Five Ford People MPs yesterday opposed calls on Goldenberg commission chairman Samuel Bosire to resign.

Mr Jimmy Angwenyi, Mr Henry Obwocha, Mr Mwancha Okioma, Mr James Magara and Mr Joel Onyancha accused Kabete MP Paul Muite and assisting counsel John Khaminwa and Gibson Kamau Kuria of having a hidden agenda in their calls.

Mr Okioma challenged Mr Muite to come clean on the issue. "Mr Muite having been accused of being involved in the scam, should be a witness and not somebody's lawyer," he added.

"As a seasoned lawyer, Mr Muite should have done better by submitting his application to have his client heard, but not to ambush the inquiry," he said.

Elsewhere, Mr Paul Sang (Buret, Kanu) accused his Kabete counterpart of meddling in the affairs of the commission.

Speaking in Sotik after attending a joint security meeting, the MP urged the counsel to work amicably with Mr Justice Bosire to unravel the Goldenberg mystery.

Meanwhile, a Nyamira district Narc official, Mr Timothy Bosire (no relation to Mr Justice Bosire), cautioned Mr Muite against "playing politics" at the inquiry", and told him to stick to the rules governing the proceedings. 

He described Mr Justice Bosire as "a polished judge with what it takes to shepherd the inquiry". 

The leaders were reacting to demands by Mr Muite, Dr Kuria and Dr Khaminwa that Mr Justice Bosire step down, accusing him of using his position to block evidence deemed to be implicating former President Daniel arap Moi and his aides.

Dr Kuria and Dr Khaminwa had called on President Kibaki to appoint a new chairman before the commission resumes at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, tomorrow.

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