Word: saitoti
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...charges based on the findings of an official inquiry into the $600 million Goldenberg scandal, which involved payments for fictitious gold and diamond exports during the administration of President Daniel arap Moi in the early 1990s. Though the report also pressed for charges against former Finance Minister George Saitoti, who quit over the report, Saitoti was not charged and denies involvement. None of the five charged entered a plea...
...united front is proving popular with voters. A recent poll gave the coalition two-thirds support. But it too has strong connections to Moi's inner circle. Its presidential candidate, Mwai Kibaki, 71, who was injured in a car accident last week, was Moi's deputy until 1988. George Saitoti, who was Vice President until just a few months ago when Moi tapped Uhuru for the top job, is another prominent kanu name who now opposes his old boss. More former Moi confidants recently jumped ship to the Rainbow Coalition. "Those that allege we are carrying baggage are wrong," says...
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