Nairobi, April 27 -- On September 8, 2009, Mr Okong'o Omogeni, the chairperson of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) advisory board, was about to address a press conference when he was alerted to an urgent telephone call from State House.

At the time, there was a standoff about the reappointment by President Kibaki of retired justice Aaron Ringera as the director of KACC.

The opposition and the KACC advisory board were opposed to the unilateral appointment and Mr Omogeni was to spell out their tough position on the matter during the media briefing when the State House call came through.

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