‘At least, no one will accuse me of stealing COVID-19 funds’- Ruto laughs off ‘

[Nowayhaha]

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Deputy President William Ruto has laughed off a newspaper headline referring him as a spectator in the Jubilee Government.

Taking to Twitter, the second-in-command said at least no one would blame him for the wanton graft that has beleaguered the Health Ministry.

“At least for once it won’t be possible to be blamed for what someone said “started in Wuhan as a virus, landed in Italy as a pandemic and now in Kenya as a multi-billion shilling corruption enterprise”. Wacha niendelee kama spectator. ISORAIT,” DP Ruto wrote on Twitter.

The Standard Newspaper headline referred to Ruto as spectator in the government that he had helped form, saying despite refuting claims that he had been sidelined, he had been reduced to holding tea parties at his Karen home with no clear role in the governme

[Njuri Ncheke]

Karma is a biatch, standard is the most disillusioned newspaper in Kenya true gutter press.
Ruto needs to capitalize fully on this scandal using his lieutenants to make life difficult for government, he need to have one guy lobby our donors actively through international media and local to ban aid to kenya this is the route this scandal should take to taint the government that it cannot get donor funds from western countries.

[Nowayhaha]

Karma is a biatch, standard is the most disillusioned newspaper in Kenya true gutter press.
Ruto needs to capitalize fully on this scandal using his lieutenants to make life difficult for government, he need to have one guy lobby our donors actively through international media and local to ban aid to kenya this is the route this scandal should take to taint the government that it cannot get donor funds from western countries.

Njuri, Already in the process

https://citizentv.co.ke/news/kemsa-scandal-usaid-global-fund-threaten-to-withdraw-ksh-400b-342697/?utm_source=best_of_2018&utm_medium=deeplinking&utm_campaign=BestOf2018

KEMSA scandal: USAID, Global Fund threaten to withdraw Ksh.400B

Two key donors have threatened to withdraw up to Ksh.400 billion earmarked for Kenya following the latest COVID-19 scandal linked to a government agency.

Citizen TV has learnt that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Fund have written to the government expressing concern over the alleged corruption.

For weeks now, the rot at Afya house has refused to leave the headlines, with every ugly twist and turn of the COVID-19 scandal and even donors have been taking note.

The Global Fund and USAID are threatening to withdraw funds that were to support HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria programs for the next three years.

They expressed concern over KEMSA’s procurement woes as well as management and implementation of the grants given to the institution.

The COVID-19 scandal has also created an internal crisis at the supplies agency: it stands to lose up to Ksh.2billion as it struggles to dispose of PPEs and other COVID-19 supplies.

KEMSA is said to be unable to find buyers for the items that were allegedly purchased at inflated prices and now many of them could be about to hit their expert dates.

Sources within the board indicate that the agency is holding a stockpile worth over Ksh.6 billion.

The Board is seeking a green light from the Health Ministry to sell off the stock at market value of around Ksh.4billion to recoup its initial capital.

Sources further indicate that the Board is seeking a re-capitalization of Ksh.5billion to cushion itself from the loss that would have been occasioned by such a write off should the Health Cabinet Secretary agree to it.

The medical supplies authority is in a financial hole with a liability of over Ksh.8 billion, out of which Ksh. 5billion was already committed.

The Board attributes the mess to the procurements that were allegedly done without its approval or that of the Health Ministry.

Documents seen by Citizen TV indicate that at the onset of COVID-19 in Kenya, Health Ministry PS Susan Mochache directed that KEMSA procure 25,000 PPEs, 10,000 N95 masks and 6,000 lab sample transport collection consumable kits.

The directive was issued on March 18, 2020 and the next day after a meeting with the COVID-19 emergency committee, she further ordered that KEMSA purchases 6,000 laboratory test kits.

Four days later, after another meeting with the National Emergency COVID-19 Response Committee, 30 ventilators were required to be distributed across the country.

However, this would open floodgates at KEMSA with its officials going on a shopping spree, with PS Mochache later calling for a meeting with the agency’s officials on April 6 for a progress report.

The next day, KEMSA sent a price list complete with the contracted suppliers to her.

In the email, the agency’s Director of Commercial Services Eliud Muriithi indicated that KEMSA had scaled down commitments to the budgetary limits as guided.

It is at this point that the PS Mochache moved to cap KEMSA’s budget for procuring the COVID-19 emergency supplies at Ksh. 758.69 million.

