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Nairobi | Wednesday, June 18, 2014
No. 17972
Spy agency warning on attack was ignored
BY DANIEL NYASSY
dnyassy@ke.nationmedia.com
AND GALGALO BOCHA
gbocha@ke.nationmedia.com
Intelligence ocers knew about
the impending attacks on Mpeke-
toni and Maporomokoni, it became
clear yesterday.
The National Intelligence Serv-
ices is said to have warned of
the imminent attacks three days
before they happened, the Nation
has learnt.
However, the warning was not
acted on by local security chiefs
and the police, according to secu-
rity sources who spoke on condition
of anonymity. They ignored the
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
BY NEHEMIAH OKWEMBAH
nokwembah@yahoo.com
T
hree other journalists and I were
on our way to Lamu to cover a
function that was to be presided
over by Governor Issah Timamy.
As we approached Witu about
35km from Mpeketoni we were
stopped by a policeman at a road-
block. He warned us not to proceed
because there would be danger ahead.
He did not elaborate, only saying he
too had scant information. The time
was 7.20pm. We chose to continue
How I escaped
from killers in
night of terror
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
SURVIVORS STORY
INSECURITY | Witnesses describe attackers as highly-organised with clear command structure, superior arms and radios
Uhuru blames massacre
on tribalism, hate politics
The attack in Lamu
was well planned,
orchestrated and
politically motivated
ethnic violence
against a Kenyan
community,
President Kenyatta
At least 10 more killed
in second attack, sparking
public outrage Page 2
Several security ocers
suspended and risk being
charged in court Page 4
Al-Shabaab claims
responsibility for raid that
left over 50 dead Page 5
Security ocers keep vigil
in Mpeketoni, Lamu, where
at least 10 people were
killed in a fresh raid on
Monday night, bringing the
toll from the attack to more
than 60.
THOMAS MUKOYA | REUTERS
News P. 2-11, 16, Back
Opinion P. 12-13
Letters P. 14
County P. 18-22
World P. 26-31
Business P. 32-37
Sport P. 50-55
INDEX
1,400 families set to receive relatives dues
For full list of beneciaries released by Oce of the Public Trustee, see pages 48-52
AUSTRALIA v NETHERLANDS (7pm)
SPAIN v CHILE (10pm)
CAMEROON v CROATIA
(Thursday, 1am)
TONIGHTS FIXTURES
BELGIUM 2 v ALGERIA 1
LAST NIGHT
BLAME GAME | President puts politicians on notice and warns that those engaging in reckless speech will not be tolerated
Uhuru: Leaders,
not Al-Shabaab,
behind killings
BY ISAAC ONGIRI
@ongiri2
iongiri@ke.nationmedia.com
AND BERNARD NAMUNANE
@nobewe
bnamunane@ke.nationmedia.com
P
resident Kenyatta yester-
day said the two attacks in
Mpeketoni were politically
orchestrated. Al Shaabab terrorists,
he asserted, were not to blame for
the killings of more than 60 people
in Lamu County.
He pointed an accusing nger at
leaders who have heightened political
tension in the country and vowed that
the Jubilee administration will not tol-
erate hate mongers, reckless leaders
and negative propagandists.
Signalling a tough approach in the
aftermath of the Sunday night killings,
the President suspended all provincial
administrators and security agents in
Mpeketoni, Kibaoni and Maporomoko
shopping centres and accused them
of abdicating their duty.
He also said some of them will be
charged in court for negligence.
While 50 people were killed during
the Sunday night attack, another raid
on Monday night claimed more than
10 lives with news agencies claiming
that at least 50 people could not be
accounted for.
In his televised address, Mr Keny-
atta said that intelligence on the
Mpeketoni attack was made available
to the Lamu security team in advance,
but they ignored it.
The attack in Lamu was well
planned, orchestrated and politically
motivated ethnic violence against a
Kenyan community, with the inten-
tion of proling and evicting them for
political reasons. This, therefore, was
not an Al-Shabaab terrorist attack,
he said.
