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		<title>Comment on RIP Hon KONES,LABOSO n CREW by Maru Kapkatet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ON THE PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION

While the draft published in the media looks better than what we currently have, there is a glaring danger, a recipe for chaos.

&quot;The prime minister is not elected directly by the people, rather, he is picked by MPs from amongst themselves.&quot;

THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!

The PM has to be elcted by the people directly. The PM and his deputies must be on the ballot papers during general elections. The people of Kenya must directly know whom they are electing to be the head of their government.

It should only be the MPs to elect the PM if the sitting PM resigns or is impeached and also only if no party gets enough MPs to be able to form a government after the general elections.

The PM can only be elected by MPs from the parties forming a coalition if no single party attains the majority number of MPs to form a government on its own.

The COE must invite critiques from within and outside Kenya if they have to come up with a good constitution, a constitution that is good for Kenya now and for many years to come.

It appears to me that the new constitution is being tailored to accomodate and perpetuate the term of the two principals.

If the people of Kenya have to get a good and untainted constitution, Kibaki must go as soon as the new constitution is enacted.

The people of Kenya must refuse to have the thief lead them under their new constitution.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ON THE PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION</p>
<p>While the draft published in the media looks better than what we currently have, there is a glaring danger, a recipe for chaos.</p>
<p>&#8220;The prime minister is not elected directly by the people, rather, he is picked by MPs from amongst themselves.&#8221;</p>
<p>THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!</p>
<p>The PM has to be elcted by the people directly. The PM and his deputies must be on the ballot papers during general elections. The people of Kenya must directly know whom they are electing to be the head of their government.</p>
<p>It should only be the MPs to elect the PM if the sitting PM resigns or is impeached and also only if no party gets enough MPs to be able to form a government after the general elections.</p>
<p>The PM can only be elected by MPs from the parties forming a coalition if no single party attains the majority number of MPs to form a government on its own.</p>
<p>The COE must invite critiques from within and outside Kenya if they have to come up with a good constitution, a constitution that is good for Kenya now and for many years to come.</p>
<p>It appears to me that the new constitution is being tailored to accomodate and perpetuate the term of the two principals.</p>
<p>If the people of Kenya have to get a good and untainted constitution, Kibaki must go as soon as the new constitution is enacted.</p>
<p>The people of Kenya must refuse to have the thief lead them under their new constitution.</p>
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		<title>Comment on RIP Hon KONES,LABOSO n CREW by Maru Kapkatet</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maru Kapkatet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>FALSE START, MR. OCAMPO!

If this is the way Mr. Ocampo is going to do his investigations, then Kenyans will be denied justice.

Mr. Moreno-Ocampo came to Kenya on behalf of the ICC to tell the people of Kenya that he will be coomencing investigations into Kenya&#039;s post-election violence.

BUT MR. OCAMPO STAYED AT THE WINDSOR GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WHICH BELONGS TO JOHN MICHUKI, THE FOREMOST MAN BEHIND THE PRE-ELECTION AND POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE.

Could our Kenyan lawyers make a formal complaint to the UN and the ICC about Mr. Ocampo&#039;s false start.

Mr. Ocampo may have already been compromised or may be on his way to being compromised.

Let us write to the ICC and to the UN Secretary General pointing out that Mr. Ocampo has already dined and wined with a suspect and he could no longer be trusted to be impartial.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FALSE START, MR. OCAMPO!</p>
<p>If this is the way Mr. Ocampo is going to do his investigations, then Kenyans will be denied justice.</p>
<p>Mr. Moreno-Ocampo came to Kenya on behalf of the ICC to tell the people of Kenya that he will be coomencing investigations into Kenya&#8217;s post-election violence.</p>
<p>BUT MR. OCAMPO STAYED AT THE WINDSOR GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WHICH BELONGS TO JOHN MICHUKI, THE FOREMOST MAN BEHIND THE PRE-ELECTION AND POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE.</p>
<p>Could our Kenyan lawyers make a formal complaint to the UN and the ICC about Mr. Ocampo&#8217;s false start.</p>
<p>Mr. Ocampo may have already been compromised or may be on his way to being compromised.</p>
<p>Let us write to the ICC and to the UN Secretary General pointing out that Mr. Ocampo has already dined and wined with a suspect and he could no longer be trusted to be impartial.</p>
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		<title>Comment on RIP Hon KONES,LABOSO n CREW by Maru Kapkatet</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maru Kapkatet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>DO YOUR PART TO HELP THE ICC GET TO THE TRUTH

Blaming foreign governments for meddling in Kenya&#039;s affairs does not help anything. The moment Kibaki was elected president in 2002, Kenya immediately went to the dogs.

It was Mr. Raila Odinga&#039;s miscalculation of his life. Mr. Odinga had reckoned that if Uhuru became president in 2002, he (Mr. Raila Odinga) would never have a chance to become Kenya&#039;s president.

Mr. Raila Odinga came to the conclusion that the sickly and lacklustre Kibaki would be easier to get rid of through an election defeat or by some natural course.

Today, seven years later and with several Kenyans either dead, maimed, or displaced, and Kenya&#039;s sovereignty and land lost, Kenya have to think of the re-birth of a new Kenya.

The people of Kenya must rally around Mr. Raila Odinga and have him become our next president so that Kenya can recoup what she has lost. Mr. Raila Odinga is the only candidate best to lead Kenya and restore her pride, dignity, land, sovereignty, and unity.

The people who suspect that they are in Justice Waki&#039;s list should take the earliest opportunity to write to Mr. Ocampo and the ICC seeking disclosure to their (the suspects&#039; lawyers) of evidence Justice Waki came up with against them.

They should also be trying to seek technical expertise in the telecommunications. I read recently that one leader from Rift Valley stands accused of using his or her cellphone to incite people to burn and/or kill their neighbours.

