Former Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and current Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has been invited to speak on accountable governance by the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House, London.
The event which is set to be held on July 4 2018, will see the governor discuss her perspectives on the successes and challenges of implementing devolution.
Also scheduled to speak at the same event is Natasha Kimani, a senior legal researcher with broad experience in constitution implementation in Kenya. She will present findings from her research on gender responsiveness in planning and budgeting.
Former prime minister, Raila Odinga gave a lecture titled, ‘Democracy, Elections and the Rule of Law’ last year, October, 13, 2017.
Ms. Waiguru is said to have been invited to speak on accounts of being the former immediate cabinet secretary in charge of devolution.
Kenyans on Twitter (KOT), however, expressed their views concerning Waiguru’s invitation using #SomeoneTellChathamHouse.
Most were shocked at how the governor, who was mentioned in the Sh 791 million NYS scandal in 2015, was chosen to make the address.
Here are some of the reactions:
Dear Dr. Robin Niblett, Alex Vines, Elizabeth Donnelly, Tighisti Amare & Eugenie McLachlan. You must improve your due diligence. Waiguru does NOT pass muster. @ChathamHouseISR #SomeoneTellChathamHouse – Jerotich Seii (@JerotichSeii) June, 25, 2018
So @Mo_IbrahimFdn claims to support good governance in Africa, but is supporting a talk at @ChathamHouse hosting Anne Waiguru, whose name is mentioned in the public heists in Kenya? So how does that work? #SomeoneTellChathamHouse – Dr Wandia (@wmnjoya) June, 25, 2018
#SomeoneTellChathamHouse You cannot use international platforms to cleanse misleaders who’ve benefited, curtailed and master-mined brazen theft. Stop invisibilising the struggle that Kenyans go through under these leaders who’ve stolen every single thing from us. IT’S INJUSTICE! – Scheaffer Okore (@scheafferoo) June, 26, 2018
Dear @ChathamHouse I would recommend @governorkibwana as your guest to speak on accountability, governance and devolution. What he has done in his county should be emulated everywhere.#SomeoneTellChathamHouse— Gatwiri (@atwirich) June 26, 2018
Chatham House elevating & promoting impunity at the international level! Shamlessness exemplified! #SomeoneTellChathamHouse – Daisy Amdany (@daisyjerop)
Chatham House @ChathamHouse MUST cancel Waiguru’s lecture because she was involved in NYS scandals and her integrity is questionable unless Chatham house has now become a corruption laundry #SomeoneTellChathamHouse cc @C_NyaKundiH – Robert Syundu (@RobertSyundu)
Funniest joke today is @ChathamHouse inviting one of Kenya’s most prolific looters Waiguru to speak on governance and accountability. Ha! Chances are these so called guardians of democracy are mere hypocrites. Nothing attests to this more than this invite #SomeoneTellChathamHouse— #LIFTEDTheEP (@Damu_yaMashujaa) June 26, 2018
