Reader Request: Kibaki’s Kikuyunization Program Part 4
Kenya Institute of Education(KIE)
Director – Gabriel Muita -Kikuyu
Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
Chairman of the Board: ———————————————-Prof. J. H. Kimura
Chief Executive – Secretary: —————————————-Mr. Benjamin C. Cheboi
PS, Education Science and Technology —————————Prof. James L. Ole Kiyiapi
PS, Finance————————————————————-Joseph Kinyua
Secretary, Commission for Higher Education: ————————-
Member —————————————————————–Mr. Mwenda Thiribi
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Director Basic Education —————————————–Mary Njoroge -Kikuyu
Director City Education ——————————————Margaret Thiongo- Kikuyu
Ministry For Foreign Affairs
Minister ————————————————————-George Kinuthia Saitoti (ACTING)
Political and Diplomatic Secretary ——————————P.S. Wamoto
Chief of Protocol —————————————————M.D. Kinyanjui
Director of Administration—————————————- Mr J. Ndathi
Deputy Director for Political and Diplomatic Affairs ———Mr A. Kihurani
HEADS OF DIVISION
Inter Org, Confs &Int Jobs —————————————-S.K Maina
Great Lakes region ————————————————-Jean Kimani
Assets Management ————————————————Dr. Margaret Gachuru (Not sure if it is the convicted thief Gachara)
East African Community Affairs ———————————Mr. Njogu Ngariama
Economics & Trade————————————————-Mr. J. M. Weru
Accounts ————————————————————-Mr. K. Mugwe
Public Affairs & Communication ———————————Ms. J .Ngunia
Host Country & Consular Division ——————————-Ms. Nyambura Kamau
Public Complaints Desk ——————————————–Ms. Diana Kiambuthi
Kenya Airports Authority – ——– The Board of Directors
Chairman—————————————————————–Mr. Martin Nyaga
Managing Director —————————————————–Eng. Stephen Gichuki
Director ——————————————————————Mr. Joseph Kinyua
Director ——————————————————————Dr. Cyrus Njiru
Director ——————————————————————Mrs. Catherine W. Kuria
Director ——————————————————————Mr. Francis Kimemia
Director ——————————————————————Mr. Joseph T. Denar
Director ——————————————————————Mr. Muriithi Kibuchi
Director ——————————————————————Mr. Hassan M. Kulow
Corporation Secretary ————————————————-Mr. John Tito
Director ——————————————————————Mr. Macharia Njeru
Inspector General ——————————————————-Mr. Peter Ondieki
Alternate Director ——————————————————Mrs. Philomena Koech
Alternate Director ——————————————————Mr. Chrisologus Makokha
Alternate Director ——————————————————Mrs. Beatrice Gathirwa
Alternate Director ——————————————————Mr. Aggrey Busena
Senior Management Team
Managing Director: —————————————————-Eng. Stephen Gichuki
Deputy Managing Director ——————————————-Mathew Wamalwa
Corporation Secretary ————————————————-John Tito
General Manager – Finance ——————————————John Thumbi
General Manager – Marketing & Business Development ——–Lucy Mbugua
General Manager Human Resources Development —————Ken Kaunda
General Manager – Security Services ——————————-Stanely Mutungi
General Manager – Projects and Engineering Services ———–Eng. Philemon Chamwada
Head of Procurement & Logistics ———————————–Allan Muturi
Head of Corporate Planning ——————————————Henry Ogoye
Head of Corporate Communications / PA to the MD ————-Dominic Ngigi
Head of Internal Audit ————————————————-Samson Kimilu
Airport Management Team
JKIA – Ag. Airport – Manager —————————————-Simon Githaiga
Moi International Airport – Airport Manager ———————–Yatich Kangogo
Kisumu Airport -Airport – Manager ———————————-Joseph Okumu
Wilson Airport – Airport – Manager ———————————-Amos Chena
Eldoret International Airport – Manager —————————–Peter Wafula
Malindi Airport Airport Manager ————————————-Walter Agong
Manda Airstrip Officer in Charge ————————————-Mohamed Lipi
Wajir Airport Airport Manager —————————————-James Wambua
Ukunda Airstrip Officer in Charge ————————————Mohamed Siraj
Kenya Railway
Chairman: ——————————————————————- Jonathan Muturi
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Director; ———————————————————————-David Waweru
Postal Corporation of Kenya
Chairman: ——————————————————————–Peter Kariuki
Kenyatta National Hospital
Chairman: ——————————————————————–Margret Wanjohi
Director: ———————————————————————-Jotham Micheni
Kenya Information and Communication Technology
Chairman: ———————————————————————Catherine Ngahu
Nyayo Tea Zones
Director: ———————————————————————–Anne Karimi
Kenya Medical Training College
Chairman: ———————————————————————James Kahindi
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
Chairman: ———————————————————————J. Mutungi
Director: ———————————————————————–E. Mukisira
Agricultural Development Corporation
Chairman: ———————————————————————L. Wariunge
Kenya Sisal Board Director: ————————————————Charles Kagwimi
Agricultural Information Research Centre
Chairman: ———————————————————————Thirikwa Kamau
Concerned Kenyan
Reader Request: Kibaki’s Kikuyunization Programme Part 3
Clinging on to power “by any means necessary” is a way of maintaing the status quo within the Mount Kenya Mafia cartel
The point with the “Kikuyunization Lists” is to show how appointments to top jobs in Government and Parastatals, are made in favor of the GEMA/Mt. Kenya Region’s people. GEMA: Gikuyu Embu and Meru Association.
The Kikuyu dominate, followed by the Meru and then the minority Embu fill a few positions. The surnames determine who is who.
The lists show that non-GEMA members are appointed to non-executive positions in case they serve as Board Members in these organizations. As we head towards 2012, we have a clear picture of Kibaki’s ethnically/tribally-biased administration which has managed to entrench Kikuyu hegemony that only draws more resentment among the remaining tribes that have largely been left out. Taxpayers come from all over the country, yet the majority of those enjoying top jobs are from one region. Kenyans should wake up!
Permanent Secretaries (GEMA):
Agriculture ———————— Dr.Romano Kiome —————————Meru
Office of the President ———– Francis Muthaura —————————-Meru
Internal Security and Provincial Administration: ——-Mr. Francis Kimemia
Private Secretary to the President: ——Prof. Nick Wanjohi
Comptroller State House: —————- Dr. Nelson Githinji
Secretary Presidential Press Service: —-Mr. Isaiya Kabira
Public Comms Secretary & Gvt Spokesman: ———Dr. Alfred N. Mutua, E.B.S (Rumored to be Muthaura’s Son)
PM Office: PS Public Sector Reforms and Performance Contracting: —Mr. Richard Ndubai
PS Office of Deputy Prime Minister ——————————- Prof. Karega Mutahi
Energy PS: —————————————————Mr. Patrick M. Nyoike, C.B.S.
Finance PS ————————————————— Mr. Joseph K. Kinyua, C.B.S.