Such an accused individual should be seeking technical advice for voice analysis and the technical workings of telecommunication equipment to determine that they indeed originated the calls and not the technical staff working at the teecom switching centres.

The Kenyan technicians have been known in the past to originate calls from the telecom switching centres masquarading as the owners of the telephone number.

I request the Kenyan leaders who are convinced that they are Justice Waki&#039;s list to initiate their legal defence by retaining top legal counsel that would initaite as a matter of priority a request to the ICC for disclosure of evidence.

They also have to seek advice from the Japanese NEC telecom company and other equipment manufactures on how (if this is doable) a technician with expertise can originate a call pretending to be the individual to whom the phone number is contracted to.

The Kenyan leaders who suspect that thye are in Justice Waki&#039;s list must be proactive and intelligent and not behave like Kibaki who thinks that if you are facing a problem, do nothing about it because in due course the problem will go away.

And the people of Kenya must insist that until and unless Michuki is investigated and arraigned, there wil be no justice in Kenya.

What government in the world does Mr. Ocampo and the ICC people know that will incite her own people to violence and do nothing to stop violence.

Michuki planned and presided over the busing of administration policemen to travel to western Kenya to start the stealing of elections. This in my mind was the beginning of the election process violence.

Once the violence started, there was no government effort or even communication urging people to keep the peace. Instead, the gun was talking for the government.

Unless these heinous acctivities on the part of Kibaki&#039;s government are investigated and Kibaki and Michuki questioned, there will be no justice in Kenya.

The people of Kenya did not start killing one another on November 30, 2007. They did not start killing one another on or before December 27, 2007. 

The violence started after the election results were announced. This is what Mr. Ocampo should hinge his investigations on. Kibaki was a very unpopular leader as he is now. People wanted to see the last of him. Stealing the election was like a foreign government occupying Kenya.

People reacted angrily. As Mr. Ocampo starts his investigations, he has to first get an accurate and deep understanding of how the various ethnic groups in Kenya relate to one another.

Mr. Ocampo has also to get a deep understanding of the huge impact negative tribalism has in Kenya. It may not be totally incorrect to say that nazism is as abominable to the jewish people as negative tribalism is to the non-Gema people of Kenya.

And Mr. Ocampo does not have to look far. Right now, Kibaki has placed all the top positions in the security appartus of Kenya under ghis own tribesmen.

And the people of Kenya knows very well the serious implications of Kibaki&#039;s move.

Recently, Kenya&#039;s High Commissioner in London was retired but he refused to leave. He says, &quot;I am of the tribe of Kibaki so transfers, retirements, and criminal investigations do not apply to us&quot;

Does Mr. Ocampo believe that a Kenyan not from Kibaki&#039;s tribe is not fit to be Kenya&#039;s High Commissioner in London?

What type of country is this man trying to run? Why is he making certain Kenyans second-class citizens in their own country?

THESE ARE FACTS THAT MR. OCAMPO HAS TO HAVE BEFORE HE STARTS HIS INVESTIGATIONS. IMMEDIATELY, HE ASKS THE ICC JUDGES FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE OVER THE KENMYA CASE, MR. OCAMPO MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE MONTH OFF, GO TO LONDON (TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE OR OXFORD UNIVERSITY) TO EDUCATE HIMSELFM ON KENYA.

Unless he has his own knowledge and understanding of Kenya, Mr. Ocampo will be guided once he comes to Kenya to investigate to finding wrong facts and convicting innocent people.

