Recent revelations has sparked a heated debate as Kenyans express their views on the taxpayers money that was used by Kibaki to pay for two of his grandchildren’s scholarship fees. This happened yesterday when Former Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura revealed that retired Kibaki used his influence to give his two grandchildren scholarships at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia.
Muthaura also revealed that the money was set aside to pay for the expense of Ian and Sandra’s education whose dad had lost his job at that time. The father of the two, who Muthaura identified as Githinji, is the retired President’s nephew and had lost his job at a local company dealing in petroleum products at the time he needed to take his two children to school.
Another revelation is that the former President initially approved support for Ian but that this was later changed to include Sandra. “The President himself wrote to me on this matter and he later varied his earlier communication verbally to have the second student included,” said Muthaura.
This has attracted a lot of debate and attention of Kenyans, with some demanding that he should be charged with abuse of office, others want the money returned with interest but some have come out to defend the former President saying that it was all done in good course.
Leave the old man alone. Much more has been lost to corrupt cartels and was used to entertain slay queens. Others spent similar amount to go to World Cup and other leisure trips. At least this one was spent educating some two Kenyans.
— Silwal (@OnyangoOgange) October 2, 2018
People had started wishing Kibaki were back because of the economy, then boom suddenly this. Someone thinks we are fools. Deflecting the comparison.
— sidong (@zchemjor) October 2, 2018
Leave alone the great Mzee Kibaki…every Kenyan had money during his presidency!
— Poghon (@poghon) October 2, 2018
I think we should deal with the matter at hand. I did not even know that he took that money till now. But the current government should pay the money the have taken over the last five years.
Wachana na story ya Kibaki. @UKenyatta should sort his corrupt government.— Jonathan Mwendwa (@JKalola) October 2, 2018
Wacha mzee apumzike vyema. Hakuna haja ya kusumbua mzee
— Emmanuel Pesa (@PesaEmmanuel) October 2, 2018
Got to let some shot slide.. Leave the old man alone, go after Moi and Kenyatta first..
— Snake Doc (@PaulKuria) October 2, 2018
Character assassination…wether you like it or not Kibaki is the only president Kenya has ever had who meant good for the country. He set pace for economic prosperity . Uhuru is taking us to Beijing.
— Kim Rotich (@kim_kimrotuk) October 2, 2018
Let the old man be! Atlist his was for a good course….. ata akirudisha itatowelewa tu kwa ujenzi wa kanisa!
— Rory (@FranckM17598998) October 2, 2018
Some of you are where you are because of this man, the free Primary education,
— Kim Mensour Kimani (@kimmensour) October 2, 2018