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Top Embu politicians linked to crash that killed disabled man
Five days ago, a convoy heading to the Sagana State Lodge for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s meeting with Mt Kenya politicians ran over and killed a man on a wheelchair at Karundas in Nyeri County.
Since then, local police have been cagey on the identities of the owners and drivers of the three cars that killed Mr Christopher Nderitu.
Using cash handouts, plausible denials and even outright deception, police and local politicians have been pulling out all the stops to bury the case. Mr Nderitu will be laid to rest today. On the day of his final journey, investigations by the Nation can reliably reveal the identity of the owners of the vehicles, as well as a plot to sweep the matter under the rug.
Chris, as he is commonly known, had just left his home at around 10am on Saturday and was seeing off a friend. Since the road has no provision for a pedestrians’ walk, the deceased was riding his electric wheelchair on the left edge of the road, heading towards Chaka.
The speeding vehicles, which appeared to be competing, zoomed past and within no time, Chris was lying on the tarmac, bleeding.
The first vehicle threw him off the wheelchair while two others that were closely following behind ran him over. Witnesses identified the build of the vehicles as Toyota Land Cruisers, commonly referred to as V8 and popular with politicians.
Records from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) reveal that the vehicles involved in the crash are owned by a former senator and a county assembly official.
Toyota Land Cruiser
A witness who was walking alongside Chris recounted that a black Toyota Land Cruiser, hit the deceased first throwing him onto the road.
NTSA lists the former senator as the owner of this car but it was not immediately clear whether he was inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. Efforts by the Nation to get a comment from the Embu politician were futile as he neither answered our calls nor responded to text messages.
The second vehicle, a navy blue Toyota Land Cruiser, had government plates while the third, a white car of a similar make and model, also had a yet to be released GK number plate. According to police, these two cars ran over the victim.
While Central Regional Commissioner Wilfred Nyagwanga said that the two vehicles belong to the Embu County assembly official, the staffer yesterday denied the claims.
“I am not even aware of the accident you are talking about,” he told the Nation in a text message.
But police are now on the spot over what appears to be a bungled investigation in an attempt to cover up the matter.
One week after accident, no arrests have been made in what ideally would be a straightforward case. Police also hurriedly processed and cleared the scene and subsequently released the vehicles back to their owners.
Kieni East Sub-county Police Commander Wilberforce Sicharani had earlier claimed that the vehicles had been impounded for inspection.
As of Sunday morning, the Nation could not trace the three vehicles at any of four police stations near the scene of the crash.
Only Chris’ mangled wheelchair had been dumped at Naromoru Police Station impound yard.
At the same time, police claimed that some of the witnesses and occupants of the vehicles had been questioned on the day of the crash.
No suspect
However, the Nation has learnt that the key witness of the accident did not record a statement until Wednesday and drivers of the vehicles reported to the station for questioning yesterday.
The former senator’s vehicle was taken to Naromoru Police Station impound yard yesterday morning. Even then, Mr Sicharani maintained that they have no suspect yet but investigations are ongoing.
“All I can say for now is that we are conducting investigations and whoever will be found on the wrong side of the law will be prosecuted,” he said.
Meanwhile, reports have emerged that on Tuesday night politicians — including Kieni MP Kanini Kega and a delegation led by a Cabinet secretary — visited the family.
The politicians are said to have donated cash amounting to about Sh100,000 towards the funeral arrangements.
Mr Kega said that President Kenyatta also gave out some contribution whose amount the MP declined to reveal.
“It is not our business to proclaim ourselves but the family is being taken care of. We are following up the matter to also ensure the insurance claim is made for the death that occurred,” Mr Kega said.
The politicians also pledged to cater for the school fees of the deceased man’s son, who is in secondary school.
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Top Embu politicians linked to crash that killed disabled man
Five days ago, a convoy heading to the Sagana State Lodge for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s meeting with Mt Kenya politicians ran over and killed a man on a wheelchair at Karundas in Nyeri County.
Since then, local police have been cagey on the identities of the owners and drivers of the three cars that killed Mr Christopher Nderitu.
Using cash handouts, plausible denials and even outright deception, police and local politicians have been pulling out all the stops to bury the case. Mr Nderitu will be laid to rest today. On the day of his final journey, investigations by the Nation can reliably reveal the identity of the owners of the vehicles, as well as a plot to sweep the matter under the rug.
Chris, as he is commonly known, had just left his home at around 10am on Saturday and was seeing off a friend. Since the road has no provision for a pedestrians’ walk, the deceased was riding his electric wheelchair on the left edge of the road, heading towards Chaka.
The speeding vehicles, which appeared to be competing, zoomed past and within no time, Chris was lying on the tarmac, bleeding.
The first vehicle threw him off the wheelchair while two others that were closely following behind ran him over. Witnesses identified the build of the vehicles as Toyota Land Cruisers, commonly referred to as V8 and popular with politicians.