And once gain, I cry, &quot;When will this man, this liability go?&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DO YOUR PART TO HELP THE ICC GET TO THE TRUTH</p>
<p>Blaming foreign governments for meddling in Kenya&#8217;s affairs does not help anything. The moment Kibaki was elected president in 2002, Kenya immediately went to the dogs.</p>
<p>It was Mr. Raila Odinga&#8217;s miscalculation of his life. Mr. Odinga had reckoned that if Uhuru became president in 2002, he (Mr. Raila Odinga) would never have a chance to become Kenya&#8217;s president.</p>
<p>Mr. Raila Odinga came to the conclusion that the sickly and lacklustre Kibaki would be easier to get rid of through an election defeat or by some natural course.</p>
<p>Today, seven years later and with several Kenyans either dead, maimed, or displaced, and Kenya&#8217;s sovereignty and land lost, Kenya have to think of the re-birth of a new Kenya.</p>
<p>The people of Kenya must rally around Mr. Raila Odinga and have him become our next president so that Kenya can recoup what she has lost. Mr. Raila Odinga is the only candidate best to lead Kenya and restore her pride, dignity, land, sovereignty, and unity.</p>
<p>The people who suspect that they are in Justice Waki&#8217;s list should take the earliest opportunity to write to Mr. Ocampo and the ICC seeking disclosure to their (the suspects&#8217; lawyers) of evidence Justice Waki came up with against them.</p>
<p>They should also be trying to seek technical expertise in the telecommunications. I read recently that one leader from Rift Valley stands accused of using his or her cellphone to incite people to burn and/or kill their neighbours.</p>
<p>Such an accused individual should be seeking technical advice for voice analysis and the technical workings of telecommunication equipment to determine that they indeed originated the calls and not the technical staff working at the teecom switching centres.</p>
<p>The Kenyan technicians have been known in the past to originate calls from the telecom switching centres masquarading as the owners of the telephone number.</p>
<p>I request the Kenyan leaders who are convinced that they are Justice Waki&#8217;s list to initiate their legal defence by retaining top legal counsel that would initaite as a matter of priority a request to the ICC for disclosure of evidence.</p>
<p>They also have to seek advice from the Japanese NEC telecom company and other equipment manufactures on how (if this is doable) a technician with expertise can originate a call pretending to be the individual to whom the phone number is contracted to.</p>
<p>The Kenyan leaders who suspect that thye are in Justice Waki&#8217;s list must be proactive and intelligent and not behave like Kibaki who thinks that if you are facing a problem, do nothing about it because in due course the problem will go away.</p>
<p>And the people of Kenya must insist that until and unless Michuki is investigated and arraigned, there wil be no justice in Kenya.</p>
<p>What government in the world does Mr. Ocampo and the ICC people know that will incite her own people to violence and do nothing to stop violence.</p>
<p>Michuki planned and presided over the busing of administration policemen to travel to western Kenya to start the stealing of elections. This in my mind was the beginning of the election process violence.</p>
<p>Once the violence started, there was no government effort or even communication urging people to keep the peace. Instead, the gun was talking for the government.</p>
<p>Unless these heinous acctivities on the part of Kibaki&#8217;s government are investigated and Kibaki and Michuki questioned, there will be no justice in Kenya.</p>
<p>The people of Kenya did not start killing one another on November 30, 2007. They did not start killing one another on or before December 27, 2007. </p>
<p>The violence started after the election results were announced. This is what Mr. Ocampo should hinge his investigations on. Kibaki was a very unpopular leader as he is now. People wanted to see the last of him. Stealing the election was like a foreign government occupying Kenya.</p>
<p>People reacted angrily. As Mr. Ocampo starts his investigations, he has to first get an accurate and deep understanding of how the various ethnic groups in Kenya relate to one another.</p>
<p>Mr. Ocampo has also to get a deep understanding of the huge impact negative tribalism has in Kenya. It may not be totally incorrect to say that nazism is as abominable to the jewish people as negative tribalism is to the non-Gema people of Kenya.</p>
<p>And Mr. Ocampo does not have to look far. Right now, Kibaki has placed all the top positions in the security appartus of Kenya under ghis own tribesmen.</p>
<p>And the people of Kenya knows very well the serious implications of Kibaki&#8217;s move.</p>
<p>Recently, Kenya&#8217;s High Commissioner in London was retired but he refused to leave. He says, &#8220;I am of the tribe of Kibaki so transfers, retirements, and criminal investigations do not apply to us&#8221;</p>
<p>Does Mr. Ocampo believe that a Kenyan not from Kibaki&#8217;s tribe is not fit to be Kenya&#8217;s High Commissioner in London?</p>
<p>What type of country is this man trying to run? Why is he making certain Kenyans second-class citizens in their own country?</p>
<p>THESE ARE FACTS THAT MR. OCAMPO HAS TO HAVE BEFORE HE STARTS HIS INVESTIGATIONS. IMMEDIATELY, HE ASKS THE ICC JUDGES FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE OVER THE KENMYA CASE, MR. OCAMPO MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE MONTH OFF, GO TO LONDON (TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE OR OXFORD UNIVERSITY) TO EDUCATE HIMSELFM ON KENYA.</p>
<p>Unless he has his own knowledge and understanding of Kenya, Mr. Ocampo will be guided once he comes to Kenya to investigate to finding wrong facts and convicting innocent people.</p>
<p>And once gain, I cry, &#8220;When will this man, this liability go?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Comment on RIP Hon KONES,LABOSO n CREW by Maru Kapkatet</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maru Kapkatet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Kenyan diplomats fight over London post&quot;

What can we say? Such things only happen when the man at the helm stole the presidency. In Kenya, there is no real leader.

Kenya&#039;s territory is shrinking day by day. If you cannot go to certain parts of your own country, can you claim you still have a leader.

JUNK! NOTHING BUT JUNK!

If you steal, you cannot lead with confidence.

In Kenya, one comes to instruct and order. Another comes to tell you, we do not want your man in our country. One comes with threats and orders. And he leaves. And soon after another comes with new orders and threats.

And tribesmen from the once-friendly country have also seen that there is a vacuum in Kenya&#039;s leadership. And they massacre your security men and you do nothing?

ONCE UPON A TIME KENYA WAS A SOVEREIGN STATE. NOT ANYMORE.

It is like you have a sack of potatoes in State House. Everyday, you stuff it and it gets fatter and bigger and a sack of potatoes cannot defend you.

Samoei, wake up and strengthen ODM. Do not wreck the only hope for Kenyans. Only individuals from the thief&#039;s ethnic group can refuse transfers and retirements and nothing hapens.

THIS IS WHAT THE PEOPLE OF KENYA MUST STOP.

A REFORMIST, THE PM CLAIMS. WHAT AN INSULT!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Kenyan diplomats fight over London post&#8221;</p>
<p>What can we say? Such things only happen when the man at the helm stole the presidency. In Kenya, there is no real leader.</p>
<p>Kenya&#8217;s territory is shrinking day by day. If you cannot go to certain parts of your own country, can you claim you still have a leader.</p>
<p>JUNK! NOTHING BUT JUNK!</p>
<p>If you steal, you cannot lead with confidence.</p>
<p>In Kenya, one comes to instruct and order. Another comes to tell you, we do not want your man in our country. One comes with threats and orders. And he leaves. And soon after another comes with new orders and threats.</p>
<p>And tribesmen from the once-friendly country have also seen that there is a vacuum in Kenya&#8217;s leadership. And they massacre your security men and you do nothing?</p>
<p>ONCE UPON A TIME KENYA WAS A SOVEREIGN STATE. NOT ANYMORE.</p>
<p>It is like you have a sack of potatoes in State House. Everyday, you stuff it and it gets fatter and bigger and a sack of potatoes cannot defend you.</p>
<p>Samoei, wake up and strengthen ODM. Do not wreck the only hope for Kenyans. Only individuals from the thief&#8217;s ethnic group can refuse transfers and retirements and nothing hapens.</p>
<p>THIS IS WHAT THE PEOPLE OF KENYA MUST STOP.</p>
<p>A REFORMIST, THE PM CLAIMS. WHAT AN INSULT!</p>
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		<title>Comment on RIP Hon KONES,LABOSO n CREW by Maru Kapkatet</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maru Kapkatet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>TOWARDS A SEGREGATED KENYA!

