Newspapers: Revealed How Raila Odinga’s Victory Was Stolen in 2007

On Monday, March 16, national newspapers reported how the late prime minister Raila Odinga’s victory was stolen in 2007.

Newspapers: Revealed How Senior Government Officials Planned To Steal Raila’s 2007 Votes
Source: UGC

These newspapers also report on the damage caused by the heavy rain that continues to fall across the country.

1. Daily Nation

The publication reported on the revelation by Kitui East MP Nimrod Mbai that the victory of the late ODM leader Raila Odinga was stolen in 2007.

Mbai, who was then a police sergeant attached to the security of the government spokesperson Alfred Mutuagave a description of a mysterious phone call on December 30, 2007.

It was his day off, but the electoral crisis engulfing the country had already turned the capital into a place of anxious anticipation.

He was informed that he was on standby. Mbai was ordered to come to KICC, and informed about the arrangements to ensure Mwai Kibaki he remains in power regardless of the election results.

“Around four in the evening, Dr. Mutua called me privately. I was told, ‘You can see what is happening. We don’t know how the day will end, but we know Kibaki must remain president,'” Mbai said.

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His extraordinary role was to stand by Samuel Kivuitu, the chairman of the ECK, for safety in case of riots at the polling station.

ECK commissioners were divided in relation to the events, with Commissioner Jack Tumwa noting that the result of the late arrival disturbed many officers, including Kivuitu.

“The results that came as a shock shocked us all. The graph just started going up and Raila was losing. For us, it didn’t make sense,” he said.

Mutua aimed to have Kivuitu read the final results in a controlled sequence, ensuring an uninterrupted announcement. To achieve this, Mutua ordered a blackout at KICC and asked KBC editor-in-chief Waithaka Waihenya to send a cameraman.

Waihenya recalled the intense pressure surrounding the publication of the contested results.

“There were important people who kept calling him; Minister John Michuki, Muthaura, Dr. Mutua and a senior military officer. They had the president in the White House. Of all these people, Mutua was the one in my case. It was Mutua – not Muthaura, not the minister (Michuki). Mutua was conducting his activities from the KICC and the White House. Sometimes he would call me, and I would hear the president’s voice,” Waihenya said.

2. Nation Today

This newspaper reports on the effects of heavy rain that continues to fall in the country as the Ministry of Interior and National Administration issues a warning to Kenyans.

In its statement on Sunday, March 15, the Ministry of the Interior released a list of areas at risk of flooding due to the rains that continue to fall for a long time.

The government said a mapping exercise carried out under the Nairobi Rivers Redevelopment Plan identified 37 areas along major river channels and areas that are prone to flooding.