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Party of Action (POA) Presidential candidate Raphael Tuju is pleading with police to spare his wife, Mercy, from an imminent arrest over allegations of attempted murder and kidnapping, but police insist that he should negotiate with the complainant to withdraw the accusations, sources said.
The development is a culmination of a “Love Triangle” involving the Tuju’s, a former policeman, a private detective and a woman who is Mercy’s long-time buddy. Drama started when Mercy’s female friend introduced the former police officer to her friend “so as to assist him get re-instated to the police force,” according to sources.
After a few meetings, a passionate affair blossomed between the two, who began regular ‘passionate meetings’ in a hotel in Nairobi’s South C estate. As the affair progressed, Tuju was informed about it and immediately hired a private detective who returned with explicit photos – confirming his paymaster’s worst fears.
Irked, Tuju confronted the wife and demanded answers about the affair. Annoyed, Mercy began searching to establish the person who had set her up. Her main suspect was the female friend who had introduced the former policeman. According to a narrative pieced up by the police, Mercy hired goons who went after her friend.
“They stabbed her at Bomb Blast Area and kidnapped her…,” police investigators said separately but consistently during interviews conducted by this website. The women was taken to a house in Hurlingham residential estate and after four days there, one of the kidnappers tipped off the police and reported the incident in exchange for immunity from prosecution should police decide to file charges.
Police stormed the house, rescued the woman and arrested the kidnappers. They have all recorded statements. The rescued lady was then taken to the Nairobi Women’s Hospital, Adam Arcade Branch, where she was treated.
Meanwhile, Tuju was then summoned and informed about the incident. He was also told that wife would be arrested to answer to the charges as sufficient evidence had been gathered..
In that meeting with Nairobi Provincial Criminal Investigations Officer (PCIO) Peter Muinde present two weeks ago, Tuju was categorical, “ Kila Mtu aubebe msalaba wake-“ (Loosely translates to “ let everyone carry their own cross”
Police then decided to arrest her on February 20, 2012 and arguing a link to politics, he pleaded for more time. For a week, there was no progress, until February 28, 2012, when he headed to police headquarters to plead for assistance to settle the case away from public limelight.
Senior police officers reminded him of his previous position on the matter, to which he pleaded ignorance. At that point, police told him curtly: “The only path to ending this case is by talking and agreeing with complainant, no other way.”
Contacted, Nairobi police boss Antony Kibuchi said, “am sorry,I don’t know this number, I cannot give information.”
Kibuchi statement was given despite an official introduction by the caller on phone.
Various Contacts in Tuju’s campaign remained mum over the matter.
By the time we posted this story, there were no further developments on the case.
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Social media platforms have become an important source of news for both the general population
and journalists alike. For journalists however, the use of social media in their working and
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clear. As an NMG journalist, it makes little difference whether you identify yourself on social
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different forms of harmful and illegal content on their sites.
You may wish to make “friends” or accept friend requests from sources. But remember that
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SENIOR Administration Police Officers are on the spot over a scam revolving around armed security of G4S Cash in Transit.
Over 300 junior AP, have been placed in the mandatory duty and besides clear guidelines developed and mainstreamed during the tenure of John Michuki at the Internal Security Ministry the senior cops have been demanding their juniors work till midnight and be up by 4am to oversee the transit.
Michuki, during his time directed that cops work only up to 3pm and be paid shs.500 each per day for the role, but the corrupt G4S and Senior APs have been forcing them to duty beyond hours.
” We have strict instructions not to talk, infact i do nmot know how you knew about it, please dont tell anyone i told you this story, ” one of the APs told our undercover writers who posed as city council cleaners to talk to the APs at Central Bank for the last one week.
In all our 16 interviews we established that, instead of getting Shs. 100 for every extra hour worked the senior cops were being paid the money by G4s against procedure.
“In fact G4S guards are getting leave of duty but we are not being allowed to rest, to an extent that some of us spend the day asleep in the name of providing security to cash, which in itself is a threat to the very job we are supposed to be doing,” another middle aged AP told our writers.
Reached for comment neither the G4s nor AP management was willing to comment on the matter.
” Please let Kenyans know we are not happy and why are they warning us everyday not to reveal and tell people, because they know what they are doing is wrong,” an officer noted.
“Its unfortunate that despite the low pay for the risk involved, there is still someone pinching away what we work for,” the APs revealed.
“Just do your mathematics this has been going on for almost two years and all the money has been going to someone up there,” one of them noted.
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AFTER four days of verification, this site has decided to post this Gruelsome video, that shows how Al Shabaab has been handling prosecutions.
Given that a similar matter posted by the military recently ended up as a goof lots of caution has been taken to verify details and to countercheck the audio of ‘scripture’ being read.
The Video actually shows that actually the Military and their spokesman, that shy man called Major Emmanuel Chirchir could have been right, as to whether its an execution or a sacrifice we leave the debate to you.