&quot;A section of MPs from Central Kenya have recommended the division of the country into three categories of constituencies namely urban, rural and sparsely populated constituencies.&quot;

What they suggesting here is that Kenya goes the way of colonial Kenya or racially-categorized USA, or arphateid South Africa.

They are suggesting that the people of Kenya be categorized into different levels - the super Kenyans, the lesser Kenyans, and the least Kenyans.

They do not see how dangerous what they are proposing is. And when I read such alarming intentions, my mind immediately goes to the census project.

It is my hope that Hon. Oparanya is very alert and will ensue that the tallying of the recently-concluded census figures is done accurately.

I fear that there may be some people already doing the Uhuru-thing where figures are altered and blamed on computer error. The census project may be abused by some chronically-greedy Kenyans to give them an advantage in future presidential polls.

You have to watch things keenly, Hon. Oparanya, and indeed Mr. PM. We are dealing with ssome very greedy thieves here and they are often one step ahead of everybody else.

And like many Kenyans, I try everyday to give my support to Kibaki. I read what he says in the hope that I will find something positive. Unfortunately, there is nothing good about him.

The other day he talked about reforms being done as a package. Does anyone understand what suich nonsense means?

There are two major problems that Kenya is now facing - the ICC date and border security. They are both huge problems and need urgent attention.

I am told that everyday Moi opens the day&#039;s newspapers, he wonders whether or not the Kenya they are talking about is mthe same Kenya he and Mzee Kenyatta before him ruled for about forty years.

The ICC  thing is serious and can explode and break up Kenya. The ICC and the entire international community are wiling and ready to let Kenya handle the problem themselves but they need a reformed and working judiciary.

Kibaki could show willingnesss that he is making the judiciary work by replacing the AG, the Minister for Justice, and the Chief Justice.

He should appoint credible individuals such as Orengo to be Justice minister, Justice Waki to be the Chief Justice, and Mr. Kiai as the AG. Such a step can keep away Mr. Ocampo for a year.

Kibaki likes talking about reforming structures rather than moving bodies. The ordinary people of Kenya cannot come to Nairobi and say &quot;Oh, the Police and the Judiciary have indeed been reformed&quot;.

They see personalities and such personalities tell all.

Not long ago, the Kenya military was respected internationally. The once-disciplined Kenya military have been reduced to men of bonoculars. Someone shared a joke with me recently that the buzzword amongst Kenyan soldiers currently is 440.

I asked is that 440 yards but he replied, &quot;NO&quot;.

It is 4 degrees north (latidude) and 40 degrees east (longitude). The part of Kenya to the north of 4 degrees and to the east of 40 degrees are a no-go zone for our security personnel. These two limits is where the binoculars are taken out to watch.

How can someone be talking about reforms in a package when their house is on fire.

We are all agreed thgat the new constitution is the major instrument of reform but there are many reforms that can be carried out urgently in the interim to save Kenya.

I hope the PM is not a mere spectator. He will be held accountable because the Kenyan leadership is made of two individuals called principals. The PM has to do his part and be seen to be doing his part.

Early last year, when the Cabinet was appointed, Kibaki convinced Mr. Raila Odinga that when the retiring civil servants go, they will make the civil service more representative of Kenya.

Kibaki deceives and I hope the months ahead will pass by quickly so that a new Kenya can be born.

