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its first and most importantly a loss to their families and close friends and my deepest sympathy goes to them
i believe ODM can rise above considering body count and work in revamping its image so that many more worthy aspirants can continue the fight for greater freedoms and democracy under the ODM umbrella.
the tribal factor may be a big issue but Ntimama’s support for a different candidate other than the “home boy” in kilgoris was a good show even if he lost, its the way for increased co-existence.
its ironic that the newly appointed roads minister dies in an air accident because the roads in kenya are so bad. so where are we in terms of transport, poor roads, increasingly unsafe air transport, poor railroad, matatu crisis and mischief every other month, so do we go back to walking
My deepest symphaties to the families of the deceased. A huge loss for ODM and the Kipsigis community.
To the families of the deceased, we can only say that we grieve with them and pray that our gracious God will give them the strength and fortitude to bear the loss.
My appeal to PM Raila Odinga is that he seeks help from Germany to help determine the real cause of the plane crash.
At least, w know that the German government will carry out a thorough autopsy on the pilot and a professional investigation into the accident.
To Hon. Franklin Bett, Isaac Ruto, Charles Keter, and Zakayo Cheruiyot, I appeal to them, as senior Kipsigis leaders, to continue to unite the Kipsigis people as a community and as supporters of Pm Raila and ODM. To them, I appeal not to allow personal amibition go before them. There wil be some acrimony when the Cabinet appointments are done. Let it not divide them. Despite the tragic loss of Hons. Kones and Laboso, life has to go on.
Personally, I would like to see Hon. Isaac Ruto appointed the minister for roads and Franklin Bett an asistant minister for finance. I would also like to see Hon. Margaret Kamar appointed an assistant minister to honour Hon. Lorna Laboso, the woman assistant minister.
I am sure Mwai Kibaki is going to appoint Gideon Konchella an assistant minister. So things will balance out.
MWENYEZI MUNGU – AL KARIM awalaze mahali pema peponi had tutapokutana.
TNK on transport state in the country – you are spot on.
Maru, not that I want to be inappropriate to discuss cabinet appointments but although I think RO will replace the duly departed with fellow kipsigis, I dont think it will be a straight swap, expect a mini reshuffle, I think he will transfer another senior minister to roads and then appoint the MP such as Isaac to that place. Isaac showed poor judgment as he protested his non appointment to cabinet by saying Kipsigis were short changed. In my view He was using his community unwisely as I believe Kipsigis got a fair deal given the “half the loaf”.
Given the immense priority being placed on Infrastructure, RAO will want a very safe pair of hands that he knows will deliver on a very key promise to rehabilitate the countries road network given some of the Mp’s open rebuke of the party by using the opposition bill to leverage themselves. Anyway that is just my 2 pence.
Budget
Bei ya Mkate imeshushwa. Tu ile na nin ? . Why did it have VAT in the first place ?Staple food ni Sima bwana.
Zero rating on international air fare – Twende wa ?
I still dont understand why the govt wont interfere in the prices of fuel even when it is clear that the oil companies are using MRTP’s (Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices).
A few years back margins on petrol and diesel were as low as 1 shilling. Today they are in double digits.
JAMANI KAZI IENDELEE ?
Turncoat,
I wonder if the west and the most powerful nations on earth cannot do much about the fuel prices, why do you think you or ODM will do without your own oil?
i stopped looking at the west for solutions long time. Venzuela, Libya, India, Iran. All these countries have effective price controls that augur well with the economy. Furthermore i recommend the introduction of RRP on most of the consumer goods……especially mediciene, books, and fertilisers. Consumer activist groups are dead in this country.
RRP (Recommended Retail prices) normally appearing on the packings of goods sold.
TURNCOAT,
The countries you quoted are oil producers (not sure about India). How do you think the government can control world fuel prices? Recommended Retail prices logo is not even binding and is suggested by the manufacturers. I want Kenya to explore and drill her own oil and also follow Brazil and Argentina in developing alternative fuels through sugar cane and other industrial wastes. I seriously do not see oil prices going down unless demands subside in India and China.
I am also recommending that Kenyans once again embrace railway transport in the major towns. The RV Railways should start short train runs between upcountry stations ie Nakuru, Njoro, Molo, Elburgon, Turi, Londiani, Mau Summit, Kericho etc. This way those not in a hurry will use trains like we used to do in the years past.
TO HON KONES’ AND LABOSO’S FAMILY,
I knew Hon Kones as a Kenyan first and as a Kipsigis leaders second. There are fond and bad memories about the fallen giant. First, I remember him when he was appointed the minster for roads (public works and roads) by president Moi. He was the first minister to visit the road construction sites and issue very sturn warning to constructors. Things started to move in the right direction. He fell out with power baron in Moi cabine and left in a huff without accomplishing much in the ministry.
When Multi-party democracy was restored back in Kenya, Kones and Hon Biwott and Ole Ntimama issued a declaration in Narok giving the non-Kalenjins deadline to move back to their ancestral land or they would forced out. This was the beginning of the tribal clashes that have continued to date every elections. Most non-Kalenjin were thrown out of their land especially in Molo South and would never go back to those places. They were resettled in Kapsita and Molo Forest and thus greatly reduced the forest and rains in the area.
During the 2002 elections, Kones owned to the 92 clashes and never actually gave the details even though he had promised to spill the beans. Most of us did not see him directly involved in the 2007 post-election violence and remained silent during the skirmishes.
Most of us view the fallen giant as a man committed to the advancement of himself and his people against percieved invation and injustices. We may have disagreed with him in the past, but as he became mature, he became more friendly and non-confrontational. I am sure he was not part of the scheme to throw our people especially the Kisiis who were his neighbours.
I send my heartfelt condolences to Kones’ family.
I do not know much about Miss Laboso but one thing is for certain, she followed in the steps of Chelegat Mutai and Miss Kilimo and was a fighter for the course of his people. I send my heart to the family of this promising Kenyan woman. May God give peace to these families.
The hard questions being asked by investigators of the plane crash that killed Hons. Kones and Laboso and Mr. Bett and the pilot are encouraging. It is the payer of all peace-loving Kenyans that the true cause of the plane crash will be determined.
http://216.180.252.4/archives/index.php?mnu=details&id=1143988492&catid=4
When I saw a picture of PM Raila Odinga with Hon. Lorna Laboso’s son, tears welled in my eyes. Lorna was a single mom and her son has lost the only parent who was bringing him up. As I looked at the photo, I could not help wondering what was on the boy’s mind. I believe that the boy has quaestions for Mwai Kibaki and his government.
On behalf of the boy, all the bereaved families, the residents of Sotik constituency, the entire Kipsigis community, and all Kenyans who love and care for a just, united, and peaceful Kenya, I ask the following questions:
1. Hon. Lorna Laboso made history by becoming the FIRST KIPSIGIS WOMAN TO BE ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT. Did any party or parties write another chapter for Lorna making her the first woman politician in Kenya and the first woman sitting member of parliamnet in Kenya, and the first woman minister in Kenya to be assasinated for her political choices?
2. Did any party or parties make Hon. Lorna Laboso the second prominent Kalenjin woman to be killed by government death squads? I ask this question because some years back, Ms. Esther Chesire was killed by Idi Amin’s government death squad called the State Research Bureau.
3. That a death squad cared for, facilitated, and funded by the Kenya government exist is not far-fetched. I say this because not long ago there were two terrorist aliens, who later came to be known as the Artur brothers. These two terrorists were alleged to have raided the premises of The Standard newspaper in Kenya where they terrorized employees and later burned thousands of copies of newspapers of that day’s edition.
There was strong suspicion at the time that Mwai Kibaki’s government was caring for, facilitating, and funding the Artur terrorsit brothers. In one of the most blatant terrorist act and humiliation of Kenyans, the duo whisked guns at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport and physically assaulted Kenyans who were going about their business of building Kenya.
Instead of arresting and investigating them, Mwai Kibaki’s government instead told Kenyans that the two had been expelled from the country. IMPUNITY FOR ALIEN CRIMINALS? WHY? Were they really expelled or were they moved to a more secure location?
Mwai Kibaki instituted a commission of inquiry to look into the Artur brothers, their conduct, and the lapse of security at the international airport, a lapse that saw two terrorists carry guns and assault Kenyans. The Kiruki inquiry report was never released by Mwai Kibaki. Why? Who was kibaki protecting at the expense of the lives of millions of Kenyans who use the Kenya airports?
At the same time, Mwai Kibaki spared his bosom friend, the managing director of Kenya Airports Authority, and instead fired his deputy, Ms. Sidi. She was made the fall person for lack of performance from the managing director himself.
Now that the plane crash that killed Hon. Lorna Laboso, Hon. Kones, Mr. Bett, and the pilot is being investigated and the initial finding of a possible switch in the plane engine, then Kenyans who use Kenya’s airports must be shuddering in fear for their lives. How can plane engines be switched without authorities being made aware of it?
The more fundamental question that Kenyans are asking is this:
Is Mr. George Muhoho (formerly Father George Muhoho) qualified to be the managing director of Kenya Airports Authority? During Mzee Moi’s long rule, Kenya airports were the safest places in Kenya. And this leads to the following question
4. Are Kenyans right in concluding that Mwai Kibaki retained his buddies in the civil service, contrary to civil service code and regulations, for some hidden extra-curricula activities that Kenyans are not aware of?
5. Looking at the performances of some of Mwai Kibaki’s buddies, one does not find any evidence of meaningful contribution to Kenya’s growth. The worst performer is the managing director of Kenya Airports Authority and unless Kenyans rise up and refuse this man, there will be more deaths and more terrorist visits to Kenyan airports.
The head of civil service is no better. He recently authored a malicious, ethnicaly-biased, and bogus performance evaluation report which was meant to demean Kenyans of ethnic background different from Mwai Kibaki’s. This man is also the main reason behind the bloated Cabinet and the unfriendly environment for the PM to work under.
In the ministry of education, the PS messes up the KCSE results of Kenyan children and should have been fired for it.
If Mwai Kibaki fired Ms. Sidi, the former deputy managing directors of Kenya Airports Authority for her perpheral role in the Artur brothers’ international airport saga, why is Mwai Kibaki protecting his friends – George Muhoho, Muthurra, Mutahi?
How deep down should they run Kenya to reach the threshold that will trigger Mwai Kibaki to do something? How many young children like Kiprono have to lose their Mums before Kbaki can have some compassion.
The ODM politicians have been forced to prefer the foreign pilots like the German pilot even if they do not have a lot of experience rather than use the government pilots and end up in an almots ure death. Why should Kenyans have to fear for their lives at the hand of their government in their own country.
Why should Mwai Kibaki hire his buddies who are not qualified (in terms of age and/or training) for civil service jobs where they seem to draw a salary for some covert deadly operations aimed at eliminating ODM?
Why did Mwai Kibaki not release the Kiruki inquiry report? If the report had been released and action taken, maybe Lorna would be alive today.
Robert Mugabe unleashed the terror of the Fifth Brigade on his people. The world did nothing and now the people of Zimbabwe are reaping its evil fruits. Mwai Kibaki altered the results of the presidential elections. The world acted and Kenya found peace. There is definitely some terrorist-like activity being undertaken by the government against ODM and unless the world stops it, Kenya is on her way to genocide.
The world must demand action against the artur brothers and those who worked with them. The last rumour that circulated some months ago was that the Artur brothers were in Uganda. Know the close friendship that Mwai Kibaki has with Museveni of Uganda, it is possible that a killing squad is being trained for ODM in Uganda.
I BEG THE WORLD TO TREAT THE FEAR OF A HOME-GROWN TERRORISM IN KENYA SERIOUSLY AND USE THEIR RESOURCES AND INFLUENCE TO ENSURE THAT ALL KENYANS IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR POLITICAL INCLINATIONS TRAVEL, SPEAK, AND DO THEIR BUSINESS WITHOUT FEAR.
THE WORLD OWES IT TO HON. LORNA LABOSO AND HER YOUNG SON TRUTH AND JUSTICE. THE CAUSE OF THE PLANE CRASH MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND CORRECTLY DETERMINED. IF THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH IS DETERMINED TO BE A RESULT OF SOME FOUL PLAY, I ASK THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO DESIGNATE IT A TERRORIST ACT AND TO HOLD MWAI KIBAKI AND HIS GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE.
If foul play led to the plane crash that killed Ms. Lorna Laboso and others, then this teorrist act is not different from the Lockerbie one.
Maru,
I agree with you. That when I also saw thousands of Kenyans stranded in the IDP camps and whose parents had been offered as sacrificial offering to political demons by the Kalenjin worriors, tears welled down my eyes and there is no doubt in my mind that these people had a lot of questions for Rutoh, Bett and ODM and they have been uttering very serious prayers to God that “Vegeance belongs to the Lord and it is coming quickly”. Yes, God will determine their future not man.
When I read your blogg and remember that last term a lot of MPs died from plane crashes, I wonder why you specifically think that this was foul play. Like I said before, I will let you Maru and God let us know what caused the accident. Because you know more than most of us know. And by the way, why dont you take your speculation to ODM secretariat and let them hold a press conference with those details?
That was my last response to you Maru on what you have been repeating here- and it childish details
Rail ,
Gud points on fuel.
That the govt is not const refrom is now clear. We have legislators who would be happy that we go the zim way.
sorry for typo.
I meant that ….the govt is not committed to Constitutional reforms is now clear.
Only a stupid person would derail constitutional review. We need a new constitution now.
APPOINT A PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE LIKE THE ELIJAH MWANGALE-LED ONE
I request parliament to appoint a parliamentary select committee, like the one which was led by Chairma Elijah Mwangale that investigated the assasination of JM Kariuki, to investigate the plane crash that killed the late Hon. Lorna Laboso, Hon. Kipkalya Kones, Mr. Bett, and the German pilot.
The parliamentary select committee will also look into the Artur brothers saga. The committee will summon the Kenya Airports Authority, Directorate of Civil Aviation, representatives from the private operators within the civil aviation industry, and former Kenya Airports Authority DMD, Ms. Naomi Sidi.
The parliamentary select committee will vet the qualifications of George Muhoho and determine how and why he was appointed to be the head of the Kenya Airports Authority when he does not seem to have the qualifications for the job.
In the meantime, parliament should also task the relevant parliamentary committee to look into the performance of some long-serving civil servants. It is a shame and a diservice to Kenya to retain some long-serving civil servants whose productivity has reduced to almost nil.
Kenyans are at a loss to see the continued retention of individuals like Amos Wako (Attorney General), Davy Koech (Kemri), Kuto (Directorate of Civil Aviation), and others who are past retirement age. We have been hearing of their names for almost two decades while their output may be no more than two years’ worth.
Is Mwai Kibaki allergic to young executives? There are many young Kenyans (under the age of 40 years) who are academically- qualified, experientially-qualified, visionarily-qualified, patriotically-qualified, to lead and grow Kenya’s government bodies. Why is Mwai Kibaki not giving them the chance?
The economy and growth of every sector in Kenya will benefit from young, vibrant, and knowledgeable executives who will focus solely on their jobs and not on self-presevation. Why is Kenya still retaining dinosaurs in the management of key industries?
LONGEVITY = PERFECTION OF THE ART OF SELF-PRESERVATION AT THE EXPENSE OF NEW IDEAS AND COURAGEOUS VENTURES
Its official the IDP’s now have more loot than u. We see them here everyday reveling in various resorts. Giving money to a section of the displaced persons will not solve this problem. From the 1992 clashes in Likoni, the problem has always been land distribution. This money should have gone into building permanent houses and social amenities that could be used to settle kenyans, regardless of their tribe or plotical affiliations.
Maru,
Always send a cc to the dailies. They will ignore u for sometime and then u will get better readership.
Turncoat,
Passing blame will not help. If you have something against the IDPs and that the government is achieving more than you anticipated (total removal of these human beings), then I am sorry. Didn’t you know that God is on the side of the oppressed including the poor and the IDPs. ODM will never achieve Mugabe or Bashir Darfur chaos in Kenya. Our nation is stronger and we believe in God and the writing is on the wall for all murderers and those who plan chaos.
Do you see the rising prices of even the most basic commodities and our MPs (icluding the stinking rich Ephraim Maina) want to avoid paying taxes while we the small people continue to do so and wallo in debts and poverty? We want all men of character both in ODM and PNU to rise up and be men enough to sacrifice for this nation. We want the president and the PM to lead and tell those idiots to see the light and pay taxes. We want a better economy and not hand outs during funerals and harambees. We want to fend for ourselves and the sooner they realize this the better.
AS KENYANS PREPARE TO BID HONS. KONES AND LABOSO, I URGE THEM TO SEE THE GLASS AS HALF-FULL AND NOT SEE IT AS HALF-EMPTY:
From mow on, I will look, think, dream, and live a Kenya where the glass is half-full rather than a Kenya where the glas is half-empty.
I will focus on PM Raila. To me, he represents optimism and bloom. He is the “glass is half-full” side of Kenya. He represents a blooming Kenya, a Kenya that will bloom fully the day he is sworn in as the president. I will follow and support what he does, what he says, and what he dreams for Kenya.
I will delete Mwai Kibaki and all that he represents from my Kenya thoughts. Mwai Kibaki represents despair – despair because of abuse of the rule of law and setting aside of government regulations for the sake of his friends, despair because of the massive loss of lives in Kenya in a short period of time under Mwai Kibaki, despair because at no other time since independence have so many Kenyans shed so much tears of agony and pain
THERE IS HOPE, KENYANS. EVEN IN ZIMBABWE, THEY HAVE HOPE FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THEIR COUNTRY. EVEN UGANDANS HAD HOPE DURING IDI AMIN’S RULE. THERE IS HOPE, KIPSIGIS PEOPLE EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE SEEN NOTHING BUT LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT AND LOSS OF LIVES UNDER MWAI KIBAKI.
TO THE KIPSIGIS, I SAY THAT YOU SEE THE GLASS AS HALF-FULL AND NOT HALF-EMPTY!
HONORING LORNA LABOSO:
I request the Chairman of Sotik Town Council to name the main street in Sotik town as Lorna Laboso Avenue. I ask Sotik Tonwn Council to post signs along the main street from the turn-off on the Sotik-Kisii highway all the way to Sotik Catholic parish naming this main street as Lorna Laboso Avenue.
Mr. Chairman and the Sotik Town council, just put the signs even if the name of the street does not appear on government physical maps. There is no law in Kenya that says that a national hero cannot be honored by her people in the best way possible by naming Main Steet after her.
Let the sign be there so that future geneartions will ask who Lorna Laboso was and they will be told or look up the information on the internet and know that Lorna Laboso was the first Kipsigis woman to be elected to parliament and that she was a member of the ODM party which had opposed and defeated the then president, Mwai Kibaki, in the presidential elections. They will go on to learn that Ms. Lorna Laboso died in mysterious circumstances at a time when it was very dangerous for ODM members of parliament to travel by air and by road.
The future generations will also learn that Lorna Laboso was one of three Kipsigis members of parliament to be killed within a period of six months under Mwai Kibaki’s leadership and that the deaths came hot on the heels of the mass sackings of Kalenjin government employees by Mwai Kibaki’s government.
I also request the people of Minariet to change the name of the secondary school next to Lorna Laboso’s home from Moi Minariet secondary school to Lorna Laboso high school.
This is the only way the Kipsigis community can preserve the memory of the first Kipsigis woman to be elected to parliament (and possibly the first Kenyan woman politician to be assasinated) for posterity.
I understand in 1980s a mass murder called the “Wagara masacre” occured in northe Eastern Kenya. That is an issue that should be addressed as thousands of people have gone missing and have left tears rolling down people’s cheeks for years. We want the injustices of “Nyayo” chambers investigated even as we address historical injustices. No stone should be left untouched.
As we pay respect to the departed, I ask the civil servant, teachers and the civil society to organize mass rallies and demonstration against our own MPs. They are gluttons who do not learn from history. The last parliament lost most of the MPs due to their selfish behavior in the last august house. Now the same guys both in ODM and PNU think that we are stupid and will vote them back. But if they start with such a bad reputation, we the people of Kenya will take over the government and the will be jobless once more. Where is Kabando Wa Kabando and James Orengo? We want the men of character to come out and be counted this time around. We do not want their hands out any more. We want a nation of equal taxation and equal quality life.
Railka
both good points above.
there have been many skirmishes that have left many kenyans displaced only they have not been given due prominence. another took place in isiolo recently. if we look around the country we’ll find many internal refuges from different war-like hostilities
and you are right, we need men and women of integrity in parliament to stand up and be counted. the MP remuneration is excessive and should be taxed or reduced. the excuse of handouts is idiotic and shows narrow mindedness. we need institutions and facilities developed for sustainable growth, not handouts. constituents are not the MPs children to wait to be fed. that is an insult to their intelligence and also is meant to make the MP indispensable or rather create a tin god.
but worse still is this insane initiative to pay former MPs, so what does that mean for MPs that served in parliament in those years but who have passed on, are they to be excluded because they did not make it this far. the entire proposal is just absurd, and how does it affect MPs who’ve been in bunge for ever, (kibaki, Ntimama, am sure there are other fossils (no offense intended) out there) does that mean they get double compensation current and previous. And this when the economy is battered and inflation at an all time high. if the MPs are serious why don’t they just establish new or use the current structures and have the government directly pay for the funeral, hospital expenses etc on an as needed basis that is stringently monitored. i hope bwana PM and Kibaki stand together and put bunge in order.
After reading the Standard edition on the pilot and the plane, I totally agree that thorough investigations be undertaken, investigate how flying companies are registered while Christ Kuto and his buddies resign. The buck stops right at his feet. When in 2002 one minister and other Kenyans died (Wanjiru Kihoro) and later 5 MPs in Isiolo, we expected the ministry of transport to implement Muthoga’s recommendations. But it seems the concerned department led by Kutoh has remained corrupt and incompetent. I suggest that Kenyans avoid going through Wilson Airport untill their safety is ensured and all the airplanes inspected by competent engineers from outside Kenya. Otherwise the Kenyan airspace is becoming a disaster for not only MPs but ordinary Kenyans like me.
Recently, major US airlines cancelled thousands of their scheduled flights to to through voluntary plane inspections. We demand the same from our national and local carriers.
I salute our PM hon Raila Odinga and the way he is handling the coalition government. I was proud of his travel to the US and how he shaped the US/Kenya relations. I also applaud our ambassedor for articulating and setting the pace for the fruitful meetings. The scheduled official visit was a much needed one to restore faith in our nation. Like I have always said before, our nation is larger than all of us and it is now very clear that Hon Raila Amolo Odinga is committed to our great African nation. Thanks Agwambo for your service to Kenya and not playing politics with the lives of Kenyans. You advocate for one Kenya where all Kenyans afford a descent life and live in harmony in all parts of Kenya. God bless you and together with Emilio Mwai Kibaki, do not allow your political parties derail you from restoring our dignity.
At the burial of the late Hon. Kipkalya Kones, Mwai Kibaki called for unity in the grand coalition government. This can be achieved only if Kibaki himself chooses to treat all Kenyans with respect and if indeed he can let justice be the shield and defender of evey Kenya irrespective of ethnicity, race, gender, social status.
The government should not dsicriminate against anybody – any member of any ethnic group or gender. Kibaki should not set aside government rules to favour his friends. They may look stupid to him but they have to be respected if there has to be order in Kenya.
If there is to be unity and peace in Kenya that will last for ever, Kibaki must lead the way in entrenching in Kenya the culture of DEMOCRACY, GENUINE RULE OF LAW, AND RESPECT FOR ALL REGULATIONS (PUBLIC OR PRIVATE).
There should be no DISCRMINATION AGAINST WOMEN. The women of Kenya should enjoy equal opportunities as men even Kibaki’s men friends.
As the late Kones and the late Laboso and policeman Bett have been laid to rest, Kenyans can once again turn to nation-building.
I had proposed earlier a number of things, foremost of which were:
THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY SHOULD CONSIDER ESTABLISHING A PARASTATAL TO BE CALLED, “Kenya Domestic Energy Research Institute”. Such an institute will work on helping Kenyans meet their domestic energy needs.
Many Kenyans currently rely on wood or charcoal for cooking energy. Are there ways of ensuring sustainability of this source of energy considering that many families are finding it hard to plant treesas their pieces of land are getting smaller and smaller?
Could Kenyans be encouraged to plant trees along communal paths and roads near their homes and if so what are the best trees to plant that can be used for firewood as well as for building and ones that can grow and mature quickly?
The Kenya Domestic Energy Research Institute will have to work with the ministry of forestry in this kind of venture.
I was watching a documentary on CNN, titled “Out of Gas”. It was amazing to learn that 40% of Brazil’s automobile energy requirements is met by sugarcane-derived ethanol and that 1% of USA’s automobile energy is from corn-derived ethanol. Due to food shortages, there is growing debate on the wisdom of using corn to derive ethanol.
The Barizilian experience impressed me so much and I started thinking how Kenya can produce enough sugar for her needs and export while generating ethanol fuel as well.
Tha acreage under sugarcane in Kenya can be increased manyfold especially in the Coast, Eastern (in Machakos, Kitui, and Mwingi districts) and North Eastern provinces if irrigation is used. And in such a venture, the ministry of water and irrigation has to be invlolved.
I read an article on how China is experimenting with seawater-irrigated agriculture. The ministry of water development and irrigation and the ministry of northern kenya should start showing an interest in this Chinese study.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200012/22/eng20001222_58549.html
We have the National Irrigation Board of Kenya. We have the Tea Board of Kenya and Kenya Tea Reasearch Institute. Should Kenya not also have the Seawater Irrigation Research and Development Institute? I believe that Israel and China may be countries that Kenya can benefit from to turn the coastal part of Kenya into a major food-producing region as well as the esthanol-producing capital of Kenya.
It would have been better for the government to establish more research and development institutes rather than more ministries.
With the exapnsion of university education in Kenya, the government should not consider forming a body equivalent to HELB to manage the funding of research by universities in collaboration with the many research institutes such as KARI, KEMRI, KIRDI and also to advise the government on what new research institutes to form.
Even as we spit our hate and tribal animosity on this blogg, I want all of us to read the following story from the Sunday nation and shame ourselves. Even some of us who have the most education than majority of Kenyans cannot bring our minds together inspite of our differences and make a better nation. Read the following,
Chief: We are now united and sharing everything
Story by KEN OPALA
Publication Date: 6/23/2008
Deep in the heart of Timboroa at a place called Matharu, 20 elders cluster in a disused classroom. They tear leaves from an exercise book and distribute them among themselves.
“Make sure you only get one of that,” says one, sporting a heavy jacket. “It is your vote. Just write the name of the person you prefer.”
Two people are vying for a critical seat — the chairperson of the location bursary committee.
Different tribes
The candidates are from different tribes, nay hitherto antagonistic communities — the Kalenjin and the Kikuyu.
After voting, one is named the winner.
The loser and those in the room mob and congratulate him. Moreover, because the winner earned more votes, it implies that a good number of the participants voted against ethnic jingoism. There were 10 Kalenjin and 10 Kikuyu elders.
That was the unusual setting last Friday at Kahuho Primary School in Matharu Location, Timboroa, Uasin Gishu District.
This is an area scarred by the post-election violence to an extent that the area was deserted by January 10, 2008 — there was no one from either the Kalenjin or Kikuyu tribes. The violence drove the area’s 3,550 people into camps, one at the Matharu Trading Centre.
“Can you imagine this happening,” says Mr Moses Kendagor, not exactly asking a question.
“We have tried, I have tried. Now we are more peaceful than ever before. We are sharing everything. The Kalenjins and Kikuyus are sharing milk, matchbox … everything,” says the area chief.
Chief Kendagor dealt with the problem directly, so to speak.
Apart from the debris of burnt houses and granaries, there is little indication of the conflict that pushed the people into camps.
The people are rebuilding homes, four of the five schools have reopened and the children are multi-ethnic, and the churches are not talking about reconciliation – people are already together.
“We are talking about development, about education matters,” says John Kiguthi, the chairperson of Kahuho Primary School. His school is yet to open because teachers fled during the violence. “We don’t know what to do. The children are waiting for the school to open but we have no teachers. We are asking the Government to help us get teachers. We really want to open the school.”
When Kenyans appeared to dawdle over the possibility of multi-ethnic co-existence in the Rift Valley, Chief Kendagor decided on mediation talks between elders from the two communities.
Church leaders
“I held 13 reconciliation meetings in my location. I brought together the elders from the different communities, the DC, church leaders, the professionals. We spoke about peace and brotherliness, about co-existence.
“The people listened. Now you can see the results.”
Administrators in the Rift valley and western Kenya are citing Matharu Location as a success story in the resettlement of victims of the post-election conflict.
Chief Kendagor started his mission in February, almost three months before the government resettlement started.
The problem in Zimbabwe makes Kenya’s post-election violence a child play. Robert Mugabe is a despot who will end like Sadam Hussein. It is unfortunate that this former south African bread basket is now a country in ruin. I sympathize with my friends who are Zimbabweans. God is on your side and soon victory is coming.
I am disturbed by Thambo Mbeki. He seems to hold his neighbour in very high esteem when it is only too clear that he has given his nation to the dogs. Can you imagine how president Moi and Tanzanian president and even Zambia have made Africa proud. Whatever Moi’s shortcoming, he never clang to power. We honor him as we wish Mugabe quick exit in disgrace.
I wish he would recognize the need to hand over power peacifully and retire in South Africa together with Mbeki.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LIKE OR LOVE OR EVEN ATTEMPT TO LIKE AND SUPPORT MWAI KIBAKI. HE IS TOO WEAK A MAN TO PROVIDE A JUST AND FIRM LEADERSHIP. IN 2002, KENYANS MADE A HUGE MISTAKE THAT HAS COST MANY LIVES, DIVIDED KENYANS, AND WHICH KIBAKI IS TOO WEAK TO RESOLVE.
MARTHA KARUA IS NOT A NEUTRAL MANAGER OF THE “YOUTH IN CUSTODY CRISIS”. WHY CANNOT MWAI KIBAKI BE MAN ENOUGH TO MOVE MARTHA KARUA TO ANOTHER MINISTRY AND LET SOMEONE LIKE MUTULA KILONZO TAKE CHARGE OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.
I PREFER MUTULA KILONZO BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT HIS LOYALTY TO JUSTICE AND RULE OF LAW CAN NEVER BE COMPROMISED OR EXCEEDED BY HIS LOYALTY TO ODM-K AND PNU.
MWAI KIBAKI FIRED MS. NAOMI SIDI UNFAIRLY TO SAVE THE SKIN OF HIS FRIEND – THE ONE WHO PERMANENTLY WEARS LIPSTICK. WHY CANNOT MWAI KIBAKI BE MAN ENOUGH TO RELIEVE ALL TOP OFFICIALS OF KENYA AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND KENYA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY TO PAVE THE WAY FOR COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY IN KENYA.
AT LIGHTNING SPEED, MWAI KIBAKI DISPOSED OF MS. NAOMI SIDI BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN. WHY CANNOT MWAI KIBAKI DEAL WITH HIS LIPSTICK FRIEND WITH SIMILAR LIGHTNING SPEED OR IS THERE A GAY CLUB HERE?
IF MWAI KIBAKI WAS TO CLEAN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY, HE WOULD BE HONOURING KONES, KHALIF, AND MANY OTHER MEN WHO HAV DIED IN PLANE CRASHES IN KENYA. FROM PAST EXPERIENCE, I DOUBT WHETHER IT WILL EVER BE IN MWAI KIBAKI’S MIND TO HONOUR A WOMAN SUCH AS LORNA LABOSO.
MWAI KIBAKI IS DEFINITELY NOT WATCHING BBC NEWS AND DOCUMENTARIES ON ZIMBABWE. WHY CANNOT MWAI KIBAKI BE MAN ENOUGH TO WATCH THE BBC NEWS ON ZIMBABWE AND EDUCATE HIMSELF THAT WHAT MUGABE AND HIS SECURITY MEN ARE DOING TO ZIMBABWEANS IS A MIRROR IMAGE OF WHAT KIBAKI’s MEN DID TO KENYANS. WHY CANNOT MWAI KIBAKI BE MAN ENOUGH AND MOVE FAST (AND HE HAS ALL THE POWER AND THE GOODWILL OF KENYANS TO DO SO) TO BRING HEALING AN RECONCILIATION IN KENYA?
MWAI KIBAKI SHOWS HIS CONTEMPT FOR THE WOMEN AND MOTHERS OF KENYA BY RETAINING HIS BUNCH OF AGED FRIENDS, THE RACHITECTS OF A BLOATED GOVERNMENT, WHILE SHOWING THE BETTER-PERFORMING WOMEN THE DOOR. WHY CANNOT MWAI KIBAKI BE MAN ENOUGH TO SERVE ALL KENYANS (MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, ORPHANS, BEREAVED) WITH IMPARTIALITY?
IF THE GOVERNMNENT OF MWAI KIBAKI IS NOT THE GOVERNMENT FOR KIKUYUS ONLY (AND MOSTLY KIKUYU MEN), WHY HAVE MWAI KIBAKI’S ETHNIC BROTHERS NOT BEEN CHARGED FOR THE FOLLOWING CRIMES:
1. The forceful circumcision of some Luo men in Central and Eastern provinces after Mwai Kibaki suffered defeat. Thomas said, “until I see the wounds on his hands, I will not believe” and I say, until at least ten or more criminals from Central and Eastern provinces have been charged with forcibly circumcising some Luo men, I will not believe in Kibaki’s so-called justice. The victims may be too ashamed to come forward but they should be given an opportunity to document their ordeal with an international human rights organization.
Why have the Kenya Police not called on Kenyans who were forcibly circumcised to come forward and record their ordeal discretly?
2. The BBC reported that a “meeting was held in State House, Nairobi, under senior government officials and subsequently a squad of mungiki killers was sent to Naivasha and Nakuru to kill. The police were ordered to stay clear of the squad to allow them a safe and quick passage to Naivasha where they roasted people alive.
What steps have the Kenya Police taken to investigate the BBC report? Until Eric Kiraithe holds a press conference to inform Kenyans of all those involved in the State House-sanctioned killings and until the suspects are arrested and arraigned in court, I will not believe Mwai Kibaki’s so-called justice and due process.
3. The policeman from Kibaki’s ethnic group who massacred over 20 youths in Kericho town single-handedly and who was later shot in the arm by a fellow policeman to stop him from further killings has to be arrested. Until this mass killer of a policeman is produced in court and charged with the offence, I will not believe Mwai Kibaki’s so-called justice and due process.
MWAI KIBAKI AND MARTHA KARUA SEE JUSTICE AS “THAT PUNISHMENT THAT IS DOLED OUT TO KALENJINS AND LUOS FOR ATTACKING KIKUYUS” What a short-sighted and dangerous seed to plant in this lop-sided and ethnicity-driven view of justice in a country that has done so much for an individual as it has for Mwai Kibaki. How selfish can a leader who has been given an undeserved second chance be not keen to contemplate doing the bare minimum to heal his country – have neutral people deal with the explosive issue of “Election Fraud and its Aftermath”.
The World – UN, USA, UK, EU, amongst others – is playing it low on Kenya right now. This does not mean that they support Mwai Kibaki. They are too intelligent to support a thief. They are playing it low in the hope of sustaining the stability that is in Kenya right now. Their hands are full with Zimbabwe right now.
It does not mean that Kenyans should sit still or stay mum while Mwai Kibaki is giving out doses of tribalism in the name of justice. The Sotik eruption is reminder to Mwai Kibaki not to try and fool Kenyas because they are going to remember this for a long time.
THE ONLY OPTION FOR MWAI KIBAKI TO ENSURE THAT JUSTICE, PEACE, AND UNITY RETURN TO KENYA IS FOR HIM TO BE MAN ENOUGH AND APPOINT TWO FRESH AND NEUTRAL INDIVIDUALS TO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. AMOS WAKO IS AS GOOD AS AN ATTONEY GENERAL WHO EXISTS ONLY IN WORD BUT NOT IN DEED.
THE ISSUE OF JUSTICE IN KENYA RIGHT NOW IS SO WEIGHTY THAT IT DESERVES EXTRA-ORDINARY MEASURES AND EXTRA-ORDINARY INDIVIDUALS TO MANAGE THE PROCESS. RETAINING MARTHA KARUA AS JUSTICE MINISTER IS A JOKE!!!!!
How,maru, do you write 10 paragraphs or so of sheer nonsense. In 2002, Mungiki was dead and buried by the michuki offensive. Images of toddlers being razed in churches by your ‘democratic’ thugs and rapists revived it.
Violence and wanton murder of innocent people is dangerous because it does not just happen to others, it has a way of coming back to you. Kalenjins do not have a monopoly of murderers and rapists. every group has its mad men and while people like you are safely wiping tables at KFC outlets in Jersey, there are millions of your compatriots still here.
So clpa your hands in glee at the fate of the miserable IDPs, just remember the old swalihi tale of en who dig pits to trap their neighbours.
RAILA IS MY NOMINEE FOR THE 2008 NOBEL-PEACE-PRIZE,NO ONE ELSE DESERVES IT MORE THAT AGWAMBO THIS YEAR.
FACTS WHY HE IS THE NOMINEE AND THE LAUREATE TO BE..!!!
1-WON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SAND WAS STOLEN FROM HIM BLATANTLY.
2-SAID TO FELLOW KENYANS WHO ELECTED HIM AFTER SEEING THE COUNTRY BLEEDING AND BEING TORN APART KOSOVO WAY THAT “OUR COUNTRY KENYA IS BIGGER THAN MYSELF RAILA AND ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER,HENCE LET US BE ONE COUNTRY AND KIBAKI CONTINUE HIS PRESIDENCY AND LETS’ LIVE IN PEACE”..THE PRESIDENCY KIBAKI STOLE FROM HIM.
HENCE BRINGING BACK PEACE TO A NATION THAT WAS MOVING DOWN THE GENOCIDE ROAD.
3-HE ACCEPTED TO BE GIVEN THE “ZERO-POWER PREMIER,JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE COUNTRYS’ PEACE AND THATS WHAT HE IS USING TO WORK FOR THIS NATION “UNDER” KIBAKI.
4-HE ACCEPTED EVEN TO WORK WITH HIS POLITICAL NEMESIS AND “JUDAS” KALONZO MUSYOKA IN THE SAME CABINET,WITH OTHER M.P’S AND MINISTERS WHO KEPT ON ABUSING HIM AS AGWAMBO DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIODS AND AFTER HE WON THE PRESIDENCY AND THEN THEY STOLE.
SO RAILA AMOLO ODINGA IS THE OBVIOUS NOMINEE FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE THIS YEAR,LET THEM GIVE IT TO HIM,HE DESERVES IT YESTERDAY,TODAY AND TOMMORROW,FOR HE SAVED OUR COUNTRY COZ HE LOVES US,THE NATION AND MORE TAHN ANYTHING ELSE HE LOVES PEACE.
ARTHUR.
http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143989137&cid=4
IT IS MY PRAYER AND HOPE THAT WE WILL NOT BE SEARCHING NGONG FOREST FOR THEM
i HAVE SAID BEFORE THAT THIS IS A WAR WHICH WE MUST FIGHT FROM ALL FRONTS. SAMPLE THIS MAIL ON THE ANTI-OBAMA WEBBLOG
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we`ll you americans can vote for anything provided it speaks…ok………just ask yourselves WHAT is Obama delivering you from? ..BUSH …Bush did what needed doing…..and as for Obama ,,,,,,,since i`m in Kenya ,,,its either my hallucination or there was an uncanny resemblance between Barack and very the opposition here which had turned to violence here after the election dispute……….
1.) over reliance on community canvassing
2.)overreliance on small donors (M-PESA–THE MOBILE PHONE CASH TRANSFER) FROM POOR AFRICAN FARMERS AND SLUM DWELLERS..
3.) A POLITICAL BASE FOUNDED ON ETHNIC OR TRIBAL,,,AFFILIATIONS INSTEAD OF BASIC FACTS
4.)MADE FOR TV SPEECHES …..
5.)AND BOTH USED THE CAMPAIGN THEME —CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN—WITH THE KENYAN OPPOSITION BEING THE FIRST TO DO IT AND BARACK COPYING IT…
AND U MIGHT WISH TO KNOW BARACKS DAD, HAILS FROM THE OPPOSSION HOME REGION
that too from a guy who cant spell opposition. wololo
hallucinating bamboozler
Arthur,
Better than a nobel, why dont we cannonize him and call him St. Raila, patron saint of coups and ethnic cleansing pogroms?
Ati nobel prize? hahahahahaha. the man who was on BBC before the whole world justifying the burning and rape of toddlers just because they happen to be kikuyus? give me a break. If he was given a nobel, am sure all other great nobel laureates would hand back their titles.
One Zimbabwean I met in Nairobi said raila’s comments about impending genocide in his country had been met with laughter given that the talk was coming from a man who owes his position to the slaughter, rape and displacement of hundreds of thousands of innocent peasants, a bloody record stretching back from 1982. anyway, pigs in a pigsty can always point fingers and call each other dirty.
This shameless idolization of a mere mortal makes me wonder if we are not simply exchanging one tribal cabal for a bunch of nazi like goons
More than the Nobel Prize, Raila will be crowned a Kikuyu elder.
hahahaha true that turncoat, saint Raila, king of the kyuks.
I usually like Kipkorirs comments but this
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=126220
is off the mark
creating of family/clan monarchies is where we are trying to get away from. There are MPs who’ve been in parliament since 1963 todate 45 years (a guy born 1963 could get a child 1983 and that child would in 2003 get a grandchild, and yet this MP still sits on the throne, then what hand it over to his family?
No bwana kipkorir, we do not want political dynasties and monarchies, we already have enough of these, what we want is sound leadership, not sympathy holders of office.
kimunya and kibaki have defrauded kenyans, pure and simple
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=126243
and acted against the interest of kenyans and thus not upheld the constitution of kenya.
Fellow Kenyans,
This act by Kimunya and his ilk is the most damning betrayal of the Kenyan people led by their “tumbo”. All Kenyans of goodwill should reject this crime in the best ways possible- demonstrations. The PM should lead all the MPs in Parliament in rejecting this minister through a vote of no-confidence and also eject Libyan Embassy from Nairobi. We simply cannot sit down and allow our meagre resource go down the drain via a cartel. Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Odinga. and other leaders of substance should meet and shed a new path to democracy. We are tired of this regime. Full stop.
If there was nothing sinister, then the transaction should have been above the board. Yes, we shall never allow our country to go down the drain. MPs from the ODM family and PNU and affiliate should meet and chart a new course for our nation. All Kenyans from all tribes are tired of being taken for granted.
By the way, most of us who are crossbreeds are tired of a system that cares less about the common man and woul be better off with someone else lead our nation and respect the institutions and give all Kenyans access to the basic necessities.
I may be called a rebel or a flipflopper but I guess my call has been respect for human life especially in the R.V and also corrupt-free society. Unfortunately most of our politicians are men-eaters and will use any opportunity to enrich themselves. If Kimunya somehow has pocketed some money (which I suspect he has), his end is written on the wall. Many of us will ask God to make him pay for that. And our similarly gluttonous MPs may not have the courage to ask him to resign. Kudos to JAMES ORENGO. May God give you and the likes of Kabando many years to fight for our course. Soon we will join you there in the august house
spot on Railka
but strike Uhuru’s name from your list. Uhuru contravened the regulation of nominating councillors and went against not only the numbers allowed but also the wrong mix as per the strengths of representation, a clear abuse of office that Musalia is now in the process of rectifying.
I am tired of these corrupt and politically and ideological bankrupt MPs. THats why our neigboring countries are now totally suspicious and wary of doing trade with us.
http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143989247&cid=4
any respect and confidence our neighbors had has been eroded and can now treat our countrymen like rubbish
we need to resort to mass action to force these crooks to resign
link to uhuru’s rubbish
http://politics.nationmedia.com/inner.asp?sid=2046
kibaki is not going to fire any of these guys
and by the way guys, do you remember earlier on i touched on the subject of performance and conflict resolution and its now here. theoretically the PM should instigate disciplinary action against these errant ministers, but first will RAO do what is right and not just politics and 2nd will kibaki do anything at all, and if not then what? its all come far too fast and way too soon. would like to see how the events unfold
vote of no confidence is the way to go, i hope and call on all upright smaller parties and ODM-K upright MPs if kibaki does not fire these two ministers
ON THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL – DOES RAILA HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD?
I love Raila but oftentimes he disappoints me terribly. As days go by, Raila is beginning to trust Mwai Kibaki more and more and this is dangerous for Kenya. Hon. PM Raila Odinga, I tell you that if you stumble today and fall, Kibaki will not give you a helping hand but a boot to send you flying into the abyss.
PM Raila, you have to look back over your shoulders at all times. I have never been happy with some actions taken by PM Raila and some words uttered by PM Raila.
1. PM Raila fails to have Kibaki appoint two assistant ministers for finance from ODM as he did with internal security and provincial administration. If you are outnumbered and outmuscled, you become a mere spectator. I suspect that Hon. Oburu Odinga is a mere spectator in the ministry of finance.
The Grand Regency hotel saga has proven me right in so many ways, The last we heard about Oburu was during the Cabinet announcement. The complex and well-guarded (minister of finance, PS of finance, and central bank governor are all Kibaki’s tribesmen) developments in the Grand Regency hotel saga may have left poor Oburu a bewildered spectator.
Mwai Kibaki fought hard to get a second term and at the expense of thousands of Kenyan lifes so that his associates could control the economy through Equity Bank and various acquisitions which I am sure they have lined up.
PM Raila is playing ball with the thieves. What is he going to tell Kenyans at the next general elections?
When Kibaki met with some bank representatives at the Grand Regency hotel to announce money to be loaned to farmers and which is to be disbursed by Equity Bank, I found it odd that Kibaki would be holding his meeting at a hotel under controversy. I suggested that Kibaki was showing off his and his associates’ latest acquisition. How dead accurate I was!
Minister of Agriculture, William Ruto, was a t hand to praise the loan to farmers without questioning why AFC was not the one to disburse the loans to farmers. Why Equity Bank. Secondly, Minister Ruto did not ask why they were meeting at a premise that a parliamentary committee was investigating to ascertain the ownership of and should have suggested that the meeting be held at Harambee house.
Unless ODM digs deeper beyond the surface on issues, the smart Kibaki men are going to make them accomplices in many scandals without the ODM leadership getting to know about it until it is too late.
PM RAILA WILL SUCCEED IN HIS WORK IF HE REALIZES THAT AMOS KIMUNYA IS THE FACE OF KIBAKI INNER CIRCLE’S GREED ANT TRIBALISM. KIMUNYA IS THE FINANCE MINISTER FOR A PURPOSE.
PM Raila has to be very smart like Moi was. Moi said something the other day, the import of which many Kenyans did not realize. Commenting on remarks by the media to the effect that Moi had tasked James Kanyottu to study a possible ticket of Uhuru as president and Raila as PM, Moi said that the world of intelligence is complex and denied that he tasked Kanyottu as stated.
What I got from Moi’s statement is that Kanyottu’s intelligence was the garbage one that Moi would not use and that Moi was using intelligence from other sources. PM Raila has to have an independent intelligence network that will tap into FBI services if need be. PM Raila has to be one step ahead of Kibaki even if it is not officially so.
I WOULD LIKE PM RAILA ODINGA TO USE WHATEVER CREDIBLE SOURCES HE CAN GET HOLD OF TO DETERMINE HOW GADAFFI PAID FOR THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL.
I SUSPECT THAT MUAMMAR GADDAFFI, IF INDEED HE BOUGHT THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL, MAY HAVE PAID THE MONEY TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT FOR THE MASSIVE WEAPONS AND BULLETS THAT MWAI KIBAKI AND HIS MEN IMPORTED TO KILL KENYANS PROTESTING THE ELECTORAL FRAUD OF DECEMBER 2007 IN EXCHANGE FOR THE HOTEL.
IF ONE UNDERSTANDS THE POLITICS OF KENYA VERY WELL, ONE SHOULD BE ALARMED AT THE MENTION OF GADDAFFI AS THE BUYER OF THE HOTEL. WHY GADDAFFI. IN WHAT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS JOURNAL WAS THE SALE OF THE HOTEL ADVERTISED IN?
WHEJN I SUSAPECT SOMETHING, CHANCES THAT I AM RIGHT ARE IMMENSE. THE CHINESE ARE VERY STINGY WITH MONEY MATTERS AND OFTEN DEMAND PROMPT PAYMENT. TO CONCLODE THE ISSUE QUICKLY AND IN A WELL-HIDDEN WAY, MWAI KIBAKI MAY HAVE APPROACHED GADDAFFI AND REMINDED HIM THAT THEY BOTH HAVE DISDAIN FOR MOI.
2. At the Kones funeral, PM Raila stated that the plane crash that killed Kones, Lorna Laboso, and the other two “may have been an accident”. Raila’s statement was dumbfoundingly disappointing.
PM Raila should not be playing into Kibaki’s hands and speaking for him. Let the professionals do their job and let them be the ones to release information. The problem we have in many African countries is that leaders masquerade as experts in everything.
Raila has to be aware that Kibaki is Raila’s foe 24/7. For the sake of Kenya, Raila has to do his job independently and not become the new Joseph Kamotho for Mwai Kibaki. PM Raila has to have his network of advisers (and Raila has a large reservoir of great minds) dissect Kibaki’s actions and advise the PM on the best course of action.
3. Raila accepted to have his man who is over 55 years appointed PS. THIS WAS TERRIBLY WRONG, MR. RAILA. YOU HAVE TO RESPECT RULES EVEN IF THEY ARE STUPID. I am not against any Kenyan but I would like to see rules and laws govern the country if Kenya is to be a modern and developed state one day. PM Raila is no longer in a position to speak for the women PSs whose contracts were terminated yet their performance was not matched by Kibaki’s men.
4. PM Raila agreed to attend and endorse a report he did not co-author and whose contents, I suspect, had not been revealed to the PM before the meeting. If a leader goes to any meeting, endorses all that goes on in that meeting, that leader cannot come out and start speaking for a just Kenya. PM Raila has to develop an MO (modus operandi) that keeps him connected to ordinary Kenyans at all times and makes it possible for him to serve Kenyans without partiality.
As I watch the PM, I am beginning to fear that he may soon replace Alfred Mutua as Kibaki’s parrot.
WHAT EXCUSE IS THERE FOR PM RAILA ODINGA TO BE UNABLE TO SERVE ALL KENYANS AND PROTECT THE DIGNITY AND RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE OF KENYA, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR GOVERNMNET MANAGE THE TRANSFER OF GRAND REGENCY HOTEL TO CENTRAL BANK AND TO DISPOSE OF IT TRASPARENTLY AND ACCORDING TO THE LAW?
I am disappointed that PM Raila asked Ringera, publicly, for a report on the Grand Regency hotel and the PM never bothered to keep Kenyans informed of the progress of his request.
PLEASE PM RAILA: KENYAS ARE WITH YOU, SERVE THEM; THE USA GOVERNMENT IS WITH YOU, USE THEM; EU IS WITH YOU, USE THEM. THESE GOVERNMENTS DO NOT RESPECT A THIEF AND WORSE STILL ONE WHO IS NOT WASTING TIME IN SHOWING HIS STEALING PROWESS.
MWAI KIBAKI, LIKE ROBERT MUGABE, IS A DISASTER FOR KENYA. THE WORLD GAVE HIM AN UNDESERVED SECOND CHANCE TO LEAD KENYANS BUT WHAT KENYANS ARE GETTING FROM HIM IS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND OTHER TRIBES, EXTORTION, AND FUL TIME SERVICE TO A CLIQUE OF HIS BUDDIES.
HOW CAN A MINISTER OF FINANCE MISLEAD KENYANS AND THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL WHILE KNOWING WHAT HAD TRANSPIRED. A SHAMELESS THIEF, AMOS KIMUNYA IS. THEY STOLE THE PRESIDENCY AND NOW THEY ARE STEALING EVERYTHING ELSE AND PM RAILA CANNOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AFRICA, CRY OUR BELOVED CONTINENT. OUR LEADERS ARE FAILING US.
MWAI KIBAKI’S KENYA IS A MIRROR IMAGE OF ROBERT MUGABE’S ZIMBABWE
1. Mwai Kibaki defeated in a referendum, Robert Mugabe is defeated in a referendum
2. Mwai Kibaki is defeated in presidential elections but refuses to leave and instead declares himself the winner and fly to an African Union summit is Ethiopia, Robert Mugabe defeated in presidential elections but refuses to leave but will instead declare himself the winner and fly out to an African Union summit in Egypt
3. Emilio Mwai Kibaki is a staunch catholic, Robert Gilbert Gabriel Mugabe is a staunch catholic
4. Mwai Kibaki has Alfred Mutua, Robert Mugabe has Bright Mutonga (perfect parrots)
5. Mwai Kibaki has Augustine Njoroge (the super loyal army commander who conducted a mockery of a swearing-in rehearsal before last year’s general elections and in which he had two rehearsals. In one rehearsal and a decent one at that, Njoroge had Kibaki being sworn in and in the other rehearsal which was nothing but a mockery and a warning to Raila, Njoroge had himself being sworn in apparently following a coup should Raila have been declared the winner), Robert Mugabe has Constantine Chiwenga (the super loyal army commander who has vowed never to salute Tsvangirai and instead would stage a coup if Tsvangirai is declared the winner)
6. Mwai Kibaki is a bankrupt leader who has divided Kenyans along ethnic lines and is clinging on to serve his buddies who call him ” Dear Muthee”, Robert Mugabe is a bankrupt leader who has divided Zimbabweans and is clinging on to serve his cronies who call him “Dear Leader”
7. Mwai Kibaki presents himself to Kenyans as an intellectual out to build Kenya but is instead building his cronies, Robert Mugabe presents himself to Zimbabweans as an intellectual building Zimbabwe but while the majority of his people are starving to death, Mugabe’s cronies are getting fatter and fatter both in body and in their pockets
FINAL NOTE: DESPITE A CLOUD OF HOPELESSNESS IN KENYA, IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE MR. MOSES WETANGULA, KENYA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMING OUT OF OTHERS’ SHADOWS AND IS NOW DOING A GREAT JOB AND DEFINING HIS OWN IDENTITY AS FOREIGN MINISTER.
The late Robert Ouko was a great foreign affairs minister who defined his own identity as the most able Kenyan chief envoy who painted Kenya as a good country despite international outcry at Kenya’s leadership. It was during Robert Ouko’s tenure that even President George Bush Senior wagged his finger (tingisa kidole) for Moi at a summit in Brazil.
Watch this space, talk of ODM and the whole business of talking about the speck in their neighbour’s eye while there is a log in their eye.
1.Grand regency and Gaddaffi . What are PM Raila Odinga’s comments on this issue so far. Only RAO and the inner circle ODM might know the real Gaddaffi family- ODM link.
2. Zimbabwe and africa political issues;
Gordon Brown, what elections were held in Britain when he took over as the PM for Britain.So what moral authority does he have to comment on Zimbabwe presidential elections.
Is RAO now a puppet of USA and UK like Tsangira. Why did RAO have to go to brief US on how he is working in Government. Who has ever heard or seen USA or UK ministers come to brief Kenya on how their Government is working. Is Rao accountable to Kenya parliament or to America?.
America and UK are a mess and have caused alot of suffering to humanity including Zimbabwe. America and UK forced themselves into Iraq, the consequence is the mess we have today in reduced oil production and high oil prices.
America and UK forced themselves to Somalia. What we see today is a shell and a mess of a country.
America and UK forced themselves to Zimbabwe, using Tsangirai to feed them with false hood and propaganda. Antagoning a once beautiful country, Imposing Economic sanctions, etc.these nations are a real problem to the world.
RAO must be carefull on his dealings with America and EU. He must not be a sell-out to these nations and their messy way of antagonising Nations. Tsangirai has been
a real sell-out for his Country. His hunger and greed for power, none can satisfy.
Long live Zimbabwe. God bless Zimbabwe.
interesting
its no coincidence that Jane was a regular here while the heat was on for a stolen election and she is now back that there is the grand regency scam. and as always with sufficient smoke bombs to throw around
MWAI KIBAKI’S LEADERSHIP STINKS!
This is Mwai Kibaki’s Vision 2012:
1. PHASE ONE: Steal and secure the presidency at a projected cost of about 3,000 dead Kenyans. The key players for phase one include John Michuki as the CEO and the entire provincial administration and internal security apparatus, the Kenya army, and Ugandan army. The status of this phase: DONE AND COMPLETE
2. Phase Two: Take ownership of the Grand Regency hotel, dispose of it and pocket the loot.
WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF THE MASSIVE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL CORRUPTION SCANDAL?
The Grand Regency hotel scandal is Mwai Kibaki’s phase two flagship project and here is the list of the key players and their roles:
Three categories of players were identified for PROJECT GRAND REGENCY HOTEL NYAKUA. The categories are: THE CHIEF ENABLER, THE DIRECT PLAYERS, AND THE PERIPHERAL PLAYERS.
1. THE CHIEF ENABLER: Mwai Kibaki was the undisputed person for this position and his cut of the loot must have been a lion’s share. Mwai Kibaki’s role was to ensure that the ministry of finance was not taken by ODM and that all the top officials in the ministry of finance were tusted people from home, Mwai Kibaki’s homeboys.
Mwai Kibaki delivered on this by appointing the dynamic and Kenya’s greediest man, Amos Kimunya, as the minister of finance. Mwai Kibaki also went on to appoint more homeboys to the treasury – Kinyua (I love this man and I think he is in the wrong company) as the permanent secretary and Prof. Ndungu as the governor of Central Bank.
Mwai Kibaki did his part by appointing the right people for the DIRECT PLAYERS category.
Mwai Kibaki also took care of business by ensuring that he had the right people in the category of PERIPHERAL PLAYERS. These are the individuals that were tasked to watch, gurad, and divert attention. Mwai Kibaki ensured that he had the right people for this category as well.
The notable players under this category of PERIPHERAL PLAYERS are Aaron Ringera at the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, the experienced and long-serving Francis Muthaura as Head of the Civil Service. Both these men are Mwai Kibaki’s cousins in that they come from an ethnic group related to Mwai Kibaki’s own ethnic group.
After delevering on his role, the next thing Mwai Kibaki did was to wait for his cut of the loot and it had to be the lion’s share.
2. THE DIRECT PLAYERS: With Amos Kimunya as the CEO of the DIRECT PLAYERS category, Mwai Kibaki was assured of the scessful completion of the Phase Two flagship project. If you are a Kenyan and a good student of Kenyan politics and the mode of operation of Kenyan politicians, it would not take you two looks to determine what sort of person Amos Kimunya is.
He is the embodiment of greed and tribalism. He sees the banks, hotels, office buildings, apartment buildings, tea plantations, coffee plantations, KACC positions, and he wishes he could have them all and if he could not he would prefer that thye go to MEN (not women) of his tribe.
He did not fail Mwai Kibaki and delivered. Amos Kimunya appeared before the prliamentary finance committee and whom he showed his disdain for and went on to LIE to them that the Grand Regency hotel had not been sold.
The foolish and greedy Amos Kimunya was so naive that he trusted Ringera and Muthaura to do their part. THEY SAY THAT A THIEF HAS FORTY DAYS IN WHICH TO HIDE AND CONCEAL HIS DEEDS AND AFTER THAT THE THIEF IS EXPOSED.
I hate to say anything negative about Mr. Joseph Kinyua. I think he has done a lot for Kenya even in the midst of hyenas (nyangaus)
I wonder what the cut of the loot the individuals in the DIRECT PLAYERS category received. Definitely, Amos kimunya’s cut must have been the highest in the category.
3. THE PERIPHERAL PLAYERS: The leading player in this category is Aaron Ringera. He makes over 1.5 million shillings every month. He calls himself a devoted christian. While the people of Kenya work so hard to pay Aaron Ringera a huge salary which he does not deserve, Ringera is busying himself fleecing Kenyans.
Ringera prides himself as the guardian of law and the courageous man who “ridded Kenya of corrupt Judges”. Ringera knows the Bible very well and all I can tell Ringera is that he is the hypocrite and pharasee that Lord Jesus talked about a lot.
Ringera has spend hundreds of millions of Kenyan taxpayers travelling the world “to follow and investigate money stolen from Kenyans”. The only thing that he has been doing is visiting night clubs to seek pleasure which “his christianity” canot allow him to enjoy in Kenya.
I always wonder how Aaron Ringera feels whenever he meets Justice Waki. What crops up in Ringera’s mind whenever he meets the many Judges whom he accused unfairly?
The best part of Ringera’s career was during Moi’s time. The Ringera we now know is nothing but a shameless thief taking from poor Kenyans waht he does not derserve in form of salary and helping conceal major scandals such as the Grand Regency hotel one.
Mwai Kibaki did not retain Francis Muthaura as Head of Civil Service for nothing. In getting ride of women civil servants and reatining the past-retirement age men, Mwai Kibaki knew what he was doing.
They knew that it is only Francis Muthaura who could scare all the civil servants that knew about the Grand Regency hotel into shutting up. Francis Muthaura could be relied on to tell the civil servants, starting with the permanent secreatries, all the way down to the messengers who moved the documents around to “SAY NOTHING OR THEY ARE DEAD MEAT”.
Francis Muthaura succeeded to an extent by keeping Mr. James Orengo, the minister of lands and whose minsitry played a key role in the acquition and “sale” of the Grand Regency hotel completely ignorant of what had taken place. It was only by the grace of God that a junior civil servant in the ministry of lands brought Mr. James Orengo into the loop by telling telling the minister what had taken place.
Francis Muthaura is the overseer of a clique of civil servant thieves and killers causing mayhem in Kenya and preventing Prime Minister Raila Odinga from doing his job.
While some of Kibaki’s men are busy extorting and looting, others are busy eliminating others. Hon. Raila Odinga has to look over his shoulders at all times to ensure his own safety and to protect his integrity. Otherwise, Hon. Raila Odinga will soon be an involuntary participant in massive scandals.
MWAI KIBAKI’S LEADERSHIP STINKS!!
http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143989371&cid=4
whereas I applaud the effort of these MPs and leaders I am not convinced of the methodology
Last year or the other year we saw for the first time a cabinet minister (Charity Ngilu then minister of health) humiliated by police acting under the instructions of Michuki
Nothing has changed in terms of how the few power brokers or kitchen cabinet as is popularly called still call the shots.
We do not want another round of tear-gas and cat & mouse games. We want a parliament with teeth to reign in corrupt ministers and public service officers.
Mass action with protests and demonstrations should be the last resort and can only achieve results when life is lost and/or many maimed. We are willing to do this, but the MPs must pull their weight and use the instruments and resources available to them which include reasoning with the errant ministers and officers to step down, as well as read their manuals of operation and come up with firm steps to take. Only when this has failed should the public be mobilised to launch decisive protest action.
Jane,
You need to grow up and discuss substance here. We should stop throwing spanners on an issue of such magnitude. Kiminya has done Kenya deservice and James Orengo did the right thing to expose him for who he is- a liar. When I look at his stint at the helm of finance ministry, I do not see any policies that are good for Kenya. Infact had Mwiraria not involved himself with the Anglo leasing scandal, he was the best finance minister Kenya has had so far. He put policies and measures that were good for this country. He was brought down by a scandal that he only signed and never actually took any penny.
Kimunya on the other hand is the architect of the Grand Regency saga and must be held into account. I have faith that the PM will cancel this deal and that the hotel will revert to Kenyans. Since this hotel makes profit, it should be listed at the bourse and Kenyans buy shares. The total income of the hotel surpusses that of UCHUMI and yet we saved the giant supermaket. We will not take less than the real value of the hotel.
On Kimunya insisting that the MPs are against him because of the taxation issue, I doubt this reasoning and he should know that we are not stupid
Honarable Kimunya will not fool Kenyans. The president and the PM should know that this hotel means a lot to Kenyans as it reminds them of the goldenburg scandal every time they go downtown. The only way to heal this wound is for them to take over this monument of shame and convert it to a monument of honor and profit.
Kenyans,
We should not allow the Libyans to colonize Kenya. Why does the president think that brother Gadaffi is Kenyans savior. We need to grow up and know that as a country, we have enough manpower and resources to buy properties. Kenyans in diaspora can buy such properties. Ask the Kenya Community Abroad (KCA) and they will mobilize Kenyans of all walks of life to buy shares.
Yeah mass action indeed. Let do it. Lets burn a few more kikuyu kids in a church. Grand regency is a shame. Come on People, Prepare yourself for round two of the slaughter/rape spree. lets liberate our country. We will rape our way t democracy and freedom!
By the way yall you brave ODM warriors. There was a photo of a 9 year old Mercy Wanjiru who escaped the Kiambaa fire albeit with most of her limbs burnt off. Go on take a look at the little girl whose maiming raila justified on BBc ati because she and other kids were ‘raiders attacking the Kalenjin’
Go on dont be ashamed. Take a look at your work. let your hearts swell with pride. Who knows? maybe one day we will make statue to honour your brave murderers and rapists, who with little regard t their own personal safety, bravely attacked 9 year old girls, gang raped them then strangled them to death in Timboroa.
Talk of fixation.
In the book of Hosea, the Lord asks Hosea to remain faithful to his otherwise unfaithful wife. Like Hosea, ODM is now faced with the ordous task of explaining its marriage to the people. Mobitelea came and went. Grand regency well, i can tell you two weeks from now the headlines will be screaming something else and yes…kenyans will be thinking of something else.
Asking for explanations and constituting commitees amounts to nothing is substantive action cannot be taken. A unilateral decision for sale cannot be deemed as final if the sale is void according to the law AB INITIO. Does that mean the every time Kimunya’s hammer falls there will be a a piece of kenya’s property going with it. of course in exchange for 30 pieces of Silver.
Time is of the essence. In Hosea’s time there was not AIDS, there was not FIDA, BUT THERE WERE OTHER PROPHETS WHO THE PEOPLE CHOSE TO LISTEN TO. WE ARE WATCHING AND DECIEDING WHO THE FALSE PROPHETS ARE. THERE ARE MANY WHO WILL CRY WOLF BUT FEW WILL HAVE THE COURAGE TO DELIVER THE FINAL BLOW.
The grand regency was not stolen from the LUOS or from the LUHYAS. The proceeds did not benefit the KIKUYUS. Clemanacy was not give to the wahindis (Asians). Justice has been denied to all the kenyans. Narrow down to the itsy bitsy details.
Always remember that Mugabe started out as a nationalist.
Unfortunately this is how the present govt works
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence
> at the State House
> in Nairobi ; one from Kisumu, another from Kakamega
> and the third, from
> Kiambu.
>
> They go with a State House official to examine the
> fence. The Kisumu
> contractor takes out a tape measure and does some
> measuring, then works
> some figures with a pencil. “Well”, he says, “I
> figure the job will run
> about Ksh 900,000.00: Ksh. 400,000.00 for materials,
> Ksh 400,000.00 for my
> crew and Ksh100,000.00 profit for me.”
>
> The Kakamega contractor also does some measuring and
> figuring, then says,
> “I can do this job for Ksh 700,000.00: Ksh
> 300,000.00 for materials, Ksh.
> 300,000.00 for my crew and Ksh 100,000.00 profit for
> me.”
>
> The Kiambu contractor doesn’t measure or figure, but
> leans over to the
> State House official and whispers, “Ksh
> 2,700,000.00.”
> The official, incredulous, says, “You didn’t even
> measure like the other
> guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?”
>
> The Kiambu contractor whispers back, “Ksh
> 1,000,000.00 for me, Ksh
> 1,000,000.00 for you, and we hire the guy from
> Kakamega to fix the
> fence.”
>
> “Done!” replies the government official.
>
> And friends, that is how it all works!
Turncoat,
You are right!!!! But remove the tribal bug from your above analogy and maybe it will make sense. You will be suprised that all Kenyans scandals have several tribes involved and corruption is immune to all tribes. Maybe the grand regency monument of shame is involving several of them.
The romans of yore punished criminals in the most inhumane way. One of the methods used was to tie a dead baby’s body on the back of a criminal and tie his hands so that he would not be able to remove the corpse.
As days went by, the maggots from the baby’s body would eat into the criminals back and finally after a few days he too would die.
ODM may suffer the same fate. It carries on its back a rotten corpse that it must untangle. Otherwise it will suffer the same fate. OUR HANDS ARE TIED IS THEREFORE NOT AN EXCUSE. After all the party is not bigger than the country.
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=126363
The Ethnic Relations and National Cohesion Commission is useless and a waste of time and resources. I TELL YOU KENYANS THAT NO COMMISSION, HOWEVER BEAUTFUL AND WORDY ITS NAME IS, WILL MAKE KENYANS LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND LIVE PEACEFULLY TOGETHER.
IT IS ONLY THE ENTRENCHING OF GENUINE DEMOCRACY, RULE OF LAW, AND AVAILING OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES (JUSTICE FOR ALL) TO ALL KENYANS THAT WILL UNITE KENYANS TOGETHER.
I look at the latest developments in Narc Kenya and I am encouraged that the party is bringing together like-minded politicians (mostly the marginalized young politicians and women) to compete with others to lead Kenya. This is the sort of thing that will unite Kenyans and not commissions or authorities.
As one looks at Narc Kenya, one will not fail to see anger amongst its officials. It is anger against Mwai Kibaki and his associates of men (some of whom love to wear red lipstick) for their discrimination against women and the young politicians and executives. Narck Kenya is a grouping of mostly younger Kenyans of all tribes for a common purpose.
Instead of the Ethnic Relations and National Cohesion Commission, which I believe is as useless as the KENYA ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION, it would have been better to form a PEOPLE-ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION COMMISSION to be headed by Prof. Wangari Mathai.
I see conflict between people and the environment being one of the top problems in Kenya now and in future. It will threaten to impede development. Alternatively, the conflict between man and the environment may lead (with man having the upper hand) to the degradation of the environment. What are the best ways of protecting the environment while still establishing development projects and meeting the needs of Kenyans?
Only an expert team/authority/commission could address this enormous problem. Kenya can provide leadership in this area what with having the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wangari Mathai, as one of her eminent citizens.
If a genuine rule of law existed in Kenya, the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission will be superflous. It is ridiculous that it is the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission under Aaron Ringera (the 2.5 million shillings a month salay man) that is now at the forefront of actively promoting corruption in Kenya.
I hope that Ms. Martha Karua will refuse the intense private entreaties now coming to her from Amos Kimunya and his associates to “go slow on her demands to be supplied with all the Grand Regency hotel sale documents”.
Mwai Kibaki has had a great opportunity to provide leadership within East Africa and Africa. The praise from President Jakaya Kikwete to Kenya goes in whole to PM Raila Odinga who has sacrificed the most for Kenya. Mwai Kibaki allowed greed to rule his decisions and in the process has lost to Tanzania the bragging rights for East African leadership.
IT IS A GREAT FEELING AND SIGHT TO SEE PRESIDENT JAKAYA KIKWETE, ONE OF THE FEW DEMOCRATICALLY-ELECTED AFRICAN PRESIDENTS, PRESIDE OVER THE AFRICAN UNION MEETING IN EGYPT WHILE HIS FELLOW TANZANIAN, MS. ASHA-ROSE MIGITO, THE UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL AND A WOMAN FROM TANZANIA GIVES THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS.
Tanzania rules Africa.
In Kenya, Mwai Kibaki has not shown improved leadership, even after being handed the gift of a second term on a silver platter, and continues to sideline women and young Kenyan leaders while engaging in massive corruption.
@ Jane
Shame on you. It is the moral responsibility of the whole world to stand up against Mugabe you included. Are we watching different news about Zimbabwe? I have had the honor to speak to Zimbabweans and even miles away from the continent they speak in whispers against Mugabe because they are afraid of what he might do to them or their families back home. I have watched adult men close to tears because of the hopelessness they feel about the situation.
If Kenya was ruled by a Mugabe/ Saddam like president would you want the world to help or watch from a distance. Remember Rwanda?Whatever you have against the PM and ODM show some compassion to the people of Zimbabwe.
SEEK TRAVEL EMBARGO FOR THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL THIEVES:
Dear Kenyan leaders (led by Hon. Gitobu Imanyara and other MPs) and all other leaders and citizens of Kenya who have the opportunity to do so,
Please file a petition with the USA, UK and other EU member countries, Canada, Australia, and Japan embassies in Nairobi asking them to impose a travel ban by denying entry visas to the following Kenyan officials who are accused of theft and corruption in the sale of the Grand Regency hotel in Nairobi.
The culprits who have no regard for the law and the people of Kenya in general and who should be banned from entering the countries mentioned above until a court of law exonerates them if they are innocent are:
1. Amos Kimunya, Kenya’s Minister for Finance (He is a sick man suffering from an incurable disease of greed. When he was appointed minister for finance, it was like taking a child to a room full of different kinds of candy. Eat and eat and become even oblivious of the outside world or people watching you)
2. Njuguna Ndungu, Governor of Central Bank of Kenya (Is he the missing link that they found before embarking on the project. Why was Ms. Jacinta Mwatela not confirmed as CBK Governor? Is it because she is ONLY a woman or is it because of the Grand Regency hotel project?)
3. Moses Wetangula, Kenya’s Minister for Foreign Affairs (There is nothing like conflict of interest in Kenya? What a shame! When the man is starting to do a good job, he is also busy swindling on the side?)
4. Francis Muthaura, Head of Civil Service in Kenya (also known as the ENFORCER. Accepts nothing but TOTAL MOUTH SHUT)
5. Aaron Ringera, Director (more appropriately, misdirector of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission. The man has not even a shred of consience at all)
6. Epharaim Maina, Member of Parliament (He is a veteran in this kind of thing. He is in very familiar territory)
These individuals have been mentioned adversely in connection with the fraudulent sale of the Grand Regency hotel. The people of Kenya, once again, kindly seek the assistance of the governments of the USA, UK and all other EU member countries, Canada, Australia, and Japan to bring pressure on Mwai Kibaki to take action against the individuals and on the said individuals to accept responsibility for their corruption scandal.
Why not give Kimunya amnesty in the name of National Healing? He stole in the name of democracy. After all, are we not freeing murderers and rapists on those very grounds? what’s the theft of a few shillings compared with human life?
how is it that you guys that have been absent from this forum resurface when there is a PNU scandal?
Grand Regency today. Posta tommorow. if unchecked these guys will sell Uhuru park and Kenyatta Hospital. HELL They will also sell Kamiti coz the the criminals can afford to stay in Grand regency.
MWAI KIBAKI’S DISDAIN FOR WOMEN:
Mwai Kibaki has no time for Kenyan women leaders and this dates back to the eve of new year of 2003.
On the eve of the new year of 2003, there was a new year’s party in Mombasa State House. Mwai Kibaki had just been sworn in as president of Kenya after winning the presidency in democratically-conducted general elections.
Mwai Kibaki was still unwell and was on his wheelchair when two women, Cabinet ministers Martha Karua and Charity Ngilu, went to have a chat with the president. When Lucy Kibaki saw the two women alone with Kibaki, she went nuts flying to where the trio were to register her first assault.
Ms. Martha Karua and Ms. Charity Ngilu are the first recorded victims to be assaulted by Lucy Kibaki who warned the two never to be near her husband ever again.
Ms. Martha Karua holds a key portfolio and one which requires constant consultations and briefings with Kibaki but there is a problem. Ms. Martha Karua cannot go to State House alone since she received threats from Lucy Kibaki.
Amos Wako goes to State House regularly to consult with Kibaki and to brief him. Not Ms. Martha Karua. She only goes to State House when there are Cabinet meetings or in the company of male Cabinet ministers.
It would appear that Mwai Kibaki took the cue from his wife seriously and since the first day of January 2003, Mwai Kibaki has demonstrated a disdain for Kenyan women. Kibaki will avoid Kenyan women as much as possible. Other than his wife, Lucy, it is an extremely rare occurrence to see a woman on Kibaki’s entourages during his visits outside Kenya.
If Amos Kimunya was a woman, say a Tzara Kimunya, Kibaki would have gotten rid of her faster than one bats an eyelid. The lipstick guy entertained dangerous criminals inside Kenyan airports but it was a woman, Ms. Sidi, who faced the chop.
Ms. Mwatela has worked hard at Central Bank serving Kenya with dedication since the days of Goldenburg. While Kenyans appreciate the performance of Ms. Mwatela, who at one time was referred to as the “best Governor of Central Bank that Kenya never had”, she is not good enough for Kibaki. Kibaki believes that only a man and a homeboy for that matter is good for Central Bank.
Kibaki’s men have proven to be nothing but thieves and obstacles to Kenya’s growth. Kibaki believes that the worst man civil servant is still a lot better than the best woman civil servant. WHAT A TRAGEDY THIS KIBAKI’S NOTION IS FOR KENYA.
As for Francis Muthaura, I have pity on him. He was so jealous that Ms. Sally Kosgey had been his boss that when Muthaura got the chance he used it to humiliate her. He stuffed sally’s purpoted severance pay into envelopes and threw it over her gate into her compound.
Today, Ms. kosgey is a senior Cabinet minister while Muthaura has rewsorted to thieving. How can the Head of the Civil Service not be aware of what is going on with the Grand Regency hotel? The day, two months ago, that Hon. Gitobu Imanyara asked in parliament about the Grand Regency hotel did Francis Muthaura not take up the issue and dem and to be briefed by the PS of Lands, PS of Finance, and Governor of Central Bank?
If Francis Muthaura was doing his job and not busy stealing, should he not have been in possesiion of all the facts and sounded the alarm at the earliest opportunity while at the same time keeping Kibaki and the PM informed of all the happenings?
Men have failed Kenya, Mwai Kibaki. Give women a chance. It is amazing that Kenyan children have to wait until July to get their KCSE results slips for exams donbe last year while Mwai Kibaki shields his retrogressive men.
Mwai Kibaki has to make new appointments and many of them including that of Head of Civil Service, PSs, and CEOs and there have to be at least TWENTY WOMEN PSs. If women were in charge at Treasury, Kenya will be far ahead by now instead of spending a lot of precious time fighting thieves, who are exclusively men.
I do not mind Mwai Kibaki giving the finance minister job to his own qualified kinsman or kinswoman. What should not happen is to have the minister, PS, Central Bank governor, financial secretary, economic secretary all come from one tribe.
It is my prefernce to have one of the Deputy Prime Ministers serve as minister for finanace as well while the other Deputy Prime Minister serves as minister of internal security and provincial administration. The ministries of finance and tha of internal security are the two key portfolios which should be handled by the most senior ministers.
Both Uhuru Kenyatta and Musalia Mudavadi are senior minsiters and they are also presidential candidates in waiting. They will never do anything that will jeopardize their chances of being elected president.
I campaigned to have the offices of Deputy Prime Minister and Minsiter of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Security because I trusted that the two will do their jobs as ministers very well to be in good books with the people of Kenya.
AND PLEASE MWAI KIBAKI AND PM RAILA ODINGA, RESPECT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING KENYA. THERE SHOULD BE NO CIVIL SERVANT SERVING BEYOND 55 YEARS OF AGE.
AND PLEASE MWAI KIBAKI, DO NOT BE SO MEAN AS TO PUT YOUR COUNTRY IN PERIL. IF YOU, MWAI KIBAKI, WERE TO DIE TODAY, KENYA WILL BE IN CHAOS. MWAI KIBAKI IS TAKING LIGHTLY AND TINKERING WITH THE ISSUE OF SENIORITY BETWEEN PM RAILA ODINGA AND VP KALONZO MUSYOKA.
THERE IS NO WAY THAT KENYANS WILL ACCEPT KALONZO MUSYOKA TO BE THE ACTING PRESIDENT IF MWAI KIBAKI DIES TODAY. PM RAILA ODINGA HAS EXECUTIVE POWER AND WON OVER 4 MILLION VOTES. THE WORLD KNOWS THAT MWAI KIBAKI AND HON. RAILA ODINGA ARE SHARING POWER. IF KIBAKI GOES, RAILA TAKES OVER.
People write wills because they plan to die but as a preparation in case they die. No one knows the year, month, day, or time that they will die but it is good to prepare so that chaos does not follow one’s death. Jomo Kenyatta preapared for a peaceful Kenya even after he dies by refusing the change-constitution demand. Jomo Kenyatta was not a selfish leader.
MWAI KIBAKI AND HIS THIEVING FRANCIS MUTHAURA ARE TRYING TO ARTIFICIALLY MAKE KALONZO MUSYOKA MORE SENIOR THAN PM RAILA AND THE ONE TO TAKE OVER SHOULD MWAI KIBAKI DIE.
the spirit and intent are noble, but the recommendations are incredulous
http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143989485&cid=4
in kenya you do not need to fish out an ID for your ethnic roots to be known. the catch is in one of the names so unless the commission also proposes that people use nicknames, the reality of that initiative is that its still-born. second after the name is in the pronunciation of various words either in swahili or english that give away the mother-roots, so again unless we do away with some english and swahili words
my point is that tribe is not the problem. the problem is that of perception that can be changed by wider education and communication embracing cultural diversity and norms. the perceived superiority/ inferiority issues of either cultural practices, life approach, physical traits, response to challenges, etc. But even more formidable is the unfortunate perception that some cultures are out to steal only while others are forever noise-makers.
hacking at the almost superficial symptoms while leaving the underlying root causes is not going to get anywhere. if need be, and in my opinion the best approach is to instead of threatening and banning those vernacular stations, to make it mandatory that they air in at least 50-60% of their daily transmissions a variety of positive cultural values of all the other communities and treated equally i.e no airing of just a handful of preferred but all the other non local communities.
in this case, information availed is infinitely better than information denied. there is however no possible cure for snide remarks so its up to the public to police and ensure rogue presenters do not dilute such an initiative.
@tnk cosign
tribalism is like racism and no wishy washy plans can get rid of it.
MAru,
This kyuk hatred will kill you bwana. you found kyuks there na utaenda uwaache hapo tu. Get a woman or something and seek therapy for the anger issues.
Kibaki steals for himself not for kyuks. stop confusing the two.
Alafu hii mambo ya wizi, we have no law in Kenya thanks to odm demanding for the release of murderers and rapists. since you can kill and walk away, why cant you steal and walk away?.
45 years ago, Kibaki and Michuki were in the Kenyan Cabinet while Kennedy was running for the President of America. Obama was 1 year then. 45 years later, Kibaki and Michuki are still in cabinet, and Obama is now a candidate for the same seat Kennedy was running for.
In 45 years, Obamas father is dead, we have had Johnson, Carter, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Clinton, Bush 1 and Bush 2 in the US but in Kenya the same guys in their 70’s and 80’s are still trying to tell Kenyans they can make development models that work?”
Makes u think?! Are we making history or is history making us!???
Sickening…
guys lets make a change…….
CAN THE REAL MARU .K. STAND UP……..
I would really like to know where you blog from,who you represent, what you do for living.
WHY DO I ASK THE QUESTIONS?
1. You are dead wrong on issues and you present them as real.
2.You either have a pathological hate on one tribe or else you don’t
understand that if you have a thief in a family it doesn’t make all other
bros/sis thieves.
3.I’m starting to believe that you have been planted in this forum to create
a wedge between kiks and the rest of kenyans. YOU WILL NEVER SUCCED.
NB…As for PS KINYUA do you like him because he was in MOI’S
administration ,because the last time i checked those who steal and
those who helped to steal ,all are thieves.
Kudos to THE REAL ORENGO YOU ARE A CHAMPION FOR MANY.
There is a warm feeling about standing up for one of your own. Standing up for the black sheep can be as warm as piss running down your trouser on a cold winter morning. Right Kimunya does not represent the Kiuk in this matter. Many Kikuyu friends have spoken against this matter and now see the wolves and the leopards among themselves.
Justiying the crime for crime will make things worse. Tnk has in many occasions said that the problem is kenya is mainly due to institutional collapse. This side acts (not trying to diminish the enormity of the problem) are only distracting us from the main agenda. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM. Last few weeks back it was grand opposition, Now grand regency, Grand Lucy…………..Grandiloquent………Stick to constitutional making.
kk, pato, turncoat and other true ODMers and issue based PNU supporters
we’ve all been thru a really rough patch.
we’ve come out of it and a few others are still emerging from it. Do not get derailed we have made tremendous steps. In order to move even further we have to remain strong. At the end of it all we are all for peace justice and fairness and good governance. That is not a favor we are requesting, its our right. All forms of injustice must be redressed one way or another and skewed resource utilization leading to rampant poverty must be tackled. its a long and tiring battle but we said from the beginning we are in for the long haul. Some of our fellow supporters have different ways of expressing themselves and some of the rival supporters we will find ourselves agreeing with, that is maturity, lets not loose focus of our true goals. Do not let hurt and anger cloud the objectives, we can and will overcome and will right many of these wrongs.