However, the Somali-based Al
Shaabab terrorists, who have links
with Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibil-
ity for both attack, saying, it was in
revenge for the oppression of Muslims
in Kenya and the killing of Muslim
scholars at the Coast.
Ethnic proling
President Kenyatta had argued that
recent heightened political rhetoric
laced with ethnic proling of some
communities may have incited some
people and could be responsible for
the attacks. This, he said, had sowed
seeds of hate, intolerance and fanati-
cism.
Evidence indicates that local po-
litical networks were involved in the
planning and execution of the heinous
attacks. This also played into the op-
portunist networks of other criminal
gangs, he said.
He said the government will not
tolerate leaders who were giving ex-
amples of countries that have plunged
into civil war. While addressing a
political rally at Tononoka grounds
in Mombasa on Sunday, Cord leader
Raila Odinga had said in Kiswahili:
Ukiona mwenzake akinyolewa, tia
chako maji, a Kiswahili phrase on
the wisdom of learning lessons from
others predicament.
Since his return from a three-month
tour of the US on May 31, Mr Odinga
has lined up countrywide rallies to de-
mand national dialogue on six issues
he said had plunged the country into a
crisis. He has threatened to lead a rally
in the city on July 7 a day associated
with the push for multi-party politics
if the Jubilee administration does
not give in to his demands.
President Kenyatta warned yes-
terday: The inciters have also given
examples of other countries where
thousands of citizens have died and
been maimed in similar circum-
stances... To these political actors, I
relay to you the disappointment of the
people of this country in those who
think that leadership is a sport.
Those of you given to ill-thought,
intemperate and reckless speech and
conduct are now on notice: there will
be accountability in accordance with
the law, he warned.
With his deputy, Mr William Ruto,
who was standing by his side as he
addressed the nation, Mr Kenyatta
said they had vowed never to lead
the country into ethnic and political
violence.
I reiterate that Kenya will not go
that route again. We will not allow
Kenya to go down this violent path
again. Reckless rhetoric, incitement
and negative propaganda do not
constitute responsible leadership...
They will not be tolerated...Those
unwilling to work to unite Kenyans
will not have the space to divide them,
he warned.
At the same time, he blamed se-
curity officers on the ground and
accused them of negligence. Ac-
cordingly, all concerned ocers have
been suspended and will be charged
immediately in a court of law, the
President said.
In Lamu, the Cabinet Secretary for
the Interior and Co-ordination of the
National Government, said the oc-
ers involved had been transferred.
Those interdicted were Mr Le-
onard Omollo the County Police
Commander, the County AP Com-
mander, a Mr Rashid and the District
AP commander, a Mr Bonaya.
Mpeketoni OCS Aden Ali was
sacked, according to the Inspec-
tor-General of Police, Mr David
Kimaiyo.
Public ocers abetting crime
through corruption or failing to
discharge their duties will face
dire consequences, the President
warned.
Because they condone crime
through their slack and com-
plicit conduct, they are the
facilitators and collaborators of
terrorists and criminal activity,
and must be discarded from the
system and dealt with rmly,
he said.
Mr Kenyatta also announced that
the government will meet the
funeral expenses of those killed
and that the injured will receive
proper medical attention.
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Corrupt, public
servants warned
PHOTO | PSCU
President Kenyatta during yesterdays televised address to the nation on the
Mpeketoni attack in Lamu County at State House, Nairobi. He said the attack was
not the work of Al-Shabaab. With him is Deputy President William Ruto.
50
The number of people killed in the
rst attack on Sunday. More than 10
others were killed on Monday night.
Security ocials in the
aected area have been
suspended and will be
charged for negligence
TERROR ATTACK
BY NATION REPORTER
The government has
banned night worship
church services in Mom-
basa, popularly known as
kesha, following the Mpeke-
toni attack.
