The group had been perceived as a threat national security and that is why the PM had to listen to them. The PM said unemployment, land and marginalization issues are genuine. I do not think think the move was in bad faith.
As he spoke about the government’s stance regarding the legality of the Mombasa Republican Council in 2012 at Mombasa.
“..his legend and his hero and who was the backbone and the strength of the family.”
(2012) By his son Zachary Musengi Saitoti while he read the eulogy at the burial.
“On the fateful day of the accident, I lost my rock, my Goliath and my dad. As his son, my father gave me more than I could ever dream of… more than I could ever want. He gave me everything, he gave me his love,”
(2012) By Zachary Musengi Saitoti while he read the eulogy at the burial.
“He was a man of such wonder that he gave the same that he gave to me and his family but also to thousands if not millions of people around the world,”
(2012) By Zachary Musengi Saitoti while he read the eulogy at the burial.
"My father loved this country and its people with every possible fibre of his body. In his illustrious career he poured out his heart and soul in strengthening this nation and securing its future as a land of tremendous opportunity and prosperity,”
(2012) By Zachary Musengi Saitoti while he read the eulogy at the burial.
“I will not let you down or the family; you were our backbone, our father, our brother, our uncle, our everything. May the way you lived guide us… empower us and bring us close together,”
(2012) By Zachary Musengi Saitoti while he read the eulogy at the burial.
"He was a man of immense intellectual capabilities and most of us were marvelling at his doctorate thesis which focused on the mathematical solutions using digit zero. As a politician he was a man who choose his words carefully.As a personal and trusted friend whom I had assigned key responsibilities, the loss of Saitoti has been a painful experience to me."
By the president of Kenya Mwai Kibaki during the funeral service of George Saitoti on June 16 2012