We can do it.
Too sorry, too bad, too sorry for the crazy MPs who are into politicising everything under the sun. Using hatred, falsehood, halftruths, jealousy to deal with issues. Pole for Kenya 10th Parliament that there are more hecklers than leaders. Pole sana.
Jane
Like it or not, the bar has been raised on accountability and transparency
The Wako team on the Grand Regency hotel scandal has recommended that Finance Minister Amos Kimunya, Central Bank Governor Njuguna Ndungu, and Director Gichangi of National Security Intelligence Service step aside to facilitate investigations.
While I commend the Wako team on their sterling work within such a short time, I ask why they were silent on Head of Civil Service, Francis Muthaura. Is the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya more senior than the Head of the Civil Service? Where was Franci Muthaura.
Francis Muthaura is very quick at causing problems for Kenya as he is the architect of the bloated Cabinet. And more seriously, Francis Muthaura is the one making Kibaki tinker with the issue of seniority between PM Raila and VP Kalonzo.
When the Artur terrorists were assaulting civil servants at the JKIA, Francis Muthaura was nowhere to be seen or heard to defend the civil servants. The Artur terrorists threatened hard-working civil servants and the Head of Civil Service could not defend them.
The Registrar of Title Deeds and the Commissioner of Lands were threatened into participating in a scandal. Are the Governor of Central Bank and the Director of the National Security Intelligence Service more senior than the Head of Civil Service?
I have said before and I continue to say that Francis Muthaura is a failure and a dangerous one at that because he is now preparing Kenya for violence that will take many lives. If Mwai Kibaki dies today, the supporters of the PM and the VP will go to war.
As far as the world and majority of Kenyans are concerned, PM Raila Odinga is more senior to VP Kalonzo and is the one to take over should Mwai Kibaki die before 2012. If you want to understand the working of Francis Muthaura’s mind, you only need to look back about five years ago when out of excruciating jealousy and hatred, he stuffed KSh. 500,000 (severance payment) into an enevelop and had it thrown over the sally Kosgey’s gate into her compound.
Francis Muthaura is showing exactly the same behaviour by tinkering with the seniority issue which I beleive is one of the most important issues facing Kenya today. Mzee Kenyatta left a proper structure for succession. Why are Mwai Kibaki and Francis Muthaura so selfish as to play around with the lives of Kenyans. Are the over 2,000 dead Kenyans not too many already?
I hope the Cabinet meeting to be chaired by Mwai Kibaki tomorrow will invite Francis Muthaura (as Secretary to the Cabinet to step aside0 so that he can be discussed. Ms. Sally Kosgey or evn Mr. Isaiya Kabira who is now a PS or the State House Comptroller can be asked to take minutes instead of Franci Muthaura.
I believe with all of my heart that Francis Muthaura was party to all that took place in the fraudulent sale of the Grand Regency.
AND MWAI KIBAKI SHOULD NOW REALIZE THAT IT DOES NOT PAY TO HAVE ALL THE TOP OFFICIALS IN A MINISTRY OR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT TO BE YOUR TRIBESMEN.
I am of the opinion that the National Cohesion and Ethnic Relation Commission is a useless one and a waste of time and resources. But should the government proceed with this bill, then they have to:
1. DEFINE WHAT AN ETHNIC GROUP IS
2. WHAT THE MEASURE OF ACCEPTABLE NATIONAL COHESION IS
3. HAVE A CLAUSE IN THE BILL ENTRENCHING THE CULTURE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL KENYANS AND TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR THE GOVERNMEMT OR GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO PARTCIPATE IN OR PROMOTE ECONOMIC MARGINALIZATION AND ENSLAVEMENT
4. MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR THE PRESIDENT OR ANY GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE TO APPOINT PERSONS FROM THE SAME ETHNIC GROUP EXCLUSIVELY TO SENIOR POSITIONS AND THAT ALL APPOINTMENTS MUST INDEED REFLECT THE FACE OF KENYA
The problem with you Maru is that you just dont get it. I suspect today that if Kibaki showed up in Kiambu, almost no one would go to listen to him. He is deeply unpopular in central which sees him as a man who failed to protect innocent people from murderers and now is actually releasing the killers and rapists under pressure from ODM.
But do you honestly expect kyuks to run to the arms of men like Ntimamama and the late Kones? warmongers who had no qualms calling for the killing of kyuks in public? So Kibaki to them is a safer bet, at least he doesn’t strangle their kids and burn others in churches. Its tragic but the failure of ODM to distinguish between Kibaki (and his elites) and the masses of poor oppressed kyuks is the sole reason why Kibaki is still grinning in statehouse.
you are a fool Maru. your hatred of kyuks is what actually keeps your enemies going
The problem will come when an alternative to Kibaki rises, like for example Mungiki, which by the way is trying to soften its aproach in central, having learnt the value of having a secure base in 2003. That alternative could be lunatics and a people feeling caged and hated will rally around them in the same way the Germans rallied around Hitler.
Then at that time, we wiill really have strife in Kenya and it wont be as one directional as it was earlier this year.
the aporach is simple, ODM must simply stop trying to justify the killing of innocent people. there is no justification whatsoever for either burning kids or shooting people in Kisumu. the people who did this must be brought to justice. Secondly odm must rid itself of its well known hate mongers. Well Divine intervention helped get rid of one but there are still many left.
SecondlyODM must reach out to younger and far more moderate kyuks (he is already trying that Kudos to Raila)
This would turn him from just another scheming politician to a statesman trying to unite his country. It s easy for ODmer to imagine they can isolate Kyuks but as raila said once, 22%b of the country cannot be ignored. and if Kenya crumbles, we will all sink with it. if you want proof, just ask the Somalis
Kimunya’s political obituary has been written and as we carve his grave stone. Let it be said that he acted only in the BEST INTEREST OF A FEW.
A SELFISH FEW.
Turncoat,
I wish most of your brothers and sisters in ODM understood that phrase: SELFISH FEW. Alas they dont. They flash a broad sword across the landscape and end up creating enemity that will probably outlive us and several generations down. All for what? why kill 1500 innocent people to send a message to one man? surely is Kibs worth all those many dead? does he care even if you kill 1 million kyuks? as long has his family and interests are safe, he is fine.
I salute Zimbabweans. They umnderstood that and no one went hacking and raping his neighbour despite their obvious anger at the way Bob is manupilating the country
I think These Kenyans from central Kenya are mad, crazy and sick, when will pple like Jane and pato be sober i think we should give them some Kbl products so that they wake up. My friends the era of cheating and corruption is over in Kenya. I applaud Bwana Bonny and Ababu. We don’t need to keep thieves in parliament they are kept in prison. So any body who feels that what Mps did to Kimunya is politics let them go dive in the Ocean. By the way where was Martha Karua ? She should have at least defended Kimunya the way she Stole the certificate to Kibaki. Guyz Corruption must go by all means from Kenyan blood and if you are a reall Kenyan the you should support our Mps in their efforts to stump out this evil that has bedeviled us for decades. We must first stop the upcoming corrupt current stooges and hunt for the past one that is the only way forward. So excuse of saying that other MPs were also corrupt is an ill fated statement for they might have changed their hearts and way of doing things we learn from mistakes.
IN THAT RGARD BW. PATO AND MADAM JANE I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU IF YOU STILL LIVE IN THE KENYA OF YESTERDAY
Those who voted for the opposition in Zimbabwe are being killed, raped and their property destroyed. Mugabe even takes it further by denying them food and hospital care. Even doctors are threatened with death if they sign on death certificates that people died from anything else other than natural causes.
The only reason Zimbabwe has not exploded like Kenya is because both Mugabe and Tsvangirai are Shona. The Ndebeles make up only a small part of the population and Mugabe murdered half of them in the early 80’s. If the Shona and Ndebele were in equal numbers everything would have gone down years ago!
Mugabe also has a tight grip on the media and we do not have the exact number of casualties. I have a feeling that if we all saw what was going on no one will bother defend him as a freedom fighter anymore.
Pato
for the record, we all know the “selfish few” a majority of them are in PNU and Kibaki aligned, while we acknowledge a few of them are in ODM but % wise, PNU has over 85% while ODM has lower than 25%.
the amnesty debate – as an ODMsupporter I beleive that protestors and demonstrators have no cause to be in jail, but there were a number of criminals who used the opportunity to score revenge and kill, maim etc, those guys need to face the law and are not representative of ODM, their issues are criminal. You keep trying to paint all ODM as that group and it just doesnt wash.
As much as we know a majority of PNU is corrupt, we try not to blanket condemn PNU and as you can see Mungatana and Karua have quickly learnt they are defending thugs and are out to differentiate their party from the PNU umbrella, so has Gitobu Imanyara, Kilonzo and a few other non-ODM MPs. We would gloat but thats not the point, what we want is good governance, once that is achieved, justice will follow naturally and crime punished
Like we said earlier we are not against the Kikuyus. We are against Kikuyuism and Gemaism and worse robbers masquarading as kikuyus. The is a culture in this country of glorifying thieves even when they are shot dead in the act. AMEDIE AKI SAKANYA (HE DIED HUSTLING) as if he was a soldier in ancient sparta. The other fallacy is that there are those who fought and died for freedom more than others and hence the need to stuff their bellies in revenge.
When Bush stole the elections years back ( I know he did because German govt even called to congratulate Al Gore but retracted later), Americans did not go on a spree…there was too much at stake.
In Kenya people we robbed of their dreams. The sane (Coward haha) ones stayed at home and checked the news on the website and this blog. Others hurled insults but a few were rougish.
The same way i have not attributed the GRAND THEEFT TO KIMUNYA, then do not ascribe the work of criminal gangs to credible politicians.
Grand Regency sale should be abbrogated in order to slow down the dangerous precedent. Wa swahili wasema ‘ WANIRIDHI HAI’
KIMUNYA ATURIDHI TUKIWA BADO TUKO HAI. TAFAUTI YAKE NA MWIZI WA MAKABURI NI NIN ?
Corruption and murder are both evil. turncoat offers a better choice. Let the demonstrators go
but the murderers wethere they were militias (kyuk/kale- makes no difference, a thug is a thug) or policemen must be brought to account. Accusing people of breaking the law while supporting other law breakers is pretty stupid. Thats why Raila went silent when the gov’t of Zim reminded him of his own past stretching from 1982.
no one who is sane cannot be revolted by mass murder and raping 9 year old girls so the idiot who calls us mad is the dude who needs to head to mathari. He cheers while children are razed, that to me is a psycho.
The problem with people like the poster is they imagine the violence will always be one directional, thats why they are quick to call for ‘lesotho’ solutions. ask someone from a war torn country, war is helll and you might just find yourself on the wrong end of a machete or a gun.
We need to establish the rule of law that would convict the Kimunyas of this world but so too should it convict those who committed despicable acts to innocents. When orengo goes on air to call for realse of Kalenjin militia while calling for arrest of Kimunya, he sounds like a unintelligent kubaff which we know he is not.
Why did you have to kill innocemt people? what was wrong with having demonstrations and riots without mass murder like happened during saba saba. Many moderate kyuks would have swung behind odm and it would have trully being a national movement. Kibaki without the strong home base would have buckled.
But no, nine year olds had to be burnt to teach Kibaki a lesson, as if he cares! Burn the whole IDP camps, Kibaki would not give a hoot, this is about A SELFISH FEW. but no people will be slaughtered and not fight back thats why your militia were halted at Molo and Nakuru, ama you think its the good graces of ruto that saved us? thats why Kibaki is still lumbering at the OAU summit purpotedly representing Kenya while he probably lost the election. thast why mungiki is a force so strong now that its operating openly in ‘frontier’ towns like Nakuru this time with Massive popular support. after all they are the only thing that stands between us and crazed kyuk phobics like the above poster who delight in rape ad murder.
Fools fools Fools. You could have had it all but no, your hatred for 8 million innocent people was too much. the tempation to kill burn rape too strong. Anyway keep imagining this is anational movement all you like, I just think the coalition simply bought time to prepare us for a final showdown that will leave Kenya split in the middle with the border at Nakuru. just wait
you actually expect to smash into a mans home, kill him, rape his wife and kids and burn their house alafu ati they just meekly follow you and say this was done in the good name of democracy?
This is the defination of lunacy
You have just succeded in putting Kibs back to power by giving him people who will rally behind him for no other reason than to save their lives and that of their children, no mattar how many scandals are unearthed, a thief is still pretty much better than a rapist or a murderer
I feel bitter because I expected more from Raila. Not much from Kibs. But to watch the man on BBC hard talk trying to explain why kyuk children had to be brutalized and burnt was sickening. For what? what had they done to him? did they even vote? I saw a feature on a daily the other day, a little 9 year old grl who was in the church and excaped (the odm democracy brigade failed to catch her and throw her back in the inferno) she had her hands burnt off to stumps. Who even knows what she has been through? alittle 9 year old kikuyu in the middle of Eldoret?
And now we are expected to clap and cheer when those sickos walk out free to sneer at their victims still huddled in camps?
pato
if you are truly serious and care for all the survivors (there were many atrocities by militia, revenge gangs and police)
the next steps can be formulated by borrowing ideas from this publication
Click to access massviolence.pdf
pages 8 to 12, then appendix a, and appendix b role of helpers etc.
Pato and other men of goodwill. Do not worry, the killers and murderers of innocent children, women,and men in churches and other places in Rift valley and Nyanza in the name of ‘democracy’ will get their rewards in due course. Its a matter of time. The Al Mighty will revenge for these innocent and helpless souls. They may seem to be enjoying for a moment but they will wither like grass. who knows if these fellows ever sleep or their lives are full of nightmares.Who knows why what is happening in Kipsigis is happening.
The hecklers in parliament who pretend they are ‘holy’ and can pass debates,and other important decisions on the basis of bits and pieces of half baked information must remember the saying of the fellow who digs a hole for their purported enemies to fall into, only for them to fall into that same hole and the purported enemy escape unhurt. So as fellows especially those who claim to be ‘leaders’ make accussations and judgements over others on the basis of half baked information, they must be careful. Who knows the same issues they accuse others about might turn up against them.
God bless Zimbabwe. God bless Robert Mugambe.
Mugambe – Murume mgani huyu ?
Dear Mr. Prime minister,
1. We are now getting mixed signals.
You have said that the exectuive is independent from the parliament and any decision made by parliament is not binding on the executive. Agreed. Kenyans already know this does it reflect your position as well.
You said that yesterday’s cabinet meeting to discuss Kimunya was was postponed due unavoidable circumstances. Right now we feel there is no important and pressing issue like the DISMISSAL of Kimunya. The longer he stays in the ministry the higher the likelihood of cover-up.
Kimunya also says that you knew about the grand regency sale. We ofcourse say that knowing that a crime is going to happen and not reporting it abbeting. Mr. Kimunya is in record denying knowledge of the sale. Dragging u to the quicksand. Know when to throw and rope and when to let go. Please come out strongly in this matter.
Sir, i humbly request that let Kalonzo be the one to bear the bad news. He was paid for it anyway. We all noticed his tacit and stuttering defence of Mr. Kimunya during the censure motion.
To cleanse your actions, remove the shrub in your thinking. These are the -isms that are dragging Kenya down
Wonders never cease! Ati Muga(m)be to be blessed? Lol!
The best way to handle the whole thing would have been to sell the hotel in public not in secret. We want to know the real value of the hotel and also whether indeed Raila and Wako knew about the whole transaction. Maybe a whole picture should come out. How about these Malaysian and the 2.2 billion deal? Could it be that the deal was after all not bad?
I suggest that international valuers to come and do valuation, cancel the deal and let the hotel go through a bidding process. We can fetch more than was paid.
On the sub-committee to investigate the deal, I suggest that it be independent of those against Kimunya.
We also want to hear the CBK story before long.
http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143989607&cid=4
OH PLEASE, MWAI KIBAKI, NOT HIM. THE WOUNDS IN KENYA ARE STILL FRESH. DO NOT PRICK THE WOUNDS, MWAI KIBAKI, BY APPOINTING HIM TO BE THE FINANCE MINISTER. HE WAS AND IS A RUTHLESS KILLER. HIS DATE AT THE WAR CRIMES COURT AT THE HAGUE IS STILL PENDING SO HOW WILL HE SERVE KENYA AS FINANCE MINISTER.
MWAI KIBAKI, LET THE MAN COOL HIS HEELS AT ENVIRONMENT IN THE HOPE THAT HIS TENURE WILL NOT BE LONG AS TO DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT GREATLY.
Uhuru Kenyatta is okay as Minister for Finance. My complaint to him is that he acted unchacteristically dictatorial and flouted the Law in nominating councillors. I hope that he learned that he will give the best leadership in Kenya if he leads and does not allow others to lead him.
I also hope that should Uhuru be appointed the Minister for Finance that he will continue to be the pragmatic leader that the ODM fraternity knew before December 2007 and call for a monthly tripartite consultative meeting with PM Raila, Deputy PM Mudavadi, and himself. If you put Kenya ahead of everything, it will not be difficult to consult even with your competitors and even pick their brains once in a while.
Kenya is going to be a fantastic country soon. With one obstacle, Amos Kimunya, now gone, there is one more major one and that is Francis Muthaura. The current Head of Civil Service is like a broken or stuck gramaphone record. He suffers from Raila-phobia disease and he comes to the office every day with one single purpose in his mind – TO STOP HON. RAILA ODINGA FROM BECOMING THE PRESIDENT OF KENYA.
PM Raila Odinga goes to Washington and he is treated just a shade lower than a Head of State. PM Raila is accompanied on the trip by the USA ambassador. This gives Francis Muthaura sleepless nights. I am sure he lost some weight in the few days that the PM was in Washington.
I beg Mwai Kibaki to consider retiring this retrogressive man, Francis Muthaura. He does not defend civil servants who are attacked while they are doing their duties. He does not exercise his authority to stop corruption from taking place. In fact, Francis Muthaura, seems to be a silent of corruption in Kenya.
If Mwai Kibaki feels that the Meru people have stood by him for a long time and he needs to thank them by giving them the Head of Civil Service position, that is okay. At times, people have to bend backwards to let an old man have his way. The only thing that we ask Mwai Kibaki is to look for a young and intelligent man or woman from Meru and appoint him or her to be the Head of Civil Service to help unite and build Kenya and let the leadership issue take its own course.
Francis Muthaura likes boasting about some “award” given to Kenya “in recognition of improved performance by the civil service”. I do not buy this story. You can bribe any organization to give you anything you want. CORRUPTION CAN OPEN SOME DOORS.
Speaking of protecting civil servants at their places of work and standing up for them when unfairly attacked and something Francis Muthaura is not known to do, COULD THE ARTUR BROTHERS BE LIBYANS.
From the picture I saw of them, they looked to me like they were from the Middle East and not from Europe. They could be natives or residents of Libya and the Libyan Arab African Investment Company Limited could actually be the new name for Kensington Holdings, the company of the Artur brothers and Kibaki’s daughter.
I will keep shouting this from the rooftops. THE SOLUTION TO KENYA’S PROBLEMS LIES WITH ODM. PNU IS A CLIQUE OF OLD BUSINESSMEN WHOSE SOLE AIM IN LIFE IS TO MAKE MORE AND MORE MONEY. THE BIGGEST STUMBLING BLOCK TO ODM IS THEIR UTTER FAILURE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE THIEVES AND THE MILLIONS OF POOR OPPRESSED KIKUYUS MOST OF WHOM HAVE NO IDEA WHERE GRAND REGENCY IS.
WHAT WE NEED IS AN ODM LEADER WHO WILL RISE ABOVE THE PETTY HATRED OF KIKUYUS THAT SEEMS TO RUN DEEP IN ODM AND UNITE THIS NATION AGANIST THE THIEVES.
REMEMBER EVERY HATE MESSAGE THAT IS CHURNED OUT BY ODM AGANIST KYUKS E.G THE LESOTHO BALKANIZATION REMARK, OR KONES NUMEROUS HATE SPEECHES ONLY SERVE TO STRENGTHEN KIBAKI AND HIS CLIQUE BECAUSE THEY DRAW FRIGHTENED KIKUYUS BEHIND HIM.
IMAGINE IF RAILA HAD DONE WHAT HIS WIFE IDA LATER DID, AT THE START OF THE VIOLENCE, STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF ELDORET WITH A FRIGHTENED IDP CHILD AND DECLARED ‘THE WAR IS NOT AGANIST THIS CHILD, OR THOSE WOMEN HUDDLED IN THAT POLICE STATION, THE WAR IS AGAINST CROOKS IN NAIROBI WHO HAVE STOLEN OUR DEMOCRACY. WE WILL GET IT BACK, NOT JUST FOR US; BUT FOR THIS CHILD AS WELL’
what a powerful speech that would have been. it would have been his mandela moment ‘its all gone in the past’ or his Churchillian moment ‘we shall never surrender’ or MLK ‘I have a dream’
moderate kyuks would have rallied aganist a doubtful election and called for a re-run. the nation would have stood aganist Kibaki and without a secure home base, he would have surely buckled.
but that moment as missed but its not too late for ODM to show statesmanship.
Hi bloggers
It has been a long time but am back!!!!!!!!
Iwas shocked by thso called DPM Uhuru Kenyatta with the way he tried to defend Kimunya yesterday on the Grand Regency saga, he tries to say that we should not do mob justice on Kimunya so i want to state something that it seems him the then opposition chief and Kenyans have forgotten. Do bloggers remember the judiciary purge of Kiraitu and Ringera of 2003 where some judges were purged because there names were mentioned with corrupt deals and i know we all remember Justice Waki was he guilty NO!!! he was innocent of any wrong doing even though he had been hounded out of office so tell me Kenyans is Kimunya so special that he cant be purged out to give way for investigations i believe he can the question is why:
1. He was at the helm of treasury when the corrupt deals were made and he told us to give him a part in the back for a job well done.
2. The hotel was sold using the valuation report of 10yrs ago we know land appreciates with time especially prime plots in the middle of town
3. The said monies he quoted as received is 2.8b but it was refuted to be 1.8b. so where is the other 1b.
4. What does he know about the deal done last year by the late Alex Mureithi on behalf of the govt. when he visited libya.
5. Was he advised that the deal was not in the interest of the country as stipulated by KACC director.
6. Did he know of the secret deal to return the hotel to CBK by Pattni and that the CBK governor now became the vendor of the hotel.
7. Did he advice the cabinet(who seems not to know) of the amnesty and the subsequent sale of the property as the following people said they dont know of the same:
a. AG wako said he doesn’t know of the amnesty deal or sale.
b. Justice Minister doessn’t know of the amnesty deal or sale.
c. Lands Minister Orengo doesn’t know of deal to sell the hotel.
I dont really know if am the only one who sees this; why is it that Pato and Jane sees themselves plus other kyuks being hated do they really know what the kyuks are saying about Luos and Kales come on guys we need to be sober you only reap what you saw. My brothers and sisters from Central province sawed the seed of hate and tribalism and this is what germinated in the recent past. In this regard we need to realize mistakes and correct them and this is the only way we can build a better Kenya. Kikuyus should confess their hatred and discrimination against other tribes in this nation and so shall they be forgiven but if we keep on living in denial the we should expect more surprises. We all as Kenyans need to view each other with due respect needed. There is no single tribe in this country which is more superior than the other we know it is a fact. We need appreciate each others effort in making this country a star in the horn of Africa. What happened in January is a wake up call to all of Kenyans irrespective of their color, region or affiliation to stand up and work as a nation towards respecting those who need the respect and shun all sorts of cheap propaganda and corruption. The point which Pato and the ilks keep on repeating here i find it meaningless and outdated, All Kenyans were affected with what happened even Luos Luhyas, Kales were burnt to death shot by police and hacked by Mungiki, does it mean that we dont know or we dont care Jane & Pato wake up and be mature enough. The politics of divide and rule is over political assassinations is over vote rigging is over anybody living in the aforementioned era is really sick. Let us sing the songs of development, equitable distribution of the govt resources, truth and peaceful coexistence. But if somebody somewhere feels and thinks that they are too special that others in this land of Kenya I am sorry for you. Speak the truth and ashame the devil we can not just see corruption getting its root s to smear others and we keep quite we will shout at the top of our voices whoever likes it not let them go dive in the ocean. Kenya is awake Kenyans are awake no amount of intimidation will ever deter us we will move we will reach our goal so mwenye uwivu na ajinyonge.
ODM is a party to reckon and I know the PNU lot is now shaken and they are really having sleepless nights. But I pray they come up with Issues and policies pertinent to development and unity. Kenya’s Democracy has come from far what we need is Accountability and Transparency.
I HATE NO ONE BUT I HATE THE WAY THEY CARRY AND CONDUCT THEMSELVES. SIMPLY CHANGE YOUR WAY OF LIVING, THINKING AND ATTITUDE AND WE SHALL ENJOY THIS LAND OF OURS
ODM live long to save this country from thieves, slanderers and war mongers.
LET’S KILL ETHINICITY ONCE AND FOR ALLL……….
I think RAO was very instrumental in crushing the dicatatorial era of MOI
administration and subsequent fight for justice in this country…..without him
crushing KANU we could not where we are today…….and of course all our brothers near lake victoria who gave him numbers and support.
I’m very encouraged by what i hear from him this days….THAT OUR GREATEST ENEMY IS TRIBALISM…….and as kenyans we should try everyday to kill it…….millie odhiambo should also be mentioned for her moving contribution of the same keep it up.
We have come a long way not even forgetting all those who lost their lives
fortune, incapacitation(MATIBA) in fighting for justice for the voiceless.
Let’s hope and pray for RAO’S latest adventure (KILLING TRIBALISM) so that
10 years from today we will be talking about one KENYA.
Let us be honest, none of those corrupt people benefit their communities. When Rutoh and Mwaita sold government land in Ngong and put the money in their pocket, they did not benefit the Kalenjin, When Moi and Saitoti and Patni (later Mudavadi) sealed the goldenburg billions, the Kalenjin, Masai and Luhya did not get a penny, when Anglo leasing thievery came, Murungaru did not give a penny to Kieni people let alone the Kikuyu. In the current Grand Regency saga, none of us has benefitted. We are yet to know whether those who sold the hotel benefitted either. But one thing is for sure, they sold the monument of shame for a song.
This should be the turning point for our nation. We should say with finality that we will not entertain corruption from the hospitals, our roads and our government offices. Days should be over for the men at electricity house who demand bribes before they connect our houses with electricity. Days should be over for the men and women at the lands office who demand kickbacks to issue letters of allotment or titledeeds, days should be numbered for the policemen who stop matatus and demand KK. Yes, a nation under the leadership of Raila Odinga and other visionary fellows is capable of doing just that. There is a strong wind of change in my half homeland of central provence and any minister who thinks he can steal and get our support should be in for a rude awakening.
Lastly, the MPs should not think that because they have passed a motion of no confidence in Kimunya that we will forget on their taxation. Whoever is appointed the caretaker finance minister should move motion to tax MPs.
kk
I paraphrase RAO’s call in 2005 for ODM below
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“I thought that we slayed and buried this tribal monster in 2002 Elections, unfortunately we are now learning that Kibaki and his minions have bro’t it back through the very same skewed appointments and resource distribution.”
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I just dont beleive a tribe can kill, steal or main another. I beleive a criminal mind no matter the background will do all those and seek refuge behind idiots that cannot expose him/her.
there are people here on this blog that are like you and i and dont give a damn about our ethnic roots, yes we respect our cultures, but thats no excuse for theft and looting and we must get rid of all these guys. whether luo, luhya kikuyu, kalenjin, maasai, kamba, giriama or any of the other tribes, we need good governance. let the leaders fail because of our human limitations and lets assist each other on that level not tribal leanings.
I’m so glad to see faith and mrembowa back on this column. the core of ODM is non tribal. we can keep it that way. we recognise and acknowledge the ethnic backgrounds but these do not cloud our objectives for true and just governance and thats irrespective of whether our guys are part of the few billionaires ruining our country or whether our guys are just mere stone throwers, some of our guys are currently IDPs and many of our guys are just regular office blokes not willing to rock the boat in either direction. Lets remain committed to the ideals we started with and get rid of corruption and impunity.
i would really like to meet like minded kenyans and especially ODM supporters but dont know when that will be, for now we just need to take one step at a time.
god bless you all
Do some mps have even the least of ability to sit in a village baraza and arbitrate over a simple dispute?.
When an issue of importance is hyped by politicians and the media, all the listeners and men/women of intellect should ask themselves several questions. Example in the debate on grand regency;
-why are the heckling mps mixing issues of safaricom ipo, mobitelea, taxation of the mps allowances, etc. in the matter. ( read bad politics and jealousy)
-Why hasn’t Orengo & his hecklers given a detailed account of the history of the grand regency hotel, from the beginning when the hotel was constructed todate, so that people can make informed comments, decisions and judgements on the issue. ( read use of selective information to confuse the masses, cause divisions among the people, call it high level craziness)
-Are the hecklers making reference to the appropriate rules, guidelines, acts, laws, etc governing the transaction?
-Have the hecklers given people ( wananchi) a chance to listen to all persons involved in the transaction?
– People of goodwill like knowing facts, not fictions in the grand regency matter. The MPs did not and have not given the facts. They are only shouting. Poor fellows, they have missed the mark.
Who does not know that empty debes are the loudest.
People MUST start demanding to see what the MPs have accomplished in their constituencies so far not how much they shout in Bunge. How much have the mps calling for others to resign accomplished since they started receiving the very heavy salaries and allowances?. Only fighting, fighting like kids?
jane,
Well said but you too do not provide the facts. We want you to shed some light on the grand regency saga. Or do you just defend the thing because we are from there and the men concerned speak our language? While I understand your concern and the ODM killings in January, I also see the other side condoning corruption. Our solution is not in either party. We need a strong person who will go beyond tribes and parties to bring healing in Kenya. But our society is sank to deep in too much emotions.
The grand regency saga stinks. But as usual Kibaki will bait ODM with some kikuyu leaders defending Kimunya and ODM will fall back to their usual anti kyuk rhetoric which will so obscure the issue at hand that no one will know what the hell is going on.
it worked wit the election, it will work now and till 2012 when Kibs retires. Your anti kyuk attitude has made you a very predicatble bunch
Kimunya has been laying a booby-trap for PM Raila Odinga ever since the coalition came into being. Before the Safaricom IPO was floated, Kimunya is in record as having said that even the PM has okayed the whole exercise and would have joined him at the grand opening of the IPO to Kenyans. Raila later came out strongly and denied having made Kimunya his spokesman.
History has now repeated itself and its now the GRH saga.
Kimunya is once again dragging the PM in this murky affair.
My question is, whom is Kimunya working for?
I was not for this grand coalition thing thus my disappearance from this blog. I knew it couldnt work, after all. Am being proven right at this point and I have the following to air:-
1. On accepting to form a coalition government, the ODM approved Kibaki’s thuggery. They agreed to help Kibaki clear his second term, whether he stole or not.
By abetting Kibaki carry on with his thug life (we all know he stole the elections). Now, this is what Raila and team were getting into:-
HOW TO FINISH ODM –
“Hey guys, I have to clear my term and clear you too. Dont think I’ve forgotten how you fellows ashamed me internationally by revealing my vote robbery attempt. I have lost my face before a majority of Kenyans and they have lost faith in me. Bwana Raira, I know you have a future. You still have chance to contest for presidency come 2012. I dont, because this is my last term and my health, age and the constitution wont give me a chance to contest anyway. In that case, thank you very much for accepting this nondescript and amorphous creature in the name of Grand Coalition. I have to go, and going with you, I must. I have to taint your image, mister. After all, the PM post is a new phenomenon in this country and real executive power is vested in me. We could be sharing 50-50 on paper but in the real sense, I call the shots. Now that you are in my courts, the ball is on.
Our strategy number one is to carry out shady transactions and inform you technically. By doing this, we pocket the coins and we mess your name. Ukipingana, we know the dates that we briefed you on each activity. You leak the ‘government secret’ out, we crucify you juu after all, you knew of the dealings. Didnt we inform you? Remember, we’re gonna use you as a rubber stamp until my tenure expires in 2012. Once I exit this prestigious but rough road aka presidency, Kenyans shall have ‘known’ that you too are ‘corrupt’. Then once Kenyans lose faith in you, dont even dream of contesting because you’ll be on the list of shame.
Character assassination is our game number one and you remember very well how we did it (unsuccessfully) during the campaigns last year. We as the PNU jammaz shall do our stuff as usual and if you people corner us, then we shall call for a state of emergency (read Kimunyas words, according to Jakoyo Midiwo)…”
…. From the PNU Executive wing.
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Now, if that picture above is not true, tell me why Kibaki is not sacking this mannerless thief called Kimunya.
Tell me why the cabinet meeting to discuss Kimunya’s malpractices was indefinately postponed.
Tell me why Uhuru and her cousin (of course Beth Mugo) are supporting the whole thing.
Tell me why Kimunya is telling his constituents that its a matter of them and not him yet we all know very well that its all about Kimunya in the name of his people.
Tell me why Kimunya wants Raila out as PM.
My take is that despite them laying all those booby-traps, the hunted (ODM) became the hunter, striking before they were struck.
Whoever is calling this a tribal war is a tribalist himself. You cannot see tribalism in such an open atrocity to our nation unless you are tribalistic yourself. I pity your perception, oh you who label this grave injustice to Kenya a ‘tribal affair’, calling it a game between Luos and Kikuyus. May whoever bewitched your sight and rendered you myopic observers be cursed even in hell wherever he went.
STOP TAKING KENYANS FOR A RIDE, MR. PRESIDENT. SACK KIMUNYA. KENYANS ARE WATCHING.
Must we stay in a coalition where the thieves dont want to let go of the cookies even when found hand in the Jar. How then is ODM if they were to sit in the opposition. I SAY WE GO FOR ELECTIONS. We might just pay less in the short term than we may have to pay in the long term. SAWA PIA PNU WAKISHINDA. IF THE POLITICIANS CANT ACT LET THEM FACE THE PEOPLE IN THE BALLOT EARLIER THEN THEY EXPECTED.
There is a know-it all generation & most of the current MPS belong to this group of people. This has made them sink deeper into ignorance as the days go by.( Uerefu mwingi huondoa maarifa). That is why they turn to name calling and dealing with irrelevances in puzzles as simple as the sale of a hotel.
If somebody was certain and loaded with true facts about the transaction,why couldn’t they go to court, have a caveat placed on the property, then bring the facts, not judgements, fictions or opinions in parliament. Have all other parties present their cases, and let wananchi decide.
MPs and Orengo have not brought facts on the grand regency hotel sale transaction. Why? . Its said, he who seeks justice must come with justice.
Why do MPs have a habit of preaching hatred, propaganda and animosity since 2005.
i sincerely hope RAO is not going to let Kimunya off the hook.
ODM has been giving in way too easily. I hope the other MPs also stand their ground, lets see what business kibaki and kimunya can transact without parliament debating the propoals.
the question of whether Kimunya is being railroaded or not is immaterial. The focus of this situation is about the credibility and integrity of parliament and whether indeed the president and kimunya who are both elected members of the parliament respect this body.
parliament voted almost to the last man, whether they are right or wrong is not in question, if kibaki and kimunya cannot listen to that vote then we have to all agree that those MPs have been wasting time debating issues because they can be overturned or overruled by the sitting president. i.e they are just rubber stamps and have absolutely no say in running the govt and are no different from the ordinary mwananchi except they are paid millions for it.
Parliament must stamp its authority or forever remain toothless.
Hard decisions have to be made either way, I second Poghisio on that.
while we await for kibaki to do nothing
is there anybody out there with some insight and can shed light on this saga
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=126876
face value it appears the way things should be, with more grassroot participation in decision making. what i dont get is the foreign funded NGO part and why the councillors took this rather strange stance against the people who will elect them in future
RAILA’S FATAL JUDGEMENTS:
I am beginning to doubt whether or not Mr. Raila Odinga has the right judgement to provide Kenya with good leadership. Look at the frequency and great number of Raila’s UNFORCED POOR JUDGEMENTS:
FATAL ERROR # 1. Raila agrees to have his adviser/secretary appointed a Permanent Secretary and yet the man is over 55 years. This has provided Francis Muthaura and all of Kibaki’s friends who are over 55 years of age a safety net. Furthermore, Raila is no longer in a position to demand that the rule of law and regulations and rule governing the conduct of the government be followed. Worse still, Raila cannot defend women who are forced out of the civil service when they approach 55 years of age.
FATAL ERROR # 2. Raila agrees to have only one assistant minister for finance from ODM instead of two and worse still, Raila puts his own brother, who is not trained in Finance or Economics, to be the Assistant Minister.
Oburu’s naivety in the workings of the ministry of finance are starting to show. In the Grand Regency hotel’s sale saga, it is possible that Oburu also received a small gift in an envelope. It reminds one of the envelope which Mzee Oginga Odinga received from Ketan Somaia.
It turned out that Mzee Iginga had received a bribe but he got away with the “crime” because he told Kenyans that his eyesight was failing and that he could not imediately know what Ketan Somaia had given him.
It is very easy to involve Dr. Oburu Odinga in various scandals in Treasury without him being quite in the know. Did the Libyans give Oburu a gift? Was the experienced and resourceful Kamlesh Pattni send to meet Oburu (and Kamlesh knows where to place his camera to take the clearest picture showing the duped victim in the act) with a small gift.
If there is any evidence, however minute it might be, linking Dr. Oburu to the Grand Regency hotel scandal, then it is impossible for Raila to convince Kenyans that he was not involved.
If Raila had a very good judgement, he would not have had Oburu Odinga (of all people as he is family) in the ministry of finance. Raila should have known that the ministry which forced ministers out for corruption in the past was the Ministry of Finance.
Saitoti, Mwiraria, Murungaru, Murungi all fell because of scandals that had happened in the Ministry of Finance.
For Raila Odinga to be save from ascandals, he has to get his brother out of the Ministry of Finance.
FATAL ERROR # 3. PM Raila appoints a Cabinet sub-committee to look into the sale of the Grand Regency hotel. Orengo is now being accused of having demanded a KSh. 3 million bribe. We do not know whether or not this accusation is true. What we know for a fact is that the ministries of finance and lands and the attorney general’s office must have been involved in the sale.
If Orengo and Wako are naturally required to have been involved, should PM Raila not have called the Cabinet sub-committee only for discovery of facts and not to judge. After discovering and assembling the facts, should PM Raila not have consulted the Law Society of Kenya as an independent third party to review the case and make recommendations to him. This could have happened within a day.
PM Raila is taking a route similar to that of Aaron Ringera who accused Judges and judged and convicted them and he did so because he wanted to convince Kenyans that he is a tough guy and qualifies to be the director of KACC.
Unfortunately, Ringera’s escapades resulted in many innocent victims being kicked out. Justices Waki, Wendo, and Aganyanya have come to epitomize the innocent victims of abuse of power.
TO BE FAIR TO ALL, ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD STEP ASIDE FOR PROPER INVESTIGATIONS TO BE CARRIED ON THE SALE OF THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL:
1. AMOS KIMUNYA (MINISTRY OF FINANCE)
2. ATTORNEY GENERAL AMOS WAKO
3. JAMES ORENGO (MINISTRY OF LANDS)
4. FRANCIS MUTHAURA (HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE)
5. NJUGUNA NDUNGU (CENTRAL BANK)
6. AARON RINGERA (KACC)
7. MICHAEL GICHANGI (NSIS)
They all had a hand (by commision or ommision) in the Grand Regency hotel saga
Kimunya is on reacord (this sunday) THAT ‘ I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN RESIGN’.
Is he dead or has he resigned ? Do Kenyans a favour dont die be4 u tell us who fradulently bot the grand rege.
am glad Kimunya decided to respect parliament and his colleagues.
in return i hope parliament or whoever is appointed to investigate does a thorough and professional job on this issue as well as other issues on privatisation that Kimunya has handled
let it be clear that its not witch hunting.
regretably kibaki has a knack to slip back these guys once the heat is off, so I will not be surprised if after a few weeks to hear of some random re-appointment/re-instatment
my take is that this is a ploy to push through the budget debates crucial for the running of the govt and once thats done, kimunya will be reinstated.
unless a finance minister is appointed this is likely to be the case.
kudos to members of parliament and civic bodies for staying the course.
its not time to celebrate or gloat, this is the time to strengthen parliament and these institutions, whistle blowers must also be protected at all costs.
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=127024
this is encouraging, could someone publish (link or article) of the full recommendation.
am beginning to like the kind of business the 10th parliament is transacting. lets demystify this finance portfolio and have more input from all members
agent4change when you stop eating heppy could you start another thread
Oteino Kajwang should thread very carefully. In view of the current alertness of the 10th house. I believe he should pre-empt this business of vetoing the technical advise where he granted the work permits.
The very fact these people came to the media is worrying, Civil servants are meant never to reveal disagreements with thier political master, they job is to implement politicians orders, albeit within the law. In this case I felt that Kajwang acted within the powers granted by law.
HOWEVER I will not defend him purely because he is ODM. I believe he should tell the house why he acted the way he did, what were his reasons at arriving at such a conclusion. This is because this thing could eaily sprial into a big thing, rest assured PNU will want revenge and seize on this.
Kajwang, should come to the house and tell us why he made the decision he did, that way we pre-empt any attempt to say he was bribed or influenced into that decision.
Let no Minister feel he can do as he wants now. I repsect Kajwaang, and want to ensure he does not tarnish his reputation by letting this escalate beyond control.
Kinunya went down because he lied to the house. Come clean and pre-empt any malious campaign, and you nip the trouble in the bud.
H
Innocent Children who do not even have voting cards are burnt alive, and in a church in Eldoret in the name of democracy.
For all the murderers and witch hunters in and out of parliament, its a matter of time. What goes around comes around.
The death of Kones and Laboso was a big blow to ODM and the grand coalision.
However, Ya Mungu ni mengi. Even Jesus had to die for a good cause, and only God knows the day for each of us. Let God be the judge, and lets move on. To their constituents, POleni sana. To ODM and all good thinking and well wishers of kenya, bado mapambano.
To Kimunya, a thief is a thief. There is no need calling names . But he has done a calculation that as a minister, even if he were getting 1 million net per month, he needs 500 months to amass 500 million. This would mean he lives beyond his lifetime, for an ordinary human being lives not more than 840 months, 240 of which one is in school, and another 240 months to settle as a million per month earner.
So he knows that getting 5 billion for himself and frinds, even if they were just 10, they would be living more than life itself. And they are aware tht Ringera and co are frinds who would never make them pay back. At worst, they would only be sacked and left with the loot to eat.
So it is our responsibility that this money is recovered fully for use by kenyans. The libyans could not pay anything less than 6 billion for that hotel- they and Kimunya and company know this well.
Good day, and for kenyans, Aluta continua
Bado Maoambano..
nice going prof PAN
http://www.capitalnews.co.ke/Local/KEMSA-board-dissolved-over-inefficiency.html
we need to get things going right
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=127073
this is one fellow (Gitobu) i have always found to be solid/upright, used to meet with him frequently awhile back
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT RAILA WON THE PRESIDENCY
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=127059
Kenyans have allowed Mwai Kibaki to be president until his time to go comes.
The sad and most frustrating thing, however, is that Mwai Kibaki is serving only his friends.
He spent a lot of time with Amos Kimunya when it had been revealed that Kimunya was involved in a corrupt deal. Were they trying to destroy or doctor evidence? It is a very shameful act for a leader to dine and wine with an individual whom parliament has shamed.
What I find intriguing about Mwai Kibaki is that he will go to great lengths to defend his Muthaiga Club pals while he will not bat an eyelid in denying his own flesh and blood.
The Grand Regency commission of inquiry is only about 40% credible. Justice Majid Cockar is a respected Judge but his two colleagues, Kathurima M’inoti and Charles Kirui, should not be in the commission investigating Amos Kimunya because both of them have strong and friendly relationship with the subject, Kimunya, being investigated.
In the world where there is a genuine rule of law and leaders are accountable and respect ethics, both Kathurima M’inoti and Charles Kirui should have declined to sit on the commission investigating Amos Kimunya citing conflict of interest.
In the Kenya of impunity and injustice, some people accept to sit on commissions to bend justice and exonerate their friend. Kathurima M’inoti has very strong ties not only to Amos Kimunya but also to Francis Muthaura and Aaron Ringera who may turn out to be accomplices.
Charles Kirui has strong relationship with Amos Kimunya both professionaly and by marriage. Charles Kirui was chair of ICPAK and so was Kimunya. They are very close colleagues in their professsional body.
I suspect that Kathurima and Kirui were chosen to work to exonerate Amos Kimunya. Justice Majid Cockar must be extra vigilant to ensure that justice rules and not allow Kthurima and Kirui to manipulate the investigations in favour of Amos Kimunya.
Why did Mwai Kibaki not choose completely indepndent people to sit with Majid Cockar on the commission?
Until there are more Kikwetes and Kagames leading African countries, there is no hope for accontability and justice. The Mugabes and Kibakis have turned their countries into oases of impunity and injustice.
The Grand Regency issue could be handled fairly and professionally only if the people sitting on the commission are neutral and care for justice and truth.
Why is Mwai Kibaki allowing Francis Muthaura to undermine PM Raila Odinga?
THE WORLD KNOWS THAT MWAI KIBAKI DID NOT WIN THE PRESIDENCY.
I believe that Francis Muthaura must have given the Governor of Central Bank the go-ahead to keep the PM in the dark as far as the sale of the Grand Regency hotel. Unless Francis Muthaura is called to testify before the Cockar commission, I will not see the commission as credible.
FRANCIS MUTHAURA, STOP UNDERMINING THE PM.
agent4change do you need assistance maintaining this blog
If the degree of hatred preached by ODM against certain communities in Kenya since 2005 was so intense that its supporters had the strength to set a church on fire and burn alive women and children, what more damage and destruction would have happened by now if the party took over the leadership of the country?. Todate, blood drips from ODM, the liars and the murders in the movement.
Somebody said that friends and foes are always unsure of what Kibaki will do. He does not beat drums in public. I am also encouraged by Raila’s ability to use his boys and him keeping mum.
Nobody expected any ODM person to appreciate any action from the other side even if they resigned unless they get the portfolio. You can be assured of one thing, If Michuki is confirmed as the finance minister, then heads will start rolling very soon and corruption in that docket will be a thing of the past. Somebody who used to work with Michuki told me that he wants people accountable for each and every cent in their department. If a small amount of money is missing, Michuki would not allow the meeting to proceed untill the right answer was given.
For our MPs, sorry if you think you will not pay your taxes, Michuki will follow through with that message. Wait and see.
Turning to Kajwang, unfortunately for our country, there is PNU corruption and ODM corruption. If it happens with PNU, shout with your loudest part of your mouth, if it happens to an ODM, shout with the same mouth but this time with the message of “persecution” and tribalism.
OVER MY DEAD BODY
These were the words of Dr. Munyua Waiyaki while he was Kenya’s minister for foreign affairs.
The time was mid-seventies. Mr. Charles Njonjo, who was Kenya’s Attorney General then, had suggested that Kenya starts dialogue with South Africa which at the time was under apartheid rule. The Bothas were ruling South Africa then.
Dr. Waiyaki strongly opposed any contacts with South Africa telling Mr. Njonjo that “dialogue with South Africa could only take place over my dead body”. Njonjo, Waiyaki, and Kibaki were colleagues in Jomo Kenyatta’s Cabinet.
Mwai Kibaki was the minister for finance, Ndegwa was governor of Central Bank, Nicholas Nganga was the permanent secretary for finance, John Michuki was the chairman of the Kenya Commercial Bank.
At that time as it is now, the top officials in Treasury and banks were from one ethnic group. Mwai Kibaki has inherited two things from the Jomo Kenyatta days:
Firstly, he has inherited Kenyatta’s unapologetic determination to shut out non-Kikuyus from the Treasury and all money places. Secondly, Mwai Kibaki is echoing Dr. Waiyaki’s famous words albeit in a different context. Mwai Kibaki is telling Kenya and the world that “the minister for finance in Kenya can only come from outside the Gikuyu, Meru, and Embu communities over my dead body”.
IT IS NAKED GREED. THE SAD THING IS NOT MWAI KIBAKI DENYING ALL KENYANS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE BUT THAT KENYAN POLITICIANS APPEAR TO BE IMPOTENT AND ARE NOT OPPOSING THIS ABUSE OF POWER AND OPEN PRACTICE OF TRIBALISM.
The million-dollar question right now is how much longer Dr. Oburu Odinga will last as assistant minister for finance. Dr. Oburu must make it his unfailing practice never to open any envelopes himself. He should let his secretary do it for him.
“We do not want any referees here” are his last infamous words. He was implying that Kenyans should be left to slaughter one another unhindered.
PRIDE GOES BEFORE A FALL AND THE FALL IS SURELY COMING!
So predictable wasnt it that Michuki would be the Finance Minister, and octegenarian, and tribally correct, member of the exclusive Muthiaga club. And you didnt see it coming………..guys u didnt see it coming……….
There are also stories going round that the Grand regency may have been purchased by judy Kibaki. I now concur with TNK that the there are chances that the commision may absolve Kimunya from blame and see to his re-instatement in the future.
There are still a few who slander our leader and our policies. They laugh at our aspirations, they water down our thots. i would like to remind them that the Mwai Kibaki website is still working. The last time i checked the blog was getting less less than 10 hits a month.
The olny reason u are in this blog is because you want to be with us and u know what WE LOVE YOU TO. If you have any evidence whatsoever about ODM’s participation in the killing of small children, take it to the police stations or FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE.
Every president will sorround himself with cronies. Even Raila has an inner circle which is dominated by Luos. When I talk about the inner circle, I am not talking about the pentagon (which seems to have died). When Raila became the PM, only very few people have a chance to access him and others will only see him through an appointment. Even seeing honarable Rutoh today is not as easy as it was a few months ago. He is a flag flying minister and his security is tight.
If there was another Kalenjin president (God forbid), state house would be a Kelenjin speaking zone as it used to be during Mois time (cooks, security, state house chaplain-not Kabarak, and the state house controller (except Phares Kuindwa). When a Kalenjin opens his or her mouth to speak and sees tribalism in Kibaki, I feel like vomiting. I believe that our country can do better where even the personal assistant to Raila does not have to be a Luo or Kibakis a Kikuyu or Mudavadis a Maragoli. But as our nation is, we trust our tribesmen than anything else.
The hatred for Kikuyus will not help anybody. If you guys failed to wipe out the Kikuyus this time around, never, never, never dream that you will achieve this evil scheme. It is high time that tribes in Kenya embraced each other and accept that they will have to live together as a nation.
Tribal war lords should get out and tell Kenyans to get the necessary tools to improve their lives rather than waiting for the government to solve their problems.
One the Kenyans economy, TNK used to chide us with the strong word such as that Kenyans economy is not personal check book to balance. But against all expectations even after the killings, we still met our budget. I implore president Kibaki to confirm Michuki in the Finance docket so that we do not have to deal again with a crisis like grand regency mania. If he embarks on his job as in other ministries, then better things are ahead.
railka
i continue to reach out to you whenever possible
this is a juvenile attempt to bait me with with this statement
“TNK used to chide us with the strong word such as that Kenyans economy is not personal check book to balance. But against all expectations even after the killings, we still met our budget”
it has no substance but if you revert to real matters i will be here to support material that helps kenyans move forward.
TNK,
I don’t think that you are here to lecture people or give wise counsel or worse still lecture people on what is better stuff for moving Kenya forward. All I said above was the truth. Whenever we tried to say that Kibaki has improved the economy, you only saw the bad side. This can be shown in today’s Standard online which has portrayed Kibaki lacking judgement. Yet the first place he landed when he assumed leadership in 2002 was in the US as a guest of President Bush. He begged for the millenium deal but did not get anything. As a wise leader, you turn to the nations that will assist you help your people. The west is not African saviour. Infact regional trading blocks are now far much better rather than depending on one super power that will only assist you with strings attached. Kenya is on the road to recovery and before 2030, we will be the African tigger competing with South Africa and Nigeria, with a better economy than the rest. Jobs will be more forthcoming with the entry of bigger multinationals and the private sector. The Japanese and American economy stand because of the private sector not the government.
I will remind you here that none of us has a monopoly of truth and the more you think that Kenya’s future is only assured through ODM, then you are as lost as any person can be. Kenya’s future is only possible through collective effort and will- be it from PNU or ODM.
Did you read the lead story in the Nation on the web about the continuing Schools unrest? While the School heads and teachers blame this on lack of proper puninshing due to the 2001 law, I think generally most of the chaos have been affected by the nature of our society. The politicians have continued to teach our youngstars that onlly through violence can they get the ear of their teachers and parents. One person said that violence breeds violence and the just concluded elections just proved that point. Our students are now saffer in private schools than in the public schools.
What do the old people think when wives and husbands quarrel before their childre, politicians take to the streets or fist fight in public or get infected with Aids, when they mobilize standard seven and eight boys to go and burn peoples houses or recruit them in the SLDF or Mungiki or Chinkororo, Baghdad boys etc? We are breeding a nation of thugs and we continue the same arrogance and street battles on this blogg against one tribe and expect to bring out a peace-loving generation. Sorry, we are preparing for the worst future if we do not put our acts together and teach natioanalism rather than tribalism. Dont tell me about Kibaki and his ilks, let us talk among progressive Kenyans who will not remind me daily of my roots.
PM Raila is going to be very busy dealing with ministerial scandals.
The PM has to show consitency and interview Ministers Kajwang and Uhuru.
It would be a disaster for Hon. Raila and Kenya as a whole if Mr. Kajwang is sliding back to his old ways that led to his (Kajwang’s) disbarment.
Would it not be a good idea to have the Attorney General and Hon. Mutula Kilonzo as part of te PM’s permanent ministerial misconduct panel (MMP). The AG is supposed to be neutral of PNU and ODM while Mutula Kilonzo is a firm believer in Justice and the Rule of Law.
It looks like the PM needs such a permanent panel.
The PM should also clearly set out and re-issue conditions under which a Minister can be allowed to overule the bureaucrats.
railka
take a deep breath then ensure you close one end before you breath out. like i said i will not engage you trivial matters.
and its laughable that you talk about not giving wise counsel and lectures, then proceed to do the same.
make up your mind
problem with our country is that the so called young educated elite are to busy defending their thieving tribesmen to worry about Kenya.
Our Poor motherland. How did you end up with such pathetic small brained children? where are the Pintos? the jaramogis? the Mboyas? the Kaggias? the JM?
why did such a great generation give birth to pea brained fools like the ones who populate forums like this one?
Pato,
You are one of the same elites. Today ODM will continue to defend Otieno Kajwang not because it is the right thing do but because he belongs to the Political Party of the moment (PPM). And by the way, why use demeaning language in reference to other bloggers you and TNK? Does it mean if I challenge your thinking then you stand to judge me and still engage me in the debate? So your brains are so superior to others so as to lecturer them, know when they are righ or wrong? I thought two or three are better than one?
TNK,
I just expressed my frustration not only with our politicians but the nature of our generation. I may have offended you by my language for which I regret. But then you and Pato like many of us are great Kenyans. We only disagree on political issues. Enough of that. Right now Isaac Rutoh has transformed from being a marverick to a ‘nyamaza’ in anticipation of being appointed in place of Kones. Don’t expect him to continue with Ababu untill Raila overlook him and appoint another fellow.
Railka
what do you make of this article in the standard, and try to analyse it objectively
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143990242&cid=289&
you will realise the problem we have today did not start where many imagine, it started a long time back with Kenyatta, was shelved during Moi times and resurfaced with kibaki.
if we cannot detribalise our thinking and politics, then it will continue to haunt us for many more years to come
if the voters cannot impress upon candidates that they will not vote tribal demigods then expect everything else that goes with it.
TNK,
I agree with some of the statements in the article and I strongly believe that power in Kenya is concentrated in the hands of a few individuals and more so the president’s tribe. I do not want to say for sure that all the three presidents intended that to be so. The reason the three decided to go that route was because of external threats. Kenyatta’s threat was from the Jaramogi circle and Moi’s the 1982 coup attempt. And Kibaki’s? While it is true that tribesmen sorround the president, even among the regions tribe, some among them feel sidelined by the powers that be. For example, during Kibaki’s tenure, Kiambu and RV Kikuyus feel that power is concentrated around Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Meru etc. This was the same with Moi because the Kipsigis do not seem to have enjoyed as much benefit as the Tugen, Keiyo etc.
So, the biggest problem in Kenya is our constitution and unequal distribution of resources. The first is education. If all Kenyan tribes were accorded enough education so that they can see the world differently, they would become more entrepreneural and innovative. We need to make education accessible to all people. The second one is on health, followed by job opportunities and creation. The third stiking point is the most sensitive- land. That is why most of us support James Orengo and his crusade to change business in the lands ministry.
Because I have to run, I may have to pick this topic next time on how we should share power among Kenya tribes. I do not want to just anylize the article, I want to be pragmatic and seek for solutions.
railka
i agree with a number of your comments
my take is that the problem with the constitution is where it vests the entire running of the country at the whim of one man sitting on the throne. if that authority was distributed to different independent organs of the executive, the minor bottlenecks would not be as amplified.
the president just has way too much authority and cannot be checked by any institution or body, only the masses can check this excess through voting and we all know how that went.
once that authority is broken up and spread over independent and effective organs, then that tribal coalescing around a point man will greatly diminish leading naturally over a period of time to more balanced resource management, development and distribution. pretty much like transport if there is only one matatu, the stampede will kill any weaklings while favoring a few but if there are several 100s of vehicles then other criteria come into play such as safety, modern, facilities, cleanliness etc.
but the problem here is that kibaki and the group around him know that breaking up this authority means they have less control/influence and they therefore have no interest in doing so and sadly enough due to the vast influence provided in the constitution, control this process completely.
the only hope is for a sustained joint and radical effort by the 10th parliament to force through the constitution reforms or else force a new election where a new president will be bold enough like De-Klerk down south to take a decision that literally makes his most vulnerable.
this is a tough problem
http://www.capitalnews.co.ke/Local/Raila-meeting-endorses-Mau-evictions.html
i agree tough decisions need to be made, and i agree that there are mischievous people who infiltrate such events to cause confusion and make capital/financial gain
at the same time however this is a sensitive issue and could potentially displace a large number of people with no alternative. October deadline appears too soon to complete a resettlement exercise, however if the PM and the relevant committee can assure the logistic management is in place and adequately prepared to handle the exercise and the expected/unexpected problems to be encountered then it should be a good thing to demonstrate that we have capacity to carry out such resettlement efficiently and without favor for the overall good of the country.
my suggestion is that in view of the short period before the October date, pilot resettlement projects be carried out and any arising issues resolved promptly and not carry out it like in the IDP resettlement which involved too much force and no real solutions on the ground. for this to work both the moved and host communities have to buy in to the idea (i.e more participatory process) with government facilitating and chipping in as needed.
and i also do not believe this to be a simple cut over event but a process that may go well over the cut over dates.
overall i’m however very encouraged by the speed and efficiency that PM RAO and ODM ministers and MPs are moving to tackle long standing problems with very limited resources but counting on the goodwill of kenyans who want to resolve these problems and move on with their lives. this is despite hostility and obstacle setting being done by their PNU counterparts and hostile civil servants/administrators
this is one very irresponsible person
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143990321&cid=4&
and should not be in charge of any ministry
now that karua and RAO are on the same page (finally)
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143990389&cid=4&
can we have some serious energy expended in tackling corruption
TNK,
I am back and just posting a few comments before I run again. Now, politicians are made up of very different breed of humanity. Right now that we are trying to save our lifeline (read Mau catchement), some tribal chiefs are up in arms just to support their people. Yet it is obvious that if something is not done real fast, drought will take its toll on Kenya land. Instead of turnng this issue tribal, the MPs should be fighting and trying to identify where the legitimate people should be resettled even if it means soliciting dollars from multinationals to make space for these peopl.
On the question we were dealing with about our history, I believe that this country is not lost. We already have informed people and a new constitution should be in place very soon. As you can see, nobody is actually opposed to a new constitution because Kibaki will be the last leader of his generation and new politics will be the order of the day.
On distribution of resources, I believe that each and every Kenyan should have a piece of land in their ancestral place and that rural urban migration curbed so that slums are eradicated from our major cities. If Baringo district is making millions of dollars in Aloe Vera, why not introduce this to other districts that do not have good agricultural climate?
Lastly on the issue of power, we need to make sure that the president is accountable to the people of Kenya and that none of the tribes should be seen to be dominating others. People should be appointed on the basis of their qualifications not their places of origin. May God help us to see the light.
DOES HON. RAILA HAVE THE RIGHT JUDGEMENT TO LEAD KENYA?
While I have confidence that Mr. Raila Odinga is a good man, I am not comfortable with some of the decisions that he makes.
I was never comfortable that he had appointed Mr. Otieno Kajwang as the Minister for Immigration knowing the amount of temptation to corrupt deals in immigration and registration of persons department.
Mr. Kajwang is a man with a history. He is disbarred from the Law Society of Kenya for illegal and shameful acts of stealing money from a client or clients. We have a saying in my language that goes thus: “Even if you tame a monkey, it will never forget their jumping acts”
Should Hon. Raila not have foreseen that Mr. Kajwang may be a high-risk individual who may easily re-offend if the circumstances he is he is exposed to are right?
It would have been better for Hon. Raila Odinga, Mr. Kajwang, and ODM in general to have Mr. Kajwang serve in a safer portfolio such as East African Community or Fisheries.
Mr. Otieno Kajwang may be innocent even though his actions are wrong but knowing his history, it will be hard to convince anyone that money and a lot of it did not change hands for the permits to be issued.
The PM should request Kibaki to have a shuffle of ministers. Some ministers are doing wonderful work – Agriculture, Tourism, Higher Education, Sports, Lands, Planning are some of ODM’s shining lights. Others look like they are having a nap.
I have never heard from Fisheries. No paper being prepared on fish processing at the point of production? No paper on proposed research work into fish farming in North Eastern Kenya and throughout the arid and semi-arid Kenya? Not even an audit report on the “state of the fish industry in Kenya”?
What benefits is Kenya reaping so far from collaborative work on fish farming and marketing being done between Purdue University of the USA and Moi University. Should the Minister of Fisheries not be pursuing to have this scheme expanded to cover Maseno and other universities where there is alot of fishing activity?
We hear a lot of negative stuff from Immigration. We hear little stuff from Industry. Is KIRDI still alive and if so what have they been doing?
Under whose portfolio is KIPO (Kenya Intellectual Property Organization)? How many patents have they issued?
Considering that the Minister of Local Government is also the Deputy PM, it is too quiet for my comfort. Is Hon. Mudavadi still trying to find his way around? That would be strange considering that he was VP, Minister for Finance, Minister for Transport, Minister for Supplies and Marketing at one time. I would have expected him to hit the ground running.
Sometimes I feel sorry for Kenyans. here is maru desperately trying to find a difference between kajwang and Kimunya. And it must be found because in his mind, Kimunya belongs to the theives and Kajwang belongs to the saints. But Alas, they dissapoint. They all appear to be the same because they ARE THE SAME except in our tribalistic minds that even creates concepts like ‘mass protests’ as a pseudo name for ethnic cleansing or ‘developmnent’ as an alias for Anglo leasing and other grand corruption schemes.
Their is no difference between ODM and PNU except perharps in our minds. Same politicians who have ripped us since independence (PNU from 1964-1978) and ODM (1978-2002)
We are such a sorry bunch. No wonder wazungus roll on the floor with laughter whenever they hear at ‘an educated african’ you would rather say you are uneducated because then your stupidity is excusable.
to those MPs opposed to the Mau resettlement
UNEP and other environmental bodies could/should furnish these guys with a complete and comprehensive scientific evidence. But this exercise should not stop with Mau, there are also other systems that have been similarly destroyed through human settlement adversely affecting the fragile ecosystem.
i agree that the communities living in these areas need to be involved in the resttlement discussion, but it needs to be done now rather than later. different resttlements options should make it possible to move a significant portion of the population. iti should be clear that the population needs to move, what those MPs should be providing or suggesting if they are genuinely interested in the welfare of the people, is the different (viable) options or alternatives and not just create stumbling blocks for popularity. those options can be evaluated/discussed and incorporated or modified until a mutually agreed set of alternatives is presented. Also there can not be widely accepted one solution fits all, so as alternatives are presented that some find acceptable, they should be allowed or let to move on and not hindered or delayed just becuase others have not yet found suitable alternatives. October however is too soon and December/January is more realistic but certainly the exercise should commence immediately.
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Tom Mshindi’s article today on the Daily Nation was a winner.
in Short he said KIBAKI HANA SAY SAHII.
this should not be treated lightly
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143990523&cid=4&
I consider myself a prophet. There is no turning back on removing all human beings from Mau forest. We cannot waste any more time and must move with speed to take Kenya where it was in the 70s. Right now majority of us are behind Raila Odinga and the concerned ministers on restoring our beloved nation and the environment. It is now clear that Wangari Maathai was after all very clever and foresaw what millions of us missed. I wish a special re-afforastation department was created for the professor to head planting of trees in the destroyed property. If Congo can recognize her, how about us?
I suggest that billions of dollars be collected for the program from foreign and local environmentalists and foreign governments and that local communities be involved in growing, planting and caring for trees along all the river banks that have now dried. The project will create jobs for millions of young men and women who are tarmacing for jobs in Nairobi. Tents can be erected in Mau and food provided while seedlings provided by local communities for the thousands of youths who because of being idle take to the streets at the slightest provocation. They need jobs and here is one for them.
The water catchement areas should also be reafforested. All the trained foresters from Moi University and Londiani forestry College should be called from their homes and given jobs through this special project.
IS WAKI COMMISSION A CREDIBLE THING?
ODM has given Mwai Kibaki an opportunity to claim the tag of victim and victory in the Waki Commission when ODM should be the victim.
If you are a legal expert, would you see the Waki Commissio as a crdible thing? I do not think so. I respect Justice Waki and I believe that he is a Judge of good standing.
We respected Samwel Kivuithu and last year, many of us were demanding that his tenure as ECK Chairman be extended. What did Samwel Kivuithu turn out to be? He is still in ECK. He is oblivious to the many Kenyans who died because of his failure to act independently and democratically.
I am seeing The Waki Commission ending up like the ECK. I am seeing Justice Waki joining the list of so-called leaders who have failed Kenyans. Some of such leaders include Kalonzo Musyoka, General Kianga, Samwel Kivuithu, amongst others.
I was shocked to read the other day that General Kianga has emerged after going AWOl when Kenyans needed to hear his voice most. Why is General Kianga now asking Kenyans to show him evidence that there were Ugandan mercenaries in Kenya.
In December 2007 to March of 2008, General Kianga failed to come out to reassure Kenyans that there were no Ugandan soldiers in Kenya. Where was he? Had he been sidelined? Why is he emerging now? Is this a behaviour one would expect of a brave general?
The Waki Commission is receiving submissions from Maj. Gen. Gichangi in camera. Why? Why not give the submissions in public so that it can be challenged. First of all, Maj. Gen. Gichangi lacks credibility. He is the same man who was accused of extortion only a few days ago regarding the Grand Regency hotel saga. How does he become credible now?
Over 90% of the government officials who are going to give submissions to the Waki Commission are from Mwai Kibaki’s ethnic group so under what circumstances will Justice Waki verify lack of bias from them? Justice Waki would have done some justice to the inquiry by first asking Maj. Gen. Gichangi to table a report on what NSIS presidentail election results showed.
Instead of driving the inquiry, Justice Waki’s group are being driven by the people who should be investigated. For justice to be done and to be seen to be there, Justice Waki must get the key players in the Election Fraud Aftermath to first commit before accepting their submissions. There is no point receiving submissions that are made based on what has been said.
The basis of the inquiry should have started with determing who actually won the presidentail elections. This will set the parameters and put all submissions in proper context.
THE BEST AND ONLY CREDIBLE INVESTIGATIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN CARRIED BY AN INDEPENDENT BODY SUCH AS SCOTLAND YARD. THE FEW DAYS WORTH OF SITTING BY JUSTICE WAKI COMMISSION CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THERE WILL BE NOTHING MEANINGFUL TO BE EXPECTED FROM THE COMMISSION.
Mwai Kibaki, the aggressor, is in the driver’s seat at the Waki Commission while ODM, the victim, is not even in the bus but hanging onto the door of the bus the KBS-style.
ODM SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENGAGE AN INDEPENDENT GROUP OF LAWYERS TO VET THE WAKI COMMISSION ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
However fair Justice Waki may be, there is no way that he can determine the truth if the submissions are being driven, pre-vetted, and doctored before being presented to him by a side that is master of deception.
The other day, Mwai Kibaki, met MPs from PNU and affliated parties to convince them to make PNU a single party. Officially, the communication to the MPs was that Kibaki’s action had been prompted by what happened to Amos Kimunya in parliament. What the MPs were not told is that the Kimunya episode in parliament was not the reason Kibaki called for PNU to be made a single party but rather that the episode provided the ideal excuse to sneak in Uhuru to lead PNU.
They reckon that if PNU can be one party, then when the time comes to elect the presidential candidate, then Uhuru will “beat” Kalonzo, Ms. Karua, Saitoti, and any other candidate to become the single presidentail candidate.
This type of deception also managed to fool Mr. Julius Sunkuli into standing down for Gideon Konchela in the just-concluded by-election. I learned that Julius Sunkuli was promised that he would be appointed the Attorney General. At some stage, they were referring to Sunkuli not as Julius or Bwana Sunkuli but as Mkuu Wa Sheria.
After the fact, they are now telling Sunkuli that he cannot be appointed the Attorney General because of the issue of Dennis. Remember the Baba Dennis thing. It is a world of deception and the maginitude of deception that will play out in the Waki Commission is beyond imagination.
If one officer presents a manufactured story and another officer corroborates it, how will Justice Waki not believe it to be true.
Amos Kimunya, when he was cornered, manufactured a story to the effect that Hon. James Orengo had demanded a bribe of KSh. 3 million. If Kimunya has two or more of his accomplices giving the same story, will their story not be believable. This is the strategy that will be employed in the Waki Commission.
Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM are severely handicapped at the Waki Commission. There will be NO TRUTH emerging from the Waki Commission.
AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED AND JUDGING FROM THE WAY IT HAS STARTED, THE WAKI COMISSION IS NOT WORTH A CENT.
Maru,
Murderers are murderers whether they kill in the name of ODM or PNU.
Wacha these long storos to cover your role in the bloodshed. let all murderers and rapists be brought to justice whether they wore police uniforms or were chanting ODM.
Wote from Kibaki to ruto to the cop shooting demonstrators in Kisumu to the militias dragging women from matatus on the eldoret highway to rape and kill them
kwani justice belongs to ODM only? when mungiki kills in naivasha it is genocide but when your militia kills in eldoret it is fighting for democracy?
kwenda huko. you are in that very pig sty that PNU wallows in
Pato,
I agree with your view. There are some Kalenjin who behave like they are small deities. They know how to read and tell all kinds of stories. But do not worry, the truth will come out very soon and those who only see Kenya from a tribal perspective will be ashamed. All right thinking Kenyans should be working hard to encourage nationalism and peaceful co-existence among all Kenyans and re-writing our constitution.
Watch out what will happen in the near future. As things stand now, Central province will benefit most from the 2012 elections. They will not vote for one particular candidate just like Western province. The votes will be divided as follows: Raila Odinga will get support of Kiambu and parts of Muranga; Kalonzo Musyoka will carry Nyeru, Mbeere, Embu and Meru and Martha Karua will carry Kirinyaga and parts of Nyeri and Meru. The most likely person who can scuttle the whole arrangement would be George Saitoti who is the only candidate without complete Central province roots. Uhuru Kenyatta will be the most valuable kingmaker of our time like Rutoh who both cannot gun for the top seat this time around. But watch the pair in 2017 when God wills as the country will at that time have overcome tribal issues.
The person to be the next president of Kenya will be the one to build a united country and who will not divide Kenyans along ethnic lines or play the ethnic card. The days of Ntimama, Ngilu, Ngumo, Nyo’ngo and their tribal card politics will be long gone. But the people with the highest chance of leading Kenya are either Kalonzo or Raila.
SAVING MAU FOREST
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=127764
MAU FOREST IS ONE OF THE FOREMOST LIFELINES FOR KENYA. MAU FOREST HAS TO BE CONSERVED.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE MAU SQUATTERS HAVE TO BE TREATED F AS HUMAN BEINGS AND KENYANS WITH THE SAME RIGHTS AS EVERYONE ELSE.
DURING THE CAMPAIGNS OF LAST YEAR, BOTH MWAI KIBAKI THROUGH UHURU KENYATTA AND HON. RAILA ODINGA PROMISED TO SETTLE THE SQUATTERS AND THE MAU FOREST TITLE-DEED HOLDERS ON THE LAND THEY WERE OCCUPYING BEFORE THE BRUTAL EVICTION BY JOHN MICHUKI.
EXPERTS WARN THAT IF MAU FOREST IS DESTROYED THROUGH SETTLEMENTS, A GREAT PART OF KENYA WILL BE RENDERED DESERT AND MANY OF THE RIVERS NOW HAVING THEIR SOURCE IN MAU FOREST WILL DRY UP.
EVERY RIGHT-THINKING KENYAN SHOULD NEVER IGNORE THE STARK WARNING FROM EXPERTS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PM IN PARTICULAR HAS TO FIND ALTERNATIVE LAND TO SETTLE THE MAU FOREST EVICTEES.
I URGE THE PM TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
1. THE PM SHOULD URGENTLY APPROACH UNDP, EU, JAPAN, AND THE USA GOVERNMENT TO SEEK FUNDS TO RE-SETTLE THE MAU FOREST EVICTEES ELSEWHERE AND TO RE-HABILITATE THE MAU FOREST COMPLEX.
I HAVE OFTEN SUGGESTED THAT KENYA SHOULD APPOINT PROF. WANGARI MATHAI TO HEAD A COMMISSION MANAGING AND RESOLVING CONFLICT BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
WHEN SHE TALKS, PEOPLE LISTEN AND WHEN SKE ASKS FOR FUNDS, WALLETS WILL OPEN. WHY DOES KENYA NOT PROFIT FROM HER NAME AND FAME?
I BELIEVE THAT APART FROM MAU FOREST ONE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN KENYA WHERE WATER CATCHMENT AREAS ARE BEING THRESTENED OR HAVE ALREADY BEEN DAMAGED BY SETTLEMENTS.
A COMMISSION HEADED BY PROF. WANGARI MATHAI WILL RESEARCH, DOCUMENT ALL SUCHG AREAS AND SEARCH FOR AND IMPLEMENT REMEDIAL SOLUTIONS THROUGH FUNDS THEY RAISE LOCALLY AND ABROAD.
2. IN THE MEANTIME, I REQUEST THE PM TO ASK THE RIFT VALLEY MPS TO ASSIST THE MOST NEEDY OF THE MAu FOREST SQUATTER-FAMILIES (POOREST OF THE POOR) BY RAISING FUNDS TO BUY A NUMBER OF FIVE-ACRE OR EVEN TWO-ACRE PLOTS WHEREVER THEY CAN FIND LAND. THERE IS AN INDIVIDUAL SELLING LAND AROUND THE NJORO AREA. THE RIFT VALLEY MPS SHOULD BOOK SOME ACRES TO SETTLE THE MAU FOREST FAMILIES.
BY TALKING AND WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE ALTERNATE SETTLEMENT FOR THE MAU FOREST EVICTEES AND BY NOT TRYING TO BE ACTIVELY PART OF THE SOLUTION THEMSELVES, THE MPS WILL NOT BE SERVING THE NEEDS OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD.
THE PM MUST NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SOME POLITICIANS AND BUREAUCRATS IN THE GOVERNMENT WHO WOULD LIKE THE MAU FOREST SQUATTERS EVICTED BRUTALLY AND THROWN OUT INTO HOMELESSNESS IF THAT COULD HELP UNDERMINEHIM, THE PM.
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=127841
Kalenjins oathing? This is what Maj. Gen. Gichangi says happened in Kenegut Primary and Secondary Schools in Kericho. This will be the #1news item of my entire life.
KALENJINS GENERALLY DO NOT OATH. I HAVE OFTEN BEEN TOLD THAT OATHING SHOULD NEVER BE ATTEMPTED AS IT WILL TURN ON THE PERPETRATOR OF THE OATH.
IF INDEED OATHING TOOK PLACE IN KERICHO AS ALLEGED BY MAJ. GEN. GICHANGI, THEN IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW WHAT ADULT OR ADULTS MAY HAVE PRESIDED OVER IT.
It could have been a plaything by the school children. That such nicknames or derogatory names such as “madoadoa” or “weed” exist and may have been used liberally during the general elections does not imply ill-motive or harm.
Kalenjins call Kikuyus “the greedy ones” or “Kimoryot” although this name has been corrupted somehow. Kikuyus call Kalenjins “the foolish ones”. The Kipsigis call the Abagusii “kosobek” or “Kap Mama” while Gusiis call the Kipsigis “nyamutyo”. And by the way, almost a quarter of all Kipsigis people are Gusiis or descendants of Gusiis.
The late Taaita Towett was the son of a Gusii father. I believe that the Kipsigis are the most accomodating tribe of all Kenyan ethnic groups. They welcome other tribes and co-exist with them peacefully. The Luos call Kalenjins “Jalango”, a name to do with cattle rustling, while Kalenjins call Luos “children” or “lagok”.
My spellings may not be accurate as far as the nicnames are concerned but the idea should be there.
Kalenjins call Kambas “chelit” because of their past tradition of sharpening their teeth. Every ethnic group in Kenya has a nickname or a derogatory name for other ethnic groups.
For Gichangi to be believable, he must:
1. Tender all methods that Kalenjins use to oath and describe which method was used as he alleges was done in Kenegut
2. Tender proof that the ODM supporters were confident in August of 2007 that Hon. Raila Odinga would have his presidential victory stolen from him to convince his supporters in Kericho to resort to oathing. I do not believe that Kalenjins oath for elections. They never oathed for Moi. How can they oath for Raila?
3. Gichangi must provide an exhaustive list of all the people he alleges sponsored violence and the list must include details of the meeting that took place in State House where Mungiki and senior State House officials were involved. This requires that Gichangi should have more detailed information than that which was broadcast by BBC.
At the same time, Justice Waki must summon (subpoena) the BBC in Nairobi to give evidence including transcripts and videos of the interviews they had. The people who gave them the information have to be protected by the Waki Commission and their identities should not be revealed.
Gichangi lacks credibility and in my view, he is doing his best at this early stage of the Waki Commission proceedings to steer the Commission away from the truth of what precipitated the violence and who the key culprit is – the man who prepared after the referendum of 2005 a road map to electoral fraud. Only a few days ago, Gichangi was accused of extortion. How can he be believed now?
THE WAKI COMMISSION MAY ACTUALLY GET TO THE TRUTH OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED OR WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT OR THE COMMISSION MAY END UP BECOMING THE FIRST COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FIASCO IN KENYA. JUSTICE WAKI MUST TAKE TIME TO ANALYZE AND STOP WHOEVER IS TRYING TO INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION THE INQUIRY SHOULD TAKE.
Shame on you Minister for education Prof Sam Ongeri for alluding that parents have anything to do with the current secondary school strikes. The difference is that whereas corporal punishment has been banned in our schools it still works at home. That is why no homes have been burnt yet.
You should address the problems that afflict our schools – drugs, teacher student illicit relationship, Mobile phones in school (in our days we gathered at the assembly to pick letters on wednesday),poor teacher salaries (in the west – teachers and police force have attractive salaries. here it is the persons who work the least our M.Ps), teacher absentism, poor diets and infrastructure, sky rocketting fees and plummetting education standards, Lack of regular school inspection as was the past ,Lack of meaningful extra-curicular activities due to the burden of a failed 8-4-4 system.
Commisions and more commisions – How many of the recommendations of the Koech Report have been complied with. Amidst other things it recommended the scrapping of the 8-4-4 system.
Prof lets just say it clear that you have presided over the worst term at the helm of the ministry in independent Kenya. The last year examination botch being your platfrom. Shud have heeded to the calls for resignation. There is no telling how much low we will now sink.
unbelievable
http://www.kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=2&articleId=2865
its just about halfway past the first year of 5 years and he now says that the man he so vigorously fronted for is not fit to lead.
what madness is that
Actions speak louder than words. Some people in this blog and elsewhere might want to justify how the kalenjins especially the kipsigis and the Nandis did not evict certain communities from their homes, chased them, killed many and destroyed their properties late last year and early this year in the name of democracy. but , What goes around, comes around. Its only a matter of time.
Some people in this blog and elsewhere might want to justify why the Kalenjins, especially the Kipsigis and the Nandis evicted,chased certain communities from their homes, killed many and destroyed their property in the name of democracy. but , What goes around, comes around. Its only a matter of time.
All those who preached lies, propaganda, ndomo ndomo and planted hatred since 2005 in the name of democracy, its only a matter of time.
It is Kenyatta who planted the seed of hatred in 1963
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143990840&cid=4&
THIS MAN, HON. RAILA ODINGA, IS AMAZING. IF HE DOES NOT TRANSFORM KENYA INTO THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, THEN KENYA IS NOT TRANSFORMABLE.
DO YOU SEE WHAT HE IS DOING AND WHERE HE IS HEADING? HE IS A STRATEGIST PER EXCELLENCE. DO YOU SEE WHAT TYPE OF PARLIAMENT KENYA NOW HAS? AND GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT THE WAKI COMMISSION, TOO. I HAVE RESTED MY RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE WAKI COMMISSION.
IT IS TIME FOR KENYA TO START SMILING AGAIN. ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE GOD(Romans 8:28) AND KENYA.
LIKE TICKS, THE RAILAPHOBIA CLUB MEMBERS WILL START FALLING OFF AS THEIR HOST FADES INTO HISTORY AND A NEW KENYA IS BORN – A KENYA WHERE CORRUPTION AND NEGATIVE TRIBALISM ARE HATED BY ALL AND WHERE ALL KENYANS ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ENJOYING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND LIVING IN A COUNTRY THAT IS GOVERNED AND PROTECTED BY A GENUINE RULE OF LAW AND WHERE ALL SOULS RESPECT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. IN PLACE
I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR, MR. PM. I AM SEEING WHERE YOU ARE HEADING TO. MEANWHILE, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL GO BACK HOME TO KENYA WITH MR. JOHN GITHONGO WHOM I AM CONVINCED IS THE MISSING LINK IN THE PM’S SCHEME OF THINGS.
I HOPE MR. GITHONGO WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE THE LONG-SERVING AND ENVELOPE-STUFFING EXPERT, MR. FRANCIS MUTHAURA, THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETIRE. JOHN GITHONGO IS A PACKAGE OF A CIVIL SERVANT AND NOT A ONE-LINE ITEM. HE WILL DO A LOT FOR KENYA.
Jane,
The most likely explanation about the election chaos every five years should be baptized “spontaneous” and nothing else. Every other intelligence should be dismissed by all the groups including Mungiki, Chinkororo, Taliban. Each group should appoint a spokesperson to explain their tribal affinity to other tribes. This way, none of the tribes and the named leaders will be shamed by the commission. If a minister is named in relation to the groups, he or she should retreat back to their tribes and claim persecustion of “our tribe” by the power that be.
The best way to solve the chaos is to arm each and every tribe to the teetha as demonstrated by the Pokot’s homeguards. This way, all tribes will be able to defend itself from internal aggression as witnessed in January, 2008. After all, why waste government resources through commission if some tribal chiefs will continue to blatantly defend evil in the name of their tribes even when other tribes dont defend their gangs?
You may not like it here but VP Kalonzo Musyoka is a very good man. I have never seen him mad or angry even at his most difficult moment. Whereas other leaders use the tribal language to get to the power, Kalonzo instead uses people’s names rather than their tribes. When Kenya was hit by the tribal clashes, he sought for a meeting with Kibaki and Raila and asked them to demonstrate leadership. When the Latin University honours this man, I may not agree with him on many issues, but one thing I am certain of is that Kalonzo is a leader of our generation and a peace maker as Raila is the change agent of our generation. I honour both leaders and one of them will be the president of Kenya and the other the PM.
GROWING KENYA:
I REQUEST THE MINSTERS FOR ENERGY, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO LAUNCH NEW VENTURES THAT WILL HELP GROW KENYA:
1. THE MINISTER OF ENERGY:
PLEASE LAUNCH A NEW PARASTATAL, THE KENYA DOMESTIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TO DO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON WOOD FUEL, WIND ENERGY, SOLAR ENERGY, AND ETHANOL, AMONGST MANY OTHER SOURCES OF ENERGY.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE KENYAN LANDSCAPE WAS DOTTED WITH WIND TURBINES THAT WERE PUMPING WATER FROM MAN-MADE LAKES AND DAMS, TO HOMES AND FARMS OWNED BY WHITE FARMERS. THOSE WIND TURBINES ARE NO LONGER THERE AFTER BEING DESTROYED BY LOCAL PEOPLE WHEN THEY BOUGHT THE FARMS.
THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY CAN HELP RE-BUILD THESE SOURCES OF ENERGY. A COMBINATION OF WIND, SOLAR, AND ETHANOL-BASED SOURCES OF ENERGY CAN PUMP WATER FROM LAKE VICTORIA (IF AN AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED WITH EGYPT) TO HUGE DAMS ON SAMIA, NANDI, LONDIANI, HOMA BAY, AND OTHER SURROUNDING HILLS FOR USE BY ALL THE PEOPLE WITHIN THESE AREAS.
2. THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY:
PLEASE LAUNCH A NEW BODY OR FORUM, THE KENYA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL (KSTF), FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE FESTIVAL WILL BE A FORUM FOR KENYAN SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR TEACHERS AND PARENTS TO HELP ENTRENCH A CULTURE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN KENYA.
THE FESTIVAL WILL HELP MOTIVATE YOUNG KENYANS TO COME UP WITH HOME-GROWN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR KENYA’S GROWTH. THE FESTIVAL WILL BE A SEED-PLANTING OPPORTUNITY FOR KENYA TO POINT THEIR YOUNG PEOPLE TOWARDS INNOVATION.
THE FESTIVAL WILL BE GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED AS WELL AS PRIVATE SECTOR-SPONSORED AND WILL BE THREE-TIER EVENT COMPRISING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. AT EACH LEVEL, THE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS AND EVEN PARENTS WILL BE COMPETING FOR A PRIZE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF KSTF. THE REGIONAL COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL, AT THE INSTITUTES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE KENYA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (KIRDI) SHOULD ACT AS THE TECHNICAL ADVISOR AND RESOURCE CENTRE AND SHOULD ALSO SIT ON THE BOARD OF KSTF.
THE KENYA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY FESTIVAL WILL OPERATE ALONG THE LINES OF THE KENYA MUSIC FESTIVAL.
3. THE MINISTER FOR SPORTS:
PLEASE LAUNCH THE KENYA SPORTS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. THIS WILL BE AN ASSOCIATION FOR ATHLETICS AS WELL AS ALL OTHER SPORTS AND WILL BE OPEN FOR MEMBERSHIP TO ALL ATHLETES AND SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN OF KENYA, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN CITIZENSHIP IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
KENYAN ATHLETES WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO BECOME CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES SHOULD NOT BE VILIFIED BUT INSTEAD SHOULD BE TAPPED TO HELP GROW KENYA. THEY OWE A LOT TO THEIR MOTHERLAND.
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WILL RAISE FUNDS AND PROVIDE KNOW-HOW SUPPORT TO HELP KENYA TO CONTINUE TO GROW ATHLETES AND SPORTSPEOPLE IN ALL DISCIPLINES. THE ASSOCIATION WILL HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR ALL SPORTING ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS PROVIDE CARE TO RETIRED ATHLETES WHO MAY BE FACING HARD TIMES.
IT IS AMAZING HOW CHINA IS DEVELOPING VERY COMPETITIVE SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE TYPE OF SPORTS. KENYA SHOULD VIEW SPORTS IN THE SAME VEIN AS TOURISM, TEA, AND COFFEE AND SHOULD PUMP MONEY TO DEVELOP WORLD-CLASS ATHLETES IN TRACK AND FIELD, GYMNASTICS, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, SWIMMING, GOLF (WHO KNOWS THERE COULD BE A TIGER WOODS WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED IN KENYA), AND OTHERS. SPORTS CAN BE A GOOD ECONOMIC RESOURCE FOR KENYA.
KENYA HAS A HUGE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A VERY POWERFUL COUNTRY IN EVERY SECTOR OF HUMAN ENDEAVOUR BUT UNFORTUNATELY MANY KENYAN LEADERS ARE SELFISH THIEVES WHO ARE ALWAYS SEEKING TO KNOW WHAT IS THERE FOR THEM IN ANY VENTURE.
4. THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY:
PLEASE EXPAND KIPO (KENYA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE) TO ALSO INCLUDE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION. THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION WILL SUPPORT ALL FORMS OF INNOVATION AND ALSO BE THE RECEIVING AND DEPOSITORY CENTRE FOR INNOVATIVE IDEAS FROM KENYANS IN KENYA AND ABROAD.
THERE WAS A YOUTH RECENTLY WHO ATTEMPTED TO BUILD AND ACTUALLY FLY AN HOME-MADE PLANE IN KITALE. IT ENDED IN DISASTER BUT HIS IDEA AND EFFORTS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTED. HOW MANY SUCH INNOVATIVE YOUTHS ABOUND IN KENYA AND ARE WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED?
I ALSO READ A FEW YEARS AGO ABOUT A KENYAN IN EMBU OR MERU WHO HAD MANAGED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY CHEAPLY. WHAT BECAME OF HIS EFFORTS? SUCH EFFORTS NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED AND FOLLOWED AND SUPPORTED. THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION WILL DO IT.
THE INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS STARTED WITH INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO TURN THEIR IDEAS INTO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. AT A LATER STAGE, THEIR INDUSTRIES BECAME POWERFUL AND SELF-SUSTAINING. KENYA SHOULD DO THE SAME. IT IS WHAT CHINA IS DOING.
You know this guy Kumekucha had a very Twisted and convoluted article about Kalenjin Secrets. I took it upon myself to correct the wrong message that he passed as solid truths! I Have noticed that a lot of people are very ignorant about KALENJIN culture. They tend to band the Kalenjin warriors with bandit groups like Mungiki and Jeshi la Mzee, Taliban etc. I refuse to let this fly.
Understanding Kalenjin is key to understanding how 500,000 people were evicted overnight in the Rift Valley. It might look organized but that was actually a spontaneous reaction to a rigged election that fell into the cracks of an organized Kalenjin Society.
read on ..
http://mweusi.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/understanding-the-kalenjin/
Blog Admin.
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amen
Kip,
All tribes are organized in one way or another. The Kalenjin are not an exception. Infact they are known to keep their secrets (worse than oathing) and would rather denounce their commitment to CHRIST over their tribal unity. Pastors will collude with killers and still proclaim Jesus as Savior. On the other hand, the Kikuyus, Merus, Kambas and Maasai would rather give up their brothers to the authority than denounce CHRIST. They would not allow killers to go free without exposing them. That is why most religious leaders in Central province are opposed to Mungiki and are working to restore them to sanity. The Kalenjin worriors on the other hand are not only protected by the men of the cloth (excet Bishop Yego, Korir and a few others). Kibet Maswai ( a renegrade AIC pastor is in tank with politicians and the Kalenjin worriors).
Whether an election was stolen or not, the Kalenjin were determined to push other tribes from RV and soon they will be an enemy of all other tribes after failling to topple the Kikuyus and Kisiis from RV.
i do not understand this man
http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/opinion/-/440808/443228/-/pytirs/-/index.html
he spent the last three years laying out the strategy including methods of harnessing and whipping up tribal emotion for the incumbent to retain presidency, then now “apparently turns full circle” to say the impunity is the cause of social unrest and then goes on to demand for service from the very man (RAO) his plans were used to effectively stop his march to provide a brighter future for kenyans.
that is more madness, same as mungatana and karua
TNK,
The current spate of violence in our schools is multifaceted. There is no one explanation of why students riot at this rate. Yet, we cannot dismiss Ngunyi’s article. I believe this guy, like others has a point. I actually addressed this issue in one of my bloggs earlier on and someone dismissed it on the spot and called me names. And like I have said before, these unrests mirror our society. Do you see how Orange followers are treating PM RAO because he has his hands full? ODM constituents want Raila of the Campaigns and not the working Raila. They want him to lead the Orange movement to a complete victory and to favor them as individuals. They do not understand that the office of PM goes with responsibility and that there are only 360 days in a year and each day has its calender full. Ask even the preachers, some cannot visit many members of their congregation in a given year. No wonder people say Kibaki is locked at state house. Yet, carrying the nation of Kenya by two people is not easy.
Those crowds should get serious with work and do something that can change their lives instead of complaining that Raila is no longer accessible. After all, Raila’s work is to make favorable policies for people to improve their lives and not to dish out favors or get jobs for the 4 million followers. DO whatever you can fellows. Take that jembe or staff and improve your lives!
Is Mwai Kibaki Preparing to Quit?
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143991058&cid=4&
Why the urgency to hold national party elections for PNU?
It is conceivable that Mwai Kibaki may quit the presidency any time now for the following reasons:
1. He is living on a troubled conscience, knowing that he is president not because he won but because of the power of the gun that cut down over 1500 Kenyans
2. He may wish to leave something positive for his legacy and the only way to do so is to announce that he is retiring from politics, call for new presidential elections, and conduct free and fair elections and then leave hoping that Kenyans will see his early exit from the presidency as Mandela-like
3. Mwai Kibaki knows that he has given Kenya the best and the worst of himself and there is nothing more to give. If he leaves now, before those younger and restless parliamentarians count him completely irrelevant, he will be spared a disgraceful exit
4. Mwai Kibaki is not happy to have his presidency diluted and ignored as is the case now with the Western Powers allowing him to continue as president on paper while they do business with the winner of last year’s presidential elections, who is now the PM of Kenya and a loved one too
5. Mwai Kibaki knows that the longer he stays in power the less the chances of Uhuru Kenyatta ever becoming president of Kenya. Mwai Kibaki is intent on honouring the promise he gave both Mzee Moi and Uhuru Kenyatta as the prevailed upon Uhuru not to stand in the last presidential elections so that Kibaki can win. Mwai Kibaki may also be starting to see images of Mzee Kenyatta in his dreams.
The promise was to the effect that Kibaki would vacate the presidency for Uhuru within the first year of Kibaki being sworn in to the second term. That Martha Karua and her Narc Kenya are getting stronger, and will blossom even faster after their November 2008 nationwide party elections, is fuelling the flames of urgency in Mwai Kibaki’s court.
6. Only Mwai Kibaki knows very well the state of his health. To the outside world, he may be presenting a strong and healthy man, but inside he knows that his health is heading south.
WARNING TO PM RAILA ODINGA:
a) Watch the new developments actively and have your Plans A and B ready to go
b) Whenever you travel abroad with the likes of John Michuki, Hon. Raila Odinga, be on guard. PM Raila should know that any apparent friendship from John Michuki is just one deadly weapon hidden. PM Raila should also not lose sight of past happenings in Kenya. I remind the PM that John and Nick are great friends. They share ideas, strategies, and know-how on a daily basis.
Nick may be a quiet and unassuming man but he can be deadly. PM Raila should always remember what happened to Hon. MM. They came from London to Nairobi on the same flight with Nick and as soon as Hon. MM landed in Nairobi he went straight home – not the horizontal home but the vertical home.
There was a rumour doing the rounds in Nairobi then that Nick had in his possession this substance that is manufactured in Israel. It does the job and no toxicology tests will ever detect it.
PM Raila, whenever you are in a delegation on your trips abroad and even when you are with them in Kenya, FAST. DO NOT EAT OR DRINK with them.
railka
i remember reading your article on school unrest and i agreed with a number of your observations, a few needed some clarification though.
my point about mutahi goes a little deeper but will not touch on it at this point.
overall am impressed with the way ODM MPs have continued to perform and genuinely trying to make an impact. these guys need to meet regularly, the few MPs trying to gain political mileage do not understand the mood of the electorate. we want results and we want good corruption free service delivery, we will not stop anywhere else short of that. let those continuing to loot and block keep doing so but we will not cease until we have good governance.
most kenyans are for that anywhere so one way or another we will get there.
Raila Odinga is a politician first. He knows his math and want to leave a legacy of a united nation. You will be suprised that if Raila spoke today about Majimbo, he will look different from the ODM candidate. He may even oppose the idea today. Because he is a politician of his own making. He will not agree to look like a Kalanjin stooge but a nationalist leader. He will continue to work for all the 42 tribes in Kenya and chances are that he will be the next president of Kenya after 2012. He is the most acceptable and consensus building leader in East Africa today. And never be decieved, he will not play the tribal card again. All those who depend on hanging on his coat for political survival should remember this, “political parties are vehicles to power” and the man is not a hostage to ODM but to the idea behind it.
Raila needs to visit Central province and see how people view him today-VERY FAVORABLY. The days of Ngilu’s sycophancy are gone. This time around, Ngulu is left making all kinds of hate speeches instead of taking time to work at her ministry. She does not know when to be an activist or not. Look at Dr. Sally Koskei, her hands are full and she is busy working! How about Rutoh? He is working hard and infact has asked people not to politic day in day out! What a shift from the ODM that campaigned for 5 years before 2007?
We need a cabinet and MPs that deliver not perpetual activists. We need an Orengo of today not yesterday. He is one of those hardworking ministers and we all support him. People dont like Michuki for his non-nonsense approach to his work. Look at his tenure at the treasury and you will see a huge difference in the way things will go in that important ministry. He has enough money and does not want more. He is old and does not want to taint his last days in politics. I suggest that Kibaki maintain him in that position and if Kimunya came back, he should get the Environment portfolio.
From London to AIDs control council meeting to Mau issues, to government cabinet sub-committees to corruption investigations. How do you expect Raila to move around and continue to campaign or meet with people without a diary? His hands are full and soon you will continue to say he is isolated himself from the movement! He is not like Moi who believed in politics more than delivering services. While we loved Moi for his statesmanship, we believe this is the era of working to deliver to the Kenyan people and not to talk.
RAO AND EMK,
Kenya is a sovereign state. We are not for sale nor neither are we a Libyan colony. Brother Gadaffi should not behave like a tyrant and intimidate us. We refuse to subject ourselves to this big brother syndrome. Let the investigations be completed and if the Libyan government feels like they still want the hotel, let them pay for the right price in a competitive bid not through the back door. Our law is supreme and Raila and Kibaki must respect it and the will of the Kenyan people. We will not negate or negotiate our sovereignity and we are proud of Moi for keeping our heads high unlike Kibaki who seems to fear this tyrant called Gaddaffi.
How about this, when others elites and graduate students continue to pour their anger and hate on this blog, my super Bishop Korir and simple Kenyans submit to God and each other in a peace ceremony. Yes this is what we really need to celebrate not the hate spitting politicians and vernacular radio stations. May God grant these peace loving Kenyans the grace to live together for many, many years and may the new couple live to celebrate a unique breed;
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143991257&cid=4&
The human rights group are made up of human beings not angels. Now, who does not appreciate that the SLDF was a tyrany in Mt. Elgon and that people’s live had been disrupted? We must say that as human beings, some of the solders may have used excessive force and sometime torture. But so were the militia. They had killed thousands of defenseless wananchi and had to be flushed out from the jungle. we applaud our men in uniform- the only credible institution untainted remaining in Kenya.
Uhuru Kenyatta is Deputy Prime Minister, Musalia Mudavadi is Deputy Prime Minister. But what are their duties? What have they done so far to justify the salaries and allowances that they get as deputy PMs?
We all see the work that the PM does. But we do not see the work of his deputies. Both Uhuru Kenyatta and Musalia Mudavadi earn salaries for their work as ministers. On top of that, they are being paid free money for zero work done as deputy PMs.
The deputy PMs should earn their extra pay for extra workload. While the PM supervises and co-ordinates ministries and chair meetings with ministerial sub-committees, the deputy PMs should be focussing their attention on the private sector.
I would like to suggest that the government in collaboration with the private sector form two think tanks – one think tank should focus on people and particularly on service or intangibles while the other think tank should focus on products or tangibles.
One deputy PM will be in charge of the Intangibles Think Tank (the productivity of Kenyans) while the other deputy PM will be in charge of the Tangibles Think Tank (the products of Kenya).
Each deputy PM should be allowed to appoint qualified Kenyans from the private sector to his think tank. Once a month, each think tank will meet to discuss and come up with solutions or policies for various problems facing Kenya.
The deputy PM in charge of the Intangibles Think Tank could take up an issue such as:
1. The problems facing Kenya prison system or
2. Drugs and strikes in Kenyan schools or
3. ICT literacy for Kenyans of all ages or
4. How to make Kenya the service industry capital of Eastern and Central Africa or is it better to do things as a block (East Africa Community) rather than as Kenya?
5. The role of Kenyan universities and research centres in growing Kenya. Kenya should be using universities (where appropriate) rather than commission of inquiries to find solutions to problems.
I found it a waste of public resources to appoint the Marsden Madoka commission to look into the problems ailing Kenya prison system. If one wanted to find out why good boxers are no longer being produced by Kenya Prisons, Major (rtd.) Marsden Madoka would have been the ideal person to head a commission trying to answer this question.
The Madoka Commission came up with a useless and simplistic report listing the symptoms (which everybody knows about only too well) rather than finding the cause or causes of the disease afflicting the Kenya prison system.
It would have been better for Kalonzo Musyoka to interview junior prison warders, chosen at random, to get a snapshot of the problems facing the prison system.
He would then have put in motion measures to correct these problems on the short term basis. On the longer term basis, Mr. Musyoka should have availed some scholarships to the universities to have Masters and PhD students carry out research on the problems facing Kenya prisons and to come up with solutions.
What do the institutes of Development Studies and Public Policy Research do if they are not being involved to study and suggest home-grown solutions for Kenya?
On a problem such as the one facing the Kenya prison system, the Intangibles Think Tank could brainstorm and develop a global solution which is then handed over to the PM and to the ministers concerned to thrash out specifics.
The deputy PM in charge of the Tangibles Think Tank could take up issues such as:
1. Security of food and cash crop production in Kenya and how this can be guaranteed in the face of diminishing sizes of land owned by families and climate change
2. Security of foreign earnings from cash crops such as Tea and Coffee in the light of advances in Bio-technology which in future could see the current importers of Tea and Coffee from Kenya produce their own equivalents of these cash crops in their own countries
3. Mineral exploitation in Kenya and the best way of going about it
4. Preserving the environment while trying to meet the needs of peasants in Kenya.
5. Developing the energy sector. Should local peoiple be encouraged to produce elcetricity regionally? The Londiani-Kipkelion area is very windy and sunny most months of the year. This area can produce a lot of wind power electricity. The area is also hilly making it ideal to site huge water tanks. Water is pumped to the tanks using wind power and then gravity kis used to distribute the water to surrounding homes and town centres.
6. Develop a list of products that can be manufactured in Kenya. Car seats and mirrors can be made in Kenya. Can Kenya reach an agreement with the auto makers such as Toyota to have new cars imported into Kenya not to be equipped with parts that Kenya can produce?
The private sector teems with leaders with grand and practical ideas. Why not use the deputy PMs to tap the resourcefulness of the private sector and in the process bring both the public and private sectors into a mutually-beneficial partnerships.
Sometimes I doubt my support for you but my deep respect for your ideals, zeal, honesty and charisma allow me to Hope that you the one and only candidate that I can have my faith on. Your smile especially when things are going okay, your sad face when things are going wrong have a human touch. You are a man that the world is finally growing to accept, your are the Favourite of the world inspite of all the lies and propaganda broadcast about you. The world is seeing a New African, a Pan Africanist not by words but by actions
http://mweusi.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/my-president-my-prime-minister-ludacrics-is-an-idiot%e2%80%a6/
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143991538&cid=4&
THIS IS VERY EMOTIONAL STUFF.
A guy steals and kills so that he can provide the environment for his boys to steal the Grand Regency hotel and loot from Kenyans.
Even if he stays around for four years, that is nothing compared to the prize that lies ahead for the good men and women of Kenya.
Beloved, … strain forward to what lies ahead.
The sovereignty of Kenya has been raped since 2003. They have brought mercenaries – terrorist Arturs and even foreign armies. They continue to violate Kenya by kneeling before Gaddaffi who threatens Kenya like the slave traders used to threaten Africa.
You gnash yoor teeth in anger but then you let reason prevail. PATIENCE IS KING.
Like one of the ODM leaders said, an idea whose time has come cannot be stopped.
I am heartened that 90% of Kenyans of all ethnic backgrounds and races agree that the guy is not a leader like Mzee Kenyatta and Moi were.
Mzee Kenyatta and Moi made mistakes but one thing that cannot be taken away from them is that they were real leaders. They never compromised the sovereignty of Kenya for anyone or anything.
Mzee Kenyatta waved his bakora and said he was ready to fight for Kenya even in his old age. Mzee Moi used to say that it is better to stay poor and sovereign than be someone else’s door mat.
Those who supported this guy in the last elections did so because they were made to be fearful of a future with the new leadership.
Now all have seen the PM’s work and his heart and they want him to lead them.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/446204/-/tj2w8e/-/index.html
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commision is a total waste of resources. It has not served any useful purpose as is evident from the fact that Kenya remains one of the 11 most corrupt countries in the world.
At the time the KACC started business, Kenya was the 10th most corrupt country in the world. Today, Kenya is the 11th most corrupt country in the world. Does one call this an improvement?
Kenyans thought that the KACC was going to get into the business of fiercely fighting corruption but instead the KACC has been quietly aiding the growth of corruption in Kenya while putting in place measures to fool Kenyans and the world that corruption is being actively fought.
Mwai Kibaki appointed only people from his ethnic group – Kikuyus, Merus, and Embus – to all the top offices of money places – the Ministry of Finance, the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Central Bank of Kenya – so that they can make money for themselves.
Mwai Kibaki then took extra steps to ensure that KACC was also firmly in the hands of his people – the Chair of the KACC Board and the Director of KACC are Kikuyu and Meru respectively – so that his men who are eating from the money places are given cover and protection by his other men who pretend to be fighting corruption.
The Kibaki administration is a sordid outfit of theft and tribalism. KACC should be disbanded. It is serving no useful purpose.
If Kenya is to become a united country, Kenyans of diverse ethnic backgrounds should be appointed to serve Kenya side by side. Preserving certain positions for one’s own people by Kenyan leaders only helps to fuel the flames of tribalism that will ultimately trigger genocide in Kenya.
I was shocked the other day to see a picture of Samwel Kivuithu smiling broadly. The Kenyans who died because of his actions do not mean anything to Kivuithu. He wants to be a pastor, he says. That is okay, though, because the greatest pastor ever is Apostle Paul, under whose hand many people died. St. Paul got converted on his way to Damascus and went on to become the greatest pastor of all times.
I will never forget what Kivuithu said in the last days of last year. These are Kivuithu’s exact words on December 29, 2007: “There are some people who are already behaving as if they have already been elected president. In every marketplace, there is a mad man”. There is no question about whom Kivuithu was referring to.
Yes, in some marketplaces in Kenya, one may find someone who is mentally disturbed but should we have disdain for such people? I pray that Samwel Kivuithu and Aaron Ringera will find true transformation of their minds so that they can once again do things like they used to do.
Samwel Kivuithu managed the referendum of 2005 with dignity. Justice Ringera served Kenya with dignity during Moi’s rule. Both these men have since turned into a big headache for Kenya.
this is unnecessary
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143991738&cid=4&
between the MP and CDF, this can easily be resolved.
TNK,
Let’s face it, most of our people are so retrogressive that they do not see the value of the new inftrastructure. Instead of looking at the building as a means to an end, the Kalenjin look at the building as an end by itself. I am suprised that the headteacher cannot organize to see Mr. Melley and also do local campaign to raise funds to eradicate the bats. If local people can build Churches and own businesses, why not just contribute a few shillings to maintain our institutions? I have been a community leader and I know our people need to be educated on how to give however little they can for the common good. Kenyans are good at complaining and blaming the government instead of taking over their rightful places and improving their communities. Why is it difficult to clean our estates on weekend? Why is it hard to take “jembes” and improve our rural roads? We are becoming a socialist state where we only expect the government to work and provide for all our needs. We need community organizers who can bring people together to do in our little ways what we can for ourselves. Instead of wasting time campaigning and making all kinds of promises, we need to lead our people in becoming a working and responsible lot. I would hate to be an empty politician only interested in amasing wealth and running around beating empty drums.
Did u say that u have been a leader rail ?
TNK,RK
Almost 37 years ago john f kennnedy mentioned some very powerful words.
” Ask not what kenya can do fo you- ask what you can do for kenya”
WE ARE SLOWLY SLIDING TO ANARCHY……IF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ADRESSED URGENTLY
1. Caning should come back because this will be leaders of tommorow…..
although i support democracy we should be very careful about mass actions
of killing and destruction because this is the same thing we are teaching
our own kids.
2. We need new constitution before next elections..politicians forget easily
(warthog)
kk
hi there, long time.
1. caning i have several misgivings on this. first it will not automatically resolve the student grievances but perhaps surpress them for a while. but even more importantly is review why it was banned in the first place and if you recall the number of teachers severely injuring students in the name of caning and in a number of case actually resulted in death of children. i believe mass violent action is wrong, but is usually the ultimate indicator that dialogue has failed to produce results. i’ve mentioned elsewhere there are at least three to five institutions that if working as they should, could address student concerns i.e student bodies, prefect systems, teaching staff, PTA, board of governors, district school inspectorate and many others. besides this, in early years teachers were a little more respected and many were mature kenyans, nowadays we hear a lot of stories of irresponsible teachers (drunkards, perverts, etc) we need consider these issues. but you are right we need look deeper at the underlying disciplinary issues. my view and i’ve said many times, remains that self discipline is a wide spectrum on the positive end it starts with mandatory recognition of excellence, down to awards for merit, effort and improvement. finally our worst should be mediocrity which should earn no accolade or punishment.
we however are so used to punishment and find many spending considerable resources on the other end of the discipline spectrum where we devise more and more severe punishments and deterrents for errant behavior.
2. agreed, constitution review must remain top of the agenda, as well as institutional reforms to give independence to bodies so that they are free from undue executive influence
kk, we are continuing to make a difference. its happening, good to hear from you
http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/opinion/-/440808/452984/-/q0fj0c/-/index.html
NO NEED TO DWELL ON MARTHA KARUA’S BID FOR THE PRESIDENCY. HER BID IS ALREADY DEAD. REASONS:
1. Martha Karua does not have the capacity to fight Mwai Kibaki’s machine. Only one Raila “ni kiboko yao” and he cannot enter the frail. He is too smart to invlve himself in what Mwai Kibaki is doing, albeit amateurishly.
2. Martha Karua is a woman and women do not mean much to Mwai Kibaki. You saw how he rejected his own daughter while he has gone to great lengths to fight for his Muthaiga Club men-buddies. A typical example of priorities that are upside down.
Try to think of at least one woman who has gained a prominent role in Mwai Kibaki’s administration. I bet you will come up with none.
Prof. Wangari Mathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while Mwai Kibaki was president. She comes from Nyeri as Kibaki. You could see that Mawi Kibaki was even forcing himself to congratulate Prof. Mathai after she was awarded the prestigious prize. It was an awkward moment when Kibaki met Prof. Wangari in State House.
A good leader would have used Prof. Wangari’s fame to the maximum – to lift the image of Kenya internationally and to attract funds for a myriad of problems facing Kenya. Instead Mwai Kibaki has cheapened Prof. Wangari’s Nobel prize by ignoring her as he does all women.
At least, though, Mwai Kibaki has been civil in his fight with Prof. Mathai. Kibaki has not been like Moi who once said before the world “hii mwanamke anataka nini?”
The only woman who has risen to some prominence in Mwai Kibaki’s administration is Ms. Martha Karua. If one analyzes carefully, one will come to the conclusion that Martha Karua has been a powerful woman within the confines of a pen. When Ms. Karua attempts to come out of the pen and extend her leadership bid nationwide, Mwai Kibaki slams on the brakes on her.
Her bid for the presidency is a non-starter.
THE MAN WHO I FEEL SADNESS FOR IS KALONZO MUSYOKA.
When he was working with Mr. Raila Odinga, Kalonzo used to show signs of serious leadership. Following the 2007 elections, Kalonzo abandoned his principles (if indeed he had any in the first place) and helped Kibaki secure his stolen presidency.
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka readily agreed to support Kibaki when the latter told him that “This Luo is more popular than we thought. We used to say that he is unelectable. Now he has baeaten me and would have been president was it not for John and Augustine. If you, my cousin, ever wants to be president, support me now and I will guarantee you get it next. In the next presidential elections, you will be the candidate and Uhuru will be your running mate”.
Stephen did not give Mwai’s pleas a second thought. Stephen agreed instantly. Now, Stephen is unmasking himself further right before our eyes as a superficial leader. Mwai Kibaki’s talk of a single, united, and strong PNU is all for Uhuru. Stephen is not seeing it. Kombo has seen it. Martha has seen it.
But not Steve.
STEVE, LET ME ADVISE YOU ON WHAT IS HAPPENING. MWAI KIBAKI IS THE FACE OF AN ARMY OF WARRIORS FOR UHURU. THESE WARRIORS INCLUDE MZEE MOI, NICK, AND AN ARRAY OF OTHER YESTER YEARS’ STRATEGISTS ON ONE HAND THE MUTHAIGA CLUB INCLUDING UNCLE GEORGE ON THE OTHER HAND.
They want to try and build PNU as a single party and persuade Martha, Kombo, and of course, Kalonzo to fight it out with Uhuru for PNU’s presidential candidate at Kasarani. (What presidency can be deemed fulfilled and complete if a climax is not held at Kasarani? What presidency is complete without following the nyayos of Nyayo.
For Uhuru’s warriors, there will be a re-visit to Kasarani all for him, the son of Mzee.
They will convince Steve when the right time comes that they need to choose the presidential candidate the way ODM did theirs and the winner (who will, of course, be Uhuru) will have to be supported by the losing contenders.
They reckon that Steve, whom they have dissected and analyzed to the minutest detail, will not be a problem cracking him.
Both Mzee Moi and Nick know the man well. Did Mzee Moi not spit out when he was first told that Steve wanted to be president of Kenya. “Ptho”, Moi had said. “Hata kuku anataka kuwa rais?”, he had added.
In their analysis then, they are decided that fooling Steve that he will be PNU’s sole presidential candidate will be a piece of cake. It is ony at the last minute when Uhuru has been “democratically-elected” the presidential candidate will Steve learn the truth. When he finally learns the truth, there will be no options left for Steve other than to be Uhuru’s runing mate.
railka
are you still a community leader or have you moved on to different things?
TNK,
I know the above statement can lead to a lot of speculations. I have been a community leader (not politician). Like Barack Obama I mean a community organizer. But I do not want to continue elaborating that because it may lead to more and more speculations. I am a simple person who share with you most of the ideals of a great nation. That is why I fully support the work that our PM is doing at the moment and defending him against accusations that he is no longer accessible.
I dream one day when we the people of Kenya will again live side by side in our beautifulf country and talk the eastalands language that all of us understand. Let us remain engaged and soon we shall realize a dream of a united country and of equal opportunities. By the way, TNK and KK and to some extent Turncoat are among the most level-headed bloggers here. I have a feeling that you love your country as I do.
The sobre moment in commemoration of a decade since Kenya was hit by terrorists reminds me of the resilient of our people during crisis. Yet the post election violence and killings also reminds me that we are the most vulnerable people when we allow a tribal affinity to take precidence over reason. But the biggest culprits are the vernacular radio station especially Kass-FM. It was the Rwanda Tutsi Radio of Kenya. Most of us head the hate and the war songs used in the radio station and even the plan to relocate to Tanzania if the license would be taken away. Let History judge me but if there is an honest person to write the story, then the devil will be exorced from our bad memories yet the scar and truth will remain.
we love you rail. Waswahili wasema Tenda wema uende zako.
its olympic time and no one is complaining about tribalism in picking the olympic squad. Because it is on merit. To get Kenya out of the tribal quagmire our proffessionals need to position themselves and compete on the world stage.
Teachers, nurses, engineers, architects, ……………. lawyers ……..well
TURNCOAT………
“QUOTE OF THE DAY …..INSIGHTFUL THOUGHT….KEEP MORE COMING”
HAVE A GOLDEN OLYMPICS…..
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/454522/-/tjn4vg/-/index.html
If this is indeed true, then it is great for Kenya.
THERE IS NO DENYING THE FACT THAT MZEE MWAI KIBAKI HAS SERVED KENYA TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY IN THE PAST.
ALL KENYANS STILL HAVE HOPE THAT MZEE MWAI KIBAKI CAN HEAL KENYANS’ WOUNDS INFLICTED BY THE ELECTIONS OF 2007 AND UNITE THE COUNTRY IN THE SAME WAY THAT OUR OLYMPIC ATHLETES ARE UNITING KENYANS.
WE ALL PUT ASIDE WHAT WE WERE DOING TO WATCH KENYA MARCH PAST IN THE OPENING CEREMONY IN BEIJING.
ALL KENYANS PRAY FOR AND HOPE FOR A PEACEFUL AND UNITED COUNTRY.
The sad thing, however, is to see Mwai Kibaki divide Kenyans along ethnic lines in the way he makes his appointments.
Take the entire Ministry of Finance, for example. The Minister for Finance, the Permanent Secretary, the Governor of Central Bank, the Commissioner-General of the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Financial Secretary, the Economic Secretary, and several other high-ranking officials are exclusively Kikuyus, Merus, or Embus. WHY IS THIS?
On top of this, both the Director and the Chairman of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission are Meru and Kikuyu. The Director of the National Security Intelligence Services is a Kikuyu and a very incompetent one. (He is a far cry from the resourceful Boinett). The Director of the Criminal Investigations Department is a Kikuyu. The Commandant of the GSU is a Meru. The Commandant of the Administration Police is a Kikuyu.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS THIS, MWAI KIBAKI?
I am not against any Kenyan from any ethnic background although I must admit that I LOVE KENYANS OF WHATEVER ETHNIC BACKGROUND WHO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO BUILD KENYA.
What I am against is to see the president set his ethnic group above other Kenyan ethnic groups. Kikuyus refer to Kalenjins as “wachinga”. It is a joke which I hope Mwai Kibaki should be above. I hope Mwai Kibaki is not treating other Kenyans of other ethnic groups as “wachinga” or “pumbavu”.
IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING TO DO – to set some people apart and give them the best of jobs.
It is true that the Kikuyus, Merus, and Embus are all qualified for their jobs. But this is not the way to unite a country. You can go to a village today in Bondo or Siaya districts and be able to recruit the most qualified personnel for the entire Ministry of Health or Ministry of Finance or indeed of any other ministry but can a reasonable leader do so.
I heard a story from some people in Kericho. When Mwai Kibaki took over as president in 2003, a number of local Kipsgis people were fired from their jobs in the Kericho Tea Estates. When they protested that they were being discriminated against and people from one ethnic group were being employed to replace them, that is what they were told:
“Nyinyi ni wachinga, How can you say that people from one ethnioc group are being employed. This one is Kikuyu. That one is a Meru. and that other one is an Embu. They are not from one ethnic group”.
The local people got mad about this stupid reply and vowed that a time will come when they will be respected.
Mwai Kibaki does not see the seeds of division that he is planting. If he changes his way of doing things, we will all honour and support him.
Under the colonial rule and apartheid regime, no mwananchi could be the boss over a white man.
What Mwai Kibaki is doing by appointing only Kikuyus, Merus, and Embus as the bosses in the Ministry of Finance, National Security Intelligence Service, Criminal Investigations Department, Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission is to divide Kenyans on ethnic lines.
On the one hand, Mwai Kibaki along with all Kenyans are standing as one people behind our athletes in Beijing, and yet on the other hand, Mwai Kibaki is setting his own ethnic kin as separate from other Kenyans.
KENYANS CAN ONLY BE ONE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, AT EVERY PLACE, AND IN EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE, OR THEY ARE NOT ONE AT ALL. THERE IS NO NOTION OF HALF-EMPTY GLASS OR HALF-FULL GLASS HERE. IT IS EITHER THE GLASS IS FULL OR EMPTY.
MWAI KIBAKI HAS TO SEPARATE KENYA FROM THE SELFISH TICKS (SOME PEOPLE CALL THEM SYCOPHANTS?) WHO ARE HASNGING ONTO HIM AND PLANTING THE SEEDS OF DISUNITY IN KENYA THROUGH THEIR GREED AND TRIBALISM.
IF MZEE KIBAKI CAN PUT KENYA FIRST AND TREAT ALL KENYANS AS EQUALS AND ONE PEOPLE AND WORK CLOSELY WITH PM RAILA, KENYA WILL BE GREAT, AND WE WILL ALL HONOUR AND SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT.
As our nation fights with terror, our leaders should seriously think about improving the state of our economy in Cost Province. The reason for this is that most of the young men and women who engage in this acts have become indoctrinated with radical islamic ideologies. Most of the Mosques are funded by Arab and Saudi Arabia millionaires and many young men and women have become indoctrinated through madrassa with radical view about religion and life. Since money to fund for their upkeep and travel is readily available, they can only go for prayer to the mosque, get their share of food and also get health needs met in the Mosques. They then can spend time thinking and talking about their beliefs.
For the government to help in this area, Cost Province will need to become a high employing region. Priority should be given to the indegeneous people in the coming investments. This should be the case as we move towards making the port of Mombasa a 24 operating port. Thousands of jobs will be created and hence move the idle people from the streets into the productive life. We shall become like Port of Dubai and the city where people are busy and in most cases secular as compared to those idle city where most of us use religion as a way to escape from the problems in our society. We want religion to be a choice and reality over what most of us have made it -dangerous indoctrination. My faith is one that allows me to live a normal life as I interact with people and life in a very ordinary way. May faith helps me to live happily in the midst of chaos not to spit my hate and frustration to others.
I WATCH WITH MIRTH AND SUBDUED VINTAGE LAUGHTER AS KARUA AND HER URCHINS TRY TO CRAWL INTO STATE HOUSE BY THE WAY OF THE SEWER. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE INFIGHTING IS pnu IS BEING UPSTAGED AND STAGEMANAGED.
this is way too casual for an officer under whose watch, civilians were gunned down
http://www.kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=2&articleId=668
by the way its been kind of quiet here, maybe we need another scandal so that we can get the usual out of the woodwork.
Railka – I see you misunderstood my question earlier, but no problem.
I think one good thing about the PMs post is that finally the govt can be seen to be taking action as and when needed as Macharia Gaitho states.
The VP ( i mean post here and not the person although it appears aptly) is a ceremonial post and if proactive can be seen to be upstaging the boss, if blissfully regurgitating the boss’ words is then seen to be “loyalist” could never crack the whip in a manner of speaking.
Kudos to rt. hon PM -RAO. its going to be a tough fight, but am glad the RV MPs have decided to do the right thing with Mau Forest, and I sincerely hope the coast MPs will also do the right thing with the KPA saga. They in fact should be quite glad to get someone whom they can work with professionally (i.e no strings attached) and work towards improving service delivery. Luckily in this case PM and Kibaki have come out very strongly.
But even as these events unfold, we need to see tangible institutional reforms strengthening the institutions, giving them more independence from the executive but with highly elevated codes of conduct which include total transparency and accountability as well as measurable performance or results oriented target/action plans. these senior managers of corporations must be driven by professionalims and not the crack or fear or whims of the executive
but more importantly we need to start seeing constitution reform agenda as well as efforts to re-structure or re-constitute ECK otherwise the Kamkunji incidences will keep resurfacing
I have lateley been seeing Anyang Nyongo to be a very bitter person. His Machiavelliam method was upstaged by PNU and will be in for a rude shock if he tries the method he is talking about. I do not want to see a return of caskets being ferried upcountry simply because one radical minister has called for mass action. We do not want to see deaths in Kenya. How come that ODM thinks that they can always win an election? Pundits may prove me wrong but at this rate, we may as well be seeing a disintegration of the loose ODM coalition.
RailK,
You have no monoploy over deaths. So dont threaten anybody. All will suffer! Just try and be objective. Remember Nyongo will survive the mass protest if its called to do it another day. And God forbid, if any war satrts now Somali would be paradise in comparison, Please seek peace with your neigbour and seek truth in all issues it will set you free.
http://kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=2&articleId=1142
RAO needs to consult extensively with this community on the issue of Mau Forest. Community participation is vital otherwise the next vote seeker will simply put them back in the settlement and after govt is formed they are kicked out again. the solution must be formulated jointly with the community to preserve this resource otherwise it will be a long drawn battle with no victors
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143992752&cid=4&
This is an unfair attack on the PM. Some Kipsigis leaders are parochial and greedy and are not educating the people on the importance of preserving the health of the source of many rivers that are the lifeline of the Kipsigis people and other Kenyans.
The Kipsigis leaders should be looking for a solution and a way to re-settle those residents of Mau Forest who have genuine Title Deeds instead of being qick to condemn the PM. There is land being sold around Njoro. They should go for whatever is available right away and continue looking for more land elsewhere.
So the Kipsigis leaders are re-thinking their support of Hon. Raila Odinga? So who do they prefer, Uhuru Kenyatta, who has given them a small taste of his dictatorial leadership that awaits Kenyans? I
f Uhuru could disregard the list of councillors which was submitted to him by the various political parties, then he may as well disregard general election results altogether and choose MPs for the people of Kenya and if the people protest, there will be a militia to enforce.
Or are the Kipsigis leaders thinking of supporting Kalonzo Musyoka and if so on what grounds?Do the Kipsigis mean to tell us that Kalonzo is a wise and great leader? The Kipsigis need to scratch below the surface to see that the only qualified person to lead, prosper, and unite Kenya right now and probably for the next decade is Hon. Raila Odinga.
He thinks Kenya and leads Kalonzo Musyoka by a distance of light years in terms of good leadership for Kenya. Kalonzo Musyoka was the minister for foreign affairs for a long time and used to claim that he achieved a lot particularly in terms of making peace in Africa.
The truth of the matter is that the achievements were in fact the hard work and wisdom of Mzee Moi. Kalonzo Musyoka was the minister for information and never introduced any reforms. He was minister for environment and never achieved anything, not even planting five trees. Or is the trip to Scandinavia to witness his assistant minister being awarded a Nobel prize count as an achievement?
The Kipsgis leaders can achieve a lot for their people and for the whole of Kenya if they do not allow selfish greed to be their leadership.
The Mau Forest complex is very fertile indeed and every Kipsigis and indeed every Kenyan would want to have a piece of land there. But what about Amalo, Mara, Kipsonoi, Chepkulo, Sise, Chemosit, Kipchorian, Sondu-Miriu, and many other small rivers and streams that water the Kipsigis country? They will eventually dry up.
And what about the amount of rain which the entire Kipsigis land is blessed with? It will reduce significantly. Who in his right mind would want to sacrifice millions of Kenyans for the comfort and well-being of a few thousands?
The Kipsgis leaders should be putting their heads together with other leaders to look for a solution (the best one being to find alternative land somewhere else where to re-settle the Mau Forest residents. They should be going to the PM to tell him that we have found land here and we need to buy it, can you help us look for funds?
It saddens me to read about some so-called Kipsgis leaders being used by the monied rejectees of 2007 to try and mess up the PM’s focused leadership. There is a PNU leader who had it all all his life had the money but could not buy his way to parliament. He may be the one now trying to stir trouble for the PM in a bid to revive the defunct Kanu party of Moi.
I can see his fingerprints all over this misguided threat being dished out by some so-called Kipsigis leaders to the PM.
I BLAME THE PM, THOUGH, FOR SHOWING SOME TENDENCIES OF BEING AN EASILY-DUPED PERSON AND MY BIGGEST WORRY IS THAT MR. RAILA ODINGA WILL, IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE, SACRIFICE HIS ABILITY TO PROVIDE AN IMPARTIAL, INDEPENDENT, AND FORWARD-LOOKING LEADERSHIP AT THE ALTAR OF TRYING TO PLEASE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF KENYA.
Moi spent the greatest part of his leadership chasing and begging for a support which never came.
IF THE PM CAN DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR ALL KENYANS, HE WILL BE OKAY AND KENYA WILL BE OKAY.
THE OTHER THING I BLAME THE PM FOR IS THE INABILITY TO APPOINT MINISTERS FROM AMONGST THE KIPSIGIS MPS TO REPLACE THE DECEASED HONS. KONES AND LABOSO. THE KIPSIGIS DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SENIOR LEADER AT THE LEVEL OF A CABINET MINISTER TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP.
DOES PM RAILA THINK THAT THERE IS NO ONE SUITABLE AMONGST THE CURRENT KIPSIGIS MPS TO BE A MINISTER? IF THE PM THINKS SO, THEN HE IS DISCREDITING THE WISDOM OF THE KIPSIGIS PEOPLE TO CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS.
Hon. Raila Odinga has to form teams of community leaders to advise him from time to time. If he wants to maintain and grow the support he had in 2007, he has to form advisory teams from each of the 42 or so Kenyan comunities and to be made up of ordinary citizens to advise him on each community’s concerns.
In rejecting the Kipsigis to top leadership RAO possibly knows too well that these ‘leaders’ did not display political maturity by educating their tribesmen that killing other people and destroying their property is evil. RAO is a politician, that is his job and can easily forget about the kipsigis if they do not add value to his future political survival.
MANY CONGRATULATIONS, KENYA. TWO GOLDS, THREE SILVERS, 2 BRONZES ALREADY IN BEIJING AND MORE TO COME.
GREAT JOB, KENYAN ATHLETES, AND MANY THANKS FOR THE HONOUR YOU ARE BRINGING TO OUR MOTHERLAND.
KENYA SHOULD WIN AT LEAST FOUR GOLDS.
DEAR JOHN GITHONGO,
WELCOME BACK HOME. IT IS MY PRAYER AND HOPE THAT BOTH PRESIDENT KIBAKI AND PM RAILA WILL AGREE TO APPOINT YOU THE HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.
I DO NOT PERSONALLY KNOW YOU, JOHN. I HAVE NOT MET YOU AND WILL UNLIKELY EVER MEET YOU BUT LIKE MILLIONS OF KENYANS, I KNOW YOUR GOOD WORK AND WE LOVE IT.
YOU ARE A SELFLESS, PATRIOTIC, AND CAPABLE SERVANT OF YOUR COUNTRY. I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE DEEP IN YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORKINGS AND THE CAPABILITY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN KENYA.
YOU ARE COURAGEOUS AND YOU PUT KENYA BEFORE SELF IN WHAT YOU DO. IT IS MY PRAYER AND HOPE THAT BOTH PRESIDENT KIBAKI AND PM RAILA WILL BE AGREED ON APPOINTING YOU THE NEW HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.
I AM CONVINCED, JOHN, THAT YOU WILL INSTIL A CULTURE OF DIGNIFIED SERVICE AND LOVE OF COUNTRY IN THE ENTIRE CIVIL SERVICE AND FIGHT AND DEFEAT GREED, TRIBALISM, AND CORRUPTION WHICH PERMEATE THE ENTIRE CIVIL SERVICE RIGHT NOW.
I THANK MR. FRANCIS MUTHAURA FOR HIS LONG SERVICE TO KENYA BUT WITHOUT ANY PREJUIDICE, I WILL SAY THAT, AS HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE, MR. MUTHAURA HAS BEEN MORE OF A FAILURE THAN AN ACHIEVER.
IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO PUT ALL YOUR ENERGY AND FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO CONCENTRATE ON THE TOP AND LEAVE THE BODY TO ROT. YES, PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS MAY BE ENFORCED AT THE TOP BUT IF THE BODY IS NOT SOUND THERE WILL BE NO MOVING FORWARD.
ONE MAY HAVE A PERFECT ENGINE IN HIS CAR BUT UNLESS ALL THE OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR ARE ALSO WORKING SOUNDLY THAT CAR WILL BE USELESS. THE CAR’S TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE WORKING GOOD; THE TIRES HAVE TO BE INFLATED TO THE RIGHT LEVEL; THE HEADLIGHTS, SIGNALS, AND ALL OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR HAVE TO BE WORKING FOR THE CAR TO BE DEEMED FIT FOR SERVICE.
MR. FRANCIS MUTHURA HAS CONCENTRATED ON THE ENGINE AND LEFT OF THE CAR TO ROT. THIS IS WHY, IN MY VIEW, I SEE MR. GITHONGO AS A PACKAGE, A MULTI-EVENT ATHLETE RATHER THAN A SINGLE EVENT RUNNER.
IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF KENYA, WE NEW BLOOD, NEW IDEAS, AND YOUTH TO CLEAN UP THE CIVIL SERVICE AND POINT IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IF THE VISION 2030 DREAM IS TO BE REALIZED.
OH, NO!! RETIREMENT AGE TO BE RAISED TO 60 YEARS, NO PLEASE.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/461298/-/tk7in9/-/index.html
The retirement age for male civil servants in Kenya should be lowered to 50 years with a possible contract consideration for those recommended by the Public Service Commission. The criteria for such recommendations should be clearly set out. The contract should be for at least two years and at most four years and no Kenyan male older than 54 years should be serving in the public service in Kenya.
The reasons for preferring a lower retirement age for males in Kenya are many and include:
1) 90% of Kenyan males burn out in their professions by age 50 if they have been serving continously for over 20 years. This is an undeniable fact. I do not have any scientific facts to support this but I know it is true. Ask Prof. Sam Ongeri, Prof. Anyang Nyongo, and many others why they left their great professions at such an early age.
2) Every Kenyan male gets bitten by the political bug by age 50. Research on this and see how much time Kenyan males 50 years old and older spent on newspapers and political pep talk. It is hard to find a young male officer hanging his jacket and going AWOL than an older male officer.
3) Give room to younger and more resourceful young blood still bubbling with energy and ideas. This is the information age or dot.com era where the young are the prime movers.
As for female civil servants, the retirement age should be kept at 55 years with a possibility of a maximum of two contracts of four years. The reason for a higher retirement age for women is to recognize the fact that they may take time off at their earlier age to nurse their babies. They may start settling down in their professions at an older age when they are done growing their families.
The other reason is that women are more devoted to their profession than men.
By keeping the retirement age for male civil servants, the government will be encouraging them to think business and become entrepreneurs while they are still i their prime.
By having the retirement age for women higher than that of men, the public service will be in a better position to achieve numerical parity between the two genders in public service.
Politics of every day
The international crude oil price is at 114.7 USD. The same price it wasin March 2008. By then the local pump prices for premium petrol were retailing at 79.99 and 68.99 for diesel. The daily nation is in agreement.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-
Neighbouring Ethiopia a non oil producing country is retailing diesel at half our prices. Was in moyale and witnessed this.
Reign in the oil cartels or downgrade the economic growth projection. Worse still prepare for unrest as food prices rise.
VISION 2030 – Growing the Sports Sector
Kenya is (or “used to be”) a world power in long-distance athletic events. Slowly but surely, we are seeing a power shift. Kenya may be losing her grip on long-distance running. Why has Kenya not ventured into other types of sports apart from long-distance running? In every Olympics, you see Kenya at the opening ceremony and Kenya’s next appearance takes place almost ten days later when athletics begin.
In the Beijing Olympics, Kenya was fortunate to have Mr. Dunford represent Kenya in swimming. When the Chinese came to Kenya to build the Kasarani Sports Complex, they also offered the government of President Moi training opportunities for gymnastics.
Indeed, the government of President Moi sent a number of children to train in China in gymnastics. I do not know what became of that training. The major problem that beset the Moi government was lack of endurance and determination. They would start something with a lot of fanfare and within no time, either corruption or lack of long-range determination would kill the started project.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Kenyan Olympic athletes for their good performance in Beijing and at the same time I request the Minister for Sports to examine the stark reality of Kenya’s fading perfomance in the Olympics with renewed vigour.
Ethiopia may have permanently shut Kenya out of 5000 and 10000 metres. In the 3000 metres steeplechase, Kenya’s dominance is threatened. Like the military powers of yesterday who have since faded into mere cheer squads, Kenya may also be in the process of fading in athletics.
I appeal to the Minister for Sports to study the 2030 Vision document and ask to have sports development included in that document as part of Kenya’s multi-sectoral growth focus.
It may also be the right time now for the Minister for Sports to consider appointing four deputy commissioners of sports. It should be the right time now to have, under the Commissioner for Sports, four deputies:
1. Deputy Commissioner of Sports in charge of Athletics (Track, Field, Wrestling) and Gymnastics to be headquartered in Eldoret
2. Deputy Commissioner of Sports in charge of Ball-Based Sports (Football or Soccer as some would like to call it, Basketball, Baseball, Rugby, Golf, Tennis, Field Hockey, Cricket, Netball, Handball, Volleyball (traditional and beach) to headquartered in Kisumu
3. Deputy Commissioner of Sports in charge of Water-Based Sports ( Swimming, Sailing, Diving, Rowing, Water Polo) to be headquartered in Mombasa. It will also train divers for the purposes of rescue and/or recovery in times of flooding or water accidents like the one that happened affected the Likoni ferry.
some years ago.
4. Deputy Commissioner of Sports in charge of Helmeted Sports (Boxing, Cycling, Horse Racing, Car Racing (Safari Rally), Fencing, Shooting etc.) to be headquartered in Nairobi
It costs a lot of money to develop certain sports and the government of Kenya, which is struggling to feed her people and provide sound infrastructure, is not in a position to invest in the development of all sports. This is understandable.
Kenya must also realize that this world is indeed becoming one world – one world, one dream. There are many athletics scholarships being offered in various countries. there are various ways that the government and the private secor can partner to develop various types of sports in Kenya.
The facilities in certain sports that Kenya can afford may only be rudimentary but at least they will serve to provide a nursery for Kenyan children and youth to get started.
Zimbabwe won Gold and a Silver in swimming. How many Kenyans residing in various parts of the world and who are able to compete for Kenya are waiting to be discovered?
Kenya should be as keen to seek academic scholarships as they should for sports scholarships. The Minister for Sports should also form, as a matter of urgency, the Kenya Athletes Alumni Association to bring together Kenyan athletes including those who have chosen to become citizens of other countries. Such alumni association will be a good way of raising funds to develop sports in Kenya.
The Kenyan athletes who have chosen to become citizens of other countries and to run for those countries should not be despised. They are exercising their democratic and human rights and are looking for opportunities that may not be available to them ikn Kenya. I was angered when one such athlete was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta Internataional Airport on the instigation of former Minister for Sports.
I believe that there are many former Kenyan athletes who are able and williing to help their younger brothers and sisters grow in their various sports. Such athletes should be invited to become members of the Kenya Athletes Alumni Association and take paid membership. The many managers who handle the Kenyan athletes should also be encouraged to become associate members of the association.
Kenya will develop and her people will unite if centres of excellence and indeed of commerce and industry are spread all over the country rather than concentrating everything in Nairobi and Thika and in the hands of one section of the Kenyan population.
PRESIDENT MWAI KIBAKI SHOULD NOT INVOLVE HIMSELF IN PARTY OR SUCCESSION POLITICS AND SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON UNITING OUR BELOVED MOTHERLAND
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By involving himself in PNU party politics (and there is absolutely no good reason why Mr. Kibaki should openly try to prop up Uhuru Kenyatta), Mzee Kibaki is:
1. Openly attempting to prop up Uhuru Kenyatta. If Kalonzo Musyoka can open his eyes, he can see that there is absolutely no way that Uhuru Kenyatta’s name will be missing on the next presidential ballot papers. The intense but secretive activity of Uhuru Kenyatta clearly shows that he will be going for nothing less than the presidency in the next presidential elections.
2. Undermining the development of democracy in Kenya and misusing public resources. It is unfair to Martha Karua and all other individuals who have ambition of seeking the presidency for the president to use government resources to support one individual, Uhuru Kenyatta.
It is an insult to the intelligence of Kenyans to have the Head of State preside over a very undemocratic process, where the arresting officer is also appointed to be the prosecutor and judge at the same time. The president appoints regional interim officials to organize PNU elections and yet the same officials are also interested in being “elected” the top officials of the party. What an abuse of democracy.
PNU will suffer the same fate that befell Kanu if Mr. Kibaki has decided to do things the way Mzee Moi did. It is very clear that the Kanu officials of Uhuru Kenyatta and Sam Ongeri will transplant themselves in a sham election to top positions in PNU.
Already, Martha Karua’s base has been attacked and within no time, it will be destroyed completely. By October, there will not be a single leader from the Mount Kenya region still supporting Ms. Karua. Ms. Beth Mugo has been convinced that “blood is thicker than both water and gender”.
3. Undermining the letter and spirit of the Grand Coalition government, whose main agenda is to heal the wounds occassioned by the last general elections and to unite Kenyans
4. Abdicating his role as head of state and president for all Kenyans to pursue a parochial and selfish agenda authored by third-party individuals who care more about protecting their ill-gotten wealth than about letting genuine democracy grow in Kenya.
I supsect that after the PNU elections in October, the Kanu party will be officially retired from Kenyan politics as Kanu officials trnsplant themselves to PNU.
5. Denying Kenyans the opportunity to respect and support Mr. Kibaki as their leader. There is still an opportunity for Mr. Kibaki to leave Kenyans united and in peace but this will not be possible if Mr. Kibaki insists on serving the interests of his Muthaiga Club pals who are fronting Uhuru for the presidency.
Kenyans are not stupid and can clearly see that Mr. Kibaki is not involving himself in PNU politics for his own sake but for that of Mzee Kenyatta’s son.
By choosing to involve himself in PNU politics for no good reason, Mr. Kibaki is igniting renewed war in Kenya. If Kibaki has chosen to be a fighter on PNU’s side, then he becomes a legitimate enemy target for ODM and other democracy fighters on the other side in Kenya.
When Kibaki people are done with PNU elections, they will then turn to undermining the PM and ODM and thus precipitate an open fight between Kibaki himself and the PM.
ODM will soon be facing the fight of its life. The groundwork is being prepared for a decisive battle to wipe ODM off the map of Kenyan politics. There are new phrases being touted around such as “ODM faces several hurdles”. Of course, Kibaki’s people are busy constructing those hurdles and will be placed strategically on ODM’s running lanes after the October PNU elections.
It is easier to fight and overwhelm ODM right now rather than during elections time when ODM has euphoria and ethnic loyalty as their most lethal weapons.
This is what Uhuru’s strategists are talking:
” a) Hold PNU elections with Kibaki at the top for convenience and camouflage but with Uhuru Kenyatta strategically positioned to take over.
b) Give Kalonzo Musyoka room to operate in the mistaken belief that he will be the presidential candidate while Uhuru will be his running mate. At the right time, strike and defeat Kalonzo, who is not known to be a formidable enemy.
The strike must be planned and implemented in a way that when we strike, there will be nowhere else for Kalonzo to run to other than stick with us and take what is offered to him.
c) In the meantime, carry out comprehensive intelligence operations on ODM and disrupt them where possible including sponsoring meetings at Tea Research Institute in Kericho to attack the PM over Mau Forest evictions.
Let Mzee Moi frequent Nandi North as much as possible and develop a very close working relationship between Kibaki and some Kalenjin leaders from that area. Already this strategy is paying dividends as some Kalenjin leaders seem to have started showing contempt for ODM affairs and Mr. Kibaki is now the Chancellor of Masinde Muliro university.
When an opportunity to eliminate altogether shows up, go for it. They fly a lot and this may be the best option available to us. When they stop looking over their shoulders and being on guard and start eating and drinking anything they see, strike. Afterall, they are at a disadvantage compared to us. They have two eyes with which to watch us but we have thousands of eyes to watch them.”
AMOS WAKO, EVANS GICHERU, MARTHA KARUA COMBINE TO DEFINE THE FAILURE OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE RULE OF LAW IN KENYA
1 Attorney General Amos Wako: If he had been saying from December 28, 2007 to March 31, 2008 what he is saying now about the masterminds of the brutal killings in Kenya being taken to the International Criminal Court at the Hague, many lives would definitely have been saved. Instead, Amos Wako went AWOL during that crucial period.
Mr. Wako has perfected the art of self-preservation and sensing that changes are soon coming that might affect him, he is wasting no time in taking care of business to save himself.
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Mr. Wako is talking about ICC now when the unmarked graves of the Kenyans who died unnecessarily cannot be identified anymore. Grass and bushes have grown over their graves and Mr. Wako comes out to belittle the intelligence of the people of Kenya. Where was Amos Wako at the time when Kenyans needed him to speak and condemn the killings that were going on. He would have saved lives – one live, may be ten lives, may be 100 lives?
I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN AMOS WAKO AS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND I AM CONVINCED THAT HE HAS OVERSTAYED HIS WELCOME
2. Chief Justice Evans Gicheru: LSK has demonstrated against him because of his poor performance. The LSK has no confidence in Evans Gicheru. It is not about Evan Gicheru’s ethinicity. It is about his performance. He is not fit to be the Chief Justice of Kenya at all and more so at this time when Kenya is undergoing a major transformation. I once said that Evans Gicheru is dormant and the LSK are saying the same thing now.
I challenge anyone who doubts that Mr. Evans Gicheru is not capable of serving effectively as Chief Justice to tender any shred of evidence showing any tangible reforms and improvements that Mr. Gicheru has introduced to advance judicial management in Kenya.
3. Justice Minister Martha Karua: She is too biased by ethnicity to be an effective and impartial Minister for Justice. It is not about her ethnicity but her inability to be impartial enough to lead the justice system in Kenya that is making many Kenyans not have confidence in her. She is dynamic as a leader but is unsuitable to be the Justice Minister becuase she has demonstrated that ethnicity comes before everything else.
Mr. Mutula Kilonzo is the BEST candidate to be the good and effective Justice Minister that Kenya needs. Alternatively, someone else such as Minister Naomi Shabaan can also serve as the Justice Minister. Mr. Tom Mboya was not a lawyer and yet he remains the best indigenous Justice Minister that Kenya has ever had.
All Kenyans have to have confidence in all the top managers of the justice system – the Minster for Justice, Chief Justice, and Attorney General if the nation is to be united.
Digressing, I wish to request the Minister for Industrialization to appoint Prof. Gichaga to head a task force to review the defunct Pioneer Car project and see what can be learned from it and whether or not it can be revived.
In 2003, Prof. Gichaga publicly called on the government not to abandon the dream behind the Pioneer Car project but to try and revive it.
Prof. Gichaga has the necessary experience to examine the Pioneer Car project and document why it failed and whether it can be revived or not.
There is no country in the world that has started to manufacture vehicles and produced a good car off the bat. The Mahindra motors were a miserable product at the beginning but with improvements over time, it is becoming a better car.
A friend once told me that when the Mahindra cars were imported into Kenya from India to be used by Kenya Police, people used to laugh at the effort the cars appeared to be making (but without success) to race like Usain Bolt.
Over time, such laughter is turning into admiration. In Kenya, it may be possible to import car engines from manufactures such as Toyota and build the rest of the car in Kenya. South Korea offers a lot to be learned from.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, KENYA WILL ONLY PROGRESS IF THE INGENUITY AND ENERGY OF ALL KENYAS IS PUT INTO BUILDING KENYA. DIVIDING KENYANS ALONG ETHNIC LINES AND PRESERVING CERTAIN GOVERNMENT POSTS FOR ONE ETHNIC GROUP WILL HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE UNITY AND GROWTH OF KENYA.
I am sure that millions of Kenyans all over the globe could not hold back a tear or two to watch and listen to the Kenyan national anthem being played to billions of people in the world at the closing ceremony in Beijing as Mr. Samwel Kamau received the marathon gold medal from Dr. Rogge.
KENYANS, WE ARE ONE PEOPLE. LET US ENDEAVOUR TO BE ONE IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
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MAKE THE REPORT PUBLIC AND LET THOSE MENTIONED DEFEND THEMSELVES IF THEY FEEL THAT THEY ARE BEING WRONGLY ACCUSED.
KENYA CAN ONLY HEAL IF THE TRUTH AND THE WHOLE TRUTH IS REVEALED.
KENYA IS BLESSED TO HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF GREAT LEADERS AND IF ALL THE CURRENT ONES WERE TO BE REMOVED, THERE WILL BE NEW AND BETTER LEADERS TO TAKE KENYA FORWARD.
IT IS UNFAIR AND PAINFUL FOR THE BEREAVED FAMILIES TO READ THIS. THEY NEED TO BE TOLD EVERYTHING AND THEN THEY WILL DECIDE HOW TO FORGIVE.
IN ALL UNFAIRNESS, THIS SAD EVENT MUST START WITH ELECTION FRAUD. KENYANS SHOULD NEVER ACCEPT A HALF-BAKED STORY. IF SOME LEADERS STARTED PLANNING AS EARLY AS AUGUST LAST YEAR THE ELECTION VIOLENCE, THEN THOSE WHO PLANNED THE ELECTION FRAUD FROM AS EARLY AS THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2005 REFERENDUM MUST ALSO BE MENTIONED. THAT IS WHERE THE STORY BEGINS.
THE STORY HAS TO BEGIN IN 2005, AFTER THE REFERENDUM, AND EXAMINE WHAT WENT ON IN THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND WHY APPOINTMENTS IN THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND SECURITY FORCES WERE MADE THE WAY THEY WERE.
IF CERTAIN LEADERS WERE PLANNING EVICTIONS OF OTHERS FROM AS EARLY AS AUGUST LAST YEAR, WHY WERE THEY NOT ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN COURT?
KENYANS DO NOT NEED BIASED REPORTS WHEN SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED IN THE COUNTRY. ALL REPORTS MUST EXAMINE ALL FACTS AND THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ELETORAL FRAUD MUST TAKE CENTRE STAGE.
THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MUST ALSO REVEAL THEIR SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN ORDER FOR THEIR CREDIBILITY TO BE TESTED. I SUSPECT THAT THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS, WHOSE PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATIVE ABILITY DOES NOT EXIST, MUST HAVE RELIED ON THE NSIS AND THE POLICE TO GET A ONE-SIDED AND BIASED STORY.
HOW DID THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION GET ITS FACTS? THE VERACITY OF THESE FACTS CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED IF THE SOURCES CAN BE TESTED?
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO READ THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REPORT AND ANALYZE ITS WORDING. IF THE REPORT IS IN THE FORM WHERE THE WORD “ALLEGED” IS USED RATHER THAN PRESENTING IT AS IF IT IS AN ESTABLISHED FACT, THEN THAT IS OKAY.
ALL SOURCES MUST BE TESTED IN A COURT OF LAW OTHERWISE THEY ARE MERE ALLEGATIONS.
THE THING THAT WILL KILL KENYA IS TO TRY AND FORCE THINGS TO TAKE A CERTAIN COURSE RATHER THAN ALLOWING THEM TAKE THEIR NATURAL COURSE. WE SEE IT IN ELECTIONS RIGGING, APPOINTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS, IN PARTY POLITICS.
DO NOT TRY TO FORCE THE ELECTION VIOLENCE TO BE SILENT ON ELCTORAL FRAUD AND CONFINE ITSELF TO THE PERIOD AFTER DECEMBER 27, 2008. IF YOU TALK ABOUT AUGUST 2007, THEN NATURALLY YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE PLANNING OF THE ELECTORAL FRAUD AS WELL IF YOU ARE TO BE OBJECTIVE AND IMPARTIAL.
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1. THIS, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE AND PROTECT ETHNIC INTERESTS?
2. WHY IS THE BOSS OF THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION NOT PRESENTING THE REPORT HIMSELF YET THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE THEY ARE DEALING WITH?
3. THE REAL AUTHORS OF THE REPORT DO THEIR WORK AND STAY INDOORS AND THEN HAVE SOMEONE DEEMED NEUTRAL COME OUT TO PRESENT THE REPORT. SHE IS SMILING. HOW CAN ANYONE BE SMILING WHEN PRESENTING SUCH A GRIM REPORT ON THE LOSS OF MANY LIVES?
4. WHAT IS THE SINGLE LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP ON THE STAFF OF THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION? IS THERE EVEN ONE KALENJIN ON THE STAFF OF THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION?
5. THE REPORT GOES BACK IN TIME AND TALK OF PLOTS TO EVICT CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE AND YET THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONVENIENTLY AVOIDS ANY MENTION OF THE ELABORATE PLOTS TO RIG THE ELECTIONS. WHY? WHY IS THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION NOT GOING BACK IN TIME TO 2005 AFTER THE REFERENDUM?
6. IF MR. RAILA ODINGA HAD BEEN DECLARED THE WINNER THAT HE WAS, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO DEMONSTRATIONS THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO VIOLENCE. WHY IS THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ELIMINATING THE REAL REASON BEHIND THE VIOLENCE?
7. THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IS LOP-SIDED FOR A REASON. THE BENCH IS LOP-SIDED FOR A REASON. THE SECURITY FORCES AND PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION IS STAFFED IN A LOP-SIDED WAY FOR A REASON.
THEY HAVE ALL HELPED THE KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PREPARE A WELL-DESIGNED AND BIASED REPORT THAT DOES NOT CLAIM TO RELY ON PROVEN AND CREDIBLE SOURCES.
THE KENYA OF TODAY IS NOT THE KENYA OF YESTERDAY. KENYANS ARE NOW AN ENLIGHTENED PEOPLE.
I WILL NEVER SUPPORT OR DEFEND ANYONE WHO COMMITS A CRIME BUT I WILL NEVER ACCEPT TO BE CALLED A FOOL. IF YOU PREPARE A REPORT AND CONVENIENTLY STEER IT AWAY FROM CRIMINALS FROM YOUR ETHNIC GROUP BY NOT ADVRSELY MENTIONING THEM AT ALL OR BY DE-EMPHASIZING THEIR ROLE, THEN YOU ARE TAKING ME TO BE A FOOL.
PEOPLE MEET AND DISCUSS AND PLAN. THEY MULL OVER HOW TO “PROTECT US AND CONDEMN THEM”. AND THEY REACH A CONCLUSION. THEY DECIDE THAT IF THEY ALL PRESENT THE SAME REPORT (AND THEY AGREE ON WHAT THE REPORT SHOULD BE) THEN THE CHANCES OF IT BEING ACCEPTED WITHOUT ANY CHALLENGE WILL BE INCREASED 100-FOLD.
I WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS. NO KENYAN SHOULD ACCEPT THIS. KENYA SHOULD BE GOVERNED BY TRUTH AND ONLY A DUE PROCESS SHOULD BE PUT IN MOTION TO DISCOVER WHAT THAT TRUTH IS IF IT IS NOT OBVIOUS.
YOU SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE FUTURE TO DETERMINE WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED. DO NOT LOOK AT THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND DECIDE THAT YOU WILL MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR YOUR PEOPLE IF YOU MISREPRESENT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST.
DID JESUS NOT SAY IN MATTHEW 6:34, “DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, FOR TOMORROW WILL WORRY ABOUT ITSELF”.
FOR TODAY, LET US GET FACTS AND LET US PUBLISH, IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, ONLY TESTED AND PROVEN FACTS.
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A rift between PM Raila and Minister William Ruto is unnecessary and should not be allowed to thrive.
Both leaders need one another and they should not forget the many lives sacrificed for the good of Kenya. ODM has to stay one and strong if Kenya is to have a better future.
I watch and see a lot of weaknesses in the PM’s leadership. For example, his calls for the youth still being held behind bars to be released comes in bouts. The PM’s calls is like a signal with a short ON duration and a very long OFF duration. This is not the leadeship one expects from the future president of their country.
The PM has to provide strong leadership and have the matter resolved so that Kenyans can move on with their lives. On the Mau forest settlement issue, the PM has to take an active role himself. There are many countries who care to have the Mau forest protected.
The PM visited the Mau forest complex with ateam of experts including some from Spain. Egypt has a strong interest to have Mau forest preserved and protected. The PM should aproach these countries and other friends to raise funds to re-settle the Mau forest residents.
The PM should meet with the residents himself and request them to be looking for land that they can buy and come to him for funds when they find such land. I see this as the only good solution to resolve the Mau forest issue.
As for Mr. William Ruto, I unequivocably express my support for him. Mr. William Ruto is a great leader. I am convinced that he commands 100% support from the Kalenjin youth. There is no way anyone can expect to win votes in Kalenjinland, and particularly so after so many Kalenjin youth were gunned down, without Mr. William Ruto’s support.
On the other hand, I also would like to remind Mr. William Ruto that the predators are aware of his popularity and will do anything to undermine him. The most viable route to the presidency for Mr. William Ruto is Hon. Raila Odinga. They should work together and not allow the predators to separate themfor an easy hunt.
The other side would like to see Gideon Moi take over from his Dad as the foremost Kalenjin leader. To achieve their goal, they will do everything to lure Mr. William Ruto to a trap before a kill. Mr. William Ruto must not forget that in 2005, they embarked on a journey as a family – the ODM family.
That journey is yet to be completed. The ODM Pentagon must stay united and focused if they are to take the people of Kenya to the promised land, a journey they started in 2005. Yes, Moses may not be the one to complete the journey and setlle the people. Only God knows the future.
But this does not mean that people should revolt against Moses. They may even complain against manna and the food they get that is too little and not nutritious but they should not abandon Moses. The PM has only about 10% executive power and can only deliver so much.
Mr. William Ruto should not lose sight of the fact that if only Mr. Raila Odinga had been sworn in as president, things would be different. Since this did not happen, they have to bite the bullet and make do what the little they get.
If the PM had listened to me, there would be more peace in ODM. I suggested to the PM to have Mr. Isaac Ruto appointed the Minster for Public Works, the prtfolio the late Mr. Kones held. Mr. Isaac Ruto is the senior-most Kipsigis MP having served as a full Cabinet Minister before.
More importantly, I made my suggestion because I know Mr. Isaac Ruto. He is a fighter and not a quitter. He will be there for the long-haul. At this time, there will not be much that the Ministers will accomplish. The PM should have looked at tomorrow rather than now.
I have no doubt in my mind that Hon. Raila Odinga would have preferred to have Mr. John Koech as the MP for Chepalungu. Did Mr. Raila Odinga not warmly receive Mr. John Koech when he defected to ODM? Did Mr. Raila Odinga not remark at the time: “John, you belong here in ODM”?
I have no doubt in my mind that the PM is not be a fan of Mr. Isaac Ruto. The truth of the matter, though, is that Mr. Isaac Ruto is a strong leader and will one day emerge as the strongest Kipsigis leader.
Fighting Mr. Isaac Ruto is fighting the Kipsgis community. If I had the responsibility of choosing a Cabinet Minsiter from the Kipsigis MPs under circumstances different from the current ones, Mr. Isaac Ruto would have to face stiff competion from the others.
However, under the current circumstances and considering that Mr. Isaac Ruto played a key role in having over 90% of Kipsigis votes cast for Mr. Raila Odinga, there is no question that Mr. Isaac Ruto is miles ahead of competition.
The PM has a great warrior to fight with him rather than fighting with him in Mr. Isaac Ruto. The PM should have him on board.
If all tribes were to remind the leaders of the votes they cast for their men in December, then things would be difficult in Kenya. There is this tribe that will sing to Raila day and night of the votes they gave him last December. They will continue to dream of that election untill the next election. Other tribes are busy doing what they need to do to survive. I sympathize with Kalenjin, they gave all their energy in the belief that they would enjoy RV as their possession or their heaven. They forgot that in this world, we are all passersby. It is time the Kipsigis like the Tugens start making peace with their neighbours. Never again will the international community allow them to kill their neighbours with impunity.
The idea that the last general election was stolen is a myth. The independent commission selected by Rutoh and company is almost coming to that conclusion. The chaos were planned by ODM whether Raila won the election or not. Infact had Raila taken office and the ODM maniacs taken power, the crisis in RV would have been catastrophic. Let me tell you what Raila has realized, that he needs all the 43 tribes in Kenya (not 42) to be a nationalist and to govern effectively. Why are the Kalenjin assuming that they are the most valuable tribe in Kenya today. My half tribe in central has realized that they need others and are mending fences. The Kelenjin risk isolation if they continue with their arrogant streak.
By the way, has it come to your attention that Rutoh has added a lot of Kilos? I am sure that the office and the flag come with comfort and rewards. like other Africans, his eyes were on that prize and maybe even more. Soon Samoei will be eying the big seat. But remember, the Kalenjin and Kikuyus better forget the top seat. It is time for another tribe or multi-tribe person to ascend to the top.
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The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights is not a competent authority to carry out investigations so how did it do the investigations it purports to have done?
Where are the names of John Michuki and Martha Karua in the report. Why are they not mentioned?
State House is the most revered office in the nation and yet it is the place where direct (first degree murders) were planned and staged. Why is the name of the State House resident not in the KNCHR report?
The boss of KNCHR had indicated that he would be leaving his position as director of KNCHR in July, 2008. This is August, 2008. Why has he not left? Through his biased and malicious report, is he earning his right to continue as director.
Is he using the malicious report to please his masters so that they can retain him in the post?
I AM NOT SAYING THAT THE MINISTERS MENTIONED ARE INNOCENT OR GUILTY. I DO NOT KNOW BECAUSE I WAS NOT THERE. BUT PEOPLE ARE INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT DUE PROCESS CAN ONLY REVEAL THE TRUTH.
Is the KNCHR report meant to supersede or render the Waki findings incorrect?
On a weighty issue such as the one the report is on, comprehensive investigations carried out by a competent authority should be done and only published in the public domain once the facts are established.
It was disgusting to see a picture of the KNCHR personality waving the sombre report and smiling. How disgusting for the KNCHR to treat this matter, where hundreds of lives were lost, with such carelessness.
The KNCHR is not releasing a report on hefty profits made by a company. It is a report dealing with brutal killings by the government as well as individuals. When I saw the picture, all I could say was that we have a long way to go in Kenya before our people start respecting human life.
How does one respect the bereaved families by publishing a report that may turn out to be completely erroneous.
The KNCHR is abusing human rights in the name of speaking for human rights. The KNCHR is abusing the rights of the Cabinet ministers and all other individuals mentioned. It is also abusing the rights of the bereaved families by feeding falsehoods to them.
The bereaved families need to know the correct facts on who did what. Rushing to give the bereaved families a bunch of lies only helps add insult to their wounds.
It is only when the KNCHR is staffed properly that any semblance of true championing of human rights can be achieved. In the meantime, the KNCHR is a tool for bashing other ethnic groups while protecting Kikuyus, Merus, and Embus.
IT IS VERY SAD INDEED. The majority and almost all the senior staff in KNCHR are kikuyus and this is for a reason.
You cannot publish a report on the human rights abuses related to the general elections of 2007 without mentioning John Michuki. He is the genesis of it all.
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Yes, Mzee Moi, all people who have been involved in any form of violence which has pitted one ethnic group against another should apologize and seek forgiveness for Kenya to heal.
The Church should be at the forefront prescribing the best way that such apologies should take. I requested and appealed several months ago to Hon. Henry Kosgey and the late Hon. Kones to lead a delegation to seek forgiveness from Mzee Moi for the attacks that were carried out against him where his property was destroyed.
Mzee, you should also call upon Uhuru Kenyatta and the top leadership in the Kibaki government to seek forgiveness from the people of Kenya for the violence that saw many Kenyans lose their lives. In particular, Mr. Kibaki has to apologize to all Kenyans for the use of State House to plan and stage first-degree murder.
Kenyans are very forgiving people and despite the loss of their relatives and/or property, I am convinced that they will forgive their brethren if genuine peace is established and all Kenyans agree that Kenya is for them all and al Kenyans should live together in peace.
Mzee Moi, you forgot to ask the people of Central and Eastern provinces to also seek apologies from the people of Rift Valley, Nyanza, and Western provinces whom they attacked and killed or hounded out of their workplaces. Did you hear, Mzee, about some men being forcibly circumcised in Central and Eastern provinces? Those victims, Mzee, are also real people and were attacked and injured.
Mzee Moi, remember the Naivasha incident, where people were killed and burned alive as had happened in Eldoret. Mzee Moi, I believe that you also believe that the people who were killed in Naivasha are real people and are brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, sons, or daughters of real people.
And Mzee Moi, do not forget to seek an apology from Kenyans as well. Remember, Mzee, that it was your government that invented ethnic cleansing in 1991 as a tool for settling or deciding elections.
This is the right time, Mzee, for all Kenyans to apologize and repent of all their sins. Mzee, you should also ask for forgiveness for the political assasinations that took place under your watch. Remember, Hon. Robert Ouko. He was a real person and officials in your government cut his life short.
The nation-wide apology should also go beyond people and shoudl encompass the economy. Remember, Mzee that your government robbed Kenyans of billions of shillings. You remember the Goldenburg scam, Mzee? You also remember how your own personal assistant, Mr. Kulei, became a multi-billionaire almost overnight.
How could one amass so much within so short a time, Mzee, during your leadership? If the resources belonging to the people of Kenya had not been stolen at the behest of your government, Mzee, many lives would have been saved. Can you imagine, Mzee, how many Kenyans lost their lives because of broken infrastructure or because of no drugs in hospitals?
Let us all apologize to one another and to Kenya. In one way or another, we are all guilty of injuring our Kenya and/or our fellow Kenyans. As a christian, Mzee, you are aware that there is nothing like “small sin” and “big sin”. Sin is sin.
Poor Maru.
Your lies and fraud that allowed you to smile as little kids were being raped and hacked is crumbling. Its turning out that
a. the elections were not rigged. It was a lie
b. The violence was planned months before the election and had nothing to do with the election fraud that never happened.
Your god Raila and the pack of thugs that surround him staged a coup, like he did in 1982 and sacrificed hundred s of innocent Kenyans.
He like a good tyrant, understood his supporters, people like you Maru, who live with a constant hatred and envy of the kikuyu. You wanted to kill kyuks, all he needed to give you was an excuse. Today you are yapping here about KHCR yet I could dig out posts you wriote hre praising them when that genocide apologist Kiai was busy telling us ati the violence just happened. Now they are evil because they have simply said the inescapable truth. That the violence was planned and the majority of the butchers were thos men you adore and worship.
You may not have noticed this but almost all intelligent pro odm bloggers are gone. Even Kumekucha’s Chris, expressed doubts about Raila and ODM. All thats left are hounds like you still barking about a rigge election even when ODM Nominated Kriegler has clearly said there was no rigging. There is no evidence, nothing at all. Thats why Orengo, a man who has made a living in the courts, suddenly developed an avid fear of courts. he knew apart from the phrase ‘everyone knows Kibaki rigged’ there was little else to show except returning officers who as it turns out are not even known by the ECK.
I feel sorry for you. Pity actually. That you hated 8 million people so much that you were willing to cheer their kids being burnt in churches. A man whose heart is ruled by hatred deserves to be pitied and prayed for. For he is no better than an overflowing garbage bin.
My heart an concience are clear. I have never hurt or cheered the killing of anoter kenyan. I still mantain that all killers respective of their trie, must be taken to court.
But you did not need all
And all thsi for what? so that his wife can get 400k a month? So that Nyongo can re appoint moi era looters back to goverment? so that kajwang can take bribes to give work permitts?
How does this benefit you Maru? How does this benefit Kenya? when Ida gets 400k, does she come and share it with you? perharps help you buy bread thats now heading towards the 50 sh mark a loaf?
ON A NEW CONSTITUTION FOR KENYA:
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/466574/-/tkb2jl/-/index.html
Why are some people seeking foreign experts when Kenya has some great legal minds of her own and when the Bomas Draft has been completed and delivered?
What Minsiter Martha Karua needs to do is appoint three groups (each comprising of five lawyers (at least two of whom must be constitutional lawyers)) and task each group to review and amend (where necessary) the Bomas Draft.
Let the groups work independently and let them seek opinions, if they see the need for it, from ordinary Kenyans on what the new constitution should look like.
RULES:
1. The three groups should not consult one another but must be honest and decent enough to work independently.
2. Each group should have two men, two women, and the fifth member must be of a visible minority race (Asian or European). There should not be two or more members of the same ethnicity in any of the groups.
Once they complete their reviews and made their amendments, the groups then submit their draft constitutions to the Minister who will then choose from the submissions (or create one out of the submisisons) the draft to be taken to parliament.
What happened during the last elections should provide all the input required to make the new constitution out of the Bomas draft. Already parts of the Bomas draft that were contentious before like the PM’s position have already been accepted and made part of the current constitution.
The office of the PM neeeds to be tuned up in the new constitution while the Office of the Vice President should be abolished and those of the Deputy PMs strengthened. To strengthen democracy in Kenya and discourage one ethnic group or a combination of two or three ethnic groups from dominating the government, the new constitution should specify that:
a) Both the President and the Prime Minister cannot come from same ethnic group.
b) If the President comes from one of the five large ethnic groups – Kikuyu, Luhya, Luo, Kalenjin, Kamba – then neither the Prime Minister nor any of the Deputy Prime Ministers can be appointed from the president’s ethnic group.
c) If the President is from one of the five largest ethnic groups, then either the Prime Minister or at least one or both of the Deputy Prime Ministers must be appointed from the smallest ethnic groups – Kisii, Meru, Maasai, Taita, Giriama, etc.
d) The President or Prime Minister or one of the Deputy Prime Ministers must be a woman and if no political party is willing to appoint a woman as Deputy Prime Minister then parliament will be required to appoint a woman to the post
e) The Prime Minister will be the running mate of the winning President and if the President is elected by a political party that does not win the largest number of seats in parliament, then the presidential candidate from the political party with the largest number of seats in parliament will be the Prime Minister.
