President Uhuru Kenyatta, on Thursday, reacted to the 2022 succession battle that has been termed by Deputy President William Ruto and allies as a competition between Kenya’s political class vs hustlers (commoners).
The said politicians have been claiming that Kenya’s political families have been plotting to keep a grip on power.
President Uhuru made the remarks at the Holy Family Basilica, Nairobi, during a service to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the death of the nation’s founding father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.
“When you hear people out there talk about dynasties, sijui mtu fulani ni dynasty, sijui ile dynasty (so and so belongs to this dynasty, or that dynasty). It’s not about that.
“Leadership is not about where you were born or where you came from. It’s not about the colour of your skin or about tribe. Leadership is the desire to serve; the desire to do good and make a difference in the lives of the people,” Uhuru spoke.
The president went on to defend his partnership with ODM leader Raila Odinga noting, “My plea today is, what is it that each one of us can do, that makes a difference and impact on the lives of people in a positive way. I am willing to engage anyone with that desire that will create a positive society.”
The DP has branded himself as the commoner who rose to be a force to reckon with in Kenya’s political class.
Anonymous says
Mere biu( remind them). When they were dancing ‘tuko pamoja’, kumira kumira, nobody would convince them against electing ‘kamwana ka ngina’. Then, they knew nothing about dynasties! They want to justify Ruto with dynasty hogwash! It won’t work.
Anonymous says
woi woi …anandanyaya nani……..
this handshake na matusi “nyinyi ni washenzi” is cause the drank boss thinks poor are nothing to him…..and only used to vote for him in big numbers…..and chose cs ,etc from rich people ..even elderly…
if we are equal….why do rich/wealthy and those working for your gava go to india etc for medical treatment etc while commoners die in shit gava etc hospitals due to mismanagement,excess monies required for treatment in prv hospitals…
Anonymous says
hustlers ,watu wa maisha a chini,wanyonge,walala hoi,watu wanzaa na kwenda hospiatali duni za gava ,jobless,homeless,numba za nyazi/matope people etc,,,,,…cannot do mistake agin and vote those brot up with silver spoon with public pesa………
wote wako tayari to put someone who came from humble live to good live courtesy skul,hanrdwork and God favour …..na uyo sio mwingine isipokuwa DP DR. W.S. RUTO come 2022
Anonymous says
Mungu wetu wa hustlers , tunakuomba tukiwa wau wa chini ubariki na kwa uwezo wako DP Ruto awe Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya come 2022.
Anonymous says
Mighty Mungu wetu wa hustlers , tunakuomba tukiwa wau wa chini ubariki na kwa uwezo wako DP Ruto awe Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya come 2022.
Anonymous says
handshake is evil hand ya dyansties to block Ruto……even watu kama kamanda with little or no education can all Ruto names …even jitu kama atwolli can utter stupidityabout Ruto..
Kenyans will vote for Ruto ….at least he understands how live is hard rather than dynsty kid in SH…….
Anonymous says
which opportunities has he given kenyans equally….fact of matter is non.
Dynasties have done below for hustlers….
1.Recyling election lossers and giving them jobs and sidelining educated youth
2.Choosing old people like awori who is turning 100yrs to run public office.
3.failure to form a commitee to look into revival of kpcu that eaten farmes pesa from nyayo era….
4.failure to form a commitee to look ktda little tea payment to farmers from nyayo era
5.failure to revive sugar cane sector and stop illegal importation of sugar.
6.failure to revive pyrethrum sector that was backbone of income in some regions in 254
7.failure to stop illegal importation and payment of real maize farmers
8-it is skuled and learned hustlers that suffer of joblessness….where are jobs you promised…..
9.block SMEs importing goods as all are declared contarband by greedy kra officials……leaving hustlers without food on table…..
10-police cells and jails are filthy since only hustlers are jailed….no big shots are jailed and have experience pooping in bucket….
-failure to set up well run public hospitals that hustlers go thus many die while dynasties go abroad……if we have good hospitals why do few go abroad all time ata kuzaa…
-endless traffic jams……only hustlers sufffer…..while dyansties have chase cars and right of way.