Our soyurce Mohammed Abdi S. has agreed to be named for this post as the source of the video saying he would be willing to defend it in any court of law as a condition by this site to authenticate the material.
To View the Video;
1. Download the zip file labelled as ‘al-sha’ below and unzip it
2. Watch
3. If you cannot access send email with word video to doh.reh.mih@gmail.com and get it sent to you
VIEWER DISCRETION IS HIGHLY ADVISED – (Video follows below)
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29th November 2011
The Chairperson
National Cohesion and Integration Commission
Delta House, 4th Floor -Waiyaki Way
Nairobi
Dear Sir
RE: Hate Speech Complaint against Mr. Hassan Omar’s article in the Sunday Standard 27th November, 2011
The above matter refers.
I Moses Kiarie Kuria of P. O. Box 1838 – 00200 Nairobi, a citizen of Kenya, living and resident in Kenya by way of this letter make an official complaint whose particulars are as hereunder.
This complaint is made pursuant to the provisions of the National Cohesion and Integration Act. Having noted the objects set out in Sec 25 (1), (2) (a), (b) and the powers of the Commission set out in Sec 26 (2) (b), I bring an official complaint under Sec 43 of the said Act.
Particulars of the complaint
1. That on or before the 27th November 2011, one Hassan Omar Hassan a Commissioner with the KNCHR wrote an Article published in the Standard on Sunday appearing on page 13. (Copy Attached)
2. That the said Article makes assertions that there exists persons described as Kibaki’s men in para 5, which when read together with the assertion in para 1 that states that “ it is highly unlikely that Kenya’s next President would be a Kikuyu”, leads the reader to make the conclusion that Kibaki’s men are members of the Kikuyu ethnic community.
3. The writer asserts in para3 of the Article, that the “passing of the microphone from one Njoroge to another then to Nyoike and Murung….”,which practice, the writer notes “provided a clear back ground as to some of the circumstances leading to the violence” is an alarming statement.
4. Assertions made in the article, leads the reader to reasonably draw a clear conclusion, that Kibaki’s men here read as Kikuyu’s are scaring and bleeding the nation as noted in para 3.
5. The writer asserts that Kibaki’s men later on identified as ‘operatives’ in para 5 are attempting to centralize power through the devolution Bills.
6. The writer makes a most alarming statement, where he posits the question: “in trying to decimate the motivation, one wonders what the Kibaki men know or are planning” and in so doing by intent or in effect causes anxiety, resentment and hatred in the general population against this Kibaki’s men here read as members of the Kikuyu ethnic communityin the light of the assertions made regarding the issue of violence as set out in para 2 of the article.
7. The article reasonably leads one to the conclusion that either Kibaki, Kibaki’s men or Kikuyu’s, severally or acting together are dangerous to the nation and hence it is unlikely or even not preferable that one should be Kenya’s next President.
8. This article seeks in intent or in effect to discriminate against Kikuyu’s from participating in the political life of the nation including having a member of the community succeeding President Kibaki.
9. The Article is written by Hassan Omar Hassana Commissioner of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, which Commission is charged with promoting and protecting rights of every person, including fighting the ill of discrimination.
10. The writer Hassan Omar Hassanis an influential person in the Kenyan society whose opinion is highly regarded and heededandwas recently appointed to chair the Selection Panel for the National Police Service Commission as established under the Constitution.
Grounds of making the complaint
1. I am a member of the Kikuyu ethnic community and I fear that my right to participate in the political life of the nation, as well as the right to make political choices in support of any person irrespective of their ethnic extraction is being violated by this article. Furthermore, the assertions of certain actions being tantamount to scarring and bleeding the nation as well as raising suspicion onwhat “President Kibakiand his men may know or are planning”, may pose a physical threat to my person, and to the persons of my family and others close to me by causing panic, resentment and hatred in the general population.
2. Against this backdrop, this complaint asserts that these statements fall within the particulars of the definition of Hate speech as set out in Sec 13 of the Act which provides as hereunder:
13. (1) A person who-
(a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or displays any written material;
(b) publishes or distributes written material;
(c) presents or directs the performance the public performance of a play;
(d) distributes, shows or plays, a recording of visual images; or
(e) provides, produces or directs a programme;
which is threatening, abusive or insulting or involves the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour commits an offence if such person intends thereby to stir up ethnic hatred, or having regard to all the circumstances, ethnic hatred is likely to be stirred up.
(2) Any person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(3) In this section, “ethnic hatred” means hatred against a group of persons defined by reference to colour, race, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins.
Prayers
I hereby in making this complaint seek the following prayers THAT
1) the Commission institute an investigation into the particulars set out in paras 1 to 7 of this complaint;
2) the Commission makes the finding that the said Article in whole or in part constitutes Hate Speech;
3) the writer of the Article be found guilty of contravening section 13 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act; and
4) the writer of the Article be found liable for the penalties prescribes under Section 13 (2) of the National Cohesion and Integration Act;
5) The Commission makes any other orders it may deem fit.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours Sincerely,
Moses Kiarie Kuria
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