This should ensure that the new constitution does not give room to one ethnic group or two ethnic groups to gang up and dominate the other Kenyans.
It should not be a big problem making the final document. The constitution of Kenya at independence was prepared by a group of laymen ad it was a good document. Kenya has a rich reservoir of trained legal minds. Why not use them?
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING KENYA NOW AND IN THE YEARS TO COME IS FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF POLITICAL POWER. THE QUESTION OF LAND IS INSIGNIFICANT ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE ARE ATTEMPTING TO CREATE AND BLOW IT HUGE.
There is no more land to allocate and people who own land wherever they own it now have Title Deeds. So what is the problem.
Everything in Kenya, including appointments of senior government officials, siting of industries, and universities, economic marginalization stem from who has the political power.
This problem will not go away until a new constitution defeats it. So the ONE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION IS SHARING OF POLITICAL POWER AND EXECUTIVE POWER.
ODM PENTAGON TO BE ABOLISHED? WHY?
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143994044&cid=4&
It does not make any sense why anyone would want ODM’s “Pentagon” to be abolished. It does not give anyone any advantage over others. There are no presidential elections that have been called so why should people see the “Pentagon” as an impediment to their political ambitions.
The “Pentagon” gives ODM character and identity. It signifies a fight – a fight for genuine democracy in Kenya, a fight for a just and law-abiding Kenya, a fight for equal opportunities for all Kenyans, a fight for a genuine rule of law in Kenya, a fight for ODM to take the leadership in Kenya. That fight is still being waged and why demolish ODM’s rallying cry.
The Pentagon should be retained as a mark of symbolism and identity for ODM. The current ODM Pentagon members should stay on since they were presidential candidates in the last ODM presidential primaries.
When the next ODM presidential primaries are held, there wil be new Pentagon members. Should there be a single contestant for the ODM presidential ticket, then new members should be co-opted to the Pentagon.
Please, ODM retain the Pentagon. It gives you an identity that is only the envy of other political parties in Kenya. However, the Pentagon may need a bit of sprucing up and reactivation.
ODM is a very interesting party. There are seasoned politicians like the chairman, Hon. Henry Kosgey, who know only too well how to destroy a party by dismantling its structures.
Then there are the young and restless politicians who are determined that if they are not appointed to the Cabinet or if their cronies are not appointed to the Cabinet, then ODM is dead or should be killed.
It appears that some individuals in ODM are still doing things the Kanu way where there is DIRECT loyalty to the leadership and then INDIRECT loyalty through proxies.
ODM politicians should examine where they started, the journey they have had so far, and the best way of staying together to reach their goal. Hon. Raila Odinga, in my view, remains the best presidential candidate not only in ODM but also in Kenya as a whole.
I see Hon. Raila Odinga as a selfless leader who is genuinely determined to fulfil the ideals of ODM and hence the ideals of millions of marginalized Kenyans. I see PM Raila Odinga as an oftentimes frustrated leader in that he cannot do what he would have liked to do.
Hon. Raila Odinga remains the best and only means through which the presidency in Kenya will be unblocked and made accessible to all Kenyans wwhatever their ethnic affliation is.
For the Kipsigis people, Hon. Raila Odinga (Arap Mibey), may look like he has abandoned them because they have not had a representative in the Cabinet for several months now. It is likely that the PM is waiting for the by-elections to be held so that everyone can have an opportunity to be considered for the Cabinet appointment.
I urge the Kipsigis leaders to give the PM time and space to do what he knows is best for all. What the PM is doing with Mau forest is in the interests of all Kenyans. What the PM did at KPA is in the interest of all Kenyans and is not different from the Mau forest issue.
I am amazed that some young ODM politicians get so easily mesmerized that they see themselves as the most popular leaders in Kenya. I urge them to always look before they take a step. To them, I say, always look left, then look right, then look left again, then put you ear to the ground and listen before taking any step.
What is in front of you may be enticing but what is to the left or right of you may be a catastrophe waiting to happen. Consider all factors before you make a major move and never fail to consult.
Some ODM politicians may look down upon Chairman Henry Kosgey as being too soft and not a risk-taker. In reality, the ODM chairman is one of the most experienced politicians in Kenya today. He knows his stuff. May the young ODM politicians not try to upstage the PM. He has come a long way and paid the heftiest price to have Kenya where it is today.
Give him an opportunity to take ODM and our beloved Kenya to the promised land.
THE YOUNGER ODM POLITICIANS SHOULD ALWAYS LISTEN AND SEEK COUNSEL BEFORE DOING ANYTHING THAT MAY INJURE THE PARTY. IT IS EASIER TO DESTROY THAN TO BUILD.
its the right time to buy doom. Judging by who has crawled out of the woodwork.
But then again am still basking in the NEW nationalism and patroitism foster by our Kenyan atheletes and hardworking kenyans. Led by the prime minister
Maru, I agree with you on one poiint. The Vice President’s position should be abolished and the Prime MInister should be considered the Deputy President.
I’m sure this will be a headache for ODM at the next elections because both Ruto and Mudavadi will want that position but it’s the right thing to do.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/regional/-/1070/466990/-/6jt169/-/index.html
IT IS A TRAGEDY FOR THE KENYAN SCHOOL CHILDREN THAT THEY HAVE TO SUFFER UNDER A MISMANAGED EDUCATION SYSTEM.
THE PS FOR EDUCATION IS NOT CAPABLE OF STEERING THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. HE IS PAST RETIREMENT AGE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY YOUNGER AND MORE CAPABLE INDIVIDUAL BUT APPARENTLY HIS WELFARE TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER THE INTERESTS OF MILLIONS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
WHY IS THE LEADERSHIP OF KENYA CALLOUS TO THE SUFFERINGS OF KENYAN CHILDREN? THE PS HAS SHOWN A ZILLION TIMES THAT HE IS NOT CAPABLE OF SERVICING THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN OF KENYA.
THE MUGABES OF THIS WORLD HAVE HEARTS OF STONE AND AS LONG AS THEY AND THEIR FRIENDS ARE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF, THEY WILL NEVER CARE IF PEOPLE EAT DOGS OR CHILDREN GET A RAW DEAL IN THEIR EDUCATION, THE ONLY MEANS THE HAVE FOR SECURING A FUTURE.
KCSE POST- ELECTION MID TERM EXAM – PAPER ONE
Answer ALL the questions below
NB. Dubbing/rigging will lead to automatic disqualification
English
Question1.
Give two different meanings of the word rigging (2mks)
Question 2
Write an Essay in no more than 200 words on Gitobu Imanyaras visit to State House vividly recalling how the first lady sent him out (20 mks)
Question 3
Mary gave birth to a baby boy and named him KIRAKA after making out with a Kikuyu, Kamba and Luo, What is the meaning of this ACRONYM: KIRAKA
(2mks)
Mathematics
Question 1
With ODM having won 101 parliamentary seats and PNU 45 and ODM-K 16, what is the probability that after tallying ODM got 4.3million votes? (20mks)
Question 2
Two boys, one has six oranges and the other one, what is the probability of the boy with one orange sharing it with 8 others (2mks)
Chemistry
Question 1
Using your pipette determine the PH level in orange as compared to that of the banana?
(2mks)
Kiswahili
Question 1
Watu watatu (ODM ,PNU, ODM-K) walikua kwa mbio. Mtu ule alikua katika nafasi ya pili alimpita ule alikua katika nafasi ya tatu. Mtu wa pili yuko katika nafasi gani? (Alama 2)
Question 2
Tunga sentensi tano kwa kutumia ngeli ya ‘Rig’. Kwa mfano: Chama cha PNU kilitumia mbinu ya rigging kushinda uchaguzi bandia. (Alama 2)
Question 3
Fupisha sentensi kwa kuondoa maneno ambayo hayatajiki na tumia Kiswahili sanifu
‘Na wale ambao wanachoma nyumba ai jameni, bado tutajenga. Natutazidi kujenga wakichoma. Msije mukafikiria kwamba utachoma nyumba ya mtu nawe utaendelea kuishi, hapana. No way. Na yule anayechoma nyumba za watu huyo ni crazy. Na yule anayemwambia mwengine achome jamani hiyo ni crazyness, no haiwezekani’.
(Alama 10)
Physics
Question 1
Calculate the amount of energy in Kilojoules kJ lost in guarding an empty park with 500 policemen at a temperature of 30degrees centigrade (2mks)
Question 2
Calculate the speed of a teargas canister projectile launched somewhere in Kibera at a constant speed of 200miles in 2 seconds use the formula: velocity = distance
time
Question 3
Given the coefficient of friction is 0.09, what is the canisters speed at the base of the incline? (10mks)
C.R.E
Question 1
1. Judas betrayed Jesus as Kalonzo ‘waiver’ betrayed ……………….. (2mks)
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143994258&cid=4&
Mwai Kibaki will go down in the history books of Kenya as the leader that never was.
Moi handed a fairly united country to Kibaki after the former presided over genuine democratic electione which saw Kibaki win the presidency with a landslide. And what did Kibaki do?
Within the next five years of his “leadership”, Kenya is broken up into ethnic groups and the 3.8 million Kenyans who voted for Kibai in 2002 can only watch in dismay as the education of their children is mismanaged and ethnicity becomes the master key that opens all doors.
Early in 2008, Mr. Kofi Annan, sacrificed his time and comfort to help Kenya regain peace and unity. A document was signed between Kibaki and the rival who had beaten him in the presidential elections, Hon. Raila Odinga.
The document led to a change in the constitution of Kenya with Hon. Raila Odinga. the Prime Minister being given the duties of co-oridnating and supervising ministries. The constitution is clear and concise on what the PM’s duties are.
Being the leader that he is not, Mwai Kibaki has allowed his homeboy, the Head of the Civil Service, room in which to attack and try to defeat (or tleast impede) the excercising of his constitutional duties by the PM.
The idea is not only to make the PM busy on side shows so as to take away his energy and focus of serving Kenyans.
Francis Muthaura is a man well-known for writting memos. For every thing that Hon. Raila Odinga does or says, Muthaura writes s memo for it immediately. Muthaura’s office must cabinet after cabinet containinh memos and many of which did not see the light of day and did not make it to the press.
Kenyan children, whose education is being messed up, and who end causing disturbances in their schools escape Muthaura’s notice. He is not aware about the mismanagement of the the education system. He is not aware about fraudulent sale of the Grand Regency hotel.
But everything that the PM does or says or even if the PM coughs catches Muthaura’s immediate attention and he writes a memo for it. I have personally come to the conclusion that there are two main power engines in Kenya – John Michuki and George Saitoti.
The two are great friends and both are friends to Nick, the powerful man of a few years ago. Muthaura is serving these two and Muthaura’s main duty is to watch Hon. Raila and issue a memo on a prompt from the trio – John, George, and Nick.
The trio have not time for Uhuru. And this is where Kibaki again demonstrates that he is the leader that really never was or is. Kalonzo sacrificed his future for Kibaki. Kibaki does not remember what Kalonzo did for him anymore.
In the end, the KSh. 400,000 that Kalonzo’s wife has wisely accepted will turn out to be the only consolation for the Musyokas. Kibaki is with Moi and both wazees want to see Uhuru become president.
Moi is no longer in power but he was a leader. Kibaki cannot see that John and George have teamed up and are using Muthura to undermine the constitution of Kenya. At the same time, they are using Kibaki to engage in party and succession politics in a way that is fooling Kibaki.
Kibaki thinks he is helping Uhuru to take over PNU but the two schemers (I should say three because Nick is also very much involved) but there is no legal way that Uhuru can transplant himself to PNU from Kanu and the trio knows this very well.
The trio is trying to get Kibaki to use his office to do things for them without really being aware of what he is doing. The trio are trying to reck and disfigure ODM as well. ODM, which should be a closely-knit outfit, considering the heavy price they supporters paid for voicing opposition to the stolen presidency, is now beginning to tear itself apart.
A rift has been reported to exist betwen the PM and the Agriculture Minister. There is also talk of George offering the Agriculture Minister the presidentail running mate position. Calls have also been made to ODM to abolish its “Pentagon”.
Abolishing the “Pentagon” is one way of disfiguring ODM and the intention is to make ODM unrecognizable when the next presidential elections are called.
John is still a very powerful individual and for all practivcal purposes he is the one running the country. Whta he wants is what Kenya gets. Francis Muthaura is his instrument.
The PM has to watch over his shoulders these two individuals – John and George. They say they were the best friends even during Moi days. They recognize a vacuum in leaderrship and they quickly fill it up.
ODM IS THE BEST OPTION FOR MR. KALONZO MUSYOKA
With this:
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/468122/-/tkccwm/-/index.html
Kalonzo should see what is there for him in the next presidential election:
1. Uhuru Kenyatta will be a presidential candidate. He sees Kalonzo as his potential running mate. UHURU WILL NEVER BE KALONZO’S OR ANYONE’S RUNNING MATE
2. Kalonzo may not even make it as Uhuru’s runing mate. It looks like Mr. William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta may strike a partenership before the next presidentail elections. What was Musa Sirma (a William Ruto protege) doing at Uhuru Kenyatta’s rally?
If William Ruto decides to abandon the PM and follow Uhuru, then he (William) will be making the same mistake that Mzee Moi made. Mzee thought that he owned the Kalenjin and made decisions based on this erroneous belief.
William Ruto may be viewed as a hero amongst some Kalenjins in the same way that Uhuru Kenyatta is being viewed as a hero amongst Gema people as both William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta have been named as sponsors of the violence that took place earlier this year. In the end, people will see both of them as associates of killers
The Kalenjins have suffered so much under Mwai Kibaki. Mass removals from government jobs followed by massacres WILL never escape the thoughts of the Kalenjin people. If William Ruto thinks that he will make the Kalenjin people follow him at the snapping of his fingers, then he is mistaken, very mistaken.
3. For Kalonzo, the only way he will benefit (and this still is not a guarantee) from the current arrangement is for Kibaki to be incapacitated in a way that he can no longer perform his duties and someone else has to be acting president.
Otherwise, for Kalonzo, the best option is to re-unite with the PM and be his running mate. Mr. Mudavadi is not proving to be the leader that we though he was. He is too dormant for one who has been Vice President before and experienced Minister, who served in several ministries.
Mr. Mudavadi also failed to deliver the vote to ODM in the last general elections and there is nothing to show that he is working hard to endear himself to hsi Western province people and to Kenyans in general.
The best and surest route to the presidency for Mr. Kalozo Musyoka may be ODM and Mr. Raila Odinga. PM Raila and Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka should start talking things over. The original ODM dream and unity should be revived.
I believe that there should be no room for individuals who have been associated with any form of killings (direc t or indirect) should be allowed to lead people and make decisions for them.
Kenyans are the most amazing people on earth. They put their trust on individuals rather than institutions. We can only recycle our old guards. Did you see what Githongo achieved after visiting Kenya? Zero. When people get to government, they have nothing to show for what they do.
kenyan tribes have been taken for a big ride. The Kalenjin were cheated by politicians that RV would be theirs for keep and others would see red. They were also cheated that they would have their kinsmen return to their old jobs. But as fate would be, they find themselves just as they were ten months ago and things are not getting better. I do not see a new constitutional order nor do I see anything substatial in the lives of our people in the current rate of things. Basic commodities are very expensive and out of reach for the common man.
Kenyans were made to believe that the Kikuyus are their enemies and that by fighting them, then all things will be good. I wonder what politicians will tell kenyans next time. Moi is still the best voice in kenya whatever his shortcoming and Kalenjin and other Kenyans will regret their last years action.
Hon. Chris Obure as Minister for Roads is okay. He served as Minister for Finance before and he has a lot of experience that will benefit Kenya and ODM.
The Mnistry of Public Works goes to one of the Kipsigis MPs is okay. They should not grumble about it. The fact that Mr. Mark Bor was moved from the Ministry of Public Works indicates that a Kipsigis MP will be appointed the Minister for Public Works. My preference is Mr. Isaac Ruto and his experience from USAB will serve him well.
The PM should agree with Kibaki that ODM should have an Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Franklin Bett should make a good fit. The Ministry of Finance has to accomodate all Kenyans not just one community.
First and foremost, all ODM MPs must work to strengthen ODM. Cabinet positions mean nothing at this time. What will benefit all Kenyans at the end of the day is the implementation of good policies. ODM is championing as her key policy pillars the idea of equal opportunities for all Kenyans, genuine rule of law, and devolution.
The Kipsigis people will benefit nothing directly if two Kipsigis MPs are appointed Ministers even if they were appointed as Ministers of Finance and Internal Security (unless of course they plan to do things the Kimunya way).
The Kipsigis people will only benefit if a facility like KETEPA was within their region. This will mean that all the jobs, including the good jobs, are available to the local people. Do our Kipsigis MPs see and know how painful it is to labour on the Tea farms doing planting, weeding, harvesting , and delivering the product to the factories only for the best part of it – packing and shipping to be handled in a far away place like Thika?
My hope for fairness lies in ODM and I believe that if ODM is strengthened, it will take over the government and change the way things are done in Kenya so that every Kenyan matters and equal opportunities are availed to all Kenyans. The PM talks about fighting poverty and creating jobs. The same should pre-occupy the Kipsigis MPs minds and indeed all the ODM MPs’ minds.
It is ODM and not UDM or Kanu that will bring positive chamge to Kenya.
The first non-Kipsigis or non-Kalenjin person that I first set my eyes on after I was born was a Luo person. The second was a Gusii person. The Kipsigis, Luo, and Gusiis have so much ties that they should not undermine one another.
Moi was president for 24 years. These Kipsigis leaders who are complaining that they have been short-changed should try and appreciate the sufferings of the Luo people during the Kenyatta and Moi’s rules. If they can get a lion’s share of Cabinet positions let it be so. I am only not happy when I read that some of them are being suspected of corruption.
I WANT TO THINK OF ODM BEING ABLE TO DELIVER OR MAKE THE GOVERNMENT DELIVER RATHER THAN TALKING OF CABINET POSITIONS. LET ALL KENYANS WHO CARE ABOUT THE GOOD FUTURE OF KENYA STRENGTHEN ODM NOW. ODM IS THE ONLY HOPE FOR ALL KENYANS. IT IS THE ONLY ROUTE FOR MR. WILLIAM RUTO TO BE PRESIDENT OF KENYA ONE DAY.
Appointing Ministers to NESC does not make sense. The NESC should be there to fill in the gaps and/or bring an alternative view that are missing from Ministers’ policies. Ministers are already busy formulating policies in their own ministries. NESC may vet those policies – augument them, modify them, strengthen them.
Yes, the PM and the two Deputy Prime Ministers should be on NESC but not Ministers. I propose that the Deputy Prime Ministers take care of all ministries’ interests on NESC with one being responsible for issues of productivity while the other is sresponsible for issues of products.
The government business can be broadly defined as comprising of Products (Goods) and Productivity (Services) and these are areas that the two Deputy PMs should co-ordinate.
The wait for good things to come to Kenya may not be too long. ODM, be patient and do not tear your house down or go following other people whom you know very well that a meaningful alliance is not possible with them.
ODM IS THE WAY – THE ONLY WAY TO GOOD GOVERNANCE IN KENYA.
A COICIDENCE OR MODUS OPERANDI?
George Muhoho is MD of Kenya Airports Authority, Ms. Naomi Sidi is DMD. A serious and criminal offence is committed at the JKIA, where mercenaries with guns are allowed free passage to every part of the airport. The crime is discovered and made public. Muthee immediately passes judgement. It is the woman who made George to sin just like in the case of Eve. Ms. Sidi is served with a termination letter.
In the world of Muthee, there are only two types of documents. Moi’s world was a paperless world. Muthee’s regime has improved on Moi’s way of doing things by transacting business with two types of written communications: termination signed in green ink and memo signed in blue ink.
Prof. Njuguna Ndungu is Governor of Central Bank of Kenya. Mrs. Mwatela is Deputy Governor. A serious crime is committed at the CBk, where the Grand Regency Hotel is acquired by the Muthaiga Club boys posing as Gaddaffi men. The scandal is discovered and made public. Muthee immediately passes judgement. It is the woman who made Ndungu to sin.
Mrs. Mwatela is served with a letter (hybrid of memo and termination type). She is removed from CBK and fooled to think that she has been “elevated” while in reality she has been demoted.
Are these two cases a coincidence or modus operandi of Muthee’s gang?
John, who is now poised to take over as Finance Minister goes to Mombasa and orders that 700 “unclaimed” vehicles be destroyed. On the face of it, Kenyans may erroneously believe that this is a bold and welcome move from a “great administrator” but there is more to the eye.
Before the “bold” announcement is made, secret instructions have already been made to all officials from “nyumba”. The instructions are clear: identify those vehicles that belong to our people and move them at night (Remember the APs shipment at night to Nyanza from Nairobi?) to safety. Then those belonging to them especially those where documents show that the owners have names starting with “O” must be destroyed immediately.
And while Kenyans are busy digesting John’s bold announcement. John is busy doing what he knows best. He is determined to introduce changes to the Ministry of Finance as he did at Provincial Administration and Internal Security.
For one to be appointed to a senior position, there are only two qualifications that John knows of: (a) You are either our man (Kikuyu, Meru, or Embu) or (b) You are an outsider but are married to our woman. Mrs. Mwatela did not meet any of the qualifications and so she is out.
While John is busy doing things the way he knows best, Muthee is having a hard time trying to present himself as a good man and improve on those artificially-created 65% popularity ratings. For Muthee, there is no way that he is going to let go of control of the mbeca places. All the money places have to be firmly in the hands of his people. For Muthee, Mrs. Mwatela is a headache as he wants to entice the Coast people to support Uhuru and at the same time make sure that they are denied the top jobs.
As Muthee follows keenly the proceedings at the Cockar inquiry, he knows that he will have to lose Prof. Ndung’u and if he loses him and Mrs. Mwatela is still at CBK, Kenyans will expect her to be appointed the new Governor. Worried about this, Muthee signs (in green) the letter that was prepared by his Muthaiga Club boys “elevating” Mrs. Mwatela to PS of that Ministry that, in the absence of big shillings that Mrs. Mwatela is used to dealing in, is just a decoration on paper.
Muthee’s network immedaitely kicks in after Muthee’s announcement and gets to work praising how Muthee, in his wisdom, has noticed the hard work by Mrs. Mwatela and has therefore “elevated” her to PS. While Kenyans are taken for a ride, Muthee does not take hie mind off his pet project.
There is one thing Muthee cares about most. Muthee’s dream is that by the time he leaves office, he wants to see Equity Bank as having emerged as the largest bank in East and Central Africa, and to become the HSBC bank of Africa or the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China of Africa.
Muthee has placed his boys strategically in all the money places and with John now in the right place and doing what he does best, Muthee is 99.5% sure that his dream will come true. Make 60% for the government, take 40% to boost the capitalization of Equity Bank and to buy more shares.
In the meantime, Muthee’s other boys will make sure that all government disbursemenst are made through Equity Bank and all financial agreements are signed at the Grand Regency Hotel, the joined property of Equity Bank and the Muthaiga Club boys.
Whiel all these are going on, the memo expert, has not allowed this small distraction to lure him away from his sentry post. He is watching and listening and ready to issue his now world-famous memos.
Why is this blog not being updated, AGENT-4-CHANGE?
The party recently held a retreat and came up with resolutions. Can we have them either published here or at the official ODM 07 party website?
We may have ideas to share with you guys UP THERE, especially now that some of your leaders and MPs are fighting to ‘score own goals’ and wreck the party from within.
AGENT4CHANGE, why are you guys giving up so early into the journey?
Have you also forgotten that there is a constitutional referendum next year, and that you will once again need us?
Please take serious heed of reinvigorating the online ODM community.
Research indicates next to a mobile phone, the next biggest thing is an e-mail address so I need not stress to you the importance of these blogs in politics and business!!!!
Phil
Agent4Change has been ineffective for over 5 months, and still refuses to share admin of this forum
Mwai Kibaki is not showing any leadership at all:
How can the president of Kenya be stooping so low as to engage in altercations with the Deputy Governor of Central Bank. Moi’s fall began when he ventured into altercations with Prof. Wangari Mathai over Uhuru Park.
Moi wanted to grab the green spaces of Uhuru Park and turn it into concrete. Prof. Mathai opposed it. Moi shouted at Uhuru Park one day, “Hii mwanamke anataka nini?”. The rest is history. Moi along with his entire legacy tumbled. Today, very few Kenyans want to have anything to do with Moi.
Kibaki is heading Moi’s way. Kibaki wants to move Mrs. Mwatela out of Central Bank to make it easy for his boys to steal (creating a conducive environement for corruption). Mrs. Jacinta Mwatela, like the great daughter of Kenya that she is and with the same fighting spirit as her sister, Prof. Mathai, has said NO to corruption.
Mwai Kibaki is being urged on by his Muthaiga Club boys telling him: “Muthee, hii mwanamke anataka nini?”
The fall of Kibaki will only be hastened by fighting Mrs. Mwatela. Kenyans, believe you me. Mwai Kibaki is one individual that Kenyans will not want to hear of again after he leaves State House. He is practising tribalism and corruption openly. He thinks Kenyans are fools and do not see what is going on.
Like Moi, Kibaki will be have no friends when he leaves State House and is no longer in a position to bribe.
Instead of engaging in fights with Kenya’s foremost citizens and patriots, Kibaki should be putting in place good structures to help Kenya enjoy peace and prosperity.
As I write, Kenya is facing great danger from her own Constitution. If Kibaki was to be incapacitated today, there will be violence in Kenya and many Kenyans will lose their lives.
The Constitution of Kenya, as it is now, has made mockery of the sanctity of the nation. In Kenya today, if an MP is not appointed to the Cabinet, then he or she starts undermining their party. They do not value the policies of their parties.
At the Naivasha retreat for ODM recently, there was nno mention of their election platform. Instead of taking time to review how much of their election platform they can implement, they spent days, hours, and minutes arguing about who was left out of the Cabinet. It is a very sad thing for Kenya when leaders put themselves ahead of the people who elected them.
During the last general elections, Kenya wasted so much money printing election materails because of a plethora of mainly useless political parties. UDM, UDMI. What is it that they offer that a maximum of three political parties cannot offer?
Kibaki should be working to eliminate or reduce some of the expensive abuses of the democratic process that we have seen in Kenya before. If Kenya is to enjoy true democracy, peace, and prosperity, there should be only THREE political parties in Kenya.
I call the parties: TAIFA, MADARAKA, JAMHURI and the symbols could be elephant, giraffe, buffalo. These animals are easily recognizable. The value of democracy is not undermined in any way by limiting the number of political parties to 3. A maximum of three parties is also good as it will discourage Kenyans from forming tribal parties and will eventually encourage politicians to join parties based on policies rather than tribal affliations.
During the general elections, there wil be a maximum of only three presidential candidates, and a maximum of three parliamentray candidates per constituency.
In parliament, only the three political parties will be funded by the government. If an MP falls out with his party, then the MP could sit as an Independent but Independents should not enjoy any privileges accorded the political parties. Independents canot come together to form the official opposition. The independents are individual units and cannot form a group.
Any MP who is sitting as an Independent cannot be appointed to the Cabinet and cannot be a member of any parlimentary committee. This will encourage MPs to be loyal to their parties. Ministers and Assistant Ministers can only be appointed from within the ruling party or ruling coalition.
The procedure for forming a coalition in parliament should be spelled out clearly so that a party does not poach MPs from another party. And while the PM is the leader of the largest party in parliament, he or she will continue to serve as PM even if his/her party loses the majority status when MPs decide to sit as Independents.
Independents should only apply to Parliament and not general elections. There cannot be an Independent candidate for Parliament. If two parties tie as the largest party in Parliament, then a mechanism should be in place to decide who will be PM and whether or not the two can alternate as PMs.
If Kenya is to remain united and see growth, the president has to lead from the front and put in place structures that will help the country. Mwai Kibaki is a politician of many years’ experience. What happened in the last general elections should be urging Kibaki to do something for Ken ya.
It is ridiculous for a leader of Mwai Kibaki’s stature to be fighting a citizen who is only resisting male chauvinism and corruption.
Mwai Kibaki can help Kenya a ton by providing the leadership required to put the current Constitution in order to serve Kenyans even as they wait for a more comprehensive contsitutional review.
At the same time, Kibaki should be looking at how the government is operating and taking corrective measures for the government to work smoothly. Mwai Kibaki should be the last person to be hiding behind memos to fight the PM?
Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Joe Wanjui, George Muhoho, amongst others are just minute individuals compared to Kenya. The president should not expend his energy fighting for or against these individuals but should rather see what he wants Kenya to be twenty years, 100 years, 200 years, etc from now.
Yes, Kenya can have an Abraham Lincoln or a Martin Luther King Jr. Yes, Mwai Kibaki can be an Abraham Lincoln for Kenya but spending sleepless nights, biting his lips, and clenchimh his fists at night at Mrs. Jacinta Mwatela is not the way to go.
The PM is only doing his work, the work specified to him by the Constitution. Kibaki should be teaming up with the PM to ensure that Kenyans are served efficiently and not hiding behind memos to throw punches at the PM.
There are so many wrong things that we see ev everyday happening in the public service but Francis Muthaura only sees them if those involved are neither Kikuyu, Meru, nor Embu. Why is Francis Muthaura seeing that Mrs. Mwatela is obstructionist and not seeing how challenged the PS for Education is?
Why is Francis Muthaura seeing the bad in Mrs. Mwatela (if indeed she is obstructionist) but could not see the wrongs Mr. Ndung’u has comitted in Central Bank. Is it only one lerns that is working in his glasses? Ken yans deserve bettet and should not be seeing Kibaki’s team as a cartel of thieves who, like the thieves in the Moi era, will be exposed one day.
Mwai Kibaki has entered the history books as the third president of Kenya. No one will remember him as having helped Kenya achieve a 10% growth or whether he had Joe Wanjui and George Muhoho as his greatest friends and advisers. Nobody will remember Kibaki for helping his friends amass wealth.
Instead, Kenyans will remember Kibaki for the genocide-like events that followed the last general elections (which he presided over). But Kenyans will definitely forgive Kibaki for what happened in the last generla elections if he can put in place structures that will help Kenya enjoy peace, unity, and prosperity.
Today, many of the billionaires that Moi created by allowing them to amass wealth corruptly are ever looking for cover. They are frightened when some stranger recognizes them. They protest loudly when a property or buiness firm is identified with them.
THE THIEVES OF YESTERDAY ARE TODAY ON THE RUN. THEY ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY THEY AMASSED CORRUPTLY.
It is very sad that Mwai Kibaki is not seeing this and has chosen to fight Mrs. Jacinta Mwatela, who si fighting corruption in Kenya. Let Mrs. Mwatela complete her term in Central Bank. If she was an obstructionist, as it is being alleged by Francis Muthaura,
then Central Bank would have ground to a halt a long time ago.
She has served Kenya at Central Bank since 1977 (over 30 years). How is such longevity possible for one who is obstructionist?
There is nothing of value that John Michuki can tell Kibaki or anyone. Michuki’s image is irredeemable and appointing him the Finance Minister will never undo the crimes he has already committed. He is now determined to clear everyone for his people in the Ministry of Finance.
“I WILL NEVER FAIL YOU”, he said and obviuously we know who he was addressing.
The blog is on auto pilot. Comparatively even Kibaki is doing a better job with the country. I always thot that this blog was run by a group not an individual.
hehehe turncoat
autopilot assumes its operational, the admin part is dead and buried, what is left the helpless flailing of the old faithfuls like us.
perhaps admin was cashing in on a golden orange opportunity and not the ideals and when the going got tough he hopped off the bus. lets wait and see
oil prices are now at USD 94 and still no respite at the pump prices. The merchant of venice would be lenient compared to these cartels that run this country. A pound of flesh we shall cede not.
How about if the passing of Kones and Laboso marked the end of an era including agent4change? Or the guy is sick? Dont judge before you get the information. How about if he is jobless or no longer has a computer or that he never got the job he was looking for? Maybe he can put these rumours to rest if he or she is still alive.
Now I was amazed by the resilient of two central Kenya groups who now produce their own power. The only other people who do that are “Diguna” in Ongata Rongai. As a missionary agency, they use natural resources to reach out many for Christ.,
Now, if Kenyans are encouraged to put their hostile animal nature away and prudently work hard, they can do miracles and make Kenya a self-sustaining nation. These groups did not acheive these results becouse of Kibaki. They did that because they resolved to become productive.
Instead of Kalenjin planinning how to fight other groups, they should be doing something beneficial like this and they will stop being animals into being human beings once more. How can they continue with their hatred and expect to develop?
SOME ONE BETTER TELL THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE MAL ADMIN OF THIS BLOG. GOT HIS NUMBER ?
IF I WERE MZEE MOI:
I would not want to go home with my own people holding a grudge against me. I would not want to go into full retirement with Kanu on on the brink of death. If I were Mzee Moi, I would invite William Ruto via email, text messages, phone calls, intermediaries, and even prayers to visit me at my Kabarak home.
I will slaughter a bull and even for the first time in my entire life, I will allow some “kumik” to be served. I wil invite some of the most influential fellow wazees – men and women. When my visitors have eaten and drunk a little, I will stand up to talk.
I will tell all that are assembled that I am now an old man, a very old man. I have fought wars and won them but there is one war I have fought long and hard and lost and it is the war I have fought with this young man that is seated next to me today, Samoei.
I, Mzee Moi, today concede that our Samoei has beaten me and I want to bequeath the leadership of the Kalenjin community on Samoei. Samoei, let me ask you, where were you at the beginning of 1992 and before that? Did I, Mzee Moi, not influence you to get into politics? If I cared for you then and for many years till 2002, why are you abandoning me now?
I ask you my fellow wazees to preside over this ceremony now and facilitate a change of guard.
Once the new leader has been crowned, I, Mzee Moi will talk. This is the only request that I make of our new leader. TAKE CARE OF KANU, NEVER LET IT DIE, AND TAKE ON BOARD, GIDEON, MY SON.
IF I WERE WILLIAM RUTO:
If Mzee Moi pleads to me, I will listen.
IF I WERE UHURU KENYATTA:
I will not waste my time and effort on PNU or Kibaki. I would know better. I would know that PNU will not take me to State House. I would know that Kibaki will not help me get to State House. Kibaki has never taken anyone anywhere, not even himself. Ever since he stepped into politics in 1963, he has never taken himself to a higher office through his own effort. He relied first on Kenyatta, then on Moi to put him to a higher office.
In 2002, Kibaki relied on Raila Odinga to put him in State House. In 2007, Kibaki relied on John and Augustine to keep him in State House.
In 2008, Kibaki bungled the issue of getting all the political parties affliated to PNU to merge and form one strong party.
If I were Uhuru Kenyatta, I will go back to Mzee Moi because he is the one that can help me get to State House. I will go to Moi and say, “Mzee, thank you for everything that you have done for me. Thank you for introducing me to politics. In 2002, we tried and failed but we can still succeed.
Now, Mzee, I want you to do two things for me: (a) pass on the leadership of the Kalenjins to my brother, Samoei and retire completely from politics – spoken or written. (b) Instead, while you still can travel and walk, I would like you Mzee, to visit all parts of Kalenjin land and review the projects that you initiated and ask the people to take care of those projects. Be there and remind the people of what yo did for them.
Like you used to do on your way to Kabarak from Nairobi, I would like you, Mzee, to stop at and buy tea in a kiosk or mahindi choma at the roadside and sit under a tree and talk and mingle with the ordinary people – young people and old people.
If you do this, Mzee, it will not atke long for memories to come back flooding the Kalenjin people’s minds and they will remember the good old days of Kanu and with William now singing the Kanu tune, things will work out for all of us annd for my bid.
IF I WERE RAILA ODINGA:
I will be consistent. If I comment on Ms. Lumbasyo’s sacking, I will also comment on Mrs. Mwatela’s demotion. I would know that there is nothing that people hate more than inconsistency in leadership.
And I would realize that the high ratings from the polls do not mean a nationwide support for me. In fact, I would calculate the rate at which I am losing support from the people who stood by me in the last general elections and realize that I may be counting on my fellow Luos alone come the next elections.
I would realize that my supporters of 2007 hate nothing more than me doing the biding of John. John comes to the Ministry of Finance and within days, my own supporters are being removed from their posts and I am not protesting.
I would also not lose sight of the fact that I am a candidate between now and the next general elections and as a candidate there are things I can do and things I cannot do even if I would have liked to do them. And I can only differentiate between the two – those I can do and those I cannot do – if I use the services of a team of informed advisors.
IF I WERE MUSALIA MUDAVADI:
I will try to be as visible as possible, knowing that every day counts in the unpredictable world of Kenya politics. I would know that by being dormant and invisible, Kenyans will dismiss me as an alternative leader to Raila. I will feel the pulse of the nation and realize that William Ruto is now the most-talked about, the most-watched, the most-listened to politician in Kenya today apart from Kibaki.
KENYANS LOVE HEROES. THE PEOPLE OF CENTRAL PROVINCE LOVE HEROES.
Can we have some sense of decorum in this blog. AGENT4Change where are u? Do something we need to know what is going or else we will make our stand very clear here because our mission have not been finished. Feedback expected pls.
Applaudisez s’il vout plait. The circus that has been the Kriegler Commission. In so many words they have told us nothing. As one commentator said ‘ ita kuwage Mtuhumiwa (Kibaki) aka pewa report ya chanzo cha uwizi wa kura, kama kigezo cha kurebisha maisha za wakenya.’ (i have said this in the language i understand best).
Commissions of enquiry in Kenya have become the biggest hole in the Kenyan treasury and cause of poverty only comparable to the bubonic plague. I took into a peek into some of them,
– Ngoroko Commission -Initiated by the president Kenyatta to look into a band of hustlers. To date the Turkana bands reign havoc to their kin and kin with no respite in site.
– J.M Kariuki Commission – Whose findings recommended that Mbiyu Koinange be investigated, yet Kenyatta refused.
Moi’s Time
Njonjo Enquiry – Moi in a his political acrobatics later ‘forgave’ Njonjo (Money had been spent)
Ouko Enquiry- That promised to live no stone un turned. The only person turning in his grave is Ouko. Biwott ……….well.
Devil Worship Commission – Whose findings have never been made public to date. (Rail i hear your name is on page 89 of that report- haha just joking).
Akiwumumi Commission – Kina ntimama, sajjad, mentioned in the reports by suspects interviewed have never been to the docks of a court.
Kibaki
A grandmaster of commissions
– Goldenberg Enquiry – Commissioners were awarded a total of 350M. Yet Pattni the grand architect is still in the comfort of his home.
Njonjo Land Commison:
– Artur Margarayan and co. commission- A few months later the president’s own daughter was pictured with the arturs at a lavish hotel.
– Kreigler Commission – As if we did not already know who stole the election. he says that “it is not possible to say who won the elections”- Euphemism for Kibaki massively rigged the elections.
– Grand Regency Commission -Grand larceny. Even when we know that the directors of the Libyan company are Kenyans and Kimunya and Njuguna flouted all the rules to bequeath Kenyan property to a few individuals.
Ouko Commission – Bundled by the Gor Sungu i would say, yet no suspects have been arrested.
– Commission to look into unrest of prison warders – Even thoh the one that Moody awori made is gathering dust.
Most of the findings of these commissions are never shared with the public and even if they are none is implemented.
Probably the post election violence would not have been.
These commisions have also been avenues to reward friends and relatives. Marsden Madoka, njonjo, Sungu, et al.
My question is that is that we all know that these commisions cost alot why should the hard working Kenyans pay for them ?
An act of parliament should be passed banning these commisions.
SEPARATE THE JUDICIARY FROM THE EXECUTIVE
AND STRENGTHEN OUR COURTS TO DEAL WITH THE CRIMINALS.
Rumour has it that the agent 4 change has gone to look for a job on the OBAMA blog.
The dollar is falling. U.S is in the worse economic crises since the 1930’s, the central banks of Europe and Amreica’s are injection billions of Dollars to salvage this situation. YET AT HOME THE DOLLAR CONTINUES TO RISE AGAINST THE SHILLING.
Is this not the slavish mentality of the MASTER sneezing and the SERVANT catching a cold. Surely can’t the central bank do something to stave the plumetting of the shilling and reduce inflationary condtions.
Why can we switch our dealings to Euro which is a more stable unit. Over to you Mwatela……….Oh……Harvard Educated.Njuguna
http://www.eastandard.net/mag/InsidePage.php?id=1143995361&cid=499&
Why did the PM not say anything about Mrs. Mwatela’s forced exit from Central Bank?
The PM should be consistent if Kenyans are going to have faith in his leadership.
The PM must put in place rules of engagement otherwise the Kibaki men are going to set him up in the many scandals that Kenya is going to experience. As Kibaki’s time to exit draws near, his men will loot with abandon and have the PM trying to defend the undefendable.
One rule of engagement that the PM must institute immediately is that he can only accept to be involved in a case where a senior public employee is removed from their position if and only if the case is brought to him at least three months before any action is taken against that civil servant.
The PM should also make it clear that he can only agree to the removal of the public employee if written warnings to reform have been ignored by the public employee. The PM should be familiar with a case before he accepts to be part of it.
The only way the PM can be fair to both the government and hence the people of Kenya and the offending public servant is through conducting separate investigations using third parties. The PM enjoys access to the intelligence community of Kenya if he positions himself right as he should.
It is in the best interest of the people of Kenya that both Kibaki and the PM have access to the same intelligence that NSIS gathers. If the PM is left out of this intelligence, he will be failing a huge section of the Kenyan population.
Some Cabinet members from PNU are brutal and may already be working to decide the outcome of the next general, and particularly the presidential, elections. I watch the PM and he seems to be unaware of this enormous danger and the real intent of some actions that the government carries out.
To see how violent some of the PNU Cabinet Ministers are, watch this language: “destroy immediately” , “bite like a sanke”, “we do not need a referee (mediator)”.
Should a Senior Cabinet Minister be allowed to use violent language when the government regulation clearly states that written communication must be made to individuals warning them that should they not clear their goods from the port, the government will confiscate and auction them.
I shudder at the violent language used by this senior Cabinet Minister and worry over the future of Kenya when he continues to make new violent statements hot on the heels of his other violent statements or actions that we witnessed in the recent past and these include:
a) the razing to the ground of churches, schools, homes, and granaries under direction from the same violent Cabinet Minister
b) telling Kenyans that the government will bite like a rattled snake after the Standard newspapers property was destroyed violently and employees tormented at gun point
c) telling the world that Kenya do not need a referee (the mediation of Kofi Annan) at a time when Kenyans were dying and the whole country was plunged in deadly violence. Was he implying that the gun will do the talking?
d) the brutal removal of Mrs. Mwatela as Deputy Governor of Central Bank and violently disregarding government rules and regulations that should have been followed.
DR. KOFI ANNAN SAID IT RIGHT. UNLESS KENYANS TAKE CORREC TIVE MEASURES NOW AND OPPOSE VIOLENT LANGUAGE FROM CABINET MINISTERS, THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTIONS AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, THE TIMING OF WHICH WE DO NOT KNOW, WILL BE AS DEADLY AS THOSE OF 2007.
The PM says the coaltion government is working. Yes, it may be working but in whose favour? I have been reminded now and again that the Kibaki people have agreed on their method of operation.
They have decided to lavish the PM with the trappings of power and they are agreed that Mr. Raila will be blinded by them. At the same time, they have decided to curtail the PM whenever he does or says something that may help solidify his own standing amongst Kenyans.
They say, and I am sorry to repeat this here, that a Luo man is so easily blinded by trappings of power that you can literally start removing earth from where he is standing and he cannot notice it until the moment he falls into the hole you have created.
Kenyans, I am seeing scheme of things unfold? The PM cannot claim to be a stranger to the workings of Kibaki’s men. A good number of them are very nasty and have no regard for the rule of law.
Unless the PM publishes his own rules of engagement (with regard to removal of government employees and decisions affecting other Kenyans such as clearing of goods from the port) to safeguard his own integrity, ODM supporters will abandon him come the next elections.
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143995444&cid=4&
Why is Mr. William Ruto not getting involved in the Sotik and Bomet byelections?
ODM has to remain strong if Mr. William Ruto is to have a good vehicle for his own presifdential bid in future.
The election of a UDM or Kanu candidate in either Bomet or Sotik will be a huge victory for the brutal John Michuki and huge loss for the Mau Forest residents who are facing eviction. It is only the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, who can pursue and successfully conclude a fair solution to the Mau Forest issue.
It is clear that Sitienei is a de-facto Kanu candidate and Moi and Uhuru will celebrate if this former ADC is elected the MP of Sotik. John Koech campaigning for Mr. Sitienei helps to affirm suspicions that he, Koech, is still working for Michuki.
The Kenyan Commision of Human Rights has come out strongly condemning the extra-judicial killings of the Mungiki a and other suspects. How very sad. It goes to show that many(including the police) now lack faith with the judicial system.
Without dwelling in this too much, it is right to note that many of these police officers resort to such measures since they also fear retaliatory massacres.
My bone – with the “rightful” commision though. Have they also noticed that there are other human rights violated. For example forced recruitment by the quasi-militia groups, rapes, robbery with violence, stripping of trousers, extortion of business such as shops and matatus, hired assassins ……..Are the human rights of criminals or otherwise any different from the rest. My feeling is that these lawyers at the righteous commision (None of them doing any pro-bono work) lament more ……….loss of business from would be clients. And from time to time they compile a thick
‘cut and paste report’ and stand before flashing journalists and declare that they have found something new……….with such words as securitinisation of ur scrutiny or scrutinisation of our security.
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Local/ODM-walkover-in-by-elections.html
this is a happy conclusion to this thread which started with the demise of two ODM leaders
the voter maturity in these two constituencies should send a clear message to those trying to rock the boat from within ODM.
there may have been a lot of dissapointment and hard decisions made, but all these have been made in the best interests of kenyans at large.
kudos to voters in these constituencies.
once again we appeal to ODM leadership to take charge and steer the ship. we still have a long way to go and do not need to be sidetracked.
CONGRATULATIONS MRS. KONES AND MS. LABOSO ON YOUR HUGE WINS.
AND MHESHIMIWA ISAAC RUTO, PLEASE REJOIN THE ODM TEAM. THERE IS A LOT THAT THE KIPSIGIS PEOPLE (AND INDEED THAT THE ENTIRE PEOPLE OF KENYA) WILL GAIN IF ODM WORKS AS A TEAM UNDER THE ABLE LEADERSHIP OF HON. RAILA ODINGA.
MR. ISAAC RUTO, WORK WITH THE PM AND WITH HON. WILLIAM RUTO. THE MAU ISSUE IS RESOLVABLE IF YOU, MR. ISAAC RUTO, DO YOUR PART AS PART OF THE SOLUTION-SEEKING TEAM RATHER THAN AS A DETRACTOR AND DISTRACTOR.
AND PM RAILA AND HON. WILLIAM RUTO, YOU HAVE A DUTY TO EMBRACE MR. ISAAC RUTO AND GET HIM BACK TO REJOIN THE ODM FAMILY.
Somali Hijackers take away 30 Kenyan Battle Tanks.- Ha…Give it two months and look for them at Eastleigh.
turncoat
interesting isn’t it. our highest level of security cannot even take care of its own vital property (arms) so how good exactly is our security, how safe are we really?
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/475316/-/ywtvjcz/-/index.html
this man is trying to have his cake and eat it as well
the truth is the political parties bill make it quite clear, you cannot support another party and claim to be in another. he needs to declare his party and subscribe to its policies or find another.
we need some basic honesty. he just needs admit he read the people wrong
The problem that I am seeing and that will derail PM Raila’s delivery of service to Kenyans is his daily workload. It is a fact that Kenyans are now looking up to Prime Minister Raila to provide leadership on almost all issues that affect them.
As months race by, Kibaki will increasingly become irrelevant as rhe Kenyan leader. I would like to suggest to the PM that as his workload mounts, he needs to set aisde one day every week for a quiet moment for himself. On such a day, the PM will not entertain any visitors, will review the major issues that he needs to make a decision on, and go over his advisors’ inputs.
I would also like the PM to recognize the contribution of women to ODM in particular and to Kenya as a whole. While many Kenyan men executives are prowling the corridors of government offices, prying into government documents and records, and surveying government property looking for something to devour in their insatiable greed, many Kenyan women are toiling to build a better tomorrow for the people of Kenya.
The Cabinet is already bloated and dominated by men. I ask the PM to meet with Kibaki and demand (the PM has to demand because Kibaki can agree to something only for it to be overturned by the Muthaiga Club) more assistant-ministerial positions for women.
There has to be a woman assistant minister in charge of food security in the Ministry of Agriculture. There has to be a woman assistant minister in the Ministry of Finance. It is an unfair and unwise move for the ODM leadership to leave the experienced Prof. Kamar out of the Cabinet. She is a woman. She has the educationa and the practical experience that enables her to take up any responsibilities.
Prof. Kamar’s quialifications are sufficient to override any other considerations that may militate against her being appointed to the Cabinet.
And there is another million dollar question that I have never been able to find an answer to. What plausible reason can a developing country give for not reaping the maximum benefits from their only Nobel Laureate – and one who also happens to be a woman that the world listens to when she talks?
The PM has to show patriotic wisdom and get the Kenyan women who have distingiuished themselves in leadership to serve. The PM should meet with Kibaki and convince him that Kenya needs and demands that:
1. Mrs. Jacinta Mwatela should be appinted the Chair of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commmission
2. Prof. Wangari Mathai be appointed to head a commission, authority, tribunal, or task force that she will help create. Prof. Mathai will be given a “blank cheque” to create the body and recruit the required members and that the commission/authority/tribunal/task force will be called the “Kenya Environmental, Food, and Medical Drugs Authority.
This new body will be responsible for reviewing all:
a) Environmental issues including laws, rules and regulations. They will also decide whether the Kenya Bureau of Standards is the right body to deal with environmental standards or whether a new environmental standards agency should be created to work with the Kenya Meteorological Department and NEMA.
Alternatively, they will look at whether to combine NEMA and the Kenya Meteorological Department under a new environmental body to be called Kenya Environemental Services and Protection Authority. Such an authority will also deal with drinking water safety and will establish standards for water wells, boreholes, and siting of pit latrines.
b) Food security (availability and affordability) measures and will also study the emerging genetically-modified foods and decide on what standardas need to be put in place, food inspections and safety measures. Kenya does not have to wait for others to ban food imports from China before they take their own action. Kenyans will be at an enormous risk if Chinese manufactures resort to market-specific manufacturing.
They may start manufacturing some goods (including food) for the African market at lower standards while manufacturing, at higher and more rigid standards, goods for the developed countries. Who will be there to test for Africa – SGS? Kenya should lead the way and have food and drug testing facilities and standards in place.
c) Medical drugs inspection and standards. I have watched many documentaries on fake malarial drugs and yet I have not heard the Minister for Medical Services, Prof. Anyang Nyongo comment on it even once. I do not blame the Minister. He has his hands full with many pressing medical issues.
Prof. Wangari Mathai’s new admninistration will fill in big time. The Kenya government’s Chief Chemist is required to do everything, including determining whether or not gold exported by Paul of Goldenburg are genuine or not. They also test firearms, ammunition, and gun residue. In fact anything that deals with some chemistry issue can only be handled in Kenya by the Chief Chemist.
Is this fair? How can the Chief Chemist be professional if they are overwhelmed by a world of things to do. Let Prof. Wangari Mathai and her team of professionals deal with this issue and determine what other testing agencies need to be created.
If soil samples need to be tested, who can do it and do they have the facilities? If air quality is to be tested, who can do it? If fake malarial drugs are imported into Kenya, who can test them and protect the people of Kenya?
Let Prof. Wangari Mathai give us leadership on all these?
3) The PM should demand that Kibaki appoint Mr. John Githongo as the new Head of the Civil Service. He is women-friendly. When Mr. Githongo left Transparency International (Kenya), he handed over its leadership to Ms. Atieno.
The most dehumanizing, humiliating, and disgusting thing about Francis Muthaura is that he obviously has a low opinion about women. I have been watching his actions and have come to this rightful conclusion about the way he treats women.
There was the case of the former Head of Civil Service having to retrieve her severance package from her yard (near the gate) after it was deliveredin this slave or leprosy-era fashion. Remember in those days, they had to put food on along stick and deliver it to the slave or leprosy-stricken individual?
Then there was the case of Ms. NaomiSidi who was sacked for being a woman and doing what she was told to do and leaving the mastermind of the mercenaries scare continue to serve. It is my prayer that one day, when we have President Raila, the whole truth of who the Artur brothers really were, who brought them into Kenya, and all that they did and what they were paid and who paid them will come out and Ms. Sidi will be vindicated.
Then there only men PSs being given contract extensions while the women PSs were shown the door. May I ask if there is any woman over 55 years serving in Kenya today, is there?
If Kenyans have forgotten all the above, there is no problem. The memory of how Ms. Jacinta Mwatela was brutally-removed from CentralBank should be still fresh in the minds of Kenyans.
Let me jog their memory. Ms. Jacinta Mwatela was at her Central Bank desk going about her duties of serving Kenya when she received a letter from Francis Muthaura. The letter was followed by a phone call from Muthaura informing Ms. Mwatela that her dedication to the service of her country has not gone unnoticed and that she has now been given the added duties of serving as PS in the Ministry of Northern Kenya.
To Mr. Muthaura’s dismay, Ms. Mwatela wanted to know how she can be both Deputy Governor of Central Bank and be PS at the same time. Muthaura had not expected Ms. Mwatela, being a woman, to be intelligent enough to see through the trick.
When Muthaura and his team (a group of cowards who hide from public view but are busy clogging the wheels of progress) realized that Ms. Mwatela was intelligentg, they resorted to brutality. They changed locks in her office. She could not get to the office in time as her car was delayed in a traffic jam.
ARE SUCH DIRTY TRICKS NECESSARY ESPECIALLY WITH OUR MOTHERS, WIVES, AND SISTERS? GIVE THE WOMEN OF KENYA EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE KENYA. APPOINT MORE WOMEN TO THE CABINET. THE CABINET IS BLOATED ALREADY. ADDING FOUR NEW WOMEN TO THE CABINET (AS MINISTERS OR ASSISTANT MINISTERS) WILL NOT BE MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO GOVERNMENT EXPENSES.
Someone in this blogg is so obsessed with forming commissions and creating jobs for people that you wonder whether his is sober. Go to work men!
TNK,
I do not know how weapons are shipped to Kenya. I read in the American newspaper how some security details sent some missiles mistaking it to be something else to Japan. Of course the top guys were fired. I do not know whether the ship bringing the weapons to Kenya is under the sellers security or whether actually the weapons were destined for Kenya. Maybe you can update us on this.
Let me advice ODM. The recent comments that Raila will run for president, Mudavadi the VP and Rutoh the PM will see this party lose support from other parts of Kenya Remember that the three tribes represent the western alliance and three provinces. I suggest that the VP position be given to cost province. Remember that people are becoming enlighened and will not take promises any more. Maybe Balala will be promised DPM which is nothing.
Anyone who wants to get the shot at the presidency will have to show pwani that he/he cares. While Raila is popular, I know that we need a leader who can cut across the nation. That is why we need a comprehensive constitutional review that will give us a credible election body so that if Odinga loses, he will do so fairly.
Martha Karua is the one to shake things up in 2012 by nominating a runing mate from Pwani and a PM from Luhyaland.
railka
of course the freight goods are sellers property till delivered. but the nature of these goods demand some tacit involvement. you cannot expect a military unit to stand still otherwise what exactly does it imply in the long run? all the bad guys have to do is say block any arms shipment to those guys they’ll never try to come for them. can you imagine any developed country arms being hijacked and they do not respond with military force?
these are not bags of maize flour, its weapons that can land in the wrong hands across and near our borders and cause us much anguish, we have a right to follow up and ensure they do not land in the wrong hands.
one thing i dont get is why neither the Saitoti or Kibaki are issuing statements on this fairly significant matter and leaving it to Mutua.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/476614/-/tkwm32/-/index.html
THIS IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE NATION OF KENYA BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY LACK OF LEADERSHIP FROM KIBAKI.
KENYANS DIED AND NO ONE CARES. KIBAKI IS ALLOWING KIVUITU AND HIS TEAM TO HOLD KENYA HOSTAGE. KENYANS WANT TO MOVE ON AND TURN A NEW PAGE. IN 1982, MOI DISBANDED THE KENYA AIR FORCE AND RENAMED IT. AT LEAST THAT HELPED KENYA PUSH THE COUP ATTEMPT TO HE BACK OF THEIR MINDS AND MOVE ON.
DISBAND THE ECK AND FORM A NEW ONE WITH A NEW NAME AS RECOMENDED BY KRIEGLER. CALL THE NEW BODY ELECTIONS KENYA WITH THE HEAD BEING RFEFERRED TO AS THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICE AND HIS MEMBERS AS ELECTORAL OFFICERS.
HUMDREDS OF KENYANS DIED, MWAI KIBAKI. COULD YOU, KIVUITU, AND HIS TEAM SHOW SOME FEELINGS FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE DECEASED?
WETANGULA CAN GO TO UHURU PARK AND BARK ALL SORT OF OBSCENOTIES AGAINST THE USA, UK, AND EU AMBASSODORS BUT IN THE END HE SHOULD REALIZE THAT YES THEY WILL BAR WHOEVER THEY DO NOT WANT IN THEIR COUNTRIES AND WETANGULA CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
NO COMMISSION WILL CHANGE THE FACT THAT THE ECK AND KIBAKI STOLE THE PRESIDENCY IN 2007. KRIEGLER PASSED HIS JUDGEMENT AND WHICH I THINK CONCLUDED THE GENERAL ELECTIONS OF 2007 FIASCO.
KRIEGLER MADE TWO IMPORTANT CONCLUSIONS: (a) THAT KIBAKI FAILED TO GIVE KENYANS A CREDIBLE ELECTION IN 2007. MOI HAD PRESIDED OVER OPEN, FAIR, AND GENUINELY-DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN 2002 BUT KIBAKI FAILED TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP THAT WOULD HAVE ENABLED KENYANS TO ENJOY THE SAME CREDIBLE ELECTIONS AS MOI HAD GIVEN KENYANS IN 2002 (b) THE ECK FAILED TO PROVIDE AND MANAGE CREDIBLE ELECTIONS IN 2007 AND THAT THEY SHOULD DO THE MOST HONOURABLE THING AND RESIGN.
WHY CAN’T “PASTOR” KIVUITHU DO THE HONOURABLE THING AND QUIT?
KALONZO IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE OF HIS BROTHER, KIVUITHU, AND HAVE NO FEELINGS WHATSOEVER FOR THE BEREAVED KENYANS WHO LOST THEIR LOVED ONES BECAUSE THE MAN PRETENDING TO BE PRESIDENT OF KENYA HAS NEVER LEARNED WHAT BEING THE LEADER MEANS – MAKING THE DECISIONS AND LEADING FOR THE WELL BEING OF THE MAJORITY.
IT IS MY PRAYER THAT KENYANS DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN THIS VACCUUM FOR LONG.
THERE WAS A REUNION OF THE MUGABES IN NEW YORK RECENTLY. COULD THIS BE THE REASON WHY KIBAKI IS HARDENING HIS POSITION?
just remininscing on the good old days when we had the AGENT for CHANGE the moderator. Then i looked up the defination of agent in the dictionary. ……..acting on behalf of principle …………for consideration/kind/cash.
Which means that he or she can still be an agent for Change in whatever party he/she chooses to be. Mercenary……………..?????????????
read as “URGENT FOR CHANGE” (SMALL DENOMINATIONS OF CURRENCY)
And there i was thinking that i had the best name on the blog. the ultimate TURNCOAT HAS TO BE THE AGENT FOR CHANGE. you see he does it for a fee.
TAKING LEAVE – YOU CAN REACH ME ON KENYATURNCOAT@GMAIL.COM
Sambu should also include in his bill the fact that all MPs are in the house illegally because they were declared winners by the same ECK. The cleaning should be wholesale and not partial. Kibaki is not the problem. The whole system is rotten and needs a clear sweep. Sambu should do the honorouble thing and resign. And by the way, this guy is a failure in all places he has been (KFF, KPLC etc) except in his corrupt business practices. He is among the few rich Kenyans who have benefitted from corrupt wealth.
If ECK is rotten and they were corrupt, all MPS are in the august house illegally and should do the honorable thing and resign. We should then have a transitional government that will organize for a new constitution and a new election. Such a body should be made up of non politicians both nationals and internationals.
THE WAKI REPORT SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE AS IS. IT IS OUT OF CONTEXT. WHY DID THE KALENJINS NOT TURN AGAINST KIKUYUS IN 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007?
Justice Waki’s findings are out of context. Justice Waki’s chosen areas fpr emphsis are biased. Before Justice Waki was appointed to inquire into the election violence, I pleaded with Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM to insist on the investigatons being based on “Electoral Fraud and Its Aftermath” rather than “Post-Election Vioence”.
The route that was taken has put everything out of context and made the entire Kalenjin people look like they were the authors of the violence. This is unacceptable and justice can only be done if the investigations are carried out on what happened between the announcement of the referendum poll results in 2005 and February 2008.
The entire period has to be investigated if a just verdict has to be reached. The investigators have to be impartial and comprise representatives from Kalenjins, Luos, Luyhas, and Maasai. The thing that makes Justice Waki’s report suspect is that he relied on the intelligence and security personnel and these are made up of almost 90% of one ethnic group.
Unless the PM and President Kibaki insist on a route that will bring the true picture of what happened between 2005 and 2007, the Waki thing will end up being an unfair bashing of Kalenjins.
I fear that Hon. Raila Odinga is being pushed around to the extent that he has abandoned his supporters. I suspect that he is being told to agree to this and that so that they will support him in the next presidential elections.
If this is true, then Mr. Raila Odinga does not deserve support for leadership from Kalenjins. He has to do what is right for all Kenyans. To date, the Kipsigis people do not have a representation in the Cabinet.
Mr. Kibaki may have convinced Mr. Raila to wait for the Majid Cockar report on Kimunya before a Cabinet Minister is appointed for the Kipsigis. If this is true, Raila loses my respect and support.
The Kipsigis lost a Cabinet Minister, who is now being condemned even in death in the Waki report and by sections of the media. To date, I am convinced that the deaths of Hons. Kones and Laboso arose out of foul play. If one reads the Waki report, there is evidence that a motive for eliminating Hon. Kones existed.
The Kipsigis people had nothing to do with Kimunya’s scandal. They have already elected MPs to replace the departed MPs. Why should the Kipsigis miss a representative on the Cabinet table for the sake of Kimunya? Important decisions are being made by the Cabinet and Raila is content to have a Kipsigis-less Cabinet?
I fought to have the Waki commission constitued as “Electoral Fraud and Its Aftermath” or even “Electoral Dispute and Its Aftermath” so that fair and just facts can be reached at. I saw the danger that “Post-Election Violence” inquiry posed. Now we are seeing a report that highlights things out of context and diminishes the events that led up to the violence.
The Waki report is out of context. The Kriegler report has been attacked as shallow but for PNU, they are getting what they want. Inch by inch, they are saying that the PNU were the victims. Inch by inch, they are beginning to give life to the conclusion that ODM’s campaigns were nothing but incitements. Raila is watching as all these unfold. It is like chopping a large tree “mugumo” with an axe one hit at a time.
The Kibaki government appears to have discovered that some Kamba people can do for you exactly what you want. If this inquiry was in a country where a genuine rule of law exists, it will be fair game to question the choice of Justice Waki to lead the inquiry when men from his ethnic group have already shown bias for the Kibaki government.
Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka, Mr. Kivuithu, the Government Spokesman, the Chief of General Staff, are but a few examples of Kamba personalities who have not acted professionally.
I respected Justice Waki while he was carrying out his investigations in the belief that while he was doing his work he would often be reminded that he was also a victim of injustice when Judges were accused and condemned without a hearing. During his tribunal hearings, Mr. Waki was often crying for justice. What has happened, Justice Waki?
I am convinced that, of the 10 individuals who Justice Waki would like to see tried by a special tribunal, John Michuki’s name is missing. The Kenyan government and Kenyan leaders cannot fool themselves and the world that John Michuki had nothing to do with the election violence. HE IS THE AUTHOR, THE ALPHA AND OMEGA OF IT.
If John Michuki’s name does not feature prominetly in Justice Waki’s report (and I have not had time to read it all. In what I have read so far, there is no mention of John Michuki), then the Waki report is defective.
Justice Waki is a learned legal mind but he is not a psychologist. First of all, Justice Waki reports that the “vioolence started spontaneously”. Agreed. Justice Waki should then have devoted half of his inquiry into what sparked the spontaneous violence. If he had done so, he would have been suprised that John Michuki’s name would have featured prominently.
Then Justice Waki went on to name his 10 personalities and the media have indentified them as including six Cabinet Ministers. What annoys me is that the media have gone to a great length just stopping a few inches short of naming the Kalenjins in the list of ten but have completely covered up and protected those from Kibaki’s ethnic group.
If the report that the Kenya Human Rights Commission published recently is anything to go by, then it is conceivable to conclude that Mr. Ruto and Ms. Kosgey are in the list. Are they? If they are, the Kenya government should invite Scotland Yard to investigate. An international tribunal that will rely on investigations to be done by Kibaki’s men is useless and no fair.
CALL IN SCOTLAND YARD TO INVESTIGATE RUTO AND KOSGEY. IT IS A MORE ACCEPTABLE OPTION THAN AN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL MADE UP OF KRIEGLERS.
Justice Waki’s report is contradictory because on the one hand it states that the vioence started spontaneously and on the other hand he names some personalities who we all know were fighting Kivuithu in Nairobi as having been the masterminds of the violence. How can this be, Justice Waki? These individuals are mere human beings. They are not omnipotent. They are not capable of being omnipresent.
The election violence was a culmination of something. What was it a culmination of? We cannot accept childish reports that the way ODM campaigned caused violence.
I would have expected Justice Waki to list the night trips by the Administration Police to rig elections as having put people on edge. Evidence of this was published in the media. The government did not deny it. Psychologists will be needed to shed light on the extent to which the APs trips contributed to election violence.
JUSTICE WAKI, YOU ARE NOT AN EXPERT. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT EXPERT VIEW BE SOUGHT ON THIS. YOU MINIMIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE APs EXCURSIONS AND RUSHED TO DEMONIZE THE KALENJINS.
Another incident was the cartoon showing an image of Raila shooting Moi. Justice Waki mentioned some of these in passing while he was heavy-handed in condemning the people of Rift Valley – the Kalenjins and the Maasai.
HOW MUCH ANGER DID THE CARTOON CAUSE AMONGST RESIDENTS OF RIFT VALLEY AN ELSEWHERE? Justice Waki diminished this and rushed to demonize the Kalenjins.
JUSTICE WAKI DID NOT HAVE ANY SITTINGS IN KIRINYAGA, MERU, NYERI, KIAMBU. HE DID NOT EXPLAIN IN THE REPORT HOW THESE MISSED SITTINGS SKEWED HIS REPORT.
THIS SHOWS THAT JUSTICE WAKI WENT INTO THE INQUIRY WITH A PREJUDICED MIND AGAINST KALENJINS.
Justice Waki mentioned that a politician from Rift Valley referred to Kikuyus as “madoa doa”. Justice Waki never mentioned that the Kalenjins are referred to as “pumbavu” by Kikuyu leaders and even ordinary people. Justice Waki failed to mention that Kibaki himself used the word ‘pumbavu” in Eldoret.
It is my hope that Dr. Kofi Annan will receive the Waki report and the list of ten and keep them safely in his office in Switzerland and wait until Kenyan top legal minds have studied the Waki report and dissected it to determine its value.
The report is impressive in terms of size – over 500 pages but I think that it is very defective. I am sure that there are zillions of contradictions in the report that reduce its legal worth.
I hope Dr. Kofi Annan will not just accept the list of ten from Justice Waki but will request him (the Judge) to write the names on a piece of paper. Dr. Annan will use the piece of paper to corroborate the accuracy of the list.
I remind Dr. Kofi Annan that in Kenya, documents get swopped. It happens in Courts of Law as happened during the hearing of the Grand Regency Hotel case. The document that he will receive from Justice Waki may not be the original one.
In the meantime, I ask PM Raila Odinga to provide leadership. He should not allow himself to be bribed by being promised support that in the end will only be a mirage. If the PM does his business according to the law, he will be okay.
I request President Kibaki to provide leadership that will unite and heal Kenya. Skewed justice is not acceptable in Kenya and anywhere else.
As for the Waki report, I have this final word to say. At one time, Justice Waki was crying for justice. He was crying because he was accused withoout being heard. Today, justice Waki is on the other end dishing out injustice. These past two or so years appear to have erased everything that happened to him in 2003 from from his memory.
I REMIND JUSTICE WAKI THAT HE IS A MAN OF AUTHORITY. I AM A NOBODY. I CAN TODAY SUBMIT A LIST OF KENYANS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CROMINAL COURT ACCUSING THEM OF GENOCIDE. MY LIST WILL NOT HAVE ANY WEIGHT. JUSTICE WAKI’S LIST HAS A LOT OF WEIGHT. HIS LIST HAS TO BE IMPARTIAL AND CREDIBLE.
To be fair, Justice Waki can only have the confidence to publish and disseminate a list when he has a water-tight case. Do you have a water-tight case, Justice Waki? I doubt it. You relied on investigations by security men who have an interest in the case.
The facts that you have and I suspect that they are biased and erroneous, Justice Waki, were presented to you by people who have an interest in the case.
Under scrutiny, the Waki report may fall apart. Talking of bias, I wish Justice Bosire had been the one doing the investigations. I trust his judgement and impartiality.
AND KOFI ANNAN, DO NOT DO ANYTING WITH THE WAKI REPORT UNTIL YOU HAVE THE EVIDENCE THAT IT IS FAIR AND FACTUAL BY KENYAN LEGAL EXPERTS. UNLESS EVERYTHING IS PUT IN PROPER CONTEXT, THE VOLUMINOUS REPORT BY WAKI SHOULD NOT BE USABLE.
Maru
Am afraid you are not being objective about this.
The Waki report is a comprehensive tabulation of all the atrocities and heinous crimes committed against humanity in Kenya in the period leading to and after the general elections of 2007. THe report has made a creditworthy effort to list all crimes whether reported, amplified or deliberately purged/omitted from records, trivial or gross have been put forward. In terms of genesis or plausible causes leading to these tragic events have very clearly been outlined in the land, socio-economic and political issues dating as far back independence.
Notwithstanding the fact that some of these atrocities may have in a weird and tragic irony helped restore “peace” or restored “democracy” they still remain atrocities and crimes against humanity.
the next step which is quite clear is that the perpetrators which includes the foot soldiers as well as financiers and masterminds and all those mentioned adversely need to present or explain their actions to the appointed authority who will then look at the mitigating factors and determine the appropriate action on how the loss of lives, maiming and traumatization of survivors and national reconciliation can best be resolved and justice done. If this includes trying of senior cabinet and even the president, vice and PM then so be it.
in all this i say that justice must be meted out equally to all perpetrators and there should be no room for selective justice.
SHORTCOMINGS IN WAKI INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORT:
1. President Moi led Kenya for 24 years, Mzee Kenyatta had led Kenya before him for 15 years since Kenya gained her independence. At no time in the history of Kenya have we witnessed the government burning homes, churches, and schools.
John Michuki was the Minister in charge when the government of President Kibaki showed Kenyans how to settle disputes – use arson and brutality by burning homes, schools, and churches of Kalenjins in Mau Forest.
This sad episode perpetrated by the government of Kibaki hardened the Kalenjins resentment of the his government and surely contributed to the post-election violence.
Justice Waki did not mention this and neither did he censor or call for investigations of the Kibaki government’s brutality in Mau Forest and in particular call for the investigation and prosecution of John Michuki.
Justice Waki was quick to mention the ethnic clashes of 1991 when Mzee Moi was president but completely blacked out Kibaki government’s brutality on Kalenjins in Mau Forest.
2. When a crime is committed in a home, the investigators should take a statement from the owner/resident of that home. A meeting was held in State House and following that meeting, non-Kikuyu residents of Naivasha were burned alive and hacked to death.
Justice Waki did not insist on interviewing the resident of State House to determine if he had any role in the meeting that planned and launched the killings.
3. During the post-election violence, many Rift Valley residents complained about Ugandan mercenaries killing their people in Kericho, Kisumu, and Kakamega.
Justice Waki did not mention this and instead went on to praise his brother, General Jeremiah Kianga for the good job done by the Army. Justice Waki did not censor General Kianga for not coming out and assuring Kenyans that there were no mercenaries.
If people in Rift Valley were asked to block traffic to Uganda, there was good reason for it. In fact, it turned out that Ugandan army supplies were intercepted in one of such road blockages.
Justice Waki did not touch on this and yet the government’s silence on the issue of mercenaries contributed to adding fule to the violence.
4. Justice Waki decided to focus his hearings in Rift Valley with a view that they will be time-barred and therefore will not hold any hearings in Nyeri, Karatina, Kerugoya, Muranga, Limuru, Kiambu, and Meru in order to protect them from adverse mention.
I suspect that while Justice Waki was holding his hearings, a parallel and secret team was already in the proces of finalizing the compilation of the Waki report.
20 years from now, 100 years from now, someone reading the Waki report will conclude that the Kalenjins were demons and carried out the post-election violence which was confined to Rift Valley.
5. Justice Waki censors the Kenya Police for executions but fails to censor their boss, who must have given the shoot-to-kill orders. In fact, Justice Waki did not mention the shoot-to-kill orders which were clearly withdrawn sometime in February after we threatened to take John Michuki to ICC to face crimes against humanity.
Justice Waki did not venture to question who gave the police the shoot-to-kill orders. In fact, Justice Waki steered his investigations and report away from the mastermind of the election violence and he is well-known.
If the Waki report is to be acceptable, hearings must be held in all the theatres where violence was reported and an international and impartial body must do the investigations.
Kenyans know what the Kivuithus of Kenya are capable of and should not accept skewed reports.
I WILL ACCEPT THE LIST OF TEN AS VALID IF AND ONLY IF SCOTLAND YARD, WHO HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN DOING INVESTIGATIONS IN KENYA ARE CALLED IN TO CARRY OUT AN IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION AND ONLY IF FOUR WELL-KNOWN SENIOR CABINET MINISTERS FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN PROVINCES MAKE THE LIST.
NSIS, CID, the Kenya Police, the Administration Police, the Kenya Human Rights Commission are led by members of one ethnic group and who are known to be antagonistic to Kalenjins. There is no justice in Kenya until all ethnic groups are allowed to serve in these bodies as major decision makers.
I BELIEVE IN JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW BUT IT HAS TO BE JUSTICE AND RULE OF LAW ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND NOT THE KENYAN ONE WHERE PRIOR AND NIGHT MEETINGS ARE HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE RULING TRIBE WHERE REPORTS ARE DRAWN UP EVEN BEFORE INVESTIGATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT.
This is why I have a lot of confidence in Justice Bosire, whom I believe has the courage, fortitude, and legal depth to refuse his investigations from being hijacked by third parties as may have happened in the Waki investigations.
To put to rest all the tribal statements blaming one tribe for all the chaos in Kenya, I strongly feel that the government should move with speed to implement tha Waki commission report. Nobody should be shielded from prosecution whatever his state in Kenya politics. we want all the mentioned ministers and businessment put to the dock. Thanks justice Waki and the two gentlemen.
And if the government does not act, then the ICJ should act. No cover up this time around, Never.
I have cast doubt on the impartiality and professionalism of Justice Waki before. His colleagues, some of whom I respect, have praised Justice Waki’s work and integrity. I have no reason to doubt their judgement and I apologize for negative comments I made against Justice Waki.
But I still have many issues with Justice Waki’s work:
1. In exonerating Kibaki, Justice Waki undermines his own work, which one Cabinet Minister, whom I respect, has praised as being “factual and candid”. On what grounds is Justice Waki exonerating Kibaki?
Those who know the workings of State House will confirm that the resident there will always be aware of “important” visitors who come calling. Mungiki was an important visitor, a very important visitor whom some regarded as a “saviour”.
It is hard to imagine that the resident of State House was not aware of their presence or did not approve of their visit.
If the former State House official who was kicked out is indicted, (assuming he is among those implicated in the Waki report) I have no doubt that he will tell all and most likely will implicate Kibaki.
2. While Kenyans were killing one another and the Kenya Police were busy executing people, Kibaki at no time did he come out to call for calm and direct the police not to shoot-to-kill. Instead, Mwai Kibaki, when he made his public appearnces and statements was often only saying that he won.
In a dispute, when you insist publicly that you won, you only exacerbate the violent reaction of your opponents. By insisting that he won in the midst of violence, Kibaki may have contributed to the escalation of the violence. He should be investigated for it.
Justice Waki should not have exonerated Kibaki but should have stated that “further investigations need to be carried out to determine if Kibaki had any role in the violence or not”.
As for Hon. Raila Odinga, it is highly unlikely that he played any role at all in the violence. Immediately, Kivuitu made his tragic announcement, Hon. Raila and his wife, retreated to their home and cried a lot.
I always have this visualization that Hon. Raila cried a lot like a small child. He wept over the tragic way that the otherwise schooled Kibaki could rob Kenyans of their right to choose their leader.
After a few days, both Hon. Raila and his wife, had lost considerable weight.
It is, therefore, correct to exonerate Hon. Raila.
Mwai Kibaki has never condemned the police for executions or his star Minister for brutality. Why did Jutice Waki not capture this in the report?
There is direct communication on a special telecom network, which Kibaki uses to communicate with his key Ministers. Records should be seized to try and determine how often Kibaki and Michuki were communicating during those dark days of late December, 2007 until February, 2008.
The records should also show who else Kibaki was communicating with most. By determining the frequency of communication between Kibaki and his men, we can conclude that Kibaki was aware of all the actions going on and the methods that were in use and approved of them.
You cannot indict the police without indicting their bosses – the Police Commissioner and the Minister of Internal Security and you cannot indict a Minister without indicting his boss – the President. The ODM Ministers that are being implicated in the Waki report were not in government during the violence.
2. Justice Waki recommended a Special International Tribunal most likely on the advice of AG Amos Wako. Several weeks ago, Mr. Wako talked of the ICC. It is likely that he had discussed it with Justice Waki. Justice Waki has the respect of his widely-respected colleagues and should have been able to examine what the chances of a Special International Tribunal being set up in Nairobi or even in Arusha were.
Justice Waki should have given options – a Special International Tribunal and Scotland Yard.
I prefer Scotland Yard because you do not need to change the constitution to have them come to Kenya and do the investigations.
I also prefer Scotland Yard because I believe that they are the only ones that can get to the bottom of this thing. Scotland Yard will be able to help Kenyans determine when and what amount of weapons and ammunitions the Kibaki government imported.
It is likely that the Kibaki government, when they realized that they will lose the elections, decided to import large quantities of ammunitions and guns. If this is so, then the Kibaki goverment was already planning mass killings while Kenyans were in campaigns.
The thing that I am also worried about is the secrecy of the Kibaki government. Recently, Kenya was found to be secretly importing weapons for South Sudan. Could there be a cache of weapons that were imported by the Kibaki government on the pretext that they were headed for South Sudan when in fact they may be now lying in bunkers in the forests of Central Province.
Kenyans have to know because the past cannot be adequately dealt with unless all pertinent issues are addressed and the future cannot be safe unless and until there are no unaccounted for and unrecorded weapons.
Justice Waki did not capture this fear that the Kibaki government may have imported weapons and ammunitions in the last months of last year and that there may be weapons that are being secretly hidden in Central Province.
TO BE FAIR TO JUSTICE WAKI, I AGREE THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE TIME AND RESOURCES TO DO EVERYTHING AND VISIT ALL THE THEATRES OF VIOLENCE.
I request that Justice Waki be given more time to hold hearings in Central and Eastern provinces and add an annex to his report for the sake of completeness.
Justice Waki mentions that a Kipsigis MP (They say dead men do not tell tales) urged his people to “fight on”. Surely, Justice Waki, you cannot take someone to ICC or the Special Tribunal just on this.
He could have been saying “fight on to get Kibaki to agree to power-sharing” A Kipsigis linguistic expert and a study of how the MP talks or used to talk are needed to determine exactly whether or not any malice was intended here.
Justice Waki should have recommended that a group of ppschologits and appropriate linguitic experts be recruited to examine his report and provide expert opinion before the tribunal starts its sittings.
I agree with all Kenyans that the mentioned Cabinet Ministers step down or be removed but my position is that this should only happen when and if:
a) Kibaki agrees to step aside so that he can also be investigated. It may not be a crime to be a weak and uncaring leader who does not bother to protect his people and ensure security in the country but it is a totally different thing when you are being briefed hourly, daily, and you concur with brutal and inhuman methods being used.
b) the list of implicated Cabinet Ministers is complete and includes the well-known three Ministers from Central Province. ODM had their own investigations and they should get in touch with Justice Waki and compare notes so that all parties are agreed on the list.
I WILL NOT WANT TO BE LED BY A KILLER. THE KALENJINS HAVE A DEEP RESERVOIR OF GREAT LEADERS. HON. HENRY KOSGEY SHOULD STEP UP TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED LEADERSHIP AT THIS TIME AND KEEP KALENJINS FIRM IN THEIR SUPPORT OF THEIR PARTY, ODM.
Those who have been mentioned by Justice Waki should go. We cannot cry out against Michuki and protect those of our own who did a similar thing.
I WILL ASK THE ODM LEADERSHIP TO INSIST ON A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION. THE POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE WILL BE UNFAIR AND DISTORTED IF INVESTIGATIONS ARE NOT PEGGED TO THE 2005 REFERENDUM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT TO FEBRUARY 2008.
The investigations must also look at Kibaki’s overall leadership and how his practice of tribalism put Kenya into where it reached in early 2008.
If what Waki is recommending is carried out professionally and exhaustively, I do not see the leadership of Kibaki surviving. If key people are promised some form of immunity to tell all, Kenyans will be amazed at the dangerous and secret things that have been going on since the results of the referendum were announced in 2005.
LETTER TO DR. KOFI ANNAN:
Dear Dr. Kofi Annan,
We, as Kenyans, are deeply indebted to you for saving our nation of Kenya.
Today, Kenya, which at one time was on the brink of death, is alive and well although she is not as healthy as she should be.
You are in Kenya, greatest son of Africa, to continue to care and “midwife Kenya so more with the aim of making her regain the beauty and unity that she had as at December 30, 2002.
For all that you are doing for us, I say thank you.
There are three things that I would like to request you, Dr. Kofi Annan, to address as a matter of urgency and extreme importance.
While you mediated between Hon. Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki, a third element did not feature in your mediation. That third element, Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka, has since been artificially injected in by Mwai Kibaki and this poses an extreme danger.
If Mwai Kibaki leaves the presidency, and there are very good signs that he may not last for long now, the question of whether it is Hon. Raila Odinga or Kalonzo Musyoka who will act as president is not spelt out.
I request you, Dr. Kofi Annan, to get this issue dealt with right now while you are in Kenya. As a long time head of the UN, you are aware that it is better and it saves lives to be pro-active rather than reactive.
You are also aware, Dr. Annan that Thabo Mbeki exited from the presidency suddenly and unexpectedly. You are also aware, Dr. Annan, that it is a matter of time before President Bashir is captured and taken to ICC.
Dr. Annan, you have received a list of ten suspects from Justice Waki and this was presented to you in a sealed envelope which, by now, you may have or have not opened. That list of ten will grow naturally to about 15 when the two Minsters of Internal Security and the Police Commissioner are added.
I suspect that one or two of the two culprits are not already on the list. There are also two or so others who imported weapons and ammunitions to be used in executing Kenyans and they may not be on the list of ten already.
As you very well know, Dr. Annan, the ugliest incidents of the post-election violence were police executions, the burning and roasting alive of people in an Eldoret church, and the burning and roasting alive of people in Naivasha.
More than anything else, these three grossest violation of humanity must be thoroughly investigated and brought to trial. The suspects in the police executions and the burning of the Eldoret church have been listed in the report you received from Justice Waki.
The remaining one of these three saddest episodes has not properly been accounted for. You received a list of ten in a sealed envelop. The way I see it, Dr. Annan, is that you received a list of ten suspects in a n envelop, and the eleventh suspect was presented to you in person.