Fisheries PS: ————————————————- Prof Micheni Ntiba
Foreign Affairs PS——————————————–Patrick Wamoto (Acting)
Industrialization PS—————————————— Dr. (Eng.) Kibicho Karanja
Medical Services———————————————-Ms. Mary Ngari
Director of Medical Services: —————————— Dr. Francis Kimani
Metropolitan
Physical Planning ———————————————Ndirangu Maina
Roads PS ——————————————————-Mr. Michael Kamau
Transport PS —————————————————Silas Njiru
PS Ministry of Youth —————————————–Mr. James Muiru Waweru
Controller and Auditor General —————————–Mrs Priscilla Njeri Komora
Public Service Commission
Chairman —————— Mr. Titus Justus Kahiga Gateere
Commissioner ———— Mary M. Gikuyu —————-Kikuyu
Commissioner ————-Ruth Njoki Mathai ———– Kikuyu
Commissioner ————-Josephine K. Gichuhi ——– Kikuyu
Commissioner ————-Onesmus Njathika Ireri —— Kikuyu
Commissioner ————-Johnson G. Kibera ———— Kikuyu
Commissioner ————-John Muketha, SS ———— Kikuyu
Kenya Institute of Administration
Director: ——————————————————– Margaret Kobia
Water Services Regulatory Board
Chairman: ——————————————————-Jane Njogu
NACADA
Chairman: ——————————————————Frank Njenga
Secretary: ——————————————————Jenipher Kimani
Kenya Tourist Development Corporation
Chairman: ——————————————————Charles Wachira
Public Archives Advisory Council
Director: ——————————————————- Lawrence Mwangi
Export Promotion Council
Chairman: ——————————————————Peter Kimuyu
Kenya Revenue Authority
Commissioner General: —————————————Michael Waweru
Tea Board of Kenya
Chairman: ——————————————————-Sicily Kariuki
Retirement Benefit Authority
Director: ——————————————————– Kanyi Gachoka
Kenya Water Institute
Chairman: —————————————————— Jacob Kaimenyi
Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation
Chairman: ——————————————————- Nelius Kariuki
Director: ——————————————————— Eunice Mbogo
Capital Markets Authority
Chairman: —————————————————– Chege Waruinge
Consolidated Bank of Kenya
Director ——————————————————– David Ndegwa
Kenya Post Office Savings Bank
Chairman: —————————————————— Wilson Kinyua
CEO: ———————————————————— Nyambura Koigi
KASNEB Chairman:
Francis Kibera CEO: ——————————————- Erastus Gitau
Kenya National Assurance
Chairman: —————————————————– Alexander Kaminchia
Central Bank of Kenya
Governor: —————————————————– Njuguna Ndungu
Capital Markets Tribunal
Chairman: ——————————————————Morris Njage
Kenya Institute of Public Policy and Research
Director: ——————————————————–Moses Ikiara
National Irrigation Board
Chairman: ——————————————————–Francis Gichaga
Kenya National Trading Corporation
Director: ——————————————————— Gladys Maina
Kenya Industrial Property Institute
Chairman: ——————————————————– Moses Thairu
East African Portland Company
Director: ———————————————————- Ndegwa Kagio
Industrial Property Tribunal
Chairman: ———————————————————Lillian Wanjira
Kenya Industrial Research and Development
Institute Director: ————————————————-Elias Njoka
Numerical Machining Complex
Chairman: ——————————————————– Jonathan Muturi
Co-operative College of Kenya
Principal: ———————————————————- Esther Gicheru
Pyrethrum Board of Kenya
Chairman: ——————————————————— Isaac Mwangi
New Kenya Cooperative Creameries
Chairman: ———————————————————-Matu Wamae
Managing Director: ———————————————–Francis Mwangi
Kenya Ordinance Fact Corporation
Chairman: ———————————————————- Jeremiah Kianga
Tana and Athi River Development Authority
Chairman: ———————————————————–A. Mureithi (deceased)
Director: ————————————————————-S. Maina
Horticultural Corporation Development Authority
Chairman: ———————————————————– Joseph Kibe
Jomo Kenyatta Foundation
Director: ————————————————————- Nancy Karimi
Agricultural Finance Corporation
Chairman: ————————————————————Patrick Kariuki
National Sports Stadia Management Authority
Director: ————————————————————–S. Mwai
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate
Chairman: ————————————————————Justin Irina
National Housing Corporation
Director: ————————————————————–J. Ruitha
Kenya Cultural Centre
Chairman: ————————————————————M. Kaggia
Kenya National Library
Director: ————————————————————–Irene Muthoni
Moi University
Chairman: ————————————————————-Evan Mwai
Kenya Literature Bureau
Director: ————————————————————– Adams Karauri
Kenya Education Staff Institute
Chairman: ———————————————————— Joseph Kimura
Director: —————————————————————B. Gachanja
Commission for Higher Education
Chairman: ————————————————————-Kihumbu Thairu
Kenya Power and Lighting Company
Director: —————————————————————E. Njoroge
Higher Education Loans Board
Chairman: ————————————————————-Joseph Kimura
Water Service Trust Fund
Director: ————————————————————–S. Mwangi
KENGEN LTD (THE HEIGHT OF TRIBAL HUBRIS—GEMA)
Managing Director & CEO ————————————-Edward Njoroge
Non- Executive Director —————————————-Kinyua
Non- Executive Director —————————————-Patrick Nyoike
Non- Executive Director —————————————-Sarah W. Wainaina
Non- Executive Director —————————————-Musa Ndeto
Non- Executive Director —————————————-George M Njagi
Non- Executive Director —————————————-Humprey Muhu
Non- Executive Director —————————————-Henry Nyamu M’Narobi
Non- Executive Director —————————————-Rebecca Miano
DIRECTORS (84% GEMA)
Managing Director & CEO ————————————-Edward Njoroge
Operations Director ———————————————-Richard Nderitu
Business Development & Strategy —————————- Director Albert Mugo
Regulatory Affairs Director ————————————-Simon Ngure
Company Secretary/ Legal & Corporate Affairs Director — Rebecca Miano
Finance & Commercial Director ——————————–John Mudany
Human Resources & Administration Director —————-Beatrice Soy
MANAGERS
Transformation Monitoring Office Manager ——————David Muthike
Corporate Affairs Manager ————————————–Mike Njeru
Supply Chain Manager ——————————————-Patrick Kimemia
Operations Manager, Eastern Hydro —————————Joel Ngugi
Operations Manager, Geothermal ——————————John Karanja
Operations Manager, Western Hydro ————————–Frank Konuche
Technical Services Manager ———————————— Solomon Kariuki
Geothermal Development Manager —————————-Geoffrey Muchemi
Capital Planning & Strategy Manager. ————————-Elizabeth Njenga
Regulatory Affairs Manager ————————————-John Ndambiri
Environment & CDM Manager ———————————Pius Kollikho
Projects Execution Manager ————————————-David Kagiri
Finance Manager ————————————————–Henry Nyachae (Kikuyu-Kisii)
Human Resources Manager ————————————–John Maina
Performance Management Manager —————————-Mary Waceke Muia
Insurance Manager ————————————————Ann Mbugua
Technical Services & Quality Manager ———————- Henry Ithiami
Special Project Manager ——————————————George Muga
National Oil Corporation (Directors 7 out of 9 are GEMA)
Chairman ————————————————————Mr. Peter K. Munga
Director ————————————————————–Mr. Patrick Nyoike
Director ————————————————————–Mr. Joseph Kinyua
Director ————————————————————–Mr. Paul G. Ngatia
Director ————————————————————–Mr. Paul Muhia Ngugi
Director ————————————————————–Mr. James Gacheru
Director ————————————————————–Mr. Gaciku Kangari
Communication Commission of Kenya
Chairman: ————————————————————–Joseph Njagi
Director: —————————————————————-John Waweru
Athi Water Service Board
Director——————————————————————L. Mwangi
Coast Water Service Board
Chairman: —————————————————————Joseph Muturi
Kenya Film Corporation
Director: —————————————————————–Wachira Waruru
Tana Water Service Board
Chairman: —————————————————————James Kimani
National Council for Science and Technology
Chairman: —————————————————————Henry Thairu
Secretary: —————————————————————G. Kingoria
Kenya Petroleum Refinery
Chairman: —————————————————————Justus Kagenu
Coffee Research Foundation
Chairman: —————————————————————K. Njuguna
Director: —————————————————————–J. Kimemia
Energy Tribunal
Chairman: —————————————————————Njuguna Njenga
Concerned Kenyan
Reader Request: Kibaki’s Kikuyunization Programme Part 2
Why Kikuyu ruling class do not want to quit after 25 years in power (Kenyatta+Kibaki = 15+10=25)
More proof of Kibaki’s Kikuyunization of public jobs in Kenya, despite the Coalition Government. He began this process in 2003.