-why normal kenyans are shot kihorera if really have equal opportunity to live…….
only opportunity hustler has is to vote after being cheated by dyansties with 500,100,200,lesho,sugar,pombe etc to vote for them…
All in alll wanainchi have learnt lesson and will from now on ward elect people that know what is poverty and suffering……
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Anonymous says
kenyans wamechanuka……SAY NO TO DYNASTIES COME 2022……..
Anonymous says
see below opaque tax waivers for dynasty companies —–OMTATAH is the hustler fighting dynasty gava ills, undue favouritism
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Omtatah moves to court over NIC-CBA merger tax waiver
Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court challenging the tax waiver given to the NIC and CBA banks merger.
He wants the court to stop the secretive and opaque decision by the treasury to exempt them from paying tax.
“The impugned tax waiver which was granted on July 26 but was only announced in August 18 is irregular, unlawful and unconstitutional” reads court documents.
In May, the Competition Authority gave a nod to the merger between CBA and NIC banks.
CBA, whose market share is at 6.05 per cent, and NIC Bank with 4.62 per cent will both hold 10.67 per cent of the market share post-merger.
“However, it is anticipated that the merged entity will continue facing competition from tier-one banks who, together, control 55.32% of the market,” the regulator said in their notice.
Anonymous says
ohhh can he tell us who owns CBA-NIC bank and why was new entity given tax waiver secrety while other investers are harrased around like keroche breweries……..to pay excessive tax
same dynasty blocked Sir Aliko Dangote cement and building iron factory in jamhuri that could have brot price of cement down to max 350ksh for 50kg bag and introduction of smaller bags of cement bag in market…..reason for denying license are obvious:—-
1. compromised by wazungu companies changing cement 700ksh so as to block Dangote entry to 254 market.
2.Wanting to be bribed or get share of company by force b4 any license was given…..
3.wanting kenyans hustlers /jeshi/voters to remain poor in rented buldings owned by dyansties
4.simply out of touch or control of hapenings in gava and let cartels/vultures take over all sectors of economy.
Anonymous says
can he lineup areas that his gava favoured hustlers….aprt from kuzaa ni mbure for more hustler voters,payment of examination fee for class 8 and form four……
any tangible things ur gavament have done to put money or better live to hustlers….
in short how many :-
1.boda boda owners bought cars during ur reign
2.how many taxi drivers bot additional taxi cars….
3.how many 14seater or less bought bigger buses in ur tenure
4.how many small shops or kiosk put bigger markets……
5.how many with small hotels put up big hotels…..due to good enviroment
6.how many small scale farmers expaded their biz…….
7.how many tenants moved to owner occupied due to gava help or improved salaries…….salaried guys can never afford land due to big inflation ……50x100ft plot along kiambu road is 100million(ii mbei ya hustlers ?)
how many hustlers ,smes ,small scall farmers
fact is ur are taxing everything twice or more…..
when one draws pesa from bank to pay medical expenses the money is taxed, when 80% is of fund is reimbursed or deposited/paid by insurance….it is taxed too………
Anonymous says
-why did ur gava force citizens for huduma number when in first place there is no huduma…….where are passport after we apply……one is told to wait for sms but take long…..when one enquires one is told to part with uptp to 10k……
-why did ur gava come up with unilateral decision and declare 1000ksh absolute…kwani pesa ni yako/yenu vile ata iko na statue ya buda yako…
can he lineup areas that his gava favoured hustlers….aprt from kuzaa ni mbure for more hustler voters,payment of examination fee for class 8 and form four……
any tangible things ur gavament have done to put money or better live to hustlers….
why overtax coop devided yet was taxed when paid salary ….
Anonymous says
na unjue do not hit road to tell hustlers what to vote for in referedrum if WSR is against it…..we will be with WSR.
Do not tell hustlers another person to vote for come 2022 Prezo elections kama sio DP. DR. RUTO.
Anonymous says
For hustlers God is their fighter ……and will succeed….
