KIRINYAGA CENTRAL DP WRANGLES.
JANE MUGAMBI 10TH DEC 2010.
Officials of Kirinyaga Central Democratic party of Kenya branch are differing over clearance of an "outsider".
The Chairman Nahashon Kabeu and the Secretary Cyrus Muchira are accused of clearing another person from the branch and forwarding his papers at the headquarters in Nairobi without consulting all members.
Kirinyaga Central branch Organising secretary Maryanne Njeri said that the signatures,minutes taken to Nairobi were all faked by the two in favour of Julius Wanjohi who is aspiring for the seat in the by-election.
She said that the 12 delegates required to clear Karimi were all bought and the signature of the Secretary,Organising secretary saying that all happened in the knowledge of the chairman who was the leader.
Ms.Njeri added that anyone who joins the party is supposed to start from grassroot level and not from the headquarter sending fears of the branch being split in the name of money.
She also said that the chairman,secretary and the treasurer were all given 20,000/- to enable Julius get into the party through backdoor.
She said that the problem arose when they learnt that there was a candidate who had been cleared by the branch while the other one has been cleared at the headquarters.
The branch chairman counter reacted saying that Henry Mwaniki's documents were not present at the branch when they were clearing Julius.
He said that friday's meeting was being held with the knowledge of the members from the branch and the headquarters in Nairobi.
He said that with the wrangles of the members,the nominations have been extended until11th January next year to pave way for anyother candidate who wants to join.
Contacted for comments the candidate causing eyebrows Henry Mwaniki at the branch said that he will follow directives from Nairobi and not the branch saying that he cleared long time ago with them adding that money can buy everything in Kenya.
He however said that the officials at the national level have taken the matter and are discussing the way forward.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
NGATA TO RUN FOR SENATE SEAT,NOT DEFENDING HIS PARLIAMENTARY SEAT.
NGATA TO RUN FOR SENATE SEAT,NOT DEFENDING HIS PARLIAMENTARY SEAT.
JANE MUGAMBI 9TH DEC 2010.
Former Kirinyaga Central MP Ngata Kariuki has shown no interest in defending his seat.
According to his close ally Peterson Kariuki,the business tycoon will instead is preparing to run for the senate seat come 2012.
Mr.Kariuki said that Mr.Ngata has given way the young people to vie for the seat assuring those that are contesting for the senate seat to expect tough competition.
He went on to say that Mr.Ngata has said that instead of wasting his money and resources for a short period of time,he wants it to accumulate to enable him to transverse the large Kirinyaga seeking support.
The seat will be highly contested attracting over seven contestant after Gachiani Murage defected.
It has attracted Hasia Ireri(ODM),Peter Murimi Ngari (SDP),Henry Mwaniki(DP) Gachoki Gitari(Safina),Daniel Karaba(Narc-K),Beth Wambura (NPC),Kagoyo Njeru who is yet to declare his party.
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JANE MUGAMBI 9TH DEC 2010.
Former Kirinyaga Central MP Ngata Kariuki has shown no interest in defending his seat.
According to his close ally Peterson Kariuki,the business tycoon will instead is preparing to run for the senate seat come 2012.
Mr.Kariuki said that Mr.Ngata has given way the young people to vie for the seat assuring those that are contesting for the senate seat to expect tough competition.
He went on to say that Mr.Ngata has said that instead of wasting his money and resources for a short period of time,he wants it to accumulate to enable him to transverse the large Kirinyaga seeking support.
The seat will be highly contested attracting over seven contestant after Gachiani Murage defected.
It has attracted Hasia Ireri(ODM),Peter Murimi Ngari (SDP),Henry Mwaniki(DP) Gachoki Gitari(Safina),Daniel Karaba(Narc-K),Beth Wambura (NPC),Kagoyo Njeru who is yet to declare his party.
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RICE.
JANE MUGAMBI 9TH DEC 2010.
In a bid to recover loans owed to it by defaulting rice farmers, a co-operative society in Kirinyaga County has resorted to using hired goons to forcefully harvest farmers' produce.
