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Lou Dobbs: Gunshots fired at me, my wife and my house

Posted by Administrator on October 29, 2009

Lou Dobbs said on his radio show that gunshots have been fired at him, his wife, and their home in the past few weeks — and he blames his critics (via NewsBusters).

“They’ve created an atmosphere and they’ve been unrelenting in their propaganda,” Dobbs said on his radio show earlier this week.

“Three weeks ago this morning, a shot was fired at my house where I live,” he said. “My wife was standing out and that followed weeks and weeks of threatening phone calls….this shot was fired with my wife not, I don’t know, 15 feet away and we had had threatening phone calls that I decided not to report because I get threatening phone calls. I now – it’s become part of a way of life – the anger, the hate, the vitriol, but it’s taken a different tone where they’ve threatened my wife. They’ve now fired a shot at my house while my wife was standing next to the car. It’s become something else.”

Dobbs places these shots in the larger context of a culture war that’s being played out across the nation.

“And if anybody thinks that we’re not engaged in a battle for the soul of this country right now, you’re sorely mistaken,” he said.

“My wife has now been, and I have been, shot at, our driver, my house has been shot and hit. An investigation continues. I’ve had bodyguards now and you know what, I’m not in the mood to put up with little fools like Geraldo Rivera,” Dobbs said.

Last week, Rivera trashed Dobbs in a speech over his views towards Latino immigrants.

“It’s time that we really awaken to what is happening in this country,” Dobbs said. “It is ugly, it has to stop, and we have to find the courage to elect congressmen and senators and, yes, presidents who will speak truth, not pander, and not play politically correct games to ensure that truth is the last option.”

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Mungiki sect disbanded, leaders claim

Posted by Administrator on October 29, 2009

BY BERNARD MOMANYI

Mungiki Sect

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 29 – The top leadership of the dreaded Mungiki criminal outfit now claims the organisation has been disbanded.

Spokesman Njuguna Gitau said:  “We want the general public and the government and particularly the police to know that Mungiki no longer exists, he said.

He said the outfit had now been transformed into a political party and appealed all its nearly five million members to publicly denounce the sect that has been previously accused of bizarre killings characterised by beheadings and lately, kidnappings.

“We are now members of the Kenya National Youth Alliance (KENYA). This is a political party like any other, Mr Gitau stated.

He urged Kenyans to stop living in fear and assured the public that its members had been urged to embrace Christianity.

“People should stop living under the threat of a ghost known as Mungiki.  Mungiki no longer exists. Let the police, and other security forces and Provincial Administration take charge of the country’s security and ensure there is peace throughout the nation, he said.

“Even the people of Kirinyaga and Mathira should stop living in fear of reports that Mungiki is planning retaliation over the killing of two Mungiki suspects. There is nothing called Mungiki now. It is a ghost and it does not exist,” he vowed.

He urged religious leaders throughout the country to help former members of Mungiki to embrace Christianity.

“Even our chairman Maina Njenga has been converted to Christianity, ours is now a political party and we are ready to accommodate all the people in our party,” he said but did not reveal if they planned to sponsor candidates for the 2012 General Elections.

“Young people especially from Nairobi and Central and the Rift Valley should no longer be labelled as Mungiki.  Mungiki does not exist,” he said on telephone.

Last week, Mungiki leader Maina Njenga was released from prison after the State dropped murder charges he faced over the killing of 29 people who were massacred in Mathira in April.

He was acquitted alongside 21 of his co-accused following instructions from Attorney General Amos Wako who terminated the case before a Nyeri court.

Mr Njenga has since announced he is saved and plans to be baptised soon.

Mr Njenga and his spokesman appealed to the police to produce six suspected members of the Mungiki who were arrested on Tuesday and have since gone missing.

They said the men were arrested in Nairobi’s Dandora and Kayole estates on suspicion of involvement of criminal activities.

