Kenya: Retired President Mwai Kibaki has dismissed the testimony in The Hague linking him to the killing of hundreds of outlawed Mungiki sect members as reckless.
Retired President Mwai Kibaki
Kibaki termed French sociopolitical scientist Herve Maupeu as an ‘intellectual poseur’ insisting that his testimony lacked objectivity.
“On the whole, Maupeu, most certainly an intellectual poseur, though described as an ‘expert witness’, has made several far-fetched and laughable allegations about Kenya. His ‘expert advice’ begs immediate correction and placement within both context and perspective,” said Kibaki’s Private Secretary Nick Wanjohi.
Dr Maupeu, who was testifying as an expert witness at the International Criminal Court, said the Kibaki administration killed hundreds of Mungiki to deter Kikuyu youth from supporting ODM in the 2007 elections.
“From March 2007 to the end of August 2007, various police forces massacred all groups appearing to be Mungiki. By the end of 2007, the Mungiki appeared to have very little mobilisation capacity,” the witness told the judges.
Positive integration
But in a rejoinder yesterday, the former Head of State stated that he worked for the best interest of all Kenyans.
He maintained that his administration was primarily concerned with the rehabilitation and positive integration of outlawed groups such as Chinkororo, Baghdad Boys and Mungiki.
By Felix Olick, The Standard