Mombasa County Com-
missioner Nelson Marwa
said kesha were soft targets
for criminals.
Killing spree
We must address early
warnings and signs of in-
security. If people want to
worship, let them do it during
the day or in the morning,
he said.
Speaking in his oce yes-
terday, Mr Marwa (right) also
said he had banned mihad-
hara or gatherings meant to
debate religious issues. They
are very popular in Mombasa
and its surroundings.
There is a possibility of
these also being targeted by
the attackers, he said.
He, however, said the Mus-
lim Holy month of Ramadhan
would not be aected.
On Sunday night, heavily
armed men numbering about
50 attacked Mpeketoni Town
in Lamu county killing doz-
ens of men.
Witnesses said the attack-
ers hijacked two matatus and
used them to drive around
the town as they went on a
killing spree. Many homes
and business premises were
burnt. The attack has raised
political temperatures in the
country.
Security bosses in the
region have been sacked
and will appear in court
soon, according to Interior
Cabinet Secretary Joseph
ole Lenku.
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DAILY NATION
Wednesday June 18, 2014
2 | National News
BY SAMWEL BORN MAINA
@bornmaina
sborn@ke.nationmedia.com
A
t least 10 people died in a fresh
attack near Mpeketoni, Lamu
County yesterday morning.
Residents of Kijinjoni in Kaisare
Village were the latest to witness a
calm night turned into horror by at
least 30 gunmen who moved from
house to house taking out men and
leaving women behind.
The residents, who are squatters
on a government plot, said that two
people claiming to be owners of the
land have been forcing them to move
for a long time.
Someone who claims to be the
owner tells us that the governor is
his lawyer, so we never know whom
to turn to, a resident said.
Land disputes
Inspector-General of Police David
Kimaiyo said the attacks were being
carried out by insiders.
The attacks are being done by
neighbours; I am very disappointed
that the police never acted on time
even after receiving calls, Mr Ki-
maiyo said.
Some of the residents claimed that
land disputes were the cause of the
attacks.
According to villagers, the killers
were targeting people they termed
as outsiders or dwelling on land
allegedly owned by the wealthy in
Lamu.
Slow police response has also been
blamed for the killings.
Area MP Julius Ndegwa said he had
raised the alarm over an impending
attack, but no action was taken by
security ocers.
The latest incident comes as Mr
Kimaiyo ordered more ocers to be
sent to other parts of the country.
Ms Rachael Okello, whose husband
was killed by the attackers told the
Nation how the assailants came to
their house and called her husband by
name before asking him to surrender
his phone.
They took my husband, I hid my
phone inside my clothes. Although the
network was shaky, I managed to call
the police but I never got any help, a
tearful Ms Okello, who is left to look
after ve children on her own said.
Mr Lenku has ordered the immedi-
ate relocation of all residents in the
village and said they would receive
relief food as the government inves-
tigates the matter.
According to witnesses, the execu-
tors were warning the women to look
for alternative homes immediately.
Another theory emerging was that the
killings were as a result of scramble
for grazing lands.
The Somalis use this eld to graze
their cows; now these people who
were killed are all farmers, claimed
a resident.
A survivor, Mr Peter Kabita, nar-
rated to the Nation how he escaped
death by a whisker.
The rope that they tied me with
became loose. It was a miracle. At the
slightest opportunity, I managed to
remove my hands from the rope and
ran away; he followed me, but I man-
aged to hide in a bushy area. They had
very powerful torches, but they did
not see me, Mr Kabita said.
He added that they paraded the
kneeling victims and told them of
their alleged mistakes before ex-
ecuting them some two hours after
removing them from their houses.
They were speaking in Somali.
From where I hid in the bush, I could
clearly hear them, Mr Kabita said.
According to a survivor, at least
30 gunmen in groups invaded the
swampy Kaisare Village at 9.30pm
on Monday and did a house-to-house
search for men before parading them
at a central place and killing them at
midnight.
