“Uhuru’s Government Is Stealing So Much In Such A Short Time That Kenya’s biggest Thief Is Jealous.” Retired President Moi Stripped

Former President Daniel Arap Moi isn’t retiring in peace, at least anti graft crusaders won’t let him have peace of mind!

Boniface Mwangi was amused when retired President Moi cautioned leaders against corruption. Speaking while officiating a groundbreaking ceremony at African Inland Church (AIC) in Kapsabet yesterday, Moi gave a lecture on corruption.

Rights Activist Boniface Mwangi found it hilarious that the man he refers to as Kenya’s biggest thief was talking about how corruption was crippling service delivery and development in Kenya.

Read Boniface’s rant on Moi below:

Today, one of Kenya’s biggest thieves was on TV calling the corrupt thieves. He stole, funded tribal clashes, destroyed institutions, killed people and destroyed our country. Uhuru’s Jubilee government is stealing so much in such a short time that Kenya’s biggest thief (only rivaled by the land grabbing of Jomo Kenyatta) is jealous. President Uhuru’s government is stealing so much that Moi feels he has the moral authority to call him out.

The breathtaking extent of corruption perpetrated by the family of the former Kenyan leader, Daniel Arap Moi, was exposed in a 2007 report that laid bare a web of shell companies, secret trusts and frontmen that his entourage used to funnel hundreds of millions of pounds into nearly 30 countries including Britain.

The 110-page report by the international risk consultancy, Kroll, alleges that relatives and associates of Mr. Moi siphoned off more than £1bn (Ksh 144 billion) of government money. It puts the Moi’s on a par with Africa’s other great kleptocrats, Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) and Nigeria’s Sani Abacha.

The assets he accumulated include multimillion pound properties in London, New York and South Africa, as well as a 10,000-hectare ranch in Australia and bank accounts containing hundreds of millions of pounds.

The report, commissioned by the Kenyan government, was submitted in 2004, but never acted upon. It details how:

· Mr Moi’s sons – Philip and Gideon – were reported to be worth £384m (Ksh 55 Billion) and £550m (Ksh 79 billion) respectively;

· His associates colluded with Italian drug barons and printed counterfeit money;

· His clique owned a bank in Belgium;

· The threat of losing their wealth prompted threats of violence between Mr. Moi’s family and his political aides;

· £4m was used to buy a home in Surrey and £2m to buy a flat in Knightsbridge.

The Kroll investigation into the former regime was commissioned by President Mwai Kibaki shortly after he came to power on an anti-corruption platform in 2003. It was meant to be the first step towards recovering some of the money stolen during Mr. Moi’s 24-year rule, which earned Kenya the reputation as one of the most corrupt countries in the world.

But soon after the investigation was launched, Mr. Kibaki’s government was caught up in its own scandal known as Anglo Leasing, which involved awarding huge government contracts to bogus companies.

Since then, none of Mr. Moi’s relatives and close allies have been prosecuted. The Guardian.