The eleventh suspect was invited by Justice Waki to appear before him and shed light on who invited and hosted Mungiki at State House before sending them to Naivasha to roast people alive but the suspect declined.
The time these mungiki killers took to get to Naivasha may be the shortest time ever recorded for car travel between Nairobi State House and Naivasha. The entire route was cleared of all vehicular, human, and animal traffic.
Dr. Annan, you are meeting with Hon. Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki this week to dicuss the list of ten (a list that will expand naturally). After that meeting, do meet with Hon. Raila Odinga to discuss the eleventh suspect.
Kenyans were robbed of their God-given right to elect their president and one of their choice. Kenyans have gracefully let that go.
NOW KENYANS CANNOT ACCEPT TO BE ROBBED OF TOTAL JUSTICE AND THAT TOTAL AND COMPLETE JUSTICE WILL INCLUDE THE NAIVASHA EPISODE, WHICH STARTED AT NAIROBI STATE HOUSE, WHERE KIBAKI IS THE SOLE RESIDENT AND THE ONLY WHO DETERMINES WHO COMES THERE.
Bye for now, Dr. Annan, and have a busy and great stay in Kenya,
Yours sincerely,
Maru Kapkatet
TWO MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES BACK ON HEADLINES….
1.We cannot forgive if we don’t even know who is to be forgiven.
Those to be forgiven should say all they did before any consideration
of forgiveness.
2.This issue of CONSTITUTION should have been done yesterday.
NB. IT’S A PITY THAT ALMOST ONE YEAR AFTER CLASHES AND NEW
GOVT. MARU KAPKATET STILL BLOGS THE SAME ETHNIC -LACED
ARGUMENTS WHICH WILL NEVER TAKE US ANYWHERE.
Karanja,
forget people like Maru. their tribal htared blinds them to any meaningful discussion. i stopped reading or responding to his rambling comments a long time ago. But he has the right to post them.
You see maru, no one is running up to you with a machete to cut you up or rape your daughters. Thats what democracy is all about. but Hate probably means you cant get anything past the word Kikuyu
As for Hon. Raila Odinga, it is highly unlikely that he played any role at all in the violence. Immediately, Kivuitu made his tragic announcement, Hon. Raila and his wife, retreated to their home and cried a lot.
I always have this visualization that Hon. Raila cried a lot like a small child. He wept over the tragic way that the otherwise schooled Kibaki could rob Kenyans of their right to choose their leader.
After a few days, both Hon. Raila and his wife, had lost considerable weight.
It is, therefore, correct to exonerate Hon. Raila.
HAHAHAHAHA. I MEAN, HOW DO YOU REASON WITH A MIND LIKE THIS ONE?
My apologies to the Director of NSIS. Both Justice Waki and the Chris Okemo committee praised him for good work. I have no reason to doubt their judgement and I apologize to the Director for negative comments.
Mr. Keter and Mr. Munya, are they the new additions to the Cabinet? If they are, they make good choices. Best wishes to them.
As for the PM, what will he tell Kenyans at the next elections? He has an opportunity to seek justice for all Kenyans now and yet he is bringing confusion instead, why?
I agree that the political temperature in Kenya has to be kept low until after November 4th. No doubt, the PM will attend the inauguration but what will be on his mind that day considering that there are hundreds of Kenyans who would have wished to celebrate along everyone else but were cut down and the plans to cut them down were hatched in State House?
DEAR KALENJIN LEADERS,
DO NOT TAKE THIS THING EMOTIONALLY. APRROACH IT WITH SOBER MINDS AND WITH THE HELP OF LEGAL ADVICE. CONSIDER ALL THE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS.
IS ISAAC RUTO REALLY SERIOUS WHEN HE SUGGESTS THAT THEY WANT TO SEEK AUDIENCE WITH MWAI KIBAKI? MWAI KIBAKI IS THE LAST PERSON I WILL EVER WANT TO MEET.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT DAMAGE HE HAS DONE TO KENYA? HE HAS AN AMIABLE PERSONALITY ON THE SURFACE BUT WHEN HIS POLICEMEN ARE EXECUTING PEOPLE, KIBAKI CONVENIENTLY TEMPORARILY RETIRES THE USE OF HIS MOUTH.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY MATTERS, YOU HEAR THE WORDS, “I DIRECT THAT REVENUE …”
ARE THE KALENJIN LEADERS AWARE OF THE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF THE WAKI REPORT? MWAI KIBAKI WILL WELCOME YOU WITH BOTH HANDS AND LET YOU DIG YOURSELF DEEPER INTO A HOLE BEFORE HIS PEOPLE FILE CASES AGAINST YOU AT THE ICC.
I HAVE LOOKED AT THIS THING VERY CAREFULLY AND EXHAUSTIVELY AND IF YOU CONSIDER FOLLOWING THE WAY I SEE IT, YOU WILL BE OKAY. DO NOT BE ON THE DEFENSIVE. THE CASE HAS AMPLE WEAPONS FOR YOU TO GO ON THE OFFENSIVE.
DEMAND THAT FURTHER ACTION BE TAKEN ON THE WAKI REPORT IN THE FOLLOWING WAY:
1. WE ALL AGREE THAT JUSTICE WAKI RELIED ON INFORMATION AND WITNESSES PRODUCED BY THE PARTISAN NSIS. THOSE WITNESSES WERE COACHED BY NSIS AND WERE NEVER CHALLENGED. DEMAND, THEREFORE, A NEW INVESTIGATION TO BE CARRIED OUT BY SCOTLAND YARD.
SHOULD NSIS PRODUCE VIDEO WHERE THE KALENJIN POLITICIANS WERE RECORDED SAYING OFFENSIVE WORDS, THEN DEMAND THAT NSIS PRODUCE RECORDINGS OF THE ENTIRE MICHUKI TALKS.
IT IS NOT FAIR TO USE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES TO TARGET ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE. THERE WERE SEVERAL INSTANCES THAT WERE REPORTED IN NEWSPAPERS OF POLITICIANS FROM CENTRAL SAYING PROVOCATIVE THINGS ABOUT ODM AND KALENJINS. NSIS MUST PRODUCE THOSE VIDEOS.
2. DEMAND THAT SUSPECT NUMBER 11, WHO HOSTED AND PROBABLY CHAIRED A MEETING WITH THE KILLER MUNGIKI BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF TEN AS SUSPECT NUMBER 11. ALSO DEMAND THAT IF JOHN MICHUKI IS NOT ON THE LIST OF TEN, THEN HIS NAME BE ADDED AS SUSPECT NUMBER 12.
3. DEMAND THAT SCOTLAND YARD INVESTIGATE THE DEATHS OF THE KIPSIGIS MPS – David Too, Kipkalya kones, and Lorna Laboso – WHOM KALENJINS SUSPECT TO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF ASSASINATION.
IF YOU READ THE WAKI REPORT CAREFULLY, YOU WILL SEE THAT KIBAKI MEN HAD THE MOTIVE TO ELIMINATE THE THREE KIPSIGIS MPs AND THEY DID. SCOTLAND YARD SHOULD ALSO BE ALLOWED TO QUESTION GEOFFREY KIRUI WHO IS ALLEGED TO HAVE SHOT, POINTBLANK, A BOY IN KISUMU AND STEPPED ON HIS HEAD.
THERE HAVE BEEN CREDIBLE SUGGESTIONS ELSEWHERE THAT IT WAS NOT GEOFFREY KIRUI WHO SHOT THE BOY IN KISUMU BUT IT WAS A MEMBER OF KIBAKIS ETHNIC GROUP AND THAT THE KIBAKI MEN TRIED TO USE THAT BOY’S KILLING TO SOW SEEDS OF HATRED BETWEEN LUOS AND KALENJINS.
IT HAS ALSO BEEN CREDIBLY REPORTED THAT IT WAS NOT A GUSII POLICEMAN THAT ASSASINATED MR. DAVID TOO BUT IT WAS A MEMBER OF KIBAKI’S TRIBE WHO KILLED MR. TOO. THE KIBAKI PEOPLE SAW THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOW SEEDS OF HATRED BETWEEN KALENJINS AND GUSIIS.
IT IS ALL ABOUT TOMORROW AND TOMORROW’s LEADERSHIP CONTEST.
AND THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ISAAC RUTO WANTS TO RUSH TO?
4. DEMAND THAT INVESTIGATIONS BE BASED ON THE ENTIRE PERIOD FROM WHEN THE REFERENDUM RESULTS WERE ANNOUNCED TO FEBRUARY 2008.
I AM NOT A LEGAL EXPERT BUT I HAVE CAREFULLY LOOKED AT THIS THING AND CONCLUDED THAT THIS APPROACH IS THE ONLY OPTION TO ENSURE JUSTICE AND TO EXONERATE KALENJIN LEADERS WHOM THE KIBAKI SIDE ARE SEEING AS A STUMBLING BLOCK TO THEIR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STRANGLEHOLD OF KENYA.
IF SCOTLAND YARD IS ALLOWED TO INVESTIGATE THE ALLEGATIONS MADE IN THE WAKI REPORT, I WILL NOT BE SUPRISED IF ONLY TWO NAMES ARE RECOMENDED FOR TRIAL AT THE ICC AND THE TWO ARE MWAI KIBAKI AND JOHN MICHUKI.
THE KIBAKI SIDE KNOW VERY WELL THAT WITHOUT KALENJINS AND THEIR BRAVE LEADERS, KENYA IS THEIRS FOR KEEPS.
AND KALENJIN LEADERS, HON. RAILA ODINGA REMAINS THE BEST AND ONLY OPTION FOR ALL KENYANS TO VIE FOR LEADERSHIP AND SEEK ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FAVOURABLY. DO NOT ABANDON HIM.
WHILE I SUPPORT HON RAILA ODINGA WITH ALL MY HEART AND STRENGTH, I AM SADDENED THAT HE IS STARTING TO BEHAVE EXACTLY LIKE KIBAKI. I AM SADDENED THAT MR. ODINGA HAS MADE HIMSELF AN EXPERT ON EVERYTHING.
WHEN A PLANE CRASHES, HE RUSHES TO GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE TO TELL THE WORLD THAT THE CRASH WAS A PURE ACCIDENT. READ THE WAKI REPORT, MR. PM, AND SEE WHY MR. KONES HAD TO BE ELIMINATED.
MR. PM, STEP ASIDE AND LET EXPERTS DO THE TALKING AND ASWERING OF QUESTIONS POSED. IF YOU FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE, YOU WILL NEVER FALTER.
HON. RAILA ODINGA IS BLESSED WITH ACCESS TO THE BEST LEGAL MINDS IN KENYA BUT HE DECIDES THAT HE DOES NOT NEED THEM BECAUSE HE HIMSELF IS AN EXPERT ON LAW. THE WAKI REPORT HAS FAR REACHING IMPLICATIONS AND ONLY THE BEST LEGAL GUIDANCE CAN HELP THE PM NOT STUMBLE.
INDEED, ODM AS A PARTY SHOULD RETAIN A TEAM OF LAWYERS INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL ONES TO HELP THE PARTY SEEK COMPLETE JUSTICE AND COME OUT OF THIS MESS UNSCATHE.
YOU CANNOT TAKE SOMEBODY TO ICC ALLEGING THAT THEY USED THE WOIRDS MADOA. EVEN KIBAKI HAS CALLED KALENJINS PUMBAVU ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS ALTHOUGH ISAAC RUTO DOES NOT REMEMBER IT.
KALENJIN LEADERS, SEEK ACTION ON THE WAKI REPORT NOW RATHER THAN LATER AND NEVER ACCEPT A CASE THAT PROCEEDS ON A LIST OF TEN BUT RATHER ON A LIST OF TWELVE WHICH INCLUDES KIBAKI AND MICHUKI. IF THIS THING IS NOT FINALIZED NOW, IT WILL COME TO HAUNT YOU LATER.
ALSO DEAR KALENJIN LEADERS, THE PM IS HUMAN AND CAN ERR (AND WILL CONTINUE TO ERR IF HE ASSUMES EXPERTISE ON EVERYTHING) BUT HE IS STILL THE BEST LEADER FOR KENYA. LET US NOT ABANDON HIM.
LET US FORGIVE HIM AND FORGE AHEAD TOGETHER.
AS FOR MUSALIA MUDAVADI, YOU HAVE A LOT OF POLITICAL GROWING UP TO DO. YOU HAVE SAID TWO THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID AT THIS SENSITIVE TIME.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE CONTEST FOR DEPUTY LEADER AND YOU SEEM TO IMPLY THAT THERE WILL BE NO CONTEST AS WILLIAM RUTO IS NOT IN. YOU ALSO STATED THAT THERE WILL BE NEW ALLIANCES AHEAD OF THE NEXT ELECTIONS IMPLYING THAT KALENJINS WILL BE OUT OF ODM.
REMEMBER THE INTENSIVE CAMPAIGNS IN 2007 WHICH YOU HAVE NOW BENEFITTED FROM AS DEPUTY PM. DO NOT DERAIL RAILA’S LEADERSHIP QUEST.
LET THE LEGAL EXPERTS EXAMINE ALL OPTIONS AND ADVISE ODM ACCORDINGLY.
The PM, whom I support, worries me very much. Can he lead? Can he be trusted with the leadership of Kenya or should Kenyans keep looking for someone else? He looks to me to be very shallow and a do-all and be-everwhere type of leader.
Could Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka, whom I refer to as the “carbon copy” of Mwai Kibaki, be the one we should be giving a second look?
What worries me about Mr. Raila Odinga is that he is ready to take action based on little information and is not shy to go everwhere even where he clearly does not belong to.
He has supported the termination of service of certain senior government employees after being fed some information by people who have turned out to be malicious and the PM made his decision as if he ahs worked with the victims all his life.
If he were president and he is told that Uganda has attacked Kenya, Hon. Raila Oding, it would seem, would order the armed forces to the border at once without investigations.
I support justice be pursued for all Kenyans but I totally agree with the AG that the Waki report be adopted as the instrument that triggers impartial and complete investigations covering the period 2005 after the referendum results were announced to February 28, 2008 when Hon. Raila and Kibaki signed the Annan-mediated accord.
I also would like Scotland Yard be the one to carry out investigations and they should start their investigations by subpoenaing and transcribing the video held by BBC on the State House meeting where Mungiki were the chief guests and which later led to the gruesome killings in Naivasha.
Justice Waki dwells at length on what happened even at the time when Moi was president but goes on to contradict himself by recommending that the ten suspects be tried by a special tribunal only for post-election violence. Justice Waki should have recommended that investigations be pegged to the entire period he writes about.
It does not make sense for Justice Waki to ignore the injustices that led to the post-election violence. By touching on the period 1991 to February 2008, Justice Waki cannot then contradict himself by narrowing his recommendations to only December 28, 2007 to February, 2008.
And the PM should be able to see this contradiction and remember that his supporters and other Kenyans died not because of what happened after December 27, 2007 but also because of what had taken place since November 2005.
I WANT HON. RAILA ODINGA, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA, TO DEMAND ACTION ON THE WAKI REPORT AND NOW FOR THE SAKE OF JUSTICE FOR ALL KENYANS INCLUDING THE PM’S CABINET COLLEAGUES WHOM THE WORLD WILL START VIEWING AND WRONGLY SO AS KILLERS.
THE SPECIFIC ACTION THAT THE PM SHOULD DEMAND IS TO START THE PROCESS OF FULL AND IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 2005 TO FEBRUARY 2008.
THE PM DID NOT WANT TO GO TO COURT AFTER HIS VICTORY WAS STOLEN STATING THAT THE COURTS WERE FULL OF KIBAKI’S MEN.
THE PM CANNOT CONTRADICT HIMSELF NOW AND LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE ENTIRE INVESTIGATIVE INSTRUMENTS IN KENYA ARE CONTROLLED BY MWAI KIBKAKI.
ONLY SCOTLAND YARD WILL BE THE ONLY IMPARTIAL BODY TO CARRY IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THIS TIME WHEN THERE ARE FIERCELY COMPETING INTERESTS IN KENYA.
SCOTLAND YARD INVESTIGATED THE OUKO MURDER. SCOTLAND YARD INVESTIGATED THE BUTHO ASSASINATION.
NO ONE ANYWHERE HAS EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT SCOTLAND YARD’S PROFESSIONALISM.
The more the PM talks and the more he involves himself in everything including some which he could best have left to the party, ODM, the more Kenyans lose respect in him.
IT IS NOT WRITTEN IN STONE. THERE IS EVERY POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WILL BE A FALLOUT IN ODM AND EVEN MR. HENRY KOSGEI MAY TEAM UP WITH KALONZO MUSYOKA AND MARTHA KARUA (SINS UHURU IS IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT AS RUTO) AND SEAL HON. RAILA’S FATE AS THE MOSES WHO NEVER REACHED THE PROMISED LAND.
If you invite Kofi Annan to mediate, why can’t you invite Scotland yard to investigate?
If you invite Kriegler to investigate, why can’t you invite Scotland Yard to investigate.
If you allow Justice Waki to write extensively on the 1991 ethnic clashes and on Narc’s MOU, why do you then accept that he confines his prosecutorial recommendations only to the period between November 2005 to February 2008?
I am starting to see very clearly disturbing shallowness in Raila’s leadership.
MOI WAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEADER. HE HAD DEPTH IN HIS LEADERSHIP AND A POWERFUL INSTINCT TO LOOK AT AN ISSUE MULTI-DIMENSIONALLY.
No wonder, some people take over leadership and within a sort five years, over 3,000 Kenyans have been massacred.
PM RAILA ODINGA IS BEGINNING TO FRY HIMSELF RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES AND IN THE END ALL KENYANS WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SUFFER, INCLUDING THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR RAILA’S PRESIDENTIAL BID.
The best thing that ever happened to the country called Kenya is gaining her independence from Britain on June 01, 1963 and becoming a nation.
The next best thing that has happened to Kenya since gaining her independence is the Waki Commission.
I have read comments from those supporting the full implementation of the Waki recommendations and those opposed to it. I have perused the Waki report more carefully.
My conclusion and position on the Waki recommendations is that it is a GREAT document and no political process in Kenya will ever manage to stop the Waki-recommended process for justice for all Kenyans.
Kenya was born on June 1st, 1963. When Justice Waki handed over his report – the Waki report – to Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister, Hon. Raila Odinga, on October 15, 2008, Kenya was initiated into adulthood. Kenya is now an adult.
There is nothing sweeter for Kenyans to have than to see those behind the roasting alive of others brought before justice.
What ordinary Kenyans should now do wherever they are in this world are:
1) Start collecting signatures to file before the UN in New York, the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, and the ICC in the Hague demanding their help to implement the Waki recommendations should Kenya fail to establish a Special Tribunal.
And should Kenya establish the Special Tribunal, Kenyans should demand, by the same signatures, that the tribunal sits in Arusha, Tanzania and not in Kenya for the due process to move forward without interference.
2) Kenyans should also demand that Mwai Kibaki steps aside or preferably exit the presidency for fair and complete prosecution of the Waki recommendations. The ten suspects included in a list handed over to Dr. Annan by Justice Waki should only resign from their positions if and only if Mwai Kibaki has stepped aside.
The list handed over to Dr. Kofi Annan should be revised before the tribunal starts its proceedings by adding Mwai Kibaki, John Michuki (if he is not already on the list), Francis Muthaura, and Police Commissioner to the list.
Mwai Kibaki and John Michuki clearly tops any list where police are accused of executions. The two men also feature as suspects in a meeting that took place at State House, Nairobi, which Mungiki attended.
If Mwai Kibaki refuses to step aside, then Interpol should be tasked to arrest him and bring him to justice. Mwai Kibaki should be treated in the same way as other suspects who have violated humanity.
The State House meeting planned and launched the Naivasha gruesome killings where children, women, and men were roasted to death and others were hacked to death. The Naivasha killings clearly showed that the top leadership sanctioned it and the Waki report clearly says so.
Whereas the police and army were ordered to shoot-to-kill suspects in Eldoret and elsewhere, a helicopter was used to fly low and swoop on the killers to scare them away while saving their lives in Naivasha. Why?
The government of Kibaki went to extra length to protect the lives of the Naivasha killers while the same government ordered the executions of others – Kalenjins, Luos, Maasais, and Luhyas, amongst others.
The unarmed helicopter was deployed only in Naivasha while helicopter gunships were deployed in other areas such as Eldoret.
It is very likely that the State House meeting with Mungiki agreed on how to launch the Naivasha attacks and on the number of men required for the job, and the fees to be paid.
At the follow-up meeting in Nairobi Safari Club, it is likely that money changed hands and Mungiki were treated to a sumptuous party as they waited for the police to clear the Nairobi-Naivasha route for them.
Francis Muthaura has been accused of usurping the role of Police Commissioner. There is no way that Francis Muthaura was not involved right up to his neck in all the gruesome killings that took place in Kenya after the preidency was stolen from the rightful winner.
From what I read in the Waki report and from commentaries that I read in the news media, I conclude that Francis Muthaura was the overall boss (the chief of staff) at the central command directing operations and briefing and advising the leadership on the operations.
A friend told me in January of this year that Mwai Kibaki’s fall will be dramatic and rapid. While I took his statement with a grain of salt, I did not dismiss it completely. It is now becoming very clear that a Kibaki presidency is not tenable.
There is no way that Mwai Kibaki will not be on the list of those to be tried for crimes against humanity in the post-election violence.
Mwai Kibaki stole the presidency but he cannot steal justice from Kenyans. Soon he, and his right-hand brutality master, will be on the World’s Most Wanted list.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga, and all politicians, including Kalenjin MPs should not attempt to stop the Waki process. This process has taken a life of its own and is unstoppable even if they tried to.
The best ODM should do is assist their members who they feel have been accused wrongly with legal aid. They should also put in place a process to keep ODM together. Even if ODM were to die and all Kenyans get justice, so be it.
Ask yourself this question. If your child was roasted alive, what would you do or want done?
IF TRUE AND COMPLETE JUSTICE CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE WAKI PROCESS, THEN EVERYONE SHOULD SUPPORT IT.
I have personally taken positions, before, on the Waki recommendations and those positions were not taken based on fact but on emotion. I have taken time to read and analyze various commentaries on the Waki recommendations and have also spend more time reading the Waki report.
MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THE WAKI COMMISSION DID A GREAT JOB AND PUT IN A PLACE A PROCESS THAT WILL EVOLVE BY ITSELF AND ON ITS OWN TERMS.
People can try to clog the wheels of the Waki process from turning and they may succeed in Kenya but they cannot stop it from turning outside of Kenya.
WE ALL HAVE COPIES OF THE WAKI REPORT. WE DO NOT HAVE THE LIST OF TEN GIVEN TO DR. ANNAN BUT IF KENYANS CAN COME TOGETHER AND RAISE SOME FUNDS AND RETAIN GOOD INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS, THEY CAN PRY THE LIST FROM DR. ANNAN.
With the Waki list of ten and the names that jump out immediately one starts reading the Waki report, Kenyans can easily arrive at their final list of suspects and proceed to the ICC for action.
Maru
Am glad you’ve had a chance to review your stance. Remember the list is not 10 names, the 10 are just mentioned due to their “prominence” in society. The list is long. No doubt some may be wrongly accused and no doubt some names may be missing out for one reason or another. The important thing is that for justice to be done there must be a starting point and definitely more evidence will be unearthed if an independent impartial and committed team of investigators and prosecutors get on the case. We simply cannot continue to have this mockery and abuse of laws and human rights and the continued social imbalance.
sooner or later or criminals must account for their action, its one thing to demonstrate on streets and engage riot squads but to kill, rape and maim whether in “anger or revenge” is a different mindset and has no place in civilised society and should not be condoned.
The accused have opportunity to present testimony and rebuttals and where exonerated need immediately to file for libel and slander against their accusers so that finally justice is served against malicious opportunists as well as thugs and hooligans masquerading as politicial activists, politicians or police officers and any other
The Rift Valley leaders – Ministers and MPs – are taking the wrong approach on the Waki Commission.
They have wrongly turned their wrath on the PM and on their party, ODM. The louder these leaders talk, the more the world will see them as the main culprits and that suits PNU good.
Why is Uhuru not talking? He must be on the list, too. Why is Michuki not talking? He must be on the list.
Is it possible that Kibaki and his boys are prodding the Rift Valley leaders to turn their warth on the PM and in so doing shift focus away from themselves.
The Kibaki boys must be very busy exploring ways of defending themselves and they are doing it quietly while the Rift Valley leaders do everything in their power to cement world perception that they are guilty.
The Waki recommendations were drawn up by Justice Waki and the evidence that he has gathered is known only to himself and a few others.
This is the way forward that I will take on the Waki recommendations:
1. The process laid out by Justice Waki is self-steering and cannot be stopped. PM Raila and the Rift Valley leaders will not stop it. I will not waste my time and effort fighting the PM or ODM.
2. Mwai Kibaki naturally belongs in the list and so state resources will be used to defend him so others should benefit from such resources as well.
Mwai Kibaki escape punishment in the end because he is an old man and may even claim medical excuse for the role he may have played in the killings.
Kibaki can claim that whenever he faces such severe and stressful situations such as occured following the election of December 27, 2007, he is put on medication that numb his thoughts.
He can claim that he was not in a position to make correct and intelligent decisions and that was the reason he hwas absent from his leadership post throughout that period.
As long as Kibaki and MIchuki are in, the Rift Valley leaders should minimize their talking.
3. The Waki process will not move forawrd in Kenya as the signs are that parliament will never make the constitutional amendments needed to facilitate the setting up of a special tribunal.
Should the Waki process be stopped in its tracks in Kenya, it will move to the world stage where its progress will be unimpeded.
The Rift Valley MPs who are mentioned adversely in the Waki report or are on the list of ten will have no influence on the Waki process once it starts moving forward on the world stage.
And it is the young and upcoming Rift Valley leaders that will be most affected by the Waki process. It is possoble that some of them may be found guilty and the government that is elected after Kibaki will have no option but to hand them over to ICC.
The best bet for all the Kenyan leaders included in the list of ten and others who will be added once proceedings start is to be tried at home, in Kenya.
My advise to Rift Valley leaders is this:
Most of their leaders are young and time is on their side. They should let the party, ODM, handle all issues related to the Waki recommendations.
They should not try to wreck the party or undermine the PM for they may need both of them tomorrow. Hon. Raila Odinga can be president X-mas. No one knows or can control the future.
Let ODM retain a team of good lawyers and let those lawyers handle things for them. This is the way that things should be done and this is what the intelligent Kibaki boys must be doing – lawyers at work and the suspects saying little.
The Rift Valley leaders should go on the offensive demanding that the special tribunal be set up and all those included in the list of ten and those implied must resign.
The Rift Valley leaders should demand that unless all those mentioned in the list or are implied by the Waki report resign, their own leaders will not resign.
The list of ten will obviously get longer because Kibaki and Michuki definitely belong in it and the Head of Civil Service who apparently took command of all security forces is a natural addition to the list. The Police Commissioner is also in.
If the Rift Valley leaders demand this, they will wriggle themselves out of the corner that they are pushing themselves into right now.
The Rift Valley leaders must realize that once the Waki process gets moving outside Kenya, they will become wanted men and they will never be able to travel outside of Kenya.
Since Kenya relies heavily on international aid, the leadership of Kenya will have no choice but to hand them over even if that will be ten or so years from now.
Once someone is indicted at the ICC, there is no statute of limitations and they will be wanted as long as they live.
RIFT VALLEY LEADERS, DO NOT MAKE YOURSELVES THE SOLE CULPRITS AND DO NOT ACCEPT TO BE USED BY KIBAKI BOYS. WHY ARE THEY NOT TALKING?
Obviously, this is a difference between intelligent approach and self-destructive approach.
Hon. Raila Odinga cannot stop the Waki process so why are you attacking him?
Who knows, it may turn out that Raila will be your saviour in the end.
The reason why Hon. Raila Odinga has demanded that the Waki recommendations be implemented in full is because of the Naivasha killings and police executions and this is contrary to what the Kibaki boys are now telling the Rift Valley leaders,
“Look at your leader. You supported him during the elections and now he wants you to go to jail.”
If the Waki recomendations are implemented impartially and fully, Kibaki and Michuki will not survive. They will be swept down the drain by the Waki tsunami. Rift Valley leaders should be able to see this.
From what I have read so far, the Rift Valley leaders who are mentioned adversely have unassailable defence. Kibaki and Michuki are very vulnerable.
Let us all go for the Waki recommendations and all Kenyans will get justice.
NICE POST BY D.O.
http://www.eastandard.net/politics/InsidePage.php?id=1143998001&cid=289&
hey kk hope you are doing well
these are the issues ODM originally set out to tackle
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143998065&cid=14&j=&m=&d=
unfortunately as of now, the PM and pentagon are embroiled in survival machinations of a few opportunists who jumped on the ODM bandwagon with totally selfish interests
if not shouting about forming opposition its misplaced notions on being scapegoats.
ODM needs to re-evaluate its leadership and begin to steer the boat. We still have a long way to go and its important to take control of issues now rather than boil over to a point that will be difficult to reverse.
Politicians have no control over the Waki report. The only thing they can try to do is to persuade Kofi Anan to stop taking the report to the Hague. Unfortunately, Kenyan politicians want to control all departments including the judiciary. They think that they possess brains bigger than everyone else. This thing will have to be put into the open. As to the case of whether the government survives or not, that is up to Kenyans and not the warlords to determine. All thugs- kikuyu, luhya, Luo Kelenjin and other few thugs must face the consequences of their actions. Like I said before, no one person should kill another however angry he or she maybe.
By the way Kelenjin leaders will have to pay dearly for their sins inspite of the warlike postures they are portraying and baying for other peoples’ blood. This world is very small and whatever action they take, they will face the international law. They are behaving as though the world will watch and clap their hands even as the kill and maim.Not now not ever
Since the coalition government is the child of the international community, politicians should stop behaving as though they met among themselves and decided to save Kenya. The international community piled pressure on them untill they accepted to sign the peace accord. Even as we speak now, there are thousands of displaced people suffering in camps or ancestral homes because the government does not seem to care. There are Luos who went back to their ancestral homes from central and Naivasha and do not have a place to call home. Thousands of Kikuyus are living in squalid conditions in transition camps and Kalenjins continue to issue threats that they dare not go back to their land.
Those mentioned in the report must face the international law. We do not care what ambitions they have for 2012 if they are killers. We the Kenyan people stand behind the AU, EU, US and the UN and want justice done. Never again should a person take an arrow or matchete to kill and brag around that he or she can kill and not face justice.
Failure by the politicians to implement the report will meet the full extent of our wrath. Let their names be published and those concerned defend themselves. No discussion about that.
It is obvious that Kenyan politicians are only greedy for power. I like the following report.
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143998379&cid=4&
I ask the Kenya media not to let us down. Please fight for the ordinary Kenyans. I also have a firm belief on Raila, Kibaki, Karua, Musalia, Kombo, Mutula Kilonzo and Kalonzo. Maybe God will use them to bring justice in Kenya. This is the best coalition for Kenya today.
Lets face it. Why do the Kalenjin behave as though they hold the country together? Why do they think that they can hold other tribes at ransom? William Rutoh has been using ODM for his selfish interest. I pit hon Raila Odinga for right now he is held hostage by this tribal group. His hands are tied and cannot take any action unless with the blessing of Rutoh. But let him be warned that the same forces that moved him and Kibaki to sign the peace accord will not relent untill they implement the Waki report. The Krieger and Waki reports holds the fibre of our nation. The faster that they implement the recommendations the better.
Why do this guys think that they can behave with impunity and not be held accountable? We the Kenyan people want to see real action not stupid threats. If the Kalenjin do not recognize the report, why not tender their resignation from government which was formed by the international community help and go back to the bush to finish the job if they think they can do that? Remember I said during the crisis that Raila, Mudavadi were never involved in the planning and execution of the murders. Mass action neve meant burning of houses and killing and maiming of children. Those who carried these acts did so voluntarily and must face the music squarely
Remember I also pointed out that Luhyas never actually planned to murder Kikuyus or other tribes from their places. Only Kalenjin did so and even some Christian friends and educated lot supported the murders. Moi of course pointed out that today. Kalenjin will remember Moi for leading them peacefully unlike Rutoh who believes he can ascend to power through blood sacrifice.
railka
reading this article
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143998545&cid=4&
i realise that kenya now stands on a very delicate balance of options. this requires boldness and wisdomas well as openness and true search for solutions. politicians from RV are speaking on behalf of their constituents.
if you also read the recent upsurge in rebel activity in congo you also come to the realisation that the ethnic issues were not resolved and have now resurfaced (almost 10 years later).
we have a very serious and delicate situation and this is getting worse especially since most politicians feel untouched by the magnitude of the problem so far. we have a choice to sit down and reason and come up with solutions that may not please everybody, but at least meet most people halfway or ignore and hard-nose the problem and then watch as it erupts once more into even more horrific violence.
lets look at all the grievances and then address these alongside the criminal acts. paying too much attention to one and not the other will not help at all.
lastly as long as kibaki is still at statehouse, the bitterness will never really end.
I agree on the last note that Kibaki cannot lead us out of this condition. Raila too cannot lead us impartially out of the situation. As you well know, Raila is a Rutoh stooge and will only do as the Kalenjin warlords demand. The Kalenjin feel that ODM is Kalenjin and vise versa. Only the international community can put pressure on politicians. Kenyans must know the truth of what transpired and all those mentioned relieved of their positions be they from Central province or Rift Valley. They must also get sometime in jail. If these leaders use their tribes to hide their crimes, they will definately use the same tacts in the coming elections because they know they can get away with the crime.
Talking of Congo. This is a big country and the minority tutsi feel that they have been sidelined. And again general Nkuda was not invited into government like ODM was. Also if you look at it clearly, I see President Kagame’s hand in the war. Rwanda cannot feel secure as long as the murderers Hutus continue to operate from the DRC just like the Kikuyus cannot feel safe when Kalenjin worriors continue to issue threats with the support of the likes of Rutoh and Bett. But as I said before, the writing is on the wall and the time of reconing is now. While Rutoh calls himeself the reincarnated Samoei, he is not as big as he thinks.
TRUTH WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL……
TRUTH is something which cannot be twisted,buried or otherwise suppressed.
WAKI REPORT should therefore be implemented so that the truth about what happened can come and then real forgiveness and reconciliaton can start.
Ethinic tensions still remain and all we are doing is bury them,eventually they will burst open.
SUGGESTIONS…..
1. suspend coaliation and have another caretaker GOVT. which will handle,
WAKI REPORT, NEW ECK, NEW CONSTITUTION,within 2 years then call
fresh elections.
2.CARETAKER GOVT. should comprise of all tribes,people with good integrity,
scholars,businessmen, youth leaders,clergymen.
As we celebrate Obama’s victory, President Kibaki and the Cabinet should move fast to accept the Waki report and then pass the painful decree offering clemency to all the perpetrators of violence and crimes committed before, during, ad after the 2007 elections.
Whatever happens in Kenya now will be amplified on the world stage. Crimes related to the elections of 2007 are huge and complex. To do justice will require a huge amount of resources and time.
The Cabinet must take collective responsibility for offering clemency and President Kibaki himself must accept personal responsibility for the failure to provide a fair and credible general elections and to stop the violence that followed.
The individual members of the Cabinet must accept responsibility for any role they may have played in the violence or in what led to the violence and ask for forgiveness.
The AG should then be asked to draft a decree offering clemency to all involved in election wrong-doing of one form or another so that Kenya can move forward from here and not become a distraction to an Obama administration while at the same time keep Kenya moving in a circus and in the end justice is not serve.
The AG’s clemency decree should seek to have an endorsement from representatives of the church, the civil society, and representatives of the bereaved families, the ODM party leadership, and the PNU leadership, and other stakeholders.
The decree should then be accepted as the Kenya government’s action on the Waki and Kriegler reports.
SOMETHING HUGE HAS HAPPENED IN THE WORLD AND KENYA HAS A LEGITIMATE CLAIM TO THE GLORY. IF THE OBAMA WIN CAN HELP US FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER AND MOVE ON, LET US DO IT NOW.
They were tears of joy that rolled down our eyes – the eyes of hundreds of millions of black people – to watch President Barack Obama win the presidency of the most powerful country in the world.
But unlike the rest of black people elsewhere, Kenyans who truly love their country of Kenya, the beloved country that has legitimate claim to President Obama as one of their own, the tears of joy were mingled with tears of agony.
Th tears of agony were sparked by the concession speech of Mr. John McCain. I have never heard such a gracious concession speech in my life. I kept asking myself why Kibaki did not accept defeat the way John McCain did.
When Mr. John McCain realized that he was losing, he intensfied his efforts by holding more rallies and sharpening his attacks on Mr. Obama in the media. In Kenya, when Kibaki realized that he was losing, his men started checking the armories and placing emergency orders for weapons and bullets.
Mwai Kibaki does not belong to the President Barack Obama’s era. Kibaki should try to get the new constitution enacted before the end of next year and then resign. It is an agonizing experience, heart-wrenching experience, to watch celebrations in Kogelo and remember the police executions.
It is another heart-wrenching experience to read about the top catholic church of Kenya clergy be at the forefront demanding action on the Waki report. I have thought about this newly-found energy of the Kenya catholic clergy and wondered where they had kept it when children and women were being raped and killed (burning alive and executions).
I know the answer. They have sat down at night (they can nevewr have meetings during the day) and and had expert legal help to walk them through the Waki report and how they can manipulate it so that their people are safe from prosecution while these Kalenjins are the ones to be convicted.
As long as Kibaki does not step aside, the implementation of the Waki report will never be fair. Kibaki is one of the suspects. How then can he be the one to manage the implementation of the Waki report.
Three Kipsigis MPs were assasinated and no one is saying anything about it.
It is the a very sad thing to have Kibaki as president of Kenya especially at this time when President Obama is in the White House but there is hope for all Kenyans as well.
There will be true justice for all Kenyans one day. Yes, we can. A time will arrive in Kenya when Kenyans will elect their leaders and the losers in elections will not place emergency orders for bullets but will resort to preparing gracious concession speeches like the John McCain one. Yes, we can.
A time will arrive in Kenya when you can trust the judicial system to judge cases fairly and not bend it to catch only Kalenjins. Yes, we can.
Kenya is blessed country. It is Kenya that has given the USA the first African-American president. Kenya is blessed. The days of the thieves and the hypocrites are drawing to a close.
Yes, we can. A time is nigh when the will of the people will reverbrate from the lead and rule Kenya
HOW WILL KENYA AND EAST AFRICA (JUMUIA YA AFRIKA MASHARIKI) REAP MAXIMUM BENEFITS FROM THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY?
This should be the question on the minds of Kenyan and East African leaders right now.
Kenya has a National Economic and Social Council. The moment it grew beyond seven members, I lost confidence that it will ever be as useful as a leaner and sharper NESC would have been.
Now, Mr. Barack Obama is the president of the USA. Eight years is a short time and the first four years of the Obama presidency will fly past very quickly.
Kenyan leaders are busy writting letters and making phone calls after which they spend the next several months congratulating themselevs for getting President Obama’s attention.
The African leader suffers from an incurable disease – a bloated ego – which often mars their vision. The African leader “knows everything”. They do not need to ask around and consult.
First Lady, Michelle Obama, said of her husband, “When he does not know something, he admits it and he consults people who know”. This statement from Michelle defines everything that President Obama is.
Why should our Kenyan leaders not try to emulate President Obama for the benefit of all Kenyans?
Instead of the bloated NESC, the government of Kenya should spearhead the immediate formation of two teams or advisory councils. One of the councils should start examining ways of having Kenya reap the most benefits from the Obama presidency while the other council should be looking at how the East African Community as a whole may benefit.
The advisory (more appropriately intelligence-gathering) council should comprise of individuals from both Kenya and the USA and those individuals should be top academic Kenyans. The other council should comprise of individuals from the entire East African community.
There are things that can benefit Kenya more if they do them as a bloc of East Africa rather than as an individual country.
The USA is an amazing country. As soon as President-elect Obama finished giving his great acceptance speech, smart Americans in the entertainment industry were already finalizing their plans to turn an Obama presidency into huge dollars.
What does it benefit Kenya to claim that President Obama is one of their own while Kenya sits on the sidelines as other countries get favoured status attention?
The Kenyan leaders do not know how to maximize returns from an Obama presidency. I do not know either but I am sure that in Kenya and the USA, there are many Kenyans who are willing and able to help their motherland reap maximum benefits from the Obama presidency.
Kenya has the NSIS and the NESC. Should Kenya not borrow a few ideas from these two bodies and form a new research and analysis body to examine ways that Kenya can benefit from the leader of the world?
Some Kenyan leaders have talked about increased trade between the USA and Kenya under President Obama. Surely, what more has Kenya to offer in terms of trade. What new products has Kenya developed to market in the USA?
Textiles and agri-products have been the main goods being shipped to the USA. What new things can Kenya start sellingto a country that is GOING GREEN.
I wish that our Kenyan leaders should focus on getting President Obama help Kenya move in the direction that China took. Today, China is a major manufacturing country. How did it get there?
Similar to the airlifts of the 60s, Kenya should focus on education, and get the Obama administration help Kenya the way President Kennedy did by getting more Kenyans receive good educational training.
Kenya should also seek to strengthen democracy and the rule of law in Kenya. Mr. Obama is president of the USA today because of democracy. Democracy is such a sweet thing and it can work in African countries too if our leaders can get a cure for their egos.
I APPEAL TO MR. HENRY KOSGEY, KENYA’S MINISTER OF INDUSTRIALIZATION, TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF A BODY SEEKING TO BENEFIT FROM THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY.
Unless Kenya seeks to move into major industrialization, she will be doomed to poverty like the majority of African countries. KIRDI is a slleping giant that needs to be woekn up and tooled.
I wish that the Minister for Industrialization could examine KIRDI and get an audit of what they have been able to achieve and what they could achieve if they had the skills and equipment. If the needy areas that will enhance productivity of KIRDI can be identified, maybe Kenya could appeal to President Obama and he will listen and help.
I have often dreamed that KIRDI should be at par with KARI in productivity. I have often dreamed that KIRDI should be on eof the major employers engaged in the development of various industrialization models for Kenya and East Africa.
Yes, Kenya can become a major manufacturer in Africa. Kenya, you should now be asking yourselves how you can use President Obama to help you industrialize. Please, Minister for Industrialization, revamp KIRDI and exapand their mandate so that they can help Kenya become an industrialized nation.
President Obama has empasized the need for greener industries and goods in the USA. UNEP is headquarted in Nairobi. How can Kenya combine these two facts into a beneficial venture for Kenya? I do not have the answer to this but one thing I am sure of is that there is an answer and a Kenyan or Kenyans somewhere have that answer.
The Ministers for Planning, Science and Technology, and Industry should create the Office of Innovation immediately to coordinate efforts to come up with ways in which Kenya and then East Africa can benefit from the Obama presidency. There should be people in that office receiving and processing ideas.
January 20, 2009 will come and four years will follow that date and at the end of those four years, Kenya will be on the same spot she is in now.
One can never stop to look in awe at what Mr. Barack Obama has achieved and not marvel at what true democracy can give. How many great dreams and ideas die in Kenya, killed by brutality and tribalism and injustice?
If only Kenyan leaders can put their tribalism behind, Kenya, too, can be the USA one day. It is the most foolish thing to do to give all the top jobs to your ethnic kin and to site industries in your region. IT WILL NEVER HELP KENYA.
Some Kenyan leaders have been so foolish that they tried and stretch themselves to try and influence the USA elections in favour of President Obama’s rivals. Yes, Chinese bullets may work in Kenya for a time but they do not work in the USA.
It is my wish and hope that the selfish Kenyan leaders can now see that some things are untenable and over time the people of Kenya will come together as one people and build their country – from the shores of Lake Victoria to the shores of the Indian ocean and from the game reserves of southern Kenya to the deserts of northern Kenya.
ALL KENYANS ARE EQUAL AND EVERY KENYAN DESERVES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND THE RIGHT TO LIFE.
Many thanks, President Obama, for what you have done for Kenya since your decisive victory over Mr. John McCain a few days ago.
It was only one week ago that the good people of the great country of the United States of America elected you to be their president.
You have not taken office yet, Mr. President, but already a welcome and positice wind of change is blowing across Kenya. Here are a few examples of the many positive things that have taken place in Kenya since you were declared the president-elect of the USA:
1. Mwai Kibaki is now a humble man all through. He has been an humble man always but only on the outside. Inside, he would watch his people slaughtered and raped and he would not uter a word of disgust.
Earlier this year, during one of your campaign stops when you were fighting with Ms. Hillary Clinton for thr Democratic Party nomination for presidential candidate nomination,
Dear President Obama,
Many congratulations on your election to be the 44th president of the great country of the United States of America.
And many thanks, Mr. President, for the many good things that you have already done for Kenya, the motherland of your father. You were declared the president-elect of the USA only a week ago but the wind of change that Kenyans have yearned for over four decades has started blowing across Kenya.
I will cite a few examples of the positive change coming to Kenya:
1. Earlier this year, Mr. President, while you were slogging it out with Ms. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party ticket for president, you were asked by the American media about what was happening in Kenya and whether or not you had been in touch with the Kenyan leadership.
And this is what you said then, “I have been in touch with Mr. Raila Odinga and I told him that the violence has to stop. I have tried to get in touch with Mwai Kibaki but I have not been able to get him. The big problem that Kenya faces is tribalism”.
These were your words, Mr. President. I may not have reproduced them verbatim but I am sure that I am 90% close to your exact words on that day.
Mwai Kibaki was so arrogant that time that he had decided that he would not talk to Raila Odinga or you, Mr. President. He would only talk to President Bush and not to any lower souls and least of all a Luo or a Luo-descended soul.
At the time you talked to Mr. Raila Odinga, Mwai Kibaki had just been sworn in at night. It was pitch-dark when he was sworn in after being installed on the seat by John, Augustine, and some mercenaries.
The night swearing-in of Kibaki will be a big contrast to yours that will be in broad daylight and where millions will watch from within and billions will watch from around the globe. And this says a lot. We all watched you – billions of us – slog it out using words and ideas to win the presidency. In Kenya, the motherland of your father, it was a different story.
I have digressed but I wanted to inform you, Mr. President, that a positive change has come to Kenya. We, in Kenya, have accepted Kibaki to continue being president but he had not changed his attitude towards Kenyans until now.
Mwai Kibaki has always been a humble man on the surface but this belies a heart of stone that he has. While you were struggling, Mr. President, to talk to the Kenyan leaders to stop the violence earlier this year, Mwai Kibaki was watching people slaughtered by fire, arrow, machete, and bullet and women raped and he never uttered a word.
Instead, even before the last victim of the violence had been buried, Mwai Kibaki authorized the payment of bonuses to the police, the same men who had gang-raped women. And today, Mwai Kibaki, carries himself as one of the respected world leaders – democratically elected in a peaceful country with a 10% economic growth.
What an insult? The thing that give Kenyans hope is that they see a positive change coming to Kibaki. He now looks a humble man, outside and inside. Unlike the days that he saw you, Mr. President, as not worthy of his attention, Mwai Kibaki, is today keeping his phone by him all the time hoping and praying that you will call him again. A positive change, it is, and one that will be good for all Kenyans.
2. The second change that has come to Kenya already, President Obama, is that Kenyan leaders are now requesting for crash courses on leadership, accountability, impunity, corruption, equal opportunities, and rule of law. Until your election as president of the USA, the Kenyan leaders often denied that there such words as impunity, accountability, corruption, rule of law, and injustice.
The Kenyan leaders are also reaching for their atlases to check where the Hague is and calling Sudan, Rwanda, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina to check what a trip to the Hague means. For many years now, many Kenyans have been scared. I am scared too to be noticed in the streets of our cities. I have to be anonymous if I am to keep my life. But today there is a new breed of scared Kenyans – Kenyan leaders for whom the Hague is beckoning.
3. The third change that has come to Kenya is that the man whom Kenyans elected in 2007 to be their president but was robbed of victory is now getting the respect he has always deserved but denied. PM Raila is our leader, our president in Kenya. In our hearts and thoughts, he is. He may not have been sworn in as the president but at least he should be respected because over four millions of us voted for him to lead us.
4. The fourth change that has come to Kenya is that Francis Muthaura is deflating. Hopefully, by January 20, 2009, we will be having a flat tire.
5. All Kenyans can also now proudly use the words – The President or Mr. President. For me, when you talk of The President or Mr. President, you are referring to President Obama and when you talk of the Kenyan leadership, you mean Kibaki. A thief deserves no honour yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Thank you, Mr. President. We wish you all the best and God’s guidance and care as you carry the USA and the whole world on your shoulders.
Maru Kapkatet,
Your Kogelo neighbour
The culture of impunity has to end. As you can see the Kalenjin continue to issue threatening leaflets to IPDs that they dare not go to their land and the government is silent and just watching. Did you see how Bashir is the Sudan did after being indicted by the international court in the Hague? The Kalenjin think they can hide behind their tribe and leaflets. Yes they can do that for a while, but when the international law catches with them, then they will see red and will shake in disbelief. The time when one could kill and get away with it is gone….. Forever!
We all know that William Rutoh was squarely involved in the mass murder in the RV according to intelligent reports. He used his ill gotten resources to mastermind the ethnic cleansing in RV and went underground only to appear later with some maize sucks shedding crocodile tears at the IDP camp. There is too much incriminiting evidence to that effect that it will take clemency for him to survive politically.
Unfortunately Mr. Obama has no time to read some excreation on a third rate blogg. He is above parochial and childish politics that continue to awash our little brains.
The Rift Valley leaders should put emotions aside and think seriously about the future of their party and that of their top leaders.
We all know very well that a case against Waki’s ten may not stand a chance of being tried at the ICC (one legal expert in Kenya has enlightened us on this) but the accusations are serious and strong to deal a blow to the two top Kanu and ODM politicians who have been mentioned.
The PM may change mind and start speaking against the Waki report but the truth of the matter is that he cannot stop it from proceeding. The Waki thing will complete its course.
The best line of defence for the Rift Valley leaders is to get the Waki thing out of the way at the earliest opportunity and to take an offensive posture as far as the recommendations and the whole investigation are concerned.
If a tribunal is formed, it will be a painful thing for Rift Valley and indeed other parts of the country as well but in the end the leaders will be cleared of any wrong-doing and they will have enough time to rebuild their political ambitions.
Mr. Raila Odinga was once detained after the 1982 coup attempt. Today, he is a respected leader and the people’s choice for president. Anything to do with the 1982 coup attempt has been forgotten. It will be the same with the Waki recommendations. Just like, Mr. Raila Oding was tried and cleared of the 1982 coup attempt, the leaders in Waki’s list of ten will appear before the tribunal and I have no doubt that they will be cleared.
In my mind, if there is one Kenyan that should face justice at the Hague, it is John Michuki. All the evil and violence that took place in Kenya between June 2005 and February 2008 would not have taken place had it not been for John Michuki.
IT IS BETTER FOR ALL KENYANS THAT A TRIBUNAL BE FORMED NOW RATHER THAN LATER AND HAVE IT SIT AND DISPENSE WITH THE WAKI RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THE END OF NEXT YEAR. THIS WILL GIVE THE ACCUSED LEADERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR THEIR NAMES AND REJOIN THE MAINSTREAM OF POLITICS IN KENYA.
If the tribunal is not formed and the whole thing is taken over by ICC, then the accused leaders will have to kiss their political careers bye. No emotion and no walking away from ODM will ever stop the Waki process.
When things are so serious as they are now, threatening does not do anybody any good, least of all those who are in Waki’s list.
The list is now with Dr. Kofi Annan. He is only the temporary custodian. On whose behalf was Dr. Annan in Kenya to mediate the accord? Kenyan leaders should ask themselves this question.
I strongly suspect that the Waki list is the property of the United Nations, on whose behalf Dr. Kofi Annan spent several months mediating the accord that was eventually signed by Hon. Raila and Kibaki.
At the right time, Waki’s list will be handed over to the UN. IT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE UNITED NATIONS. PERIOD.
Two unfortunate things happened in the general elections of 2007. Firstly, Kenyans were robbed of their God-given right as the person they elected to be their president was robbed of victory. Secondly, the ODM wave swept aside mature leaders and brought on board a bunch of immature ones who think that the world is steered by emotions and threats.
Why have some mature and sober Rift Valley leaders not issued any threats? Some of the loud mouths that are issuing one threat after another would not be having the platform they are now abusing was it not for the ODM wave.
I strongly believe that Mr. Raila Odinga is the best leader that Kenya has right now. We have all seen some the serious flaws that he has – tendency to favour his own tribesmen in key positions and a know-all attitude- but this man really cares for Kenya and I love him for it.
If Kenya is to change for the better, Mr. Raila Odinga is the man to bring that change. If Mr. Raila Odinga does not ever become the president of Kenya, it is my prayer that somebody much better than him and that leader will not be a Kalonzo, Karua, Kenyatta, Mudavadi, or Ruto.
I urge Kenyan leaders to be honest and list on a piece of paper the names of all the leading candidates for the presidency of Kenya and then examine each one of them critically. If they do it honestly using Kenya as the yardstick, it should not take them long to see who our BEST leader right now is.
It is the most stupid thing to incite people to damage the environment whenever you have an issue with your boss. Tomorrow rivers wil dry up and there will be drought and millions of people will have to face hardships because you had to listen to your own bloated ego.
IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU TAKE A PEEK AT MANY RIFT VALLEY LEADERS AND YOU FIND IT HARD FINGERING A LEADER OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STATURE AND YOU LOOK AT OTHER REGIONS AND YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM FINGERING SUCH A LEADER.
Please, our leaders, expand your scope and outlook. Look beyond your constituencies and province. See Kenya as your theatre of operation and whatever you do and say, have Kenya on your minds.
The Mau Forest has to be preserved. Let the PM provide leadership so that an acceptable solution can be found. May our leaders not incite people but instead educate them about the need to preserve Mau Forest.
I have heard some people make some valid observations as they loudly wondered why the Kalenjins living in the Mau complex are being targetted while Kikuyus living in the same area – around Mau Narok are being spared. This is a valid issue which should be discussed with the PM and other leaders.
Some Kalenjin leaders are seing themselves as owners who will take the over one million Kalenjin voters with them wherever they go. Is this a Kalenjin disease? Mzee Moi was convinced that he could, like a sheperd, turn right and his flock would turn right with him and follow him wherever he goes. How grossly mistaken he was!
I admire Mr. William Ruto and his leadership prowess and I support him with all my strength but I am convinced that he has to revise his leadership style and humble himself more if he is to become the president of Kenya one day.
It is quite obvious that Mr. Ruto has a strong following amongst many ODM MPs who see the great leadership qualities that Mr. Ruto has. This is good for democracy and Mr. Ruto has every right to challenge Mr. Raila Odinga for the ODM leadership. For now, Mr. Raila Odinga is the PM and leader of ODM and there is a HUGE issue facing Kenya – the Waki recommendations.
I would like to see Mr. William Ruto be the leader he is – not spoonfed by his colleagues and dictated on what to say and what stand to take – and sit down with Mr. Raila Odinga and find solutions.
In a democracy, which we yearn for in Kenya, you use ideas, words and strategies, to win a leadership contest. You do not use threats. We watched the great President Obama lay out his strategies, deliver great speeches, use powerful words, and not once did he issue a threat.
The Rift Valley leaders diminish their leadership stature by issuing stupid threats. They can walk out of ODM. They are not pedestals on which Kenya stands and we should not fear that Kenya is going to crumble if they leave.
And where do they want to go? What are their options? UDM or Kanu? Did they go to see Kibaki so that he can tell them, “Okay, boys, you are no longer pumbavus, march to PNU or Kanu now”
The Kalenjins have ownership of ODM. Do you leave your property for which your people have died for and go to UDM? Do you leave your property, ODM, for which your people have died for and go back to Kanu which you had abandoned?
And why are the Kalenjin women MPs not speaking? What about the foremost Kalenjin elder, Mr. Henry Kosgey, what does he think of these threats.
Instead of expending energy fighting the PM, the Rift Valley leaders should be searching for the best legal team to defend their leaders and should be demanding that the tribunal be set up yesterday.
I STRONGLY OBJECTED TO THE FORMATION OF A COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE “ELECTION VIOLENCE” BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD DISTORT THINGS. I WANTED THE FORMATION OF A COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE “ELECTORAL FRAUD AND ITS AFTERMATH” SO THAT EVERYTHING IS PUT IN CONTEXT. THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN TO ME. NOW THEIR PARTY, ODM, IS FACING DEATH.
You cannot blame Mr. Raila Odinga for forming the Waki commission to investigate election violence. Those who were in the mediation team recommended the formation of the Waki commission. It is ridiculous and unworthy of our leaders to now start implying that Mr. Raila Odinga influenced the formation of the Waki commission and its findings in order to stop Mr. William Ruto and Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta from seeking the presidency.
I STRONGLY OBJECTED TO THE RETENTION OF THE HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OFFICE UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. I ASKED THAT IT BE PUT UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PM. THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN TO ME. AND NOW THE PM IS CAGED. HE IS IN A DOG FIGHT WITH MUTHAURA.
It is the problem of taking short-cuts.
Yes, our leaders, take your short-cuts as you please but you cannot take a short-cut with the Waki recommendations. You can kill the Waki process in Kenya. You have the power to do it. The sad thing for some and the encouragement for others, though, is that the UN, for whom Dr. Annan was mediating on their behalf, will take over the Waki process and move it forward themselves.
The United Nations will take ownership of the Waki Report next year unless Kenya acts.
As far as I am concerned, if the tribunal is not formed as recommended by Justice Waki, then the political careers of some Rift Valley leaders is over and they will have only themselves to blame.
One day, they will be saying that “if only we had acted soberly and with speed …” and some Kalenjin elder who overhears them will remind them that, “Kigile makilotee inda raa”
William Rutoh takes his tribe as a pawn. He is reminding us of how he moved them from Moi to Raila and how he can take the tribe again in his handbag to another party or individual. I am happy that there is no other tribe that is treated that way maybe only Luo and Kalenjin.
The biggest mistake the Kelenjin made was to abandon Moi with the ODM euphoria. Kibaki would not have threatened them in any way. Maybe their future would have been brighter than now. And if Rutoh think that he is more powerful than El Bashir of Sudan, then let him go ahead with his combatant style. Bashir has his whole instrument of force in his side and yet the Hague sent a powerful message to him and has now declared a state of emergency. Kenyans want the Waki report implemented and if they are scared of doing that, then someone will do it for them.
I welcome Rutohs show of his Kalenjin might and we wait to see the result. I wish the time passes out fast and the envelope is handed to the Hague and then they can continue with their posture to the international court which does not know Kenyans grandstanding political culture.
I meant that Bashir has declared “ceasfire” not “state of emergency”
Oh, one thing also, Rutoh’s following is confined to RV. He can only contol his tribe. He has not been tested elswhere. There is one thing that he cannot beat Raila Odinga on, the guts of knowing how to make the next politica move. Rutoh’s instinct is based on one thing only- fanatical following among his tribesmen.
He will be beaten to the game when the PM forms another coalition for Kenya. If you do a poll today, Raila Odinga would beat any other politician by a huge margin. The Kikuyus trust Raila than Uhuru Kenyatta and most Kalenjin trust Raila over Rutoh. I bet my money on that truth and time will prove me right.
The assumption that Raila is interested in beating Rutoh in 2012 is based on speculation about the envelop and that Raila knows the names. Kenyan politicians are fools. They are only concerned about their wellfare. Remember last year those who are now in the system opposed huge salaries? Now they are fighting to retain everything and are not willing to pay taxes. What they are now displaying with regard to the Waki report is also selfishi.
We all want to know the truth and that will only come out into the open when the special tribunal comes into play. How can those accused determine the due process of the law and whether the issues are real or imagined. And again if the clashes were spontaneous, how come that the Kalenjin continue to issue threats to those willing to go back to their land today and the children who have been forced to live a life of lies?
The assumption that Raila is interested in beating Rutoh in 2012 is based on speculation about the envelop and that Raila knows the names. Kenyan politicians are fools. They are only concerned about their wellfare. Remember last year those who are now in the system opposed huge salaries? Now they are fighting to retain everything and are not willing to pay taxes. What they are now displaying with regard to the Waki report is also selfishi.
We all want to know the truth and that will only come out into the open when the special tribunal comes into play. How can those accused determine the due process of the law and whether the issues are real or imagined. And again if the clashes were spontaneous, how come that the Kalenjin continue to issue threats to those willing to go back to their land today and the children who have been forced to live a desperate lifestyle?
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IT IS CLEAR WHAT KIBAKI’S INTENTIONS ARE REGARDING THE WAKI COMMISSION:
They will wait until February 28, 2009 and then set up a “special tribunal” to try the suspects in Waki’s list.
While the setting up of the bogus tribunal is being acted out, another team is being readied to challenge the legality of the “Special Tribunal” as unconstitutional.
Chief Injustice Gicheru will also be busy setiing up a constitutional bench to start hearing the challenge against the “Special Tribunal” and the first hearing will be held on March 1, 2009 and they will then adjourn until December 31, 2012.
With this strategy, action will have been taken on the Waki recommendations and the the “due process will have taken its course”. The victims of police executions and gang rapes, and who are deemed to have been or are of no economic value, will have been served with the action on Waki report.
In the meantime, the catholic church in Kenya will be praising the government for sticking to the “rule of law”.
While all these are happening, they will be working on William Ruto to finish his job of wrecking ODM and hence stopping Mr. Raila Odinga from ever becoming the president of Kenya.
For us, ordinary souls, we will be watching helplessly seeing a man who is a gifted speaker and leader go from a promising national leader to a tribal inciter.
Who could have thought that the William Ruto who we watched travel around Kenya in late 2007 articulating the ODM platform has now been reduced to a destructive leader.
He wants to destroy ODM. He wants to dry up Kenyan rivers and render millions of people desert residents.
In a few short months, the William Ruto, who recently shared the podium with the great USA ambassador in Kenya erased the respect the world had for him. Mr. William Ruto, a very young leader, with a bright future before him and who could have wisely worked with Mr. Musalia Mudavadi and the two of them would have taken the leadership of Kenya later, is now in a rush to finish digging his own political grave.
The UN is involved in the Waki process. The UN is involved in the conservation of Mau Forest. If you fight the UN on these two fronts, what political future do you have?
The only political card left to Rutoh is the word “MAJIMBO”. Unfortunately that is becoming a tired political word with little meaning. Kenyans are ready to forget the past and match into the future and the Judases must carry their crosses. Rutoh may have survived in the past by auctioning and missleading his brethren in Kalenjin diasporah. But their behavior in the aftermath of the 2007 election left a chilling message in the minds of majority of Kenyans.
I can assure you here that no tribe in Kenya will ever trust the Kalenjin as a dependable political ally. If they could not help themselves in the 20plus years of Nyayo rule and could not retain respect for Moi, then I do not see them having any respect for anybody including Rutoh himselft. As the African tradition is so right, they will reject Rutoh and Koskei the same way. Watch this space. I have not seen any other tribe in Kenya disrepect their “JADUONG”. Think of Charles Njonjo, Charles Rubia, Kenneth Matiba, Masinde Muliro, Moses Mudavadi, William Omamo, Kariuki Chotara and other elders of different tribes, whatever political disagreements, they were still respected by their tribes. But Kalenjin, no they do not have respect for elders. Rutoh wants to subject the PM to the same thing that they did to Moi. But other Kenyans will not allow that to happen. We know that the only person who is qualified to unite Kenyans today is RAILA AMOLO ODINGA. I had a lot of reservation on him during the elections, but when he accepted to sign the peace deal, he got my 2012 vote.
The next successful coalition will be made of the following people: Raila Odinga, Martha Karua, George Saitoti, Musalia Mudavadi, Danson Mungatana, Harun Mwau, Charity Ngilu, Paul Muite, Kiraitu Murungi, Nkaissary and a few others. They will tread the political landscape in Kenya like buffaloes. Raila like Barack Obama will beat any opponent hands down for the position of president.
Who tells you Rutto will be rejected…?Raila is in power in the name of who?watch this space, dont just write literature, but do some bit of intelligence and analysis.You guy who just a so betty and shallow minded.
RUTO RULES AND HE LL BE THE KINGPIN
KALENJINS ARE KENYANS LIKE YOU AND OTHERS.
They killed TOO,KONES AND LABOSO, now they are trying to kill the few surviving politically?you ve never seen the last of a kalenjin.
Whats the UN Maru?talk of what you know but dont just waste ua employeers time and resources pendling liars.The UN is not that special the way you trying to fortify, ask the insiders and you ll be shocked.
Kenya is a great country. Kenya teamed up on a 50-50 effort with the USA to produce the 44th president of the USA. Kenyan people are great. They have big hearts and big dreams. They are a peace-loving people and as we saw during the recent Beijing Olympics, Kenyans can be one people if they have the right leader.
But the current Kenyan leadership is JUNK. Look at these:
The other day, Mwai Kibaki, attended the funeral service of the late Reuben Chesire. Thank you very much. The late Chesire was a prominent Kenyan dairy farmer and businessman. He was a major participant in Kenya’s chase of the elusive 10% economic growth.
A few days before the funeral service, an inmate at Kamiti maximum security prison was bludgeoned to death. His death missed Mwai Kibaki’s attention. The late inmate was a non-factor in the economic growth as he was a mere consumer of goods and services and it is for this reason that Kibaki’s eye was not caught by the story of his death.
Even if Mwai Kibaki decided not to notice the story on the inmate’s death, he contributed to it albeit indirectly. The inmate’s death could have been prevented if Mwai Kibaki was capable of caring for all Kenyans, inspite of their circumstances and stations in life. I will give you the story.
Before she left us, Ms. Lorna Laboso was preparing a report on reforms for Kenya prison system. The report was never completed and the reforms never took place. If Mwai Kibaki and his sidekick, Kalonzo Musyoka, had really cared for the welfare of all Kenyans, they would have seen the urgency of appointing a new Assistant Minister for Home Affairs to complete Lorna’s work on prison reforms.
Like Mwai Kibaki, Kalonzo Musyoka cares for “Kenyans who matter” and who happen to be people with careers. When Kenyans made their wish on the Waki report that it be implemented, Kalonzo retorted, “IT IS PEOPLE’S CAREERS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE, STUPID”.
When Kenyans reminded Kalonzo that Kenyans were executed and women and children were gang-raped while others were roasted alive and justice must be done and seen to be done, Kalonzo could not see how serious these allegations were compared to the political careers that would be ruined. Kalonzo cannot bring himself to even imagine Uhuru’s political career dying just in the name of bringing justice to bereaved Kenyans.
Kalonzo has bared his thinking for all Kenyans to see. I have often wondered why Kalonzo was not seeing the needed reforms in Kenya prison system as a matter of life and death. I have often wondered why Kalonzo was not seeing the fierce urgency of the prison reforms in Kenya. Now, I am in the know.
I now know what Kalonzo’s frame of mind looks like. Kibaki and Kalonzo only see the top cream of society as the Kenyans who matter. Look at the attention they are giving the Waki report. The Waki report is now the single most important item of business for Kibaki and PM Raila but Kibaki does not see it that way.
Instead, Kibaki is busy visiting. They are keeping Moses Wetangula very busy these days soliciting for invitations so that the now-dreaded Thursdays are kept full. And Mwai Kibaki is a very busy man on another front as well, marketing Uhuru Kenyatta to East African leaders.
A few weeks ago, they were in Uganda. A few days ago, they were in Rwanda. Uhuru is minister for trade and this is being used as a cover. On all issues – trade, transportation, education, security, immigratiion, etc. within East Africa, the Minister of East African Community is the representative and the lead personality.
Hon. Kingi has been relegated to obscurity while Uhuru plays a prominent role and the PM just watches and cheers. Tribalism is in Kibaki’s blood and bones.
I am sure when Museveni, Kibaki, and Uhuru were alone, military and monetary support were solicited for Uhuru “to take over leadership in Kenya”. It could have been the same story in Rwanda. They cannot venture into Tanzania with similar requests because President Kikwete does not entertain it.
As the half-written report that Lorna prepared sits on the desk of the Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, more inmates wait to be bludgeoned to death or to be infected with HIV and the men and women who gurad them continue to be stressed up. The much needed reforms are not Kibaki’s or Kalonzo’s priority.
Kibaki’s priority is to raise the profile of Uhuru Kenyatta throughout the world. Kibaki’s other priority is his Muthaiga Club members. He has to serve them. The ministry of finance belongs to them. Like Mugabe, who is holding the entire people of Zimbabwe to ransom and watching them die of cholera or hunger as he clings to power, Kibaki clings to the ministry of finance.
Helplessly, we watch and wait for his exit. Hon. Oparanya looks to me to be a very efficient man and could make a great finance minister. But as we all know now, a capable man such as Hon. Oparanya can only be minister for finance over Kibaki’s dead body. As Mugabe holds onto the ministry of home affairs, the ministry in charge of police in Zimbabwe, Kibaki clings onto the ministry of finance in Kenya.
When David Mwiraria stepped aside as minister for finance, Kimunya was immediately appointed the substantive minister for finance. At the time, Kenyans were told that the ministry of finance is so important and there are some issues and agreements that an acting minister for finance cannot sign. Kenyans were told that a substantive appointment had to be made for the ministry of finance as a matter of urgency.
John Michuki has been acting for several months. The story that was given in the case of Mwiraria is not being repeated. Apparently, the deficiences of an acting minister for finance do not apply when the man acting is of Kibaki’s tribe.
THE MOST FOOLISH THING TO DO IN LEADERSHIP IS CLING ONTO THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE REJECTED.
There will be Obamas in Kenya, in Zimbabwe, and throughout Africa. The young people of Africa want fairness and justice and equity. They have said no to tribalism.
While Kibaki is clinging to his outdated way of leadership, Kenyans are ignoring him and moving ahead. If some things can be done at the ICC and not in Kenya, then Kenyans will do everything possible to get to ICC.
You watch with anger when you see such an incapable man as Evans Gicheru sit and pretend to be the Chief Justice when the judicial system in Kenya has failed. You are even angrier when you know that in Kenya there are many Wakis and Kilonzos and Orengos who can give Kenya a working judicial system and who can preside in place of the challenged Gicheru.
I HAVE GIVEN CRITICAL THOUGHT TO THE WAKI REPORT AND RECOMENDATIONS. FOR ALL KENYANS INCLUDING KALENJINS, THE BEST WAY FORWARD IS TO HAVE THE WAKI REPORT IMPLEMENTED FULLY AND NOW. YOU CANNOT RETRIEVE THE LIST THAT IS NOW SITTING WITH DR. KOFI ANNAN. YOU CANNOT STOP ACTION ON THE LIST THAT IS WITH DR. ANNAN.
WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES OVER JNAUARY 20, 2009, HE WILL EXPECT ONLY THE BEST FROM KENYA.
Kenya has to be ready when he takes over. Now is the time to put your house in order, Kenya. Justice Waki cannot be sued before Nyamu because the list is secret.
Look at the Sudanese president. He is a wanted man at the Hague. The ICC did not ask the Sudanese police to investigate. The ICC investigated. We are now reading of reports that the ICC has already tasked some people to analyse and these are reports they have received from Kenya.
Can Justice Nyamu stop the ICC from doing its work? Justice Nyamu is now making a name for himself as the man promoting criminality and impunity in Kenya. The question is: On whose behalf is he doing it? He absolved Saitoti from Goldenburg crimes and now Justice Nyamu may be testing waters on the Waki report. Kenyans will see how far he will go with this one.
I APPEAL TO KENYANS EVERYWHERE TO START COLLECTING SIGNATURES AND TO TARGET ONE MILLION SIGNATURES. THEY WILL THEN WRITE TWO LETTERS TO ACCOMPANY THOSE SIGNATURES. THE TWO LETTERS AND THE SIGNATURES WILL BE SEND TO THE WHITE HOUSE ON JANUARY 21, 2009 FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ATTENTION.
ONE LETTER WILL BE CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT OBAMA ON HIS ELECTION AS THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE USA WHILE THE OTHER LETTER WILL BE REQUESTING PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HELP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WAKI REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, HELP TO FIGHT TRIBALISM AND CORRUPTION IN KENYA, AND HELP TO ENTRENCH ACCOUNTABILITY, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND RULE OF LAW IN KENYA.
I, for one, will be sending the two letters to the White House for January 21, 2009.
I am suprised that Laboso could transform the prison system in Kenya yet the government is barely 10 months now. Yes, we always display our ignorance in a thousand words. Yet wisdom is demonstrated through a few words.
In the most powerful nation on earth, gangsterism is rapant. I understand in some American inner cities death occur in the thousands and the president cannot do a lot. I do not support insecurity because the family of the dead suffer, no but let the so called half-elitists come back to earth and contribute in the making of a new nation devoid of extreme tribalists. The Kenya Christian musicians did show how young people can come together for a common good course. Former president Moi continues to do exactly that through his development and nationalism. Meanwhile, Rutoh and Koskei continue with their tribal chieftancy and anti-Kikuyu gospel.
THE ONLY OPTION REMAINING FOR MWAI KIBAKI IF HE IS TO GO OUT IN DIGNITY RATHER THAN HUMILIATION IS FOR HIM TO LEAVE THIS COMING MONTH:
Kibaki should do these:
1. Cabinet shuffle. Appoint Hon. Raila Odinga as Vice President as well as PM. The Kenya constitution does not say no to this.
2. Prepare a farewell speech to deliver on Jamhuri Day. In the speech, Kibaki will soften up and ask Kenyans for forgiveness for the massive deaths that have occurred while he was president and for the failure of the judicial system in Kenya.
3. Kibaki will observe in his farewell speech that, the flocking of Kenyans to ICC at the Hague with reports and requests for justice, clearly show that Kenyans no longer have any confidence in his (Kibaki’s) leadership and in the judicial system in Kenya.
4. Kibaki will disclose that when Vice President and PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, is sworn in as acting president, he will re-appoint Kalonzo Musyoka as VP.
5. As soon as Hon. Raila Odinga is sworn in as acting President, he will make the following key appointments: Kalonzo Musyoka as VP and Minsiter of Northern Kenya, Hon. Henry Kosgey as PM, Musalia Mudavadi will be kept as Deputy PM and Minster of Internal Security, and Ms. Martha Karua will be appointed as Deputy PM and Minister of Correctional Services and Employment.
Hon. Oparanya will be appointed Minister for Finance, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo as Minister for Justice, and Paul Muite as Attorney General.
6. The new government under Hon. Raila Odinga will appoint a new Elections Kenya Commission to be headed by Mr. Francis Ole Kaparo and will set a timetable for general elections to be held in Kenya in March, 2009.
7. In the meantime, the government of President Raila will ask the new Chief Justice, Mr. Philip Waki, to rework the Waki recomendations and set up a local court to try all the suspects involved in the electoral fraud of December 2007 as well as the violence that followed.
That local court will also be responsible for taking a census of all youth that are being held in prisons in relation to the aftermath of the electoral fraud and determine their exact number. It is possible that the over 1,000 youth being held in prisons, according to some Rift Valley legislators may not be correct as some of the youth may have been executed and buried in mass graves in Ngong forest. Justice Waki failed to do a physical count during his inv estigations.
8. The governement of President Raila will at the same time invite the ICC to come to Kenya and investigate crimes against humanity and the role played by John Michuki in those crimes. I have learned that among the reports Kenyans have sent to ICC at the Hague, there is one detailing the execution of about 500 Mungiki youth in Ngong forest.
It is suspected that the Mungiki youth were executed by mercenaries brought into Kenya by John Michuki and that the executions were carried out under the command of the “Artur brothers”. The gang-rape of women and children and the executions of men and children by police while John Michuki was Minister in charge of police demand that the ICC be invlved in the investigations.
Some Kenyans are seeing it. Some Kenyan leaders are seeing it. Others deny it. But the truth is that the Waki report and recomendations are unstoppable and they will force Kibaki out in humiliation.
THE ONLY REMAINING OPTION FOR MWAI KIBAKI IS TO EXIT AND NOW WITH SOME DIGNITY.
The Waki thing is going to pre-occupy Kenya for the next four years. Kibaki’s dream of 10% economic growth will never be realized. The world economic recession, which some fear, will turn into a depression and the failure of Mwai Kibaki to lead and give Kenyans justice will mean that there will be no handouts from rich nations and hence there will be nothing for Kibaki to justify his continued presidency.
Rather than hold Kenya to ransom as Mugabe is doing, Kibaki should do the honourable thing and go now. Mwai Kibaki has admitted to Hon. Raila Odinga, in private, that it is him (Raila) who won the presidency in December, 2007.
And there is no denying it. Mwai Kibaki has served Kenya with distinction in the past. Mwai Kibaki should be a gentleman and let Raila take over the presidency in a peaceful manner without further loss of life. It is for this reason that Mwai Kibaki should appoint PM Raila as the VP as well to facilitate a peaceful transfer of power.
I love Kenyans who can make things happen and who can bring change. This is why I would like to see Mr. Paul Muite as Attorney General and John Githongo as Head of Civil Service.
I really have nothing to say but seat on my computer and wonder of what happened to our politicians. We must keep the pressure until these thugs come to their senses and pay taxes like we do. These are a bunch of unashamed thieves who will continue to steal from us and Kibaki and Raila will do nothing about it.
11 Months down the line, someone is still insane with who won the elections, It is not wrong to dream, but if the dream time becomes too long, the one is mistaken for mediocrity. Kenyans have moved on, we are now focusing on the lawmakers and their Taxation.
Dear Mr. William Ruto,
Kibaki and Uhuru are not people to do business – political business – with. In matters of government business, yes, you have to deal with them. On the Waki thing, yes you have to deal with them but you should be extremely careful that you do not give them room to lasoo you and tighten the noose. Always retain legal counsel on the side.
Mr. William Ruto, stay put in ODM and support Arap Mibey. He is the only road for you and others to the presidency of Kenya. I had never understood Arap Mibey the way I understand him. What he says and does is what there is. Kibaki will give you one face to mislead you while his heart is at opposite pole.
Look at the track records of both Uhuru Kenyatta and Mwai Kibaki.
The year is 2002, Project Uhuru is launched by President Moi with an operating budget of KSh. 2 billion. The project fails.
The year is 2007 (towards the end), Uhuru Kenyatta abandons his supporters in ODM and teams up with Kibaki. Arap Mibey, with your help, William, beats them both but they use force to steal the election. A bloodbath ensues, which they are now trying hard to blame it on you.
On Thursday, Uhuru told the Kanu delegates, “do not resort to violence when you lose elections”. It would appear that he was talking about you, William Ruto.
The year is 2008 (January to February), Project Cleanse Naivasha is launched at State House, Nairobi (Yes, you know them as well as I do, the brains who masterminded the operation). The route from Nairobi to Naivasha is cleared of all forms of traffic and people are torched alive in Naivasha.
William, a similar thing happened in your town of Eldoret. The suspects who were behind the torching of the church in Eldoret were arrested and have been arraigned in court. William, have you ever heard that the suspects for the Naivasha episode have been arrested? Have you, William, ever been told who those suspects are?
The reason, William, for a total blackout of the Naivasha torching of people alive being not in the news is to make the world think and believe that it only happened in Eldoret, the hometown of Mr. William Ruto.
The Naivasha chapter of what happened in Eldoret will never be resported in the news. Check the media and tell me if you have noticed this being highlighted anywhere. The whole focus on Waki’s list has been turned on you, William. You are now being told to support Uhuru in exchange for your pardon. Do you accept to play this ludicrousness?
The year is early 2008 still and Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka is fooled to support Kibaki in exchange for the Kikuyu vote in the next presidential elections. Kalonzo believed them until a couple of days ago that he started seeing how he was taken for a ride.
On Kalonzo’s back, the following words have been stamped: Expired and Discarded. This is why Kalonzo is now reaching out to his sister, Charity. I foresee ODM-K dissolving at some stage so that one ODM can exist. William, you are an able leader. Do you want to abandon ODM and go to Kanu, which is dead? Arap Mibey is going to win the next presidential election with a landslide. Be part of that victory, William. Let the Kalenjins be part of that victory. Lead them there.
I suggested several weeks ago that Mzee Moi should pass to the torch to you, William. I also suggested that Uhuru should be petitioning Moi to impress upon you to work with Uhuru. Did I mean that Kalenjins should support Uhuru for the presidency? No, absolutely not. I foresee dangerous zones and I want them brought into existence and then killed so that they do not pose any danger in future.
Should Kalenjins and Kikuyus work together? Yes, absolutely. Indeed, all Kenyan communities should work together and live together in peace. Kenya is for all Kenyans. There are Kikuyus throughout Rift Valley and that is their home.
One wise old man told me long ago that “Mugeni, one of the foremost Kalenjin foreseers, once said that the Kalenjins will keep pushing westwards until they hit a wall and then they will stop there before beginning to push eastwards”. Kalenjins will soon be able to see Nairobi from their homes.
Mr. William Ruto, should you be working with Uhuru to support his presidential ambitions. NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. Uhuru is a desperate man and a liar. I suggested recently that Kibaki has been marketing Uhuru in Uganda and Rwanda. If you watch Kenyan politics very keenly, you will agree with me that this has been happening indeed.
Before the leaders of Uganda and Rwanda, Uhuru is presented as the one and only leader who will ensure that there is no blockage of transit goods from Mombasa to Uganda and Rwanda. “Support Uhuru financially and militarily because he is the only one who will ensure that the blockades that happened earlier this year will never be repeated.” The support being solicited includes military support where foreign armies enter Kenya on the pretext of keeping the Mombasa to Uganda routes open.
Similar trips will be made in future to Sudan and Ethiopia. On foreign soil, both Arap Mibey and you, Wlliam, are attacked but on home soil they solicit your help to wreck ODM and support Uhuru.
Uhuru is not somebody to do political business with. He lied to Kalonzo Musyoka. Kibaki lied to the leaders of PNU affliate parties to kill their parties and unite in PNU in order to give Uhuru support.
William, you are a great campaigner and you build ODM from scratch with the other leaders. Should you now give room to someone who is trying to thrive on lies?
Arap Mibey knows so much of the evil things that Kibaki and Michuki have done. This is why there seems to be desperation to build Uhuru within Kenya and throughout East Africa.
Kibaki has even convinced Arap Mibey to delay the appointment of Kipsigis Ministers. William, do you know why Kibaki is doing this. I will give you the reasons: The first reason is that Kibaki wants to put Arap Mibey in bad light with the people who supported him. He is trying to make the Kipsigis people get angry with Arap Mibey for abandoning them. The Kipsigis lost their ministers. What do they have to do with Kimunya?
The second reason and the main reason is this: Kibaki is trying to get Amos Kimunya back into the Finance ministry, where Kimunya will continue with his fishy ways to build a war chest for Uhuru. Kibaki is buying time while his men bribe the MPs they can convince to support Kimunya.
Kibaki may have asked or may be in the process of asking Arap Mibey to run to parliament and convince MPs to accept Kimunya as Finance Minister. It is a complex web of things and if each scheme falls perfectly into place as they hope, they expect to have billions of shillings (more than Moi’s 2 billion shillings budget) to finance Uhuru’s prsidential campaign. Kimunya is a realiable fund-raiser (he knows where to steal) for Uhuru’s presidential bid.
Within the landlocked countries of East Africa – Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern DRC, Southern Sudan, Ethiopia – they will use scare tactics to extract funds from them to support Uhuru. They will be reminding them that only Uhuru will ensure that the routes from Mobasa to the border points will remain open.
Mr. William Ruto, I have watched you and I admire your leadership abilities. You are a great leader and the best hope to join Mzee Moi as the president of Kenya hailing from the Kalenjin community. But, unfortunatlely, William, you are ruining your stature before the whole world. Carry yourself as a Kenyan leader and a world leader.
Never turn to the rookie MPs from Rift Valley for advice. If you do so, your chances of one day leading Kenya will evaporate. You need to reach out to seasoned politicians, even TM Nick. You need to have a team of legal experts. You need a team of ordinary citizens. You need to reach out to Mzee Moi and have a chat with him. Keep no enemies. Keep Uhuru and KIbaki’s enticements at arm’s length.
William Ruto, if you polled Kenyans eearly this year as to who their favourite leaders are. All Kenyans – Kalenjins, Luos, Luhyas, Kisiis, Coast people, North Eastern Kenya people and al others – would have ranked you together with Arap Mibey and Mudavadi as their top three favourites.