Residents further said the killers
knew the victims by name and their
targets were specic.
At least 10 killed in fresh attack
WAVE OF HORROR | Gunmen invade second village in Lamu County on Monday night
MP accuses police of
dragging their feet
saying he reported
impending attack but
no action was taken
The witnesses
would have to be
threatened with
sanctions if they
continue to refuse
to testify
Ex-Kass FM presenter
Joshua arap Sang
PAUL WAWERU | NATION
Terror suspect Abdi Rizzack Muktar Edow in a Nairobi court
yesterday where he faced ve counts of terrorism and links
to the Al-Shabaab. He was arrested on June 2 at the Maasai
Mara Game Reserve in Narok County. His request for bail
was overruled and the case xed for hearing on July 28.
TERRORISM CHARGE | Man denied bail
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DAILY NATION
Wednesday June 18, 2014
16 | National News
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DAILY NATION
Wednesday June 18, 2014
17
DEBTS MAY HALT PLAN
TO SELL SUGAR FIRMS
Companies say operations could
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is not found. Page 22
THE COUNTIES
MOMBASA
Insecurity threatening
jobs, chamber warns
Business owners have warned
of job cuts if the government
fails to ght insecurity. Kenya
National Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Mombasa chairman
James Mureu said traders had
lost business worth millions of
shillings due to terrorist attacks
and had diculty paying work-
ers. Mr Mureu said businesses
were also aected by a slump
caused by travel advisories issued
by the United Kingdom, the US
and Australia last month. The
Mpeketoni attack has severely af-
fected our businesses, he added.
NAKURU
Africans too have right to protest, says Kiai
BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
Human rights activist Maina Kiai
yesterday said Africans had a right to
hold public rallies and question bad
governance.
In an interview with Radio Nether-
lands Worldwide aired yesterday, the
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights
to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and
of Association said, Africans have the
ability to change (their) governments
peacefully.
Mr Kiai (pictured) said encourag-
ing people to hold political meetings
did not mean pushing for an Africa
Spring.
He said it was a legitimacy as all
our governments have accepted the
international convention on civil and
political rights. That gives us the
right to express ourselves and the
ability to change our governments
peacefully.
The activist said that the shrinking
space for civil society was caused by
reduced funding and stringent regula-
tions introduced by governments to
suppress them.
There was the Arab Spring that
put into focus the issues of peaceful
assembly.
Governments have become very
clever in restricting non-govern-
mental organisations and the civil
society. They introduced rigorous
application processes and restricted
funding, he said.
In apparent reference to the Cord-
Jubilee stand o, Mr Kiai said African
governments committed to service
were duty bound to hear what people
said and thought.
Infact, you should encourage peo-
ple to come out because then you will
have a chance to hear what they say
and think in an unltered way.
But if you block the right to pro-
test and freedom of peaceful assembly,
people are forced to think of other
ways that can challenge the state.
This may not necessarily be peace-
ful, he said.
The former Chairman of the Kenya
National Human Rights Commission
said African governments were hesi-
tant to allow protests.
He said they got nervous as soon as
people met in public spaces because
they feared the outcome.
NYERI
Judge blocks
bid to replace
MCAs
BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
The High Court has blocked the
replacement of TNA partys list of
nominated members of the Nyeri
County Assembly (MCAs).
The orders which were made by
Justice Joram Abuodha, prevented
TNA and the Independent Elec-
toral and Boundaries Commission
(IEBC) from replacing the MCAs
whose nomination was nullied by
a junior court early this month.
The judge made the order after
10 MCAs out of 13 nominated
through TNA appealed against a
judgment delivered last month by
Nyeri Chief Magistrate Wilbroda
Juma.
TNA tribunal
In their appeal, the 10 MCAs
said that if they are ordered to stop
working, normal operations of the
assembly will be halted.
