Nairobi city council used public funds to buy 120 acres of land taunted to be worthless for graves. The land is worth Ksh 24 millions but the city council defied all odds and went ahead to buy it at Ksh 283 million. This is clearly over 10 times above is real value. The excess was shared among 17 people through a city lawyer Mr Newton Osiemo. One Mr Maina Chege the land broker has come out to defend the deal saying it was "pure, open, transparent and as white as cotton".
"We begin by suspecting everyone", and therefore Musalia Mudavadi as the minister in charge of the local government was the first suspect. The KACC indicated that Mr Mudavadi got his share through Mr Osiema who is believed to be his business associate according to the statement given to KACC by Ms Mary Ng'ethe the Nairobi City council director of legal affairs. He came out fighting saying that he had been "persecuted, crucified and sentenced". Raila Odinga has since come out to defend his deputy rubbishing the KACC report as political and relied on a statement by an individual.
Following the saga release to the public, Mwai Kibaki took a fast unprecedented move to sack the official of the city council and the permanent secretary in the ministry of local government. He hided to his own call that the war against corruption must not be politicized and so he spared Mr Mudavadi. Conspicuously absent was the action of Raila of "We begin first by respecting everyone" fame.
Fellow citizen. There is a Kenyan we want. A Kanya free from corruption. Do think this scandal is political? Do think Mr Mudavadi should be given a leave for three months while investigations are done? Please leave your views.
I agree with you. Mr. Mudavadi should leave office to pave way for further investigations plus all others implicated!
ReplyDeleteThey all should leave office pending investigation irrespective of which seat or position they have in gorvernment!!!!
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