And I hope that the people of Kenya will agree with me that despite the failures and shortcomings of the PM, he is the only answer to the many problems that Kenya faces. If the PM was not there, Kibaki would be as arrogant as a rock. He even tries to be arrogant to President Obama. How foolish!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TOWARDS A SEGREGATED KENYA!</p>
<p>&#8220;A section of MPs from Central Kenya have recommended the division of the country into three categories of constituencies namely urban, rural and sparsely populated constituencies.&#8221;</p>
<p>What they suggesting here is that Kenya goes the way of colonial Kenya or racially-categorized USA, or arphateid South Africa.</p>
<p>They are suggesting that the people of Kenya be categorized into different levels &#8211; the super Kenyans, the lesser Kenyans, and the least Kenyans.</p>
<p>They do not see how dangerous what they are proposing is. And when I read such alarming intentions, my mind immediately goes to the census project.</p>
<p>It is my hope that Hon. Oparanya is very alert and will ensue that the tallying of the recently-concluded census figures is done accurately.</p>
<p>I fear that there may be some people already doing the Uhuru-thing where figures are altered and blamed on computer error. The census project may be abused by some chronically-greedy Kenyans to give them an advantage in future presidential polls.</p>
<p>You have to watch things keenly, Hon. Oparanya, and indeed Mr. PM. We are dealing with ssome very greedy thieves here and they are often one step ahead of everybody else.</p>
<p>And like many Kenyans, I try everyday to give my support to Kibaki. I read what he says in the hope that I will find something positive. Unfortunately, there is nothing good about him.</p>
<p>The other day he talked about reforms being done as a package. Does anyone understand what suich nonsense means?</p>
<p>There are two major problems that Kenya is now facing &#8211; the ICC date and border security. They are both huge problems and need urgent attention.</p>
<p>I am told that everyday Moi opens the day&#8217;s newspapers, he wonders whether or not the Kenya they are talking about is mthe same Kenya he and Mzee Kenyatta before him ruled for about forty years.</p>
<p>The ICC  thing is serious and can explode and break up Kenya. The ICC and the entire international community are wiling and ready to let Kenya handle the problem themselves but they need a reformed and working judiciary.</p>
<p>Kibaki could show willingnesss that he is making the judiciary work by replacing the AG, the Minister for Justice, and the Chief Justice.</p>
<p>He should appoint credible individuals such as Orengo to be Justice minister, Justice Waki to be the Chief Justice, and Mr. Kiai as the AG. Such a step can keep away Mr. Ocampo for a year.</p>
<p>Kibaki likes talking about reforming structures rather than moving bodies. The ordinary people of Kenya cannot come to Nairobi and say &#8220;Oh, the Police and the Judiciary have indeed been reformed&#8221;.</p>
<p>They see personalities and such personalities tell all.</p>
<p>Not long ago, the Kenya military was respected internationally. The once-disciplined Kenya military have been reduced to men of bonoculars. Someone shared a joke with me recently that the buzzword amongst Kenyan soldiers currently is 440.</p>
<p>I asked is that 440 yards but he replied, &#8220;NO&#8221;.</p>
<p>It is 4 degrees north (latidude) and 40 degrees east (longitude). The part of Kenya to the north of 4 degrees and to the east of 40 degrees are a no-go zone for our security personnel. These two limits is where the binoculars are taken out to watch.</p>
<p>How can someone be talking about reforms in a package when their house is on fire.</p>
<p>We are all agreed thgat the new constitution is the major instrument of reform but there are many reforms that can be carried out urgently in the interim to save Kenya.</p>
<p>I hope the PM is not a mere spectator. He will be held accountable because the Kenyan leadership is made of two individuals called principals. The PM has to do his part and be seen to be doing his part.</p>
<p>Early last year, when the Cabinet was appointed, Kibaki convinced Mr. Raila Odinga that when the retiring civil servants go, they will make the civil service more representative of Kenya.</p>
<p>Kibaki deceives and I hope the months ahead will pass by quickly so that a new Kenya can be born.</p>
<p>And I hope that the people of Kenya will agree with me that despite the failures and shortcomings of the PM, he is the only answer to the many problems that Kenya faces. If the PM was not there, Kibaki would be as arrogant as a rock. He even tries to be arrogant to President Obama. How foolish!</p>
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		<dc:creator>Maru Kapkatet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>YOU STEAL YOU LOSE!

Not long ago, they gathered - men and women of darkness - in pitch-blacki darkness.

Positioned at all gates of entry and exit were military tanks ready to fire on anything that moved.

They spoke in low tones and used candles for light.

They said they were having a swearing-in ceremony. They masses were in tears and many were in bandages or mourning their lost loved ones.

Today, hardly two years on, we can count the losses - their losses and they are massive.

They were powerful and confident. Today, they are scared and on the run. The word &quot;BAN&quot; is like the sound of the guns that they revelled in only two years ago.

Like dominoes, they have fallen,dropping one after the other.

First the man who had proudly and arrogantly declared the man now enjoying a mere 5% support was the first to fall along with his twenty-plus team.


Disgraced, they are now in tears and reduced to stalking. Their boss visits restaurants hoping to one day sit next to the table the victim of their robbery - the one whom Kenyans wanted and still want to be their leader - is sitting.

Then Augustine fell by the wayside. Augustine&#039;s imagination had torpedoed out of control at a rehearsal and he had even seen himself as a possible candidate to live in the house of the people.

Augustine was so sure that nothing could ever defeat him - what with the massive and deadly arsenal they had imported from the land of the silk.

But the people&#039;s words and tears fell Augustine. And Augustine was immediately followed by the iron lady. Her fall seemed to come out of the blue. Like a whirlwind that develops out of nothing and into a powerful hurricane.

The iron lady fell and today she knows as well as I do that she will never fly the flag of her country on her car ever again.

And then there was the keeper of the law. He was there that night in the mistaken belief that he was lending legitimacy to an illegality. Today, the master of self-preservation is disgarced and like the many once-respected Kenyans, he is agreeing to defiantly stay on.

I cannot understannd him. He is not seeing it. He can&#039;t say to himself, &quot;This is it&quot;, and pack his bags and go. He does not see that the brutal thief is urging him to stay and in the process finishing our once internationally-acclaimed human rights advocate.

If I were him - the law-keeper that never was - I would go now. I would think of me and tell myself that there is still an honourable exit for me.

I would negotiate to be unbanned and in return I would retire and tell all.

Wake up, man. Wake up and say &quot;this is it&quot;. Do not allow yourself to be used and destroyed further. Remember the man who declared the thief the victor - at one time he wanted to quit but they could not let him.

There was noone to receive his letter of resignation and the phone calls he tried to make were barred. Finally, he was thrown out in utter disgarce.

I remind my &quot;law-keeper&quot; friend. GO NOW. GO TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR - TO BE DESTROYED COMPLETELY?

The people of Kenya spoke in December 2007 and they have continued to speak since then. With an approval rating standing at 5% (five percentage points or in decimal format, 0.05), the people of Kenya have emphatically and clearly stated that they do not want this man.

Amos, is this the man you want to continue to serve at the expense of everything that you value and have worked hard for?

