A PUBLICATION OF MARS GROUP KENYA

Civil Society Leaders in Pursuit of Democracy and Accountability Assassination Attempt On Civil Society Leaders. It was an assassination attempt on the life of Mwalimu Mati, Ouma Odera and Okoiti Omtatah. There was also a brutal attack on Ann Njogu and Hon. Charity Ngilu Minister of Health who was roughed up when she went to Ann Njogu’s rescue . All five leaders were removed from central police station without the knowledge of their families, colleagues and friends in an attempt to assassinate them. The police alerted the media that they had released the civil society leaders when in fact they had not. They put them in police cars and drove them towards an unknown destination. The police car carrying Mwalimu Mati, Ouma Odera and Okoiti Omtatah then went off at high speed, breaking the traffic rules, then drove on the wrong side of the road crashing into an oncoming matatu head on and injuring the civil society leaders who had been caged in the back of the vehicle without safety belts. We are informed that they have suffered serious injuries especially on their heads. We are now absolutely certain that this attempt on their lives had nothing to do with the protest march on Parliament and in fact the attempt on their lives was because of civil society exposing grand corruption and especially the recent exposure by Mars Group Kenya and the civil society on the helicopters overhaul deal and more specifically the new Ken Ren fertilizer deal which is provided for in the current budget for a fertilizer factory (Ken Ren) that was never built. The 4.4 Billion shillings fertilizer deal was entered into in the 1970's when Mwai Kibaki was then Minister of Finance. 30 years later Kenyans have been committed to pay this 4.4 Billion shillings for a factory that was never built. A provision for the first installment of 265 million shillings has been passed to be paid by Kenyans in the current budget needless to reiterate that there has been no factory built. Does this sound like an Anglo Leasing type Deal? This time one that involves the President. The War against corruption is not an individual fight, it is the fight of all Kenyans of integrity who say that it is now time for Kenyans to change the way they are governed. It is “No to Grand Corruption” and the answer should always be “No! No! No! No!”. Kenyans are ready to continue demonstrating against blatant theft of their very hard earned money. We stand in solidarity with Mwalimu Mati, Ouma Odera, Okoiti Omtatah, Ann Njogu and Cyprian Nyamwamu and wish them a quick recovery. The leaders are admitted at the Aga Khan Hospital and the hospital is under policemen siege. There are no indications whatsoever on whether or not there will be charges tomorrow and Kenyans are asked to observe whether or not this blatant abuse of power will continue by denying them their rights. Kenyans must be weary of this rapid return to the dark days of the KANU – Moi dictatorship. The responsibility on any further attempt on the lives of Mwalimu Mati, Ouma Odera, Okoiti Omtatah, Ann Njogu and Cyprian Nyamwamu lies squarely on the hands of President Kibaki’s Administration. We are further concerned that even lawyers defending the leaders have come under police attack contrary to the countries constitution and laws that protect counsel from police harassment. Mr Leonard Njogu, one of the lawyers representing the leaders was arrested and is still in police custody for undefined reasons. As for the fifth arrested Protester Cyprian Nyamwamu, all we know is that he was taken to Muthangari Police Station and at this time pray for his safety. Further Details on the Anglo Leasing type Ken Ren Deal which has come back to haunt us 30 years later can be read at :- www.marsgroupkenya.org Mars Group Kenya Watching out for you.