Re: GITOBU IMANYARA TO SUE LUCY KIBAKI FOR ASSAULT

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Re: GITOBU IMANYARA TO SUE LUCY KIBAKI FOR ASSAULT

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That's the sad reality..............Imanyara was slapped by the commander-in-chief, Mrs Lucy Kibaki,.....then warned not to talk.........now tht he has opened his mouth again,.....here comes the warning again,...and to any media outlet that dares report to the world about these bizzare manifestations at State House......where apparently the slapping machine is fiercely hanging onto. the circus continues...........Lucy Kibaki fires back and warns Gitobu of legal action should-----------------------------------------------------------------------------he continue assassinating her character---------------------------------------------------February 5, 2008:BDAfrica,Imenti Central MP Gitobu Imanyara yesterday kicked off a new political storm when he accused First Lady Lucy Kibaki of physically assaulting him at State House three weeks ago.Mr Imanyara, a lawyer who unsuccessfully sued the First Lady on behalf of a television cameraman who had accused Mrs Kibaki of slapping him and destroying his equipment in 2005, told reporters he had been the latest target of her ire.But Mrs Kibaki immediately denied the claims, saying she had instructed her lawyers to take legal action against the legislator, who pulled out of the race for the Deputy Speaker three weeks ago."We hope that Mr Imanyara is not using the allegations as blackmail over the issue of government or Cabinet appointments after he lost the position of Deputy Speaker in recent elections in Parliament," said a statement faxed to newsrooms from State House."Any other individual or outlets that perpetuate or communicate the wild allegations made today, because they border on character assassination, blackmail and are part of a wider political scheme aimed at besmirching the office of the First Lady will also face legal action". President Kibaki is currently wrestling with a national crisis over disputed elections which he is being accused by ODM leader Raila Odinga of rigging.The political crisis that is being mediated by former UN boss Kofi Annan has triggered widespread ethnic violence in which more than 800 people have died and 300,000 displaced. "I will be bringing proceedings against her this week, so we can give her an opportunity to come to court and tell the Kenyan people why she thinks that she has control of State House, that she can run amok," Imanyara told reporters.He said he was in State House for a meeting about the race for Parliament speaker when the First Lady became angry at his presence because he had been involved in the earlier lawsuit." She was in pyjamas and not wearing any shoes. She immediately started throwing punches at me shouting "nobody goes here without my permission', Imanyara said.Imanyara claimed President Kibaki had apologised and he had initially decided to keep quiet. But he said Lucy Kibaki had been "screaming and talking about it". But PPS said: "We also state that no emissary has been sent to Imanyara to apologise over an assault incident that never took place".The first lady has been at the centre of controversy on several occasions.In December, she is said to have slapped a protocol official who called her by the name of a woman widely reported to be the president's second wife.In 2005, she stormed Nation Media's newsroom to complain about a story and slapped cameraman Clifford Derrick while her security detail and police looked on helplessly as she kept journalists there for hours.





GITOBU IMANYARA TO SUE LUCY KIBAKI FOR ASSAULT

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ReutersKenya legislator says first lady assaulted himNAIROBI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Kenyan legislator accused First Lady Lucy Kibaki of physically assaulting him at a meeting at the official State House residence three weeks ago and said he planned to sue her.Government-allied legislator Gitobu Imanyara, a lawyer who unsuccessfully sued the first lady on behalf of a television cameraman who said she slapped him in 2005, told reporters he had been the latest target of Lucy Kibaki's ire. The president is currently wrestling with a national crisis over disputed elections that have ignited opposition calls for his removal and widespread ethnic bloodshed. On theaccusations against his wife, his office had no immediate comment. "I will be bringing proceedings against her this week, so we can give her an opportunity to come to court and tell the Kenyan people why she thinks that she has control of State House, that she can run amok," Imanyara told reporters.He said he was in State House for a meeting about the race for parliament speaker when the first lady became angry at his presence because he had been involved in the earlier lawsuit. "She was in pyjamas and not wearing any shoes. She immediately started throwing punches at me shouting 'nobody goes here without my permission', " Imanyara said.PROTECTIVEImanyara said President Kibaki had apologised and he had initially decided to keep quiet. But he said Lucy Kibaki had been "screaming and talking about it". Lucy Kibaki, known to be fiercely protective of her husband, has been at the centre of controversy on several occasions.In December, local media reported that she slapped a protocol official who called her by the name of a woman widely reported to be the president's second wife.In 2005, she stormed Nation Media's newsroom to complain about a story and slapped cameraman Clifford Derrick while her security detail and police looked on helplessly as she kept journalists there for hours. In fact she had the wrong newsroom, as the source of her anger was a story by the rival Standard media group.In 2004, she publicly upbraided Vice President Moody Awori, who called her the "second lady." She also shouted down a former World Bank country director for playing loud music at a party at the home he had rented from the Kibaki family.(Reporting by Duncan Miriri; Writing by Bryson Hull, editing by Ralph Boulton). http://www.reuters./ com/article/ africaCrisis/ idUSL