This Anglo Leasing, Anglo Fleecing has swallowed Taxpayer money
into individual account to gain forex. Why was it not allowed
to be exhausted in the Parliament and how it was going to bring
money back to Kenya in Foreign exchange.
This matter seems is going to be a test for Democracy in Kenya
or is it failing transparency test???
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
AG to blame for Anglo Leasing payments: Wako
Former Attorney General Amos Wako has said Githu Muigai should take full responsibility for Anglo Leasing payments.
By NATION REPORTER
Former Attorney General Amos Wako has said Githu Muigai should take full responsibility for Anglo Leasing payments.
Mr Wako, who is the Busia Senator said he left office after filing defence on Anglo Leasing cases.
"Prof. Githu took over office from me immediately after the filing of the defence on Anglo-Leasing cases. He should therefore bear full responsibility and stop dragging my name into this, since I had long left the office during the defence process," said Mr Wako in a statement from Geneva.
Mr Wako added: "He was in office and should stop diverting the attention from the reality."
The former AG said he was surprised by Mr Muigai's reference that he was a 'mortician'.
"If I was a 'surgeon' as he has clearly indicated in his remarks, then I handed over the office of the Attorney General to a fellow surgeon to continue with the treatment of the said 'patient'. He took over the office and swore to diligently serve the people of Kenya in his capacity as the principal legal advisor to the government," said Mr Wako.
On Monday, Mr Muigai defended himself over Anglo Leasing payment and went ahead to name the firms' directors.
(READ: Githu unmasks Anglo Leasinf firms' directors)
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Wako: My response to AG Muigai on Anglo Leasing
Posted by Opinion Leaders on May 20, 2014
BY AMOS WAKO
I have read the statement released to the media by the Office of the Attorney General in regard to ongoing debate on Anglo-Leasing contracts.
The written statement from the AG's office is substantially correct and factual except for one minor detail, the off-the-script remarks by the Hon Prof Githu Muigai.
Prof Githu appears to have lost it when he went out of the written script.
I must say that I am surprised that a whole Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya could refer to himself as a 'mortician' (in his own words).
If I was a 'surgeon' as he has clearly indicated in his remarks, then I handed over the office of the Attorney General to a fellow surgeon to continue with the treatment of the said 'patient'.
He took over the office and swore to diligently serve the people of Kenya in his capacity as the principal legal advisor to the government.
Prof Githu took over office from me immediately after the filing of the defence on Anglo-Leasing cases.
He should therefore bear full responsibility and stop dragging my name into this, since I had long left the office during the defence process.
He was in office and should stop diverting the attention from the reality.
Rather than making such outrageous assertions, Prof Githu should just have focused on the written statement issued by his office.
What I would simply say is; the AG appears to be lost for words whenever he goes out of the written script.
(Senator Wako is a former Attorney General of Kenya – he issued this statement from Geneva where he is attending a conference alongside other Senators)
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Eurobond due June after Anglo Leasing payment – Uhuru
By JEMIMAH WANGUI | May 16, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 – Kenya now hopes to execute its $2 billion Eurobond by June after paying off the Anglo Leasing debt, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said.
He said the Eurobond will greatly contribute to the national budget slated for next month.
President Kenyatta explained that failure to secure the Eurobond would place a strain on the budget, leading to inefficient service delivery by the National Government and drastic pay cuts to various sectors of the government.
"The Eurobond was part of our budget for this financial year and it was a clear choice given the fact that we had already lost the cases in London and Geneva and the government ordered to pay the debts."
"There was no way we could have gone for the bond without having first cleared our international obligations."
"As of now with less than two months to go before the end of the financial year, the choice is either to start cutting back on government expenditure on programmes and service delivery to Kenyans or to pay in order for us to be able to move forward as a country," he argued.
The Head of State however warned the culprits involved in the scandal that they would face arrest and prosecution.
"I have issued fresh orders on investigations and asked Parliament to continue with their investigations and once we get the culprits they will have to pay."
"I have also asked the anti-corruption unit to ensure that the culprits are brought to book so that Kenya can get restitution and the money recovered."
President Kenyatta also put pressure on the State Law Office to ensure that Kenya does not lose cases with such cost implications in the future.
"The State Law Office should make sure that we do not lose such cases even when there is clear evidence in mistransactions," President Kenyatta said.
In 2011, the then Treasury PS Joseph Kinyua wrote to the Attorney General and the defunct Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission advising them to recover Sh3.8 billion from companies associated with businessman Deepak Kamani since he was overpaid.
In the letter dated April 11, 2011 addressed to AG Amos Wako and KACC Chief Executive Officer PLO Lumumba, Kinyua asked them to quickly initiate a process so that taxpayers get value for their money.
Kinyua had relied on a forensic audit and valuation by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on 17 Anglo Leasing type contracts that found Kamani culpable of fleecing Kenyan coffers.
PwC's valuation reports suggested GoK paid suppliers more than the value of works, goods and services delivered under each of the contracts.
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2014/05/eurobond-due-june-after-anglo-leasing-payment-uhuru/
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Rioting varsity students block city streets - PICTURES
Protesting University of Nairobi students Tuesday engaged in street confrontation with
anti-riot police, blocking the usually busy Uhuru Highway and University Way.
Kenyan police fire tear gas on protesting university students trapped inside campus buildings
Published May 20, 2014
Associated PressFacebook0 Twitter4 Gplus0 NAIROBI, Kenya – Police in Kenya are firing tear gas into university buildings where protesting students had taken cover.
University students on Tuesday carried out demonstrations in downtown Nairobi over a proposed increase in student fees. But the demonstrations turned confrontational after police began firing tear gas. Many downtown businesses were closed and downtown streets were empty of cars.
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