KENYA RE-INSURANCE CO.
Chairman of Board – Nelius Kariuki. -kikuyu
Acting Managing Director – Jadiah Mwarania
General Manager- Reinsurance Operations, Beth Nyaga
General Manager – Finance and Investments, Steve Mbui
Manager- Investments, Jacqueline Njui
Manager- Life Business Division, Yoves Gichana
Manager- International business Division, Jean Claude
Manager- Procurement Division, Esther Kimanzi
Manager- Property Division, Consolata Kihara
Manager- ICT Division, George Njuguna
Manager- Human Resource Division, Salome Kangethe
COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (CHE)
———— ——— ——— ——-
Head of scholarships /credentialing
Snr Asst. Commissioner- George Njine -Kikuyu
Head of Administration (Asst. Comm) – Margaret Kobia -Meru
NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA
Mr. Reuben M. Marambii – Managing Director
Mr. Leonard G. Kamweti – Company Secretary
Mr. Nelson N. Njoroge – General Manager, Credit Division
Mr. Kenneth G. Sirima – General Manager, ICT
POSTBANK
Managing director – Mrs. A. Nyambura Koigi
Banking Services Director – Mrs. Anne W. Karanja
Finance and Procurement Director – Mr. Patrick Ngumi
Head Legal & Property Management/Company Secretary – Mrs. Mercy N. K. Mbijiwe
KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY
MD- Gichiri Ndua
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIALIZATION (and you wonder about the noise on Joseph Kosgei)
Chairman of the National Standards Council, Karanja Thiong’o
Permanent Secretary in my Ministry, Karanja Kibicho
Assistant Minister Nderitu Muriithi
Chairman of the Board: Eng. Geoffrey Ng’ang’a Mang’uriu -
KENYA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (KIRDI)
Director Charles M. Z. Moturi
Deputy Director,Research & Development: Mrs. Phyllis Ngunjiri
Corporate Planning Manager; Mr. James L. Nyagah
Leather Development Center (LDC) Manager; Mr. John Muriuki
Technology Transfer & Business Development Manager; Mr. Samuel Wambugu
Procurement Manager; Mrs. Rose Ndirangu
Corporate Communications; Mrs. Sarah Gacii
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ICDC)
Executive Director; Mr. Peter Kimurwa
Chief Manager Operations; Ms. Mbatha Mbithi
Corporation Secretary; Mrs. Grace M. Magunga
Finance Manager; Mr. Joseph C. Mwaura
Audit Manager; Mr. Wilson M. Kamau
Information Technology Manager; Mr. Peter K. Mwangi
HR & Administration Manager; Mrs. Faith Munene
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK
Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer; Mr. James Karanja
Chief Legal Officer/ Company Secretary; Mrs. Rebecca Kinyanjui
Chief of Credit: Mr. Timothy K. Tiampati
Financial Controller; Mrs. Anne Gitau
KENYA POWER AND LIGHTING COMPANY (KPLC)
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer; Joseph K Njoroge
Company Secretary; Laurencia K Njagi
Chief Manager, Energy Transmission; Sammy Muita
Chief Manager, Commercial Services; Rosemary K Gitonga
Chief Manager, Distribution; Benson Muriithi
Chief Manager, Planning, Research and Performance Monitoring; Eng. Raphael Mwaura
KENYA PETROLIUM REFINERIES
John Mruttu General Manager
Reuben Ndinya Finance Manager .
Martin Wahome Human Resource Manager
Charles Nguyai Engineering Manager .
COFFEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Director; Kimemia J K
Internal Audit; Kigo SM
Transport and Estate Manager: Njue R.M
Plant Pathology; Kairu G.M
Head, Chemistry; Mburu JN
Procurement Manger; Kobia V.K
Head of Entomology; Mugo H.M
Principal, Kenya Coffee College; Nyaga M.K
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF KENYA
CEO; Batram M. Muthoka
COTTON DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Human Resources and Administration Officer; Jackson Nguriare
Planning and Monitoring Officer; Antony Muriithi
Value Addition Officer; Alex Mungai
Legal Officer; Kellen Njue
Internal Auditor; Stephen Mugi
Senior Accountant; Joseph Muigai
PEST CONTROL BOARD OF KENYA
Chief Executive & Secretary to the Board Gladys Maina (Ms.)
MINISTRY OF GENDER AND CHILDREN AFFAIRS( all employed during time of Esther Murugi)
Information and Communication Technology Unit – Head, George W. Muhoro (Mr.)
AIDS Control Unit – Head, B. Mugo
Human Resource Development -Head, J. Macharia (Mr.)
Accounts Unit – Head, Festus N. Kamau (Mr.)
Central Planning and Project Monitoring Unit – Head, E. Ndirangu (Mrs)
Senior Deputy Secretary/Administration; Beth N. Mutugi
Senior Assistant Secretary- Simon F. Wachiye
Senior Assistant Secretary; Benson M. Mugo
Assistant Secretary; Simon C. Gatheru
Assistant Secretary; Joan Gitau
US/PA Minister; Martin Mwiti.
AMBASSADORS (GEMA):
UN ——————————————– MR. KAMAU MACHARIA
BURUNDI ———————————–MR. BENJAMIN A.M. MWERI
RWANDA ———————————–MR. MAKENA MUCHIRI
LIBYA ————————————— MR. ANTHONY MUCHIRI
NAMIBIA————————————-MR. E. PETER GITAU
BRAZIL ————————————– MR. PETER KIRIMI KABERIA
BELGIUM/EU ——————————-MR. KEMBI GITURA
IRELAND ————————————-Ms. CATHERINE MUIGAI MWANGI
UK ———————————————MR. EPHRAIM NGARE
ITALY —————————————- Ms. JOSEPHINE GAITA
SWEDEN ————————————-Mrs. PURITY WAKIURU MUHINDI
INDIA —————————————–PROF. FESTUS KABERIA
ISRAEL —————————————LT. GEN. (RTD) AUGOSTINO S. K. NJOROGE
DRC ——————————————-MR. KARUCHU SYLVESTER M. GAKUMU
MALAYSIA ——————————— MR. DAVID GACHOKI NJOKA
JAPAN —————————————- MR. ALLAN MBURU, AMBASSADOR
GERMANY ———————————–MR. HARRY MUTUMA KATHURIMA
Note that all the strategic Embassies of UN, UK, Japan, Israel, Scandinavia and Germany are in GEMA hands.
Concerned Kenyan
Reader Request: Kibaki’s Kikuyunization Program Part 1
Kibaki’s Kikuyunization program of public jobs continues even during the current Coalition Government.