Records from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) reveal that the vehicles involved in the crash are owned by a former senator and a county assembly official.
Toyota Land Cruiser
A witness who was walking alongside Chris recounted that a black Toyota Land Cruiser, hit the deceased first throwing him onto the road.
NTSA lists the former senator as the owner of this car but it was not immediately clear whether he was inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. Efforts by the Nation to get a comment from the Embu politician were futile as he neither answered our calls nor responded to text messages.
The second vehicle, a navy blue Toyota Land Cruiser, had government plates while the third, a white car of a similar make and model, also had a yet to be released GK number plate. According to police, these two cars ran over the victim.
While Central Regional Commissioner Wilfred Nyagwanga said that the two vehicles belong to the Embu County assembly official, the staffer yesterday denied the claims.
“I am not even aware of the accident you are talking about,” he told the Nation in a text message.
But police are now on the spot over what appears to be a bungled investigation in an attempt to cover up the matter.
One week after accident, no arrests have been made in what ideally would be a straightforward case. Police also hurriedly processed and cleared the scene and subsequently released the vehicles back to their owners.
Kieni East Sub-county Police Commander Wilberforce Sicharani had earlier claimed that the vehicles had been impounded for inspection.
As of Sunday morning, the Nation could not trace the three vehicles at any of four police stations near the scene of the crash.
Only Chris’ mangled wheelchair had been dumped at Naromoru Police Station impound yard.
At the same time, police claimed that some of the witnesses and occupants of the vehicles had been questioned on the day of the crash.
No suspect
However, the Nation has learnt that the key witness of the accident did not record a statement until Wednesday and drivers of the vehicles reported to the station for questioning yesterday.
The former senator’s vehicle was taken to Naromoru Police Station impound yard yesterday morning. Even then, Mr Sicharani maintained that they have no suspect yet but investigations are ongoing.
“All I can say for now is that we are conducting investigations and whoever will be found on the wrong side of the law will be prosecuted,” he said.
Meanwhile, reports have emerged that on Tuesday night politicians — including Kieni MP Kanini Kega and a delegation led by a Cabinet secretary — visited the family.
The politicians are said to have donated cash amounting to about Sh100,000 towards the funeral arrangements.
Mr Kega said that President Kenyatta also gave out some contribution whose amount the MP declined to reveal.
“It is not our business to proclaim ourselves but the family is being taken care of. We are following up the matter to also ensure the insurance claim is made for the death that occurred,” Mr Kega said.
The politicians also pledged to cater for the school fees of the deceased man’s son, who is in secondary school.
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Meria
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How Kenya lost Sh330m in football tourney scandal
Kenya not only lost an opportunity to host a continental football tournament in 2018 but also hundreds of millions of shillings in taxpayers’ money, it has emerged.
Ministry of Sports officials on Thursday said they paid Sh330.5 million to a company that was to help with preparations for the African Nations Championship (CHAN 2018) but the firm closed almost immediately.
Former Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia said the government cannot trace the owners of Auditel Engineering and Services Ltd.
Mr Kaberia, under whose tenure the money was paid, told the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee that Auditel pocketed the cash without honouring the contract.
“I don’t know the fate of Auditel,” Mr Kaberia told the team chaired by Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi.
The committee is scrutinising the accounts of the ministry for the 2017/18 financial year.
Mr Kaberia was at pains to explain why the ministry paid for work not done.
The explanation that the firm had been recommended by the Confederation of African Football did not go down well with the lawmakers.
Security equipment
The Office of the Auditor-General said Auditel was contracted for Sh1.61 billion by the ministry on September 14, 2017 to install security equipment at stadiums.
The installation was ahead of the tournament, the confederation later moved to Morocco.
The award, itself a subject of an audit query, was to be executed in four months.
It involved re-modelling five stadiums – Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos, Kinoru in Meru, Kipchoge Keino in Eldoret, Nyayo in Nairobi, Kasarani in Nairobi – and 10 training pitches.
The 20 per cent advance payment made to the company was based on a security guarantee issued by a bank in Madrid, Spain that was dated October 30, 2017.
The audit report says the security guarantee was only valid up to February 28, 2018 and had therefore expired by the time of the audit in November 2018.
It adds that no evidence was presented to confirm its re-validation. The chances of the government recovering the money are almost nil, the lawmakers heard.
Mr Wandayi and Garissa Township MP Aden Duale expressed surprise on being informed that no investigations have been launched to establish individuals behind the company.
“So Auditel just picked the money and disappeared. This looks like a scheme for siphoning public funds. What became of it? Are you aware of any investigations on Auditel,” Mr Wandayi asked, to which Mr Kaberia said there were none.
The Garissa Township MP was not amused. “Are you aware that Auditel had an office in Lavington and Westlands but disappeared immediately it was paid?” Mr Duale asked. “Why didn’t you apply to have the company’s property attached? We cannot tell if this company exists. We could not even get it to appear before this committee.”
Sports Principal Secretary Joe Okudo told the lawmakers that two Caucasian men claiming to be the owners of Auditel walked into his office demanding more money when he was appointed in February last year.
“Two men came to my office just before the outbreak of Covid-19 to get more downpayment. I told them I needed the advice of the Attorney-General,” Mr Okudo said.
“They never came back and may have taken me to be hostile.”
When asked by Mr Duale whether he was sure the two men he was referring to were the owners of Auditel, Mr Okudo said: “I had no reason to doubt them because they looked like the real owners.”
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Kenya not only lost an opportunity to host a continental football tournament in 2018 but also hundreds of millions of shillings in taxpayers’ money, it has emerged.
Ministry of Sports officials on Thursday said they paid Sh330.5 million to a company that was to help with preparations for the African Nations Championship (CHAN 2018) but the firm closed almost immediately.
Former Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia said the government cannot trace the owners of Auditel Engineering and Services Ltd.
Mr Kaberia, under whose tenure the money was paid, told the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee that Auditel pocketed the cash without honouring the contract.
“I don’t know the fate of Auditel,” Mr Kaberia told the team chaired by Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi.
The committee is scrutinising the accounts of the ministry for the 2017/18 financial year.
Mr Kaberia was at pains to explain why the ministry paid for work not done.
The explanation that the firm had been recommended by the Confederation of African Football did not go down well with the lawmakers.
Security equipment
The Office of the Auditor-General said Auditel was contracted for Sh1.61 billion by the ministry on September 14, 2017 to install security equipment at stadiums.
The installation was ahead of the tournament, the confederation later moved to Morocco.
The award, itself a subject of an audit query, was to be executed in four months.
It involved re-modelling five stadiums – Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos, Kinoru in Meru, Kipchoge Keino in Eldoret, Nyayo in Nairobi, Kasarani in Nairobi – and 10 training pitches.
The 20 per cent advance payment made to the company was based on a security guarantee issued by a bank in Madrid, Spain that was dated October 30, 2017.
The audit report says the security guarantee was only valid up to February 28, 2018 and had therefore expired by the time of the audit in November 2018.
It adds that no evidence was presented to confirm its re-validation. The chances of the government recovering the money are almost nil, the lawmakers heard.
Mr Wandayi and Garissa Township MP Aden Duale expressed surprise on being informed that no investigations have been launched to establish individuals behind the company.
“So Auditel just picked the money and disappeared. This looks like a scheme for siphoning public funds. What became of it? Are you aware of any investigations on Auditel,” Mr Wandayi asked, to which Mr Kaberia said there were none.
The Garissa Township MP was not amused. “Are you aware that Auditel had an office in Lavington and Westlands but disappeared immediately it was paid?” Mr Duale asked. “Why didn’t you apply to have the company’s property attached? We cannot tell if this company exists. We could not even get it to appear before this committee.”
Sports Principal Secretary Joe Okudo told the lawmakers that two Caucasian men claiming to be the owners of Auditel walked into his office demanding more money when he was appointed in February last year.
“Two men came to my office just before the outbreak of Covid-19 to get more downpayment. I told them I needed the advice of the Attorney-General,” Mr Okudo said.
“They never came back and may have taken me to be hostile.”
When asked by Mr Duale whether he was sure the two men he was referring to were the owners of Auditel, Mr Okudo said: “I had no reason to doubt them because they looked like the real owners.”
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Isnt Rao the man getting impatient?
Mwendawazimu
Elder Lister
Hii itawasumbua Sana.
If they were genuine about it wangejitokeza kesi ifanyike then wawachiliwe Kama njagua au mwala..
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It's Me Scumbag
Elder Lister
A lot of words but still no revelation on the identity of the owners and or drivers of the said vehicles
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Another Dick Berg and Associates?
Meria
Elder Lister
Former Embu senator
(nuff said)
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Wajinga sana hii watu. Sasa hapo wameficha nini?
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Meria
Elder Lister
Public Order Act (Cap. 56) is amended in section 5 by inserting the following new sub-sections
immediately after sub-section (11)—
“(11A) A person who while at a public meeting or public procession causes grievous harm, damage to property or loss of earnings, shall be liable upon conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings, or both.
(11B) Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (11A), the court may an order over and above the sentence imposed, that the person or the organizer compensates the affected persons on such terms as the court may deem proper to grant
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Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Were these in procession or just "ordinary" motorists going about their business?
Waja nani D- is clueless on this
Meria
Elder Lister
Tiger Bone
Elder Lister
UhuRuto si iliisha 2018 after HandCheque
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Gari moja ni ya former Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti but maybe Itumbi knows he is a Kenyatta family member...sikuweko ni vile nasikia.