Karua to Havard

Former Justice minister Martha Karua faced heavy questioning during a town hall meeting held in Dallas, Texas, on the 2007 General Election in Kenya.

The MP for Gichugu, who is currently on a tour of the United States, fielded questions from attendees of the event organised by Kenyans for Change, who sought to know “who really won” in the disputed elections and what her role was in having President Kibaki declared the winner.

Some participants of the Sunday forum took issue with the fact that Mrs Karua was present in the hall when the seemingly insurmountable lead held by Raila Odinga over his rival President Kibaki “suddenly” evaporated.

Defended

Mrs Karua defended herself by emphatically reminding the questioners that the results could only be declared by the electoral commission and she only acted as an agent for President Kibaki.

“Mr Samuel Kivuitu (the chairman of the electoral commission) declared the results, not me,” said Ms Karua.

“He declared the results after receiving the remaining votes from the Mt Kenya region, and which subsequently wiped out Odinga’s lead.”

Ms Karua is scheduled to speak at Harvard Law School in Massachusetts on Monday.