At some point, the agency’s MD Jonah Manjari–who has since been suspended–wrote directly to Treasury requesting Ksh. 5.14billion to facilitate COVID-19 services.

However, on June 22, Treasury noted that KEMSA had already mobilized COVID-19 emergency supplies worth the same amount without information on whether the commitment had the approval of the Health Ministry.

Treasury further expressed concern that the KEMSA boss had addressed the request directly to Treasury by passing the parent ministry.

Documents seen by Citizen TV suggest that Manjari was forced to channel the request through the PS who is the ministry’s accounting officer.

Treasury subsequently slammed the door on any additional budgetary allocation to KEMSA leaving the agency toying with the idea of diverting money meant for universal healthcare for payments against commitments it had made.

A letter sent from PS Mochache was however categorical in its warning against the use of universal healthcare funds to pay for the already delivered but overpriced COVID-19 supplies.

She told KEMSA that the Health ministry was not in a position to provide any additional funds.

With the government providing only Ksh. 300million, the bulk of the budget was now coming from the World Bank, which was also caught up questionable dealings.

The KEMSA Board is now said to be considering sending more officials packing as the web of graft at the agency continues to unravel.

[Njuri Ncheke]

This is too good  next is maintain the momentum and chew on that bone till the day corona ends projected by WHO to be 2023. When donors withdrawal funds trust me what Uhuru will be left with for campaigns is very little, Ruto has $100Billion shillings for campaigns already and more gaining interest through the loan apps . By end 2021 Government will be broke Ruto will now unleash his stockpile to devastate whoever opposes him many will just be bought like luhyas oparanyamudavadi, wetangula and lusaka.

[patel]

Ignorance is a bliss...you think the said donors are not part of the scam. My fren, when you hear 40 billion, most times half of that money never makes it to Kenyan shores.

[RV Pundit]

Ruto celebratory dance as Kielewek/Uhuru/BBI crew propaganda that Ruto was super-corrupt is now out of the window.
Now they've gorged themselves on COVID-19 - which is immoral on many levels.
Murathe, Uhuru own family and the ones who shouted the loudest are deep in it.
Waiguru is deep in her own stuff.
Matiangi has EACC ruaraka file ready - but he is obviously a sacred cow.

Ruto I doubt will last until 2022 in gov.

He is try to dissociate himself from the oncoming disaster.
At some point - his stay will become untenable - and Uhuru may try to impeach him.

Raila doesn't mind carrying the Jubilee garbage as long as it give him even an inch into Mt Kenya vote basket.

What is most likely to happen Jubilee will blame Raila for Jubilee mess

The narrative will be Jubilee 1.0 was great - Jubilee 2.0 is a disaster because Raila jinxed it.

[Dear Mami]

Ukona ndoto mingi sana, Pundit. Which idiot do u think will believe Kenyattas steal because of Raila or handshake? No fool in Kenya thinks Jubilee started stealing today, wacha pombe we we. We know the disaster duo are both thieves and have been gorging themselves from day one since 2013, including on school land.

[RV Pundit]

54% including majority of Gusii gave Jubilee thumb ups in their relection. The first I know where incumbent improved from 50% to nearly 55%. They stole in Jubilee 1.0 but they also managed to get a lot of stuff done - stuff that became voter winners - including in Gusii.

Now I don't think we can say the same now.
Raila found Jubilee going down and accelerated the the decline.
COVID-19 is the last nail on the coffin of kenya economy in the medium term.
This year the economy will definitely go into recession.

Meanwhile Ruto is "highly regarded"   according to opinion polls released so far.

Ruto is obviously corrupt like Raila and Uhuru are - and I think UhuRaila had managed to nail corruption on his name.

But now Uhuru has the corruption tag back on his corner. He runs the gov now alone and his people are obviously going to steal and get caught.

Raila is the enabler - he is not in gov - he is just desperate and willing to be used and missued.

My prediction Uhuru will go down without any legacy - if he doesn't change course - he going to end up like Moi - started on a strong and ended  despised including by his own people.

Ukona ndoto mingi sana, Pundit. Which idiot do u think will believe Kenyattas steal because of Raila or handshake? No fool in Kenya thinks Jubilee started stealing today, wacha pombe we we. We know the disaster duo are both thieves and have been gorging themselves from day one since 2013, including on school land.

[Kadudu]

The duo has looted public coffers as there was no tomorrow. Pundit even admits his idol is a thief, but just one amongst many.
Uhuru is a disaster and Ruto will complete the disaster.

