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Category : TJRC
Secrets of the Wagalla emerge The Standard, Pg 11
Saturday, 11 Jun 2011

The On-going TJRC have taken on a new turn after witnesses who comprised former government officials and members of the powerful and secretive Kenya Intelligence Committee , who visited the district a day before the killings distanced themselves from the deadly securi

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Wagalla Deaths not on Record. The People, Pg 7
Friday, 10 Jun 2011

The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Committee has learnt that the infamous killing was not  recorded and it was viewed asa deliberate attempt to erase the record of events. Former Wajir DC David Mativo who was the acting DC defended himself he had just been post

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TJRC to Summon Kiplagat over new evidence The Standard, Pg 11
Friday, 10 Jun 2011

A few days after appearing before the TJRC, the former Parmanent Secretary in the Ministry of foreign affairs Bethwel Kiplagat is set to return for more scrutiny over his role in the Wagalla Massacre. This has emerged after Kiplagat in a local  TV interview he ci

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Former DC accused of lying The Star, Pg 11
Thursday, 09 Jun 2011

Former PC Joseph Kaguthi has accused the then DC for Wajir Manasseh Tiema of lying to the commission. Tiema had told the Truth commision that following the massacre, he was sent on leave with no apparent reason and paid a salary for a year. But yesterday Kaguthi said

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Lawyer Accuses TJRC of Bullying The Standard, Pg 24
Thursday, 09 Jun 2011

The state lawyer Elijah Mwangi who is representing fromer Permanent secretary Bethwel Kiplagat, and David Mwiraria among others has faulted the TJRC in the way it is interrogating the former government officials, citing intimidation. On their side the TJRC CEO Patrici

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Mwiraria on Spot over Wagalla Daily Nation, Pg 9
Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011

Two witnesses were put on task by the TJRC over their contradicting and inconsistent testimonies on the 1984 Wagalla massacre. Former Finance Minister David Mwiraria maintained that the team that visited the area was to access the development projects. However on clos

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Mwiraria Says he cannot recall Wagalla Massacre The People, Pg 40
Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011

The then Home Affairs Secretary in the office of the Vice President David Mwiraria claimed he could not recall if the meeting he attended two days before the infamous Wagalla Massacre. However he said that the Kenya Intelligence Committee(KIC) that visited the distric

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TJRC: Mwiraria Mean with Truth The Standard, Pg 8
Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011

Former Finance Minister David Mwiraria was accused of  "Selective amnesia" after failing to give details of the February 1984 Wagalla Massacre.According to Mr. Tom Ojienda, the testimony by Mwiraria appeared to be a litany and wondered how much o it was true. Eff

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