Cabinet:
President——Mwai Kibaki—————————————-Kikuyu
Deputy Prime Minister—-Uhuru Kenyatta———————-Kikuyu
Secretary to the Cabinet, etc. ——Francis Muthaura———-Meru
ICT Secretary—– Dr. Katherine Getao————————–Kikuyu
SCAC Secretary—Mr. Stephen K. Kirogo———————–Kikuyu
Provincial Administration and Internal Security——-George Saitoti——–Kikuyu
Special Programmes—-Esther Murugi—————————-Kikuyu
Co-operative Development and Marketing—Joseph Nyagah–Embu
Energy——-Kiraitu Murungi————————————–Meru
Environment and Mineral Resources——–John Michuki—–Kikuyu
Finance—————————————Uhuru Kenyatta——Kikuyu
Foreign Affairs—George Saitoti (acting capacity) ————–Kikuyu
Public Health and Sanitation———–Beth Mugo—————Kikuyu
Transport ————— Amos Kimunya—————————Kikuyu
Nairobi Metropolitan Development ———Njeru Githae——-Kikuyu
Office of the President:
[/b]Minister for Internal Security /Provincial Administration ————- Prof. George Saitoti ———————- Kikuyu
Permanent Secretary —–Francis T. Kimemia ———————– Kikuyu
Senior Director ————-E. Mutea Iringo ————————— Kikuyu
Government Printer ——Andrew G. Rukaria ————————Kikuyu
NSC – Peace and Conflict Management —————S.K. Maina –Kikuyu
Administration Police Commandant ————K. Mbugua ———Kikuyu
Criminal Investigation Department
CID Director————–Francis Ndegwa Muhoro——————–Kikuyu
GSU Commandant: ———————————————————GEMA
Deputy & Asst Commissioners of Police – majority -kikuyu
Provincial Commissioners and Regional Commissioners:
– Regional Commissioners are PCs through the back door were created when it became hard to hide the large number of GEMA PCs. It was also part of the illegal plan to create “provinces” and beat the 25% rule in presidential elections. The majority of the GEMA RCs are concentrated in areas of special interests to the MKM or where for fear of stepping on certain sensibilities MKM are afraid of stationing GEMA and grudgingly station loyal non-GEMA. It shows they don’t fully trust their non-GEMA underlings so they undercut them with RCs, DCs and DOs. Thus PCs from non-GEMA tribes became figured heads with no power while their subordinate GEMA juniors back out orders. Provincial Commissioners (PCs) 3/8; DCs 38/71 are GEMA with most concentrated in: Rift Valley (19) , Eastern(8) , Coast & Western (3 each). All Website information on DCs, DCIOs, PPOs removed in what appears to be a concerted effort to conceal it from the public that reacts to the GEMA tilt in administration and security:
Nairobi Province –Njoroge Ndirangu ———————–Kikuyu
Coast Province —–Ernest G. Munyi ————————Kikuyu
LOWER CENTRAL (Coast) —–Joseph Irungu ———–Kikuyu
NORTH COAST ——————–Elijah Nduati Thiabii –Kikuyu
WEST COAST ——J. Kirubi ———————————-Kikuyu
NYANZA EAST ————Lydia Muriuki ——————-Kikuyu
CENTRAL RIFT VALLEY ———–Amos Gathecha —-Kikuyu
SOUTH RIFT VALLEY ———Naftary Mungathia ——GEMA
(It proved challenging to obtain the comprehensive list of DCs. Many of these are being schemed from news reports. One does not need more than imagination to understand why a comprehensive list of District Commissioners is not available at the Ministry for Provincial Administration! Please send in the names for inclusion)
Districts——————————————————————-District Commissioner
1. Gatanga—————————————————————– Patrick Mukuria
2. Gatundu—————————————————————– J.M. Mwirigi
3. Kiambu West———————————————————– Esther Maina
4. Lari ———————————————————————- S. M. Irungu
5. Ruiru ——————————————————————— Erastus M. Mbui
6. Thika West ————————————————————– W. G. Njenga
7.Nyeri Central ———————————————————— M.W. Mwangi
8.Mirangini ————————————————————Gicheru Mwai Jeremiah
9.Tana Delta ————————————————————— Elias G. Kithaura
10.Wajir North ———————————————————-Charles Mbusior Igiha
11.Wajir South ————————————————————- G.P. Risie (?)
12.Wajir Wes t————————————————————- Samuel W. Kimiti
13.Baringo Central ——————————————————— Joseph O. Magoha
14.Koibatek —————————————————————- John G.R. Chege
15.Laikipia East ————————————————————- J. M. Mathenge
16.Mogotio —————————————————————— K. J. Ngumo
17.Nakuru ——————————————————————- Thuku Kangethe
18.Njoro ——————————————————————— Jim Njoka
19.Samburu Central ——————————————————-Tom G. Macheneri
20.Samburu North ———————————————————-Moses N. Mbaruku
21.Trans Nzoia East ——————————————————— N. K. Mungathia
22.Trans Nzoia West ——————————————————– Wilfred Kinyua
23.West Pokot —————————————————————- Allan Macharia
24.Kajiado North ———————————————————-Murang’a Morekwa
25.Narok North ————————————————————–Njoroge Ndirangu
26.Narok South —————————————————————- M. Chimwaga
27.Trans Mara West ——————————————————–Mbogo Mathioyah
28.Turkana South ————————————————————– J.M. Kanyiri
29.Turkana West ————————————————————— Patrick Muriira
30.Kericho ———————————————————————— S.K. Njora
31.Busia ————————————————————————– A. M. Gitonga
State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC) Out of 12 members 8 are GEMA!
1.Chairman————————Mr. David Namu ————————–Meru
2.Member————————- Dr. Philomena Wairimu Muiruri ——Kikuyu
3.Member————————–Eng. Peter Wellington Wambura ——Kikuyu
4.Member————————–Mr. Mwangi Ngumo ———————-Kikuyu
5.Member————————–Mr. Richard M. Kariuki —————–Kikuyu
6.Member————————–Mr. Sammy Mwencha ——————–Kikuyu
7.Member————————–Mr. Silas K. Kobia ————————-Meru
8.Secretary————————-Mr. Stephen K. Kirogo ——————-Kikuyu
FINANCE MINISTRY
Minister –————————–Uhuru Kenyatta —————————–Kikuyu
Permanent Secretary————Joseph Kinyua ——————————-Kikuyu
Economic Secretary————–Kamau Thuge ——————————–Kikuyu
Pensions secretary—————-Anne Mugo ———————————–Kikuyu
Budgetary director—————P.B Ngugi ————————————–Kikuyu
ERD director———————-Kenneth Mwangi —————————–Kikuyu
D/Finance secretary————–Mwirichia ————————————–Meru
Senior Principal Accountant—Wilson N. Kingathia ————————-Kikuyu
CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA
Governor—————————-Njuguna Ndung’u —————————-Kikuyu
Member —————————–Joseph Kinyua ——————————–Kikuyu
Member —————————–Nicholas Nesbitt ——————————Kikuyu
Member —————————–Agnes Wanjiru ——————————–Kikuyu
Director, Research —————-Charles Gitari Koori ————————Kikuyu
Director, Sch. of Monetary St. ———Kinandu Muragu ———————Kikuyu
Director, Deposit Protection Fund Board——–Ms. Rose Alex Detho——Kikuyu
Director, Estates, Supplies and Transport ———Cassian Juma Nyanjwa, (?)
KENYA NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Director of Audit ————————————– Mr. Alex Nthiga Rugera
Assistant Director of Audit ————————– Mr. Dennis Theuri Kariuki
Principal Auditor————————————— Mr. Daniel Muiruri Ndungu
Auditor I ———————————————— Mr. Peter N. Wangwe
CONSOLIDATED BANK OF KENYA
Chairman———————————————— Ms. Eunice W. Kagane
Managing Director————————————– Mr. D. Ndegwa Wachira –
Director ————————————————– Mrs. Shellomith L. Bobotti –
Company Secretary ————————————- Mrs. Wakonyo Igeria –
Director ————————————————— Kamotho Waiganjo
KENYA REVENUE COMMISSION (now referred to as “Kikuyu Reparations Collection”
(The most absurd. From 2003, The Kibaki government has embarked on an aggressive Kikuyunization program where all non GEMA senior officers were demoted or fired. ALL senior officers are Kikuyu. Following adverse publicity KRA management pulled down all information about staff in the hope that people would not know this discrimination against other Kenyans on the basis of tribe)
1.Commissioner General: ———-Michael Waweru —————-Kikuyu
2.Board Secretary: ——————-Mrs. Ngang’a ——————–Kikuyu
3.Senior Deputy Commissioner, Investigation & Enforcement: —–Mr. Joseph Nduati ———————– Kikuyu
4.Deputy Commissioner, Investigation and Enforcement: ——————- Mr. Namu Nguru ———————— Kikuyu
5.Deputy Commissioner, Administration: ———Mr. Karimi ——–Meru
6.Deputy Commissioner Procurement: ————-Ms. Murichu ——Kikuyu
7.Commissioner Customs: —————-Mrs. Wambui Namu ———Kikuyu
8.Senior Deputy Commissioner (Customs): ———Ms. Githinji ——-Kikuyu
9.Deputy Commissioner, Enforcement (Customs):———–Mr. Maina —-Kikuyu
10.Deputy Commissioner, Finance: ——–Ms. Wachira ——————Kikuyu
11.Commissioner Domestic Taxes (LTO)- ———–Mr. Njiraini ——–Kikuyu
12.Deputy Commissioner —————— Mrs. Mwangi ——————–Kikuyu
13.Senior Deputy Commissioner, Finance: ——-Mrs. King’ori ———-Kikuyu
14.Senior Assistant Commissioner, Security: ——Major Kariuki ——-Kikuyu
15.Senior Deputy Commissioner, Southern Region: ——-Wagachira – Kikuyu
120 Management trainees recruited to KRA IN 2005, 67/120 are Kikuyus
[b]CAPITAL MARKETS AUTHORITY
1.Director ————————Joseph Kinyua ———————————– Kikuyu
2.Director ———————– James Waweru ———————————– Kikuyu
3.Director ———————-Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u ————————— Kikuyu
4.Director ———————-Rose Ndetho ————————————— Kikuyu
5.Director ———————-Dr. Wainaina Gituro —————————— Kikuyu
DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Chief Procurement Officers – 23 out of 36 first appointees are all
from GEMA. Rest of Kenya = the remaining 13 (out of the 36).
