John Harun Mwau
John Harun Mwau (born 1948) is a Kenyan business man and politician, He is the former Member of parliament of Kilome Constituency. he is the founding chairman Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya(PICK).[1] He was the first director of the defunct Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority[2] and a Presidential Candidate in the 1992 Kenyan general election.[3]
Controversies
Mwau’s immense wealth has baffled observers, with Michael Ranneberger once wondering how a mere assistant minister could have amassed such mind-boggling riches.
According to leaked communications between Ranneberger and his bosses in Washington, the envoy wrote “the list of corrupt individuals in Kenya would not be complete without Mwau.”
Ranneberger claimed Mwau is “widely believed to have amassed a huge fortune from trafficking drugs and other contraband through his Mombasa-based freight forwarding company, Pepe Ltd, which he used to help win his seat in Parliament.
Mwau is alleged to have started trafficking drugs while participating in international shooting contests representing the Kenya Police. His unfettered access, it is alleged, allowed easy transporting of narcotics.
“He is also believed to stand behind Charterhouse Bank, which was put under statutory management last year when credible evidence emerged that it was little more than a massive money laundering and tax evasion operation,” Wikileaks dossier went on.
In December 2010, speaking from the floor of the House, the late Internal Security minister George Saitoti named Mwau, together with fellow lawmakers William Kabogo (Juja), Mike Mbuvi (Makadara) and Ali Hassan Joho (Kisauni) as drug barons.
Saitoti incriminated the MPs after receiving a secret dossier from Ranneberger, which had also been distributed to the then director of Kenya Anti Corruption Commission, PLO Lumumba. According to Ranneberger, his country had enough evidence of Mwau and his colleagues’ involvement in drug trafficking.
Those mentioned however insisted they were innocent and demanded that the police conduct independent investigations.
When the Kenya Police finally carried out investigations, their report vindicated Mwau and, among other things, listed wealth as emanating from 12 of the companies he controlled as a director.
Among the companies Mwau was listed as director included Mwundo Ltd, Africa Centre for Hope Initiative Everywhere, Harun International Ltd, JH City Ltd, Preme Ltd, JN Records Ltd, Pepe Enterprises Ltd, Sheltown Ltd, Sports Champions Ltd, Tom Brown Ltd, Vitu Ltd and Kuston Kenya Ltd.
The probe also indicated that Mwau had interest in Nakumatt Limited, a leading supermarket chain in Kenya, and ruled out his alleged relation with William Kabogo, insisting that he had no daughter, contrary to reports that he was the Juja MP’s father-in-law.
2013 Election
Mwau vied for senatorial position for Makueni in 2013 Election. He was defeated by Mutula Kilonzo[4]
| Cadindate | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kiki Mulwa | NARC | 2,668 |
| Harun MWau | PICK | 51,162 |
| Mutula Kilonzo | WIper | 193,539 |
| Muthoka Katumo | Independent | 2,459 |
| Rejected | 1,544 | |
| Vote Cast | 251,363 |
2013 Makueni by Election
Mutula Kilonzo Jnr a son of former senator Mutula Kilonzoof Wiper Democratic Party won 163,232 votes to win the Makueni Senate seat in the Friday 26th 2013 by-election. Mwau therefore has lost senatorial election to father and son in a span of 5 month.[5]
| Cadindate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mutula Kilonzo Jnr | Wiper | 163,232 |
| John H. Mwau | PICK | 6,431 |
| Philip Kaloki | NARC | 9,762 |
| Katumo Urbanus | Independent | 517 |
| Kitundu Jane | Labour | 387 |
| Rejected | ||
| Total Cast | 180,329 |
Makueni by-election, the first after the March 4th, 2013 general election, was occasioned by the death of Mutula Kilonzo on April 27, 2013. The voter turnout was 60.4%.
See also
- Corruption in Kenya
- Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority
- Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
References
Template:Former Kenyan MPs