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Was Raila ‘offside’ when he ‘scored’?

The suspension of ministers William Ruto and Sam Ongeri over corruption scandals involving billions of shillings in the subsidised maize scheme and Free Primary Education was a ‘noble’ move whose execution went hopelessly wrongly.

In his announcement, Raila stated that the ‘Government’ had consented to his action. However, what is emerging is that this was not so after President Kibaki rescinded the PM’s directive.

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