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Anonymous says
look dynasty gava double standard….
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Kenyans condemn MPs for supporting “demonic” sports betting firms
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A section of Kenyan leaders have come under heavy criticism from a larger portion of social media users just a day after calling on the government to reverse its decision to withdraw licenses belonging to some of the Betting firms in the country.
Led by nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura together with Kakamega’s Cleophas Malala and a number of MPs, the leaders in a joint press statement urged the government to resolve the stalemate that has seen over 20 betting companies denied operating licences after they were accused of failing to submit tax amounting to Sh61 billion.
Anonymous says
the hustlers are nothing to you and your gavamnet…….all on ground know this from shoe shiners ,makanga etc
hope you will not dictate and bribe mps to pass in parliament dynasty driven BBI report that is meant to entrench and increase dynasty seats and keep power……..
any BBI or punguza mzigo recommedation must be thru refrendrum……if this gava is for hsutlers….
Anonymous says
Ma hurslers are the Lord of poverty and Dynasty are the Lord of wealth? I thought Raila was the Lord of poverty. Things bi chenjanga wha wha wha!!!!! Only when it suits Ruto.
Anonymous says
ii ndio maisha ya hustler wanalala kwa line hospitali……
Anonymous says
why your gavament exempt CBA-NIC from paying tax yet hustlers who cook or use lamps are buying kerosene price of diesel and other excessive taxes meant to pay huge loans ur gava took but with little impact on common man lives…and other taxes ends up in people pockets with impunity…
Anonymous says
lord of poverty means baba is dynsty that misuse voters ,demontrate, block voting and living in karen while jathes are in kibra with flying toilets…..
Anonymous says
handshake =dynasties=bbi
Anonymous says
Dynasties=homeguards =colonialist puppets..
Anonymous says
how comes most dynasties are drankards ….and call hustlers washenzi when remibded of pre election promises/pledges..
Anonymous says
Hustlers will never vote for dynasties…..period.
Anonymous says
50 million kenyans overtaxed to pay 1millions civil servants ;mps ;senators ;Css ;gavanas;tick mcas etc that provide little or no service……
io ndio srikal ya dynasty…..policy….
Anonymous says
Dynasties ensure their families have jobs regardless of qualifications and perfomance……….leaving educated hustlers without jobs.
Anonymous says
Look SH blue economy adviser…
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President Uhuru advisor and head of Blue Economy secretariat Mr Stanley Chai is on the spot for employing 29 of his relatives at the recently opened Mombasa Port’s new terminal CT2.
Apparently the Blue Economy advisor to the President, Mr Stanley Chai, who hails from Kilifi County decided to reward his people by having them as the seafarers of the new company that was put in place by the President to manage Mombasa Port’s new terminal CT2. 29 out of the 119 new recruits happen to be his relatives yet the positions were supposed to be filled by people from across the country; Mombasa County where the terminal is located got only 9 slots while a far a way county of Kiambu got 8 slots.
Clearly even if Mr Chai was to reward coastal community he should have distributed the positions fairly among the 6 counties of the region with a Lion share going to Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale and Lamu for they touch the Indian Ocean and the Tana River and Taita Taveta to follow. Well, finally the Miji Kenda are rising faster than Mt Kenya mafia thanks to bwana Stanley Chai !
Tribalism and nepotism will never end in this country if those who cultivating these seeds are not called out and ashamed in public.
If the trend of rewarding relatives and tribemates is not stopped then many will not even know that a national cake exists leave alone missing a piece
Anonymous says
How comes all dynasties are billionares..milkionares just cause family was in politics.. for years.
Anonymous says
Whoever want to listen and vote for them come refrendrum or election must be having mental problem……
Anonymous says
Dynasties = sons of homeguards=sons of thieves(kaguaros)=hearless people.
Anonymous says
Dynasties=vitendawili=nyayo=jomos
Anonymous says
Having sex with health Vichuchus (Grandmoms) is allowed in USAif it is willingly !But this Vagina has become very expensive to our kenyan brother after servicing this woman in old ppls home.