In a move that is not sitting well with the farmers and Mwea MP, Peter Gitau, the Mwea Multipurpose Co-operative Society has hired the services of the local Okoa gang who yesterday started harvesting the rice under the protection of armed policemen.
The gang, supported by a lorry to truck away the harvested produce, made lightning raids in shambas in Wamumu and Thiba blocks of the giant Mwea Irrigation Scheme as helpless farmers watched.
The MP and farmers accused the society of robbing them, saying their action was against a directive by the Co-operatives Appeals Tribunal that had advised the co-operative to devise other methods of recovering their money, other than harvesting farmers' crops forcefully.
The MP accused the local security machinery of abetting robbery by protecting the Okoa gang since there was no mechanism of determining the amount of paddy rice necessary to cover the defaulted loans.
Trouble for the farmers started four years ago when they delivered their produce to the society but it was unable to sell the rice because of uncontrolled imports.
The tribunal found that the society owes the same farmers money while it had not remitted money deducted from farmers to the National Irrigation Board (NIB) for water use.
A farmer, Mr. Samson Njuguna said the society had not remitted shs 73 million to the NIB and had not paid any dividends on income from machinery that the farmers bought after contributing shs 3,000 and two bags of paddy each.
Wilson Wokabi, another farmer whose rice was harvested yesterday, said he had refused the loan after the society refused to pay him for previous crop deliveries
The two farmers said the interest on the loans taken in form of inputs and mechanical services during the 2007 crop season had grown to 63 per cent.
The co-operative's officials refused to comment on the issue when the Star called.
Speaking on phone Mwea MP Peter Gitau said that he has consulted with the cooperatives minister Joe Nyaga who is going to take audience with the Internal security Permanent secretary Francis Kimemia.
He said that the PS is going to direct the provincial administrators to stop using the police to offer security when the rice is being cut by the saccos.
Gitau went on to say that the Cooperative minister will be addressing the issue which has turned to be thorny to most rice farmers in the near future assuring them that they are going to harvest their remaining acres without fear.
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JANE MUGAMBI 9TH DEC 2010.
In a bid to recover loans owed to it by defaulting rice farmers, a co-operative society in Kirinyaga County has resorted to using hired goons to forcefully harvest farmers' produce.
In a move that is not sitting well with the farmers and Mwea MP, Peter Gitau, the Mwea Multipurpose Co-operative Society has hired the services of the local Okoa gang who yesterday started harvesting the rice under the protection of armed policemen.
The gang, supported by a lorry to truck away the harvested produce, made lightning raids in shambas in Wamumu and Thiba blocks of the giant Mwea Irrigation Scheme as helpless farmers watched.
The MP and farmers accused the society of robbing them, saying their action was against a directive by the Co-operatives Appeals Tribunal that had advised the co-operative to devise other methods of recovering their money, other than harvesting farmers' crops forcefully.
The MP accused the local security machinery of abetting robbery by protecting the Okoa gang since there was no mechanism of determining the amount of paddy rice necessary to cover the defaulted loans.
Trouble for the farmers started four years ago when they delivered their produce to the society but it was unable to sell the rice because of uncontrolled imports.
The tribunal found that the society owes the same farmers money while it had not remitted money deducted from farmers to the National Irrigation Board (NIB) for water use.
A farmer, Mr. Samson Njuguna said the society had not remitted shs 73 million to the NIB and had not paid any dividends on income from machinery that the farmers bought after contributing shs 3,000 and two bags of paddy each.
Wilson Wokabi, another farmer whose rice was harvested yesterday, said he had refused the loan after the society refused to pay him for previous crop deliveries
The two farmers said the interest on the loans taken in form of inputs and mechanical services during the 2007 crop season had grown to 63 per cent.
The co-operative's officials refused to comment on the issue when the Star called.
Speaking on phone Mwea MP Peter Gitau said that he has consulted with the cooperatives minister Joe Nyaga who is going to take audience with the Internal security Permanent secretary Francis Kimemia.
He said that the PS is going to direct the provincial administrators to stop using the police to offer security when the rice is being cut by the saccos.
Gitau went on to say that the Cooperative minister will be addressing the issue which has turned to be thorny to most rice farmers in the near future assuring them that they are going to harvest their remaining acres without fear.
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