Fri, Jul 30th
By topi lyambila
The sitting MP for Ndaragwa was in London by invitation to attend a workshop organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, on donor funding.
“I came to articulate Kenya’s position and also learn from the other countries on how they are fairing and the difficulties; they face in soliciting and ultimate management of the funds.
Hon Kioni spoke extensively on the need to implement the Waki report and the need for justice. Justice was quite central in the interview touching on the issue of not only the political reports – namely the Kriegler and Waki Commissions – but the purported killings of young men in and around Nairobi largely from the Kikuyu tribe.
The legislator noted, several young Kikuyu men have reportedly taken from their homes on the premise that they are being investigated for their involvement with rogue gangs in the city like Mungiki, and are later found shot dead. The authorities don’t seem to know who is behind it. The Police have not come clean on the issue and now most young people are running scared. And even the Government appears to be in the dark.
On the Waki Report, Hon. Kioni like many others insists it should be followed through. He said contrary to what many believe, the report was merely a pointer as to who was involved and did not particularly criminalize anyone. What should happen next is for the report to be tabled in parliament, a commission enacted to determine how the hearings can be done, and if anyone has been named, then they can defend themselves there and if found guilty, be charged. If on the other hand they are found innocent they shall be cleared.
Hon. Kioni feels the greatest opposition to the Waki Report is from, ODM members in parliament. “He believes there is real nothing to fear if you believe you are innocent. But failing to follow through the report will be a miscarriage of justice.” The Ndaragwa MP says “The people that were involved in the 1992 clashes; burning houses and looting in the Rift Valley and Mt. Elgon are the same fellows who were key players in 2008. If we don’t prosecute them now, how do we know they will not be there come 2012?