Anonymous says
We hustlers are gor WSR COME 2022
Anonymous says
KT is for dynasties…..
Anonymous says
how comes hanďshake deal is still secret….and again which jubilee party organ gave Prezo to meet baba…non.
How comes baba was not arrested after swearing in……is SH dynasty protecting another power hungry one.
Anonymous says
no bills made to uplift farmers ,SMEs or create of jobs thru building of industries ,value addition.
Hustlers are on their own….and thus will choose capable person who rose up from humble and life….that person is WSR
Anonymous says
all politicians that will side with dynasties in Gema land ,RV will fall….
Maisha is to harsh for guys who even went to skul and dynasties and their homeguards guys are minting billions thru taxpayers pesa…
Anonymous says
While hustler Dr. W.S. Ruto was in ordinary local schools like Wareng Secondary,Kapsabet Boys and Nairobi University ….the dynasty in power today went to exclusive skuls in 254 where likes of arrogant dynasty gidi was also schooling.
WSR is churchman and believer whilst dynasties are drankards and do not feel for poor people….who voted for them.
Dynasties = power hungry to protect ill gotten wealth begining even b4 indepedence up to now still stealing.
Anonymous says
At the end Dp Ruto and hustlers will have final laugh when swearing as Prezo of 254.
God protect Dp Ruto and may he lead Kenya much better and uplift hustlers dreams of nice living.
Anonymous says
Dp Ruto ,many downtrodden and hustlers are betting on you as Prezo of 254 soon and believe you will deliver them from harsh lives.
We ask and pray for you to succeed….Amen
Anonymous says
you have been in power for more than 7yrs….
Stop diverting attention from teal issues..
1.how many jobs were created by jp.
2.how many tourists visited 254.
3.how much do kenya owe and from what.
4.how many industries you revived…created
5.why coffee ,tea, sugar, maize etc sector is in mess?
How much are you worth now…not family.
How comes ubecame more richer during time when you joined gava and as prezo……but common kenyans eg farmer smes etc though educated became poorer.
Tusindanganyane hapa….
Anonymous says
Who looted arror and kimwerer dam, who teargased children so as to grab their land for parking for weston hotel, who conned harambee stars 50 million during afcon qualifiers,who refused to contribute for baby Sidney who was crushed by his motorcade,who was involved in kiambaa killing were kikuyus were burnt alive and church never built who brought fake fertizer who cabinet side is just kales whose comrades loot all parastatles which hustler build 2 billion house and owns all hotels in Kenya in a span of 7 years
Anonymous says
2017 mlijua Uhuru in bure kweli why now
Anonymous says
KT……Please do not change heading of story whe comments do not favour handshake duo and dynsties
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first Heading was as follows;
“Its not about dynasties and hustlers, all have equal opportunity”, Uhuru humiliates DP Ruto
Anonymous says
…KT……Please do not change heading of story whe comments do not favour handshake duo and dynsties
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first Heading was as follows;
“Its not about dynasties and hustlers, all have equal opportunity”, Uhuru humiliates DP Ruto
Anonymous says
Dynasties are the true zombies on the face of Kenya. All they have is stolen and grown to what they have. What they are entitled is the job they do at present. The rest are loots. With those loots their IQs remain Zero (0). They can run any nation but are ticks depending on cartels/assassine/systems/whores to run the country to the doogs for them.
Its time are very ripe time to never elect any of these educable dynaties zombies to any political position on our land of Kenya.
Anonymous says
dynasties pushed for withdrawal of betting companies licences……this are cancer…corrupt people that kenyans must deal with to develop…
Anonymous says
When you shout ‘Ruto for prezzo’, note that only Kiambu and Murang’a supports him. You won’t believe when the time comes. The rest of the Mt we are with Uhuru.
Anonymous says
When you shout ‘Ruto for prezzo’, note that only Kiambu and Murang’a supports him. You won’t believe when the time comes. The rest of the Mt we are with Uhuru. And by the way, with Uhuru and Rao together, Ruto is dreaming of beating them.