“The six young men were arrested and have not been found, we are calling on the Police Commissioner to intervene and reign in these rogue police officers who are still arresting people for nothing,” he said.

He added: “We don’t want a situation like we had before where young men were arrested, disappeared and were later found murdered,” he said.

Over the past five years, up to 2,000 young men believed to be Mungiki members have disappeared mysteriously while others have been found murdered and their bodies dumped in forests and mortuaries in Nairobi, Central and Eastern Provinces, according to statistics by human rights organisations.

CAPITAL FM

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Suicidal lovers sit KCSE exam under police guard

Posted by Administrator on October 29, 2009

By NATION Correspondent Posted Wednesday, October 28 2009 at 22:32

Two Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination candidates are sitting the examination under police guard after they allegedly threatened to commit suicide.

The two Kiangwenyi Mixed Secondary School students, said to be long-time lovers, were arrested on Tuesday in Kerugoya. Police said the girl planned to kill herself when she realised she was pregnant. When her boyfriend got wind of her intention, he bought a rope with which he intended to hang himself with.

Returned to cells

Police acting on a tip-off arrested the two and they are now being escorted to the examination centre in Kirinyaga East District and returned to their cells after finishing the papers. They are said to have quarrelled bitterly when the girl proposed to have an abortion but the boy refused.

“The boy insisted that she delivers the baby while the girl threatened to abort or kill herself,” a villager, who did not want to be named, said.

On Wednesday, acting head of police Patrick Oduma said the students had recorded statements and would remain in custody until the national examinations are completed later next month. “We will keep them in our cells for their own safety,” he said. The two are to appear in court after the examination.

 Source: Daily Nation

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Fastest man on earth’s Nairobi date with Kibaki and Raila

Posted by Administrator on October 29, 2009

Usain Bolt of Jamaica drives a Ferrari. Bolt will meet with President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Nairobi on Monday as part of a busy four-day schedule. Photos/ REUTERS

Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, is in town.

What was intended to be a private visit by the 23-year-old Jamaican multiple world sprints record holder will graduate to a celebrity tour when he meets with President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Nairobi on Monday as part of a busy four-day schedule.

On his first ever visit to Africa, Bolt, the world and Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion, is accompanied by his main sponsor, German billionnaire Jochen Zeitz, and former world hurdles record holder, Briton Colin Jackson.

The trio are on a mission to launch the Zeitz Foundation’s Kenya office and unveil the construction of a luxury Global Ecosphere Retreat at Segera, Laikipia, that seeks to develop a world class eco-tourism destination.

The Zeitz Foundation is a German non-governmental organisation seeking to conserve nature.

Details of Bolt’s visit have been kept entirely under wraps with his hosts wary of the attention the superstar draws wherever he goes.

In addition, a huge security blanket has been thrown over the visit by the most sought-after sportsman in the world today with no public autograph-signing appearances scheduled.

Foreign Affairs minister, Moses Wetangula, will host the Bolt party in Nairobi of behalf of the Government.

After attending an exclusive, formal reception sponsored by the Nation Media Group tonight, Bolt, Zeitz and Jackson will travel to the 50-acre Segera ranch, which Zeitz, who is also the chairman and chief executive officer of sportwear firm, Puma, purchased last year as the base of Zeitz Foundation’s operations in Kenya and Africa.

Fastest animal
On Monday, Bolt will meet with President Kibaki in Nairobi before appropriately adopting the fastest animal on land, a young cheetah, at the Nairobi National Park in the company of Prime Minister Odinga at a ceremony organised by the Kenya Wildlife Service.

Bolt created a sensation at last year’s Beijing Olympics when he became the first man to win gold medals at three sprinting events, all in world record times, when he triumphed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay competitions.

And last August, the young Jamaican blew the world’s mind by breaking the 100m and 200m world records again, setting new times of 9.58 and 19.19 seconds respectively.

