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UNCTAD General Secretary Dr Mukhisa Kituyi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Mukhisa Kituyi recently quit as the secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to run for president in 2022.
The former Trade Minister, who served in retired President Mwai Kibaki’s administration between 2002 and 2007 declared his presidential bid when he met professionals in Bungoma County early last month.
Since he made this announcement, Dr Kituyi’s presidential bid continues to elicit mixed reactions in Western region, with questions abound on what his candidature could mean for Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi and Ford Kenya’s Moses Wetang’ula.
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Paul Ogemba |
February 9th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Muranga Governor Mwangi Wa Iria at a past press conference. [File, Standard]
Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria has accused the anti-graft commission of being used by his political enemies to link him to an alleged loss of Sh542 million from the county government.
The governor claimed that the suit to freeze his property filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was a witch-hunt by his political adversaries who are unhappy with his 2022 presidential bid.
“It is curious to note that the suit was filed immediately I made the announcement that I will be a presidential candidate in 2022. The intention is to create an impression that I am corrupt, incompetent and criminal governor who is guilty of the will allegations made by EACC,” said Wa Iria.