Anonymous says
blacks will remain behind too long due to leader like you obsessed with titles,ill gooten wealth…. while hustlers die every other minute.
Anonymous says
wacheni uongo…..mt kenya tuko behind Dp. Ruto.
Kama hunjatoka huko wacha uongo na wuvu …jathe njinga
Anonymous says
…wacheni uongo…..mt kenya tuko behind Dp. Ruto come 2022.
Kama hunjatoka huko wacha uongo na wuvu …jathe njinga
Kwani failed dynasty anasimama ilu tiwe nyuma yake….anaenda home.
Mlevi is just going to central when there is burial not development….
Anonymous says
no one is behind uhunye since going home and again no one is listening to dynasties zombies ….
Only foolish or cartels that steal cofee ,tea etc monies from hustlers can listen to drank…
Anonymous says
ii column is for hustlers…sio ya hawa watoto wa dynasties and thieves they put in top places to steal monies on their behalf………
Anonymous says
Kenya will move far in all sectors if we get rid of this dynasties; their cartels and thieves they hire to work for them…
Anonymous says
Mambo bado…
Campgain zikiaaza…no one will listen or vote to dynasties in gema land.
It is too ling to be cheated from 1963 or b4…
Anonymous says
ehhh..see below opaque tax waivers for dynasty companies —–OMTATAH is the hustler fighting dynasty gava ills, undue favouritism
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Omtatah moves to court over NIC-CBA merger tax waiver
Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court challenging the tax waiver given to the NIC and CBA banks merger.
He wants the court to stop the secretive and opaque decision by the treasury to exempt them from paying tax.
“The impugned tax waiver which was granted on July 26 but was only announced in August 18 is irregular, unlawful and unconstitutional” reads court documents.
In May, the Competition Authority gave a nod to the merger between CBA and NIC banks.
CBA, whose market share is at 6.05 per cent, and NIC Bank with 4.62 per cent will both hold 10.67 per cent of the market share post-merger.
“However, it is anticipated that the merged entity will continue facing competition from tier-one banks who, together, control 55.32% of the market,” the regulator said in their notice
Anonymous says
mmmohhh can he tell us who owns CBA-NIC bank and why was new entity given tax waiver secrety while other investers are harrased around like keroche breweries……..to pay excessive tax
same dynasty blocked Sir Aliko Dangote cement and building iron factory in jamhuri that could have brot price of cement down to max 350ksh for 50kg bag and introduction of smaller bags of cement bag in market…..reason for denying license are obvious:—-
1. compromised by wazungu companies changing cement 700ksh so as to block Dangote entry to 254 market.
2.Wanting to be bribed or get share of company by force b4 any license was given…..
3.wanting kenyans hustlers /jeshi/voters to remain poor in rented buldings owned by dyansties
4.simply out of touch or control of hapenings in gava and let cartels/vultures take over all sectors of economy.
Anonymous says
eeecanjp leader lineup areas that his gava favoured hustlers….aprt from kuzaa ni mbure for more hustler voters,payment of examination fee for class 8 and form four……
any tangible things ur gavament have done to put money or better live to hustlers….
in short how many :-
1.boda boda owners bought cars during ur reign
2.how many taxi drivers bot additional taxi cars….
3.how many 14seater or less bought bigger buses in ur tenure
4.how many small shops or kiosk put bigger markets……
5.how many with small hotels put up big hotels…..due to good enviroment
6.how many small scale farmers expaded their biz…….
7.how many tenants moved to owner occupied due to gava help or improved salaries…….salaried guys can never afford land due to big inflation ……50x100ft plot along kiambu road is 100million(ii mbei ya hustlers ?)
how many hustlers ,smes ,small scall farmers
fact is ur are taxing everything twice or more…..
when one draws pesa from bank to pay medical expenses the money is taxed, when 80% is of fund is reimbursed or deposited/paid by insurance….it is taxed too………
Anonymous says
….if really dynasties,sons of home guards and their errands boys like kenya and its common people …why did they cheat hustlers/common mwanaichi katiba was the best ever made…….yet it is burden to taxpayers due to overpresentation ,big salries/pecks for elected ,Css,commisioners and some few other clique ruling kenya………
this katiba caused….
