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Nairobi , September 07, 2009

Leave me alone

My attention has been drawn to a news item carried in the KTN 1.00 p.m. news bulletin in which Mr. Paul Muite insinuated that I have a hand in the tribulations he is currently facing, including his eviction from his Karen residence.

I wish to categorically state that I am not involved in any way whatsoever in the predicament facing Mr. Paul Muite. The allegation is a barefaced falsehood that is intended to malign and discredit me and my family as a whole.

As the First Lady of this country and as the Chairperson of the Organization of First Ladies against AIDS (OAFLA), I owe this country the solemn duty of protecting families and upholding family values.

Indeed, and as all Kenyans, including Mr. Paul Muite are aware, I have been in the public limelight for many years and I have consistently lived up to this expectation. I, therefore, take great exception to the malicious allegations by Mr. Paul Muite in the said news bulletin that I am out to destroy him and his family.

Indeed, I express my great concern over the growing trend in which Mr. Paul Muite has made outrageous claims regarding the First Family and the institution of the presidency generally.

As Kenyans, we are all aware that Mr. Paul Muite is facing serious financial problems relating to his inability to redeem loans. As Kenyans are further aware, the banks do not need prompting from anyone to institute appropriate legal measures to recover monies owed to them.

It is unfortunate that Mr. Muite is seeking to divert the attention of the public from his predicament by playing cheap politics with the First Family and the institution of the presidency.

I sympathize with Mr. Muite over the challenges he and his family are facing. However, I urge Mr. Muite not to undeservedly accuse, provoke and upset our sensibilities by falsely discrediting us in the eyes of the public.

As a Christian, I have no personal score to settle with Mr. Paul Muite. Indeed, I forgive him for imputing bad motives on me and urge him to leave me alone.

In the meantime, however, I will consult with my lawyers on the possibility of having recourse to the due process of the law because the allegations Mr. Muite has made have the potential of damaging my reputation.