The row over Aaron Ringera

The reappointment of the anti-corruption chief opens a rift between Parliament and President Mwai Kibaki as top politicians come under fire

For the first time in Kenya's history, Parliament has voted to reject a presidential order, duly noted in the official Gazette. At stake is the survival both of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission and of President Mwai Kibaki's government. The President's order was to reappoint the KACC chief, Justice Aaron Ringera. As pressure mounted on the Judge to resign, pro-Kibaki ministers publicly vowed that the appointment would be maintained and his ally, Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, quietly juggled with a bill whose rejection would starve the Commission of resources.

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Mwai Kibaki, Aaron Ringera, Uhuru Kenyatta, Smokin Wanjala, Fatuma Sichale, Raila Amolu Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Daniel arap Moi, Amos Wako, Kamau, Kuria, Kiraitu, Oraro, Rachier, John Haroun Mwau, John Githongo, Gazette, Gazette

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