-lack of monies for development
-ovetaxed wanainchi and kerosene is price of diesel
-inflation of prices of goods,food
-inflation that caused prices of land ,properties to sky rocket……
-no job opportunties for youth though educated………..
Anonymous says
who owns and is subdividing fertile big tracts of lands meant for agriculture leaving jamhuri in serious food shortage and expensive vegetables etc…
Anonymous says
we are only equal to dynasties when were are born and die……….anything else ni uongo…….
look where they go hospitals ,skuls ,holidays….live
look how dynsties,homegurads sons give inflated tenders to themselves and friends/cartels and do shoody jobs……..
now that kille disease like cancer does not discriminate…now we have same opportunity to die even if they go abroad……
Anonymous says
…dynasties failed us from one go……
why we do not hear leaders of countries we got indepdence same time going to western capitals for treatment,begging with bowl………look SINGAPORE,MALAYSIA,SOUTH KOREA………..
these tiger nations have become world exporters of goods…..best enviromental handling and land usage………they earns billions making even ships……in 254 ..there arent even big motorised fishing big boats that go to sea at night and come back morning…….
Anonymous says
ukinunua ama upewe mkate haunjaiva utakula………..
this is what dynasties/homegaurds descedants have been giving us from 1963 or b4 na wana tuambia tuvumilie………2000 magical year when they had promised all basic service passed without anything…
Anonymous says
Look stealing of publuc land during dynsty times…..after lone and patriotic man Omtatah fight …843acres grabbed land is back to public
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Sunday August 25, 2019-Human Rights Activist Activist Okiya Omtatah, on Tuesday, won a case in which he wanted a stolen piece of government land located in Nasewa, Matayos Constituency in Busia County, restored to the public.
Taking to Twitter on Friday, the activist disclosed that it had taken him more than eight years of advocacy and litigation to recover the 843 acres of land from Busia Sugar Company (BSC).
Omtatah revealed that the Busia County Land Registrar cancelled the title deed fraudulently issued to the company and issued a new one in the name of the Principal Secretary, Treasury, who is the custodian of all the assets of the National Government.
On Friday, Omtatah handed the new title deed back to the Government through the Busia County Commissioner.
“The new Title Deed has been dispatched to the PS Lands, who in turn will submit it to the PS Treasury to hold it in trust for the people of Kenya,” he stated.
“I thank God for enabling me to make the small achievement,” he added.
Omtatah wanted the court to declare any alienation, transfer of encumbrance of the land to BSC, Mumias Sugar Company or Kaplony Ltd null and void since everything was done illegally.
On July 31, 2018, the Environment and Land Court in Bungoma revoked the Busia Sugar Company’s title deed.
The court concluded that it was wrong for the land, which was donated by locals, to be allocated to private companies for their own use.
The judge declared that BSC was a private limited company with shareholders being the Government, MH Da Gama Rose the representative of Booker Tate in Kenya and Reliant Holdings Ltd.
The State acquired the land from residents of Nasewa in the 1990s and handed it over to the miller to construct a factory.
Anonymous says
current dynasty riches are obvious from public coffers from way back from b4 1963 up to now…billions have been stolen from taxapaýers monies from time he took over power….
Anonymous says
tunasema anjaribu kutuma dpp, ig kusika Next Prezo Ruto na fake issues….atanjua hanjui…..Kenya sio yake ni kuimba ameimba wakawa na familia yao.
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Sunday August 25, 2019-President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday maintained that the people of Kenya remain his only friends in his final journey as the Head of State.
Speaking at the burial of John De’Mathew yesterday, a tough-talking Uhuru warned that he will not defend anyone who is found on the wrong side of the law, even if it happens that they are related.
In a message directed to his close allies, Uhuru said that he is only concerned with service delivery, adding that Kenyans will be concerned about his legacy after all.
