KEY POINTS:
- Embakasi East MP Paul Ongiri famously known as Babu Owino had a tough time defending Jubilee Vice-chair David Murathe in Kemsa scandal
- According to Babu Owino, Murathe is innocent since no supply or invoice of goods were made to Kemsa
- At one time, the committee chair Hon. Nassir, Abdullswamad Sheriff threatened to kick out Babu Owino from the session.
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Embakasi East MP Paul Ongiri famously known as Babu Owino had a tough time defending Jubilee Vice-chair David Murathe in Kemsa scandal
According to Babu Owino, Murathe is innocent since no supply or invoice of goods were made to Kemsa
He went on to add that an intention to commit a crime is not a crime therefore Murathe should not be incriminated of any wrong doing.
Fellow Committtee members had a hard time controlling Babu Owino who was interjecting them on the probe defending Murathe.
At one time, the committee chair Hon. Nassir, Abdullswamad Sheriff threatened to kick out Babu Owino from the session.
Babu Owino defended his stand during the proceeding saying there was no Kshs4bn awarded to Murathe and therefore Kenyans need to know the truth.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-3090077660028835&output=html&h=431&slotname=3690885348&adk=1065278704&adf=1382938560&pi=t.ma~as.3690885348&w=374&lmt=1619771382&rafmt=11&tp=site_kit&psa=1&format=374×431&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonkonews.com%2Fbabu-owino-murathe-is-innocent-since-no-supply-was-made-to-kemsa%2F&flash=0&wgl=1&dt=1619771382547&bpp=2&bdt=589&idt=104&shv=r20210428&cbv=%2Fr20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3Db4292a830ee5a2a0-22a08a2daba7000c%3AT%3D1619495239%3ART%3D1619495239%3AS%3DALNI_MZJ2TUeid6-bp0Vi96_Fvz89RpJQQ&prev_fmts=0x0%2C374x431%2C414x345%2Cauto&nras=1&correlator=8399536969245&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=2021870364.1617942033&ga_sid=1619771383&ga_hid=1864904191&ga_fc=0&u_tz=180&u_his=6&u_java=0&u_h=896&u_w=414&u_ah=896&u_aw=414&u_cd=32&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=20&ady=2380&biw=414&bih=719&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=182982100%2C182982300&oid=3&pvsid=999356389247814&pem=854&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonkonews.com%2F&eae=0&fc=1920&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C414%2C0%2C414%2C896%2C414%2C719&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CoeEbr%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=5&uci=a!5&btvi=3&fsb=1&xpc=lyKiooaKXP&p=https%3A//www.sonkonews.com&dtd=109
From his line of reasoning, the Committee was pinning down Murathe yet the real people who benefited from kemsa tender scandal are walking freely.
On his side, Murathe defended himself before the house committee saying he did not supply anything to Kemsa and went on to say the owners of Kilig are associates of Deputy President William Ruto.
“I am not director of Killig, I did not get a contract with KEMSA and I did not supply to KEMSA.
“Kilig is a company owned by people associated with the DP Ruto, they approach people who can finance through the lawyer & and transfer the company to the new owners,” said Murathe.
Murathe is accused of using his authority to influence an irregular award of a tender to Kilig Limited that was to supply Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Kemsa.
Chen Chao, a Chinese national, who is also a director of Entec Technology Limited, which was to supply the PPEs, told the committee that he knew Murathe and his co-director Willbroad Gatei as owners of Kilig.
Murathe pointed fingers at the media for linking him to the kemsa scandal which has soiled his name as his friends and relatives keep questioning him.
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