Ukona ndoto mingi sana, Pundit. Which idiot do u think will believe Kenyattas steal because of Raila or handshake? No fool in Kenya thinks Jubilee started stealing today, wacha pombe we we. We know the disaster duo are both thieves and have been gorging themselves from day one since 2013, including on school land.

[RV Pundit]

When you admit Raila is corrupt - you'll start making sense. Otherwise you're bleating as always like an ODM goat. Nobody takes you seriously if you cannot accept stubborn facts like Raila very well known grafts. Raila is a billionaire by stealing.

Show me one single serious candidate who is not corrupt. Gideon Moi is very very corrupt - responsible for 90s mega looting under his father. Uhuru kenyatta basically took anything upto 50B from SGR. Ruto is of course very corrupt. Raila is very corrupt. Kalonzo is corrupt and MaDVD is also corrupt. Peter Keneth also corrupt. Matiangi corrupt.

The most corrupt is a question of opportunity.

The duo has looted public coffers as there was no tomorrow. Pundit even admits his idol is a thief, but just one amongst many.
Uhuru is a disaster and Ruto will complete the disaster.

[Nowayhaha]

Ignorance is a bliss...you think the said donors are not part of the scam. My fren, when you hear 40 billion, most times half of that money never makes it to Kenyan shores.

You seem to naive , once this picks up in the international media , Uhuru Government will lose credibility and there will be alot of pressure by the onterational players be it Govts, Banks(IMF WOrld Bank) , Unions (EU) etc to get to the root of the looting with a ripple effect on the schemes by the anti Ruto Brigade read Murathes / Gachoka/Atwoli et all . 
As you can see below USAID and Global fund have requested PWC to audit KEMSA spending

https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/graft-ridden-kemsa-seeks-sh5bn-to-stay-afloat-donors-start-probe-1922816

But even as Mr Kagwe ponders on whether to re-capitalise an agency already rife with graft, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Fund have raised the red flag over how Kemsa has been spending their money.

The two agencies have informed audit firm PriceWaterHouseCoopers to follow up on a number of audit queries raised by their own investigations on Kemsa.

USAID is run by the United States government while Global Fund is a multi-stakeholder organisation.

“We have noted several areas of concern in the management of procurements at Kemsa as well as in the implementation of Global Fund Grants which we wish to bring to your attention,” Senior Fund Portfolio Manager John Ochero wrote to Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache on June 23.

“Our local fund agent Price Water House Coopers will follow up,” continued Mr Ochero.

[Nowayhaha]

Ukona ndoto mingi sana, Pundit. Which idiot do u think will believe Kenyattas steal because of Raila or handshake? No fool in Kenya thinks Jubilee started stealing today, wacha pombe we we. We know the disaster duo are both thieves and have been gorging themselves from day one since 2013, including on school land.

We are talking of COVID19 funds  Theft here.  And yes  Jubilee II is stealing because of the handshake . Its not a secret  its not a common secret that using Handshake , Raila has aided Jubilee II Government in committing all types of vices from corruption  to the anarchy we saw in the senate this past week where 3 senators were abducted . 

Activists ae already demonstrating

https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/activists-in-city-demo-over-loss-of-covid-19-funds-1922970

Police on Friday morning confronted protesters at freedom corner, Nairobi during peaceful demo over the loss of Covid-19 funds.

The protest, dubbed #ArrestCovid19Thieves, was organised to demand accountability for the use of Covid-19 billions amid reports that funds allocated to deal with the pandemic may have been diverted to other uses not related to the disease, misapplied or misappropriated.

The police demanded that the protesters disperse from freedom corner.

The protestors marched to the Kencom bus stage, where police arrested about five of them.

They were seen being bundled into the back of a police

[Nefertiti]

MoH mafya looting covid kitty has effectively blunted integrity as a sticking point against Mobutu.

[RV Pundit]

Yes and this is just the start. More scandals will be exposed. That small prize to pay for being in gov in Africa. You'll be found with your hands in the jar a lot.

Now they need to find a new tool - formulae could have worked against Ruto in GEMA - except Raila/ODM is blowing hot and cold - unable to decide where to go.

So Ruto has found some breathing space - from formulae and the covid corruption - and BBI crew are on the ropes.

Without  one man one shilling propaganda - BBI start limping in GEMA. It already limping in Raila's corner without parlimentary system and regional gov. What will emerge will be so tame it will not make sense to go for referendum - maybe PM who will be majority leader of before - more like previous Vice President. Nairobi being deleted as a county will not be easy.