Concerned Kenyan
WikiLeaks Releases: Nairobi Cable No. 54:Kibaki and Co. Were Fixated on PEV, not Crisis Resolution
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SUBJECT: KENYA: A/S FRAZER,S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI
JANUARY 5 AND 7
Classified By: Ambassador Ranneberger, reasons 1.4 (b,d)
Kibaki: Believed he won election
¶1. (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer, joined by Ambassador Ranneberger, met with President Mwai Kibaki on January 5 and January 7 to seek a path towards ending the political crisis stemming from the disputed December 27 presidential election results. She carried with her Secretary Rice’s message of an end to the violence and an agreement to dialogue among the principals in the electoral dispute for a political resolution. In both meetings, Kibaki was fully engaged and in control of his meeting, though members of his team comfortably voiced divergent viewpoints. In the January 5 meeting, Kibaki and his team focused on the need to end the post-election violence and their fear that Kikuyus were specifically being targeted. In the January 7 meeting, Kibaki was put on the defensive by A/S Frazer who sought an explanation and remedy for his naming of a partial cabinet on the eve of the African Union Chairman and Ghanaian President John Kufuor’s arrival to facilitate talks between he and Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Party (ODM).
¶2. (C) During both meetings, Kibaki said the right things in condemning violence and being open to dialogue to end the political crisis. Furthermore, Kibaki agreed in principle to forming a government of national unity and reconstituting his cabinet following talks with Odinga. However, his subsequent actions clearly suggested that he and his team were also moving towards consolidating power and that dialogue with Odinga was perhaps a fallback plan in whatever political strategy they had to end the political crisis. End Summary.
¶3. (C) During A/S Frazer,s mission to Kenya from January 4-11, she met with President Kibaki twice, on January 5 and 7, to reinforce the message from Washington: entering into dialogue with Odinga to find a political resolution to the current crisis is the way forward and an end to all violence on all sides is paramount. A/S Frazer pointed out that Kenyans had come out en masse to vote and largely did so peacefully in a process that appeared to be clean, up to the point of vote tallying. She emphasized that there were clearly problems with the vote count and this should be acknowledged and addressed by Kibaki in the interest of helping to heal divisions in the country. She reminded Kibaki of the more conciliatory tone he struck during his first address to the nation, which acknowledged that Kenyans had voted across the spectrum and which was a basis from which reconciliation could be built upon. A/S Frazer argued that political dialogue is the most viable way out of the current crisis as Kenyan courts are not considered impartial by ODM.
¶4. (C) While Kibaki repeatedly said in both meetings he was open to political dialogue, his position was quite clear: he won the election fairly; if ODM has concerns about the outcome they should take their complaints to court because once the Electoral Commission of Kenya makes a call on elections the courts are the sole constitutional remedy (and his government would obey their ruling, Kibaki said); and ODM is to blame for post-election fighting and it is orchestrating an organized campaign of violence.
¶5. (C) Kibaki emphasized that the real problem at hand from his government’s perspective is not the controversial presidential election result but the violence that has ensued, and he said ending it was their primary focus. Kibaki pushed the point that Odinga and other ODM leaders need to come out and call for an end to the violence.
¶6. (C) Martha Karua, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and clearly one of the hardliners in Kibaki’s inner circle, attended the January 5 meeting (joined by then Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju, Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Thuita Mwangi, and Advisor Stanley Murage) during which she conceded that while some of the post-election violence may have been spontaneous, for the most part it has been pre-planned, she said. Kibaki echoed this point arguing that the youth are being paid to commit such acts. Tuju, a Luo, contended that ODM supporters were specifically targeting the Kikuyu, whom he said have exercised a lot of restraint up to now, suggesting that they could retaliate especially in areas like Nairobi where they are a majority, as Karua pointed out. Kibaki and his team emphasized they would not kowtow to the violence, which they consider ODM is using as “blackmail.” Mwangi recounted how he had to send a vehicle to Eldoret to rescue members of his family from the violence in that area. He claimed the post-electoral violence had been instigated by ODM and that it would have “unleashed” such violence even if it had won the election because of its desire for “majimbo” — the idea of decentralized governance with the connotation that major ethnic groups will govern autonomously over their own regions.
¶7. (C) A/S Frazer stressed that the USG condemned all violence and promised to continue to push the issue with ODM to call an end to it. She, however, asked Kibaki to demonstrate leadership by engaging with Raila in dialogue even in these difficult times; if former Presidents Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk of South Africa could do it after years of violence, distrust, and political struggle in South Africa, surely he and Raila could do the same to move Kenya forward. After all, they have worked together in the past and they do know each other, perhaps too well, she added. A/S Frazer noted there were failures in leadership on both sides — that Raila should reign in those committing violence and that Kibaki should come out with a statement acknowledging electoral problems.
¶8. (C) A/S Frazer asked that Kibaki and Raila issue separate statements condemning violence, acknowledging there were real problems with the elections, and agreeing to dialogue (initially a joint statement was proposed and Kibaki was unopposed to it, but Karua and Tuju nixed the idea arguing that it would give the appearance of a “co-presidency.”); the statements would help heal and normalize the country*the most immediate need*and are exclusive of the issue of how the parties will actually come to a political arrangement on governance, A/S Frazer explained. While Kibaki expressed doubt that Raila truly wanted peace and said he was a man who spoke in “two languages” — something he saw as a significant obstacle to dialogue — he agreed to issue a statement, but never did. However, almost immediately after the January 5 meeting, the Presidential Press Service issued a statement that said the government was open to dialogue and forming a government of national unity.
¶9. (C) On the eve of President Kufuor’s arrival in Kenya to help facilitate talks between Kibaki and Odinga, Kibaki announced on January 7 the appointment of eight key cabinet members. A/S Frazer met with him that evening to express great disappointment and surprise at such action, particularly on the day before expected talks between ODM and PNU. She said the cabinet appointments were preemptive, that it seemed like Kibaki was taking the issue of cabinet positions off the negotiating table and was prepared to exclude ODM from any kind of coalition government, and that the USG was seriously considering denouncing the government should Kibaki not take remedial action. A/S Frazer also took Kibaki to task for not issuing the statement on vote tallying irregularities while noting that Odinga had honored his commitment to condemn violence and call off rallies given current political tensions.