If you polled the same Kenyans now, probably only the Kalenjijns would rate you high. Others wpuld not. Why? William, from my vintaghe point, I have watched you and I can confidently tell you that some rookie MPs who support you wholehaertedly convinced you that you are a better leader than both Arap Mibey and Mudavadi and that you should challenge them both.
And you did so. You forgot, William, that those rookies cannot sway their communities. “haraka haraka haina baraka”, so they say, William. Bid for your time. It will come. For now, strengthen ODM. Arap Mibey and Mudavadi are your best route to the presidency. You are much younger than them and time is on your side. Do not be restless as the rookie MPs that are now serving as your advisors.
I remain your strong supporter in times of joy and in times of challenges. I sincerely ask you not to let me and millions of others down.
Maru Kapkatet
THIS IS GREAT FOR KENYA:
1. Mr. Kibaki launches the Kwale International Sugar processing plant in Kwale
2. Mr. Kibaki signs an agreement with Qatar to finance the construction of a port in Lamu
3. Mr. Kibaki makes appointments in the military and those appointed are from different parts and ethnic groups in Kenya. They reflect the face of Kenya.
These are positive developments and I applaud Mr. Kibaki for the new direction that he is taking. I will never be a critic for the sake of it but I strongly oppose the things and policies that I know will one day destroy Kenya.
It is great to see the government of Kenya initiate major projects in different parts of Kenya and to recognize the important contribution towards nation-building by all Kenyans.
Thank you for all these new initiatives Mr. President. It is my prayer and hope that we will continue to see more good things from you – things that will unite Kenyans and develop Kenya with no region left behind.
I wish that all the Ministers could help the president by being productive and nationalistic.
I have been watching some ministries and they are dormant and yet there is a lot they can do even on a small budget. The problem that many of our leaders have is to think of a project and want to get it completed overnight.
Our leaders have to learn that they do not necessarily have to carry out a project to its completion before it is deemed succesful. Taking the first step is as important as commissioning a completed project.
I think, for example, how the ministries of Fisheries and Housing can point Kenya in the right direction by taking the first steps. I would like to see the Ministry of Fisheries launch a project to carry out feasibility studies on establishing a fish processing plant in Kisumu.
The Ministry of Housing is waiting for huge funds to upgrade the slums in Nairobi and in all other major cities and towns in Kenya. Those big funds may not be forthcoming. Why does the Ministry of Housing not get into the business of doing research to find alternative and cheaper ways of upgrading those slums.
Hon. Shitanda, think research. You can establish a Housing Research Institute. Kari has done wonders for Kenya. Kemri has put Kenya on the map. Mr. Shitanda, you may want to check up Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and borrow one or two ideas from them.
Many Kenyans live in grass-thatched houses, reed-thatched, corrugated iron-roofed or in makuti-roofed houses. Research could come up with improvements or better alternatives to these building materials. Grass and reeds are becoming increasingly hard to come by. Iron sheets may be very expensive in future to be affordable by rural folks in Kenya.
The Kenya Housing and Urban Research Institute could come up with appropriate building materials for Kenya. Kenyan rural folk are in urgent need of help to come up with cheap alternatives to grass, rreds, and makuti roofing materials. Come to their aid, Hon. Shitanda. Do not focus on slums only. The cheap building materials as well as building space are becoming harder and harder to come by.
The Ministry of Housing should be researching and developing a working building code. The Ministry of Housing should also develop exprtise in order to help Kenyans maximize on building space. The M inistry of Housing should be in the forefront developing homes models that Kenyans can use fro their own homes.
The Minsitry of Housing can achieve a lot of good things even on a small budget. There are Farmers’ Training Centres in Kenya. It may not be a bad idea to also have Home Building Training Centres.
Knowledge is key to development in any country. Thriving economies all over the world are knowledge-based. Kenya should be turning to their universities and research institutes to help Kenya grow.
PRESIDENT AHMEDI NAJAD OF IRAN TO VISIT KENYA:
Many Kenyans may not pay so much attention to this announcement that President Ahmedi Najad of Iran has been invited by Mwai Kibaki to visit Kenya.
I hope, though, that there those Kenyans in the academia who will dig deep and try to come up with facts on this proposed visit to Kenya by the Iranian president. It is my hope that the political science and international relations experts in Kenyan universities are working overtime to analyze the proposed visit and to answer the pressing question on how this visit came about.
For me, the announcement has solved some of the mysteries that I have been wrestling with for many months now.
1. MYSTEERY NUMBER ONE: Who were the mercenary Artur brothers who came to Kenya and terrorized Kenyans?
This mystery is now solved. The “Artur brothers” claimed that they were Armenians. Several Kenyans including myself wrote or phoned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia to inquire on the two mercenaries that were terrorizing Kenyans and whether they were indeed Armenians. The Armenian government denied that they were Armrnian nationals.
I then ask myself whether the two terrorist mercenaries had claimed that they were from Armenia when indeed they were from a neighbouring country. I consulted the Atlas of the World to check which countries border Armenia.
One of the countries that borders Armenia is Iran. I became very suspicious that the two Artur mercenaries could be from Iran but then I dismissed this on the grounds that there was no contact between Kenyan authorities and Iran authorities. In hindsight, I can now see that I was wrong to assume that the Artur were Iranians.
THE MYSTERY IS NOW SOILVED: The Artur brothers that tewrrorized and possibly massacred Kenyans were indeed Iranians and members of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guards. After they were “deported” from Kenya, they went back to Iran and back to work in the Iranian elite group.
2. MYSTERY NUMBER TWO: When and how did the Kibaki government first get to make contact with the Iranian government. One plausible reason is that Kibaki’s family may be the reason that President Ahmedi Najad is coming to Kenya. Ms. Wangui Mwai was in love with one of the Artur terrorists. when did they fall in love? Was it after the Artur mercenaries came to Kenya or was it before the merccearies came to Kenya?
Wangui Mwai used to work with Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Is it possible that while doing her official duties she got to know one of the Artur brothers and they fell in love and then through her the Kenyan authorities invited them to help the government of Kenya eliminate some opponents.
The resurgence of the Othaya activist coincides with the invitation to visit Kenya being extended to President Ahmedia Najad. This question could easily be answered if Kenya had a Foreign Affairs Minister of the late Dr. Ouko’s capacity and ability.
The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is the second worst (in terms of ability) that Kenya has ever had. He is plain. He does not dig below the surface. He is not capable of formulation foreign policy for Kenya. He could not be the one that discovered that Kenya can do business with Iran.
He has not even found it necessary to call a conference with Kenya’s former foreign affairs ministers and diplomats – Kalonzo Musyoka, Marsden Madoka, Bethwell Kiplagat, Sally Kosgei amongst others – and the current ambassador to USA to come up with a strategy for Kenya to benefit from the Obama presidency.
The current Minister for Foreign Affairs could not, therefore, be credited with initiating the invitation to President Ahmedi Najad to come to Kenya and must have been only doing what he is told to do.
I PUT IT TO MWAI KIBAKI THAT HIS FAMILY IS DOING FOREIGN POLICY FOR KENYA, AND JUST AS THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THE ARTUR MERCENARIES INTO KENYA AND AVAILING THE USE OF PRESIDENTIAL ESCORT VEHICLES TO THEM, THEY ARE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR INVITING PRESIDENT AHMEDI NAJAD TO KENYA.
I ALSO PUT IT TO MWAI KIBAKI THAT THE ARTUR BROTHERS ARE IRANIANS AND ARE MEMBERS OF THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONAY GUARD.
I ALSO PUT IT TO MWAI KIBAKI THAT HE, LIKE THE MUGABE OF ZIMBABWE, HAS NO FEELINGS FOR KENYANS. KENYANS WERE TERRORIZED AND POSIBLY MASSACRED BY THE ARTUR BROTHERS, WHO ARE IRANIANS.
THE FACT THAT ONE OF THEM FELL IN LOVE WITH WANGUI MWAI DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE INVITATION OF PRESIDENT AHMEDI NAJAD.
Until the truth about the Artur brothers is revealed, Kenyans should be forgiven for thnking, analyzing, and coming up with possibilities.
Maru,
Tell your shrink he needs to up your dose of anti hallucinogens. Clearly, your grasp of reality is fading by each passing day…. 🙂
MARU,
I seriously think you should stop writting lengthy hearsay, unfounded, wrong articles and preserve the integrity of all real and hardworking bloggers whose sole purpose of this blog was to improve political enviroment of the country we love……..
please preserve our blog for real issues and don’t let it go down in the dustbin of political irrelevance where many which were started with noble minds ended up.
THIS IS BY NO MEANS A PERSONAL ATTACK I BELIEVE YOU ARE PEACE LOVING KENYAN.
Dear President George Bush,
On behalf of millions of Kenyans, I extend my deepest gratitude to you and your administration for the enormous help you have given Kenya.
In 2002, you invited President Moi to Washington and prevailed on him to retire and hold democratic elections for the next administration in Kenya. Moi obliged and the general elections of December 2002 were the only true and free elections that the republic of Kenya has ever held.
Late in 2003, you invited the newly and democratically-elected president of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, to Washington and rolled out a very warm welcome to him and his delegation.
The media wrote this of that visit:
“President Mwai Kibaki, First Lady Lucy Kibaki and a large Kenyan delegation were given a warm welcome by President George W. Bush during their September visit to Washington. “Kenya is building a modern, prosperous and peaceful future,” the U.S. president said in welcoming the Kibakis on the south lawn of the White House. “In building that future it will have a partner in the United States.””
At the time, you, President Bush was following up on the democratic elections that Kenya had held and you were hoping that by inviting Mwai Kibaki to Washington and offering him such a warm state reception democracy and the rule of law would be strengthened in Kenya. You said so and I quote, “Kenya is building a modern, prosperous and peaceful future”.
In your humanity, dear President Bush, you did not know that you were dealing with a thief and a man whose heart is made of stone. You very well know what this man whom you had invited to Washington and given a warm reception would do to his people later in December of 2007 to February of 2008.
You must be aware, President Bush, of the draconian laws that are being introduced in Kenya. You must also be aware that the Electoral Commission of Kenya Chairman, Samwel Kivuitu, and his fellow commissioners are still in office despite being partly responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Kenyans.
Today, because of Mwai Kibaki and his men, thousands of Kenyans will not be able to celebrate the birth of our Saviour with us. They are gone and they needlessly died. The only bright thing that those many lost lives bought for Kenya with their lives and blood are reforms and they are taking too long to come and signs are that more lives may yet have to be lost.
I take this opportunity, President Bush, to remind you that Kenyans are determined and although the road is difficult to travel, thanks to Kibaki’s men including one Francis Muthaura, the people of Kenya will get there. Yes, they can.
On Jamhuri Day, Kenyans demonstrated their resolve to have their country back by saying no to gagging and draconian laws that take away freedom of expression. Kenyans also demonstrated that they will say no to being fed artificial growth figures. kibaki had started saying that “Kenya’s economic growth is starting to slow from 7.5% to 4.5%.
What a lie to try to feed to the people when they are dying of hunger. In my own contribution to my beloved Kenya, I implored the authorities to appoint a Minsiter to be in charge of FOOD SECURITY. Such a Minister would make sure that FOOD SECURITY, which should be defined in terms of availability and affordability is upheld in the same way that national security is being held.
They would not listen to me. And I guarantee you, President Bush, that there will be massive food riots in Kenya in the not-too-distant future. The coalition government of Mwai Kibaki is triggered to action only by crisis. It is not a pro-active government.
President Bush, you must be wondering whether there is something fundamentally wrong with African leaders. They love brutality. Their laws are based on brutality. Why do African leaders not try education and talking. Peaceful resolutions can be achieved by educating people and through talking and debates and by using the justice system.
WHY ARE AFRICAN LEADERS GROUNDED ON BRUTALITY? WATCH THEM. THEY ARE ALWAYS ISSUING A THREAT. VERY FEW AFRICAN LEADERS WILL DELIVER THEIR SPEECHES WITHOUT SPICING THEM UP WITH SOME FORM OF THREAT.
Even as Kenyans vigorously oppose draconian laws and even as they fight for food, a very ugly development is beginning to take shape. Mwai Kibaki has invited President Ahmedi Jenad of Iran to pay an official visit to Kenya, where he will be given a warm reception by Kibaki, a reception that will only be rivaled by the one Kibaki got in Washington.
Many Kenyans are analyzing and trying to solve the puzzle of how this visit came about. Those Kenyans in the know have come to the conclusion that Ahmedi Jenad’s visit has been brokered and arranged for by Kibaki’s family. His daughter was public in her demonstration of love and affection for one Iranian member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards who came to Kenya under the aliases of Arturs and terrorized and possibly massacred Kenyans.
Artur’s president and possibly relative, President Ahmedia Jenad, is now invited to visit Kenya to be thanked for his services to Kenya. What a stabbing in the back for Kenyans and especially the Kenyan women who were terrorized but will now be invited to Jomo Kenyatta International airport to dance for Ahmedi Jenad.
It reminds one of the biblical account of King Herod who had John the Baptist beheaded for his daughter. King Herod’s daughter had danced so beautifully for King Herod and his guests that he promised his daughter that he will do anything for her.
Herodia, King Herod’s wife (inherited wife), encouraged her daughter to ask the King to deliver John’s head on a platter to her and the King obliged. The question on many Kenyans’ minds now is whether they are witnessing a modern-day episode not too different from that of King Herod, his inherited wife Herodia, and her daughter.
Could the people of Kenya be the John the Baptist in the proposed visit by President Ahmedi Jenad?
On another note, I thank you, President Bush, for the hard-working amabassador that you send to Kenya. He has been a great friend of the wananchi of Kenya and if it were possible, I would request that his tenure be extended by the new Barack Obama administration so that this great man can continue to partner with Kenyans to complete the story and make its ending great.
My worry, though, is that the new Secretary of State is Ms. Hillary Clinton. Her husband was quoted as praising Kibaki and publicly declaring in a tv interview that he would like to meet Kibaki. I ask and pray that Ms. Clinton will continue the good work of her predecessor and not be fooled by Mwai Kibaki.
Mwai Kibaki is a gentleman and a humble man on the exterior. Inside, it is a different story as thousands of Kenyans who cannot be with us to celebrate Christmas and welcome the New Year testify.
I also thank you, President Bush, for your great Secretary of State, Ms. Condoleezza Rice for the great help she has given Kenyans. What a great woman she is! I have no doubt in my mind that her exemplary performance in the key portfolio of Secretary of State convinced many Americans that Mr. Obama would make a great President.
In concluding, I once again thank you most sincerely for all the help that you have given Kenya.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, you and First Lady, Laura Bush. I wish that you will be able to visit Kenya and meet the ordinary citizens of Kenya at a later date when we have a genuine president in Kenya.
Yours sincerely,
Maru Kapkatet
PS Yes, my heart is burdened for my motherland. I think Kenya. I dream Kenya. I wish the best for Kenya. My only way to offload my burden is by analyzing and sharing in writting. If I could make Kenya great without saying or writting a thing, I would do so. If I could make Kenyans one people and a people who love their country dearly without saying or writting anything, I would do so. If I could make Kenyan leaders abandon tribalism and economic enslavement of their fellow Kenyans without saying or writting anything, I would do so.
I have no hatred for anyone. I detest the actions of leaders who try to fool people. Be forthright and do what is right and just for everyone. Ask for forgivenes when you do wrong. Do this and I will be your friend and I will support you.
I support PM Raila not because I know him. I have never met him. I have heard him speak on TV and Radio and there is nothing attractive to his voice or words. He is not an orator. But I support him because I believe that he can do for Kenya the things that I like. Everytime, I try to warm up to Kibaki he does something atrocious and I do not support him anymore. Why can’t Kibaki be as forthright the way Hon. Raila is?
maru you surely is a proffesional blogger
KENYA FOR SALE, ACCORDING TO MWAI KIBAKI
By the time Mwai Kibaki leaves State House, he will have completely mortgaged Kenya’s sovereignty.
1. Which leader, worth a grain of salt, in this world will import mercenaries to terrorize his own people – humble citizens hawking vegetables and fruits on the streets of Nairobi. Kenyans, check the past media reports of how the mercenary Artur brothers were chased by women in the streets of Nairobi. During the chase, the Artur terrorists would stop and point their guns at the women and they would be terrified.
2. We are now being reminded of the deal Mwai Kibaki made to “donate” Kenya’s natural resource to the PM of Thailand for him to slaughter and enjoy with his guests.
3. As if that is not enough, Mwai Kibaki is now revisiting Kenya’s past and recreating the painful slave era that Kenyans were subjected to. Mwai Kibaki is now donating a 100-mile coastal strip to the Sultan of Qatar. Mwai Kibaki may be thinking with nostalgia of the Sultan of Oman. And Mwai Kibaki is doing this in secret, keeping his Minsiter of Agriculture in the dark.
4. And as if Kenyans are complete fools, that is a bunch of pumbavus, Mwai Kibaki “sells” the Grand Regency hotel, the property of the people of Kenya and he sold it in secret to Libyans although I am 100% sure that he and his buddies own it.
5. The above four episodes are confirmed. What about others that have been reported like bringing mercenaries from Uganda to Kenya.
Mwai Kibaki must be loving money (mbeca) so much that he has become completely blind to the fact that Kenya belongs to Kenyans. Mwai Kibaki appears to be in love with middle-eastern oil-producing countries. Has he not already invited the Iranian president to visit Kenya? Kenyans need to check to see what blood relationship there is between Ahmedi Nejad and the Arturs.
There is no question about it. Mwai Kibaki will end up being the most hated Kenyan leader when he exits the presidency. My fear is that Mwai Kibaki will go down and take PM Raila Odinga with him. The PM has to stand up for Kenyans now and say no to Kibaki’s escapades.
At times, one wonders whether Mwai Kibaki is really fit to lead. Is he not already senile. When he wants to get help, he is as meek as a lamb and as soon as he does not need someone, he is as brutal to them as an ungrateful donkey.
i agree maru,
Safaricom, kenya railways and a host of parastatals soon to be sold. Kenyans are still wary of the side shows. Waki commision, Comm bill while the carpet is being pulled right under their feet.
MY X-MAS AND NEW YEAR WISH LIST FOR KENYA:
1. That the Mugabes of Africa will exit from power by the end of 2008 so that Africa can begin a new era with President Obama in Januray 2009. The Mugabes have hearts of stone and do not care whether their people die or starve. They want the best for themselves and their friends and as long as these are being met, they see themselves as the best and only capable leaders.
2. That Mwai Kibaki stop showing contempt for his country – a country that has made him what he is – and stop selling the country to the Libya, Iran, Qatar and other Middle East nations and indeed any other foreigners. Kenya belongs to Kenyans and they need to be consulted before a foreigner is allowed to own a piece of Kenya. No secret and cowardly deals, Mwai Kibaki. Be forthright like Hon. Raila Odinga is. What you see and hear from Hon. Raila Odinga is what there is.
3. That Mwai Kibaki abandons his cowardice and malice and do things in the open. He goes to Doha with only Chirau Mwakwere to sell off 100,000 acres of Kenyans’ land in a deal that reminds Kenyans of the 10-mile coastal strip that was given to the Sultan of Oman and the Mazrui family.
To date, hundreds of years later, Kenyans are living on the land as squatters. Why did Kibaki not take Agriculture Minister, Hon. William Ruto, if the deal involves the growing of food for Kenyans. If there is no money to build the second port in Lamu, shelve the idea for now.
Since the deal was done in secret, one can only imagine that 50,000 acres were to be given to the Sultan f Qatar while 50,000 acres were to go to the Muthaiga club in the same way that the Grand Regency Hotel was “sold” – 50% to Libya and 50% to Kibaki and Muthaiga club friends.
I wish that the Kenyan leaders could tap our university top academics to help analyze and come up with solutions. Kibaki should have requested our universities’ institutes of development and policy research along with Kari to study a number of possibilities of building a second port in Lamu and advise.
This is why I look forward to PM Raila becoming the president of Kenya. He used the academicians to come up with the brilliant ODM manisfesto for the general elections of 2007. I have no doubt in my mind that President Raila will do things the way President Obama is doing and Kenya will benefit immensely.
I support Hon. Raila not because of the way he talks and what he says but because of his heart for Kenya and his willingness to tap the top brains in Kenya for the good of Kenya.
4. That Uhuru Kenyatta realizes that Kibaki has used him and abandoned him to lead a dying political party, Kanu, Uhuru should convince Mzee Moi that the only way to save Kanu now is for the party to merge with PNU and form NUKanu Party. The name NUKanu sounds like New Kanu but it captures the two merging parties – the Party of National Unity and Kanu
5. That Kalonzo Musyoka realizes that he is exactly where he was in December of 2007 and that his ODM-K is a party of Ukambani only. I wish that Kalonzo dissolves ODM-K and rejoin ODM, where he has a better chance of one day becoming president of Kenya. Kalonzo may have made some wrong decisions in the past but he is not a monster like others in PNU.
6. That the 27-member Parliamentary Select Committee will recommend that Kenya allows only a maximum of five political parties, to be named JP (Jamhuri Party), UP (Umoja Party), TP (Taifa Party), MP (Madaraka Party), and WP (Wananchi Party). I wish that Kenyans realize that all the diverse platforms amongst all the current zillion political parties can be captured and accommodated in a maximum of five political parties.
I wish that Kenyans realize that having a zillion political parties does not enhance democracy and is not only very expensive for Kenya, in terms of printing election materials, but is also very confusing to voters. I wish that our leaders could simplify things for our people and save money.
I wish that the Kenyan leaders will agree to a maximum of five political parties, whose symbols will be the Big Five animals of Kenya, and that the names will be allocated to ODM, NUKanu, Narc Kenya, and others by by the picking of a piece of paper from a lots box
7. I WISH THE PEOPLE OF KENYA A MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS MUGABE-LESS KENYA IN THE NEW YEAR AND IN THE COMING YEARS
WHY ARE KENYAN LEADERS SPOILING KENYANS’ CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS?
1. Mwai Kibaki, accompanied by his family including grandchildren, sends Christmas greetings to all Kenyans. Under normal circumstances, this would have been a welcome greeting from the Kenyan leader but he changed Kenya after December 27, 2008 and there are thousands of Kenyans who celebrated Christmas last year and are no longer with us. What about them? What about their families?
Mwai Kibaki has never apologized for the deaths of thousands of Kenyans under his leadership. NOT EVEN ONCE HAS HE SAID SORRY. I WODER WHETHER HE THANKED THE DEFUNCT ECK COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR HELP.
Mwai Kibaki should have asked Kenyans to remember those thousands of Kenyans who died a needless death in the past year even as they celebrate this year’s Xmas. This would have been an appropriate message.
As long as Kibaki does not apologize and acknowdledge the fact that needless deaths of thousands of Kenyans took place, that some of these Kenya who died would be now laughing and feasting with their grandparents, while the mothers would have been preparing the best meal of the year for their families, and the fathers would have been probably skinning a goat or chicken for their families, as long as Mwai Kbaki does not acknowledge these his Christmas greetings are meaningless and even an insult to millions of Kenyans.
2. Cardinal Njue calls for dialogue on the Michuki Bill. For the Cardinal of Kenya, the most important thing now is the Michuki Bill. What about the lost lives? Should the Cardinal not have teken time to remember them and to ask Kenyans to uphold the bereaved families in their prayers?
Is the Michuki Bill more important than the lives of Kenyans who were sacrificed so that the man from home can stay president?
It is very sad that in Kenya, leaders are showing contempt for the people of Kenya. I would have expected Kenyans to treat this year’s Christmas differently and taken time in churches and in homes to remember our brothers and sisters – fathers, mothers, and children – who could not be with us to enjoy the year’s festivities and celebrate the birth of Christ.
Let us not forget that even as we celebrate Christmas, there are new additions to the population of Kenya, babies who have been born to fathers who used their guns and power to rape helpless women. They are innocent ones, the babies, and have to be cared for by their scarred mothers, who must be living through nightmares every day as they look at their babies and recall what happened.
Let us also not forget that there are women and girls who are now facing death from the deadly AIDS virus that they were infected with. Yes, Mwai Kibaki, it may be a time of joy for you but it is a time of pain to millions of others as the date draws near for them to relive what happened on that day one year ago.
Mwai Kibaki, you can bring a lot of healing to Kenya by acknowledging and apologizing and assuring Kenyans that it will not happen again. Instead, you have shown that you are a man with a heart of stone. You deny that anything bad happened. Even now as we talk, you are planning to turn millions of Kenyans into squatters in their own country so that the Sultan of Qatar can grow the best food and fruits for his people.
Mwai Kbaki can shut the deaths of thousands of Kenyans, under his poor leadership, from his mind and celebrate Xmas with his family in a business-as-usual fashion. The Catholic Cardinal of Kenya can choose his homily to ignore what happened in the last year.
The Cardinal of Kenya can go a step further and instead of demanding the total withdrawal of the Michuki, aka ICT, Bill starts calling for dialogue but Kenyans know and hope that one day, there will be justice for them and truth and leaders who live by and talk truth and justice will lead them.
Yes, there will be a day when all Kenyans will welcome Christams as a happy people.
THE ICT BILL IS NOTHING BUT THE MICHUKI BILL. IT IS MEANT TO ABSOLVE MICHUKI OF ANY WRONGDOING IN THE TERRORIST RAID AT THE STANDARD BY MERCENARIES COMMANDED BY THE IRANIAN DUO AKA ARTUR BROTHERS.
Mwai Kibaki, I say, if you want to send Christams greetings, send proper ones. Kenyans are not a bunch of pumbavus as you think.
Cardinal Njue, I say, if you want to give a Christmas homily, focus on the most evil of what the people of Kenya have gone through and preach forgiveness.
The Pope talked about the Mumbai attacks and the sufferings and injustices that many people have to bear. Why did the Kenyan Cardinal not remember the thousands of Kenyans who were killed after December 27, 2008?
Why did the Cardinal of Kenya not remember the babies and mothers who are suffering and have to go through a life that was handed down to them by heavily-armed policemen, who received thousands of shillings in bonuses paid by Mwai Kibaki. While some of those who received bonuses gang-raped, others stood guard for Mungiki men to hack.
And these events miss the attention of Mwai Kibaki and Cardinal Njue?
THE TRUTH IS THERE. IT CANNOT BE BURIED. IT CANNOT BE MODIFIED. YES, YOU CAN BE ON TV WITH GRANDCHILDREN AND YOU MAY APPEAR TO BE THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD. BUT DEEP DOWN IN YOUR CONSCIENCE, I HOPE THERE ARE RAGING FLOODS OF GUILT, GUILT OF FAILURE TO PROTECT.
I HOPE DEEP DOWN IN YOUR CONNSIENCE, YOUR MIND NEVER CEASES TO STRAY TO KIBERA AND YOU REMEMBER THAT IN THOSE SLUMS THERE ARE NEW BABIES, INNOCENT BUT UNPLANNED FOR, A LEGACY TO YOUR LEADERSHIP.
PREACH THE GOSPEL OF MANIPULATION, MANIPULATION OF THE TRUTH AWAY FROM THE MOST EVIL EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE IN YOUR COUNTRY BUT THOSE BABIES AND MOTHERS IN KIBERA WHO ARE NOW LIVING WITH THE DEADLY AIDS VIRUS WILL FOLLOW YOU EVERY DAY.
IF JESUS CHRIST WERE HERE TODAY, HE WOULD EXPECT THE CARDINAL TO FOCUS ON CONDEMNING EVIL AND BEING PROACTIVE AND DEMANDING TOTAL WITHDRAWAL OF THE ICT BILL, THE MICHUKI PROTECTION BILL.
ODM SHOULD NOT ACCEPT THE TERM “POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE”.
The term “post-election violence” is a misnomer for the sad and unfortunate events that took place late 2007 and early 2008 and clears the names of the real brains and architects behind the violence.
The committee working on the setting up of the special tribunal put in place the following minimum facts so that TRUTH can come out and give its judgement:
1. The replacement of the term “Post-Election Violence” with the term “Presidential Results Dispute and Its Aftermath”. Unless ODM insists that the latter term be used, there will be distortion and the whole special tribunal process will be defective. It will give the impression that some ODM leaders had been planning violence whether Hon. Raila Odinga had been sworn in or not as president.
2. The Special Tribunal should first establish the background so that the whole process is in context and it will do so by examining the activities of John Michuki and the Kibaki government since the results of the 2005 referendum were announced.
From the day, the Orange side defeated the Banana side in the 2005 referendum, John Michuki and the Kibaki government started putting in place the pillars on which the ethnic violence, after the presidentail results were announced, came to be build on.
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE REFERENDUM COMES OUT CLEARLY IN THE TRIBUNAL OTHERWISE THE TRIBUNAL PROCESS WILL BE OFF-TARGET.
Two issues related to the 2005 referendum come to mind:
a) Mwai Kibaki and his government knew that the referendum had been divisive along ethnic lines but they did not do anything to address the dangerous divison. They allowed it to take root.
b) For the first time in their lives, many Kenyans were introduced to the term “mercenaries” – the Artur brothers. They came to Kenya and were given kingly treatment. They terrorizzed Kenyans.
Mwai Kibaki and his government did not bother to say anything even when Kenyans were seeking answers on the two mercenaries. This ommission by the Kibaki government proved to be very dangerous later when in January, 2008, Kenyans and especially ODM supporters started hearing that there were Ugandan soldiers – mercenaries – killing their people.
Mwai Kibaki and his governement did not bother to address this dangerous claim and by their ommission prodded the people to defend themselves anyway they thought fit.
3. The committee working on the establishment of the Special Tribunal must also avoid the following mistakes, which will plunge Kenya into complete chaos:
i) MISTAKE NUMBER ONE: Allowing the NSIS and other government agencies to manipulate evidence or manufacture evidence in order to find Hon. William Ruto guilty. I have done my own unbiased and extensive research and there is absolutely no basis that Mr. Ruto’s name should be on Waki’s list. I could be wrong.
I have reviewed the various youtube videos on ODM’s campaign trails and what I see is a confident and happy Mr. Ruto leading the ODM campaigns in Rift Valley. They were at Kapkatet in the last few days of the campaign and they were in Nairobi and they were dancing and happy and confident that Arap Mibey would be our next president.
ODM must start collecting all the videos from KTN and Internet to use as proof that none of the ODM leaders was planning anything other than a huge celebration.
NSIS and other government security apparatus must demonstrate beyond any reasonable doubt that they acted professionally and did not try to target only one community – Mr. Ruto’s community.
Yes, they may have successfully stolen the presidency but they will not succeed in manipulating the special tribunal process and manufacturing lies.
IN FACT, ODM SHOULD INSIST THAT JUSTICE WAKI BE APPOINTED THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF KENYA BEFORE THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL IS ESTABLISHED. I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THIS MAN TO BE JUST AND INTERESTED IN NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.
ii) MISTAKE NUMBER TWO: Accepting the Waki list even if it does not have the names of John Michuki and Francis Muthaura on it. What happened in Kenya from December 2007 to February 2008 was planned and precipitated by John Michuki. If he is not on Waki’s list, then the list is defective and must not be accepted.
The ODM leadership should not accept the list that does not include John Michuki on it. The list should also include the name of Francis Muthaura, whom Justice Waki accuses in the Waki report of usurping the roles of Chief of General Staff, CGS General Kianga, and that of Police Commissioner.
By usurping the role of the CGS, Muthaura denied him the opportunity to go on air and the print media to assure Kenyans that there were no Ugandan mercenaries in Kenya, if indeed there were none.
iii) MISTAKE NUMBER THREE: The committee working on the setting up of the Special Tribunal will be making a huge mistake by rushing to set up the Special Tribunal without letting parliament into the loop.
HOW WILL PARLIAMENT BE EXPECTED TO VOTE FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT/ADDENDUM SETTING UP OF A SPECIAL TRIBUNAL IF THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO IS ON WAKI’S LIST AND WHAT THE CRIMES THAT THEY ARE ACCUSED OF ARE AND WHAT EVIDENCE THERE IS TO SUPPORT THE ACCUSATIONS.
Which democratic parliament in the world will be expected to sign a blank cheque. Even in the USA, Congress could not give bail-out money without getting the facts first.
Before the constitution is changed, the MPs have to have all the facts before being asked to open the constitution. The facts have to be presented to them. Justice Waki himself qualified his recommendations by stating that he was not sure whether there was enough evidence or not. Parliament has to debate. There is no short-cut to justice.
Kenyans must not lose sight of the fact that Mwai Kibaki himself has called Kalenjins “pumbavus”. He used the term in Eldoret and it was recorded by the media.
WHAT KENYANS WANT TO SEE IS TRANSPARENCY AND REVELATION OF TRUE FACTS.
The full truth about the violence that took place in Kenya can only be established, not by confining the investigative period to December 1, 2007 – February, 2008, but by examining all the relevant events that took place in Kenya after the 2005 referendum.
The dangerous divide between Kalenjins and Kikuyus started in 2003. The dangerous divide is still there and Mwai Kibaki is not addressing it. He is ignoring it and pretending that it is not there.
Look at what Kibaki is doing to heighten ethnic divisions. Recently, Mwai Kibaki signed a treaty with the Sultan of Qatar where a huge junk of fertile Kenyan land by the Tana river is given to the Sultan of Qatar.
Someone recently remarked to me, “Why is Kibaki giving away land in Tana river and not in Nyeri?”.
Another one remarked to me, “Seeing the way Kibaki is giving away land to the Sultan of Qatar, one wonders what would have happened had the Orange side not defeated the Banana side during the referendum. All the Trust land in Rift Valley and elewhere in Kenya would have been turned into gifts for the oil-rich Sultans”
It is a meaningless exercise to establish a Special Tribunal now while the leader of Kenya himself is not doing anything to bring healing and minimize ethnic divisions.
I read some accounts on BBC website and heard on BBC tv of two Kenyans – one had his arm severed by his attackers. He is a Kikuyu. The other man, a Luo, had scars from fire. He had been set on fire and his two wives and nine children were all killed. These stories bring tears to people but not to Mwai Kibaki.
For him, nothing happened. It is business as usual. There was no violence. There are no Kenyans suffering.
But I ask, what are Xmas and New Year celebrations when you have hundreds of thousands of Kenyans who are too afraid to return to their homes? How can you pretend that you will leave a reasonable legacy when you have already written one, a powerful one – one told by new Kenyan babies – babies born to rape – and Kenyans without limbs and Kenyans with scars on their faces and bodies and Kenyans who lost family members and Kenyans without homes – scars that tell the story of what you brought to them.
How can you enjoy a drink or indulge in the that tasty stew when around the countryside and in camps, there are thousands of Kenyans with various types of scars, fearful Kenyans, some misiing limbs, others missing family members and others missing homes to go to and no one is comforting them and giving them hope.
If only some notable Kenyan personalities such as Wangari Maathai, Bethwell Kiplagat, Sumbeiywo and many others had been given a chance, they would have helped heal Kenya. They were not invited to help. They were not allowed to help. The world should not be allowed to see that Kenyans have bitterness towards one another, this is not good for business and investments, so they said.
The Police Commisisoner establsihes a task force to investigate the rape of women by policemen during the elections violence but when the bitter truth started coming out, the government of Mwai Kibaki moves fast to hush it up and abort the investigations.
If only Cardinal Njue had put himself on the side of the suffering Kenyans and gone out of his way to travel to the every village in Rift Valley and elesewhere, along with other Archbishops and Bishops and to hold inter-ethnic masses and share meals, Kalenjins and Kikuyus together, Kikuyus and Luos together, Luyhas and Kikuyus together, Kisiis and Kalenjins together and so on, Kenya would have started healing.
In Kenya now, there is calm on the surface. But inside, there is bitterness. Kenyans are a good people and it is not hard to reconcile them but an effort to do so is needed.
On the one hand, you are establishing a tribunal to bring to justice those who masterminded the violence. On the other hand, the leader of Kenya is undermining the spirit and letter of that tribunal. He is doing nothing to heal and overcome the ethnic divide and by this ommision he is laying the groundwork for a future repeat episode.
THERE IS ONE TRUTH THAT WE SHOULD NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF: NOTHING GOOD WILL EVER COME OUT OF A THIEF.
They stole the presidency. Then they stole the Grand Regency hotel. Now, it is time to steal the people’s land.
AND SURPRISE, SURPRISE, I READ IN THE STANDARD THE OTHER DAY THAT MICHUKI SAID, “HIS CONSIENCE COULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO LET MPS NOT PAY TAXES”. I DID NOT KNOW THAT MICHUKI HAD ANY CONSCIENCE – HIS MUST BE A QUEER ONE, CAPABLE OF TURNING ON AND OFF.
MWAI KIBAKI ASKED KENYANS THAT WE BEGIN A NEW CHAPTER THIS YEAR. WE CONCURRED WITH HIM AND WERE READY TO JOIN HIM IN REALIZING HIS CALL BUT THEN HE ATTACKS US. HE GOES BACK TO HIS OLD WAYS OF SEEING OTHERS AS PUMBAVUS BY SIGNING THE COMMUNICATIONS AMENDMENT BILL 2008 INTO LAW.
HE JUSTIFIED HIS ASSENT TO THE BILL BY ARGUING THAT IT HAD CREATED JOBS.
MWAI KIBAKI HAS DEMONSTRATED AGAIN AND AGAIN THAT HIS ECONOMICS IS OUTDATED AND ONE-DIMENSIONAL. IT IS THE DANGEROUS KIND OF ECONOMICS THAT WILL SUPPRESS AND DIVIDE KENYANS FOR MANY DECADES TO COME.
ADOLF HITLER STARTED THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND MILLIONS OF JOBS WERE CREATED AND MANY NEW INVENTIONS INCLUDING THE ATOMIC BOMB CAME INTO EXISTENCE. EVEN MY OWN FATHER MANAGED TO GET A JOB AS A MEMBER OF KING’S AFRICAN RIFLES AND GOT THE CHANCE OF HIS LIFE TO TRAVEL ABROAD.
SO BY KIBAKI’S ECONOMICS, THE JOBS THAT HITLER CREATED JUSTIFIED HIS PLUNGING THE WORLD INTO WAR?
GIVE KENYANS’ SOVEREIGN LAND TO THE OIL-RICH SULTANS AND THOUSANDS OF JOBS FOR THE POKOMOS AND THE OROMAS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE ENTIRE NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE WILL BE CREATED. THIS IS WHAT KIBAKI’S ECONOMICS PREACH.
YOU VIOLATE AND CEDE YOUR SOVEREIGNTY IN ORDER TO CREATE JOBS?
A REAL LEADER WOULD NOT AGREE TO VIOLATE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THEIR COUNTRY AND PEOPLE EVEN IF SOMEONE WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WERE TO COME AND PAVE THE MOMBASA-NAIROBI-MALAVA HIGHWAY IN GOLD.
BUT THEN MWAI KIBAKI IS NOT AND HAS NEVER BEEN A REAL LEADER. KENYANS WERE MISLED INTO ELKECTING HIM IN 2002. AS TIME HAS PROVEN, KIBAKI TOSHA WAS NOT A NON-STARTER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WITH THE MEDIA BILL NOW A LAW, KIBAKI MUST BE TELLING HIMSELF THAT THOUSANDS OF POLICE AND SKILLED JOBS WILL BE CREATED TO MEET THE REQUIRED MANPOWER NEEDED TO SUPPRESS KENYANS AND DISMANTLE THE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND NETWORKS.
THIS IS WHAT KIBAKI’S ECONOMICS TELL US.
LET GENUINE DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW TAKE ROOT IN KENYA AND OPPRESIVE LAWS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. DO NOT CHEAT PEOPLE BY STEALING ELECTIONS AND THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR EMERGENCY RULE.
YES, KENYANS WILL HAVE A FRESH START. IT COULD BE THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR. BUT THAT FRESH START WILL ONLY COME WITH KIBAKI’S EXIT FROM STATE HOUSE.
MWAI KIBAKI IS ABOUT EIGHTY YEARS OLD AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT GREED AND TRIBALISM THAT HE IS MADE OF CAN BE REMOVED FROM HIM AT THIS LATE STAGE IN HIS LIFE.
THE MUGABE OF ZIMBABWE SIGNS A POWER-SHARING ACCORD BUT EVEN AS HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF SIGNING, HE IS BUSY, AT HIS PRIME AGE OF 84 YEARS, BUSY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CHEAT AND MAKE THE ACCORD MEANINGLESS.
THE MUGABES OF KENYA SIGN A POWER-SHARING ACCORD IN WHICH THE PM’S SHARE OF POWER IS CLEARLY SPELT OUT BUT EVEN AS THE ACCORD WAS BEING SIGNED. MUTHAURA WAS BEING PRIMED TO BE THE GHOST PM.
IT IS A SAD DAY FOR KENYA THAT PARLIAMENT DISMANTLES THE ECK ONLY FOR THE MUGABES’ INSTRUMENT TO BE ACTIVATED TO DEFEAT THE WISH OF KENYANS, BY SNEAKING BACK INTO OFFICE THE DISGRACED AND FOOLISH BUNCH OF MEN WHO AGREED, IN THEIR GREED, TO BE USED IN A SCHEME THAT HAS SEEN THOUSANDS OF KENYANS DIE.
UNTIL KIBAKI EXITS FROM POWER, KENYANS HAVE TO KEEP PRAYING AND HOPING FOR A FRESH START, FOR THE CHANGE THEY SO BADLY NEED. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY HAVE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT LEST ALL THAT THEY HAVE ARE TURNED INTO GIFTS FOR FOREIGNERS.
FIRST CASUALTY OF 2009 AND LAST CASUALTY OF 2008:
State House Comptroler, Mr. Hyslop Ipu, becomes her first victim of 2009, exactly six years from the date of her first recorded victims. Same date, same venue on the eve of 2004, two lady ministers became the first victims of a physical assault orgy that would continue unabeted to date.
The media puts it diplomatically by stating that the State House Comptroller was “frustrated”. For everyone in the know, mere frustrating of somebody is foreign to her. She WHACKS neatly and hard across the face.
I can only imagine that Mr. Ipu took time off to recuperate. I hope he did not forget to pick a P3 form and have it completed by his doctor for records and future action.
Psychiatrists and Psychologists who have been keenly following her aggresive bevahiour should have concluded by now that there is always something that triggers her into violence.
I suspect that the assault on the State House Comptroller, Mr. Hyslop Ipu, who hails from Tana River district must have been triggered by the recent revelation that the residents of lower Tana river basin could soon find themselves designated as squatters after their land had been given to the Sultan of Qatar in return for petro-dollars.
She must have decided that the story came to the public limelight through Mr. Ipu and she may have come to this conclusion based on the fact that the State House Comptroller comes from the area and must be alarmed at the idea of his people becoming landless.
It si possible that in the plan, she had hoped to acquire thousands of acres of land for her family along with the Sultan of Qatar.
My worry now, knowing very well that she does not forgive is the safety of Mr. Ipu. She does not forget. Mr. Ipu should seriously ask for a transfer to Harambee house or else he risks more griveous bodily harm in future.
Although I am not surprised that she is still going strong at the thing she knows best – whacking men and women neatly and hard across their faces – I never thought that the boundary of one outgoing year and another incoming year brings doldrums to her and she unleashes violence on those she deems to have committed crimes against her and her family.
Well it is a matter of time, I was pretty sure that the GCG wasn’t going to last. We know Kibaki very well, Sometimes i wonder what sort of a man he is one who cannot decide for himself, i feel sorry for him, but what we were after was to stop the wanton destruction of lives as spake he the PM in January 2008 which Kibaki and the PNU brigade on the contrary never seemed to have seen or acknowledge for they dont have the human heart, take for example Wenangula how he speaks, what about Poghisio, haha ….and don’t ever forget aka Mutua I mean these are as you may allow me to use this terms “clones in the circus” people who cant read signs in the wall and they purport to be future leaders I wonder who goes to the ballot box to vote them in?!!!. Kenyans we need to wake up and shine, I know and you know and the whole world is aware that our democratic rightfully elected leader was deprived from us but is it the end of the road no?. This is the time and indeed a very ripe time for us to start sharpening our deadly weapon for pure change that we sort, are seeking and are just about to get. There is Light at the end of the tunnel. I hear some people complaining that arap mibei has been bought but i can only tell you fellow Kenyans watch the space. The battle is still up and high and don’t be surprised in the near future if we cross Jordan river to the promised land, kuteleza sio kuanguka so we can stand and start all over again. What we need to be sure of is that our votes are Eveready anything may happen in the near future and we need to show the whole world again how the game is played, who can forget Uhuru sentiments, Moi, Karua, Michuki I mean come on men we need not to forget so easily. Brothers from Nyanza be awake and alert lest the thief come by the night and steal our glory, Brothers from Riftvalley the way is one the future is Orange we know what Arap moi deed and we know what he is after, Western bros hoyee we need it we have got it why waste this humble opportunity Coast we are one in the quest, Nairobi msilalae bado mapambano, NorthEastern we have a ministry now thank God what if we had the whole share as it was just ours but a robbery with violence deprived us I mead Eastern provinceyou saw what happened you don’t need to be cheated stand up and vote for policy change not your tribal cahoots we need food in Ukambani Kalonzo was in Mois govt the Mutulas what else will they promise you think twice you need a new leadership that will bring a meaningful change in you lives Central Kenya why grapple with he Mungki menace yet it is your leaders who are the brainchild of this disease that has bedeviled the province since its inception we need to change they way we think about other pple this Kenya is for ever one of us not for Odinga’s, Moi,s, Kenyatta,s, Kibaki’s or any other person’s family it is our Land in totality and we need to take charge. Vote for policy vote for people who can change the way work is done and the way Law is spelt out in this country. Wakenya msilale Bado mapambano.
this is not right
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/512240/-/u1893x/-/index.html
and yet we can carve out parcels of land to Qatar. Something wrong with that picture
also the idea that alternative to maize/change of staple diet from maize etc does not address the problem of failed / poor rains, even the other crops will still be adversely affected.
Who won the Kenyan Elections ?
Can we really say that we miss what we really never had in the first place ?
I know that we are missing the following things though :
In most of the progressive civilizations today …….teachers and policemen are the best paid individuals in the society. As a taxpayer (and Neva Wannabe M.P)i say pay them triple their salaries, even if it means taxing me more.
ODM – USHURU
– Opportunity to grow. Controls in this day and age should not stifle innovation and growth. By controlling the prices of fertiliser and Unga and failing to cultivate new frontiers will work againgst us. This country grows at 4% p.a yet our agricultural activities grow by 0.8 %p.a. Uzeni udongo……. Mwishoye Mtakulahuu.
ODM – MBOLEA
ODM- SQUATTERS
– Economics (Adam smith) – well i know that i not the most learned kenyan- tells us that no economy has ever taken off without FOOD SECURITY. It is said the Army moves on its belly. So does the Nation. THE AGRARIAN REVOULTION. BLUE AND GREEN REVOLUTION in China and India respectively came as a result of the Food crisis they faced during the brief Indo-China War.
MR. POLITICIAN NEXT TIME YOU COME TO MY CONSTITUENCY I WILL NOT BE ASKING FOR A HAND OUT BUT WAY TO IMPROVE THE FOOD SECURITY.
ODM-UNGA
ORENGO HOW COULD YOU NOT SEE THE GAPING HOLES IN THE CONSTITUTION WITH REGARD TO THE GGC. I BEGINNING TO WONDER IF YOU ARE THE RIGHT GUY FOR THE JOB. YOU ARE LAYING ALL YOU CARDS ON THE TABLE TOO SOON. THE MUTHAURA GAFF IS A CASE IN POINT.
ODM – CHUNGA
FRANCIS MUTHAURA IS A BIG FOOL.
Like Samwel Kivuithu, Francis Muthaura is a tool that George Saitoti and John Michuki are using to frustrate the PM. Samwel Kivuithu was used. He is now disgraced.
Francis Muthaura is no match for the PM. Millions of Kenyans support the PM. Francis Muthaura will never be elected an MP. Sally Kosgey was the Head of Civil Service and she was intelligent. She was her own manager. And that is why she continues to serve Kenyans in politics.
The interview the PM gave to the Los Angeles Times clearly demonstrates the great leader he is and the great leadership he will provide Kenya. I will read and read that interview many times because each time I read it, I get to know Hon. Raila Odinga better.
Despite the many hurdles that have been placed on his path, the PM soldiers on. He is not bitter. He is not slowing down. He is not abandoning the cause. He has paid a heavy price in that he has lost the use of his eyesight in the fight for a better Kenya.
YOU ARE A GREAT MAN, HON. RAILA ODINGA. KEEP GOING SO THAT KENYA CAN SOON REALIZE A CHANGE SHE BADLY NEEDS.
Ticks hang onto the skins of cows but one day they fall off. It is a shame that someone of Francis Muthaura’s experience in the civil and diplomatic service and the kind of education that he has have not enabled him to serve Kenya and not George Saitoti and John Michuki.
There is no way that George Saitoti will ever become the president of Kenya. When campaigns are launched, he will be shreded into pieces.
There are leaders like Kalonzo Musyoka who are seeing and doing everything short-term. PNU is a concoction that Kibaki is holding together and whereby bribe are being used to buy support.
It will fall apart immediately elections are called and George Saitoti, Kalonzo Musyoka, and Uhuru Kenyatta will move on to become bitter enemies.
Saitoti may continue using Francis Muthaura to fight the PM but one thing Saitoti should realize is that Kenyans are watching and will oppose any formation of secret police squads.
There are many methods that worked for Moi and which Saitoti may be trying to copy. Such methods will not work in the Kenya of today.
MZEE MOI, PLEASE RETIRE FROM POLITICS – WRITTEN, SPOKEN, ACTED – SO THAT YOUR SON, GIDEON, CAN EMERGE OUT OF YOUR SHADOWS.
President George H.W. Bush set an example when he retired and left the centre stage of politics to his son, George W. Bush, who went on to become the president of the USA and the great friend of Kenya. Your contempoary in Kenya who has departed us now also retired to allow his sons to grow.
It is not a good thing to be speaking against an old man but a time comes when the old man has to be told off if he is getting in the way of things that matter most to the people of Kenya.
Mzee Moi, we need to remind you that, in your entire 24 years of presidency, you score 3 out of 10, with most of those 3 marks coming from your first three years in office and your last year in office, when you held truly democratic – free and fair – elections, the only democratic elections that Kenya has ever had in her over 45 years as a nation.
If Kenya is to prosper, if Kenyans are not to kill one another in the not-too-distant future, the way Kenya is governed has to change radically. Only one man has the capacity and motivation to bring that change and that man is Hon. Raila Odinga, the PM of Kenya currently.
I support PM Raila not because I expect any favours from him but because I have studied the Kenyan leadership very well and I can foresee what lies in store for Kenya if a particular leader takes office. He is our best leader now. He is truthful. What you see is what you get. He makes mistakes but he is ready to be corrected.
OP is nothing but a useless office unless it can serve. OP is not an oxygen cylinder that enables Kenyans to breathe in an oxygen-deprived environment. If OP is scrapped today, Kenya will be better off.
In 2003, I reminded Kibaki that he will go on to become the greatest president of Kenya if he can put in a little effort and complete the process of enacting a new Constitution for Kenyans. I also suggested then that if Kibaki could just point Kenya on the path to industrialization and unite Kenyans, then he would have inducted himself into Kenya’s Hall of Best Presidents.
Instead of listening to the people, Kibaki allowed himself to be controlled and driven by greed and tribalism. Today, as we speak, Kibaki is the worst president that Kenya has ever had. It is my prayer and hope that he will be the worst president that Kenya will ever have.
In 2003, Kibaki started his presidency with put on the table for him to make a great leader. Had he put greed and the politics of fear and tribalism aside and appointed Hon. Raila Odinga as his VP, Kibaki would have united all Kenyans and I doubt if anyone would have offered to challenge him.
Even those Kenyans who had supported Uhuru Kenyatta in the December 2002 elections quickly shifted their attention to Kibaki. In Western province, they were calling him, “Shivachi” and counting him as one of their own.
I used to overhear some whispers amongst some Kalenjins who were starting to suggest that Mwai Kibaki is actually a Kalenjin with Kalenjin names that got corrupted somewhere along the way. They suggested that Mwai means oil/ointment in Kalenjin and is also used to refer to a person who is humble. They went on to suggest that Kibaki is actually Kipaki and Kip is a common prefix to names of Kalenjin males.
There was a lot of evidence, early 2003, that Mwai Kibaki was headed for greatness. It did not take long, however, being the weak leader that he is before greed and tribalism overtook him. The result of this unfortunate impriosnment to greed and tribalism is what you see on newspapers today and in the streets and homes of thousands of Kenyans – bereaved families, disfigured individuals (some without limbs, others with cuts) and thousands of dead Kenyans.
Mwai Kibaki is done. He is digging his own hole deeper. He has the best opportunity to redeem some dignity if he serves Kenyans first and foremost by working closely with Hon. Raila Odinga to maximize the use of the few resources that Kenya has. Sadly, Kibaki is squandering that opportunity by serving Saitoti and Michuki instead.
Why steal maize meant to relieve starving Kenyans? Mzee Moi can help Kenyans by encouraging his former associates to help the Kibaki-Raila administration not repeat the mistakes that they made. Moi’s boys stole billions of shillings and thousands of acres of land from Kenyans but they are not fulfilled. They live under fear.
Kibaki’s boys are busy doing the same now and they hope that Saitoti will become the president so that he can protect them. I have bad news for them: Saitoti will never become the president of Kenya.
Which Kenyan, in his or her right mind, would cast a presidential vote for Saitoti? Do people think that Kenyans are going to lose their memories soon so that when the next presidential elections are held they will vote for a man who stole billions of shillings from them?
Is Saitoti not the Minister in charge of Internal security now? Did he not take over from Michuki and did the execution of Kenyans not continue after he took over? Was Joe the Heckler not running for his dear life recently because the secret police squad were hot on his heels?
Mwai Kibaki and Mzee Moi, this is the time for the two of you to put things right. Mzee Moi, retire or start preaching to Kbaki men that it is a stupid thing to do – steal from your people.
What Mzee Moi says causes no harm as people do not listen to him anymore but it is an irritating distraction. Mwai Kibaki, redeem yourself and do not serve Saitoti. He cannot make it. Hawezi.
The picture in Kenya is very clear now. Everything that Muthaura does is instructed by Saitoti and Michuki and the two are holding the innocent people of Kenya hostage. Muthaura cannot make a decision without express instructions from Saitoti and Michuki, the two co-presidents of Kenya.
IT IS SAITOTI AND MICHUKI WHO ARE RULING KENYA. MWAI KIBAKI STARTED HIS PRESIDENCY WITH MURUNGI AND MURUNGARU AS THE DE-FACTO JOINT PRESIDENTS OF KENYA. MWAI KIBAKI IS ENDING HIS PRESIDENCY (KENYANS TERMINATED IT ON DECEMBER 27, 2007) WITH SAITOTI AND MICHUKI AS THE DE-FACTO JOINT PRESIDENTS.
Kibaki is not there. He has been largely not there since December 30, 2002.
PULL OUT OF COLIATION……
ODM should pull out of cgs so that we can have fresh elections.
why?
1. There is nothing which can be done in this atmosphere, RAO keeps
saying coaliation disagree on/off which is true. The only difference is in
kenya there is deep hate and resentment between two sides that it’s
not only disagreeing but outdoing each other at the expense of
poverty/hunger starved kenyans.
2. Issues like importation/corruption in maize deal, the oil corruption deal
the losers in the above scenarios is us kenyans, because money is
being stolen and because we don’t have a structured govt. you can’t
tell who is saying the truth or not…………this is because ODM will
blame PNU and PNU will blame ODM.
3. The parliament we have they ony think about themselves and their
pockets……taxes…
As for constitution/ECK they will only cater for their interests and
blame each other for their failures ……..
CASE IN POINT …..MEDIA BILL….. i really detest the bill….but we
only came to know about it when it was raised in public WHILE
EVERY MP WAS SILENT/ABSENT WHEN IT WAS DISCUSSED TALK
ABOUT POLITICS….
TO BE CONT’D…..
STATE HOUSE MEETING OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009:
Present Mwai Kibaki, John Michuki, George Saitoti, Uhuru Kenyatta, Kiraitu Murungi, and Francis Muthaura.
Before the Chinese Minister of Commerce came and after he left, the five (EXPANDED GEMA PENTAGON?) talked. What were they talking about? Why was Saitoti there? Why was Kalonzo Musyoka there? Why was Mudavadi not there to represent ODM?
Kalonzo has ambitions but he is not seeing what is happening now. The government is being run by the six Gema stalwarts. They make decisions. They use Kalonzo to fight for them. To them Kalonzo is just one grade higher than Mutua, the spokesman.
Raila, you have to make some decisions even if they are painful ones. They are stealing and offloading the blame onto ODM. Kalonzo, they are using you and when it comes to some important decisions, they do not want the VP to be anywhere near.
The Chinese Minister gave money for a hospital (no Ministry of Medical Services representative), for a maize-processing facility in Bomet (no Min istry of Agriculture representative), and for rehabilitation of JKIA-City-Gigiri highway (Chris Obure was not invited).
IT IS BACK TO 1976 AND THE CHANGE-THE-CONSTITUTION IS BACK IN A MODIFIED FORM.
Unless the PM and ODM get things straightened, they will continue to sit on the outsie looking in while decisions are made by the heterogenous GEMA Six and blame for corruption is bandaged on their backs.
Unless Kalonzo starts seeing now, he will be alone with no one else other than his Ukambani supporters come the next presidential elections.
TALK ABOUT WHAT U KNOW….. THAT’S WHY WE NEED MATURE AND HELPFUL DISCUSSION…….
1. MUDAVADI IS IN INDIA WITH RAO.
2.MICHUKI SIGNED 747 GRANT IN HIS OFFICE.
3.WHERE DID U GET INFORMATION THAT ALL THE ABOVE MET
TALK ABOUT ISSUES WHICH WILL HELP US UNITE…AND FIGHT POVERTY, HUNGER AND JOBLESSNES
As we celebrate OBAMA’s presidency. Let us all remember it started with a well paid and respected teacher in Kogello.
TO THE STANDARD ONLINE:
Please publish the OBAMA SPECIAL EDITION in pdf format like the Waki Report. Consider assigning some individuals to do the complete story including contacts that President with President (Yes, he is our president) Raila and produce a permanent document for our keeps.
Please expand the Obama Special Edition publication and include all the pictures and stories that you have been publishing on President Obama, starting from his Kenya visit of 1987 and give more background info on Kogelo.
There are many people (Kenyans and non-Kenyans) who would like to have the Obama Special Edition as a permanent library document. This is the biggest thing that has happened to Kenya and The Standard Online can be part of the myriad of organizations preserving THIS GREATEST MOMENT IN OUR HISTORY permanently.
Well, Kenyans like deceiving themselves, i wonder who in this world does’nt know what happened in Kenya. Mutula Kilonzo misled Moi until the last minute now he thinks he will succeed by misleading Saitoti, Uhuruand Kalonzo. It is a shame to even call these lot Kenyans. Kenya is known for its intelligent pple but there are afew crop of dirty minds like the ones i have fore mentioned who think they can any longer take Kenya and Kenyans for a ride. Kenya of today is different the mass are informed politically, economically and socially you try to mess them around they will mess you up too just like what happened in Dec 2007. We can no longer be fooled those who think they can misuse the constitution to joy ride over the sweat of others forget about. You mess us because you are a lawyer we know the right way to deal with you. Just give it a shot and we show you how it is done. Bwana Mutula we know you are a Lawyer but even us as the mass we know what the law states and we can very well interprate it even more than you can do it so please slow down and watch the space you are next on line be careful my friend. If issues are wrong they are wrong and we must speak about it. Muthama who is wide mouthed in blaming the PM over the hfamine in Ukambani what has he done himself about it. Muthama is a thief, a smuggler and we know very well his involvement in the golden berg scandal watchout my friend we are keen on the unfolding events and we shall be seeing you answering charges in court very soon. My Ukambani brothers ask this one muthama to explain himself instead of misplacing blames. He is a smuggler then he cheats us that he is mr. clean by paying tax from stolen money i mean Kenyans we need to be abit serious why should we allow these kind of crooks to keep on duping us. wake up
Teachers hoiye
THANKS BE TO GOD FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THANKS BE TO GOD FOR KENYA AND MY GOD TRANSFORM MZEE MWAI KIBAKI SO THAT HE CAN GIVE KENYANS THE LEADERSHIP THAT THEY DESERVE
In a few hours President Barack Obama will become the 44th president of the USA.
We have watched the various functions and listened to this great man, Barack Obama, and whose name is also to be found in a small village in Kenya, the village of his late father, Barack Obama.
It has been difficult for many of us to stop re-listening and re-listening to speeches and re-watching and re-watching videos on the various functions that President Obama has been on as he awaits his inauguration.
As a Kenyan, I cannot fail to thank God that tomorrow, Kenya, who in the past has been better than the USA only in long-distance athletics, can share in the glory of the inaguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the USA.
Sadly, though, as I and fellow Kenyans glory in the moment of tomorrow’s inaguration, we cannot forget the sufferings of fellow Kenyans.
I plead with Mzee Mwai Kibaki to make the January 20th not only the day he feels proud on behalf of all Kenyans for Barack Obama but also the day he changes his type of leadership.
I plead with Mzee Kibaki to put Kenya before friends and stop corruption once and for all. If Mzee Kibaki can take time to listen to his own conscience and his children, he will realize that Saitoti, Michuki, Muhoho, Wanjui, Muthaura are indeed stumbling blocks and who are denying Kenyans a good government.
I plead with Mzee Mwai Kibaki to detach himself from his friends, many of whom have shown that they are incompetent workers but greedy thieves.
I plead with Mzee Mwai Kibaki to work with Hon. Raila Odinga, a man who has demonstrated again and again from Moi years that he will never undermine “jaduong” or his boss.
I remind Mzee Kibaki that those around him and who are calling themselves his friends and advisers are actually driving his leadership to the ground and shredding his leagacy to pieces.
I remind Mzee Kibaki that tribalism is a potent agent that will break up Kenya. If Mzee Kibaki can take time to take stock of the events that have taken place recently, he will come to the conclusion that Kenyans are dangerously divided now more than ever.
There are many Kikuyu families that cannot go back to their homes and land either because they fear for their lives or because they are not wanted by their neighbours.
I can tell Mzee Kibaki that the future is even worse than now and many Kikuyu families will suffer. There are many Kalenjins whose feelings towards the Kikuyu people are hardening day by day seeing the way Kikuyus are favoured by the government.
The PS, Ministry of Energy and the PS, Ministry of Agriculture, are still in their jobs despite their role in the recent multi-million shillngs corruption. They are still in office because they are of Mzee Kibaki’s ethnic group. The managing director of the Kenya Airports Authority is still in office and yet a damning performance report on him has been released. Father Muhoho is in office only because he is from Mzee Kibaki’s tribe and is a great friend of Kibaki.
These things Kenyans see. In the end, it will be the ordinary Kikuyu families that will suffer.
I refuse to believe that Mzee Kibaki was not aware of the oil and maize scandals. Knwoing Kenya politics the way I do, I will not hesittate to suggest that the Gema Six (Kibaki, Uhuru, Saitoti, Michuki, Murungi, and Muthaura) planned and sanctioned the PSs in the Ministry of Energy and Agriculture to use junior officers, and who are their tribesmen, in those ministries to steal now before President Obama takes office.
I ask Mzee Mwai Kibaki, “Mzee, is this kind of leadership worthy of an oldman like you, of a man with your record?
Yes, Saitoti wants to be president. Yes, Uhuru wants to be president. Yes, they want to raise money for their campaigns.
I ask Mzee Mwai Kibaki, “Mzee, why do you not leave Saitoti and Uhuru to plan their own bids for the presidency. Why are you allowing your friends to steal from poor Kenyans?”
The PS in the Ministry of Education has proven time and again that he is incompetent and yet Mwai Kibaki reatins him. The PS in the Ministry of Education is still in office only because he is from Kibaki’s tribe and home district.
The PS in the Ministry of Education have punished children for no reason. Why should there be anomalies in KCPE results every year? Teachers are now on strike. Yes, Mzee Kibaki can blame Knut but Knut is doing the job teachers hired them for. The PS in the Ministry of Education is a complete failure and he could not negotiate with the teachers meaningfully and I doubt if teachers trust him anyways.
Overall, Mzee Kibaki has filled top governement positions with men from his ethnic group and sadly the majority of those men are incompetent and some of them are shameless thieves.
I BEG MZEE KIBAKI TO SIT DOWM WITH HON. RAILA ODINGA AND CHANGE THE WAY KENYA IS RUN AND PUT COMPETENT AND HONEST PEOPLE TO RUN MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
I remind Mzee Mwai Kibaki that we will petition President Barack Obama (and there are many ways available to Kenyans who want to do so) to help Kenya so that Kenyans can also enjoy a government that serves the people (government of the people by the people for the people) and not a government that serves the insatiable greed of a few and a chosen ethnic group.
Tribalism is a recipe for chaos. Mzee Mwai Kibaki, please let people live together in peace as one and one way to do this is by not giving preferential treatment to memebers of a particular ethnic group.
Today, in the Kenya of Mwai Kibaki, Gema is supreme and top Gema civil servants are above the law.
While many Kenyans may not have noticed it or some may have taken it as a mere coincidence, I saw the State House meeting in which only Mwai Kibaki, George Saitoti, Uhuru Kenyatta, John Michuki, Kiraitu Murungi, and Francis Muthaura were present. These six individuals are well-known adherents to Gemaism.
their exclusive meeting says a lot. The fact that only them and no one else, not even the Vice President, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, was present tells a lot. The fact that they were meeting alone, the six of them, with a Chinese Minister is very scary.
One wonders if any covert orders for weapons and ammunitions were placed to China.
I plead with Mzee Mwai Kibaki not to engage in these types of things because Kenyans everwhere are not “pumbavus”. They will defend themselves.
LET JANUARY 20, 2009 BE A HISTORICAL AND MONUMENTAL DAY FOR THE USA AND KENYA BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
ALSO LET JANUARY 20, 2009 BE A HISTORIC AND MONUMENTAL DAY IN KENYA BECAUSE, INSPIRED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA, THE KENYAN LEADERS GIVE KENYANS THE GOVERNMENT THEY DESERVE AND END TRIBALISM, GREED, CORRUPTION, AND IMPUNITY.
CAN YOU STOP EQUATING KIBAKI CRONIES TO ALL HARDWORKING,POOR KIKIUYU……..
MARU YOU ONLY THINK TRIBAL POLITICS CAN YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW SIR ….. WHY DO YOU THINK FAVORISM KIBAKI SHOWS TO FEW CONNECTED PEOPLE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH VAST GOD LOVING KIKUYUS..
MK….
YOU ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE AND IT’S PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO PROPAGATE THIS LOOSE TALK …..AND WHO LED TO MAIMING OF INNOCENT WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO WERE KILLED JUST BECAUSE THEY CAME FROM KIBAKIS TRIBE….WHILE MANY DIDN’T EVEN KNOW HIM OR HAVE ANYTHING FROM HIM…..
Karanja,
You belong to a dying breed of pro Raila Kikuyus, those poor things who imagined this was about democracy and freedom and all that rubbish that they spouted during the campaign. You will have a hard time trying to recconcile that with bands of militia gang raping little kikuyu girls in Timau or Eldoret.
Its not about democracy or freedom. Its about hatred and its you they hate. Maru nd the others cannot simply think beyond the ward Kikuyu. They planned the killing months and months before the election and then pretended it was ‘spontaneous’ Stop wasting your time with Maru. Its like trying to get hyenas to appreciate lambs.
One can easily say that its the ODm hardliners like Maru and others who turned a campaign to protest a rigged election into an ethnic cleansing campaign that put kibaki firmy back in power and legitimized his government but that would be too complex a thing for these idiots to understand.
Let him yap on about Michuki and Uhuru
NO, MR. PM, YOU ARE HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!
The Prime Minister, Hon. Raila Odinga, is involving himself in football affairs in Kenya. He told the football fraternity to support the Mohammed Hatimy FKL faction and not the Sam Nyamweya. The PM is poking his nose everywhere and completely ignoring that there are other capable Kenyans who can do the job better.
I know the PM loves football and he is the PM but those do not give him any authority to meddle in football affairs or anything. The Ministry of Sports has a very capable Minister. She is excellent. Why does the PM not leave her to do her job?
The PM’s actions smack of the Moi years, when he was everywhere and on everything. Many prominent Kenyans at that time had started losing confidence in themselves to the extent that they would want to pick the phone and call Mzee to ask what they should have for supper in their own homes.
Moi was everywhere, the ever-present leader, the ultimate decision-maker for all on all.
On the environment issue, the PM asked the “green lobby” to keep off. The PM said, and I quote, “Our environmentalists are a big impediment to development. The kind of noises they make are not required at this time when we are seeking to reduce poverty,”
This is dictatorship, Mr. PM and if this is the way you are going to manage the affairs of Kenya, then Kenyans had better started looking for someone else. According to the PM, the government wants to reduce poverty and yet he cannot produce a cots-benefit analysis that shows that the gain will exceed the cost, which must include the long-term cost brought by environmental degradation.
How can environmentalists be an impediment to development? What type of development is Hon. Raila Odinga talking about that does not factor in various issues that include the environemental issue.
What the PM says shows the typical deficient and parochial and short-term leadership we have throughout Africa. It is a big contrast with great leadership like that of President Obama.
This is what President Obama said regarding the environment issue, an issue that is central to his administration, and the role of the stakeholders. President Obama said that “we will sit down with all the stakeholders on the enviromental problem and we will come to an agreement on the best way forward”.
Although these are not the exact words that he used, I am very close to what he said because I have been following his speeches very closely. President Obama said that while there has to be development (including off-shore drilling of oil) and growth, the environment has to be protected at all costs and global warming has to be slowed down.
Why does the PM not spend some time calling on the envronmentalists and government officials to sit down and discuss all pertinent issues and come up with the best way forward.
President Obama, during his campaign, spoke against the lobbyists in Washington, DC and he promised that the day of lobbying are over when he becomes the president.
Is PM Raila confusing the problem associated with the Washington DC lobbyists with genuine Kenyan stakeholders who are adding their voice for the common good of Kenya and not the good of a few individuals or businesses as in the case of the Washington DC lobbyits?
Mwai Kibaki holds 95% power in Kenya and the PM misuses the little power he has to propagate dictatorship and big-man politics. Kenya will never get anywhere if leaders do not learn to sit down and talk and disagree and agree to disagree but then come up with some consensus. It is out of such discussions that the best solution will be produced.
I believe that Mr. Raila Odinga has been starved of power and he is now confused on what to do to stay in the limelight. It appears that he will not hesitate to latch onto anything to stay in the limelight and look tough. If this is true, that is not the way to go. It is not good for Kenya.
I REMIND THE PM THAT KENYANS WILL SUPPORT HIM FOR HIS HUMILITY AND GOOD IDEAS AND WILLINGNESS TO SIT DOWN, DISCUSS, AND AGREE.
The PM should desist from entering the fray everywhere and on every issue.That was the most sickening part of Moi’s leadership – commenting on every issue and presenting himself as “Mr. Know-It-All”
I PRAY EVERYDAY THAT ONE DAY, KENYA WILL BE BLESSED WITH A YOUNG, DYNAMIC, AND RESOURCEFUL LEADER WHO WILL HARNESS INPUT FROM DIFFERENT TYPES OF KENYAN PROFESSIONALS AND ORDINARY KENYANS TO PRODUCE THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR KENYA.
The Tana River-Lamu Port project will come to haunt the PM in the not-too-distant future if he is supporting it because it is a project borne out of secrecy and humiliation of the Kenyan people. No data has been produced to show that the Lamu port will bring any benefit.
Shipping through Lamu to Garissa, Ethiopia, and Southern Sudan may be a few hundreds of kilometers shorter but there ano hotels and major business centres on thta route and the truckers may still prefer to use the port of Mombasa.
I do not envisage any route that does not pass through Nairobi to be attractive to anyone. No one wants to drive through the desert for hours and days when a busy route that may be a little bit longer is available. Building a port in Lamu will become a useless project if it will not attract traffic and make money and we can only determine this if some studies have been made and the data is available.
If a family does not have enough food for the family, they work hard to get it and even borrow some from friends. The family members do not decide that we should go to the street corners and solicit to get money to buy food.
One can solicit and get easier money but it is degrading to the individual.
If the government of Kenya can make use of the many brilliant brains that the country has, many brilliant ideas will come forward. Why does the government put the universities to work for the betterment of Kenya?
It is great to see that President Obama has surrounded himself with some of the best brains and even people with divergent views. It is out of many and a myriad of different suggestions that the best will be found.
The Brooke Bond tea estates in Kericho, the Del Monte pineapple project in Thika, and other similar projects are completely different the Tana River project where a foreign government is invited to come and till your fertile land mercilessly to grow food for their own people. In the latter case, you are ceding your sovereignty to a foreign goverment.
I have watched some documentaries on BBC on similar projects in Sudan and elsewhere it is heart-wrenching to watch.
Congratulations, Uhuru Kenyatta and Hon. Franklin Bett.I wish you the best in your new duties.
As soon as I realized that Mwai Kibaki will never allow the Ministry of Finance to be headed by either a non-Kikuyu or non-Meru or non-Embu (non-Gema), I decided that I will support Uhuru’s move to the Finance ministry because I want to see how he leads.
With Uhuru as Finance Minister, Kenyans have an opportunity to finally see what type of leader Uhuru really is. There has never been an opportunity to see Uhuru lead and make hard decisions. Moi thought and decided for him. After Moi left Uhuru to be on his own, he as Minister for Local Government made wrong and dictatorship-like decisions.
As Minister for Finance, Uhuru now has an opportunity to convince Kenyans that he is indeed the leader Moi talked about in 2002 – a leader for all Kenyans, a leader without bias and not led by greed and tribalism. Uhuru, we will watch you carefully. We will watch to see if you will include Kenyans from various tribes in top positions in your ministry.
As long as John Michuki is away from guns, I have no problem. One of the most lethal things that Kenyans have learned at a huge cost is the mixture of Michuki with weapons. As long as Kimunya is away from money and banks, I have no problem.
One day, when Mwai Kibaki is no longer in State House, the people of Meru will sit down and take stock of the Kibaki presidency and what it has meant for them and they will come to the conclusion that they were misused and not compensated for it.
In the rigging of the 2007 presidential vote, the Meru people were used. The over 100% voter turn-outs were reported in Meru constituencies. In the execution of protesting Kenyans by the police in January to February of 2008, Meru officers were used. The Kericho massacre was carried out by a policeman from Meru and his colleague shot him on the arm to prevent him from carrying out further massacres.
I am told tha many Meru police officers were told that this is your government – defend it. Looking at the appointments, is this really their government? Somebody suports you and is ready to give his or her life for you and yet you decide that you wil use them to do the dirty jobs for you. If they are killed or caught, it is not a big deal as you get to have your own people not involved.
For all the misuse of the Meru people, Mwai Kibaki gave them only one Minister. The Kikuyus have, apart from Mwai Kibaki himself , SIX full Cabinet Ministers (You do not count the Minister from Embu who was appointed by ODM). The Meru people have only ONE Cabinet Minister.
GREED IS A VERY BAD DISEASE. YOU EVEN EAT YOUIR CHILDREN’S FOOD.
THE BIG AND POWERFUL BROTHER ALWAYS MISUSES HIS LITTLE BROTHER. THIS IS THE TIME THE MERU PEOPLE SHOULD START THINKING AND JOIN WITH OTHER KENYANS TO SUPPORT HON. RAILA ODINGA AND SUPPORT THE KENYA WE WANT.
The Meru people are not alone in being misused. The Minister from Kwanza is proving to be a tool that Saitoti is using at will. The thing that amazes me is that some people are very smart in identifying who to use as their tools. If there is a PNU executive meeting and some decisions are made or resolutions passed, it is the Secretary General, and not a Vice-Chair, to read to the public those decisions and resolutions.
Why can’t Noah Wekesa see this? It is very clear that they are misusing him. Saitoti is misusing Noah Wekesa. It is the typical Gema way of doing things. The Saitoti lineup has Saitoti for President, Wekesa for VP, and Murungi for PM. Their whole thing will not reach anywhere. I believe that Kenyans cannot suppport their outfit. Why can’t Noah Wekesa see this and support ODM, the party of all kenyans?
TIME FOR ME TO BRAG. I WROTE SOME TIME AGO THAT MWAI KIBAKI WAS DELAYING TO APPOINT AN ODM CABINET MINISTER FROM THE KIPSIGIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE HE WAS BUYING TIME TO SLOT HIS BOY, KIMUNYA, BACK INTO THE CABINET. I HAVE BEEN PROVEN RIGHT. THE OIL AND MAIZE SCANDALS GAVE KIBAKI THE OPPORTUNITY HE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR.
Mwai Kibaki is aiding corruption and we should not be surprised by this. Mwai Kibaki is leader of Kenya today because of what President Obama called, “getting to be leader through corruption, deceit, and silencing of dissent”. How can such a leader then fight corruption?
Instead of poking his nose into ministries and interfering in the work of capable ministers, Hon. Raila Odinga SHOULD DO EVERYTHING HE CAN AND DEVISE METHODS TO SEPARATE HIMSELF FROM THE CORRUPT WAYS OF THIS THIEF WHO IS CALLING HIMSELF PRESIDENT WHEN KENYANS REJECTED HIM.
MWAI KIBAKI’S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE BRUTAL AND CORRUPT. HIS END WILL BE BRUTAL AND IT WILL COME WHEN HE LEAST EXPECTS IT. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND AND THE CRIES OF BEREAVED AND CHEATED PEOPLE WILL NOT GO UNANSWERED.
OMINGO MAGARA IS ASSISTANT MINISTER IN THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR FINANCE.
Why is State House omitting Hon. Magara’s name? It is now right that ODM has two Assistant Ministers for Finance – Hon. Odinga and Hon. Magara.
I hope Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta is not trying to push out a man who is one of ODM’s most qualified Finance people Hon. Omingo Magara.
I am very proud of the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, for the strong fight he is putting up against corruption in Kenya. Many thanks to Hon. Raila Odinga for the great work he did stopping corruption in the so-called Second Bulk Grain Handling Facility in Mombasa.
I call upon the PM to let Kenyans see and follow his work. There are many great decisions and plans that the PM initiates but Kenyans do not get to know them. Could the PM’s office start issuing press releases so that Kenyans can follow the work of the PM closely. Could the PM also consider giving a weekly radio address so that Kenyans can see what he is doing for them.
I refuse to accept that Hon. William Ruto and senior Ministry of Agriculture staff (especially those from ODM-supporting districts) can engage in corruption of the magnitude reported in the media regarding the loss of maize and maize funds.
Kenyans should demand that a thorough and impartial investigation be carried out on the “maize saga” and that investigations be extended to those who peddled the rumours (or were they facts) that large amounts of maize and funds had been stolen.
The Ministry of Agriculture is one of the ministries where corruption may be impossible to eliminate in the near future. At the Tea leaves collection centres, clerks can steal from farmers by underweighing their produce and recording the extra kilos for themselves.
The same thing can easily happen at the milk collection centres and at the cereal buying centres. The corruption of the scale reported in the media is a completely different thing. I applaud Hon. William Ruto for handling the situation professionally by checking the state of things first rather than doing press briefings without facts.
THIS IS MY THEORY. There was indeed corruption at the Kenya Pipleline Corporation and large amounts of oil was stolen. I believe that the Managing Director of KPC, and who has been sent home now, did not participate in the stealing but is guilty of not being vigilant.
I believe that the PS and Minister of Energy are guilty of an offence in the disappearance of the oil and that they are part of a larger plot to steal from Kenyans.
I beileve that the maize saga, affecting the Ministry of Agriculture, was conceived and popularized by those close to Mwai Kibaki as a smoke screen to implicate ODM in order to make it easier to slot in Amos Kimunya back into the Cabinet. The maize saga, I believe, is just the phosporous white smoke that the Gema Six fired to give them some justification to bring back Kimunya.
They are even arguing now that if the Minister of Agriculture, “who is guilty of corruption” according to them is staying on on his job, then Amos Kimunya should also be back to his job. What kind of rule of law is this? It is a naive way of attempting to fool the people of Kenya.
Amos Kimunya was discussed by parliament and they passed a vote of no confidence in him. Amos Kimunya was indicted by the Cockar commission of inquiry. Amos Kimunya has been found not fit to serve the people of Kenya as Minister. Period.
The maize scandal, if indeed it is there in fact and not in the imagination of ODM’s enemies including those like Noah Wekesa who is being used as a tool, and the factual oil saga have to be treated and dealt with separately from the Amos Kimunya case, a case that has been prosecuted and judged.
I am a very proud individual because for the first time in the history of Kenya, the GEMAISTS are on the run. They are retreating. If the alliance of Kalenjins, Luos, Luhyas and all other Kenyans stand, and I believe it will, then Uhuru Kenyatta has a lot of work to do to convince Kenyans to consider him for the presidency.
The Kalenjin-Luo-Luhya-led alliance has the intellect, muscle, and courage to defeat Gemaism once and for all. Leaders, like Noah Wekesa, should know this and they should realize that they are wasting their time on the Saitoti ticket which will not even take off the ground.
I would like to see Hon. Raila Odinga start reaching out to such heavyweight politicians as Prof. Ongeri, Chirau Mwakwere, and Yusuf Haji and bring them back home to ODM as members or partners. Mwai Kibaki has failed and there is nothing he will do now to redeem himself. Every move Mwai Kibaki makes now is a disaster.
I will be very fair to Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta and I would like to see him provide a formidable challenge to Hon. Raila Odinga in the next presidential elections, which will be between the two of them – Hon. Raila Odinga nd Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta – as the main candidates with Kalonzo Musyoka as the peripheral candidate as he was in 2007.
To be a strong candidate who will give our man a run for his money, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta has to start now giving Kenyans some great leadership. For a start, I would like to see Mr. Uhuru Kenya do the following:
1. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta must start distancing himself from the greed and tribalism of Mwai Kibaki. Mwai Kibaki never leaves State House. He sits there fattening himself, while Kenyans starve. He does not go to visit the people and see first-hand their struggles.
2. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta must take on board in the Finance ministry Hon. Omingo Magara. Mr. Magara was appointed Assistant Minister in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. If the Trade ministry is given to someone else, Hon. Magara stays put in the Office of the Deputy PM. This is very important for ODM to have one of their top leaders from Kisii enjoy political clout.
3. In the spirit of fairness to all Kenyans, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta has to request to have TWO assistant ministers, both from ODM, in the Ministry of Finance. Both Hons. Oburu Odinga and Omingo Magara have to serve as Assistant Ministers in the Office of the Deputy PM and Ministry of Finance. Out of his greed, Kimunya fought against ODM getting two assistant ministers for finance.
If Mwai Kibaki wants, he can appoint two new assistant ministers, one from ODM for Trade and another one from PNU to the other Office of Deputy PM.
4. Uhuru Kenyatta must have a new man or woman for Central Bank governor and a new Counsel for Central Bank as the current holders of those offices are tainted and have been found guilty of corruption.
If Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta can do these things as a start, we will give him a second look when Kenyans start the process of getting their fourth president.
If Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta fails to fulfill these minimum requests, then we will know that he is propagating the typical GEMA politics of greed and tribalism and we will fight him and defeat him.
TO MINISTER OF PLANNING AND VISION 2030, HON. OPARANYA:
Check this. You can pick one idea or two.
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/southafrica/
Our Deepest Symphaties and Condolences to the families, relatives, friends, and the entire people of Kenya for the massive loss of lives and injuries in the fire tragedies of Nakunmatt and Sachangwan.
Both tragedies involved petrol and demonstrate how deadly this commodity can be if not handled with care.
Whenever there is a tragedy in Kenya, leaders talk tough and offer great ideas but as time passes, those ideas get forgotten.
I listened to what the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga said and it is my prayer that he will lead the effort to ensure that the public is sensitized to the many dangers that stalk them everyday.
I would like to see the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation’s duties expanded to include safety, wellness, and nutrition. I would like to suggest that the Ministry of Public Health be renamed the Ministry of Public Health, Wellness, and Safety.
Safety should be defined to include occupational health and safety. The Nakumatt tragedy is really a question of occupational safety and the worker who handled the container carrying petrol did not have proper training.
The Minister of Health should initiate the publication of safety requirements and training for various types of occupations and workplaces.
I lost a relative whose lungs collapsed after he breathed poisonous fumes at his workplace. It is a type of accident that is not highlighted in Kenya and there is probably no comprehensive government agency to cater to the health and safety at the workplace.
The Ministry of Public Health should carry out a detailed study and even launch an insurance scheme for the most dangerous of workplaces. A fire tragedy, not long ago, killed several people in a manufacturing plant in industrial area of Nairobi.
