Muite and Kibaki family in new row

A group of more than fifty people stormed former Kabete MP Paul Muite's home in Karen on Monday morning and tried to evict him for the second time.

He watched in disbelief as his house hold goods were ferried back to the house thanks to his brave guards who were able to repulse the hired thugs and locked the gate.

By the time journalists arrived at the palatial home in Karen, Nairobi, his guards were busy taking back his items back to the house.

He claimed the order was sanctioned by State House, coming a day after he lashed out at the president over the irregular creation of new districts and re-appointment of Aaron Ringera as director of the Kenya Anti-corruption commission.

“I believe State House has a hand in this matter but nobody will cow me to change my political stand let alone evict me from my house,” he added.

The First Lady, Lucy Kibaki in a statement sent to media houses vehemently denied she was involved in the eviction, “I wish to categorically state that I am not involved in any way whatsoever in the predicament facing Mr Paul Muite. The allegation is a barefaced falsehood that is intended to malign and discredit me and my family as a whole.”

She expressed her concern over what she termed as a 'growing trend’ by Mr Muite has made outrageous claims regarding the First Family and the institution of the presidency generally:

"As Kenyans, we are all aware that Mr Paul Muite is facing serious financial problems relating to his inability to redeem loans. As Kenyans are further aware, the banks do not need prompting from anyone to institute appropriate legal measures to recover monies owed to them.

It is unfortunate that Mr Muite is seeking to divert the attention of the public from his predicament by playing cheap politics with the First Family and the institution of the presidency.

I sympathise with Mr. Muite over the challenges he and his family are facing. However, I urge Mr Muite not to undeservedly accuse, provoke and upset our sensibilities by falsely discrediting us in the eyes of the public.

As a Christian, I have no personal score to settle with Mr. Paul Muite. Indeed, I forgive him for imputing bad motives on me and urge him to leave me alone.

In the meantime, however, I will consult with my lawyers on the possibility of having recourse to the due process of the law because the allegations Mr Muite has made have the potential of damaging my reputation."

- PPS, 7^th September 2009

The house has had a myriad of court cases, which according to Mr Muite was sold off fraudulently by the bank at a cost of Sh35 million against its cost of Sh150 million.

“I did not have money but now at least am able to clear my debts and they should have waited for the case to be heard before using thugs to evict me,” he added.

However, the owner of the plot had earlier presented documents to the Nation that the house had been fully transferred to him before Mr Muite refused to get out.

Mr Muite on the other hand, complained that police have been mum on his woes despite his continued call for help from them.

“I have always recorded statements at the Karen police station and asked for protection but nothing has been forthcoming. As a matter of fact, on Saturday 5th September 2009, there was an attempted entry, which was repulsed. I reported this matter at Karen Police Station vide O.B. 30/05/09/09 of Saturday 5th September 2009,” he added.

Mr Muite claimed that the man who hires the thugs has been assuring them that they have police protection and they should continue.

He further pointed, “Since I cannot obviously sit back and allow another attempted illegal eviction to be mounted, I have taken steps to protect my family. Any attempted illegal eviction will be resisted and is likely therefore to lead to a breach of the peace or even loss of life.”