Also travelling with Bolt is his manager, Ricky Simms, of Pace Management, who also handles a number of Kenya’s leading athletes including the world 10,000 metres champion Linet Masai.

Source: Daily Nation

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Policeman jailed for 10 years over MP’s killing

Posted by Administrator on October 29, 2009

By NOAH CHEPLOEN Posted Thursday, October 29 2009 at 13:06

A former policeman who killed deceased Ainamoi MP David Too and a woman companion has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Andrew Moeche Omwenga was charged with two counts of murder but the court found him guilty of manslaughter and handed him 10 years imprisonment for each count. However, the two sentences will run concurrently.

He had been charged with killing her fellow police officer constable Eunice Chepkwony whom he worked with at the Eldoret police station. The judge said that the twin murders were as a result of love gone sour.

The shooting incident happened on January 31 last year at West Indies Estate in Eldoret and attracted violent reactions in parts of the Rift Valley.

In a 24-page judgment, High Court David Maraga said that it was clear from the evidence presented in court that the accused was provoked and acted in self-defence.

But he noted that the accused had used too much force, he said that he should have instead shot them in the legs and not in the spots which resulted in death.

Moeche, a former police rider was on duty when the incident happened. He was in full police uniform and had trailed the two on the police motor cycle.

He shot them before he sped off in the rider he handed himself to police at Turbo area a distance of about 10 kilometres from Eldoret Town.

Since, it was the accused who followed the deceased and neither of the deceased fired even a single shot, the accused should have shot them on the arms or legs to disarm them and not the head, chest or abdomen as he did, the judge said.

A person is justified to use reasonable amount of force in self defence if he or she believes that the danger of bodily harm is imminent and force is necessary to repel it, the judge said.

The former MP had reportedly accused Moeche of spreading lies against Ms Chepkwony saying “Huyu ndiyo yule mjinga amekuharibia jina?” (Is this the fool who has disparaged your reputation?)

The judgment drew angry reactions from Mr Too’s relatives who maintained that justice had not been done because according to them, the judge was too lenient.

The late Too’s widow Linah broke into tears as well as other relatives, she could not speak to the press but the deceased brother Richard Langat said that the sentence was questionable.

Mr Langat said that the accused deserved a heavier sentence saying that his callous action had deprived two young families of their breadwinners. “It was not logical to reduce the sentence, we are not happy at all,” he said.

However, the judge said Moeche was justified in thinking that the deceased wanted to kill, forcing him to shoot at them. He further noted that there was no malice aforethought (It was not planned) in the shooting of two people.

There is no evidence that the accused armed himself to kill or even do grievous arm to the deceased persons, Justice Maraga said. “He was issued with a firearm for use in the course of his normal duties in the event of need,” he added.

“There was also no evidence that the accused knew that the man whom he was dealing with was an MP. In the circumstances I find that the accused had no reason to kill either of them,” Justice Maraga said.

He further noted that the deceased persons had no intention of killing him or doing any grievous harm to the accused. He said that the deceased were annoyed by the rumours attributed to the accused that Ms Chepwkony had contracted HIV/Aids from her late husband.

Justice Maraga said the accused shot dead the two but added that the shooting incident had been caused by the fact that Moeche and Ms Chepkwony were lovers and were in process of solemnising their union.

Justice Maraga said that the accused had met with the deceased woman at Kenya Police training college in Kiganjo in 2000 and fell in love.

They became lovers and agreed to marry but after graduating from the college they never met again until 2006 when they were posted to the same station. It was then that Ms Chepkwony informed him that she had been married and he also told her that he had married.

The Judge observed that after Ms Chepwkony’s husband death in 2007 they renewed their love and August the same year they agreed to marry. The bond grew stronger thereafter.

He said that the court had found out from the evidence that the accused had taken Ms Chepkowny to his home in Nyamira, Kisii where he introduced her to his parents.

The accused reportedly told his parents that he wanted to marry her as his second wife and his father gave him the go ahead. A man who drove them to his rural home gave evidence in court.