The safety of workers and the general public should fall under the docket of the Ministry of Public Health.
The Ministry of Health should also be responsible for the publication and enforcement of the movement of hazardous materials on Kenyan roads so that the public is not endangered.
Earlier last year, there were complaints in the medai that Ms. Beth Mugo had been assigned a useless ministry that has no parastatals.
The fact, however, is that the Ministry of Public Health has a lot to do if the Minister can be resourceful. For a start, the Ministry should start thinking of launching a body to take responsibility over Occupational Health and Safety and this should also cover the handling and transportation of hazardous materials.
On another note, we saw, with teary eyes, pictures of starving Kenyans eating wild fruits and leaves. The Ministry of Public Health should set up a body to deal with nutrition and food safety.
Some wild fruits and leaves may be harmful to one’s health. It should be the Ministry of Public Health’s responsibility to advise Kenyans on what products may be harmful to their health in the short and long terms. They can only do so if they have an expert body that carries out food testing
The Ministry of Public Health should take over the responsibilities of the Chief Chemist that deal with testing of food (locally-produced and imported). There are credible stories that Kenya is now awash with fake fruit drinks and honey, amongst other products.
Who is testing these products to determine their potential dangers?
TO OUR PM, WE SAY THAT YOU HAVE TALKED THE TALK AND NOW IS THE TIME TO WALK THE WALK. KENYANS EXPECT YOU TO DO SO.
I am moved by the genuine feelings and hurt and sorrow on the part of President Kibaki and First Lady, Lucy Kibaki, for the victims and bereaved families, realtives, and friends of the Sachang’wan and Nakumatt fire tragedies. The First Lady has demonstrated the feelings of a bereaved mother that we rarely see in her.
In the Nakumatt tragedy, Kenyans of diverse ethnicities and stations in life died side by side. And in the Sachang’wan tragedy, Kenyans of diverse ethnicities died side by side.
Sad and painful as they are, these two tragedies and many others in the recent past can be turned into something positive and used to serve as the turning point for all Kenyans and our leaders to care for one another and for Kenya.
May Kenyans realize that they are one people held and bonded together by the motherland that they call Kenya. And when tragedy strike, Kenyans are not separated along ethnic lines.
The results of the fire tragedies of Sachang’wan and Nakumatt are obvious as people were burned to death and others received burns of various degrees.
On the other hand, the results of corruption are not obvious but are equally as deadly as the fire tragedies. People are dying of hunger and others are dying on Kenyan roads and in Kenyan hospitals while the meagre resources that could have been used to avert such deaths are being stolen by leaders and goverment officials.
PRESIDENT MWAI KIBAKI AND PM RAILA ODINGA, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE. YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HELP KENYA. YOU HAVE HE CAPACITY TO END CORRUPTION. YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO FIGHT GREED. YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SECURE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF KENYA. HELP KENYANS.
1. Today, establish the Occupational Health and Safety Authority under the Ministry of Public Health.
The authority will publish various regulations and enforce them along with the polic.
Those regulations will govern health and safety at the workplace and transportation of harzadous goods on Kenyan roads including comprehensive measures to be taken in cases of spills. The police should get an in-house training on dealing with hazardous goods and securing scenes of danger.
The Ministry of Public Health along with other agencies such as Red Cross should also provide material and training for First Aid toworkplaces and the police and even to members of the public.
There are many Kenyans who are dying in their workplaces and no one notices. The government should cater to their needs and start an insurance scheme to be paid into by firms whose business involves some hazard.
Those insurance funds will be used to pay some compensation to workers who cannot work after an accident at their workplace or to pay families who lost their breadwinner at the workplace.
2. Today, call Mr. Aaron Ringera and give him fresh instructions and ultimatum to fight corruption. I strongly believe that Mr. Aaron Ringera is capable of fighting corruption in Kenya.
I have no doubt in my mind that there are some Kenyan leaders who intend toi vie for the presidency and have resorted to stealing to raise money for their bids.
There are also some top government officials who are about to leave their jobs and are determined to steal before they leave.
3. Apppoint Mr. John Githongo as the new Head of the Civil Service. This is one Kenyan who has demonstrated that he can serve the people and country of Kenya effectively in fighting corruption, greed, and tribalism.
I have nothing personal against Francis Muthaura but I know as many Kenyans also know and as Muthaura himself knows that he cannot do the job of Head of Civil Service effectively.
I WILL SUPPORT MWAI KIBAKI’S EFFORTS TO UNITE AND BUILD KENYA BUT I WILL NOT SUPPORT HIS HYPOCRISY.
This is what Mwai Kibaki said at the “The Kenya We Want Conference”.
Mwai Kibaki told the conference that “this could be achieved through persistence and a focus on our common features that foster our common Kenyan identity, a condition that will make the people more competitive around the world.
“I know it will take a while. But we have to persist in order to succeed. We have seen it happen in other countries, most recently in America.
“In that country, the same institutions that once barred an African-American from casting a vote, have now, not only embraced them, but they have placed in office President Barack Obama.”
Mwai Kibaki mentioned the discrimination against Africa Americans in the USA which the black peope have fought and are now on the verge of defeating it. President Obama, whom Kibaki never wanted to become the president, is the democratically-elected and popular leader.
But Mwai Kibaki’s talk of disrimination is hypocrtical because he himself has made tribalism (one of the ugliest forms of discrimination) the cornerstone of his leadership.
MWAI KIBAKI HAS DENIED NON-KIKUYU AND NON-MERU KENYANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE MINISTER OF FINANCE.
Today, Uhuru Kenyatta is Minister of Finance, not because he is the best man for the job but because, like Kibaki himself, he is a Kikuyu. There are very smart people in the Kenyan cabinet who can serve Kenya better during these hard economic times.
The ODM-PNU division of ministries should be scrapped and the best people, irrespective of their parties, should be appointed to ministries.
Mwai Kibaki is talking hypocritical talk when he has misused and abused the Meru people. The Meru people were better off during Moi’s tenure. I wish Hon. Raila odinga can reach out to te Meru people in attempt to bring all Kenyans togetherand give everyone a chance.
Francis Muthaura and Aaron Ringera are two prominent Meru leaders whose careers Mzee Moi build. Mzee Moi appointed Muthaura PS, UN Ambassador, and East African Community Secretary General. Aaron Ringera served as the anti-corruption tzar during Moi’s time.
Mwai Kibaki has misused the Meru people by misleading them to support his regime while he sidelines them. Today, Kiraitu Murungi, the only Meru Cabinet Minister, can not even stand up anywher else in Kenya other than in his native Eastern province and Central provinces to address the public.
If he were to do so, people will shout him down. Kiraitu Murungi is not a national leader and is very unpopular.
Muthaura and Ringera are civil servants and their careers will end with Kibaki’s leadership. Instead of helping the people who have stood up by him, including carrying out massacres for him, Mwai KIbaki is stifling them so that they have no one of their own to support for national leadership.
The Meru people have been boxed in a corner where they have no choice but to support Uhuru Kenyatta when he vies for leadership.
And talking of Uhuru Kenyatta, he is at the right place to perpetuate what his father started. Like father, like son, Uhuru is now poised to carry on the discriminative policies of his father which Mwai Kibaki embraced.
Jomo Kenyatta shut out non-Kikuyu Kenyans from the Ministry of Finance. Mwai Kibaki revived the diabolical plot after Mzee Moi had Ministers fo Finance from amongst the Kikuyu, Maasai, Luhya, and Gusiis.
A meaningful “The Kenya We Want and Need Conference” can only take place after Hon. Raila Odinga becomes the president of Kenya.
I read what Kibaki said and I find that it rings hollow. On the other hand, Mzee Moi gave a great speech.
HOW CAN A HYPOCRITICAL LEADER LIKE MWAI KIBAKI MENTION THE WORD DISCRIMINATION AS HAPPENED IN THE USA AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS?
HOW CAN MWAI KIBAKI TALK NATIONAL UNITY WHEN HE HAS SET UP FRANCIS MUTHURA TO FIGHT THE PM?
Kenyans, check the facts for yourself. Find out the names of the police officers who were incriminated as having acrried out killings and massacres during the post-election violence.
Get the facts and join me in showing our symphaty for the Meru people who have been abused and misused.
The people of Kisii, the Kalenjins, the Kikuyus, the Luhyas, the Luos, and many other ethnic groups inKenya have credible leaders to vie for national leadership. The Meru people do not.
THE BUILDING OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF KENYA WILL RESUME THE DAY KENYANS SEE THE LAST OF MWAI KIBAKI IN STATE HOUSE.
In the meantime, Kenyans have to continue to watch and die (of starvation, disease,and acidents) as Mwai Kibaki’s boys plunder the meagre resources of Kenya. What is there in common between the Ministry of Energy and that of the Ministry of Agriculture?
Two of the top people in those min istries have one thing in common and the scandals that happened there were not by accident. It is an elaborate scheme not only to plunder but to also take certain people with it.
And look at what type of leader Kibaki is. kenyans died a horrific death in the Sachang’wan tanker tragedy and the cause of their death may be blamed on corruption and greed. The policemen, instead of securing the scene of accident, let their greed took the better of them.
GEORGE SAITOTI HAS NEVER USED THE WORD CORRUPTION AND HAS NEVER WARNED THE POLICE AGAINST CORRUPTION.
HOW CAN SAITOTI USE THE MAGIC WORD CORRUPTION (A REVERED TERM FOR HIM) WHEN HE, HIMSELF, IS THE MASTER AND BENEFICIARY OF CORRUPTION.
George Saitoti, a proven-corrupt man, will never fight against corruption in the police force.
KENYA IS BEING LED BY A TRAGIC LEADERSHIP AND THEY CAN ONLY PRAY THAT THEY GET THE GOOD LEADERSHIP THAT THEY DESERVE, ASAP.
can you tell us how maize and oil scandals happened because you seem to have knowledge of kenya politics….
The moment you will realize that all politicians in kenya today are one way or another been in kenyatta,moi,kibaki corrupt axis,then you will use this forum to champion new constitution and new breed of youthful,learned and tainted leaders. Otherwise all you are doing is completely entrench TRIBALISTIC politics pitting communities aganaist each other in preparation of butchering one another in 2012.
The maize scandal has been turned into an ethnic cleansing weapon.
Some sections of the Kenya media have been, unashamedly, giving threee pages to the maize scandal and three lines to the oil scandal.
The maize scandal has taken the centre stage while the oil scandal is fast becoming the forgotten scandal.
It is a similar strategy that they have used on the tragedy of the Eldoret church burning, where people were roasted alive.
They keep showing pictures of the survivors of the Eldoret church arson while they have never ever published even one pictue of the similar tragedy that took place in Naivasha, where Mungiki roasted people alive.
Were the Naivasha victims things and not people? Kenyans of all ethnic backgrounds are now well-informed and demand fairness. The media has to be fair and give similar prominent reporting to all scandals and tragedies.
In 2002, the Kalenjins were lynched by Kibaki boys. They were removed from their government jobs like you chase a hyena. In 2009, this will not be allowed to happen. Not this time.
I will not defend any graft perpetrator but I will defend the victims of skewed justice and those being lynched based on their ethinicity. They have turned all guns on Hon. William Ruto while letting Kiraitu Murungi’s case go cold. It is not fair.
The maize scandal and oil scandal are two serious scandals that happened at the same time and they have to be treated with the seriousness that both deserve. They should get similar coverage in the media.
If the Minister of Agriculture is to step aside, so must his permanent secretary and so must the Minister of Energy and his PS.
And we should not demand the resignations of the Ministers and PSs of Agriculture and Energy alone, Saitoti and the Police Commissioner must also go.
How can the people of Kenya die such a horrific death as happened at Sachang’wan and the man who calls himself president of Kenya publicly declares that he has confidence in Minister Saitoti?
Poilce corruption led to the Sachang’wan tragedy and Saitoti and the Police Commissioner must be held responsible. The two have never spoken against corruption,which is rampant in the police force. They have never made any effort to fight against corruption in the police force.
THERE IS ONE THING THAT IS VERY CLEAR TO THE WHOLE WORLD. KENYA DO NOT HAVE A PRESIDENT. THE ONE WHO IS CALLING HIMSELF PRESIDENT IS A THIEF WHO CAN NOT LEAD.
And the man and his family own a farm in Subukia and they grow vegetables. Nothing wrong with that. But then there is the disturbing similarity about another project in the works at the fertile Tana river delta.
That project is meant to be leased to the government of Qatar to grow vegetables for his people. Is it far-fetched to see something in the offing here. Is it possible that the Subukia farm is getting too small to grow vegetables and a larger acreage is being sought?
Could the Sultan of Qatar be the perfect cover to facilitate expansion of vegetable growing for the Kibaki family beyond Subukia?
When the head of the house is a thief, do not blame the children for being thieves.
KIBAKI IS PRESIDENT OF KENYA TODAY NOT BECAUSE HE WON THE ELECTION BUT BECAUSE HE USED GUNS TO STEAL THE ELECTION AND SECURE IT.
I challenge Mwai Kibaki to invite Mzee Moi to the Coca Cola National stadium on Madaraka day to see what the people know regarding the difference between a leader and a pretender.
Moi steps into the limelight just briefly and Kenyans are crying for leadership. Kenyans have no confidence in Kibaki. He is a failure.
Mwai Kibaki is under the curse of the bereaved families from the election violence and the Molo tragedy whom he has failed by not moving Saitoti from his current ministry and having a capable person take charge.
Mzee Moi said, “Saitoti, Huwezi”. First Lady, Mrs. Lucy Kibaki, said, “Saitoti, Huwezi”. Kenyans are saying, “Saitoti, Huwezi”.
Why is Kibaki defending him and people died a horrific death occassioned by the greed and corruption of the police?
Nice try and little bit fair.
WRONG CHOICE! WRONG CHOICE! CECIL MILLER IS THE WRONG CHOICE!
Lawyer Cecil Miller to chair the interim electoral body is not the right choice and Kenya will regret this one day.
Kenyans leave out Mr. Francis Ole Kaparo and pick somebody without experience and one that has never demonstrated how he will perform in a crisis.
Mr. Kaparo is a battle-proven material and he has shown that he will act fair and tough even when he has to make a ruling between two fiercely antagonistic rivals.
If there is one thing that is obvious to all, it is the fact that the Banana side is now a hundred times smarter than ODM. Banana side is determined that they will not be beaten again. “Never Again” is their new rallying call and ODM is aiding them by doing business for them.
CECIL MILLER IS THE WRONG CHOICE, ODM. DO NOT SUPPORT HIM OR YOU WILL LIVE TO REGRET IT.
If we cannot get our own man, we go for the next best and they did so. Kenyans have not forgoten the nasty controversies involving the Miller family.
If Kenya was the USA, Mr. Cecil Miller would have been grilled and he would have been asked what side he would taken in his family’s nasty fight. Such an interview would have revealed a lot.
Kenya has had a glorious opportunity to shed the culture of making decisions based on tribalism or ethnic heritage but the opportunity has been squandered. Th choice of Cecil Miller to head the Interim Electoral body is based on ethnicity considerations and not on experience and proven achievements.
If one makes two columns on a plain sheet of paper and in one column lists the achievements of Mr. Francis Ole Kaparo and those of Mr. cecil Miller, the former’s column will go on and on while that of Miller will dry up after two items.
I have watched ODM and how its top leaders perform and there is nothing to report other than a glaring self-destruction of the party.
Some ODM leaders notably Mr. Oburu Odinga and Mr. Orengo are fighting Mr. William Ruto. Without Mr. William Ruto, Hon. raila Odinga will never become the president of Kenya. That is a fact.
If Mr. William Ruto is fired as Minister and Kiraitu Murungi is spared, Kalenjin support for Hon. Raila Odinga will evaporate. Instead of ODM standing up together and demanding fairness and objectivity, they allow the maize scandal to be highlighted while the oil scandal is kept cold.
The two scandals should be discussed concurrently and not in tandem and both scandals should receive the same coverage. I am told that some smart Banana politicians go to Orengo and Oburu and pretending to be helping wonder aloud to the duo,
“Look at this Mnandi, Ruto. He wants to spoil things for our leader, Mr. Raila Odinga and yet we all, Kenyans support him”.
This kind of remark sends the two demanding for Roto’s resignation even without analyzing what they have been told and what the real intentions are.
If Hon. Raila Odinga is to become the next president of Kenya, ODM leaders have to stop being stupid. The smartest politician in ODM is Prof. Nyongo. He analyzes and he sees far.
All – Hon. Raila Odinga, Hon. Mudavadi, and Hon. Ruto – have no chance of being elected the president of Kenya unless they stick together and cement the unity of their supporters and use the services of smart leaders like Prof. Nyongo to analyze things before making decisions.
The process of rigging out Hon. Raila Odinga has started in earnest with the selection of Mr. Miller, whose loyalty to Mum’s side may be overwhelming compared to his loyalty to the general Kenyan population.
In my heart, Mr. Fancis Ole Kaparo is the right man and her has proven so a million times. ODM should support him for the chairmanship of the Interim Electoral body.
Hon. Raila Odinga, you are in the process of failing Kenyans and failing yourself. If you are making decisions based on your own intelligence and analyses, then you will fail.
If you first consult and ask what the situation you are facing implies for ODM and for the Kenya of tomorrow, you will succeeed.
Tribalism and Gemaism will die a natural death in Kenya but our leaders should not be helping to delay the demise of these two evils that face our country.
DR. KOFI ANNAN HAS OVERSTAYED HIS WELCOME IN KENYA.
It is an insult to the Kenyan people for their leaders to go kneeling before Dr. Kofi Annan to beg him for more time regarding the Waki’s secret list.
Dr. Annan is a man of immense stature and yet he erred in accepting waki’s list. Kenyans owe Dr. Annan immeasurable gratitude for helping mediate and produce an accord between the two Kenyan leaders – Mzee Mwai Kibaki and Hon. Raila Odinga.
Dr. Annan should not have hanged on to become the policeman and prosecutor for Kenya. Dr. Annan is, no doubt, a man of integrity but I feel insulted, as a Kenyan, by his meddling in the affairs of Kenya.
To read about Hon. Raila Odinga going to beg Dr. Annan for more time is an insult to me. Some of the people that played a role in the mediation presided over by Dr. Annan may be in Justice Waki’s secret list. Would this not invalidate the accord then?
By taking the list to ICC himself, Dr. Annan, will have turned from a mediator to a cop to a prosecutor and even probably a Judge.
Dr. Annan shoudl have told Justice Waki that he came to Kenya to mediaite and part of the accord that resulted from the mediation involved the setting up of a commission of inquiry. As soon as the inquiry was in place, Dr. Annan’s part should have ended.
Kenya is a sovereign state and has been a nation since 1963. It is very sad that a foreigner should now come to Kenya and dictate to the the Kenyan leaders.
Dr. Annan should hand over the Waki secret list to the Kenyan Human Rights Commission and they in turn should file the list with the ICC at the Hague.
This is the only logical thing to do. Hon. Raila Odinga is now running around trying to block the list from reaching the ICC when he should have consulted and given the whole thing some thought. The damage is already done and the best thing to do now is get the list to the ICC.
And Kofi Annan should, from now on, visit Kenya as the good friend of the Kenyan people and not as their chief cop or prosecutor.
Maru
please re-read the Waki Report
Click to access Waki_Report.pdf
Chapter 13 – starting at page 473 lists specific recommendations, the Waki Report has been accepted and adopted locally and internationally. The recommendations therein are firm yet flexible guidelines on the way forward. The current leaders have no choice but to demonstrate wisdom and leadership and within the recommended time frames, otherwise they will lose control over the process having failed to act.
KENYANS HAVE TO BE WARY OF STEADMAN GROUP’S POLLING
Unless Kenyan leaders demand real professionalism from Steadman Group, the research body will continue to distort facts and mislead Kenyans.
Steadman Group has proven to be an instrument of PNU. Their findings should not be taken seriously and Kenyans should always take their findings with a pinch of salt.
First of all, Steadman, in its poll results, stated that “78% of PNU supporters … and 71% of ODM supporters ….”. This assertion is misleading because most Kenyans only become fully identified with a political party after national campaigns kick off.
Basing polling on what has transpired recently is very misleading and cannot produce accurate results. Every Kenyan knows that the NSIS is an agent of misinformation and distortionibn Kenya.
The NSIS, which is headed and majority-manned by one particular group continues to pursue an agenda of revenge against the Kalenjin community. The NSIS played a major role in getting the Kenya Human Rights Commission and later Justice Waki to publish a list, which I suspect initially had only Kalenjin leaders.
The NSIS has not relented in its campaign to have Mr. William Ruto fired as Minister and arrested and jailed. The NSIS, whose ethnically-driven inspirations and lack of professionalism, has been the architect of keeping information and findings on the Grand Regency and the Oil sagas under lock and key while doling out very generously facts and manufactured facts on the maize scandal.
This is what I have said and strongly belive in. Until Kenya gets a real leadership that can unite and build the nation of Kenya for all Kenyans, using all Kenyans, Kenya wil continue to head forward on the path of destruction.
Kenya is headed for destruction unless you have true professionals heading such key bodies as NSIS. Kenyans are not fools and know what is happening. At the right time, they will make their wise decision and re-elect their leader.
In the meantime, Steadman Group can continue to misinform and distort and try to brainwash. In the end, the shame will be on them as Kenyans will prove the mature people that they are.
If one has to use bribery to sustain an evil, then you know that it is only a matter of time before their world comes crashing down. PNU is a misnomer and a concotion that is held together by massive bribes.
while ODM is pursuing ways of ensuring that the people’s verdict in elections is upheld and respected, PNU is looking for people who can “help” them in elections through rigging and blatant alterations of results.
The Minister of Justice pretends to be fighting corruptiobn and yet when she visits her “soulmate” house, she drinks from a cup and sits on a sofa that are probably acquired from proceeds of corruption.
Kenyans know the facts – yesterday’s facts and today’s facts.
There is nothing like PNU. When the time comes, the war that will be fought in PNU will be ferocious and no Steaman’s manufactured and distorted poll results will be able to bring peace.
My only prayer is that hon. Uhuru Kenyatta will come out of Kibaki’s shadows and play a greater role in deciosion-making. mr. Jirongo should not be given the opportunity to run the Ministry of Justice as is the case now.
I must admit that I personally was persuaded by what Mzee Moi said about Uhuru Kenyatta in 2002 and I still have a soft spot for Uhuru but I want to see uhuru separate himself from the pack.
Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, the elections are not here with us yet. Could you please sit down with the PM even though he is your potential rival and make decisions that are tranparent and good for Kenya.
Kenyans deserve credible elections. Kenyans deserve to have their verdict in elections respected. Kenyans should not lose their loved ones again because of a manamba electoral commission.
I was shocked at the way the PSC casually picked the IIEC chairman. I believe from the bottom of my heart that the best person to lead an honest, credible, and professional IIEC is Mr. Francis Ole Kaparo.
I can never imagine Mr. Kaparo not respecting the people of Kenya’s verdict. And Mr. Kaparo is the best choice because he is a friend of no one other than the truth. He was ODM’s “enemy” in the recent Speaker of the National Assembly elections.
He has crossed paths with almost everyone including Kibaki when he was leader of the opposition, Hon. Ntimama of ODM and indeed many of ODM leaders but there is one thing that has always stood tall with Mr. Francis Ole Kaparo – He has upheld the law and the rules like he is guarding his family, and his daughter who once was asked what her Dad does for a living and she answered “ORDER”, against lion attack.
I urge Hon. Raila Odinga and Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta to sit down together and compose the IIEC. The PSC has proven to be incapable. What a great and credible IIEC Kenyans would have if the CHair was Mr. Francis Ole Kaparo and Mr. Maina Kiaai was member.
I urge hon. Raila Odinga and Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta to step up their management of Kenyan affairs and not let people like Jirongo to run ministries. The NSIS must gather intelligence for the protection and smooth running of the nation of Kenya.
NSIS SHOULD NOT CEASE FROM BEING AN INSTRUMENT TO FIGHT KALENJINS AND THEIR LEADER. HON. WILLIASM RUTO. YESTERDAY, MANY KENYAN COMMUNITIES COULD BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. TODAY, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS VENTURE TO ATTEMPT TO DO SO.
My symphaties and condolences to the family and friends of the late Police Officer, Mr. Bernard Kiriinya, and to the entire law-abiding and wananchi-serving Kenya police men and women.
I WILL REPEAT MY ALLEGATION THAT I MADE RECENTLY – THE MERU PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MISUSED AND ABUSED IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. ON A PER-CAPITA BASIS, MERU POLICE OFFICERS ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF ANY TRIBE IN KENYA WHO CARRIED OUT MASSACRES OF KENYANS – MUNGIKI AND ODM SUPPORTERS.
Where does the late Mr. Bernard Kiriinya come from? I may be wrong with names but I am rarely wrong on all matters Kenyan.
The Meru people have been misled that the government is theirs and are often reminded of Mr. Francis Muthaura, a mere civil servant who owes his position today to nurturing by President Moi, and who will never carry his people beyond today.
It is criminal for any leader to misuse and abuse a people. I will not be surprised to learn that there are many Bernard Kiriinya police officers now serving in the Kenya police force and that they are too afraid even to function normally. The Kenya Human Rights Commission must trace them and facilitate their fleeing from Kenya and get their stories out.
The main difference between the Moi administration and the Kibaki administration is that Mzee Moi talked and was always saddened by loss of a life. The Kibaki administration is doing things quietly – hush, hush. Eliminate secretly and never say a word about it. But keeping a killing deed is impossible.
The top Meru leaders must rise up now and demand answers. Were their constituents misused and abused? The Meru leaders must also demand to be included in the Cabinet so that they can have a better chance of digging out the truth.
And they must demand from Mr. Francis Muthaura full disclosure of his role in the killings and if Meru police officers were the preferred choice when choosing the exterminators of Mungiki and ODM supporters.
Kenyans desire to live together as brothers and sisters and no Kenyan should accept to be recruited as an exterminator to kill other Kenyans. The judicial system is there to try every lawbreaker, including Mungiki.
At some stage in the very near future, Hon. Raila Odinga must make the DECISION. He should start thinking of now if he is not at an advanced stage already. Kenya MUST hold fresh elections soon. It will be very irresponsible for Hon. Raila Odinga to continue to pretend that he is serving a government and yet the people in charge of that government may have authorized the massacre of their own people.
Mr. Francis Muthaura is a very intelligent man and an experienced civil servant and diplomat and yet, as I suspect, he must be a very worried man because he has been used and abused in the last six years and has played a role that he is now trying to run away from. If the late Mr. Bernard Kiriinya did confess (although he died for doing so), how many leaders out there are waiting to confess.
The late former Police Commissioner could not take his secrets to his grave and confessed at his death bed that he played an active role in the assasination of JM.
I have no doubt in my mind that one day the truth will come out and Kenyans will demand that Mr. Muthaura explains his role in the massacre of hundreds, if not thousands, of Kenyans. He must have been in the mix of things or how does one explain the high proportion of Meru police officers that were involved in the killings.
Kiraitu Murungi has been kept as the only Meru Cabinet minister for a reason. President Moi, whose Cabinet size was almost half, at about 24 ministers, the current Cabinet of 42, had two Cabinet ministers from Meru. It is inconceivable that Kiraitu Murungi is the only Meru Cabinet minister now.
On a different note, someone attacked me for stating that Mr. Jirongo runs the Ministry of Justice saying that I was spreading rumours. I based my statement on comments by Ms. Karua which I read in the media and which Ms. Karua has never refuted.
Ms. Karua replied to a question that the media people posed at her by stating that she could not comment as she had to ask Mr. Jirongo first. The only logical conclusion that I made from her statement is that she has to ask Mr. Jirongo before she decides. This means that Mr. Jirongo must be running the Ministry of Justice.
“Prof Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, at the UN Complex in Nairobi, where he presented a report recommending the resignation of Attorney General Amos Wako, and the sacking of Police Commissioner Maj-Gen Hussein Ali, on Wednesday”, Kenyan media sources wrote.
Did Ms. Martha Karua dictate to Prof. Aliston what recommendations he should make, including that of the placement of the AG’s office under her ministry. I do not mind seeing the minister of Justice double up as the AG while the Assistant Minister also serve as the Solicitor General but this idea should be pursued separetly from the police killings.
Prof. Alston went round the country but in the end he sat down with Ms. Karua who told him what to write as she made sure that her own people were protected and not mentioned in the recoomendations.
HOW ON EARTH CAN A WHOLE PROFESSOR OF LAW FROM THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY OF AUSTRALIA, A NATION WHERE THE RULE OF LAW IS STRICTLY FOLLOWED, FAIL TO RECOMMEND THAT JOHN MICHUKI, THE MINISTER WHO WAS IN CHARGE AND PROBABLY ORDERED THE EXECUTIONS AND MASSACRES NOT BE RECOMMENDED FOR SACKING?
The only plausible reason to this question is that Ms. Karua prevailed in protecting her people. Any action taken against the Attorney General and the Police Commissioner, the peripheral figures in the executions and massacres but who also happen to be non-Kikuyus, should not be accepted by Kenyans until John Michuki is included and cited as the key player in the police killings.
And as I watched the visit of the Iranian president to Kenya, I was amazed at the way Kibaki shoved his visitor down the throat of the PM. The PM clearly did not want anything to do with the visit, in which Kibaki’s family clearly facilitated. Was Jimmy not at the airport?
I still maintain that the Artur terrorist who caused havoc in Kenya are Iranian and must be members of the Revolutionary Guard. One day and soon, Kibaki will go and the floodgates of truth will open and Kenyans wil know the whole truth and will never accept to be misled again into electing a junk leadership.
The “Kibaki Tosha” declaration has proven to be very costly in terms of lives lost and the unity of the people of Kenya.
Here you go again my kenyan friend, i know you really like our country as all of us do but you have taken this one too far again..
It’s unfair to cast the UN guy as somebody who can come here to be told what to do.
You’ve got to understand new thinking of african as far as development of our countries is concerned, while the west is giving us loans with strings attached (unfair),the east is giving us grants so all those arguments about china,iran,malaysia does not hold merit.
As for jimmy stuff you forgot that fidel was in leigo regency with RAO.
Look at issues maru don’t always see things tribal this is what we are trying to kill by trying to educate our uneducated kinsmen who are always used by politicians.
“The top ranked ministry in this year’s government list of best performers is Provincial Administration and Internal Security.
And the Ministry of Tourism is ranked the worst performer.
At the same time, Hon. Najib Balala won an award for his performance in boosting tourism in Kenya.
MY QUESTION IS: How are the performances indices computed and who does calculation.
My fear is that someone may be cooking up numbers and using this otherwise noble scheme as a political weapon.
While I profess my complete ignorance on the way the performance index is calculated for each ministry, I am confident that whoever is doing the job is not doing the right thing.
First of all, how can one compare oranges and bananas? One ministry cannot be fairly and accurately compared to another ministry. It is a meaningless exercise to do so and the results are nothing but garbage if one claims to compare one ministry with another.
Take for example the ministries of Internal Security and Tourism.
I suspect that ecah ministry was given some targets to meet. For example, the Ministry of Internal Security could have been tasked to restore peace in the country after the post-election violence and to cut down crime rate by a certain percentage.
The Ministry of Internal Security could have met these targets and I suspect that Prof. Saitotui has achieved much in this regard.
If the ministry of Internal Security achieved the targets through judicial killings and other brutal techniques such as rape, it is only a fool who will go ahead and award points on what was achieved without subtracting points for breaking of the law.
As for the Ministry of Tourism, suppose the performance target was to bring one milion tourists to Kenya last year and the ministry managed to bring only 50,000, no meaningful and fair assessment can be done without factoring in the global economic collapse, for which the ministry was not responsible.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPUTE A REASONABLE PERFORMANCE INDEX FOR THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TOURISTS (EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL) BOOKING INTO KENYAN HOTELS.
The PM quickly bought into the idea of performance contracts and measures without first seeking to have it properly calibrated.
I would like to ask the PM to ask our universities to study, critique, and suggest improvements on the PERFORMANCE CACULATOR.
AND STOP COMPARING MINISTRIES. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. DEAL WITH EACH MINISTRY ON ITS OWN AND HOW WELL THAT MINISTRY MET OR DID NOT MEET ITS TARGETS.
The Ministries of Internal Security and Tourism cannot be mathematically compared. It is impossible. It is like comparing oranges and bananas.
MANY THANKS, STANDARD GROUP, FOR THE EXEMPLARY SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THE PEOPLE OF KENYA.
As you mark the third anniversary of the heinous raid on your premises and staff and the confiscation and destruction of your property, please be encouraged to know that the people of Kenya owe you a ton of gratitude.
You have shown fearless determination to serve the people of Kenya. Kenyans will not forget the risk you took in the asfety of your own staff to reveal and report the AP-Mololine joint operation to bus hundreds of Administration Police officers to western part of Kenya to rig eklections and stop Mr. Raila Odinga from becoming the president of Kenya.
And today as you mark the third anniversary of the raid, please do not relent on being on guard to watch for similar raids in the future.
What we have in Kenya is agovernment that rewards rapists and executionists not only financially but also by awards for “excellent performance”.
It has been reported that about KSh. 4,000 was being paid for the head of a Mungiki youth while those who massacred ODM supporters were paid KSh. 10,000 if they were police constables and one and a half times to double that amount if they were higher-ranking officers.
KENYA’S “CHEMICAL ALI” WILL ONE DAY BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
It is my prayer, and I hope millions of other Kenyans are praying too, that our Gracious God will keep our PM safe. With such a junk leadership that Kenya has had since 2003, one need not be a genious to see that they will do everything in their power to stop Hon. Raila Odinga from becoming the president of Kenya.
The government has done so much evil and they will do everything to rig Uhuru Kenyatta into the presidency in order to gurantee them security and keep all the secrets of their evil deeds secret.
And I hope the PM is smart enough to make sure that he gets a copy of all the NSIS work and briefings that Kibaki gets. He owes it to Kenyans that he stays one step ahead of the killers and raiders and stay safe. Kenya needs him.
IT IS HEART-BREAKING WHEN A MINISTRY THAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO EXECUTIONS, MASSACRES, AND RAPE IS AWARDED TOP HONOURS FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE. THEY ARE NOT SENSITIVE AT ALL TO EVEN SHOW SOME COMPASSION TO THE MANY WOMEN OF KENYA WHO WERE RAPED.
It is only the Chemical Alis who reward rapists with honours. It is true that the Kenyan police force has excellent officers and go about their business in a law-abiding manner. But when serious accusations of rape and extra-judicial killings have been reported, a reasonable government would have disqualified the Ministry of Internal Security from receiving any honours.
And to show their contempt of other African leaders, this junk leadership did attempt to negate the honours bestowed on Hon. Najib Balala by declaring his ministry the worst performer.
Toursim everywhere in the world has fallen drastically because of the economic recession. How can Hon. Balala be held responsible for the people of the rich nations deciding to axe their visits to Kenya?
IT IS ALSO HEART-BREAKING TO SEE THAT A COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN INDEPENDENT FOR ALMOST HALF A CENTURY IS NOW THE THEATRE OF ACTIVITY LED BY FOREIGNERS.
I wish Hon. Nzamba Kitonga great success in giving Kenyans the constitution that all Kenyans will embrace. He is a man of honour and I hope that he will show great determination to remain independent even as he consults widely and make a good constitution, a constitution for the Kenya of tommorow, a Kenya that all Kenyans will love and serve.
I humbly request the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, not to attend any function where the recently-released performance awards will be issued.
According to the Kibaki administration, the top award (like for best picture in the Oscars) goes to George Saitoti for his role as the supporting actor and to John Michuki for his role as the star actor when they brutally ended protests by ODM supporters against the stolen presidential results early last year and for annihilating Mungiki.
I request Hon. Raila Odinga not to be fooled to attend such an award ceremony where those who executed, massacred, and raped women are honoured?
Mwai Kibaki has a problem – the incurable disease of greed. Like his counterpart in Zimbabwe, he cannot let go of anything because he wants it all for himself and his people. I used to be angry with Mr. Francis Muthaura but not anymore.
I now have pity for him because he is being used as a mere tool that will be junked at the right time. As Muthaura is being misused, his brother from Meru, Mr. Kiraitu Murungi, is being kept busy trying to exonerate himself from the stain of corruption. He is perpetually fighting corruption scandals.
It is a clever plot by Kibaki men. It is meant to fool the Meru people that the government is theirs and they should die for it while at the same time making sure that Kiraitu Murungi, the only Meru Cabinet minister, will be so stained that he will not be a factor in any presidential bid.
In the final analysis, they hope that this will mean that the Meru people will have no one else to support except Uhuru Kenyatta. Sad as this plot is, it is my hope that the Meru people will see through it and prove them wrong by uniting with other Kenyans to elect a leader who will unite and build every inch of Kenya for all Kenyans using all Kenyans.
GREED is a bad disease. It is bad for the unity of Kenya and I am sure that all Kenyans have seen very clearly the negative impact of the greed and tribalism that defines Kibaki and his leadership.
GREED is bad for Zimbabwe. People there are dying while those who seek to satisfy their insatiable greed chase their wild dreams. GREED is bad everywhere. Fortunately, like all evils it will one day be deafeated by the people. No Kenyan who wants to see their country grow should support any effort to entrench greed and tribalism in Kenya.
I often laugh when I read articles reporting that Kalenjin leaders have been or are in talks with Uhuru Kenyatta’s pointmen to explore the possibility of Uhuru Kenyatta and Hon. William Ruto teaming up for the next presidential elections.
I HAVE NEVER AT ANY TIME KNOWN A KALENJIN PERSON TO ABANDON A CAUSE AND A SACRIFICE MADE. MANY KALENJINS DIED IN 2008 FOR ODM. AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY KALENJIN ANNOINTING MORE THAN ONE LEADER. THEY STICK WITH THEIR LEADER AND WITH THEIR CAUSE TO THE BITTER END. AND THAT IS WHAT I CALL LEADERSHIP. AND THAT IS WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE FROM HON. WILLIAM RUTO.
Mzee Moi has failed to do the right thing as a Kalenjin leader. He has refused to pass the torch to Hon. William Ruto as culture and tradition demand. While the gesture of passing the torch is symbolic, it will help to keep Moi’s legacy in the community glowing ever brighter.
Moi has countered the suggestion of him passing the torch to Hon. William Ruto by stating that he (Moi) is not a tribal leader. If he was not a tribal leader, why did he confine himself only to Kalenjin land in the 2007 general elections campaigns. If he was attacked now, who will come to his defence?
Kalenjin leaders should make a move now and request Moi to do the thing that the community expects of him and if he does not, a select committee of Kalenjin leaders should be appointed and tasked to arrange for a solemn ceremony to be held at Kapkatet stadium, the centre of the Kalenjin world, to officially retire Moi and instal Hon. William Ruto.
Such a ceremony will send a strong signal to those who have fabricated lies against Hon. William Ruto that he masterminded the post-election violence in Rift Valley. According to the story, Hon. William Ruto turned his house into a factory manufacturing weapons which he then supplied to his supporters.
A similar story was peddled in the 1991 clashes. They used to say at that time that the Moi government had entered a contract with South Korea and they were manufacturing weapons and dropping them by helicopters. They even said that the Kalenjins formations were of regular military quality and only a trained soldier was commanding them. They then suggested that the Israel’s General Weizman was helping with the training and planning of operations.
I would like ODM to appoint some legal experts who are also Kalenjin and ask them to study the allegations against Hon. william Ruto and produce a defence document detailing the allegations that were made in 1991 and also the innate and circumcision rites-instilled fighting skills of the Kalenjin people.
Whereas no Kenyan wants to see the old habits of inter-tribal fighting re-emerge in modern Kenya, the reality is a leader has been accused and all facts have to be brought to the people for his defence. Anointing Hon. William Ruto the kalenjin leader is niot primitive but it will help to rally the entire Kalenjin community to support him if he faces any unfair prosecution and persecution. Annointing him the Kalenjin leasde will help in arguing the defence of Hon. Ruto at the Hague if the case ends there.
And Kalenjin leaders must know that the only option for justice is not the local tribunal, where Kibaki’s men will manipulate it, but the Hague. The ICC people are not a bunch of fools to act on recommendations without gathering the real facts first.
All Kenyans should opt for the Hague and they will not be disappointed because the end result will be that only man will end up there – Kenya’s Chemical Ali.
Fast forward now and examine the next presidential elections. They will clearly be fought on these platforms:
1. Candidate Uhuru Kenyatta: His platform will be “Like Father, Like son and Like Godfather, Like Godson”. Is there anything more Kenyans will need to know about what his leadership will be like? Under him, Greed and Tribalism will continue to rule Kenya and have a stranglehold on Kenyans from other tribes.
2. Candidate George Saitoti: His platform will be “My Ministry of Internal Security won top awards as the best performing ministry in 2009. My ministry was honoured for quickly dealing a blow to ODM noisemakers and for annihilating Mungiki followers. Furthermore, we achieved these great milestones on a modest budget.
We only paid about a minimum of Ksh. 10,000 to each of the men who silenced ODM supporters and about Ksh. 4,000 to each one of our men who took part in silencing Mungiki followers. And for those who silenced the officers who started to reveal the secrets of our operations, we gave them promotions of up to three ranks. In all, our overall budget did not exceed Ksh. 10 million.”
3. Candidate Kalonzo Musyoka: His platform will be “First and foremost, you need a carbon copy of Mwai Kibaki. You elect me, you can be sure that you will have more Kibaki. I often say that people’s careers must always come first and Kenyans should never listen to foreigners although while I was Minister for Foreign Affairs, I used to be involved in peace-making efforts in other countries and I used to tell them to listen to me. I did not see myself as a foreigner to them”
4. Candidate Hon. Raila Odinga: “Our victory was stolen from us externaly but our victory remains firmly etched in our hearts. Let us bring it out now and resume where we left off on December 28, 2007.”
I cannot say much on Hon. Raila Odinga because the peole elected him in 2007 and will elect him again anyplace, anytime. We have all witnessed how his efforts to build the Kenya we all want have been frustrated by Mwai Kibaki who has been hiding behind Francis Muthaura.
We have seen and continue to see how Kibaki’s men try to discredit ODM Cabinet Ministers and in so doing try to discredit the PM himself. The efforts of Kibaki’s men are a mirror-image of those of Mugabe’s men. One wonders whether the two Mugabes of Africa consult on a regular basis.
I ask ODM supporters to keep the torch burning. Do not waver. Do not be swayed. Do not allow your party, ODM, to be destroyed or evn diminished, A better Kenya, under President Raila Odinga, is waiting for all of us.
BUT I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE PM. HE IS NOT WATCHING HIS MINISTERS CLOSELY. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCES OF MINISTERS ORENGO AND DALMAS OTIENO.
I suspect that Hon. Dalmas Otieno is being controlled by Muthaura. I hope Hon. Dalmas Otieno was not involved in the mockery and insult that the just-released performance results of ministries have turned out to be.
Hon. Orengo is a very good lawyer but his comments oftentimes do not reflect those of a good lawyer. He oftentimes takes what he is told at face value. As a good lawyer, he should analyze every thing that he is told. There are things that are being said and there are allegations that are being made and there are accusations that are being made and the majority of these are meant to destroy ODM and not build Kenya.
Recently Hon. Orengo demanded that Prof. Alston’s recommendations be implemented “as are”. I ask Hon. Orengo, what kind of justice that will be if the Ministers who have been in charge of the police are not indicted as well.
Clearly, Prof. Alston erred in not recommending that John Michuki (Kenya’s Chemical Ali) and George Saitoti, the former and current ministers in charge of the police resign so that proper investigations can be carried out.
And Prof. Alston rushed to recommend that individuals resign for investigations to be carried out without first recommending the right persons or institutions to carry out those investigations.
MWAI KIBAKI HAS DENIED THAT MS. MARY WAMBUI IS HIS SECOND WIFE AND THAT MS. WANGUI MWAI IS THEIR DAUGHTER.
I only hope that Mr. Kibaki has made this denial based on true facts.
It is one thing to deny that Ms. Wambui is his second wife but another thing, and an extremely terrible one, to deny that Ms. wangui Mwai is his daughter if he does not have the facts to prove that this is true.
When Mwai Kibaki was the Vice President of Kenya, he used to say that and I quote him, “No one chose who their parents should be and no one chose where they should be born”.
Mr. Kibaki made this statement so many times and that is why I stuck to my memory. As I read Kibaki’s denial that he has a second wife and any other children apart from the four he has with his “dear wife, Lucy”, I could not help but think of Ms. Wangui Mwai.
Mr. Kibaki can deny that Ms. Wangui’s Mum is his second wife. Afterall, Ms. Wambui has neither contested Kibaki’s denial nor has she produced a marriage certificate to prove Mr. Kibaki wrong.
But for Ms. Wangui Mwai, Mr. Kibaki has to be very sure that she is indeed not his biological child. Mr. Kibaki has to remember that Ms. Wangui Mwai did not choose who her parents should be.
The late Dr. Josphat Karanja once said in parliament when the late David Mwenje was leading a ferocious attack on the person and integrity of the then Vice President Karanja and I quote the VP, “I will not deny my family for the sake of politics”.
Some MPs had attacked Dr. Karanja that he was married to a foreigner, a Ugandan, to be exact. Dr. Karanja, a man of huge integrity, stood by his family.
I hope that Mr. Kibaki is not denying his second family, and especially Ms. Wangui Mwai, for the sake of politics.
Mr. Kibaki is, of course, a very powerful man. He could have secretly arranged for DNA tests to be carried on Ms. Wangui Mwai and the results may have proved that Kibaki is not the biological father.
If such tests were done, then we all owe Mr. Kibaki an apology. If, however, Mr. Kibaki knows in his heart that Ms. Wangui Mwai is his daughter, and he is denying her, then Kibaki has taken himself to a level lower than that of a human being.
And how can Mwai Kibaki be sure that he will never need any assistance from Ms. Wangui Mwai, if she is indeed his daughter. Mwai Kibaki is today a very powerful man. Tomorrow, he will have no power. His Dad died a miserable death. He died alone in his hut where he used to sell snuff. It was like someone abandoned him and Kenyans were shocked that for a man whose son was the Vice President of Kenya, there was no one to care for him.
I think Kenyans should pray for Mr. Kibaki. He believes that if a lie is repeated often and in the strongest terms, then it will become a truth. You deny your own blood and flesh and repeat the denial often and strongly and your blood and flesh will suddenly become someone else’s. You steal an election and you repeat a zillion times that you won and one day it will become a true fact.
If Kibaki is denying a fact that he knows is true or an allegation whose veracity he can easily sought, then he has made himself qualify for the class of people that Lord Jesus said, “It was better if they had not been born”. Deny Ms. Wambui, that is okay. BUT DO NOT DENY MS. WANGUI MWAI UNLESS YOU HAVE DNA RESULTS CONFIRMING THAT SHE IS NOT YOUR CHILD.
And Kenyan politicians should be careful in using phrases such as, “I have four children”. How can they be sure that they really have that exact number of children. For the majority of Kenyan politicians, the coorect pharase to use would be, “I have four KNOWN children”.
Many Kenyan politicians plant carelessly and widely. There are also some Kenyan politicians who fall victim to some seekers looking for “good seeds”.
To be accurate and fair, a Kenyan politician should always talk of ” I have so many known children …”
ODM SHOULD ESTABLISH A TEAM RIGHT NOW TO DO INTELLIGENCE AND KEEP ABREAST OF UHURU’S MOVES.
I recently learned that Uhuru’s secret teams are working on various options for the next presidential elections, which I believe will be held before 2012.
Uhuru has already formed a number of teams to work on his presidential bid. Is ODM aware of this?
One of Uhuru’s teams and one which is called the UR (Uhuru-Ruto) option has been visiting Mzee Moi with a view to convince him to work with Hon. William Ruto to get him and the Kalenjins back into Kanu.
The recent burial ceremony of Mr. Biwott’s late father was to be used by Mzee moi and Mr. Biwott as a start to reach out to Hon. William Ruto. It is envisaged that the UR option will have Uhuru Kenyatta as the presidential candidate, Mr. William Ruto as his running mate, Prof. Ongeri as PM, Ms. Shaban and Mr. Haji as DPMs.
The thinking in the Uhuru camp is that the new constitution will have the offices of President, VP, PM, and DPMs re-established and re-defined as they currently are. Kibaki and his men will fight tooth and nail to make the new constitution exactly similar as the current one.
The other Uhuru team, called the Mega Alliance team, is mulling how to solidify and manipulate a mega alliance to be called Kanu-PNU-ODMK-Others alliance. This alliance now exists but in loose terms.
The Uhuru people have already decided that there will be a Narc Kenya-Kaddu alliance with Ms. Karua as the presidential candidate, Mr. Jirongo as her running mate, and Mr. Mungatana as the PM. The Uhuru people feel any presidential bid by Ms. Karua will not be a threat to them but a team was formed anyway to fight it. The team is referred to as the KJ team. They are tasked to nip the Karua-jirongo bid in the bud. They will tell the people that Ms. Karua is just a Jirongo project.
The Mega Alliance is the team with the most daunting task. The Uhuru people see the Mega Alliance as challenging to crack but most viable route for Uhuru’s bid.
The Mega Alliance team are already working on how to solidify the Mega alliance as it stands now, how to manipulate it to have it elect Uhuru as the presidential candidate, Kalonzo as the VP, and Saitoti as the PM with Ongeri and Shabaan as DPMs.
They are mulling the idea of calling a national delegates conference to be held at Kasarani, where each member – Kanu, PNU, ODMK, and Others (Ford Kenya, New Ford Kenya, Ford People, Safina, and others) of the alliance will be asked to nominate 1,000 delegates.
There will be 4,000 delegates in total assembling at Kasarani to elect the presidential candidate, his running mate, and the PM and DPMs.
The big challenge that the Mega Alliance team has is to hit the bull’s eye as far as timing is concerned. The timing has to be right. The timing has to be early enough to give Uhuru’s team enough time to know who the delegates from each member are and late enough to deny the losing candidates an opportunity to go it alone.
It is important that they know the delegates individually and early enough so that they can plan how to bribe them to convince them to support Uhuru as the man to run against Hon. Raila Odinga.
The Mega Alliance team reckons that if they do their homework well, they should be able to have over 60% of the delegates choosing Uhuru as the presidential candidate. They hope that Kalonzo will get not more than 30% support while others, including Saitoti, Kombo, Ongeri, and any other contestants will get a combined total of not more than 10%.
Such results will dissuade the losing candidadtes from jumping ship and going it alone. The tricky part that they are working on right now is how to convince the members of the mega alliance to sign an accord binding them to the Mega Alliance. Could oathing do the job for them?
Uhuru is an intelligent man. While his secret teams are working on their plans, he uses several “barking dogs”, who are send out on demand to do the job of barking at ODM and daring them to quit the government.
When we were boys growing up, we used to have dogs. We called one Simba, another Chui, and the third Kali. Whenever we saw a stranger trespassing on our property, we would order our dogs: “Simba, Chui, Kali, shika” and the dogs would run towards the trespasser barking loudly and menacingly and scaring them away.
When I read about Kalonzo, Mutula Kilonzo (whom I used to respect but not any more), Wetangula, and Wekesa running out to bark at ODM and dare them to quit the government, I could not help but reminisce of my own old days when our dogs used to do good work for us chasing our “enemies” away.
I could also not help but admire Uhuru Kenyatta for his intelligence and ability to show leadership. While he was sitting on his ornate chair in his maginificent office, his “dogs”, who included someone calling himself the Vice president of Kenya, were barking at the ODM leaders.
Indeed there was not even one member of the Kikuyu tribe in the team of “barking dogs”. How could they waste their time doing toothless barking when their “dogs” could do it for them.
WAY TO GO, UHURU. SHOW THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE SEVERAL CUTS ABOVE THE MUSYOKAS, WETANGULAS, WEKESAS, AND KILONZOS.
men,sometimes i can’t just believe how you put these things so real, kidding aside you should think about writting a book on politics in kenya as they are today…..
BUT on a more serious note i believe you are more valuable if you help on a new constitution dispensation because that is what we really need with all tenacles of vibrant democracy..such as
-trimmed powers of executive with real power
on parliament,judiciary and other constitutional
offices.
-gurantees liberties and freedoms (press)
-protects minorities and marginalised.
-equitable distribution of resources.
THIS IS TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST SYMPHATIES AND HEART-FELT CONDOLENCES FOR THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND THE PEOPLE OF KENYA FOLLOWING THE DEATHS OF OSCAR KAMAU KINGARA AND PETER OULU, BOTH OF THE OSCAR FOUNDATION, AND OF MR. ONGARO, A UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI STUDENT, WHO WERE CUT DOWN BY KENYA POLICE BULLETS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF MWAI KIBAKI.
As Kenyans mourn and as the counter on the number of Kenyans killed by the government of Mwai Kibaki keeps incrementing at a rate of almost 2 Kenyans killed by government forces every day, we should stop for a moment and examine some key facts:
FACT: Who is the real leader ruling Kenya and who is the real Minister in charge of Kenya Police, the National Intelligence Security Services, and the Kenya Armed Forces? How can the most junior police officers have not even a shred of respect for Mwai Kibaki? Why are the Kenya police killing people like they are shooting at dummies?
Answer: The answer to al these questions is John Michuki, also known as Mzee Cobra or Nyoka or Chemical Ali.
The Kenya Police force, the Kenya intteligence system, and the Kenya military are loyal to John Michuki.
How did we establish the fact that John Michuki is the real Minister for Internal Security and Defence? A short trip to the immediate history helped us unravel the mystery.
At one time, John Michuki was acting as Minister for Finance. When Kibaki wanted to confirm Michuki to the position of Minister for Finance, the latter refused.
Why did John Michuki refuse to be confirmed as Minister for Finance. The answer to this question is straight-forward. Michuki found the workload in the Ministry of Finance to be heavy and he was falling behind in receiving, analyzing, and using daily NSIS briefings.
Michuki also found that he could not run Kenya the way he would have liked to if he was to serve as the Minister for Finance. Work in the Ministry of Finance would have taken all his time and energy. I suspect that John Michuki must have consulted his best friend, Nick on whether he should accept the offer to serve as the substantive Minister for Finance.
If you study the history of Nick during the administration of Mzee Moi, you will realize that although he could have taken any ministry he wanted, Nick was very careful in chhosing his ministries. He was always avoiding ministries that had large workloads or which tended to involve some controversy.
Nick always chose ministries that were safe and where he could offload or delegate most of the work to others leaving him room to do the real business of co-ruling Kenya.
By choosing safe and light ministries, Nick had plenty of time to receive and work on NSIS briefings, to run the police force, and the military to also work on other big projects such as the Got Alila one.
If you look at John Michuki and you look at the terrible things that have been happening in Kenya and most of which I am convinced Kibaki has no idea, you will easily come to the logical conclusion that someone other than Kibaki is ruling Kenya and that man is John Michuki. He is the re-incarnation of Nick in the Kibaki administration.
When it was announced that there are some external terrorists out to harm Hon. Raila Odinga for “supporting the USA in the fight against terrorism”, a cold chill ran down my spine and I started sweating profusely.
The truth dawned on me immediately. I knew immediately where they were heading and how they plan to get there. I could not help but believe that John Michuki is working on major project – Project Got Alila II.
These days, every morning when I wake up, I check BBC to see what they have on their world news. I always dread reading or watching Alfred Mutua call a press conference to announce that the PM had gone on a business trip to Zambia from where he was to proceed to South Africa but had not been heard from.
I dread to hear Alfred Mutua ask the PM, “Could you please get in touch with your family at your earliest opportunity”. If Alfred Mutua says something not positive about someone, that individual is either already history or is about to become history.
I fear for Hon. Raila Odinga as long as John Michuki is ruling Kenya. My fears get worse whenever I suspect that Nick may be helping Michuki rule Kenya. The PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, and Hon. William Ruto face a real danger.
Hon. Raila Odinga should not fail to get intelligence to have a secret counter-inteligence network of his own. And Hon. Raila Odinga must always be wary of Mwai Kibaki. Mwai Kibaki may have some little good left in him but as a prisoner of his powerful driving force, John Michuki, Kibaki cannot protect.
And the PM should ascertain whether the Grand Regency was indeed sold to the Libyans. If it was sold, was any payment made and if so what are the details of the bank transfers? The Grand Regency could have been acquired by two partners.
50% shares could have been acquired by Kibaki’s men on one hand and they did not pay even a cent for their shares and the other 50% shares could have gone to Libyans. The deal was done in screcy and this has led me to suspect that even the libyans did not pay a cent.
They could have been given the shares in anticipation of a service and that service may involve recruiting killers to take care of the PM. Libyans are well-respected in Somalia.
Kenyans have every reason to be concerned. Mwai Kibaki is not ruling Kenya. I suspect that the mental capacity of Mwai Kibaki has dwindled so much to the extent that he is totally dependent on others to tell him what to do. No going to Geneva for the Annan talks, they order Kibaki, and Kibaki agrees.
It is unimaginable that someone who at one time held his few days’ old baby girl in his arms as he beamed with joy can now deny and reject the same daughter.
Kibaki must have once told his daughter, “My girl, I love you. You did not choose me to be your Dad but I am happy that your Mum did”.
That Kibaki has now turned against his own daughter provides us with a glimpse of how bankrupt he has become as a leader. Mwai Kibaki is not fit to lead Kenya and Kenyans are facing grave danger every day and every place. Even police constables have no respect for Mwai Kibaki.
John Michuki knows that Kibaki is incapacitated. For this reason, Michuki has retreated to the safe Ministry of Environment from where he runs the affairs of Kenya. The other day, Michuki said and sarcastically so that “we have an able leader”. I fear that with Michuki ruling Kenya, more Kenyans will be butchered on the instructions of this ruthless man. This is why I have requested Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta to play a greater role in decison-making.
While I abhor Kibaki’s rejection of his daughter, I laud Mrs. Lucy Kibaki for the great service she has rendered Kenyans. If Mrs. Kibaki had not fought hard to block the Othaya activist from the centre stage of Kenyan leadership, the Artur mercenaries could be slaughtering Kenyans by now.
George Saitoti did an excellent job when he was Minister for Education but he has failed in protecting the people of Kenya and upholding the rule of law in his current portfolio.
One wonders how much George Saitoti knows about the gouings-on in the police force and in the intelligence gathering network. The key players (excluding the dumb Maj. Gen Ali) in the police force and the top people in the NSIS network are loyal to John Michuki and that is the man they continue to deal.
Nick may be working closely with Michuki. I recently saw in a picture that John Michuki works with the help of a cane these days. When I saw the picture, he looked to me like Long John Silver of the Treasure Island novel. He looked a deadly chracter.
However long John Michuki continues to be in charge of the police, military, and the intelligence network, I pray that Hon. Raila Odinga will remain safe. Assasinating the PM will turn Kenya into a bloodbath.
Uhuru Kenyatta is very quiet on these happenings. One wonders what his role is. I hope that Uhuru is intelligent enough not only to stay away from the killings but to also try to stop them and to publicly condemn them.
Uhuru should come out forcefully now and neutralize John Michuki. The continued role of John Michuki as the de-facto Minister for Internal Security and Defence will ruin Uhuru’s chances of ever becoming the president of Kenya.
Uhuru should let his dogs out to bark at John Michuki and the killers of innocent Kenyans instead of using them to intimidate ODM.
For ODM, it is either govern or co-govern. Anything short of that means that Kenya will be immersed in chaos.
AND THESE TWO TENETS, I HOLD THEM DEAR IN MY HEART:
1. That Hon. William Ruto should stake his rightful place as a leader in Kenya, as the leader of his community, and that Mr. Ruto should not shy away from opportunities that can bring healing to Kenya and that all his people must stand together not only to defend him against false accusations that he masterminded the post-election violence of 2007-2008 but to also crown him as the new replacement for Mzee Moi
2. That Hon. Raila Odinga will be elected the next president of Kenya, rigging or no rigging, and that he will win with a landslide and that he will get over 90% Kalenjin votes and that the majority of Kenyans will judge him correctly as the leader that will bring the desired change to Kenya and to all people of Kenya.
AND THESE TWO TENETS THAT I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE!
THE FOLLY OR WILLIAM RUTO:
By the end of 2007 and throughout the first half of 2008, Mr. William Ruto, had emerged as a respected leader in Kenya. Many Kenyans were seeing Ruto as a charismatic and courageous leader with the right credentials for the president of Kenya.
Several months later and as we speak today, William Ruto has not only damaged the good standing that he had with Kenyans but also demonstrated that he is no more than a village tribal leader.
Today, William Ruto is a much-disliked politician in most parts of Kenya – in Central province, in Maasailand, in Luhyaland, in Gusiiland, and in severla other parts of Kenya.
But what has undermined William Ruto? The answer to this question is very clear. William Ruto has indeed never been a leader in his own right. He has never been a leader of substance. William Ruto has always been an opportunistic man.
William Ruto first entered the political limelight in Kenya in 1992 as a member of the corrupt YK 92. Ruto’s political career had begun. It is Nick who rigged William Ruto into parliament and it is Nick who got William Ruto to be appointed a Cabinet minister by Moi.
After Uhuru Kenyatta failed to get elected as the president in 2002, William Ruto’s political fortunes were beginning to nosedive untuil the referendum of 2005 when he was catapulted back to a great leadership position, thanks to the genius of Hon. Raila Odinga.
In the 2007 general elections, William Ruto positioned himself well on the ODM wave where he appeared to those not in the know as having been the one who delivered the Kalenjin vote to Hon. Raila Odinga.
WILLIAM RUTO DID NOT DELIVER THE KALENJIN VOTE TO HON. RAILA ODINGA BUT IT IS THE ODM WAVE THAT CAPTURED THE VOTE OF A PEOPLE WHO HAD ALREADY DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT VOTE FOR KIBAKI.
These few examples will help highlight how William Ruto is already a damaged goods and out of Kenyan leadership contention ever:
1. William Ruto thinks that he will build a formidable aliance with Uhuru Kenyatta and Kalonzo Musyoka. The truth is: THERE WILL NEVER BE A KALONZO MUSYOKA-UHURU KENYATTA presidential bid in Kenya. Kalonzo Musyoka will never accept to be Uhuru’s running mate and Uhuru will never accept to be Kalonzo’s running mate.
I do not think that Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka is so dumb as to risk his own chances of becoming Kenya’s president to support Uhuru Kenyatta whose chances of being elected as the president are very slim.
2. William Ruto believes that he can become Uhuru Kenyatta’s running mate and that theirs will be a winning ticket.
An Uhuru Kenyatta-William Ruto ticket WILL NEVER BECOME REALITY. After Kibaki and Hon. Raila Odinga signed the kofi Annan-mediated accord early last year, it took a long time to name the Cabinet. And why was this?
Kikuyus were adamant that William Ruto should not be named a Cabinet minister. Kikuyus hold William Ruto responsible for the burning of the church in Eldoret, where 35 Kenyans, including women and children were burned to death.
The Kikuyus will not rest until they see William Ruto behind bars.
It is the Hon. Raila Odinga, a man of great honour who will always stand by those who support him, who stood his ground and and let it be known that without William Ruto in the Cabinet, ODM will not be in the government. Mr. Raila Odinga prevailed and Ruto is today a Cabinet minister.
So how will an Uhuru Kenyatta-William Ruto ticket work? First of all THERE WILL NEVER BE A UHURU-FOR-PRESIDENT, RUTO-FOR-HIS-VICE-PRESIDENT TICKET. By word of mouth, Uhuru will tell the world that Ruto is his running mate. When the elections are over, uhuru will dump William Ruto and they will arrest him and charge him with the Eldoret killings.
Like last year, Uhuru Kenyatta WILL NEVER APPOINT WILLIAM RUTO AS HIS VP AND NOT EVEN AS A MEMBER OF HIS CABINET. And William Ruto should know this very well unless he does not see, read, or seek opinion fronm others.
Today, William Ruto stands as the most tainted Cabinet minister. William Ruto was charged in 2004 with corruption and abuse of office. This year, William Ruto is accused of corruption. And last year, William Ruto was included in Justice Waki’s list of ten persons accused of crimes against humanity.
Indeed, William Ruto is today a wanted man. For a man with this kind of baggage, will Uhuru Kenyatta really appoint William Ruto as his running mate? I think not.
3. And what are the chances of Uhuru Kenyatta winning the presidency in a fair and democratic contest. The answer is that Uhuru’s chances of winning the presidency are very slim indeed. And the reasons are:
a) After the misery that Mwai Kibaki has subjected Kenyans to in the last several years and with the greed and negative tribalism that Kibaki embraced throughout his presidency, Kenyans will not elect another Kikuyu anytime soon.
b) An Uhuru Kenyatta-William Ruto ticket will remind Kenyans of 2002, where Uhuru Kenyatta was Moi’s project. Moi appointed Mr. Musalia Mudavadi as the stop gap VP in 2002 hoping that Mudavadi would attract Luhya vote for Uhuru. The secret agreement between Moi and Uhuru then was that as soon as Uhuru is elected president, he would dump Mudavadi and appoint Gideon Moi as the VP.
Today, Uhuru Kenyatta is the joint project of Moi and Kibaki. Again, Moi is hoping to achieve what he could not achieve in 2002. Moi hopes to use William Ruto as the running mate for Uhuru to attract the kalenjin vote for Uhuru and once Uhuru is sworn in, he will name Gideon Moi the VP.
But the equation this time is slightly more complicated because Kibaki also wants in. Mwai Kibaki wants Uhuru to win, appoint whoever he wants VP, and then name Jimmy Kibaki as a deputy Prime Minister.
The thinking amongst Kikuyus is that Uhuru Kenyatta will then be president for 10 years, after which Jimmy Kibaki takes over and the presidency will stay in the house of Mumbi for ever more.
Can’t William Ruto see what his fate is and does William Ruto think that Kenyans are so foolish as to buy Moi-Kibaki selfish plans?
Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, and many of their Kikuyu advisors know very well that Uhuru’s chances of getting elected in a free, fair, and fully democratic elections are very slim indeed so they have resorted to siphoning support away from Hon. Raila Odinga using shallow-thinking leaders like William Ruto and then use massive riggings hidden within claims that Uhuru has support in Rift Valley and everywhere else in Kenya.
And to see the follishness of William Ruto, one can only watch with dismay how he destroys every bridge that he has. wiiliam Ruto does not know what tommorow holds. Instead of holding onto what he already has, he is destroying it.
William Ruto is today Deputy Leader of ODM. And in his foolishness, William Ruto is attacking huis leader. William Ruto is undermining his party, ODM.
When I look at what William Ruto is doing today, I feel sorry for him. William Ruto faces the most serious criminal charges anyone can face in this world. William Ruto stands accused of crimes against humanity. If William Ruto was wise, he would have used the PM, his ODM party, and his community to help him fight and defeat the false accusations that he faces.
If William Ruto were wise, he would be tapping various legal expertise to help him get out of the trap he is in.
And what is the fate of William Ruto if he continues on the destructive path that he is now travelling on?
The answer is simple: William Ruto for the political junk yard or wasteland.
Like Mr. Kipruto Kirwa before him, William Ruto is headed for political purgatory.
Kipruto Kirwa started the year 2003 on top of the world. He had been named the Agriculture minister. He was the only senior Kalenjin in the government. We pleaded with him to use his glorious opportunity to rally Kalenjins to support him.
Instead, Mr. Kirwa used his time to attack and malign Moi. When Kirwa realized the mistake he had made, it was too late. The kalenjin people did not follow Kirwa and Kirwa foolishly damaged his own political career. Kirwa thought that Kibaki was everything he needed. Towards election time in 2007, it was beginning to dawn on Kirwa that he coukld not even mention the mane Kibaki. Kirwa tried to defect to Ford Kenya. He was rejected there.
Like Kirwa, William Ruto started 2008 on an enviable position. he had been named Agriculture minister. He was popular and Kalenjins were ready to embrace him as their new leader.
But William Ruto soon showed that he is not a leader. As Minister for Agriculture, William Ruto is a failure. he lacks ideas needed to improve agriculture in Kenya. The prices of produce are very low and farm inputs are very expensive. Farmers are unhappy with William Ruto’s performance as Agriculture minister and a time when the global economic recession is hitting everyone hard.
Kirwa was lucky in that his failures as Agriculture minister were not so obvious as the economy was good and farm inputs were realtively much cheaper than now. Ruto’s poor performance is getting amplified because of the effects of the global recession which many farmers are not educated on.
LIKE KIRUTO KIRWA, WILLIAM RUTO IS WRITTING HIS OWN POLITICAL OBITUARY. HON. RAILA ODINGA MUST START CONSIDERING CUTTING WILLIAM RUTO LOOSE. WILLIAM RUTO IS DAMAGED GOODS AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO DAMAGE ODM.
When a bunch of so-called leaders start complaining about ministerial appointments and who was short-changed instead of pursuing their party’s agenda for change, then Kenya is in trouble.
If William Ruto had agreed to work with both Hon. Raila Odinga and Musalia Mudavadi, Ruto’s future would have been great. If Ruto is intent on jumping from Kanu to ODM, to PNU, to Kanu, he will ultimately jump in the fire and fire will burn him.
I BELIEVE IN HON. RAILA ODINGA. I KNOW HE HAS HIS WEAKNESSES BUT I BELIEVE HE IS THE BEST. I BELIEVE IN ODM’S AGENDA FOR CHANGE AND TOGETHER WITH THE ODM MINISTERS THAT ARE STANDING FIRM BY HON. ODINGA AND THE GRASSROOTS SUPPORTERS AND WORKERS FOR THE PM AND WHOM I HOPE THE PM IS CONSTANTLY IN TOUCH WITH, WE WILL FIGHT FOR ARAP MIBEY TO MOVE TO STATE HOUSE AFTER THE NEXT ELECTIONS.
For William Ruto and the Rift Valley MPs who think and act like him, I say that our fallen sons and daughters who were cut down by Kibaki’s machine did not die in vain.
We will remember the late Hon. Too and the late Hons. Kones and Laboso and we promise them that one day their dreams and the dreams of millions of Kenyans who supported and continue to support ODM and Hon. Raila Odinga as the instruments to bring change to Kenya that we will deliver.
2. William Ru
PROJECT UHURU TAKES OFF WITH A BANG!
The strategy and enthusiasm of Project Uhuru’s main workers is as amazing as it is overwhelming.
These are the major milestones that are already in the books in Prject Uhuru:
1. Mzee Daniel arap Moi has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Project Uhuru.
2. Mzee Moi will report his impressive Quarter 1 results soon and these amazing results include:
a) Netting Wetangula for Uhuru. Keen followers of Kenyan politics must have been surprised at how ferocious Wetangula has been “barking” at ODM. They must also have noticed Wetangula’s presence in Kitale today and his defence of an envisaged Uhuru-Ruto alliance.
Mzee Moi has a long-standing friendship with Moses Wetangula, who first entered Parliament as Moi’s nominated MP way back in the 90’s. Wetangula owes his earlier business success to the Moi administration.
Netting Wetangula for Uhuru was, therefore, not a big problem for Moi.
b) Upon netting Wetangula for Uhuru, Moi immediately followed the achievement with a visit to Bungoma. Moi is a member of the AIC church in Kenya. Moi has never been a Quaker. So why did he go to Bungoma, to Friend’s School, Kamusinga?
Moi has had a very good history with Bungoma and having netted Wetangula, Moi is not stopping there but is going for a sweep. Already, two Bungoma MPs have been reported as singing Moi’s praises and praying for Moi to take the presidency for “two years to get things in order again”.
b)Softening of William Ruto with the hope of netting him for Uhuru in the not-too-distant future. Ruto was with Moi at the burial of Biwott’s Dad. Today, Ruto was with Kibaki in Kitale.
And in the most telling way that something big was afoot, Moi pretended to be attacking Ruto over the recent maize scandal at the burial ceremony. The “attacks” were meant for the public while in private discussions of getting Ruto to work for Uhuru took place.
But Moi is not quite comfortable with William Ruto yet and so they have designed a clever strategy. William Ruto moves around with a large group of MPs, mostly rookies. The large group of MPs is meant to intimidate ODM leadership and convince more ODM MPs to bail out of their party and join Uhuru.
The group of MPs who accompany William Ruto or who shout his praises fall into three distinct categories:
i)The first category is that of MPs who genuinely support William Ruto. They are Ruto’s true friends. They believe in Ruto. They support Ruto’s ambitions for higher office. Project Uhuru is trying to net them first and use them to net Ruto.
ii)The second category is of MPs who shout Ruto’s praises but are in fact spies reporting on Ruto. They watch and then they analyze and report their findings and recommend the way forawrd to Project Uhuru office located within the parliamentary constituency of the Prime Minister of Kenya
iii)The third category of MPs accompany Ruto and/or work with Ruto. This category of MPs embrace Ruto with the right hand while they resist the temptation to reach for a noose with the left hand and tighten it around Ruto’s neck. This category of MPs report to Project Uhuru’s other office located in Nairobi State House, where Uhuru’s main planners meet almost on a daily basis to analyze the day’s activities and results and plan for the next day
And having a large group of MPs accompany Ruto and embedding Project Uhuru’s own spies and researchers in that group is a strategy that Moi has used before with amazing success.
When Mr. Kenneth Matiba returned to Kenya from London, where he had been getting treatment for stroke, to pursue his presidential ambition, hundreds of thousands of people turned out to welcome him.
From Jomo Kenyatta international airport to Matiba’s home in Limuru, people up to 20 deep lined both sides of the road and they were singing Matiba’s praises.
About half of those people were genuine Matiba supporters. The other half was made up of government security personnel (police and military), NSIS officers, and ordinary people that were not Matiba supporters who had been bused into Nairobi from around the country to give the impression that it was Matiba and not Kibaki that enjoyed the most support.
Moi’s strategy worked. Kibaki’s support evaporated. Most of Kibaki’s support diverted to Matiba. But unfortunately for Matiba, the support was only from his Central province people. The thousands of other people who had gone to “welcome” him home did not care for him and had never supported him in the first place.
The Matiba strategy is being used on William Ruto now and so far it is showing some success. Impressed by the “massive support” that he has, Ruto has not wasted time in hurling insults at ODM’s leader, Hon. Raila Odinga, at every opportunity.
And even Mr. Samwel Mwaita has not been spared. He has joined in the attack against ODM’s leadership without realizing that he may be singing a song that goes thus: “I have decided to stand down for Gideon”.
And to mesmerize and confuse William Ruto completely, the media may have been recruited without their knowledge to print high-resolution pictures showing Ruto sitting next to Kibaki and the two sharing jokes and laughing. It is a picture meant to show that Ruto is enjoying VP status and this should help get his supporters to urge him on to defect to Uhuru camp.
3. While a lot has been achieved, there are more activities still in the planning stages. Project Uhuru is working on:
a) Extinguishing George Saitoti’s presidential bid and getting rid of him from the Ministry of Internal Security and Provincial Administration.
George Saitoti is half Maasai, half Kikuyu. He expects to get good support in his presidential bid from the Maasai people(Maasai of Narok, Kajiado, and Laikipia, and the Samburus) and from Kikuyus especialy those of Limuru where he still has his relatives.
But already, Saitoti is leading operations against the Samburus, who are now facing extreme hardship and loss of livelihood, and he has not spared Kikuyus either. A prominent Kikuyu human-rights personality was recently executed by the police.
Using these two major activities of brutality by government forces, Project Uhuru hopes to finish Saitoti and then have him removed from the Ministry of Internal Security and replace him with Amos Kimunya who will resume where John Michuki left off.
They know very well that Uhuru Kenyatta will not win in fair elections so they will carry out massive riggings and they need a head start with Kimunya at the helm.
b)They are also working to ensure that this is Martha Karua’s last term as MP. I will not be surprised to see Ms. Karua replaced by her colleague from Kirinyaga soon.
c)And as for Kalonzo Musyoka, they have started to surround him from many sides. One needs to watch Kilonzo and Ndambuki, two of Moi’s closest allies from Ukambani. Kalonzo should start looking over his shoulder. The best thing that Kalonzo should now be doing for his political survival and for his safety is to work closely with the PM even if they are going to be rivals at a later stage.
AND WHY IS MOI PUTTING SO MUCH ENERGY INTO PROJECT UHURU?
BECAUSE OF LOVE.
First and foremost, Moi loves Uhuru’s parents from the bottom of his heart. Moi loved Mzee Kenyatta as one loves a father. Moi owes Mzee a lot. Mzee not only appointed Moi as the VP but he also protected him. By having Moi as his VP, Mzee opened the way for Moi to become the president of Kenya.
Moi respects Uhuru’s Mum. Initially, Moi gave her the respect one gives to a mother as Moi saw Mzee as his father. Things, though, have since changed and the relationship, I recently learned, has undergone a major transformation.
Loneliness melts the most stubborn and principled of hearts the way a hot knife melts frozen butter.
And Moi loves his son, Gideon. With Uhuru as president, Moi sees Gideon becoming the president himself one day. Moi sees a possibility of a Uhuru-Gideon partnership similar to the Mzee-Moi partnership that he himself had with Mzee Kenyatta.
If William Ruto can be used to achieve Moi’s dream for Uhuru and Gideon, so be it.
maru @march 12 2009 5:41
well said, couldn’t have put it better
Well i agree that new alliances are in the making. The big question i have as a ODM supporter and follower what is the way forward because the ODM support is wanning day by day and night by night. What measures are we putting in place to prevent the looming showdown in the party. Well from the word go i knew Ruto was not going to stick by Agwambo for long and i hope Tinga foresaw this or he knew it so may be he has some way of dealing with it. We are aware where Ruto came from and he should infact thank Agwambo for holding his hand otherwise he would be in the political oblivon by now just as most of the KANU former stalwatts are. Anyway I am aware KANU is still bitter with Agwambo and they are working tooth and nail to make sure that Agwambo is faced out of political landscape of Kenya. But one thing am certain about is that Arap Mibey is a no nonsense captain and somehow he is bound to come out of this quagmire successful without any problem. Let’s just only pray that every Kenyan think soberly and Listen to this purported and would be Leaders and decide if they want doomed change or a mortal change for the benefit of our entire nation.
pablo
whereas there has been some frustration, and a lot of sacrifice in order to make the GCG work, the main political objectives of ODM remain steadfast and unfulfilled. What we have seen is a lot of PNU political gimmicks first there was the appeal to coastals then the joke about a bantu alliance and lately its this so called kk alliance
a bunch of guys in PNU are so determined to “form an alliance with anybody else” and are going to great lenghts to try and create tribal wedges in ODM.
if you have noticed at no time have they stated what they offer but spend tons of resources in trying to paint RAO or Ruto or someone else or tribe/community as bad.
real ODM support and all kenyans at large are heavily weighed down by the discouragement and now the really tough economy, but our resolve to make kenya a better country for all remains unchanged. we also do not believe the rubbish of trying to make the ODM ministers look bad as some guys try to make it look like all politicians are crooks hence need for a “new wave of MPs”.
yes there are some crooked MPs but the ODM spirit remains strong for most of us, mistakes have been made and others may still be made, but we must continue to press on for good governance which was our original goal.
Quoting RAO from the article below
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We must remain as one and focus on the agenda that brought us together so that we realise our objective. Let us fight for reforms in the Government together as ODM family to give Kenyans the change they have been yearning for.”
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http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144008984&cid=4&ttl=Raila%20moves%20to%20secure%20Rift%20Valley
Indeed we must “ODM” remain United at all costs. We know what PNU is after and what they want. Right now it is even difficult to know whether we have Kanu or Pnu it is a hard task to distinguish btw the two as they are confused as ever and this should be our strong point to hold onto. Nevertheless we as ODM fraternity need to rise above tribal lineages and sell our party policies and issues. We had a big agenda for this beautiful Nation of Kenya “Change We Can Trust and Believe In”. We must remain united as never before if we are to realize our dream. Whatever happened in 2007 elections is what i call a challenge which in effect we should use as our power generator to greater heights. I know we can as we deed it and YES THIS TIME ROUND WE CAN. Let us avoid dream stealers and detractors whose work is only to sway us from our focus by causing hate and war.What can stop river Nile from flowing into Meditearenian sea? Nothing so far, hence we are moving on despite the challenges and I commend the move by the Hon. PM RAO to go and give reassurance to the party supporters from vast Rift Valley province. This is a step which should go on in all provinces without wasting any single second. We don’t want to leave anything to chance. We must defeat the disease of Tribalism, nepotism, war and hate. On the contrary it is very sad how our opponents the PNU are handling their politics at least they should borrow a leaf from us Kenyans are tied to hear hate, calling of names and always trying to cause war in peoples minds. We should desists from the politics of calling names and embrace the politics of selling policies to voters. I trust RAO as my party leader and i believe he will be and must deliver our agenda.Kenya is bigger than any one of us and we should use our past experiences to build a bright future.
well put pablo,
Just to add on your brilliance,
when people think about policies they forget tribalism.
Also constitution is the key, where nobody is above constitution as it is now..
people of all walks should understand that having a new constitution is the most important thing with all other reforms police,eck, public service ,provincial administration…..
I believe in principal of representative Democracy not Oligarchy where we only have a few elite who enjoy the state power and resources at the expense of the mass in the state.Like the scenario which is being portrayed by PNU and the ilks. We all know and are ware that PNU are only and always striving to maintain status quo. But on the contrary we as ODM we are opining the Great change that this Beautiful land of Kenya deserves and is in great need. When a section of people are only obsessed with trying to blackmail others instead of concentrating on national issues then you must agree with me that there is something very wrong with them. Why do you think most politicians in Kenya always are fond of Raila’s name? The best answer to this question is because they know beating him politically is not easy why? For he is a man of integrity and straight forward. Why don’t our leaders emulate this character instead of shouting at the top of their voices actually voicing very useless rhetorics which i strongly believe Kenyans are fed up with. We actually need to see what we call competitive politics where we respect each others opinion and level of prowess.
We as a country are seeking a Leader who is selfless, who has a heart for the Nation not for the sake of politicking. ODM brigade should capture this occasions by displaying a mature and overboard politics of National development. Our MPs in ODM should learn the signs of time. I really would like them to challenge their opponents by issues and policies that will better the lives of the populace. We should shun from responding to the empty and baseless rhetorics and instead focus on important issues like improving the economy, creation of jobs, inviting investors to build industries from within the country, improving the education sector as of now we really need a leaner education system where all Kenyans are equally exposed to the emerging opportunities both locally and internationally. Do we think this country would be a Great country if we unite and fight this disease of a Luo – Kikuyu war? or Kalenjin Kikuyu -war? We need to look and see issues as a people not as Luos nor Kikuyus nor Kalenjins nor Giriamah. We are Kenyans. For that matter therefore I would Like to caution us against tribal leaders who are evolving in high speed.
We have one Leader who is outstanding from all the others who are claiming to one time leading this country and his name is HON. RAILA he is capable of uniting this nation and help alleviate the impunity that has widely been in play, bring reforms and move the country to a greater level. But you know what he cant do it alone. We as the supporters need to give him the neccessary support required to bring this dream to reality. So ODM stand up and be seen to display maturity and calmness if we are to succeed in this fight ahead of us.
Leadership has always been based on power. For the conventional view, this means the power of personality to dominate a group.
But in our knowledge driven world, politics is a war of ideas where the power to innovate and promote new policies is the new basis of leadership.
Anyone with critical knowledge that could alter political direction and influence can show leadership. This is thought leadership; can be shown by front line politicians who don’t depend on the mass to tell them the right way to go.
It can be bottom-up as well as top-down. It can even come from outside. It can be shown between political party supporters too as in party leadership.
Only management is a formal role.
Leadership re-invented is an occasional ACT, like creativity, not a role or position.
Those at the top sometimes lead, sometimes just manage. Other times they operate as venture capitalists investing in the best ideas (leadership) emerging from below.
Leadership is based on youthful rebelliousness, the drive of young people to challenge the status quo and find a better way.
Bottom-up or thought leadership is more like the actions of Martin Luther King Jr. than business leadership. His demonstrations had a leadership impact on policy makers in the U.S. government and, of course, they did not report to him.
This shows that leadership is really just about taking a stand for what you believe and trying to convince people to think and act differently.
In that same note you will agree with me that amongst all our political parties and their leadership,we only have one party which shows the real meaning of leadership, a party which can make Kenyans think differently from the way they were before and it is ODM. The only thing i would call for is for its youthful leaders to shun tribal cocoons and divisive alliances which might break the country apart. If we can all as ODM fraternity grasp this principle and put it into serious practice the n who else will want to be lead by a different party other than ODM. I call upon supporter too to change their behaviors and this is a sure way of getting a leaner government and governance come the next general election.
