Compiled by MOSES, NYAMWEYA & KIHARA
As the raging debate on the clouded circumstances under which the two
lucrative Soweto Chips Cafés were sold, and how the money accrued was
thereafter misappropriated by the Muso officials continue to take twists
with political blame game by the officials taking centre stage, The 3rd
Eye can now reveal the brains behind this scandalous deal by a section of The 26th SGC.
According to a director who sought anonymity, Muso Chairman, Mr.
Florence Doghana, early this month approached and negotiated a sale deal
of the aforementioned business premises with a renowned campus
entrepreneur, Mr. Musau, and later informed the other directors about
the pact. The proposed transaction was later endorsed unanimously by all
the eleven directors who accepted the terms and conditions of the sales
as earlier agreed by the two. To avert monopoly of ownership, they
agreed to allocate him one chips café at Ksh. 100,000 and the other one
was sold to the current Muso Academics Director Mr. Titus Mururu, at the
same amount bringing the total sales to Ksh. 200,000.
It is
reported that the duo refused to remit cash to the willing officials on
the basis that the amounts were large and that there was need for
transaction receipts. This prompted the eleven directors to open a new
partnership account with the National Bank of Kenya-Moi University
Branch under the signatory of the Executive Members – Chairman,
Secretary General and Finance Director. The account is to run parallel
to the existing official Muso Account which has the Dean as one of its
signatories.
The new account is said to have been opened to
cater for emergency calls due to the bureaucracy with the official Muso
Account, and that the Ksh. 200,000 was an emergency kitty to help in
alleviating students’ affairs.
On the 9th day of March, the three
signatories withdrew Kshs 138,000 from the said new account leaving it
with Ksh. 62,000. They then gave out Ksh. 65,000 (from the 138,000) to
host “Exams Fever” kadunda which took place on 10th March, 2012. This
amount was to be refunded by the Muso Account via the Entertainment
Director.
Due to the delay and bureaucracy in processing money
from the official Muso account, the officials allowanced themselves Sh.
6,000 each (totaling to Sh. 66,000) from the remaining amount on
condition that after remission of their allowances they refund the new
emergency kitty account. The remaining Ksh. 2,000 was then used to
refund the outgone Catering Director, Joyce Wainana, who paid the lunch
bill for the joint meeting between The 25th and 26th SGCs late last
month after an outgone director (name withheld) allegedly disappeared
with the money which was meant for the occasion’s expenditure.
Muso officials have five allowance-able meetings in a semester. The
executive members get 2,500 per meeting plus Ksh. 1,000 airtime every
month while the others get Ksh. 2,000 each every meeting.
However, after processing the earlier amounts which were meant for
Kadunda and their allowances, Ksh. 138,000, the Finance Director did not
debit the emergency kitty account as per the earlier agreement but
instead was coerced by the other officials to keep the money arguing
that the ever fighting two signatories (Doghana and Dikembe) would hold
them hostage financially.
On Saturday 17th March, the
Secretary General called for a meeting - Chair aware - scheduled to take
place on Monday 19th March, but no director attended the meeting. A day
after that, a meeting convened by the Finance Director Joel Ole Nakola
in his office was attended by all the directors apart from the Secretary
General, Seth Dikembe. It was in this meeting that some directors
(names withheld) pushed for the sharing of the Sh. 138,000, a move which
was unanimously agreed upon with some saying they were yet to clear
their campaign depts. The ten present officials pocketed Sh. 10,000 each
leaving the kitty with Sh. 36,000 which is currently under the custody
of the Finance Director after Sh. 2,000 was used to cater for the two
‘Mashoka’ victims.
Seth Dikembe is said to have rejected the
idea saying that the funds were meant for other Muso activities and not
for directors.
In addition, the officials have confirmed that
they will be ‘taking’ the five shops in pairs including Titus Mururu who
is already owning a lucrative Chips Café.