The chief injustice - master of dormancy - is also on his way out and then the people of Kenya will turn their attention to the ministries of finance and internal security. Be with the people when they do this, Amos. Be on the right side of the fence.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YOU STEAL YOU LOSE!</p>
<p>Not long ago, they gathered &#8211; men and women of darkness &#8211; in pitch-blacki darkness.</p>
<p>Positioned at all gates of entry and exit were military tanks ready to fire on anything that moved.</p>
<p>They spoke in low tones and used candles for light.</p>
<p>They said they were having a swearing-in ceremony. They masses were in tears and many were in bandages or mourning their lost loved ones.</p>
<p>Today, hardly two years on, we can count the losses &#8211; their losses and they are massive.</p>
<p>They were powerful and confident. Today, they are scared and on the run. The word &#8220;BAN&#8221; is like the sound of the guns that they revelled in only two years ago.</p>
<p>Like dominoes, they have fallen,dropping one after the other.</p>
<p>First the man who had proudly and arrogantly declared the man now enjoying a mere 5% support was the first to fall along with his twenty-plus team.</p>
<p>Disgraced, they are now in tears and reduced to stalking. Their boss visits restaurants hoping to one day sit next to the table the victim of their robbery &#8211; the one whom Kenyans wanted and still want to be their leader &#8211; is sitting.</p>
<p>Then Augustine fell by the wayside. Augustine&#8217;s imagination had torpedoed out of control at a rehearsal and he had even seen himself as a possible candidate to live in the house of the people.</p>
<p>Augustine was so sure that nothing could ever defeat him &#8211; what with the massive and deadly arsenal they had imported from the land of the silk.</p>
<p>But the people&#8217;s words and tears fell Augustine. And Augustine was immediately followed by the iron lady. Her fall seemed to come out of the blue. Like a whirlwind that develops out of nothing and into a powerful hurricane.</p>
<p>The iron lady fell and today she knows as well as I do that she will never fly the flag of her country on her car ever again.</p>
<p>And then there was the keeper of the law. He was there that night in the mistaken belief that he was lending legitimacy to an illegality. Today, the master of self-preservation is disgarced and like the many once-respected Kenyans, he is agreeing to defiantly stay on.</p>
<p>I cannot understannd him. He is not seeing it. He can&#8217;t say to himself, &#8220;This is it&#8221;, and pack his bags and go. He does not see that the brutal thief is urging him to stay and in the process finishing our once internationally-acclaimed human rights advocate.</p>
<p>If I were him &#8211; the law-keeper that never was &#8211; I would go now. I would think of me and tell myself that there is still an honourable exit for me.</p>
<p>I would negotiate to be unbanned and in return I would retire and tell all.</p>
<p>Wake up, man. Wake up and say &#8220;this is it&#8221;. Do not allow yourself to be used and destroyed further. Remember the man who declared the thief the victor &#8211; at one time he wanted to quit but they could not let him.</p>
<p>There was noone to receive his letter of resignation and the phone calls he tried to make were barred. Finally, he was thrown out in utter disgarce.</p>
<p>I remind my &#8220;law-keeper&#8221; friend. GO NOW. GO TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR &#8211; TO BE DESTROYED COMPLETELY?</p>
<p>The people of Kenya spoke in December 2007 and they have continued to speak since then. With an approval rating standing at 5% (five percentage points or in decimal format, 0.05), the people of Kenya have emphatically and clearly stated that they do not want this man.</p>
<p>Amos, is this the man you want to continue to serve at the expense of everything that you value and have worked hard for?</p>
<p>The chief injustice &#8211; master of dormancy &#8211; is also on his way out and then the people of Kenya will turn their attention to the ministries of finance and internal security. Be with the people when they do this, Amos. Be on the right side of the fence.</p>
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		<title>Comment on WHATS THE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO KENYAN POLITICAL CRISIS by Maru Kapkatet</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maru Kapkatet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Amos,

This is definitely you, the person described in this:

&quot;Without revealing names, he described the politician as a &quot;senior government official of influence&quot;. 

He said the individual had &quot;obstructed the reform process, failed to end the cycle of impunity and has been an obstacle in the fight against corruption&quot;. &quot;

The best thing you can do now is to negotiate to be unbanned and in return you retire.

Sincerely yours,

Maru

Master of Self Preservation Observer</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Amos,</p>
<p>This is definitely you, the person described in this:</p>
<p>&#8220;Without revealing names, he described the politician as a &#8220;senior government official of influence&#8221;. </p>
<p>He said the individual had &#8220;obstructed the reform process, failed to end the cycle of impunity and has been an obstacle in the fight against corruption&#8221;. &#8221;</p>
<p>The best thing you can do now is to negotiate to be unbanned and in return you retire.</p>
<p>Sincerely yours,</p>
<p>Maru</p>
<p>Master of Self Preservation Observer</p>
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		<dc:creator>Maru Kapkatet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>THE LAND-ROVER GENERALS ARE BACK!

The new Kalenjin Council of Elders is chaired by Maj (rtd) John Seii and includes former Chief of General Staff General Daudi Tonje and retired Army commander, Lt General Lazurus Sumbeywo.

Why military men? Why not academics? There is a plot here to mislead the people by installing Uhuru&#039;s men. These are the Land-Rover Generals, the architects of giving away military Land-Rover vehicles in 2002 to be used to campaign for Uhuru Kenyatta.

General Tonje is a respected former Chief of General Staff. If he wades into divisive politics, he will tanish his otherwise good standing in the eyes of the public.

General Sumbeiywo is also a decorated (even if only in the minds of Kenyans) peace keeper and peace maker. Let us not diminish his great standing by using him to campaign for Uhuru.

It is true that the PM has failed and even insulted the people of Kenya. How can he claim that a thief who has not reformed is a reformer. The lives of hundreds of Kenyans lost needlessly no longer mean anything to the PM?

But whatever failures we see in the PM&#039;s leadership, he is still the best because he is not arrogant. He listens to people and is always willing to correct where he has erred.

Uhuru represents the worst of tribalism and greed iun Kenya. He has been watching his godfather lords it over the other tribes and he says nothing/

Why can&#039;t Uhuru tell his boss that the face of Kenya must be reflected everywhere and everyday. 

I support Mr. Ruto in his dreams and plans but not where he is being used as a tool for Uhuru. And Hon. Ruto should understand that ODM is a movement and that the PM thrives not on party manifestos but in the politics of movements or the politics of &quot;tsunamis&quot; as he calls them.

