Life after City Hall seemed good for former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero.
Dr Kidero was, after all, making millions of shillings from his vast real estate business where he boasts tenants with fat wallets such as the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden, flamboyant lawyer Donald Kipkorir and several expatriates.
But on September 20, Nairobi’s first governor got a rude shock when nearly 40 officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) visited his Muthaiga residence at 6.45am, armed with a search and seizure order from the Chief Magistrate’s Court.
BILLIONS OF SHILLINGS
Their mission was to collect evidence that was to be used to prove that Dr Kidero illegally took billions of shillings from taxpayers while serving as Nairobi governor and previously as Mumias Sugar managing director.
The anti-graft watchdog had waited patiently for two years as Dr Kidero’s 2016 petition challenging their probe was at the High Court. Dr Kidero had also, alongside activist Okiya Omtatah, challenged laws allowing the EACC to conduct criminal investigations.[ATTACH=full]221473[/ATTACH]
Kabogo is broke. Not poor, but broke. His chopper is grounded. He had two by the way, don’t know what happened to the other one. He invested heavily in real estate; very heavily. With the real estate market cooling, he can’t sell his houses. He is wealthy, but certainly not as liquid as he was three years ago. Nowadays, he hops from one media station to another trying to remain relevant. Today morning he was at Inooro TV and reiterated what he said at JKL just recently almost word-for-word. He appears a little salty from losing that seat to Baba Yao.
Kama Kulei hushinda korti since Kibaki era na hajawai fungwa, leo ndio watafunga Kidero? Mind you Kulei is a thug among thugs. What of Gichuru? Real dollar billionaire.
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this is kenya my friends where money is everything
Kidero would pose the greatest threat to baba if he retreated to Nyanza and decided to focus on national politics…so, mission is keeping the fellow busy hadi the last minute in 2022.
kidero ako na potential to succeeded mzee Raila
Money is the only thing, fixed
True, with his wealth, baba sees him as a potential threat.
Cc: @M2Random .
At times the purpose of dragging one through the corridors of Justice, is just to cause them as many inconveniences as possible.
Kulei is paying top dollars to lawyers, and also spending a fortune to oil the wheels of Justice, so as to remain a freeman.
Kabogo is in the same spot as Njenga Karume, was after falling out with KBL. It seems like the posho mills are under tight scrutiny.
pale makongeni ako na keja kadhaa kwa ;land niliskia ni ya KDF…
Every Non-luo thinks any other wealthy luo can succeed RAO.
Unless Raila outrightly gives “his blessing”, wealth ≠ power amongst Raila’s [SIZE=2]blind [/SIZE]followers
Maybe, but why take chances? Also, remember that Raila may want one of his own offspring to succeed him. Remember, when Jaramogi died, it wasnt a given that Raila would take his place (Afterall, Raila was not his only son and even so, if he had zubad some other rich jaluo may have taken the spot). Certainly, he had a headstart start because of his name, but he had to convince the Luos that he is the successor.
Look at how Gideon zubad in Kalenjin land and now he is finding it a difficult task to reclaim the Kaleos from WSR…
Yani unaibia wakenya wenzako unapeleka pesa Europe na America kweli Mwafrika ni mjinga tu.
Good point, but I’d also not take chances, with a multi-billionaire, who without any prior political elective post, came to the city and clinched the most powerful post available, flooring all the city natives and goons…while also bribing in astronomical numbers when a second insurgence was brought forth through the courts
Kidero has money but no charisma nor political mobilisation to succeed baba…if it was just about money then Giddy would be rift valley kingpin and the likes of s.k macharia and dj s.k would be shaping central politics.
venye baba ni niggardly
wisdom detected