Uhuru Kenyatta: Kenyans are 'experienced thieves'

Kenyans are "experienced in stealing and perpetuating other crimes", the president has said, during a state visit to Israel.

Uhuru Kenyatta added that Kenya was "20 times more wonderful" than Israel, but "all we ever do is complain".

Kenyans were also abusers, and promoted tribalism, he said, in an address to Kenyans living in Israel.

Mr Kenyatta has been accused of failing to do enough to curb corruption and of stirring up ethnic violence.

His comments were seen as an attempt to encourage Kenyans to develop their country, like Israel, says the BBC's Wanyama Chebusiri in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.

He seemed to question why Kenya was lagging behind, and had to even learn about irrigation from a desert country, our correspondent adds. 

However, many Kenyans believe that the president's speech was just rhetoric, and he was not serious about tackling corruption or ethnic divisions in the East African state, our reporter says. 

They complain that ethnicity determines whether they get government jobs, and bribery and corruption are endemic in government, he adds. 

Mr Kenyatta was accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of crimes against humanity for allegedly inciting ethnic violence after elections in 2007, in which more than 1,200 Kenyans were killed. 

But the case was dropped in 2014 after the prosecutor's office said it did not have enough evidence against him. 

He always denied the charges. 

Source: BBC

Ondo State Police Command’s detectives have arrested a middle-aged man identified as Moses Alugo, for killing and burying his friend, who allegedly slept with his wife. Police source said that some neighbours of the deceased told the man that his wife was usually seen with his friend, suggesting they were having an amorous affair. The suspect was said to have challenged his friend who reportedly denied the allegation. The source said the deceased left only to return, warning his friend of dire consequence if he failed to let go his wife. The source added that an argument ensued, leading to the death of the deceased. He was later picked up by detectives from Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CIID, for murder after the matter was reported. Burial However, it was gathered that the suspect, after committing the crime, reportedly buried his friend at Akinpelu Camp, Ode-Aye, before the incident was reported to the Police. The state Police Command image maker, Femi Joseph, said that before detectives could get to the scene of the crime, the killer had buried the victim. Joseph, who said the case had been transferred to the state CID for further investigation, described the incident as unfortunate and warned the people against taking laws into their hands. The suspect, according to the police spokesman, would soon be charged to court after detectives are through with their preliminary investigation.

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