At the right time, a tsunami will be triggered somewhere in western Kenya and by the time it reaches Kericho and Nandi the politics of Mau and the Hague will have been forgotten and people will be riding the tsunami wave.

Only a foolish politician will write off and try to oppose the PM. If my feelings are typical of those of the general population (and I am almost 100% sure that they are), I can only say we the people of Kenya aree hooked to the PM.

He may insult us, he may disappoint us, but at the end of the day, we are with him and we want him to be our president.

I hope that the PM will use his own skills and the brain power at his disposal to plan to reclaim the presidency that was stolen from him. I hoipe that the PM will work overtime to stay close to the people.

What the PM says or does matters and he should not be saying rubbish publicly and carelessly.

From my own observations, I have determined that Hon. Raila Odinga can make the greatest president of Kenya if he follows the right script. It is also true, from the leadership that we have seen from him in the last two years, that the Pm can make the worst president of Kenya.

Like the tsunami that he often talks about, the Pm can sweep good people and good ideas and good projects along witrh the bad guys and their corruption to the sea.

There is a pet project that the PM has not talked about very much in public. It is Lamu Port. It is a great project but however noble this project could be, the PM has failed miserably to get the best brains in Kenya to carry out a feasibility study and to study the different options in implementing this project.

Building a rail link or highway to Ethiopia and Sudan from Lamu and building a port in Lamu may sound great but waht about security. How much will it cost Kenya to secure the route for daily use.

And the PM looks to building these infrastructures by leasing Kenya`s fertile land to Qatar in exchange for their dollars. I have often wondered whether or not it would make better economic sense to lease the land wheere the port is envisaged to be built to our neighbouring landlocked brothers - Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi - for 99 years and ask them to use their petro dollars (they are only months away from being awash with petro dollars) to build and operate a port in Lamu for their exclusive use.

Why go to Qatar when our neighbours next door could be having the money to complete the project.

In the meantime we are watching Hon. Ruto and hoping that at the right time he will bail out of Uhuru`s bandwagon and come aboard the ODM one lest he sinks.

ODM is the only way to a better and prosperous Kenya, Let us make it strong and not wreck it.</description>
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<p>The new Kalenjin Council of Elders is chaired by Maj (rtd) John Seii and includes former Chief of General Staff General Daudi Tonje and retired Army commander, Lt General Lazurus Sumbeywo.</p>
<p>Why military men? Why not academics? There is a plot here to mislead the people by installing Uhuru&#8217;s men. These are the Land-Rover Generals, the architects of giving away military Land-Rover vehicles in 2002 to be used to campaign for Uhuru Kenyatta.</p>
<p>General Tonje is a respected former Chief of General Staff. If he wades into divisive politics, he will tanish his otherwise good standing in the eyes of the public.</p>
<p>General Sumbeiywo is also a decorated (even if only in the minds of Kenyans) peace keeper and peace maker. Let us not diminish his great standing by using him to campaign for Uhuru.</p>
<p>It is true that the PM has failed and even insulted the people of Kenya. How can he claim that a thief who has not reformed is a reformer. The lives of hundreds of Kenyans lost needlessly no longer mean anything to the PM?</p>
<p>But whatever failures we see in the PM&#8217;s leadership, he is still the best because he is not arrogant. He listens to people and is always willing to correct where he has erred.</p>
<p>Uhuru represents the worst of tribalism and greed iun Kenya. He has been watching his godfather lords it over the other tribes and he says nothing/</p>
<p>Why can&#8217;t Uhuru tell his boss that the face of Kenya must be reflected everywhere and everyday. </p>
<p>I support Mr. Ruto in his dreams and plans but not where he is being used as a tool for Uhuru. And Hon. Ruto should understand that ODM is a movement and that the PM thrives not on party manifestos but in the politics of movements or the politics of &#8220;tsunamis&#8221; as he calls them.</p>
<p>At the right time, a tsunami will be triggered somewhere in western Kenya and by the time it reaches Kericho and Nandi the politics of Mau and the Hague will have been forgotten and people will be riding the tsunami wave.</p>
<p>Only a foolish politician will write off and try to oppose the PM. If my feelings are typical of those of the general population (and I am almost 100% sure that they are), I can only say we the people of Kenya aree hooked to the PM.</p>
<p>He may insult us, he may disappoint us, but at the end of the day, we are with him and we want him to be our president.</p>
<p>I hope that the PM will use his own skills and the brain power at his disposal to plan to reclaim the presidency that was stolen from him. I hoipe that the PM will work overtime to stay close to the people.</p>
<p>What the PM says or does matters and he should not be saying rubbish publicly and carelessly.</p>
<p>From my own observations, I have determined that Hon. Raila Odinga can make the greatest president of Kenya if he follows the right script. It is also true, from the leadership that we have seen from him in the last two years, that the Pm can make the worst president of Kenya.</p>
<p>Like the tsunami that he often talks about, the Pm can sweep good people and good ideas and good projects along witrh the bad guys and their corruption to the sea.</p>
<p>There is a pet project that the PM has not talked about very much in public. It is Lamu Port. It is a great project but however noble this project could be, the PM has failed miserably to get the best brains in Kenya to carry out a feasibility study and to study the different options in implementing this project.</p>
<p>Building a rail link or highway to Ethiopia and Sudan from Lamu and building a port in Lamu may sound great but waht about security. How much will it cost Kenya to secure the route for daily use.</p>
<p>And the PM looks to building these infrastructures by leasing Kenya`s fertile land to Qatar in exchange for their dollars. I have often wondered whether or not it would make better economic sense to lease the land wheere the port is envisaged to be built to our neighbouring landlocked brothers &#8211; Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi &#8211; for 99 years and ask them to use their petro dollars (they are only months away from being awash with petro dollars) to build and operate a port in Lamu for their exclusive use.</p>
<p>Why go to Qatar when our neighbours next door could be having the money to complete the project.</p>
<p>In the meantime we are watching Hon. Ruto and hoping that at the right time he will bail out of Uhuru`s bandwagon and come aboard the ODM one lest he sinks.</p>
<p>ODM is the only way to a better and prosperous Kenya, Let us make it strong and not wreck it.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Maru Kapkatet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>THE PM PEAKED IN 2007! I DO NOT KNOW OF ANYONE WHO PEAKS TWICE OR MORE TIMES

The PM is cementing his position as one of severla Kenyan leaders who missed the presidency by inches rather than miles.