MoH mafya looting covid kitty has effectively blunted integrity as a sticking point against Mobutu.

[Kadudu]

He should first reimburse the dam money he looted. Murkomen is insisting he needs the dam built in his area.

Yes and this is just the start. More scandals will be exposed. That small prize to pay for being in gov in Africa. You'll be found with your hands in the jar a lot.

Now they need to find a new tool - formulae could have worked against Ruto in GEMA - except Raila/ODM is blowing hot and cold - unable to decide where to go.

So Ruto has found some breathing space - from formulae and the covid corruption - and BBI crew are on the ropes.

Without  one man one shilling propaganda - BBI start limping in GEMA. It already limping in Raila's corner without parlimentary system and regional gov. What will emerge will be so tame it will not make sense to go for referendum - maybe PM who will be majority leader of before - more like previous Vice President. Nairobi being deleted as a county will not be easy.

MoH mafya looting covid kitty has effectively blunted integrity as a sticking point against Mobutu.

[Nefertiti]

I don't think you get it. Handshake job was to lineup Raila crew - cause Ruto had Jubilee mean machine. Now Ruto has to herd his flock of sheep, hounds, zebus, hares, hyenas - in a makeshift canoe. Tough luck. Raila obviously knew Uhuru Murathes will sunset loot heavy - probably why there is no proper coalition yet - he can pretend to oppose GoK excesses while enjoying some incumbency. BBI is Raila 22 manifesto. One man- one shilling nonsense is to edge out Ruto in Central. Which is working with Murkomen leading anti-formula choir.

Yes and this is just the start. More scandals will be exposed. That small prize to pay for being in gov in Africa. You'll be found with your hands in the jar a lot.

Now they need to find a new tool - formulae could have  worked against Ruto in GEMA - except Raila/ODM is blowing hot and cold - unable to decide where to go.

So Ruto has found some breathing space - from formulae and the covid corruption - and BBI crew are on the ropes.

Without  one man one shilling propaganda - BBI start limping in GEMA. It already limping in Raila's corner without parlimentary system and regional gov. What will emerge will be so tame it will not make sense to go for referendum - maybe PM who will be majority leader of before - more like previous Vice President. Nairobi being deleted as a county will not be easy.

MoH mafya looting covid kitty has effectively blunted integrity as a sticking point against Mobutu.

[RV Pundit]

Again, we go back to the basics, GEMA will not trust Raila anytime soon. The trust deficit is so huge. Not even GEMA elite trust Raila. Raila is basically the proverbial hyena stuck in a cross-road and he will end up like Kalonzo - back in Luo Nyanza.

I don't think you get it. Handshake job was to lineup Raila crew - cause Ruto had Jubilee mean machine. Now Ruto has to herd his flock of sheep, hounds, zebus, hares, hyenas - in a makeshift canoe. Tough luck. Raila obviously knew Uhuru Murathes will sunset loot heavy - probably why there is no proper coalition yet - he can pretend to oppose GoK excesses while enjoying some incumbency. BBI is Raila 22 manifesto. One man- one shilling nonsense is to edge out Ruto in Central. Which is working with Murkomen leading anti-formula choir.

[Nefertiti]

Raila you scorn has basically pulled the carpet from under Ruto feet. In Jubilee, parliament, and it now executive. It courtesy of Raila that anyone backing Ruto is hammered like Al Shaabab. Look Murathe is backing Raila live on TV - which "GEMA elite" do you have in mind? Any big-time GEMA backing Ruto or opposing Raila? Who is more elite than Uhuru, Munga, Kiraitu?

Again, we go back to the basics, GEMA will not trust Raila anytime soon. The trust deficit is so huge. Not even GEMA elite trust Raila. Raila is basically the proverbial hyena stuck in a cross-road and he will end up like Kalonzo - back in Luo Nyanza.

I don't think you get it. Handshake job was to lineup Raila crew - cause Ruto had Jubilee mean machine. Now Ruto has to herd his flock of sheep, hounds, zebus, hares, hyenas - in a makeshift canoe. Tough luck. Raila obviously knew Uhuru Murathes will sunset loot heavy - probably why there is no proper coalition yet - he can pretend to oppose GoK excesses while enjoying some incumbency. BBI is Raila 22 manifesto. One man- one shilling nonsense is to edge out Ruto in Central. Which is working with Murkomen leading anti-formula choir.

[RV Pundit]

Raila has not benefitted from ruto push so he is just a tool and a fool being used as Gemma elite do final looting .Even so called bbi is still at stage zero three years from now.