“We shall keep that vow because I personally have no friends other than the people of Kenya,” he said.
On the thorny issue of 2022 elections, he said he cared less about factoring it in his actions and moves.
“I am also not seeking re-election and don’t care who is caught in the mix,” he said in reference of those caught in anti-graft purge.
The Head of State also warned warlords, arguing that the state will take stern actions against them irregardless of who they are.
“You hear some people out there say, ooh fulani mrudi kwenyu na nyinyi mrudi kwenyu. Kwenu ni wapi? Kwenyu ni mahali mwenyezi mungu amekuweka katika taifa letu la Kenya. Huko ndiko kwenyu,” he said.
Anonymous says
Ehhhh kama io handshake is to bring kenya 2gether where was baba and odm brigade during john demarthew funeral…..
Handshake is for greedy dynasties /homeguards sons/cartels to keep power thru back door….but will never happen…Mo1 could not in 2002….the crook in SH wont succeed
Anonymous says
Ma..hustler musilale ,mbado mapambano …maa..hustler musilale mbado mapambano…
Anonymous says
will never support a presidency that put people in position and do not help kenyans..
He promoted one guy who did nothing for kenyans in Un, etc as kenyas UN envoy….slender and full of gray hair kamau macharia…..
His job was to talk and call other nation to quit hague…..since his future boss was on the dock……
Anonymous says
dynsties =wazungu puppets..
Anonymous says
we cannot develop if few greedy individuals decide whom to invest or block them…..
look….Aliko Dangote was to invest in cement and steel indurty in kenya but was not given licences………now he has set up factories in zambia ,ethiopia etc where cement cost 400ksh …..if he had invested in kenyan building cost would have dropped by 30%…..but cartels around dynasty blocked Aliko Dangote………what message did they send…….very stupid one…..
Anonymous says
obvious common kenyans known as hustlers are one suffering due to economic ,social mismanagement, lack of planning and coming up with solid development plans for now and generations to come.
if you look back during imperial presidency everything rotated around what Prezo wanted and if had used those powers back them kenya could be same with Singapores and Malaysia.
it is not presentation that changes nations or gavament everywhere…….mcs,senator women rep mps,deputy gavana,gavana…..all this costing billions of taxpayers monies…..incidentaly they decide their salaries and benefits,insurance………useless bench marking trips even by toddler like mcas have brot no chnages on how things are done….
look Css,cas,cecs and commissioners earn huge salaries and end of day nothing changes andly few are richer…..
one thing kenyans do not like each other…..there is big gap between rich and poor.
therefore any kick starting of any recovery must come with reductions of counties…….mps,no need of mcas ,deputy gavana.county cec are not necesary as can be done in department level……
we need a civil servcie driven service provision…,,,not system of well paid elected greedy guys….well paid comissioners with nothing to show.
current stsyem where houses plans takes ages to be approved and cost huge monies is failing and milking an invester…….
all commisions operations must go back to ministries…….period……
salary scale for all shud be under one system…civil service…..
Anonymous says
one thing is clear ….hustlers will vote no if any additional posts are added in refrendrum question….
-kenya need max 140mps togehrt with women rep…
-no commisions…..NLC etc are eating cartels……no problem solved.
we have to return all big tracts of land under gava control….
Anonymous says
let it be clear…..any one vying for elective seat and is a political dynasty/descedant of home guards /cartels or supporting the group will not be elected in Gema land……
hustlers must get to rid of selfish,greedy,useless group……that ran down kenya…
Anonymous says
Dynasties are the true zombies on the face of Kenya. All they have, is stolen and grown to what they have. What they are entitled is the job they do at present. The rest are loots. With those loots, their IQs remain Zero (0). They can’t run any nation but are ticks relaying/depending on cartels/assassine/systems/whores to run the country to the dogs for them.
