from Judy Miriga
Folks,
No one is above the law, and fight against corruption graft and impunity must be faught squarely by all good citizens, Diaspora, friends and sympathizers of Kenya and Africa.
Let the truth be known……..people…….!
Rights, Dignity and virtue for Humanity must be respected by all, and real justice shall be our defender…..The Truth, Nothing but the Truth, shall be our goal post as we cross Canaan to a promised land, where Peace, Love and Unity for common good of all shall prevail and thus offer privilleged advantage to an improved better destiny for all.
Kibaki’s words should be action oriented…..not just words for the sake of words…….. Ministers should have a free-hand to excercise duty calling according to the satisfaction of needs and demands of public, not not as rubber-stamp to favor politically correctness.
I wonder why Prof. Mengich should be reinstated after interviews have been done and suitable candidates elected……..what would be the reason for calling for interviews….. This hoolabaloo now calls for further investigation and vetting of Prof. Haroun Mengich as, where there is smoke, there is fire. We now believe something is not right with Prof. Haroun Mengich in his public service…….
It is about time public must do their private investigation and produce answers to the forum for more actions………!
It is fundamentally and crucially important to use public power-force pressure to fix fixtures for better results people……..time is running out…….
PLO Lumumba of KACC cannot deny, their plates are full, and they have to speed up to consume servings……..for another course of desert…….
Cheers everybody…….!
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
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Kenya: I Bought Beach Plot, Raila Tells Court
Daniel Nyassy
23 June 2011
Nairobi — Mr Odinga, who was testifying at the Malindi High Court, told Lady Justice Helen Omondi he bought the plot in 1999 from former Malindi mayor Frederic Kazungu Diwani.
However, Mr Diwani later fraudulently sold the same plot to a British citizen, Mr John Presser Unsworth, and appeared in a Kilifi court in 2009 where he admitted the offence and was fined Sh800,000.
Now, Mr Unsworth wants the land to which he claims to have ownership documents declared his and has already started fencing it.Challenged by Mr Unsworth’s lawyer Ms Virginia Shaw to name his neighbours around the disputed plot, Mr Odinga said he did not know any as the area was not occupied.
Planted palm trees
“When we bought the property in 1999 from Mr Diwani, we inspected it and found it was vacant. We planted some palm trees on it. But early last year when I went to the plot, I found someone had trespassed on it,” he said.
Asked whether he was aware that a restriction over ownership had been put on the plot by one Mr Alex Ramica Chakacha who was one of the defendants in the suit, Mr Odinga said: “This is fantasy”.
The case involves Mr Unsworth as the applicant and Kango Enterprise Ltd, which is the PM’s company, the Registrar of Lands at Kilifi and Mr Chakacha as the defendants.
Mr Odinga is represented by lawyers Otiende Amolo, John Ligunya and Felix Nyauchi while Mr Diwani is represented by Mr Richard Otara.
Earlier, Justice Omondi dismissed Ms Shaw and Mr Otara’s objection to two documents produced in court by lawyer Omolo, saying, they were legally introduced before court.
Ms Shaw and Mr Otara had argued that the documents were introduced in court “at the 11th hour”.
Before the hearing, Mr Odinga had kept the court waiting for the better part of the morning. According to court schedule, the case was set to start at 11am.
But Mr Odinga, who was escorted by MPs Gideon Mung’aro (Malindi), Ali Hassan Joho (Kisauni) and a host of Malindi councillors, arrived in court at 1.18pm after the case had already began. He was composed as he answered a barrage of questions from his lawyer, Ms Shaw and Mr Otari, causing laughter at times with his answers.
For example, when he was asked by Mr Otari whether he had seen any land search document, he repeated several times: “Every transaction was done by my lawyer.”
Asked whether he bought the land from the original owners, Mr Odinga said this would be surprising because “the original owner of the land is God”.
All vehicles were cleared off the court premises and all other cases suspended to accommodate that of the PM. When he came out of court, the PM addressed a big crowd outside.
He told journalists he supported calls for MPs’ salaries to be taxed, saying this was in accordance with the new Constitution.
Local News Round up
Uploaded by kenyacitizentv on Jun 23, 2011
In a rather rare occurrence, Prime Minister Raila Odinga appeared before the Malindi high court as a witness in a land case. This and other news making headlines with Judy Kosgei.
Raila in court
Uploaded by standardgroupkenya on Jun 23, 2011
Prime Minister Raila Odinga appeared before a Malindi court today to testify in a land case. Raila testified before justice Helen Omondi in a case where an Italian investor claims a company owned by Raila defrauded him of 13 million shillings. The money was allegedly paid for a beach plot in malindi, which is also being claimed by a local squatter. The prime minister said he owns the land legally and denied selling it to anyone. KTN’s Eric Njoka reports.
Malindi financiers unhappy over govt move
Uploaded by NTVKenya on Mar 8, 2011
Investors in the multi-billion shilling tourism industry in the coastal town of Malindi are frustrated with a task force investigating irregularities over ownership of land in the area. This is after the task force put a construction embargo in the area as there were people with multiple title deeds. They complain of harassment and intimidation yet they have invested significantly in the region besides creating much-needed employment.