1. Mzee Jaramogi - He was set to become the Prime Minister of Kenya but he refused insiting that Jomo Kenyatta be released from prison to become indipendent Kenya&#039;s first Prime Minister.

In 2002, Jaramogi missed the presidency by a whisker when the opposition party, Ford, disintegrated.

2. Raila Odinga - Kenyans elected him to be their president in 2007 but the thieves stole the presidency from him. Today, he is the PM of Kenya and singing praises in honour of the thieves. The PM is fighting the people who elected him to be their president in 2007. The PM is now on the side of the thieves and the thieves in their daily night meetings are elated. &quot;Keep frying yourself in your own fat, pumbavu&quot;, they are saying.

Raila peaked in 2007. He will never peak again.

2. Uhuru, son of Jomo - In 1997, President Moi had already lost his confidence in Saitoti and had decided that Uhuru will become Kenya&#039;s next president. If only the people of Gatundu had elected Uhuru their MP in 1997, Moi would have appointed him VP and Uhuru would have gone to become Kenya&#039;s next president in 2002. Uhuru peaked in 1997. He will never peak again.

The next presidential elections in Kenya will be very fragmented. There will be no real ODM and no real PNU. The leaders of Kenya have seen that they can attain high office through coalition and if you have the numbers.

They will obtain the numbers by appealing to their own people. The theme of the next presidential elections will be &quot;Go Ye Therefore to the Land of Your People and Vote for the Presidential Candidate From Your Own People&quot;

This approach will favour Uhuru (because they have the bigger numbers) and he will come out on tops in the next presidential elections but this will alarm the other people of Kenya and they will come together in a repeat poll to elect their new president. The beneficiary will be the VP as his much-publicized &quot;miracle&quot; is fulfilled.

The VP has never peaked bu continues to grow. As the PM wages a spirited fight against the people of Kenya over reforms thinking that they are too foolish to see what is going on, he moves nearer to joining the growing list of leaders who peaked once and were never able to achieve their dream.

Yes, reforms start with putting structures in place but which follish man will agree that the leadership is indeed serious about reforms when he has shut out other Kenyans from positions of leadership in the security and economic sectors?

Yes, there are millions of Kenyans who are not schooled to the same level of their leaders but you cannot convince these ordinary and humble folks that a thief is a reformer and especially when they are watching the thief digging in and stockpiling arms.</description>
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<p>The PM is cementing his position as one of severla Kenyan leaders who missed the presidency by inches rather than miles.</p>
<p>1. Mzee Jaramogi &#8211; He was set to become the Prime Minister of Kenya but he refused insiting that Jomo Kenyatta be released from prison to become indipendent Kenya&#8217;s first Prime Minister.</p>
<p>In 2002, Jaramogi missed the presidency by a whisker when the opposition party, Ford, disintegrated.</p>
<p>2. Raila Odinga &#8211; Kenyans elected him to be their president in 2007 but the thieves stole the presidency from him. Today, he is the PM of Kenya and singing praises in honour of the thieves. The PM is fighting the people who elected him to be their president in 2007. The PM is now on the side of the thieves and the thieves in their daily night meetings are elated. &#8220;Keep frying yourself in your own fat, pumbavu&#8221;, they are saying.</p>
<p>Raila peaked in 2007. He will never peak again.</p>
<p>2. Uhuru, son of Jomo &#8211; In 1997, President Moi had already lost his confidence in Saitoti and had decided that Uhuru will become Kenya&#8217;s next president. If only the people of Gatundu had elected Uhuru their MP in 1997, Moi would have appointed him VP and Uhuru would have gone to become Kenya&#8217;s next president in 2002. Uhuru peaked in 1997. He will never peak again.</p>
<p>The next presidential elections in Kenya will be very fragmented. There will be no real ODM and no real PNU. The leaders of Kenya have seen that they can attain high office through coalition and if you have the numbers.</p>
<p>They will obtain the numbers by appealing to their own people. The theme of the next presidential elections will be &#8220;Go Ye Therefore to the Land of Your People and Vote for the Presidential Candidate From Your Own People&#8221;</p>
<p>This approach will favour Uhuru (because they have the bigger numbers) and he will come out on tops in the next presidential elections but this will alarm the other people of Kenya and they will come together in a repeat poll to elect their new president. The beneficiary will be the VP as his much-publicized &#8220;miracle&#8221; is fulfilled.</p>
<p>The VP has never peaked bu continues to grow. As the PM wages a spirited fight against the people of Kenya over reforms thinking that they are too foolish to see what is going on, he moves nearer to joining the growing list of leaders who peaked once and were never able to achieve their dream.</p>
<p>Yes, reforms start with putting structures in place but which follish man will agree that the leadership is indeed serious about reforms when he has shut out other Kenyans from positions of leadership in the security and economic sectors?</p>
<p>Yes, there are millions of Kenyans who are not schooled to the same level of their leaders but you cannot convince these ordinary and humble folks that a thief is a reformer and especially when they are watching the thief digging in and stockpiling arms.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Omuto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How can we overcome this crises that we are having(people fighting,houses burnt,removing IDPs at the camp) how</description>
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