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CEO James Oswago considers himself a smart man. There is no other way
one can survive in such a high profile post in Kenya today. But there is
one major blunder he seems to have made that could prove to be extremely costly to him.
When
you are CEO and something happens on your watch you cannot look the
other way and assume that because it is being done by very powerful
government operatives, you are clean. The truth is that the buck stops
on your desk as CEO.
There is no doubt that there was some wrong
doing over the hurried ordering of voter identification equipment in the
run up to the March 2013 general elections. Impeccable sources reveal
that Oswago is clean but could do nothing as powerful individuals linked
to State house did their thing. But right now he is in big trouble
because legally the buck stops with him and it will be extremely difficult for him to absolve himself from blame.
Remarks
made by Oswago to the press at the time it first came to light that the
Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) were investigating him are
very revealing. He said; . " I have given EACC overwhelming comprehensive oral and documentary
explanation . The EACC know from whom to get the answers to their
questions and let them give it to you without protecting the persons."
There is actually much more to this Oswago saga than meets the eye and it is all pretty sensitive but you can get glimpses and regular revealing excerpts of both my raw notes and much acclaimed Intelligence reports in your email inbox.
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PLUS How Ngilu and Balala were sneaked into the cabinet... Politicians
never change just like leopards never change their spots. The president
may now be having deep regrets over rescinding his earlier decision NOT
to include politicians in his cabinet. (Actually the latest information
I have is that an extremely influential personality very close to him pleaded with him to change his mind. The revealing article is in a recent issue of my Kumekucha's raw notes.) After
the incident a few months ago where we give insider info on how Balala
is said to have asked for a bribe from a mining company in exchange for NOT
cancelling their license, Ngilu is now at the centre of a major land
scandal.
This clearly justifies the policy of never appointing
politicians to cabinet slots. You really can never teach old dogs new
tricks. Most of the other members of the cabinet are professionals and
people eager to retain their reputations and good standing which is
critical to enhancing their careers further after their terms in cabinet
come to an end as they inevitably will. In sharp contrast politicians
in the banana republic don't care and use their positions of influence
to make as much money as they can in the shortest time possible.
------ Incidentally
the adage easy come, easy go comes into play here because former
legislator Ferdinand Waititu is said to be very broke and penniless at
the moment and is living on handouts. Quite amazing for somebody who
earned a million bob a month for 5 years and had access to all kinds of
perks and loan facilities to enhance his financial standing. This is excluding the
other numerous money making "deals" that are always available in the august house. He is hardly the exception. For instance yet another
former legislator is rumoured to be now walking to town all the way from
Runda for lack of matatu fare. Supporting the widely held view that in the banana republic once you enter politics and then lose an election you are finished in every sense of the word.
You will be shell shocked to
discover the real reason for the recent well publicized spat between
Nairobi senator Mike Sonko and embattled Rachel Shebesh. The information
is in my latest Weekly Intelligence Briefings.
