Morpho Seals Twitter Account Amid Controversy

[Omollo]

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Wananchi are about to bring down an international criminal enterprise.

http://omollosview.com/blog/2017/09/29/morpho-hides-twitter-account/

[patel]

The struggle is real....Kenyans are woke, ask John Kerry, he had to wave a white flag but Kenyans will not let him be.
Next on firing line UNDP........

[patel]

UNDP Kenya starts taking pages offline.....UNDP Kenya and ban kimoon son in law on the run

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On #Kenya, ICP asked UN about UNDP's role, its “electoral support” page taken offline. Spox: ask UNDP. But RC Sid blocks ICP pic.twitter.com/uR2yaT9kPr

— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 28, 2017

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NEW: On #Kenya, After UN's Sid Censors, Its Ngatia “Protects” Twitter Account, Kin of Uhuru's Lawyer https://t.co/xHTK5AyrWW pic.twitter.com/45X1cuEWCl

— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 29, 2017

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[patel]

Kenyans remains indebted to inner city press. This guy has chased these people down the rabbit hole

[patel]

Inner City Press:

Deputy Spokesman:  [inaudible]

 Question:  .

Deputy Spokesman: But I am aware that she was on a leave of absence.  At some point, I believe, fairly soon, it will be expiring and then she will return to her duties in the Department of Political Affairs.

Question: 

Deputy Spokesman: 


We'll have more on this - and on Juma.

From August 15:

Inner City Press:

Spokesman: Inner City Press: there were these two different statements, one about provisional results, then final results, but, in the country, one, how many people does the UN believe have been killed in post-election violence?  What's the UN's reaction to Raila Odinga asking for the UN to play some role in looking into fraud he says he's going to announce tomorrow, Tuesday?   And there's a group called the Kenya Human Rights Commission, which has been deregistered just before filing a petition concerning the election.  Does the UN believe that the current legal structures, especially if you have petitioners deregistered moments before filing, is a credible one?  What does the UN, given its presence in Nairobi, think about the deaths and this deregistration?

Deputy Spokesman:  Obviously, we're concerned about any violence.  As I just mentioned, what we've been doing, including through the Secretary-General, is calling on all political leaders to send clear messages to their supporters urging them to refrain from violence, and that's a key part of this process.  You're aware of our concerns in other previous elections, presidential elections in Kenya, and those concerns continue to apply.  Regarding Mr. Odinga's request, obviously, we'll wait to see what he has to say tomorrow and monitor that, but I would point out, as I just said, that the Secretary-General called on political leaders disputing the election results to address election-related disputes through the relevant constitutionally mandated institutions, and that is where we stand on that.


   On August 7, Inner City Press asked Dujarric about the deportation of two of Raila Odinga's consultants, American John Phillips, chief executive of political consultancy Aristotle, and Canadian Andreas Katsouris. Dujarric replied with generalities; Inner City Press asked, so the deportations are bad? There was no clear answer.

Now this: on August 10 Inner City Press asked Dujarric, UN transcript here:

Inner City Press:  In Kenya, Raila Odinga, the candidate, has said that there's been hacking of the system, but the President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, has offered his congratulations.  What's the UN's view? One, do they think that the rule-of-law process to review is being conducted, is that process over?

 Spokesman:  No, I, as far as I know, the, the official election results have yet to be announced.  We're, obviously, watching the situation unfold.  We're watching it closely.  As you know, the UN did not observe, did not have a role in observing the, the elections.  I think what's important is that all stakeholders, all people in Kenya, allow the process to follow its course and, if they have any grievances, that they channel those through legal and peaceful means.  We reiterate the call of the Secretary-General for maintaining calm and ensuring strict respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially in this time while people await, and understandably await eagerly, the official results.

From the August 1 transcript:
Inner City Press:Spokesman:Inner City Press: Can you say what the UN's role, does it have any role?  I know that there was somebody who used to work at DPA [Department of Political Affairs] who is now working on the elections as a Kenyan national, but is there a UN role?

Spokesman:  I can check.  I'm not aware of any role, but I'm happy to check.


  Twenty three hours later, nothing. But UN Department of Public Information's Nairobi "UNIC" has responded online that the UN did speak out, attaching a statement referring to the "sudden demise" of Msango. He was tortured and murdered. That is NOT speaking out, and is consistent with UN Resident Coordinator Siddharth Chatterjee's strikingly pro-government blatherings in the country, of the kind the many say got the Resident Coordinator in Myanmar removed from the job - or "promoted," in UN-speak. Chatterjee was named Resident Correspondent by his father in law Ban, without recusal.

On August 2, with Dujarric not having provided any answer on the UN's electoral role, Inner City Press asked him again, UN transcript here:

Inner City Press: the UN statement, apparently the most recent one, still calls it a sudden demise and given that the autopsy has shown that he was both tortured and murdered and the EU has called for an investigation, is the UN wanting there to be an investigation?

Spokesman: