By Chris Maina
Nairobi City County Governor Dr. Evans Kidero is under pressure from both CORD and Jubilee coalition to reign on corruption cartels in City Hall that are responsible for fleecing millions of tax payers money. From the Cord Coalition is Raila Odinga’s 2013 Presidential Campaign Manager Eliud Owalo and from Jubilee is Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko.
Owalo in a sponsored Facebook post and published widely by leading CORD Platforms hit hard at Kidero and demanded that he should be kicked out of the ODM party in order to rid the party off corrupt elements.
On the other side Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko and MPs from Western Kenya exposed the alleged Kidero corruption cartels that are responsible for the collapse of the giant Mumias Sugar Company. Kidero ‘s Corruption ring from Mumias Sugar company are now housed in City Hall where millions of tax payers money is allegedly being swindled to pockets of masters with no oversight from the county elected MCA’s.
It is a widely known fact that the Nairobi County MCAs are beneficiaries of the alleged corruption though bribes from the cartels. The Cartels brought down the giant Mumias Sugar Company, one of the best performing Companies in East and Central Africa by milking it dry during Kidero’s 9 year tenure and thus Sonko’s fear that by 2017 Nairobi county will be a shell of the former self.
In a three page dossier published in the Sunday Standard, senator Mike Sonko exposed how Governor Kidero imported the former Mumias Sugar cartels mostly suppliers, distributors and dealers to fleece City Hall.
Among the top people Sonko allege to be part of the corrupt cartels that Kidero Gov has awarded lucrative tenders worth million of shillings is Peter Hongo a former business development manager at Mumias Sugar Company.
Hongo is now the General manager of Sifa Cleaning and Bins Services Company which has been given the tender to collect garbage in posh City estates like Lavington, Kileleshwa, Westlands, millimani and other estates.
The award of the garbage collection tender has rendered thousands of youths from City estates jobless. Most of them were depending on 22 garbage collection firms which have now been black listed by Kidero.
Another company which was irregularly awarded tender at City Hall by Gov Kidero is Peposi Freight Kenya Limited whose Directors are Mohamed Bashir Ibrahim and Mohamed Adan Ibrahim. The firm was registered on December 16, 2014 using a fake certificate CPR2014/169610 and it’s account was opened on 20th December 2014, which is a Saturday when the payment was done.
Ordinarily, Saturday is not an official working day but it remains unclear how the payment was transacted after the account was opened with KShs 5,000 by a customer only identified as Mohammed, later in the day, a cheque deposit (cheque number 134) of Sh 7,612, 540 was made at the Cooperative Bank, City Hall branch. But the bank detected the scam and recalled the cheque.
Those behind the scam who are likely to be probed by EACC are Mohammed Adan Ibrahim (ID number 1107823) and Mohammed Bashir Ibrahim (ID number 2302058) .
Mohamed Adan Ibrahim is still a director of Quids enterprises ltd which collects debts on behalf of Nairobi County. Joseph Kula Mato a co. Director in Quids Company is also a director in Sifa Cleaning and Beans services ltd.
It’s now a wait and see if EACC detectives will ask Kidero to record a statement and may face prosecution or they will wait till Nairobians kick him out of City Hall come 2017 August through the ballot.
Meanwhile Owalo seem to be brewing a storm from within CORD that may fast track Kidero extinction from the City politics.
peter macharia says
The skin of the leopard gives the canine a beautiful appearance. But its heart remains as ugly despite changing the environment. Whether inside the zoo or the grassland, the leopard remains as lethal.
Otoyo says
If City Hall was at 108% corruption gauge after many years of mismanagement, this has dropped to 40% under Dr. Kidero’s watch in just 2 years.
Mumias got into problems two years after his departure. How do you explain the billions in profits, dividends paid and timely payments to farmers while he was Mumias CEO for 9 consecutive years?
Let those eyeing the governor’s seat sell themselves and their policies instead of spending too much energy to prove nothing. They are indirectly confirming that Dr. Kidero is strong and they have to spend all their energies painting him black before they can make any inroads. Let the very loud ones tell Kenya’s their source of wealth and help redefine corruption.
jony says
kidero has no future in this politics..he has failed miserably
erick says
kidero is a corrupt governor he has done nothing good for nairobi county..sonko can do better
joan says
am not surprised on how corrupt the county government is..something should be done as soon as possible
brayo says
kidero should be vanished out of county politics..he has clearly done nothing in Nirobi county
derrick says
sonko can do better in this..next round we will elect sonko as the governor am sure he is not as corrupt as kidero
otieno says
kidero has failed miserably in his duties..time to be exposed and the truth be told to the people of kenya
steve says
sonko and owalo do your thing and expose this bustard,he doesnt deserve to be the governor of the great nairobi county
allan says
with all this corruption allegation kidero should resign or face the full force of the law
allano says
with all this corruption allegation kidero should resign or face the full force of the law as soon as possible
mwas says
i believe sonko will be the next nairobi county governor he can do better than this corrupt kidero
nyawira says
its about time kenyans realise which leaders can serve better.Kidero doesnt deserve to be elected again..sonko can do better and is not corrupt as kidero
Anonymous says
Confusion as ODM receives two lists of Homa Bay new officials, says Wanga’s appointment ‘does not stand’
ODM is facing an impasse following the receipt of two lists of Homa Bay branch officials, Communications director Philip Etale has said.
The list declaring county women’s rep Gladys Wanga the new chairperson “does not stand”, Etale said in a statement on Monday.
He said Acting Executive director Joshua Kawino received the two lists following two meetings on the vacancies.
The lists were from a team led by Homa Bay women’s rep Gladys Wanga and another by Homabay Town MP Opondo Kaluma, each claiming to have been endorsed as branch chairperson, he said.
“In the interest of harmony, unity and the enormous support the ODM enjoys in the County, he (Kawino) will forward the two lists to the relevant party organs for further directions,” Etale said.
A list sent to newsrooms on Monday announced Wanga as the new chairperson, Richard Ogindo as the vice chairperson and Joseph Magwanga as the secretary succeeding Karachuonyo MP James Rege.
They were reportedly appointed in an exercise conducted at Tourist Hotel, Homa Bay town on Saturday, attended by 33 MCAs and 11 party executives.
Wanga promised to deliver more branch support aimed at ensuring that ODM clinches the top seat in 2017.
Magwanga however declined his appointment saying: “I cannot be part of undemocratic leadership in my county. I was neither informed nor consulted, I never even expressed interest in the position.”
“I cannot be party to illegal leadership and I am not hungry for power,” he said.
The list by Kaluma’s team was not received.
otweyo says
the party shd kickout kidero
Maurice says
Kidero is corrupt and should be out of cityhall before next general election or cityhall will collapse like mumias sugar company
anonymous says
Tyranny of numbers have never been happy they didn’t get governors post.
they have swarmed city with garbage,chokora,matatu and thrown around allegation of corruption to make it appear jotelo cannot lead but what about billions of money disappeared in interior ministry no hullaballoo.
we know you people.
we will loose city hall but get something bigger.
don’t joke this time.
jameson says
what you talking bout I live on the other side of the world n I knew that was happening these people just want to eat eat eat uneducated twats who flaunt money that they stole….yes Kenya is developing with need that to be swift for the change of hands for the next political year unfortunately kidero records show everything he touches he drenches like a leech prime example mumias sugar….. Question stands you want nairobi the most developing fast east African city to be left in these corrupt official? Wake up n change for 2015
jk says
na mtaona mambo