort out its local issues without inteference from the National government.