Through their advocate Mr Sam-
uel Ndungu, the MCAs allege that
the magistrate was unauthorised
to hear the petition case.
The magistrate made a mis-
take in maintaining that she had
jurisdiction to handle the question
of how an order of the Court of
Appeal was to be interpreted, im-
plemented and enforced yet that
was the work of the High Court,
they alleged.
They further alleged that the
case was supposed to have been
handled by a TNA tribunal at rst
before it was led as a petition in
a Court of law.
Justice Abuodha ordered the
case to be mentioned on June 20
so as to know how to handle both
cases as there is another appeal
case led by three other MCAs.
EMBU | Embattled governors supporters challenge impeachment
Wamboras men ght to save him
BY CHARLES WANYORO
@CWanyoroh
charlwanyoro@yahoo.co.uk
S
upporters of Governor Martin
Wambora have launched a legal
assault on the Embu County
Assembly as he ghts for political
survival.
Although the governor is awaiting
a courts decision on a case he lodged
to challenge his impeachment in April,
his supporters have led four other
petitions.
The cases question the legality and
credibility of the impeachment. The
governors backers seem to have been
jolted into action by Deputy Governor
Dorothy Nditis recent remarks that
Mr Wambora should reconcile with
county assembly members.
The stand-o between the leaders
was a bad image that was hurting
development in the region, Ms Nditi
argued last week.
Should the court uphold Mr
Wamboras impeachment, she would
automatically become Governor.
Last Thursday, 12 voters moved to
court seeking a declaration that Embu
County Assembly Speaker Kariuki
Mate is unt to hold public oce.
The voters claimed that he was
involved in a corruption case and
want him declared to have failed on
integrity as required by Chapter Six
of the Constitution.
They hope that should such a dec-
laration be made, the impeachment
presided over by Mr Mate would be
nullied. Before, we were not hitting
back, we are now on their neck. Now
they have to show credibility, said Mr
Victor Njagi Karukenya, a key advisor
and condante to Mr Wambora.
Another group has led a case,
claiming that the public was not
involved in the proceedings and ques-
tioning nomination of 13 MCAs.
Four cases have been
led to question the
legality of impeachment
proceedings
Before, we were not
hitting back, we are
now on their neck.
Now they have to show
credibility
Mr Victor Karukenya, one
of the people who have
challenged the credibility
of Embu Countys
impeachment proceedings
BRIEFLY
WAJIR
Leaders want border
re-opened for trade
County leaders have called on
the national government to open
the Kenya-Somali border and al-
low free trade in the region. They
said the cross boarder trade has
been an income generating activ-
ity for the locals and earned the
government revenue .The leaders
who included Wajir South MP
Abdullahi Diriye were speaking
at the border town of Diif where
Wajir governor Ahmed Abdul-
lahi was inspecting development
projects by the county govern-
ment in the area.
KIRINYAGA
State in 130m tree
plan for conservation
The government plans to plant
130 million trees countrywide
this nancial year for environ-
mental conservation. According
to the senior assistant director
for Kenya Forest Service, Mr
Jim Okuto ve major water tow-
ers which have less forest cover
would be targeted during the
planting exercise. He cited Mount
Kenya, Mau, Aberdare, Cheran-
gani and Mount Elgon as the ve
forests which need to be rehabili-
tated. He was speaking at Mwea
Boys School in Kirinyaga.
NYERI
Juja college, Nyeri
county in partnership
Jomo Kenyatta University
of Agriculture and Technology
(JKUAT) is set to partner with
the Nyeri county government in
building capacity towards brand-
ing Nyeri County tea. The part-
nership will also see introduction
of traceability of Nyeri tea at the
international market through a
complementary electronic auc-
tion at the county level. This was
revealed yesterday in Nyeri dur-
ing the signing of a partnership
pact between the two institutions.
UASIN GISHU | Senator wants Cord rally banned
Uasin Gishu Senator
Isaac Meli and Kanu
ocial Jonathan
Bii (left) address
journalists in Eldoret
town yesterday.