¶10. (C) Kibaki argued that he was not preempting talks and that he only announced the partial cabinet to keep the government running — that it was only “logical” to do so, he said. Logical as it may be, the timing in naming a cabinet was bad faith, A/S Frazer told Kibaki. In the end, Kibaki said that he was open to changing cabinet positions if this was decided during talks with ODM, along with having the talks deal with a broader range of issues such as electoral and institutional reform. After intense negotiations with Kibaki and his team, it was agreed that Kibaki would issue a statement explaining why he appointed a cabinet when he did, clarifying that the cabinet was subject to change pending outcome of talks with ODM, and noting that nothing would be ruled out in these discussions. Francis Muthaura, Secretary to the Cabinet, and the newly appointed Foreign Minister Wetengula fought the idea of issuing a public statement clarifying the cabinet position appointment, but Kibaki was decisive in wanting it done; the statement was issued the following day.
¶11. (C) Comment: Kibaki and his team are fixated on the post-election violence and fail to truly own up to the fact that the flawed election results were the impetus to the crisis. They seem almost oblivious to the vote tallying problems, treating it as a minor detail that can be brushed aside and dealt with through legal means. Kibaki seemed reasonable and could be influenced with a well-argued point; members of his team, like Martha Karua, were clearly more hardline in their positions and do not seem truly interested in dialogue with ODM. Distrust of ODM was very evident in statements by both Kibaki and members of his team during these conversations. While Kibaki and his team are quite dismissive of ODM protests about the problems with the elections, the fact that Kibaki is open to dialogue with Raila suggests he has not completely bought into PNU’s narrative that they won the presidential elections fair and square; there may be hope yet that Kibaki will assert leadership to pursue a political solution with ODM. End Comment.
¶12. (U) This cable has been cleared by Assistant Secretary Frazer.
RANNEBERGER
Uhuru Kenyatta Whipping Up Ethnic Sentiments Ahead of ICC Date
The politics of the new generation of ethnic chieftains in Kenya
Baganda People in Crisis after Suicide of Colleague in Stockholm
Where cremation of the body will take place
Members of the Baganda community in Stockholm are in crisis after a Ugandan of Baganda origin committed suicide in Stockholm about two weeks ago. The problem is that the late Ugandan allegedly left a suicide note saying that his body should be cremated because transporting it to Uganda will only ” increase grief” among his close relatives.
The crisis has come up because according to Baganda culture, a person who commits suicide does not deserve a funeral and the Baganda Committee handling the matter is divided as to whether to continue being involved in funeral arrangements or whether they should just keep off. The late Ugandan was married to a Finnish woman who is reported to be having no problem with funeral arrangements.
According to a contact who spoke to KSB, the Baganda culture dictates that if a person commits suicide by hanging himself/herself say on a tree branch, a deep hole is dug under the tree in line with where the body hangs after which the rope is cut and the dead person’s body left on a free-fall into the hole. The body is then buried “the way it falls into the hole” and without mourning or funeral rites.
The problem with the case in Stockholm is that the late Ugandan is reported to have committed suicide by suffocating himself using a polythene bag after which the body was transported to the morgue and so the situation where a hole could be dug does not arise.
The division within the Baganda Committee is that there is a group which thinks that the stringent Baganda traditions on the treatment of a suicide victim through “non-funeral position” should be discarded because of modernity and advancements in civilization while another wing has maintained that the Baganda traditions must be respected under the circumstances to prevent ancestral spirits from coming down to haunt those involved in decision making to disrespect Baganda traditions.
Although there appears to be no plans to transport the body to Uganda for burial, the Committee is said to be tight-lipped as to whether the Will left behind by the deceased to the effect that his body be cremated will be respected.
Tension is rising because the deceased was the Treasurer of the Executive Committee of the Baganda Association in Sweden (Ebika Committee) also at the core of funeral arrangements. In conjunction with the family, the Committee has announced that funeral arrangements for the late Ugandan will take place on April 1st at Hökarängen Church at 13.00hrs. The Church is located at Lingvägen 149 at Hökarängen Tube Station.
“We don’t know whether the cremation will take place after the Funeral service and much is a matter of wait and see”, a contact close to the Committee told KSB. The silence of the Committee as to whether or not the “funeral” means that there will be cremation has increased speculation among the Baganda people that the Committee seems to be hiding something.
Abrogation of the Constitution
A section of the Ebika Committee opposed to the involvement of the Association in the funeral arrangements say that the Committee is supposed to be protecting Baganda culture and that its involvement in the funeral arrangements is an abrogation of the Association’s constitution which compels its leadership to protect Baganda culture without fear or favour.
Another problem is that the Baganda culture does not allow for cremation of bodies and the dissenting members of the Committee say that it is unthinkable that a Committee entrusted with protecting Baganda culture could get involved in a funeral arrangement where the deceased committed suicide contrary to fundamental values of the Baganda culture.
The general view of the Baganda traditionalists is that in as much as the deceased was a respected member of the Association and community alike, “he has committed a taboo” by taking his own life and that under the circumstances, the Association ought to have excommunicated him posthumously from Baganda community instead of being involved in his funeral arrangements.
“What should have happened is that the family should have been left to conduct the funeral in peace and cremate if they wanted without dragging the Baganda Association into the matter”, a Ugandan who has also been following the case told KSB.
He said that the family should not be bogged down with the cultural complications which they may not understand but that the Baganda Association should live up to expectation because its leadership ought to understand the consequences. He added that the Baganda Association risked losing members because of its involvement in the funeral. “They will have themselves to blame if the ancestral spirits come back to revenge”, he concluded.
The late Ugandan was a respected member of the Baganda community and is said to have been happily married with a loving wife, wonderful children and a well-paying job which guaranteed him economic stability.
Many Ugandans cannot therefore understand why their brother decided to take his life although a Ugandan agent who obtained a leak of the Will told KSB that the late wrote that he took his life because of problems related to huge debts he could not re-pay and other personal problems. “It was a very long Will which was later seized by the Association”, he said without further elaboration.
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WikiLeaks Releases: Nairobi Cable No. 53: Al-Shabab Recruting in Kenya
Viewing cable 09NAIROBI1171, A PORTRAIT OF AL-SHABAAB RECRUITMENT IN KENYA
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SUBJECT: A PORTRAIT OF AL-SHABAAB RECRUITMENT IN KENYA
Classified By: Ambassador Michael Ranneberger, reasons 1.4 b,d
Summary
Al Shabab: Recruiting in Kenya
¶1. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) There are a number of factors that make Kenya a fruitful source for recruiting young men to join such extremist groups as the Somalia-based al-Shabaab militia. While we have been focused on Nairobi’s Eastleigh suburb and the North East Province as particular areas of concern, new information indicates that al-Shabaab recruitment efforts may have also reached Isiolo, located in Kenya’s geographic center. An Isiolo businessman claims that 60 young Kenyan Somali men have disappeared from Isiolo since January 2008 to fight in Somalia, and that two he knew personally recently died while conducting suicide bomb attacks in Mogadishu. Recruitment in Isiolo, he said, is directed from a radical mosque in Eastleigh but carried out by members of four radical mosques around Isiolo. Parents of these missing youth are grieving in private but are afraid of speaking out, he said. Even if the Kenyan Government becomes actively involved in rooting out the recruitment network, there are no easy answers to this problem. We will continue to actively explore ways the United States can be of assistance. End Summary.
Kenya: A Good Source of Recruits
¶2. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) There are a number of factors that make Kenya a fruitful source for recruiting young men to join such extremist groups as the Somalia-based al-Shabaab militia. Kenya’s close proximity to Somalia, its sizeable population of ethnic Somalis, high levels of poverty and unemployment, a history of poor governance, and a worrisome youth bulge all contribute to the risk factors. Kenya’s ethnic Somali population in particular suffer from lower levels of development and education than their fellow Kenyans. Idle, unemployed youth are at particular risk. The continuing legacy of the Shifta Wars in the 1960s, certainly a contributing factor to Kenyan Somalis’ lower level of development, also leaves them feeling like outsiders in their country of birth. We have focused our attention for some time on Eastleigh, a well-known Somali-majority suburb of Nairobi, and the North Eastern Province, which directly borders Somalia, as possible recruitment locations. We also have reason to believe that some limited recruitment by al-Shabaab has occurred in Dadaab refugee camp (septel).
