FORD Bibafia - Moi Airaghi, Who Also Refused
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I.. AR IlIhau PHOTOCOPIERS The nation FOR THE DYNAMIC OFFICE ** No., 9621, Nairobi, Thursday, November 14, 1991 Price KSh7/00 Yffiiister named in House corruption d By MIJTHUI MWM and And for the first time in the notriety even by members of his Mr Mungai drew continuous Biwott to follow suit. (A letter sixth Parliament, backbenchers Asian community. applause when he started his I'eOI.eIl MIAL flMAD - from the Lonrho chief to Prof snoutea aown vcerresiaent me 1vr, wno was contributing speeca but was nesiegeci with Saitoti alleging corruption in gov- The MP for Mold yesterday George Saitoti when he sugested to the Prevention of Corruption points of order by the front hench ernment circles was this week asked leaders accused of corrup- thev should not talk of tribalism (Amendment) Bill, caused an up- when he began to equate tribal- published in the Press). - tion to repent and resign and at while discussing corruption, roar in the House after he tabled ism with corruption. But on a point of order, the Mo t the same time tabled a list of The House was fully charged a list of 220 names of executives Amid shouts of 'Biehop MP for Bunyala, Mr Peter names of parastatal heads from during Mr Mungai's contribution from a sin?le ethnic group who Mungai!" "Archbishop of Mob!" Okondo, said Mr Biwott had al- By JOSEPH OLWENY one ethnic cmnmunity. and debate tendled to degenerate headed various parastatals. the legisiatoi said corruption was ready cleared himself by threat- The Vice-Chancellors Committee Mr Njenga Mungai named the into a shooting match. Mr Biwott, who was in the cursed even in the Bible and in ening to sue those who had ac- announced yesterday that Ke- Minister for Indust. , Mr Nicho- Mr Mungai denounced a Ken- House dur:ng Mr Mungai's con- the Koran. cused him of corruption. nya's four public universities will las Biwott, as among leaders who yen industrialist, Mr Ketan tributions, walked out of the He thanked Prof Saitoti for Mr Mungai accused some mdi- re-open on January 6, 1992. had corruptly accumulated hun- Somaia, as a thief and a conman chamber a few minutes before his clearing himself over the 'Tiny' The committee also announced dreds of millions of shillings, that the selection for new adniis. who was well known for his name was mentioned. Rowland affair and asked Mr PAGE 4 - Col. 2 sions had been completed those admitted will start their acadein- ic year soon after the end of the 1990/91 academic programmes. The chairman of the commit- tee, Prof Philip Githinji of Ken- yatta University, said in a state- ment that the universities and colleges will re-open to complete the interrupted academic programme, including examinations. The meeting was also attended by the acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Prof Francis Gichaga, Prof George Eshiwani (Principal, Jomo Ken- yatta College of Agriculture and Technology), Prof WiIlum Ochieng' (Principal, Maseno Uni- versity), the Vice-Chancellor of Egerton University, Prof Richard Musangi, and Prof Mathew By CALEB ATEMI, Malleche (Deputy Vice-Chancel- br, Moi University). GICHURU NJIHJA On page 12 is the fourth Yesterday's statemetit, which and MAKAU NIKO article in our continuing signed by all the Vice-Chancel- lors and Principals of constitent Kenyan business mag- authoritative land series. colleges was released after a ziate Ketan Somaia Today, the focus is on meeting at the University of made two abortive at- attempts different ethnic Nairobi. communities have made to The 1990/91 programme was tenjpts to "bribe" Dr suspended in July when the uni- Robert Ouko, the Ouko forge unity and amity in versities were closed following Commission of Inquiry Nandi district, with a widespread riots over the intro considerable measure of duction of a restructured stu- was told yesterday. success. The only problem dents loan scheme. A witness statement read by being that it takes the It said admission letters will be detective John Troon, formerly sent next week to the 10,000 new- of the New Scotland Yard, also slightest provocation for ly-admitted students claimed that the Chairman of the that peace to collapse. One student died following the Pan African Bank, Mr Mohamed Aslam, presented himself as the PAGE 2 - Col. S President's hanker and negotiat- ed commissions for Vice-Presi- dent George Saitoti, Cabinet Minister Nicholas Biwott and other Government officials. The claims were contained in a statement recorded by a partner in international consultants, BAK Group International, Mrs Marianne Briner Mattern The BAK Group was vying for the contract to rehabilitate the Kisumu Molasses Plant and set up a cement factory in Kenya. In the statement read by Mr Troon, Mrs Mattern says that Mr Somaia first tried to give Sh250,000 to Dr Ouko during the President Moi is cheered by wananchi at Njiiris High School in Mnrang'a District where he opened the 1988 General Elections. Dr Ouko school's dinning hall yesterday. allegedly declined. Mr Somaia, said the statement, also tried to give money to the late Minister through Mrs Mattern's consul- tancy partner Dr Dominico FORD bibafiA - Moi Airaghi, who also refused. "This was an obvious attempt By CATHERINE GICHERU not allow illegal meetings to be to bribe Dr Ouko," says Mrs Do# 't tke President Moi yesterday de- held. "It is against the law and Mattern in her statement whjch know it i scribed the FORD organisers of contrary to the Constitution," he contains numerous allegations of the proposed November 16 meet- said. corruption in Kenya and a de- g itéegaé to ing as "tribalists and anarchists He said those calling for a tailed account of the alleged frus- attend an of the highest level" and asked multi-party political system were trat ions her Group went through - anéicenoed wananchi not to go to the venue disregarding the voice of the ma- trying to get the contract. at Nairobi's Kamukunji grounds. jority who were for the single- Mrs Mattern says that Mr meeting? Addressing wananchi after of- party system. "When they decide Aslam told her Group that he had ficially opening the Njiiris High otherwise, then the people can go been requested by Prof Saitoti School dining room in Kigurno back to the Constitution and and Mi Biwott "to deal with division of Murang'a district, change it accordingly," the Presi- commissions for individuals" and President Moi said the proposed dent said that he represented himself as meeting by the unregistered Fo- President Moi said Jaramogi "the banker of the President". rum for the Restoration of De- Oginga Odinga used a walking In the statement, Mrs Mattern mocrary was illegal and all patri- stick and had to be led because he otic Kenyans should shun it. could not see. PAGE 2 - Col. 1 He said the Government could Mr Martin Shikuku, Mr Paul Muite and Mr Odinga intended to bring in members of their eth- PAGE 2 - Col. 3 .