They urged police
to revoke the permit
Cord had obtained
for a rally in the
town slated for June
27.
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NAKURU
Politician accused of
ditching wife of 5 years
A woman has accused a Nakuru
MCA of kicking her out of their
home. Ms Salome Nyambura told
a court that her husband of ve
years, Mr Moses Gichangi, threw
her out last December, when he
discovered she was expecting
their second child. However, Mr
Gichangi claimed that Ms Nyam-
bura left him in 2010. He was
ordered to give Ms Nyambura
Sh5,000 for her upkeep until Sep-
tember 4 when hearing resumes.
BUNGOMA
Contractors warned
on substandard work
Bungoma Governor Ken Lu-
saka has warned contractors
that they will be blacklisted if
they build substandard roads.
Mr Lusaka, who spoke when he
commissioned a Sh21.9 million
road in Bungoma Town, urged all
companies awarded repair ten-
ders to nish their work on time.
He said the rms should provide
quality services in order to save
the county government money in
repairs.
NAKURU
Man denies torching
politicians house
A man was yesterday charged
with arson in a Nakuru court. Mr
John Njagi allegedly set on re
the home of Mr Danison Karanja
at Kaptangwany Village in Gilgil,
on June 16. He denied the charge
and Nakuru Chief Magistrate
Samuel Mungai released him on a
Sh100,000 bond and a surety of
a similar amount. Mr Karanja ran
for the ward representatives seat
in the last elections. The case will
be heard on July 29.
BRIEFLY
NYAMIRA
Woman dies after
taking poison in row
A woman took poison and died
following persistent domestic
squabbles. The woman commit-
ted suicide at her home in Mo-
rembe Village in Nyamira North.
Nyamira OCS David Muange said
police had received reports that
the womans husband has been
assaulting her and her daughter.
In another incident, a woman has
been hospitalised after she was
beaten by villagers for allegedly
killing her husband at Keboko
Village in Nyamira South.
BOMET
MCAs threaten to
slash school budget
Members of the County As-
sembly have threatened to slash
the county budget on educa-
tion, saying the function has not
been fully devolved. Only Early
Childhood Development (ECD)
education is managed by coun-
ties. They expressed regret that
infrastructure in ECD centres
was deplorable, yet the national
government continued to invest
heavily in primary and secondary
schools.
ELGEYO-MARAKWET | Meeting held in Iten Town
BY PHILEMON SUTER
philemonsuter@gmail.com
R
eligious leaders de-
clined to sit on chairs
branded with the logos
of alcoholic beverages during
a meeting in Iten Town.
The busy Sitet Hotel was
thrown into confusion as
the clergymen said it was
against their religious beliefs
to associate in any way with
alcohol.
Some were dressed in reli-
gious attire and shunned the
seats branded with popular
alcoholic drink names such
as Tusker, Snapp and Guin-
ness.
The hotels management
had to seek unbranded seats
from elsewhere so the men
and women of the cloth could
sit down.
Financial distress
In the meeting, the nearly
1,000 religious leaders re-
solved to form a savings and
credit society to cushion them
against nancial stress.
The clerics, who met under
the stewardship of Sena-
tor Kipchumba Murkomen,
said they stood to gain a lot
by forming the micro-nance
organisation.
Though drawn from dif-
ferent denominations, they
unanimously agreed that their
yet-to-be-registered micro--
nance organisation would be
known as Mchungaji Sacco,
and appointed Senator Mr
Murkomen its patron.
And addressing the clergy-
men, Mr Murkomen lauded
the sacco idea, saying spir-
itual nourishment needed
to be complemented with
economic comfort.
Buy property
Its unfortunate that the
people who ensure that the
society has good morals by
taking care of our spiritual
nourishment have a disadvan-
taged economic well-being,
the senator said.