¶3. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) New information indicates, however, that al-Shabaab recruitment efforts also have reached Isiolo. Located in Kenya’s geographic center, Isiolo has a mixed population but was originally settled during the colonial period by members of the Isaq and Harti clans from Somaliland who fought for the British in the First World War. The area has become a center for cattle rustling and is awash in small arms (septel). As in Muslim majority areas (Coast Province and North Eastern Province) and other urban areas throughout the country, traditionally moderate, pro-establishment Sufi mosques have gradually been overtaken by more activist, sometimes extremist, Wahhabi-led institutions whose clerics bring much-needed cash into the Isiolo area. These Wahhabist clerics may have direct links with radical mosques in Eastleigh, and may be acting as recruitment agents for extremist groups in Somalia.
¶4. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) As the battle in Somalia becomes more clan-based and Somalis increasingly join clan-based militias instead of al-Shabaab, some have postulated that al-Shabaab is increasingly in need of foreign fighters to keep up its numbers. Frustrated and aimless Kenyan Somali youth, therefore, are a prime target. In Isiolo, this recruitment effort is reportedly targeted specifically at members of the Somali Isaq and Harti clans.
Residents Concerned in Isiolo
¶5. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) On June 3, an Isiolo-based Kenyan Somali businessman told PolOff that he was extremely worried about the Islamic extremists’ reach into Isiolo and what it means for his family and his home. Since January 2008, 60 youth have gone missing from Isiolo, he said, presumably to fight in Somalia. Two suicide bombers who recently struck in Mogadishu were from Isiolo, he claimed, and the businessman said that he knew the boys personally.
¶6. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) The businessman said that the first suicide bomber — a friend of XXXXXXXXXXXX — was a 25-year-old man named Tawakhal Ahmed. Ahmed, he claimed, was responsible for the February 22 bombing of the African Union compound in Mogadishu (a blast that killed 11 Burundian peacekeepers and injured 15 others). Ahmed was originally recruited in 2006 to fight in Somalia against the Ethiopian occupying forces after getting involved with a Wahhabi mosque. According to the businessman, Ahmed grew his beard, found religion, came into good money, and disappeared into Somalia to fight the jihad. When he came back, Ahmed reportedly told the businessman how he had travelled to Somalia: the journey started at the Garissa Lodge in Eastleigh, then four to five boys at a time would go on a bus to Doble and onto Kismayo, where they trained in a camp for three weeks. After that, recruits received mobile phones, which is how they subsequently received their orders. When the Islamic Courts Union fell in late 2006, they reassembled in Doble and Ahmed returned to Kenya, but not before his commanders destroyed his (and others’) mobile phones, which had sensitive numbers programmed in them. On Ahmed’s return, the businessman said that he tried to convince Ahmed that Somalia was not his war and that he should stay home. By that time, Ahmed agreed and said that he wanted to get married and start a madrassa (Islamic religious school) in Isiolo. However, a few months ago, the men from Isiolo’s radical mosques returned with some men from Eastleigh to re-recruit Ahmed, the businessman said. The men from Eastleigh gave Ahmed USD 6,000, which Ahmed in turn distributed among his relatives and friends. After a three-day prayer ritual, Ahmed left once again for Somalia, this time to carry out the February 22 suicide bombing.
¶7. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) The businessman said that the second local man was named Yusuf Mohammed Warsame, who was 25 or 26 years old and who, like Ahmed, finished secondary school in Isiolo. The businessman said that he did not know when Warsame left for Somalia, but claimed that he was responsible for the May 24 suicide bombing in Mogadishu. (Note: The May 24 blast killed 10 people, including six soldiers, but an al-Shabaab spokesman has claimed that the bomber was a Somali, not a foreign fighter. End Note.)
¶8. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) The businessman said that four Isiolo area mosques have been taken over by radical Islamists who are not originally from Isiolo and are being used as underground recruiting centers for al-Shabaab. The mosques are: Masjid Hidaya and the County Council Mosque, both in Isiolo Town; Masjid Noor in Bula Besa; and Masjid Taqwa in Bula Oda. The businessman said that these mosques act as satellites of Eastleigh’s Sixth Street Mosque, which directs recruitment operations. (Note: Isiolo’s most prominent mosque, the Grand Mosque, is run by a moderate imam who has presided over the mosque for years and has resisted the overtures of Wahhabist clerics. The businessman opined that the radicals may be waiting for the imam to pass away before they make their move for the Grand Mosque. End Note.)
¶9. (C//REL TO USA, GBR//) The businessman expressed frustration at what he perceived as a lack of concern or follow-up by Kenyan officials, with whom he has already shared these concerns. (Note: He claimed that he had spoken with Isiolo’s District Commissioner, Isiolo’s Member of Parliament, and representatives of the National Security Intelligence Service to no avail, which is why he approached the Embassy. End Note.) He said that he has been following up on the stories of missing children himself, as he is frequently accosted by family members who tell him that they have not seen their sons. Parents who lose their children mourn in private, and are afraid to speak out about what is happening. One mother, he said, actually travelled to Kismayo, Somalia to look for her missing 12-year-old son and she found him in a training camp. The son reportedly told her to return to Isiolo and leave him there, or else she would be killed by the camp organizers. Concerns from Other Interlocutors
¶10. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) While it would be difficult for us to confirm that the two men from Isiolo are indeed the suicide bombers responsible for attacks in Mogadishu, the story of the recruitment process and the disappearance of young men is plausible and matches concerns reported by Kenyan District Child Protection Officers from Nairobi and Garissa to UNICEF’s Kenya office.
¶11. (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) Comment: If true, the reports about a possible al-Shabaab recruitment network that reaches all the way to Isiolo is disturbing. There are no easy answers to this problem, even if there were Government of Kenya involvement. To date, much of U.S. counter-terror support has focused on helping to secure Kenya’s borders: we are providing assistance to Kenya’s army to help them better react to major security incidents along the porous Kenya-Somali border and we are initiating a program to help the Administration Police and Wildlife Service to provide the first line of security along the border according to their mandate. In the maritime arena, we provide support to the Navy and the Maritime Police Unit to better police Kenya’s territorial waters. We also work with the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority and the Kenya Airports Authority to enhance aviation safety and security throughout the country. Recently, however, USAID began a youth employment/youth inclusion program in Garissa with 1207 funding specifically aimed at reducing the vulnerability to recruitment of young Kenyan Somalis. We hope that it can serve as a model for reaching Kenyan Somalis and youth who are at risk in other areas of Kenya as well. We will continue to follow up on the recruitment issue and explore other ways the United States can be of assistance. End Comment.
RANNEBERGER
Africa Got Talent-Black Sensation Cruise: Artist Jack Joel
15th April 2011 at Siljaline
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Another Paperless Kenyan Chick “Balooned” in Stockholm
Lolita: Has gone into deep depression and needs urgent help from anyone
In a fresh case that is still unfolding, another paperless Kenyan chick is undergoing “deep anxiety” after being ballooned by a nonchalant Kenyan dude who has since distanced himself “from the tragedy” and walked out of the chick’s life, leaving her distressed, disturbed and utterly devastated.
According to the storo said to be “spreading like bushfire” in Kenya-Stockholm’s “Central Rumour District”, lady Lolita is in trouble after being ballooned by her Kenyan lover, Gregory (also popularly known as “Greg”). Just before she met the 29 year-old carefree son of Kenya who has messed up her life, Lolita had to abandon a promising relationship when her first paper making Project began to experience difficulties because of what was said to be “serious huddles” that have not yet been fully revealed.
Lolita winded up on Greg’s arms in December last year under a new “Memorandum of Understanding” that was supposed to result in the manufacture of them Mapepe after one false start during her four year stint in Sweden. She is in crisis because she has discovered that Greg, “the candidate”, is himself in the process of weaving his Mapepe with another unidentified chick and therefore, Greg is in no position to fix her problem.