Later, he gave her (Eunice) Sh300, 000 after he sold his matatu and the lady added sh100,000 and bought a saloon car. This is the car in which the deceased persons had when they met their deaths.

Ms Gladys Ndenda who represented the accused said that he was remorseful and had even sought solace in the word of God while in incarceration.

Source: Daily NATION

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Kenya Cabinet goes Passat

Posted by Administrator on October 29, 2009

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 29 – The government has said its plan to withdraw luxury cars with engine capacities beyond 1800cc that are in use by Cabinet Ministers, their assistants and other top senior civil servants is on course.

Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta said he was confident that all senior government officials would comply with the directive that seeks to save taxpayers Sh2 billion on fuelling and maintenance of expensive models.

“You cannot say they have not complied as they still have two more days.  We expect everyone to comply as per the directive given by the government,” Mr Kenyatta said.

He also revealed there could be a delay in the process owing to a number of Ministers and Permanent Secretaries currently out of the country on official duty, but did not mention whether the deadline would be extended.

“I don’t think we are going to have problems here as I can’t see any efforts to derail the programme,” he said.

At the same time, Mr Kenyatta defended the move to purchase all the new vehicles from one source, Cooper Motor Corporation (CMC), arguing the government needed to get an immediate cut off point and any other system would have taken time to implement.

“The government has a clear policy on how it purchases its vehicles and I am confident all rules were adhered to,” he said and invited all those with queries to check up with Treasury about how the procurement process was conducted.

The directive to surrender all cars exceeding 1800cc applies to all government officials.  Only the President, Prime Minister and Vice President are exempt from the directive.

At least 35 Cabinet Ministers had not adhered to the directive by Wednesday.

Only five cabinet ministers and two assistant ministers headed the directive as a deadline to surrender the vehicles lapsed.

The Ministries of Northern Kenya development, Transport, Labour, Cooperative, Finance and Justice and Constitutional Affairs were said to have returned their fuel guzzlers vehicles by 5pm on Wednesday.

Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo urged his colleagues to comply with the directive.

“My Permanent Secretary (PS) this morning asked me to surrender the car I have been using.  I have surrendered it and so I don’t know how I am going home, I hope the Passat (the preferred 1790cc model) is around… I have no problem, I am committed to the measures announced,” he said.

When asked if he had returned his Mercedes Bens, Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula said: “That is neither here nor there.”  Journalists later noticed his fuel guzzler revving up to ferry him to the airport for a trip to West Africa on Wednesday morning.

Motoring consultant Hanningtone Gaya criticised the government’s decision to purchase Volkswagen Passat vehicles as a replacement for higher engine capacity cars.

He said the government did not consider the cost implications of maintaining the Passats, saying they were too expensive to repair and service, compared to the other cars that are in use.

“It is not just the cost of the vehicles, what of maintenance? What of the cost when officials are going all over the country? Delay and road safety, that will drain our exchequer,” he said.

He said in the long run, the government will not have saved what it intended to achieve by doing away with fuel guzzlers.

Mr Gaya further said the Finance Minister should have focused on the engine sizes and not restrictions on the type of cars that the government should be using.

In his budget in June, Mr Kenyatta said it was one of the measures the government had considered as a way of cutting down on government expenditure.

Some Ministers and their Assistants however argued it was not possible for them to carry out their work especially in rural areas without the 3000cc engine capacity cars.

Most of the Kenyan public expressed satisfaction with Finance Minister’s directive and only hoped all Ministries would comply.

One hundred and twenty Volkswagen Passat cars have been imported to be used by top government officials in a bid to save taxpayers about Sh2 billion being spent on fuelling and maintenance of expensive models.

The Government Transport Chief Mechanical Officer said a total of 51 Passats were picked by ministries at the CMC showroom on Wednesday.

Each Ministry has been allocated at-least three Passats.

Source: Capital FM

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