from: Judy Miriga
Folks,
It is sad that Kenya has too many serious corrupt problems that require to be investigated.
Kenya is still very much deep into corruption and impunity.
A lot of harrassments and intimidation are all over and people are living in fears. This is unacceptable and something must be done to save this sorry situation. This is a sign Kenya may be drifting apart into confusion and destruction.
Kenya cannot go on like this without desolving the Coalition Government for a new Transitional Caretaker Committee. Things will soon get out of control.
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
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Kenya’s Sorry State:
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Kenyan activists under attack yet again
Battle lines have been drawn with full frontal attacks on prominent Kenyan activists. Just last weekend the wife of a prominent youth activist Joshua Nyamori of the Nyanza Youth Coalition was attacked by six armed men and her car taken at gun-point at their home-gate. Nyamori’s youth group has been under spotlight as one of the groups who have been receiving support from the US Ambassador Michael Ranneberger.
Another activist under attack is Shem Ochuodo who apart from having a corruption case looming over his head, has had to face the tribulations of being considered in opposition to the grand coalition. His office in Nairobi was closed and people purporting to be ‘auctioneers’ seizing his equipment when in fact he had overpaid his rent and a lorry used for the 2007 elections being impounded. Ochuodo himself has wide appeal not only because of his byname ‘father of the internet’ but also for his activities in the newly formed Mageuzi Trust.
Unearth the truth, CJ urges probe team – News |nation.co.ke
The team that will investigate the helicopter crash that killed six Kenyans including two ministers was sworn in Wednesday with calls to unearth the truth.
www.nation.co.ke/News/ UnearththetruthCJurgesprobe… – Cached
Unearth the truth, CJ urges probe team
Attorney General Githu Muigai (left) during a news conference after the swearing in on members of a team to probe the helicopter crash that killed six government officials including Internal Security minister George Saitoti and his assistant Orwa Ojode. On the right is Chief Justice Willy Mutunga. EMMA NZIOKA
By BENJAMIN MUINDI bmuindi@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Wednesday, June 20 2012 at 14:08
The team that will investigate the helicopter crash that killed six Kenyans including two ministers was sworn in Wednesday with calls to unearth the truth.
The five-member team chaired by Court of Appeal judge Kalpana Rawal will investigate the cause and circumstances surrounding the crash that killed Internal Security minister George Saitoti his deputy Orwa Ojodeh, two pilots and two bodyguards.
It was sworn in at the Supreme Court by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga accompanied by Attorney General Githu Muigai and Transport minister Amos Kimunya, who appointed the team in line with the Civil Aviations Act.
“This team must be alive to the history of probes and inquires of similar nature, which have been used as a whitewash,” CJ Mutunga said.
“It must be alive to the strong underlying public concerns on this crash, which it must address directly and steadily without cowering or intimidation… It must restore public confidence in public inquiries,” he added.
The CJ asked the team not to deepen the grief of the families affected through shoddy work urging them to remain forthright in their conduct, professional in their operations and courageous in work and findings.
“To do otherwise will be an unforgivable assault to justice, to families and an indefensible dereliction of duty to country, and an irredeemable dishonour to self.”
The members are Maj Gen (Rtd) Harold Mwakio, Maj Gen (Rtd) Charles Wachira, Capt Peter Maranga, Chief Inspector Mark Owenga and Fredrick Opot.
Transparent investigations
They will be assisted by counsel from the offices of the AG and Director of Public Prosecutions James Warui, Charles Mutinda and Faith Irari.
On his part, Mr Kimunya said: “We are confident in the team appointed that we can finally learn the circumstances that have caused us so much sorrow in the country.”
He noted that the team has the responsibility of assuring the families of the six Kenyans who died in the crash that justice is done.
“We want to assure the public that open, thorough and transparent investigations will be conducted and the the report will be made possible to the public in the earliest time,” Prof Muigai added. Lady Justice Rawal said that members of the families affected are free to participate in the investigations, or to appoint representatives.
She will also be charged in determining the time and other resources that the team will require to carry out the undertaking, while Mr Kimunya will notify the public on the date of the first public hearing. This will be after the commission has found a secretariat to operate from.
Mr Kimunya also noted that foreign investigators including the helicopter manufacturers, their government and insurance will be party to the investigations.