Its time, very ripe time to never elect any of these educable dynaties zombies to any political position on our land of Kenya
Anonymous says
sssssssshhhh
start ur own brewery dynsty …do not reap where you did not plant…
How Keroche owners’ children escaped arrest by KRA agents
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2019
Tabitha Karanja, Joseph Karanja
Keroche Industries Limited owners Tabitha Karanja and her husband Joseph at the Milimani Law Courts where they were charged with Sh14.4 billion tax evasion on August 23, 2019. PHOTO | RICHARD MUNGUTI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
In Summary
John Muigai and Edward Mwangi and daughters Annalisa Wanjiru and Patricia Wangari Muigai, had all been summoned by the KRA commissioner.
But Mrs Karanja showed up alone at the KRA offices in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area after the Keroche board resolved to exclude the other directors (children) from presenting themselves before the KRA detectives.
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The four children of Keroche Breweries owners Tabitha Karanja and her husband Joseph Karanja escaped arrest narrowly last month after their mother opted to show up alone when they were summoned by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
MANNER OF ARREST
Documents obtained from the tax agency show that Mrs Karanja, the CEO of the beer manufacturer, together with her husband, who is also the chairman of the board, sons John Muigai and Edward Mwangi and daughters Annalisa Wanjiru and Patricia Wangari Muigai, had all been summoned by the KRA commissioner in charge of investigations and enforcement, Mr Justus Kiuvu, on August 8 to appear before the taxman for questioning over tax evasion claims.
But Mrs Karanja showed up alone at the KRA offices in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area after the Keroche board resolved to exclude the other directors (children) from presenting themselves before the KRA detectives.
By Thursday, Mrs Karanja was still apprehensive that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) intended to arrest her, her husband and their four children, who are all directors of the Naivasha based brewery.
The DPP, through State Counsel Gikui Gichuki, however gave her an assurance that there were no plans to arrest them over the tax evasion claims.
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In a letter to KRA Commissioner General James Mburu dated August 13, Mrs Karanja protested against the manner in which the summons to appear at KRA offices was issued.
She explained that the company had religiously remitted taxes on a monthly basis for the past nine years on the contentious 188ml Crescent Vodka, which is what is in the 500ml Vienna Ice ready-to-drink vodka.
LIFE-SAVING SURGERY
Mrs Karanja further argued that she was handled “in the most disrespectful and humiliating manner for three hours” after the summons. She left the offices because of the embarrassment, she stated.
“The three hours include an attempt for cross-examination, without any documentation, on allegations of tax evasion by several officers who did not identify themselves,” she said, adding that she had been informed that the questioning would only take five minutes.
She said the interrogation was done by five officers at different intervals, who presented themselves in a manner that suggested the session was ad hoc “and was being controlled and managed by someone or persons who are running an unofficial operation with KRA”.
“It was a bizarre and shameful exercise that only ended when I made a decision to disengage from what was obviously an unofficial kangaroo court convened to intimidate and embarrass me,” she protested.
The couple was later arrested but her husband was spared the agony of spending a night in police custody. He was freed on personal bond after intervention from his doctor, Dr Dan Gikonyo, stating that he had just undergone life-saving surgery. Mrs Karanja was not as lucky as she was locked up overnight at the Muthaiga Police Station before being taken to court the next day.
INCORRECT STATEMENTS
On Thursday, Justice James Wakiaga marked as settled the petition by Mrs Karanja seeking to block the arrest of her entire household.
Through state counsel Gichuki, the DPP said he was not intending to arrest Mrs Karanja now that she and her husband had already pleaded not guilty to the charges of tax evasion and had been released on bail.
The charges stated that they were involved in fraud by posting incorrect statements on excise duty by reducing the company’s tax liability. They are alleged to have committed the offences between February 20, 2015 and July 20, 2019.
Chief magistrate Francis Andayi directed Mr Karanja to post Sh2 million cash bail to secure his release. Mrs Karanja was directed to deposit cash bail of Sh10 million plus Sh15 million on behalf of the company.
The case will be mentioned Monday to confirm whether the Sh15 million cash bail deposited on behalf of the company, has been paid. The parties will also confirm whether the prosecution has supplied the defence with witness statements and list of exhibits, with a view to setting a hearing date.