It was unclear whether
the Sacco would be nanced
through offerings, but Mr
Murkomen explained that
religious groups could nance
it through membership fees
and that he would personally
organise a funds driver to get
the project going.
Questioned viability
Pastor Edwin Suter, of the
African Inland Church at Kip-
saiya, lauded the Sacco idea
as timely.
But some doubting Tho-
mases in the gathering,
questioned the viability and
sustainability of the Sacco.
Mr Senator, can you
assure us that this is not
a pyramid scheme in the
making because some of us
bought huge chunks of land
in Trans Nzoia through a so-
ciety in early 1990s only to
realise we had been conned,
said one pastor.
Senator Murkomen said
Mchungaji Sacco would buy
property, invest, grow and
oer loans to the members
at low interest rates.
Leaders say their
religious beliefs
bar them from
associating with
alcoholic drinks
Clergy reject seats
with beer branding
1000
Estimated number of
clergymen at the meet-
ing
Its unfortunate
that the people
who ensure
that the society
has good
morals ... have a
disadvantaged
economic well-
being
Kipchumba
Murkomen, Senator
BARINGO | TSC on the spot
CHEBOITE KIGEN | NATION
Baringo Governor Benjamin Cheboi speaks during a Uw-
ezo Kenya meeting at the Kenya School of Government
in Kabarnet yesterday. He accused the Teachers Service
Commission of under-stang some sub-counties.
NYERI
Family demands justice
after relative is lynched
BY NATION
CORRESPONDENT
A family in Tetu sub-
county in Nyeri is seeking
justice after a relative, who
had a mental illness, was
killed by a mob.
Mr Simon Mukuni Ngari-
uri, 48, was attacked and
killed in neighbouring Ikumbi
village also in Tetu.
Returned home
According to the Thegenge
Persons Living with Dis-
abilities Self-Help group, the
victim was born with mental
health problems and in 1987
enrolled at Wandumbi Spe-
cial School.
He was, however, unable
to continue with his educa-
tion and returned home to
live with his guardian. His
parents died while he was
young, said the groups
secretary, Mr Isaac Githaiga
Wambugu.
The victims uncle, Mr
David Muthee Kiruthu, said
on June 4, his two sons went
to Giakanja police post to
report that Mr Mukuni had
gone missing.
Police ocers told them
they had a report of mob
justice incident where a
man person was killed on
May 30.
They were referred to Nyeri
Provincial General Hospital
mortuary where they identi-
ed their cousins body.
According to the police,
he was accused of being a
thief, an allegation the family
members deny.
Tetu deputy County Com-
missioner Herman Shambi
said fresh investigations
had been launched.
NAIROBI
Kenya praised for leading in
ght against trade in ivory
BY NATION CORRE-
SPONDENT
The number of ivory sei-
zures in Kenya and other
countries in Africa has sur-
passed that made in Asia in
the past year, demonstrating
its commitment to stopping
trade in game trophy.
The worlds anti-poach-
ing lobby, the Convention
on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora (CITES)
yesterday said that Kenya
led Uganda and Tanzania
in stopping 80 per cent
of the 41.7 tonnes of ivory
from reaching the Asian
markets.
According to Kenya Wild-
life Service, 97 elephants and
20 rhinos have been killed
since the beginning of the
year, down from 302 and 59
rhinos respectively between
January and June last year.
CITES Enforcement Sup-
port Unit head Ben Janse van
Rensburg described the
shift in seizures as hugely
signicant as they showed
Africa was staving o sup-
ply of ivory at the source
unlike in the past when
seizures mainly occurred
in the transit countries of
Malaysia, Phillipines and
Vietnam.
These large consignments
up until now ... managed to
leave the African continent
without being detected
at all. Now they are being
detected, which actually
shows that these countries
have started to implement
measures to combat this
illegal trade, he said.
