Tuju blasts Shanta Gold for secretly coveting Siaya minerals as Kakamega governor is branded President Ruto ‘stooge’ in Bushiangala gold rift
Tuju’s allegations add to suspicions in Kakamega in that senior national government officials, including President William Ruto, Cabinet Secretary for Mining Hassan Joho, and Principal Secretary for Mining Harry Kimtai are scheming to oust locals from the Ksh683.04 billion ($5.28 billion) gold discovered in Ikolomani by Shanta Gold Mining, a company that claims British background.
Legacy of Mwalimu Nyerere in $137 million ‘sovereignty’ war: How latter-day regimes made Tanzanian businesses vulnerable to foreign banks
The High Court cleared the way for the EADB’s properties in Dar es Salaam to be auctioned and their bank accounts at Standard Chartered to be frozen to pay the businessman.
Sovereignty gap: Explaining Kenya’s ‘prostitution’ vis-à-vis Tanzania’s patriotism and Uganda’s nonchalance
In contrast, Kenya’s legal and executive arms are more focused on “market-friendly” optics than protecting the Kenyan citizen. From the East African Development Bank (EADB) disputes to the auctioning of local assets under foreign rulings, the system feels less like a shield for the people and more like a bridge for neo-colonial interests.
Kenyan court orders temporary freeze on sale, transfer, assignment, alienation or disposal of former minister’s properties
The dispute has since taken a political trajectory with Tuju accusing President William Ruto of arm-twisting him to let go of the property that sits on 30 acres of land at a close-fisted rate or “be taught who the president of the Kenya is.”
Ex-Siaya governor accuses president Ruto of plotting former minister’s financial troubles after he tried to grab his luxury hotel by coercion
Following the facts that are emerging, Rasanga has threatened to mobilise thousands of Siaya residents to march and occupy the property in dispute in Nairobi. The former governor says Siaya residents cannot afford to keep quiet as one of their sons is being harassed.