Greg had skillfully hidden his real “Mapepe status” from her new catch before the chick began to engage in nocturnal “under the sheets acrobatics” that have now resulted in her belly “swelling by the minute”. Although she is said to be within the “abortion bracket” and can still manage to square the circle, she is reported to be tense because of her deep religious convictions that are inconsistent with “flashing” the unwanted human cargo jungu style.
KISS agents monitoring signals traversing her Networks say that Greg hoodwinked his prey into opening up her “holy shrine” with a smooth strategy that was “fundamentally unbeatable”. Through a criminal ring of contacts in Stockholm, the guy is said to have acquired a fake Swedish ID card which he used to convince Lolita that he had them Mapepe he allegedly assembled through a Swedish girlfriend whom he had since dumped because of two reasons: “irreconcilable personal differences” and “multiple interracial complications” that were driving the relationship from one crisis to another. Kumbe!
To gain access to Lolita’s “honey combs”, the Kenyan dude allegedly convinced the chick that he was tired of “hanyaring jungus” and that he was looking for a cute Kenyan babe “to settle down with”. The guy’s logic was that at 29, his time “was basically running out” and that it was time someone began calling him “Daddie”.
“I have made my papers and now I want to move on with my life”, he allegedly told the chick. Greg is a sweet talker who understands the art of “attention capturing” while he is also said to be a player who knows where his bread is buttered.
With a dish-washing job wired through his remote connections, the exotic lifestyle of a sophisticated urbanite and the courage of a hungry lion in the plains of Serengeti, Greg packaged himself to fit exactly into the frame-work of Lolita’s idea of “Mr. Right” and the strategy worked perfectly. With the bait of a real marriage and petty cash to pull propaganda schemes on social fronts, the boy stealthily lured Lolita into his bedroom where the chick began to serve the sumptuous goods liberally with huge expectations that have now collapsed. “She is completely down”, a contact told KSB. “She does not know what to do”, the source added.
“Your boyfriend is an idiot”
There was no reason for Lolita to mind about birth control because Greg “did not mind having a baby”. For her, getting ballooned was welcome because it was a way of fixing that “pleasant surprise” for her “Mr. Right” who had come to represent what she called “the great triplets” namely: permanent residence status in Sweden, a loving husband and father of her yet-to-be-made kids. It did not matter that she had known Greg for a very short time. Their brand of romance operated on the famous “love is blind” doctrine and everything else became secondary. In any case, she had been waiting for this kind of opportunity for a ages.
In the spur of the moment, Lolita overlooked the necessity of alerting her lover-boy that she had given the pills a break. She knew that her new sweetheart loved the goods served under the popular “flesh to flesh” arrangement so the kajwalaz aka “missile shields” that the couple started off with during the early days of mapenzi were left to chill in the drawers to wait for another day. One cold winter morning, and as Lolita continued to build romantic castles in the air, tragedy struck after she received an abrupt phone call that may have changed her life for worse!
“I am sorry to tell you that your boyfriend is an idiot who does not have papers”, the male caller said as she hurried to inquire his identity. “Don’t worry about me because I am trying to help you. Either, believe me or not but your kijana boyfriend is a thief who owes me eight thousand kronors”, the caller said confidently. The conversation sounded very confusing to her.
“Wait a minute… how do you know that for sure”, Lolita posed, not remembering whether she was enquiring about the boyfriend’s Mapepe status or the theft accusations. She did not understand how the caller got her number and she was curious. The caller was clearly on a revenge mission for something that may have gone wrong between him and Greg.
“Do this: tomorrow, ask your boy to take you to the Immigration and he will melt into thin air or take a closer look at his ID card and you will discover that it is fake because it does not have any security marks”, the caller said and hang up. The brief conversation had effectively planted doubt in the mind of the young Lolita who entered into an immediate state of restlessness. She could make out that Greg appeared to owe the caller cash probably as a result of one of those “deal gone sour” projects in Kenya-Stockholm.
Lolita’s storo, which was among the first to escape from KSB’s scandal depot last week, has it that the chick is a polite and jolly bird who becomes restless and hard-core when something serious begins to prick her system. She called Greg for a date and sounded very polite. She did not want to raise such a serious issue on the phone and she was being extremely careful because may be, she thought, the storo was not true after all.
All their dates normally ended up in Greg’s two roomed apartment and so once they got home that evening, she waited until the boy slipped into the wash room. For the first time ever, she went for his wallet, pulled off the ID card and began to study it. She had come with a real ID sample of a female friend for comparison and when she scrutinized the thing, reality struck her immediately. The caller was damn right.
Depression
The ID card was clearly fake and she needed no magnifying glasses to detect the forgery. The only time she ever saw Greg’s ID card was when they began to get serious and that was in a dimly-lit night club one Friday night when they were out. Greg flashed the card briefly under circumstances that did not allow for a microscopic examination of the thing. Now, she could see it clearly under the lamp shade at the corner of the sitting room as Greg got busy in the shower. She had not just been taken for a ride but she was also pregnant with the child of another cheater!
Poor Lolita did not waste time. She brought up the topic once Greg was through with his shower. It was then that hell broke loose. Greg discovered that his little secret was out of the bag and as he went on the defensive, he also turned wild. The altercation resulted in the couple not making any progress in the discussion and the date ended abruptly when Lolita walked out in a huff to contemplate her new situation.
It is then that she began the real investigation about Greg. When she got the “inside edition” from her sources, she immediately understood that she had been duped. As the storo began to spread in Kenya-Stockholm, lady Lolita is reported to have entered into depression and taken contact with a local Kenyan Pastor for prayers. In the meantime, Greg is said to be denying any wrong doing, saying that the chick is “difficult and untrustworthy”.
Last year, the case of a paperless chick from Kenya who found herself in a similar situation ended in celebration after the guy accepted her. The difference with the current case is that the guy had papers while Greg doesn’t. It is not clear how the situation will play out as Lolita begins to search for a solution to a serious crisis that will once again stretch her survival skills to the limit.
Okoth Osewe
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New Explosion at KSB’s Scandal Deport
Fumes of scandals fill the air in Kenya-Stockholm following a huge explosion
After months of stability, KSB’s Scandal Depot has exploded, scattering huge chunks of poisonous “scandalero gases” across Kenya Stockholm’s stratosphere. Immediately after the explosion, two Kenyans were admitted in hospital with serious scandal-related injuries while a third Kenyan is in the Intensive Care Unit where he is fighting for the survival of his hard-earned reputation.
“We don’t know the real extent of the damage and we cannot tell the volume of scandal-gas that has escaped into Kenya-Stockholm’s stratosphere”, Dr. Ropokwa Maneno, the Chief of Protocol at the “Ministry of Rumours and Hot Gossip” told reporters during a well attended Press Conference in Stockholm city.
Just like in Japan where a nuclear plant exploded two weeks ago, the explosion at KSB’s Scandal Deport was precipitated by a powerful scandal-quake that registered 6.8 on the Vituko scale. As we went to Press, rescue operations were continuing to try and contain the scandal leak and to save reputations of victims, some of whom have already entered into deep crisis.
“We may have to declare a “Kenya-Stockholm Scandal Week” in the next few hours to cope with the crisis”, a Security Officer at the Deport told journalists.
KSB has called a “Crisis meeting” of both top Management staff and leading KISS agents in the field to discuss the aftermath of the explosion. Some scandals which are thought to have escaped were not supposed to be released until June this year while some Agents fear that certain scandals are so detailed that they may lead to sources being identified with unforeseen consequences.
“What we know is that there is a risk that “radio-active scandals” may lead to systematic deformation of characters affected and we are monitoring the situation for any abnormal levels of “gossip isotopes” in Kenya Stocholm or pollutants bearing “rumour particles”, Dr Ropokwa said. “It is too early to assess the damage at the moment”, he added.
Okoth Osewe
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