Mr Janse, who is the
UN Wildlife regulator ex-
pressed optimism over the
anti-poaching war saying
more African countries
were making great strides
in clamping down on ivory
smuggling by coming up
with sti penalties to curb
poaching and stamp out
dealings in ivory.
Since March 2013, for the
rst time, more large-scale
seizures were made in Africa
than in Asia.
Kenya scored a major
rst this month when some
228 pieces of uncut tusks
weighing 2,152kgs were re-
covered by KWS ocers in
a warehouse at Tudor estate
in Mombasa.
Number of elephants killed
by poachers since the begin-
ning of the year
97
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ELGEYO-MARAKWET
Sh1bn welfare projects launched
BY NATION
CORRESPONDENT
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
has launched water, roads and
health care projects worth more
than Sh1 billion.
Governor Alex Tolgos com-
missioned the projects during
a four-day inspection tour of
the county, in the company of
national and county ocials
that ended last weekend.
Mr Tolgos said his govern-
ment had contributed Sh800
million, with the rest coming
from the national government
and other partners.
Some Sh235 million was
spent on the construction and
maintenance of 300 kilometres
of roads and Sh70 million for
the purchase of the required
equipment.
Other projects include the
Sh50 million renovation and
equipping of the Iten County
Referral Hospital, water
projects (Sh64 million) and
the rehabilitation of the Iten
slaughterhouse (Sh5 million)
We are purchasing Sh70
million worth of machinery
that will include two rollers,
six tippers, and two loaders,
said.
KAJIADO | Student shot dead in protest
Kiluani New life
Secondary School
students display
spent cartridges re-
portedly found after
police dispersed
them during a riot
in which one of their
colleagues was shot
dead in Namanga
yesterday. An Ad-
ministration Police
ocer was injured
in the riots at Maili
Tisa.
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MURDER CONSPIRACY | Former legislators trial continues
Witness in Waibara case
admits plot to x ex-MP
BY EVELYNE GITHINJI
@EvaGithinji
ewambui@ke.nationmedia.com
A
witness in the trial of former
Gatundu North MP Clement
Waibara yesterday told a Nyeri
court he conspired with Mr Waibaras
brother to testify against him in return
for money.
The last defence witness, Mr Martin
Njoroge, said he had a change of mind
and decided to defend Mr Waibara
after he was asked by the complain-
ant to refund the money.
Mr Waibara is charged with conspir-
ing to kill Mr Bernard Chege.
Mr Njoroge said he lost his job in
2009 and desperately needed cash.
He said at one time he attended
a meeting with Mr Chege where an
election petition against Mr Waibara
was discussed.
The sponsor was former Gatundu
North MP Patrick Muiruri, who had
lost to Mr Waibara, he said.
Mr Njoroge said on January 2010,
Mr Muiruri requested a meeting at a
Juja hotel with him and Mr Waibaras
brother, Mr Gerald Mbote.
He said the ousted MP told them
he could help them nancially if they
testied against Mr Waibara in a case
that was to be led by Mr Chege.
Mr Chege then went to Thika police
station and reported that Mr Waibara
had conspired to murder him.
Mr Njoroge said they were each
given Sh10,000.
He said in February, Mr Muiruri told
Mr Chege to look for more witnesses
to make the case more formidable.
He alleged that one Mr Benson
Chege was recruited to testify that
he had been hired by Mr Waibara to
kill the complainant.
We also found that Mr Waibara was
not on good terms with his bodyguard
John Gathecha and he agreed to testify
against his boss, he noted.
He claimed an expert was hired
to train them and make them more
convincing in court.
Mr Njoroge said he later refused
to be a prosecution witness after he
realised the magnitude of lying in a
court of law.
To make matters worse, Mr Chege
was also demanding that I refund the
more than S100,000 he had given to
Mr Mbote, who had died, he said.
Resident magistrate Joanne
Wambilyanga then closed the hearing
of the case and ordered Mr Waibara to
present his submissions on July 1.
Man says
he agreed
to testify in
return for
money