Conventional theories paint a distorted picture of leadership by focusing narrowly on people in positions of power as what our opponents are “PNU”. These theories are in crisis today because they face an unpalatable dilemma for they are outdated and obsolete no wonder they are always after causing people to fight and become confused. But Kenyan people have since changed they are well informed politically and they will soon show the politicians where they really belong by voice of reason
What is leadership? Introduction to a new way of thinking about leadership and socio-economic development where a state is developed proportionately and resources are distributed equitably. The question I leave you with is what and who do you think is this and which party is it in the Kenyan Political Land scape? The answer is so Obvious so we need not to waste time but tell the people of Kenya what we have to offer and what their meanings are before the devil of propaganda picks them up and distort them.
pablo @ march 18 12:25
good thoughts
note also that good leadership manifests itself differently in various situations to adapt to the conditions. e.g when a population is oppressed leadership requires steadfastness and sticking to principles and tapping into rebeliousness as needed and perseverance, in times when there is much destruction and violence, then leadership requires that compromises be made, in times of peace, leadership then engages another gear to fast forward and spur development, etc.
keep them coming
If Mwai Kibaki were doing his job the way he has been in the last few weeks, Kenya would be a great country by now.
It was encouraging to see Kibaki visit almost every inch of the entire Gusiiland, visit with wananchi, and launch or commission various projects.
If Kibaki could replicate this kind of good work throughout other parts of Kenya, Kenyans will come to respect him more.
But even as I watch Kibaki work harder for the good of Kenya, there is an inner voice urging me to be suspicious of Kibaki’s extra-curricula activities.
I thank Kibaki for the good work he did in Gusiiland but when I scratch below the surface, I see something sinister. During Moi’s time, the Cabinet minister or ministers responsible for a project or projects that the president would visit or address had to accompany the president unless the particular minister or ministers were out of the country.
I was dismayed to learn that while Kibaki’s working tour of Gusiiland dwelt mostly on road projects, Hon. Franklin Bett was absent. It also occured to me that the launching of Kibwezi-Mwingi-Maua road construction by Mr. Bett was hastily arranged to keep him busy elsewhere and away from Gusiiland.
Hon. Franklin Bett even admitted that the road or aspects of it need to be re-designed. So what was so urgent that Minister Bett had to go to launch the Kibwezi-Mwingi-Maua road and not accompany Kibaki during his tour of Gusiiland?
I have searched for the answer and the more I search the more the answer becomes crystal-clear to me.
THE ANSWER IS PROJECT UHURU. AND THIS IS WHERE KIBAKI UNDERMINES EVERY GOOD DEED THAT HE DOES FOR KENYA. DOING GOOD THINGS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SNEAKING IN SOME SINISTER PLANS WILL NEVER ACHIEVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN CONTEMPT FOR KIBAKI.
It is apparent to me that Kibaki is now seriously campaigning for Uhuru Kenyatta while trying to fool the people of Kenya that he is inspecting or commissioning development projects.
It looks like Kibaki went to Gusiiland to get all the Gusii MPs and try to fool them into supporting Uhuru Kenyatta. If this was so, then Kibaki will fail together with his project.
Let Uhuru grow up and be a man and let him face his rivals himself and on his own strength. Hon. Chris Obure left Kanu and abandoned Uhuru Kenyatta when he, Mr. Obure, realized that there was no future with Uhuru.
There is no way that Hon. Obure can abandon the PM now and experiment with individuals that Kenyans have said no to before. There is no way that Hon. Omingo Magara will abandon the PM to experiment with Uhuru Kenyatta. I believe in all the ODM MPs from Gusiiland. Kibaki does not have the magic to lure them away from ODM.
Like all ODM supporters, they see a better Kenya with ODM and not with Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kibaki and Uhuru’s handlers, who plan and then get Kibaki on his way, cannot change the hearts of Kenyans. What the people of Kenya have decided, they have decided.
Kibaki and his men may be trying to be clever but they should know that Kenyans are cleverer than them. The people of Kenya can tell a liar when they see one. The people of Kenya can smoke out a thief even if they wear the most sophisticated camouflage.
Kenyans will respect Kibaki and work with him for the remainder of his leadership as long as he comes to the people with openess and without any ill motives.
Treating Hon. Franklin Bett, the Minister for Roads as an unwanted personality will not serve Kibaki or Kenya any good. If Kibaki wants Uhuru Kenyatta to have a good shot at the presidency, then both he, Kibaki, and Moi must leave Uhuru alone to face the peole of Kenya and present his case to them.
It is very sad to see somebody who calls himself the leader of a country openly discriminate against certain people because of their ethnicity.
I PUT IT TO MWAI KIBAKI AND UHURU KENYATTA THAT HON. FRANKLIN BETT, THE MINISTER FIOR ROADS, WAS BARRED FROM ACCOMPANYING KIBAKI TO GUSIILAND BECAUSE OF MR. BETT’S ETHNICITY.
I PUT IT TO MWAI KIBAKI THAT FOR EVERY GOOD THAT HE DOES BUT WITH SOME EVIL DESIGNS IN TOW, HE DAMAGES HIS LEGACY AND SUBTRACTS FROM THE RESPECT THAT KENYANS STILL HAVE FOR HIM.
Yes, Bwana Maru I very well agree with you. As much as we continue to propagate ill motives behind the scenes then we are headed for bad times. Our friends from the PNU side never seize to amaze me they are always short of ideas and lack political direction and influence hence they resort to remote ways of approach which would be detrimental to them and to the country at some point.
My advice to all ODM family and the entire nation is that let us dismiss hypocrisy & blatant lies and instead enhance democracy by changing the processes and institutions to measure our country’s socio-politico-economic progress and this is the only sure way of gaining the real change we wanted and are pursuing.
A question to us is this What is good governance?
Exercising power and decision-making for a group of people is called governance. It happens everywhere – from urban centres to rural villages – and the well-being of a community depends on the choices made by people granted this authority. Because of the diversity of organizational structures around the world, people such as land lords, heads of associations, cooperatives, NGOs, religious leaders, political parties and of course, government are all actors granted the power to govern.
“Good governance” is a relatively new term that is often used to describe the desired objective of a nation-state’s political development. The principles of good governance, however, are not new. Good governance is, in short, anti-corruption whereas authority and its institutions are accountable, effective and efficient, participatory, transparent, responsive, consensus-oriented, and equitable. These are the major characteristics of good governance as outlined by many schools of thoughts worlwide.
The World Leaders at the 2005 World Summit concluded that good governance is integral to economic growth, the eradication of poverty and hunger, and sustainable development. The views of all oppressed groups, including women, youth and the poor, must be heard and considered by governing bodies because they will be the ones most negatively affected if good governance is not achieved.
For good governance to exist in both theory and practice, citizens must be empowered to participate in meaningful ways in decision-making processes. They have a right to information and to access. Although widespread accessibility remains a barrier for many countries Kenya amongst them, one of those ways is through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) applications such as the Internet. E-governance has emerged as a viable means to address development issues and challenges because citizens find empowerment through access to information.
For this reason therefore ODM should come up with a strategy that would enhance the access to information and speedy updates so that the its members are well informed on and in time. For this vice of hipocrasy, lies, and dirty propagnda from PNU lot
sorry i tapped the submit button before i finished. The PNU’s dirty politics must be arrested in time to enable us have a smooth sailing and successful election and governance come the next season. When we look at the trend of events from the leadership in PNU believe me there is no influence no direction and people will continue to suffer under their leadership. This country needs change and a meaningful change that is going to bring good governance.
@tnk
March 18, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I agree with you in totality and at the same time we have to fas tract the dissemination of information to our people so that they become aware of the events and they are empowered to a level where they can stand firmly and say no to hypocrisy and cheap propaganda.
In a few weeks we are going to increasingly see people realigning themselves
http://www.eastandard.net/videos/?id=1144009511
this video clip listening to karua declare that the elections were stolen (of course somehow RAO has to alse be blamed) and Norman Nyaga describe PNU as a party of incompetency and deceit.
We have already heard previously Mungatana also express dismay.
ODM supporters listen but do not be swayed by these crooks who having realised that people are waiting patiently to do away with them are now trying to reinvent themselves as reformists and what not.
this is not the vision we have for an ODM govt
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144009575&cid=4&ttl=Blind%20woman%20suffers%20hunger%20pangs
how can we have a govt with a cabinet of 100+ guzzling i dont know how many billion per month on luxury items and not have anyone prioritize the needs of impoverished and marginalised communities such as these. something needs to be done immediately, why doesnt the pentagon lead an initiative where together with other ODM MPs set a fund that will make regular contributions to help the marginalised and starving areas.
they could either contribute directly or instruct their PSs or whoever the accounting officers are to slash down on luxury items and redirect the funds to such a cause. i wonder that CDF funds in such areas are being allocated for.
well as i always say and i will keep on reminding our people cheap politics will cost this country dearly and we need to be widely awaken. Look at events over the weekend from the political divide, Amazing and worth meditating upon and come up with a clear understanding over the unfolding events.The other time they were for none other than Uhuru Kenyatta, now barely a week after their declaration now they say that they are not for Uhuru giving flimsy excuses that Uhuru’s presidency will promote tribalism. Is this not hypocrisy of the highest order. Come on Wana ODM we need to be hawk eyed and arrest this false notions and ideas which are only meant to skew our way of thinking and reasoning.
It is time that we stayed more than alert, this people are on high panic mode and we need to be very careful in dealing with them competitively and wisely. Mr. Prime Minister watch out out the foxes are around and they are relentlessly busy trying to lure your supporters into rebellion. I would say Keep up with the statesmanship spirit that you have displayed in the past one week. Am sure with that tempo and if we can just step it up a bit then we shall be moving there.
What i would like to repeat and say hear we need to display Mature politics which is beyond reproach and this way we will become a formidable movement. I respect our MPS both young and old but we have to caution each other. Hon. Kutuny is young and vibrant, yes what about Hon. Ababu but we should not allow ourselves to used at the expense of our people who elected us. We should watch our tongues and instead use it to deliver speech of honour and integrity, speech which can give direction, and influence innovation in our people so that we are an exceptional Democracy in Africa. Let us us words which can build our party and in same note our country.
Tribal alliances will not help instead we should focus on our party manifesto. Kenya is one we need a leader who can unite the country in strong principles of representative Democracy. Lets not mislead our people, let us restore the Confidence as quickly as possible. ODM is a party of the people by the people and i believe this is why every individual is given opportunity to air his/her grievance and thereafter they are resolved amicable and the party even remains stronger as never before.
My final call to the top part leadership is to urge them to strive not to strive this Nation of Kenya from Unity.Kenya is a beacon of peace and democracy in Africa and this portrait we have as a Nation should be strengthened and it can only be done by shunning tribalistic sentiments, avoid public hate speeches at all costs, concentrate on development issues and policies, sell the party’s manifesto, make the people understand their rights through giving the correct information, by doing this i mean ODM legislature will be wonderful and they will be good leaders. Let us promote sane politics, politics of virtues. With those few remarks i beg to sign off by saying and may Almighty God help us and this beautiful country of ours prosper.
MWAI KIBAKI THE FAILURE!
I am sure that the day after Mwai Kibaki exits from power and then Kenyans get the chance to be told the evils of his regime, Kenyans will not help it but despise him very much.
Kenyans have died in their thousands. Kenyan sovereignty has been violated. The next president of Kenya will spend Day One of his or her presidency physically inspecting the borders between Kenya and the neighbouring states. Migingo Island is gone. Could the Ilemi Triangle also be gone?
MY QUESTION IS THIS: Moi was president of Kenya for over 24 years. Why did Museveni not try even once to send his aggresive troops to violate Kenya’s sovereignty? Idi Amin tried to redraw the boundary between Kenya and Uganda and even threatened to invade Kenya and have the new border between Kenya and Uganda moved all the way from Busia to Naivasha.
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, an old man at the time but a real leader like Moi, rwefused to give Amin even one second to continue his wild dreams. Mzee Kenyatta rallied Kenyans. Mzee said, “Amin will taste the sweetness of my bakora”. Mzee used his walking stick to show his anger and the entire population of Kenya responded to Mzee’s call and Amin got the message, loud and clear.
Why is Mwai Kibaki allowing Museveni to not only violate Kenya’s sovereignty but also intimidate and distract Kenyans from their nation-building activities.
Or could it be that Migingo Island is payment that was promised to Uganda for their services in helping secure Kibaki’s hold onto power? Could Migingo Island be another payment not different from the Sh. 10,000 and more that was paid to each police officer that helped crush ODM’s dissent after the election was stolen from them?
Could Migingo Island be a payment to Uganda for their services to secure Kibaki’s hold onto power and similar to te payment tha t has been and continue to be paid to Kwekwe Squad officers who eliminate a Mungiki follower?
(And by the way, I am told that Kwekwe Squad, formed by John Michuki, has now been renamed QED Squad by Saitoti. And QED, which stands for Quite Easily Done, was chosen to reflect the former professor’s prowess in proving Algebraic Theorems and concluding his proofs with QED remark.
The QED name not only reflects who the new boss of the police force is but it also tells a lot of how easily the squad officers do their kill. A short traffic jam and with lightning speed they get the job done. I feel a chill run down my spine when I think of the well-dressed men who once trailed the Uhuru Park heckler man)
I have tried my best to respect and support Kibaki. I am sure that there are milions of Kenyans who would like to respect and support Kibaki as he leads Kenya.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT MWAI KIBAKI IS NOT GIVING KENYANS A CHANCE FOR THEM TO RESPECT HIM. KENYANS CANNOT TRUST KIBAKI. KIBAKI IS NOT FORTHRIGHT. KIBAKI APPEARS TO DO SOME GOOD DURING THE DAY BUT NO ONE ELSE OTHER THAN HIS MEN KNOW WHAT GOES ON AT NIGHT.
Did Mwai Kibaki secretly promise Museveni that Migingo Island, a part of Kenya that benefits mostly Luo and Luhya people who never supported Kibaki, would be given to Uganda? Why is Museveni so bold to do what he is doing?
Museveni will never play with Rwanda. Museveni’s army tried once to fool around with Rwandan forces in DRC but a handful of Rwandan soldiers quickly dispatched the Ugandans who took to their heels.
Could Museveni have been encouraged by the ease and speed that his army and navy (Uganda’s navy is based on Lake Victoria) moved from their various barracks overnight only to have their breakfast at Tea Hotel in Kericho at the begnning of 2008? Remember the mercenaries who came to help secure Kibaki?
LOOK AT HOW SICKENING MWAI KIBAKI’S TRIBALISM AND LACK OF LEADERSHIP IS:
1. Suppose Evans Gicheru was a Kalenjin, could he be still Chief Justice by now? The answer is NO. Gicheru continues to sit on his chair and continues to run down the judiciary because of his ethnicity.
2. Suppose Father Muhoho was a Kalenjin, could he still be in office at the Kenya Airports Authority and more so after he himself said that he will leave office on March 5, 2009? The answer is NO. And this shows that Kibaki answers to some other powerful individuals – Kibaki’s men. They are the ones who decide things in Kenya. And Father Muhoho is definitely one of these individuals.
3. Suppose Saitoti and Kimunya were Kalenjins, would they still be Cabinet ministers? The answer is NO. And it is insult to Kenyans for Saitoti to say, as he did over the weekend in Kajiado, that “Yes, corrupt ministers should go”. Saitoti should be the first one to go. His Goldenburg exploits have not been forgotten by the people of Kenya.
The Cabinet ministers who have been proven to be corrupt now stand at four and they are Saitoti, Kimunya, Kiraitu Murungi, and Ruto. The USA embassy should be consistent and have all four given the same treatment. If the corrupt ministers get the sack, none of the four should be spared. There is nothing like “old corruption is no corruption and new corruption is corruption”.
Billions of people worldwide have one thing at the top of the list of the things that they are looking forward and that is the end of the economic recession.
The people of Kenya have something else at the top of their list and that is Kibaki’s exit.
Kenya is not a rich country. Kenyans are not aggresive people and they do not go claiming other people’s land.
But it is very unfortunate that the man they call tgheir president cannot be trusted and could have mortaged their country secretly.
KENYANS SHOULD BE A WORRIED PEOPLE NOW BECAUSE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE ILEMI TRINAGLE, THE STRIP THAT KENYA AND SUDAN HAVE DISPUTE OVER, STILL BELONGS TO KENYA.
And to add insult to injury, Mwai Kibaki thinks that Kenyans are very stupid. Recently, Mwai Kibaki said that he is not responsible for the thousands of Kenyans who died last year (and indeed all those who have been killed by government security forces since he took over in 2003).
Kibaki boldly stated in Kisii that he did not send a squad from his backyard in Othaya to go and kill others. What a stupid statement to make as the president.
IT IS THE DUTY OF THE PRESIDENT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE AND THEIR PROPERTY. IT IS THE DUTY OF THE PRESIDENT TO STOP THE PEOPLE FROM TURNING INTO ANIMALS AND KILLING ONE ANOTHER.
The difference between a true president, who is in office courtesy of the people, and another one who stole his way to the presidency is clearly demonstrated by looking at President Obama’s leadership and that of Mwai Kibaki.
President Obama recently stated that the buck as far as AIG bonuses are concerned stops with him. President Obama took responsibility for the AIG bonuses that have outraged the American people. President Obama did not personally pay out the bonuses but as president, he takes resoponsibility. He is a leader. A leader admits mistakes and says sorry.
Mwai Kibaki on the other hand pushes responsibility to others away from himself. MWAI KIBAKI SEES HIMSELF AS IDEAL AND BLAMELESS.
It is my hope and prayer that our Kenyan writers are very busy finishing up the books they are writting and will be ready for release the day Kibaki exits from the presidency.
These books, when they come out, will help educate Kenyans so that they will never again accept “KIBAKI TOSHA” type of declarations, which they end up paying for dearly.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/550116/-/u3n06w/-/index.html
as this information comes out this is precisely where ODM began, surprisingly (or maybe not) karua uses the exact same language that we expressed about two years back or more
“favouritism, cronyism and incompetence”
now the sad news is that for some reason that cannot be explained there is discordance within the ODM family as members fall for the seed of tribal cleavage that has been sown. statements like elect “one of our own” has no place in society or ODM if kenya needs move ahead. Pablo, Karanja Kamau, myself and many others above and previously have endavoured to make it clear that this is not about tribes and personalities. Its about fixing what has gone wrong with kenya for kenyans. mounting insecurity, cartels and gangs holding the population hostage, looting of public resources, endemic poverty, skewed resources, and the curse of the cyclic (5 /10 year) famine/drought, etc
its very dissapointing to see these new/young or whatever other label the RV group or their kk alliance counterparts want to reintroduce
where are the church leaders who pretend to have woken up from their slumber. These are the very same steps that led to hate speech and finally culminated in the ethnic clashes. do these guys ever stop to ask themselves what does it mean for a two or three tribe alliance, what does it portend for the other tribes in the community?
are the “smaller/insignificant (sub?) tribes” or those not explicitly included in the mix somehow subsumed i.e have no democratic choice available to them?
or are they irrelevant? they are obviuously relevant because these same “alliances” will then go to provinces of these other tribes to look for votes to complete the picture am quite sure.
so what exactly is this madness of tribal alliances if at the end result you still want all (as many voters as possible) tribes in kenya to vote for you or your candidate? what is the true intellectual age of some of our “leaders”?
as the mystery continues to unravel
http://www.eastandard.net/politics/InsidePage.php?id=1144009492&cid=289&
meanwhile going back to karuas utterances about the judiciary
what is her position considering that early 2008 she was firm in demanding ODM seek reprieve in the kenyan justice system, hope she rememebrs that as well
it is very sad for ODM now that all these things are unraveling as many of us rightly thought would happen cannot now hold together when we should now turn our focus on the issues that matter to kenyans
All of us will either be in the stadium ,near transistor radio/tv heavily rooting for our beloved stars not bothering who is scoring/saving goals not even asking for the 12 players to be equally distributed according to kenyan tribes.It’s about quality/exprience
IMAGINE IF POLITICS WERE LIKE SPORTS?
…..For the soccer/football guru 12th member is the coach….
Well in in Kenya we need to learn and respect the old adage which says give to Caesar what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.
It is high time we appreciate each other in our diversities. We can claim to know everything or do everything. God endowed us with different talents and capabilities. This is the equation that is missing in most of our politicians. If at all Kenyans realized this and gave each of our leadership what befits them then i think this would be a wonderful country. The problem we are facing is giving jobs and positions to cronies, friends, and men from our tribes- a very bad disease, i want to believe that every Kenyan sees this sense and we in ODM should never at one particular time try to propagate this bad disease. Let us think wisely let us talk wisely and let us make wise decisions. We have a wonderful group of people who can lead this country to greater heights that one can expect from it. We need to be in the top gear as a party to condemn any sort of vices that promote corruption, nepotism, tribalism and any other that you can mention in the list. Let us keep this fight up without fearing anybody but GOD
POOR KIRAITU MURUNGI, IT MUST BE HIM?
Hon. William Ruto has stated that he is not the one, that is the Kenya Cabinet minister who has been barred from the USA.
And I believe Mr. Ruto. I have been watching my indicators for several weeks now and they have been dry.
The news that a Cabinet minister has been barred from the USA was immediately followed by a rumour that the said minister was Mr. Ruto.
The indicators which could have confirmed to me that it was indeed Mr. Ruto failed to pick up the rumour. The rumour was not repeated by certain sections of the Kenya media and by PNU politicians who wish day and night to see Mr. Ruto’s political career ended.
I waited for them to give the Ruto rumour a generous lease of life but when they failed to do so, I decided that the minister could be the other guy – the oil scandal minister.
And things started falling perfectly into place as far as timeline is concerned. TAt exactly the time I had estimated the barred minister would be receiving communication from the USA embassy, there was a flurry of activities in the Energy ministry. Kiraitu Murungi sacked a number of KPL managers.
I thought to myself, “It looks like the man has received the communication from the embassy and he appears to be doing something to try and reverse the damage”. It must be him.
Today’s meeting between Mr. Ruto and Mr. Githongo has helped confirm to me that it is not Mr. Ruto that was barred. Mr. Githongo does not normally look to meet individuals who have been barred from entering the USA because of corruption.
And so the barred minister must be the oil scandal guy. It is now becoming very clear to me how the American embassy works regarding senior government officials who are accused of corruption.
The American embassy investigates and only make the decision to bar an individual accused of corruption if that official persists in engaging in corruption. For Kiraitu Murungi, the recent oil scandal was his umpteenth time to be caught engaging in or fighting for corruption.
If it is confirmed that Kiraitu Murungi is the minister barred from the USA, then Kenyans should make a number of important observations that will include:
1. In 2003, Kiraitu Murungi told Mzee Moi that the just-retired president was good for nothing other than go to Kabarak and look after cattle. Indeed Kiaritu made his derogatory remark not only against Mzee Moi but against Kalenjins in general. Today as we speak, Mzee Moi is a free man. He can travel anywhere. Kiraitu is a tagged man. He is an unwanted man.
2. In the early years of the Kibaki presidency, Kiraitu Murungi was a very powerful man. It was him who ended Ms. Sally Kosgei’s career in the civil service where she was Head of Civil Service.
Mr. Muthaura is a diplomat and I do not see him doing things that are crude and brutal. I suspect that it was Kiraitu Murungi’s idea to stuff the purpoted retirement payment for Ms. Sally Kosgei in an envelope and have it thrown into her compound.
Today, Ms. Sally Kosgei is a respcted Cabinet minister and Kiraitu Murungi is now a tagged unwanted man. I wonder how can be effective as a minister given that he is now unwanted.
3. By the time Mwai Kibaki exits from power, the Meru people will take stock of the benefits they enjoyed under Kibaki and they will realize that there is nothing that beats what they had under the Moi presidency.
In the early years of the Kibaki presidency, some individuals from Meru used to boast that the “real vice president of Kenya was not Mr. Wamalwa (the late VP) but David Mwiraria”.
Later after Moody Awori was named the VP, the same individuals used to say, “the real vice president of Kenya is not Moody but David Mwiraria”.
Then came Anglo Leasing and the “vice president of Kenya” was swept away never to be seen in parliament again. To be fair to Mr. David Mwiraria, I doubt that he personally benefited substantially from the Anglo Leasing scandal. But the scandal was pushed to him and he was made its owner. Mwiraria never recovered from it.
I also doubt that Kiraitu Murungi benefited the most from the recent oil scandal but he is now permanently damaged, poltically.
When elections are called, PNU is going to have a rough time. Kenyans will not elect a party whose leader, George Saitoti, and whose secretary-general, Kiraitu Murungi, have been accused and convicted of grand corruption. The barring of somebody from entering the USA is as good as a conviction.
George Saitoti has only escaped being barred from entering the USA because after the Goldenburg scandal, he has not been linked to another corruption scandal since then.
If I were Mr. Noah Wekesa, I would look ahead and hard. I would ask myself why I should risk my political career by sticking with a party (PNU) that has no future outside of Central province. I would not wait until the eve of the next elections to make my move. I would start now and reach out to the PM and ODM.
And if I were a leader from Meru, I would pose questions and seek answers on how exactly my people have benefited from Kibaki. How is it that two senior Meru Cabinet ministers and the only Cabinet ministers that the Meru people have ever known under Kibaki – David Mwiraria and Kiraitu Murungi – have been downed by corruption and are now personna non grata in the USA.
AND IF I WERE MR. WILLIAM RUTO, I WOULD TELL MYSELF, “THAT WAS CLOSE” AND I WOULD NEVER AGAIN ENGAGE IN CORRUPTION OR IN ANYTHING THAT CASTS DOUBT ON MY INTEGRITY.
AND IF I WERE MR. WILLIAM RUTO, I WOULD STUDY HISTORY AND SEEK ADVICE AND I WOULD CONCLUDE THAT NO ONE THAT IS SOMEONE ELSE’S PROJECT WILL EVER BE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF KENYA.
AND IF I WERE MR. WILLIAM RUTO, I WILL LIVE UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS AND REGARD THAT THE PEOPLE OF KENYA HAVE FOR ME AS THEY SEE ME AS AN INTELLIGENT, YOUNG, AND CHARISMATIC LEADER.
IF I WERE MR. WILLIAM RUTO, I WOULD REFUSE TO BE FOOLED OR USED BY OTHERS. I WOULD REALIZE THAT THOSE WHO ARE URGING MY BUDDIES TO HAVE ME GO FOR THE PRESIDENCY ARE ONLY DOING SO TO WEAKEN ODM AND DENY HON. RAILA ODINGA KALENJIN VOTES IN THE HOPE THAT THE PROJECT CAN THEN SNEAK IN.
David Mwiraria was used. Where is he now? Politically, he is finished. Kiraitu Murungi has been used and this combined with his foolish arrogance have done him in. Politically, he is waning.
I cannot end without writting a short letter to Hon. William Ruto, whom I worry a lot about nowadays.
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Dear Hon. William Ruto,
Please, be your own man. You have a bright future and it will only come through ODM. And that bright future will only come if you are patient. You should not try to precede Hon. Raila Odinga or try to precede Hon. Musalia Mudavadi.
Work with them and support them now and when your time comes, you offer your candidacy. Anything short of this will quickly end your dreams the way David Mwiraria’s and Kiraitu Murungi’s were ended. Kiraitu was in a hurry to go places and he will soon end in the junk yard.
Mr. William Ruto, my sixth sense tells me that Kibaki, Moi, and Uhuru are secretly funding your nation-wide campaign which has been cleverly hidden as nation-wide trips to meet farmers and give them free seeds.
My sixth sense also tells me that a new version of the infamous Youth For Kanu 1992 (YK92) is in the works. Is that correct?
I hope you know what you are doing. I hope you know that Kenyans will not vote for you. If you stand for the presidency or if you agree to be Uhuru Kenyatta’s running mate, the number of votes you will receive will not be significantly more than the ones you received in parliament when you contested the chairmanship of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Constitution.
I wish you the best, Hon. Ruto, if what you are doing is to move forward ODM’s agenda of 2007 so that Kenya can have the change she desperately needs if she is to grow as a united, peaceful, modern, and industrializing nation.
Yours sincerely,
Maru Kapkatet
RAO UNDER SIEGE.
While RAO have best intentions for our country and governance ,tribalism and 2012 among politicians is making it too hard for him to act..
I would like to mention a few…
– Mau Forest ,while this is a national
treasure with has far reaching effects on our
ecological system it’s being dragged because
of politics…remember what happened to
people who tried to inhabit mt kenya forest
they got kicked out immeadiately because
once you destroy ecosystems it takes years
to get it back.
-Alot of ministers both ODM/PNU have cases
to answer,the best way to beat corruption
is to get away anybody mentioned with any
corruption, we have to get culture of
RENSPONSIBILITY BACK…
KIMIUNYA,KIRAITU,RUTO or anybody with any
association to corruption should go…
That’s why few weeks back ORENGO said.
‘Elements of corruption are obstacles to
fighting corruption and reforms”
LASTLY…
While i know kulei is not a politician, i
also know he is not a minister so US
ENVOY is taking us for a BIG RIDE ?http://www.eastandard.net/kulei/
THE REVERSE TRANSFORMATION OF FATHER GEORGE
Less than two scores and six years ago, Father George was a young, brilliant, and devout Catholic priest. He was attending university in Rome, studying Canon Law.
He hoped that when he returned to Kenya, he would one day be consecrated as a bishop and hopefully return to the Vatican one day to become the Pope. In the meantime, Father George was having a great and blessed time in Rome.
He often helped with Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. He missed saying Mass himself the way he used to do in Kenya but it consoled him that he helped the Pope as he conducted Mass.
Father George would reminisce oer his Kenya experience when he conducted Mass and especially when he did so in Latin. And at the thought of the Latin Mass, Father George would start humming Kyrie Eleison.
He would also remember how he used to hear confessions and used to wonder why anyone could break one or more of the Ten Commandments. Then Father George would take time to pray for the many sinners who came to him for confession.
Some of them would confess that they had sinned in that they had started worshipping idols in the form of money and earthly possessions. Father George would remind them that they have broken both the first and the second of the Ten Commandments.
He would use the reconciliation session as a teaching moment and remind the sinner that, the first of the Ten Commandments state that “Thou shalt not have other gods (including mone) other than me” and the second of the ten commandments state that “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image”.
To those who confessed to Father George that they had stolen, he would remind them that they have broken the eighth of the Ten Commandments which state that “Thou shalt not steal”.
While in Rome, Father George’s favourite verse in the Bible was Romans 12:2, which states that “And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Often when Mass was over, Father George would go downstairs to the basement of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican and kneel before the tomb of St. Peter, the Apostle and the first Catholic Pope. St. Peter’s tomb which is reputed to contain his remains is directly below the high altar in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Father George would spend a good length of quiet time in the basement besides St. Peter’s tomb and he would pray for the growth of his own priestly vocation and that he would do well in his studies and one day return to Kenya to shepherd God’s flock.
Father George would also pray for his brother-in-law, the new president of the new nation of Kenya. Father George would then pray for his sister, the young First Lady of Kenya.
While Father George was going about his spiritual business in Rome, the new president of Kenya was thinking and talking to his young wife, several years his junior.
The new president of Kenya knew two things:
Firstly, he did not care for the celibacy of Catholic priests. He was not a serious Christian although he had been baptized into the Presbyterian Church of East Africa whose mother church is the Church of Scotland. His baptismal name was Johnstone.
Secondly, he knew that he had influence around the world. He was respected by world leaders.
During their private time with his young wife, the president of Kenya would suggest that he wanted to see his brother-in-law leave the priesthood and come home to marry and raise a family. His young wife dared not contradict the old man and the best she would do was to encourage him to go ahead if he had a way to get Father George home.
One day, the president of Kenya picked up the phone and called the Pope at the Vatican. The Pope at that time was Pope Paul VI. The president of Kenya pleaded with the Pope to allow Father George to leave the priesthood and come home to marry.
The details of the conversation between the president of Kenya and the Pope have not been divulged to date but the president convinced the Pope and Father George was released with an honourable discharge from the priesthood.
The day Father George left the Catholic priesthood marked the beginning of his transformation, a reverse metamorphosis that was slow initially but which became drastic as time went by to the extent that Father George rejected his own sister and his nephew at the time they needed him most.
Today, Father George tops the list compiled by Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenyan government officials involved in theft and corruption.
FATHER GEORGE HAS UNDERGONE A MAJOR REVERSE TRANSFORMATION FROM A DEVOUT MAN WHO USED TO DWELL ON THE RENEWING OF THE MIND AND THE TEACHING OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND EXHORTATION OF THE FAITHFUL TO KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS TO A MASTERMIND OF CORRUPTION.
The Prime Minister earlier this week cited the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) as one of the mismanaged government firms and the PM recommended that action be taken against the corrupt managing director of KAA. The managing director of KAA is none other than Father George.
To see how Father George has undergone a reverse metamorphosis, consider how he abandoned his sister and his nephew despite the fact that he owes his sister virtually everything of what he is today.
Because of his sister, Father George was rigged into parliament by President Moi. Father George became the MP for Juja. Because of his sister, Father George was appointed as a Cabinet minister by President Moi. He was Education minister, Commerce minister, and minister of other portfolios.
But in 2002, Father George did not want to have anything to do with his sister and nephew.
Father George must be feeling very guilty and today he is trying to make up for the brutal way he treated his sister and nephew. Today, Father George is the co-ordinator of Project Uhuru. It is Father George’s responsibility to schedule progress meetings and collate information on achievements from the various teams working on Project Uhuru.
Father George decided to stay put at the Kenya Airports Authority, where he is not wanted because of corruption, in order to have a cover for his Project Uhuru activities.
Already, Father George has seen some major achievements. He sees hope for his nephew to take over from his Godfather. Already, because of the friendship that Father George still has with Mzee Moi, the man who appointed him a Cabinet minister, a great means for Uhuru to achieve his dream has been identified.
That means is called William Ruto. While Father George personally detests Mr. Ruto, he sees him as the best means for his nephew to become president. William Ruto is already singing the PNU tune. He is distributing grain (seeds for planting), a strategy that PNU has used with some success.
It is hard to see how a whole Cabinet minister, who should be holding a series of joint meetings with scientists including Kari researchers, large-scale and small-scale farmers, and FAO experts to talk on the drop in food production in Kenya, the increased food requirements, and the promise of bio-technology to produce more food, is wasting precious time travelling around Kenya distributing grain.
Why can’t he let the churches do it along with extension officers from the Ministry of Agriculture? The logistics of the Minister of Agriculture distributing seeds is mind-bogling. Will he travel around with a laptop computer containing the database of all needy families?
How sure will he be that the recipients of seeds have already prepared their farms ready for planting? William Ruto is joking about distributing seeds to needy families. He should be frank and tell Kenya that he is on a Project Uhuru mission.
Instead of going around the country distributing seed, he should be asking to tour India, China, Israel, and Saudi Arabia and see how they produce their food and are self-sufficient in food production.
The dsitribution of grain is a typical PNU campaign tool that they used during the 2005 referendum and also during the 2007 general elections. Mwai Kibaki himself is in charge and is the one who ordered William Ruto to go around Kenya distributing grain.
There are three alternatives being pursued by Project Uhuru teams, co-ordinated by Father George, on how to use William Ruto:
1. Their preferred alternative is to have William Ruto accept to be Uhuru’s running mate. They are confident that if William Ruto agrees to be Uhuru’s running mate, then he will bring to Uhuru all the votes of his (Ruto’s) property, the Kalenjin people. They believe that at the clicking of a finger the entire Kalenjin people will follow William Ruto wherever he wants to take them.
And for those Kalenjin leaders and people who refuse to follow William Ruto, they hope that Mr. Ruto will use a stick on them. Already, Wiliam Ruto has been moving around with some of his buddies and they have harassed fellow kalenjin leaders – the Aldai and Tinderet MPs.
2. The second alternative, a rather far-fetched one, is to give William Ruto a lot of exposure now and lots of funds (which are so large that the YK’92 funds will pale in comparison) to fight for ODM leadership and defeat PM Raila Odinga to become the party’s presidential candidate.
3. The third alternative, which sounds feasible, but will be a last resort one is to have William Ruto form a new faction and break away from ODM the way FORD broke up into Ford Kenya, Ford Asili, and Ford People.
William Ruto’s ODM faction has even been given a name. It will be called ODM Grand. Theose working on Project Uhuru see ODM having three factions finally: ODM (which they hope will be re-named ODM Asili), ODM-K (which they will then deried as ODM Kamba), and ODM-G (which they will then deride as ODM Gaa or ODM Kalenjin).
They are even dreaming that they may manage to fool Hon. Musalia Mudavadi to go for the presidency too and abandon the PM. They do not stop dreaming. they hope that ODM can break up into four factions: PM Raila’s faction, William Ruto’s faction, Mudavadi’s faction, in addition with Kalonzo’s faction.
I used to respect William Ruto as an intelligent leader. I am now not sure. I do not understand Mr. Ruto. How can he accept to be used to promote Project Uhuru?
Uhuru cannot even manage a ministry ably. I am told that Amos Kimunya is still the one running the Ministry of Finance with Uhuru just signing cheques. Kimunya gave a comprehensive and respectable talk on Kenya’s finances and the economy when he talked to journalists recently in his Kipipiri constituency.
Uhuru can only dream of the type of talk that Kimunya gave. Uhuru has never given any report on Kenya’s finances and the economy the way Finance ministers are doing all over the world during this recession period. Uhuru is waiting for the Budget to be made so that he can go to parliament and read it. He is waiting for others, including Kimunya, to make the Budget. And he is waiting for Moi and Kibaki and Project Uhuru teams to get him to State House.
And lastly on Father George, if one reminds him of the Ten Commandments, I am told that he will say, “Ten What? Did you say Ten Amendments”.
But Father George has not forgotten to pray. He prays that his sister and nephew will forgive him and that he will be able to make up for abandoning them. Father George also prays, not for the well-being of the PM, but for the PM to go away.
FROM THE FATHER OF GOOD TO MASTER OF EVIL. WHAT A TRANSFORMATION!
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN KENYA HAS HAD ONLY ONE REAL CARDINAL, CARDINAL MAURICE OTUNGA
Look at this report in the media on “Cardinal” Njue:
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“Unholy wind blowing in Nairobi as priests accuse Njue of ruling with an iron fist
A row has erupted between Nairobi Archbishop Cardinal John Njue and priests who are now up in arms against his leadership style.
The priests, who spoke to The Standard on Sunday on condition of anonymity, are accusing Njue of being “dictatorial, arrogant and proud”.
“What is wrong with our cardinal? Why has he all of a sudden developed this insatiable appetite for money?” asked one of the priests.
Sources within the Church said immediately Njue took over from Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki he fired two drivers employed by the church. He drives himself.”
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FROM THIS REPORT WHICH I DID NOT CREATE, THREE ISSUES STAND OUT CLEARLY:
1. “Cardinal” Njue’s love of money and yet the Bible in First Timothy 6:10 says that “The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil”
2. “Cardinal” Njue is dictatorial and yet the Bible commands in Joshua 24:15 and Phlippians 2:1-8 to “Serve the Lord with Humility”
3. “Cardinal” Njue fired his driver and drives himself around. Obviously, the “Cardinal” is into some extra-curricula activities and does not want someone else to see the “Cardinal’s company (date)
This is the “Cardinal” who never speaks out against the many evil things that have taken place in Kenya – massacres and executions by government security forces including the recent executions of human rights activists and the going into hiding of several university students and human rights activists for fear of being executed.
This is a “Cardinal” who never spoke against rape of women in Kenya by government security forces.
Could “Cardinal” Njue be going the way of Father George? The glamorous world out there must be beckoning at the “Cardinal”
The Kenyan catholic faithful must be missing the late Cardinal Maurice Otunga. He was a true man of God. He was very humble. He was a devoted christian and many catholic faithful grew in their faith because of the way their Cardinal lived.
They followed the life of Cardinal Otunga from the days when he was consecrated as Bishop to his elevation as the first Cardinal of Kenya and they saw no blemish in him.
There were good days when Cardinal Otunga High School in Mosocho, Kisii, was called BOSS (Bishop Otunga Secondary School) and the school was as good as the man that it was named after.
Today, the Catholic church in Kenya is dying. How can a church led by hypocrites survive?
The improper conduct of “Cardinal” Njue is being revealed and this will not augur well for the Catholic church in Kenya.
At the Kenya Airports Authority, Father George is engaging in many scandals. He has mortgaged Kenyans’ property and rights to foreigners probably for a 10% personal payment to him. The Sultan of Qatar and his people must be smiling at how foolish Kenyans are to give a foreigner part of their country, heritage, and rights.
Like Esau, Father George is selling the birthright of Kenyans to the Qataris for a bowl of soup for himself.
The conduct of both “Cardinal” Njue and Father George will add to the rapid demise of the Catholic church in Kenya.
I am sad today, why? tribal animosity is still up and high within the blood of fellow Kenyans. It is sad that even to date Kenyans are still baying for each others blood.
I am sad that my brother was killed and burnt beyond recognition in Nakuru’s Ponda Mali estate last Wednesday. I was there yesterday for a fact finding mission and i confirmed that He was killed for being a Luo by the Kikuyus. It is a shame that this kind of evil is still going on behind the curtains silently. Let the government do something. I am actually struggling to come to terms with the incident as i prepare to give the body a peaceful send off.
Nevertheless am not bitter with anybody but the people of Kenya i call upon all of us to rise up and know that we all need each other. As i always say we are all in our diversities very important to this Nation. We need to accept our positions as we are and our talents as we can exploit them.
To those who might have participated in killing and lynching the body of my late brother i forgive you but also call for your repentance because God is never mocked and we need to respect His creation.
A question to our leaders, when will this shameful shading of innocent blood end in this country, cant we come up with strategies that would promote cohesiveness in our communities divide and we learn to stay in peace and solve our differences amicable? It is not right that people are still killing each other on the backdrops yet we assume that things are right. We need some sanity in this country. and this question in my mind needs a thorough attention.
pablo
heartfelt condolences. i know for sure the ethnic hatred/animosity experienced from the referendum to the elections will not and cannot be wished away. concerted efforts with massive community education needs to be carried out together with substantial reforms in institutions.
i agree with you, its up to us to start fixing these issues and am ready to team up with anyone willing to do this
god be with you, your family and friends.
I wish to extend condolences to you PABLO,may
God give you peace of mind at this difficulty time….at the end of the day it’s our faith which will help this country because politicians have failed us miserably.
POLITICIANS HAVE FAILED US MISERABLY..
-Reforms will take years at this rate, if a
mere interim election commission is taking
months what will constitution with far much
weighty issues take.
-Kenyatta university debacle is just the
reflection of the youth in this country who
have been taught that violence is the only
way to get what you want.If you can kill
people without much ado what is buildings..
-If we are willing to shield our friends
because of political reasons what will stop
impunity..
SOLUTIONS…
-ODM really need to rethink it position
because very soon there will be no
DIFFERENCE with other parties..
-ODM has more mps,councilors…
-Pull out of goverment now renegotiate a
transition govt.whose sole aim is to TAKE
CARE OF CONSTITUTION,JUDICIAL REFORMS,POLICE
REFORMS,SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE FOR MAU,LAND REFORMS
then in one to 2 years time we can have
real elections…
well said karanja
actually i want to add to that and say, its time for us ODM supporters step up to the plate and start doing more. we need to have more impact on our leadership and governance
ODM WILL BE COMMITTING POLITICAL SUICIDE IF THEIR MINISTER, MS. SALLY KOSGEI, ALLOWS THE PARALLEL DEGREE PROGRAM TO BE SCRAPPED
I appeal to the minister for Higher Education, Ms. Sally Kosgei, to emulate the leadership of Prof. George Saitoti when he was minister for education.
In 2003 (or was it 2004?), there was a conference on education in Kenya. One of the recommendations that came out of that conference was to scrap the 8-4-4 system of education and revert to the old 7-4-2-3 system.
The recommendation was rejected by the then minister for education, Prof. Saitoti who, having been the architect of the new 8-4-4 system, did not see anything to show that it was inferior to the old system.
PROF. GEORGE SAITOTI REJECTED THE SCRAPPING OF THE 8-4-4 SYSTEM OF EDUCATION AND IN SO DOING SHOWED A REAL LEADERSHIP.
The recommendation to scrap the 8-4-4 system of education was borne out of jealousy whose agenda was to remove anything that the government of President Moi had initiated.
I looked at the arguments put forward by Dr. Kabiru Kinyanjui to support the scrapping of the parallel degree program and all I can see is the same motivation that drove the recommendation tio srap the 8-4-4 system.
The Paralel Degree program has opened doors to thousands of young Kenyans to receive further education. The youth of Kenya was and remains the single most important constituency of ODM and it would be suicidal to the party to be the one presiding over the scrapping of the parrallel degree program.
And it defies logic that a country that is very short on university places should want to scrap a system that is exploding in many universities around the world.
Today, almost every good university in the western world has a parallel degree program. They call their parallel degree programs ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS. the idea of the online degree program is similar to that of the parallel degree program that is now well-established in Kenya.
Instead of scrapping the parallel degree program, I ask Ms. Kosgei to ask the universities to appoint a task force and produce 5-year and 10-year strategic plans on how to evolve the parallel degree program from what is today into an online degree program.
The Kenyan public universities should think of establishing “KENYA OPEN/ONLINE UNIVERSITY” that will eventually replace the parallel degree program.
Universities in the western world and newly-industrialized countries could easily start their parallel degree programs as online degree programs because of the ubiquitous use of information and communication technolgy in their countries. As the use of computers and internet becomes more available in Kenya, she too will be in a position to migrate the parallel degree program into online degree program.
I also request Ms. Sally Kosgei to heed the advice of retired president, Mzee daniel arap Moi that the government should notr upgrade the polytechnics into universities.
I am amazed that Mzee Daniel arap Moi is as intelligent as he ever was even ay his octogenarian years. Mzee Moi’s advice is one of the most intelliegent talk that I have heard this year.
The minister for higher education may have strong leadership in university education but she clearly scores a failing grade in the areas of technology and science at the lower and middle levels.
I have never heard or read Ms. Sally Kosgei’s thoughts on continuing education or on skills development at the post-secondary level but below university. Kenya needs Kenya, Mombasa, Eldoret, and Kisumu polytechnics as are.
The minister for higher education should find ways of having the graduates of institutes of technology and even youth(formely called village) polytechnics to further their education and skill training. A limited parallel degree program in the form of online degree program could be started by the polytechnics in conjuction with universities to allow graduates of the polytechnics to start taking university courses (both theory and labs) at the polytechnic nearest their residence or place of work.
Kenya, with her parallel degree programs, is on track to introduce various formats of offering university education and training to her people.
SCRAPPING THE PARALLEL DEGREE PROGRAM IS AKIN TO TAKING ONE HUGE STEP BACKWARDS, SOMETHING PROF. GEORGE SAITOTI REFUSED IN 2003 BY REJECTING THE SCRPPING OF THE GREAT 8-4-4 SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.
THE TWO MOST SHOCKING NEWS THAT I READ IN THE LAST FEW DAYS:
1. This is what Dr. Kofi Annan did in Geneva, He brought ICC prosecutor and his special adviser to intimidate the leadership and people of Kenya. Look at thsi:
“Prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo — through special adviser Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen — said the ICC was ready to step in “any moment” they are asked to do or if Parliament fails to set up the special tribunal as recommended by the Justice Philip Waki Commission.”
Dr. Annan is starting to behave like the neo-colonialist. When we were young children, our parents would sit by with a whip to help convince us to do something. This is the tactic Dr. Annan is starting to resort to.
2. The other shocking news that I read in the last few days is the placement of Mr. Hyslop Ipu.
Hyslop Ipu has been a long-time and hard-working State House Comptroller but unfortunately for him he is not a member of the Kikuyu, Embu, or Meru tribe.
Mr. Ipu was assaulted in State House by Lucy. He was then bundled out of State House and demoted to a mere Senior Administrative Assistant in the Ministry of Roads.
Compare the treatment that Mr. Hyslop Ipu, who comes from Tana River district, received compared to the treatment Mr. Isaiah Kabira, the Head of the PPS (Presidential Press Service) received.
The State House Comptroller has been a more senior position than that of the Head of the PPS since the days of Jomo Kenyatta and President Moi. The State House Comptroller is equivalent to the Chief of Staff in the White House while the Head of PPS is equivalent to the Press Secretary of the White House.
But Francis Muthaura upgraded the position of Head of PPS to Permanent Secretary above that of the Comptroller.
IT IS VERY SAD THAT MR. HYSLOP IPU WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE MINISTRY OF ROADS AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY AND WAS NOT APPOINTED A PS, THE WAY MOI DID WITH MR. FRANKLIN BETT, OR AS AN AMBASSADOR.
MWAI KIBAKI AND FRANCIS MUTHAURA ARE PRACTISING THE MOST DEGRADING FORM OF TRIBALISM BUT THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED.
BUT FRANCIS MUTHAURA
and now karua finally admits that anti-reformists in Office of President are frustrating her, oh boy, how long has it taken her and what did she think we have been talking about, but thats now old news
ditto the article by Koigi using the same old story that was said of Moi, oooh Moi is a good man but his lietuenants are bad, and now koigi says kibaki is a good man surrounded by bad people. total crap. the three presidents have collectively led us down a path to doom. with a few people benefiting while the majority continue to suffer due to ineptitude and poor decisions.
anyhow moving on,
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein
So what exactly does it mean in the context of the GCG, why were these guys meeting at Kilanguni and why were they expecting different results?
Same people, same egotistic and intransigent mindsets buoyed by both a false sense of dominance and pompousness masking sheer arrogance and mindlessly selfish stupidity.
ODM leaders need to quit believing that PNU intends to and will ever share authority equally. Having agreed to enter into this arrangement, the primary focus should be understanding that they agreed to take blame for whatever goes wrong, but remain focused on delivery of key milestones on this road to recovery.
constitutional and institutional reforms being paramount, already we appear to be losing the focus.
IIEC needs to be running with clear rules of operation otherwise they will once again be caught flat footed because someone let something slip thru the cracks allowing executive to yet again manipulate the process or allow IEC run amok like the judiciary with no hope of respite.
its important right now that some of the powers to appoint and removal of office bearers be given specific measurable components and entrenched into the constitution e.g if a petition with a million signatures are obtained from Wananchi within a 3 month period then the holder of the office (cabinet minister, PS, Commission chair, etc) MUST vacate and not be eligible for holding office for a minimum of 10 years.
so far we still continue to have very loosely defined terms for institutions and appointments with even more ambiguous tenure of security that leads to ineptitude and mediocrity in turn leading to impunity ( Wako, Ringera, Gicheru, Ali, Kivuitu the list is endless)
Great article….tnk..
Somebody should really explain to people that merely changing people at the top will not help,while i support action on gicheru,ali and muhoho..the biggest headache is the institutional reforms of those branches of govt, i think we are losing sight of the most important things we need..
By merely changing ali traffic police will not stop taking bribes, AP police won’t stop taking bribes from changaa dealers…Same can be said of gicheru…DPP will not change tactics which has been delaying corruption cases…
RAO now has really to start scoring goals rather than mere passing around……
What do i mean?
-Although kenya politics are still tribal,
he should go ahead and start plucking
corrupt and war mongers in ODM.
-Start fighting for constitution the way
he did when he was out of govt..
-Really distinguish himself from kibaki
and pnu so that people can see him
as a LEADER in waiting….
-Really articulate majimbo system as it is
so that people can understand it’s not
chasing people from some parts of the country
RATHER it’s a way of bringing govt’ near the
people and people can own business or live
anywhere provided they are kenyans…
KENYA IS NOT SHORT ON THESE, TOOLS FOR OTHERS. THEY ARE THE SAITOTIS, KALONZOS, WETANGULAS, AND WEKESAS.
George Saitoti kept following Moi’s sons after Moi told him that he, Saitoti, could never be president of Kenya. “Huwezi”, Moi told Saitoti to his face in a public rally.
But even after being humiliated in public, Saitoti decided that his own ears were not working properly and that Moi actually said something different from what he heard.
For several months thereafter. Saitoti kept following Philip, Moi’s son, hoping that Moi would change his mind and annoint him (Saitoti) as Kanu’s presidential candidate.
It was Hon. Raila Odinga who saved Saitoti’s political career. Hon. Raila Odinga convinced Saitoti to join Narc, which he did reluctantly. Saitoti then went on to become a good minister for education.
And now, Saitoti is following Kibaki the way he followed Moi around. Saitoti used to despise Kibaki and it was only after Hon. Raila Odinga managed to persuade Saitoti to join Narc that Saitoti agreed to work for Kibaki.
Why should Saitoti follow Kibaki blindly when the latter has proven to all that he is a mere robot that is programmed and launched by a powerful Kiambu clique?
MWAI KIBAKI CANNOT THINK AND ACT INDEPENDENTLY. THE KIAMBU MAFIA THAT DISLODGED THE MOUNT KENYA MAFIA NOW PROGRAMMES KIBAKI BEFORE LAUNCHING HIM THE WAY THE SCIENTISTS PROGRAMME ROCKETS BEFORE LAUCHING THEM INTO SPACE.
What chance does Saitoti have against Uhuru? Not much, I am afraid. Saitoti is already working from a disdavantaged position compared to Uhuru, who today boasts of Mzee Moi and Uncle Father George as the top strategist and treasurer-cum-coordinator for Project Uhuru respectively.
Father George is not only treasurer-cum-coordinator for Project Uhuru but he is also manning Kenya’s main port of entry and he will prove very useful if Plan B of Project Uhuru has to be implemented.
Plan A of Project Uhuru is to fool Kalenjins, through William Ruto, to support Uhuru and vote for him the way they did in 2002. With Kalenjins on the same side as Uhuru’s people, rigging of elections can be carried out without any fear.
They fear to rig elections with the Kalenjins and other people of Kenya on the other side. They learned a good lesson in 2007 and so they want Kalenjins to be with them this time when they rig. They want the Kalenjins to fight with them and not fight them.
If Kalenjins do not cross over to support Uhuru, then the planners of Project Uhuru will implement Plan B. Under Plan B, the PM will be asked to travel abroad for some lengthy official business. Kibaki will then decide to sleep in at State House for one week and then word is leaked that he is very sick and unable to continue his duties.
Kibaki will then, from his sick bed, fire Kalonzo as VP and appoint Uhuru instead. Immediately, Uhuru is sworn in as VP, Kibaki will resign citing poor health. Gicheru, the expert on night and short-notice swearing-ins, will then be called to State House and within no time, Uhuru will have been sworn in as acting president.
Being the well-known coward that he is, Mwai Kibaki will immediately head to Uganda for “rest and treatment”. Kibaki’s cowardice is legendary. Mwai Kibaki started a fire yesterday and today fled to Zambia. He will flee to Uganda in the same way.
And why will Kibaki flee to Uganda? Museveni is a friend of Kibaki and Kibaki has cemented their friendship by giving Uganda land and jobs. Migingo Island has been given to Uganda as advance payment for refuge for Kibaki and his family and for Long John Silver and his family.
No one in Kenya today knows how many Ugandans are serving in Kenya’s armed forces. Uhuru talked about ODM military and PNU military. He knows what he was talking about. He knows that since last year, there are a number of Ugandan army officers serving in Kenya.
So when Uhuru talked about ODM military and PNU military, he was actually letting out word on the existence of Kenya military and Uganda military in Kenya’s armed forces. The Ugandan military is in Kenya to help secure Uhuru’s presidency.
Immediately Uhuru is sworn in as acting president, Father George will be at the JKIA to welcome the PM back from his long overseas trip. Father George will then hand over the PM to the Artur brothers to “drive him home”.
And Father George already sees the Ten Commandments as ten ammendments, which means the commandment that says, “Thou Shalt Not Kill” has been amended to “Thou Shalt Not Kill But You Can Let Someone Else Do It For You”. The commandment that says, “Thou Shalt Not Steal” has been amended to “Thou Shalt Not Steal But You Can Take a 10% Cut On Every Project That You Sign”.
Father George has established a great friendship with the Artur brothers and Father George knows the international airport like he knows his own “holy” body. The friendship between Father George and the Artur brothers has been identified by Project Uhuru planners as something they can tap into under Plan B.
WHAT A WORLD OF WONDERS THIS OUR WORLD. FOR A LONG TIME, THE MUGABE OF KENYA HAS BEEN THE TRAIL BLAZER FOR THE MUGABE OF ZIMBABWE. NOW ZIMBABWE IS EMERGING FROM THE DARK. THEY ARE ALL AGREED THAT ZIMBABWE NEEDS ALL THEIR SEPARATE AND JOINT EFFORTS.
Zimbabwe is now headed a different direction, a desirable direction. President Robert Mugabe is starting to prove that he is indeed a statesman. If things work out the way they are now planning, then Zimbabwe will come out of darkness leaving only Kenya in the hole.
In Zimbabwe, the Prime Minister’s side and President Mugabe’s side have set out a 100-day period to turn things around for Zimbabwe. They will succeed because there is alot of good still left in President Mugabe.
In Kenya, there is no goodness left in the robot, the shameless thief who insists on being called “His Excellency”, the father who abandons his own daughter for the sake of politics.
Ms. MARTHA KARUA SHOWS THAT KENYA STILL HAS DECENT LEADERS
Kenyans cannot fail to thank Ms. Martha Karua for her tireless efforts to make our motherland Kenya a better country.
While we pray for Ms. Martha Karua’s safety, patriotic Kenyans should not lose hope that their efforts to make their country better have been and will be in vain.
There is no Kenyan who does not agree that Kenyans are a great people and with good leadership, Kenyans of all ethnic, religious, and racial affliations will live together in peace anywhere they wish to call home and together build their country as one people.
This is what Hon. Raila Odinga strongly believes in. This is what he has fought for all his life. This is what he has put his life on the line for.
Kenyans cannot fail to note that Ms. Karua has done a lot to help Mwai Kibaki do a better job of providing good leadership for Kenya. But unfortunately, Mwai Kibaki is a thankless man with a heart of stone. The only people who mean something to Kibaki are Mwai Kibaki and his Muthaiga Golf Club buddies.
We assure Ms. Karua that her efforts to make Kenya a better country will be supported by all Kenyans who love their country. Ms. Karua should take courage that she has joined the group of Kenya’s selfless and great leaders, a group that does not look inwardly for themselves but outwardly for the people of Kenya.
The leadership of Mwai Kibaki is nothing but junk and sooner rather than later it will collapse. It will grumble. It has been sustained by corruption. They buy loyalty and support using stolen wealth that belongs to the people of Kenya.
When Evans Gicheru was appointed the Chief Justice, all of us were happy that a capable man was taking over the judiciary. We believed that Gicheru will make a good Chief Justice because we had watched him do a good job at the Ouko inquiry.
How wrong we were! Evans Gicheru’s leadership soon turned out to be nothing but garbage. He has been dormant and completely absent from his duties of Chief Justice.
We now know that we credited Evans Gicheru erroneously for a good performance at the Ouko inquiry. It was not Gicheru who did a good job but rather it was Justice Kwach who did a sterling job.
It was Justice Kwach’s sterling performance that shone dazzling light on the otherwise dim, colourless, incompetent, and dormant Gicheru.
It is sad that Ms. Karua has left the Cabinet while the master of self-preservation, Amos Wako, stays on. It is very sad that Ms. Karua has left her job as Minister while Saitoti stays on to continue presiding over executions of innocent Kenyans by police.
It is sad that Ms. Karua has left while the Police Commissioner stays on to continue with the business of extra-judicial killings in Kenya.
I urge the PM not to let Ms. Karua’s departure go cold. Ms. Karua has left. Let her departure be an impetus, a stimulant to meaningful reforms in Kenya yesterday.
Failure to carry out the most urgent reforms yesterday should be answered with a demand for general elections. Kenyans should take back their country by loosening the grip of killers and thieves and their sycophants – the Kalonzo Musyokas, the Saitotis, the Noah Wekesas and the Wetangulas.
Kenyans can only take back their country from thieves and killers through elections.
IF NO MEANINGFUL REFORMS ARE CARRIED OUT YESTERDAY, KENYA SHOULD HOLD GENERAL ELECTIONS TO BE CONDUCTED BY EITHER THE UN OR THE COMMONWEALTH WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS!
FOLLOW SUIT….
When ODM mps meet tomorrow they should resign enmasse,actually by ODM being in govt they’re just shielding real forms ….then immeadeatly ask for the following…
-caretaker govt. whose main purpose is to fast
track constitution and other reforms in between
6-12 months.
-Then after all reforms have been undertaken
then call elections.
NB by ODM resigning the govt lacks legitimacy
and cannot function properly.
kk
i see your point, but unfortunately we will be playing into the hands of PNU. remember this is a very cunning group and any opportunity to control all vehicles of the govt will be taken with relish. remember PNU includes ODM-K who are waiting in the wings to pick up any crumbs that fall by the wayside.
i think we need pragmatic steps to ensure the gap presented by Karuas resignation does not turn out to be the worst crisis ever. remember that even though karua was instrumental in 2007 to uphold the stolen elections, she still is relatively highly principled compared to her PNU counterparts and therefore was the only true hope for balanced reforms in the judiciary (remember now its only Wako and Gicheru in control) which includes the National Cohesion and Reconciliation unit and more importantly the constitutional ammendments. If this ministry is now assigned to say Michuki or some other PNU hardliner like Nyamweya we can kiss goodbye to any hope for constitutional ammendments.
ODM need to put on thinking caps and political war armour. This is a precarious situation requiring genius and goodwill.
remember another of einsteins quotes below which applies aptly to this situation althouhg can be interpreted in many different ways.
Einstein: Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.
I think ODM should think outside the box and not be baited by Karuas move
tnk…
See your point,but what i’m trying to put across is the following…
-ODM has numbers both in parliament and outside
hence they can really distinguish themselves
as reformers better.
– PNU has no mandate whatsoever both in
parliament and outside and they cannot bulldoze
the country all they want is status quo so
that they can mudden RAO and ODM such that you
can’t tell the difference.
-All ODM has to do this time is to plead no
violence from it’s supporters and really push
PNU in a civil disobidience manner.Then only
agree for CARETAKER GOVT WHOSE ONLY PURPOSE
IS REFORMS/CONSTITUTION WITHIN ONE YEAR.
-There is that clique in PNU which has no
business for reforms and would like the
cohabition with ODM so that they can have
legitimacy to continue their schemes….
kk
thanks, i actually agree with you that ODM has to push the reforms agenda and not be pulled into this senseless muzzling a.k.a collective responsibility which was cleverly coined so that status quo continues to loot while ODM cannot do anything about it. even sad that a number of ODM MPs are engaging heartily in corrupt practices.
I think they have to resist status quo within the government, they have to rock the boat from within because once they exit, there are other hyenas and jackals lurking in the shadows who will jump at the opportunity. we have seen that as things stand today cabinet appointments have a lot of weight and ODM must use this to push the reform agenda. once out of govt, even though there is people power, it is impossible to achieve anything without some type of violence.
history shows that kibaki does not listen to dialogue nor does he honour agreements/MoU, only the threat of force directly affecting his own comfort makes him respond (see how quickly he moved when external forces threatened if he didnt sign the Accord or when it appeared that parliament would move a censure motion against him). Even the spirit, intention and sense of the NARA has been diluted
also remember that any civil disobedience is countered with excessive and brutal police force, the rioting students at KU, the university riots after the two civil rights activists were murdered are two recent incidents but there are many others like Philo Ikonya and many others who are brutally assaulted by police adn many women are raped in the process as well as people randomly shot at. that is a reality that cannot be changed under the present regime. the only safety net is that any form of resistance against status quo have the backing of those in govt. in a few years if we get changes and reforms we should be able to offer avenues such as dialogue and public debate over contentious issues, but for now, these fall on deaf ears and only recourse is civil disobedience which degenerates to riotous mobs and mayhem and associated brutal police force.
right now considering that many displaced people are still not yet settled, there is much famine and increased poverty, the best place to fight for these reforms is a united ODM aggressively and relentelessly pushing for reforms both in govt and in parliament, they have the numbers (we gave them the numbers) for exactly this purpose. Unfortunately they are divided some through greed and others through lack of knowledge and also the deceit of kibaki smokescreen in the name of asking them to focus on development agenda and delivery of election promises. like karua said, development agenda can still be achieved while pushing for reforms and other necessary changes.
however having said that karanja i am in agreement if we must then lets go for the method that yeilds rapid and much required results of change and reforms for better governance
one thing we cannot however ignore is that many people are still very bitter and unfortunately the bitterness and hatred is directed against various communities and tribes, it only needs a small spark to re-ignite the animosity and sadly criminal elements will take advantage of any mass movement.
on a side note – look at the mischief and deceit that our ODM MPs are gullible enough to fall for or somehow be roped into. I hope ODM secretariat reads this and confronts Mr Ababu Namwamba who is sadly increasingly becoming a nuisance for ODM
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On Monday, Kamukunji MP Simon Mbugua said: “We are happy she will join us in the Opposition benches. But we would have liked to bring her down as a minister.”
“We had planned to have Ababu Namwamba sponsor the Motion and file it on April 22 and I would second it, but our efforts now are nipped in the bud,” said Mbugua
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from this article here
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144010931&cid=4&ttl=Karua%20throws%20spanner%20into%20succession
Agreed…
I would then suggest that even if they remain
in Govt, let have timetable for the reforms, lets have a caretaker govt which has mandate to
only fast track reforms….this coaliation is not working because it is tilted towards PNU
who have all crucial ministries involved with
reforms….
mungatana’s resignation is a sign of loyalty to his party and thats great fro Narc-K
fro ODM this presents an excellent opportunity to move forward, Karua and Mungatana need to be impressed upon to state clearly and explicitly what corrupt practices.
but even more this is the time to forge a common front and force kibaki into enacting the necessary reforms. top on that agenda should be control of the parliamentary calender, then election date to be fixed, and then work towards concrete steps and milestones for constitutional and institutional reforms. no relenting
MWAI KIBAKI LEADERSHIP IS LIKE THAT OF THE TALIBAN
Mwai Kibaki is Africa’s new Taliban. He values women as half human beings.
The way Mwai Kibaki treated Ms. Martha Karua shows this thief’s Taliban streak. We may not agree with everything that Ms. Karua has done but we should not fail to show disdain at the way that Mwai Kibaki and his Muthaiga Club (Kiambu Mafia) treated her.
I always wonder how Mwai Kibaki would have treated his daughter, Ms. Wangui Mwai had she been a son. If Wangui had happened to be male, Mwai Kibaki would not have denied her.
Every foreign trip Mwai Kibaki makes has no woman representation. Mwai Kibaki and his team of exclusively male club buddies have been an impediment to Kenya’s march towards human rights and democracy.
Uhuru Kenyatta has been inducted into this sickening club and Uhuru is now championing the concept of “The Kenyatta Family Comes First”.
Uhuru has made sure that his uncle, Father George Muhoho, gets privileged treatment that no other Kenyan can ever dream of. Which other Kenyan who at 71 years of age and with a long list of corruption charges has been appointed the CEO of a major government firm?
Uhuru Kenyatta’s sister was in State House recently leading a delegation. It was the first time that she came to State House since 2002 when she went there to take measurements of the drapery and plan for interior decorations. She must have used the recent trip to State House to revise her design and shopping plans.
Is she headed for the position of State House Comptroller then? What about Uhuru’s Mum. Will she soon be appointed the Managing Director of Former Presidents and First Ladies Corporation? And Uhuru’s brother (Muhoho, the guy in charge of the dairy factories), is he headed for a ministerial position as a nominated MP?
Mwai Kibaki and his Kiambu Mafia will definitely take Kenya to the brink but let us not lose hope because God cares. Even the so-called “Cardinal” is a fake. The truth will come out soon and when they fall, they will fall as a block.
I urge Kalenjin MPs and indeed all Kenyan leaders who care for the good future of their motherland not to be fooled into jumping on-board a sinking ship.
One cannot kill and still hope to have a good life for himself, his family, and friends. Samwel Kivuitu and Kihara Muttu are gone. Augustine (the Lt. Gen.) is gone. John, Long John Silver aka Nyoka aka Mzee Cobra is sick and on crutches. Martha is gone and I hope she regrets playing a role in robbing Kenyans of their democratic rights.
These are individuals who were breathing fire just yesterday. They believed that they were on top of the world. Today, where are they?
When Mwai Kibaki falls (and he will surely do soon) it will be thunderous and final.
KENYANS HAVE TRIED THEIR BEST, THEY HAVE PRAYED AND PLEADED FOR MWAI KIBAKI TO WORK WITH HON. RAILA ODINGA AND GIVE KENYA GOOD LEADERSHIP BUT THEIR EFFORTS HAVE FAILED.
If you go to their houses and give the message and they do not listen, Jesus said, “dust off your shoes at their doorsteps and move on”
We say that if somenone does not listen to your pleas, throw a leaf at them and move on.
Today, Kenyans should throw a leaf at Mwai Kibaki and move on.
MWAI KIBAKI THE COPYCAT TRYING TO BE LIKE “BABA MOI”
In 1991, President Moi invented the “presidential walk”. This is a walk where the president walks from point A to point B with thousands of wananchi in tow.
This type of walk was invented by then president, Mzee Moi. He walked from Kamukunji to Harambee House. Thouands of wananchi accompanied him.
Mwai Kibaki was watching with envy. In 2005, after Mwai Kibaki became the president, he copied Moi’s presidential walk in Eldoret. Before making his walk, Kibaki and his men watched videos of Moi’s presidential walk over and over again.
And they made a number of decisions:
1. Kibaki’s walk will take place outside Nairobi so as not to appear to be xeroxing Moi’s walk.
2. There has to be a rehersal with the NSIS doing the walk with a group of paid walkers accompanying them
3. The route chosen should be as similar as possible to Moi’s Kamukunji grounds-Harambe House. The route has to include a valley similar to the valley on Jogoo road near the Machakos bus terminus. You walk from the higher ground at Kamukunji then through the valley and then up again towards gikomba market.
After searching and researching, Eldoret was chosen. In 2005, Mwai Kibaki made his maiden presidential walk during the 2005 referendum camapaigns.
He walked the presidential walk in Eldoret. Since then, Kibaki does not fail to do the walk whenever he is in the vicinity of Eldoret.
Mwai Kibaki visist Western province and he makes sure that he passes by Eldoret to do the presidential walk.
ANOTHER AREA WHERE MWAI KIBAKI IS TRYING TO BE LIKE BABA MOI IS ON THE CREATION OF DISTRICTS BUT ON THIS THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
Moi created new districts strategicaly and sparingly. Mwai Kibaki is creating new districts haphazardly and foolishly without any regard to consideration of availability of resources.
I urge parliament to abolish districts and divisions and instead create counties and Goverment Services Centres.
HIYAA THIS WEBISITE IS STILL ON
I JOINED THE CROWD THAT IS NOW SINGING.
WAKENYA TUNA LALA LALA LALA, WAKENYA TUNA LALA, ILI MUPAMBANE, MUPAMBANE MUPAMBANE ILI TULALE.
SISI TUKIPAMBANA, WENGI WAO WALIKUWA WANA LALA. TUSHA KOMA KUPAMBANA MITAANI, VIJINI, KUCHOMA VYA WATU, KUTUPA MAWE.
KUPAMBANA KWETU NI KUPANDA MITI ILI MSITU MAU NA MENGINE MENGI YA DUMU, KUPANDA MUHOGO, NA MAHINDI, ILI SISI NA WATOTO WETU TUPATE KULA.TUPAMBANE ILI WE RAISE THE MEAN GRADE OF MATHS IN THIS COUNTRY.
KAMWE HATUPAMBANI, NA WAKENYA WENGINE, ILI TU THIDI YA UJINGA, NJAA, NA UMASKINI. (HAPA SI SEMI, WAJINGA, WANAONJAA AMA MASKINI).
TWAKIWA TUNA FANYA HAYA YOTE, TUKITAMBUA KUWA MKENYA HALISI, HABAGUI, AU KUTHARAU KABILA LEGINE, TUNA TAFUTA MWEELEKEO MPYA.
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THIS MAN IS A GIFT FOR KENYA
I have read and analyzed interviews given by the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga – interviews he gave to the Los Angeles Times, Kass FM, East African Standard, and the Daily Nation amongst others – and all I can say is that this man is a gift for Kenya.
Hon. Raila Odinga’s vision for Kenya is something that everyone who loves Kenya can only pray that it becomes a reality one day. This is a man who has put his own life on the line for his country and people.
If you carefully study and analyze what the PM wants to do for Kenya, you can easily see why the bankrupt combined leadership of Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, George Saitoti, and Kalonzo Musyoka are using every cent and bullet to stop him.
During this Easter season, do we not remind ourselves of the good that Lord Jesus was doing for humanity and how the bankrupt leadership (both spiritual and non-spiritual) of the pharisees fought to maintain the choking status quo.
It is exactly a similar thing what we are seeing in Kenya. But I am confident that the forces of good will ultimately triumph over the forces of evil. I look at a leader like Hon. Raila Odinga and I feel ashamed that he is being left to fight a major war alone.
The most disappointing block of MPs that have let Kenya down are Kalenjin MPs. Look at Hon. William Ruto. What an enviable starting point for a great political career that he had but has almost all but squandered it.
WITHOUT THE TRUST OF THE PEOPLE OF KENYA, NO ONE, HOWEVER GREAT ORATORS THEY MAY BE AND HOWEVER GREAT ORGANIZERS THEY MAY BE AND HOWEVER LIMITLESS THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE, WILL EVER BE ELECTED, IN FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF KENYA.
I have watched Mr. William Ruto and my heart cries out for him because he has allowed the greed for now and for little to block a bright future that he would have had.
If you are young, intelligent, articulate, and lovable like Mr. William Ruto, why do you not take a little more time and patience to cement the trust the people of Kenya have in you before entering the fray?
ONE KALENJIN MP THAT IS STANDING OUT TO BE THE NUMBER ONE MORON IS THE MP FOR CHERANGANY. HIS NAME IS KUTUNY. HE IS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ODM WAVE AND HE COULD NOT BE MP TODAY IF MR. KIPRUTO KIRWA HAD MADE HIS MOVE AND JOINED ODM.
Kutuny, who is working for William Ruto, has been accused of corruption. Along with his mentor, they were accused of profiting from maize meant for poor Kenyans.
And looking at how Kutuny conducts himself, one has no doubt about how corrupt this individual is.
When we were kids growing up, we used to look after cattle. One of our favourite activities was giving our cattle salt or salt lick. On predetermined dates of every month, we would take the salt and spread it on wooden troughs.
Whenever our cattle saw us taking the salt, they would abandon their grazing and come to the trough. And if we missed to serve the salt on time, the cattle would not leave us alone. They would follow us everywhere pleading for their salt.
I have been watching Kutuny’s activities and they remind me of my days looking after cattle. PNU tested William Ruto and Kutuny and found them to be “one of us”. They eat.
Kutuny is now behaving like a cow that has been starved of salt for a long time. And the more he shouts in praise of Kibaki and Uhuru and the more he belittles the leader of his party, Hon. Raila Odinga, the bigger the bribe he earns from PNU. He even gate-crashes into PNU meetings to make sure that he makes eye contact with Kibaki because that will mean a huge pay for him.
Kutuny watches with a lot of discomfort how wealthy Mr. Kipruto Kirwa is and he is determined that he has to have as much wealth as the man he defeated in the last elections.
When Kutuny went to the airport to receive Kibaki, did William Ruto sent him there. Was Kutuny representing William Ruto?
Whatever Kutuny does, whatever other Kalenjin MPs who think and act as shallowly as Kutuny do, there is one thing I know. The Kalenjin people are not with them.
I talked with many Kalenjin voters – ordinary and unschooled people, and they say on thing: “WE WANT A BETTER KENYA FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN”
Many Kalenjin voters do not see ODM as an opportunity to have their MP appointed to the Cabinet but rather they want ODM to take Kenya back from greed and tribalism. They want ODM to change Kenya and make it a great country, a country where all citizens have equal opportunities and are treated equally before the law.
In 2002, Moi convinced Kalenjin voters that he had searched and searched for a good leader for Kenya and after a long search he had found such a leader and it is Uhuru Kenyatta.
The Kalenjin voters believed Moi then. Watching Uhuru now, we are at a loss at what Moi saw in this useless man, a man who puts his uncle and family above all Kenyans.
To Uhuru, his uncle, Father George, are higher than ordinary Kenyans. I used to admire Uhuru and not long ago, I pleaded with him to take a greater role in decision-making in Kenya.
Instead of using the great opportunity that he has to define a new and desirable image and leadership style for himself, he has allowed himself to be Kibaki’s sidekick.
UHURU KENYATTA HAS SHOWN THAT HE HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF HIS OWN WHEN IT COMES TO LEADERSHIP. HE IS A MERE JOINT MOI AND KIBAKI PROJECT.
John, Long John Silver aka Nyoka aka Mzee Cobra was the Minister for Internal Security and Amos Kimunya was the Minister for Finance. Kimunya managed the secret fund from which payments were made to the police that executed ODM supporters and Mungiki youth. John planned and authorized the killings and Amos paid the killers.
Then George Saitoti became the Minister flor Internal Security and John was the Minister for Finance. George planned and authorized more killings and John paid the killers.
And then now, George is still Minister for Internal Security and uhuru Kenyatta is the Minister For Finance. George continues to do what he has quickly mastered with the help of John and recently Uhuru was called upon to make his maiden payments to killers.
Recently two Oscar Foundation human rights activists were assasinated and two university students were executed by police. Who did the usual payments? Uhuru, of course. He is the Minister For Finance.
Then George
KENYANS WILL BE HORRIFIED AND SHAKEN TO THE BONE WHEN THE WHOLE STORY OF EXECUTIONS AND MASSACRES OF KENYANS IS TOLD
Hon. Raila Odinga will reveal all the facts that he knows.
Mr. Paul Muite will reveal all the facts that he knows.
Hon. Gitobu Imanyara will reveal all the facts that he knows.
Hon. Martha Karua will reveal all the facts that she knows.
The Human Rights activists will reveal all the facts that they know.
And the next presidential elections will be a disclosure of facts. Baba Moi and Godfather Kibaki will not be able to shield Uhuru Kenyatta the way Moi shielded him in 2002.
THE FACTS WILL COME OUT. KENYANS WILL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THEY WILL FIND IT HARD TO FORGIVE THEMSELVES FOR CALLING A SERIAL KILLER AND BRUTAL THIEF “MTUKUFUU”
The more they annoy the PM, the stronger his resolve grows to tell Kenyans everything he knows.
And Kimunya will be called to explain how large the secret funds that he set up to pay the executioners and killers.
The next presidential campaigns will be the saddest campaigns that Kenyans have ever participated in. They will be in tears every single day.
And Uhuru Kenyatta, the joint Moi and Kibaki project, will regret not seizing the huge opportunity that he had to separate himself from the brutal and corrupt leadership of Mwai Kibaki and the Kiambu mafia.
And Uhuru Kenyatta will fall out with Moi and Moi’s friendship with Uhuru’s Mum will come to a screeching halt.
And Uhuru will ask Moi why he took him out of the good life that the young man had and planted him in the web of killers and thieves.
And Mwai Kibaki knows that it is only a matter of time before Hon. Karua starts talking. And he is scared.
KIBAKI HAS SPEN THE LAST FEW DAYS SINCE HE CAME BACK FROM ZAMBIA CRYING OVER THE PHONE AND PLEADING WITH MS. KARUA TO RESCIND HER DECISION TO RESIGN. KIBAKI HAS BEEN ASSURING MS. KARUA THAT HE WILL TELL KENYANS THAT HE HAS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED HON. KARUA’S DECISION TO RESIGN BUT HAS DECIDED NOT TO ACCEPT IT.
And to add to Mwai Kibaki’s woes, his own wife is not making life easier for the old man. She is tough and consistent.
There was Mr. Hyslop Ipu. He was State House Comptroller but because he is neither Kikuyu nor Meru, Mr. Ipu operated below a mere Director of Presidential Press Unit who is a Meru.
While the State House Comptroller is the “president” of State Houses and all the affairs (including budgetary) and functions of the president of Kenya, the Director of the Presidential Press Unit does nothing more than make sure that the cameramen are well-positioned to take pictures and videos during presidential functions.
The Director of PPS also carries a small note book and once in a while he fishes it out and pretends to be making notes when in fact everything the president says is recorded and transcribed later.
Mr. Hyslop Ipu worked hard under very stressful conditions since he was isolated by language. In the end he was assaulted, booted out of State House and demoted to a mere Senior Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Roads where they expected that the Minister for Roads, Hon. Franklin Bett, who himself was booted out of State House where he was Comptroller would be able to console Mr. Ipu.
And so exits the gentleman and workaholic Mr. Ipu and enters Prof. Nick Wanjohi. Prof. Wanjohi, who has a PhD in Political Science had just left his job of Vice Chancellor in a Nairobi university.
He entered State House through Gate A to take up his new job of State House Comptroller and immediately he got into State House, Prof. Wanjohi was heard saying, “Bring her on. I am a professor of political science and Lucy is just a piece of cake for me”
But soon, Prof. Wanjohi realized that he was dealing with one tough lady who takes no nonsense from anybody. (How I wish her toughness could rub onto her husband).
Being the smart guy that he is, Prof. Wanjohi soon realized that if Lucu is walking towards him on one of the paths or driveways in State House, he has no choice but to duck into the bushes in State House.
And for several months now, Prof. Wanjohi has been a tormented man. Recently, he went to the Kiambu mafia who decided to split the otherwise indivisible office of State House Comptroller into two – that of State House Comptroller and Private Secretary.
While Prof. Wanjohi is now enjoying some peace after moving out of the main State House building to set up office in the separate building, he is fighting to make the new Office of State House Comptroller which is minus the responsibilities of Private Secretary work.
In the meantime, Mwai Kibaki is finding it hard to decide who amongst his four children should be appointed his Private Secretary. Kibaki has been checking things with Museveni to find out how Museveni’s daughter is doing in her new role as Private Secretary.
And to make things hard for Kibaki, he is finding it hard to decide who his favourite child is. Unlike Moi whom Kibaki is trying every day to emulate has been consistent. Gideon Moi is Mzee Moi’s favourite child since Gideon was born.
Mwai Kibaki is a man who finds it hard to make up his mind. In 2002, David Kibaki was definitely Mwai Kibaki’s favourite child. Immediately, Mr. David Musila and others pulled out Mwai Kibaki from the car wreckage (Mwai Kibaki was invloved in a very nasty accident on his way from Machakos to Nairobi in 2002), the old man asked for David. The old man did not ask for Lucy or Mary or Judy or Jamie or Tony or Winnie, he asked for David.
But things have since changed for the indecisive Mwai Kibaki. James aka Jamie aka Jimmy seems to have lately edged out his siblings, who seem to be uniterested in politics, to become Mwai Kibaki’s favourite child.
Anytime now, Mwai Kibaki will announce that James Kibaki has been appointed the new Private Secretary at State House. Uhuru Kenyatta cannot wait to hear the news since he has also lined up his sister to be the State House Comptroller and Private Secretary.
You know that since 2002, Uhuru’s sister has never stopped passing by State House and hoping that one day she will return to the home that she grew up in when her Dad was president.
And Uhuru is planning to set up offices in State House for all his folks including his uncle, Father George Muhoho. Uhuru’s argument is that since his uncle is older than his Mum and is capable of running the Kenya Airports Authority, then his Mum can also be MD with an office in State House.
Since 2002, Uhuru has been decided that he will appoint his Mum the managing director of a new parastatal that he will create and the parastatal will be named “Former Presidents and First Ladies Corporation”
Critically speaking, i hear this story about Migingo, could the internal security minister come out clearly and tell us what they are up to as a government on this issue. We have never seen or heard him talking about this issue. We only hear they have met to discuss IDPs status particularly from Central Kenya. I mean why are we having such people who are too tribalistic in office? At least Kenyans now can see and know who is tribal in this government, when we have issues affecting provinces out of central province this becomes a non issue even the military boss confirmed this by his own mouth. Now look at what Museveni is doing to this land of Kenya. He has taken advantage of Kibakis tribal and regional style of leadership. Somebody who thinks this country is only for his tribesmen and henchmen. I mean this are the kind of people that Kenyans need to mark carefully and come the next election we know where to cast our ballot papers. As much as some people may want some tribes to be eradicated or be isolated in this country, God is also watching closely and the truth shall come and we shall know who is who and who is supposed to lead this country back to sanity. To be frank enough, we have always seen when we have issues affecting Central province the government seem to be moving with speed. When it is affecting Nyanza and Western provinces then we the government takes its sweetest time engaging is useless and time wasting diplomatic trips and meetings. Kenyans we should wake up, this country needs a true leader who will emancipate the mass from this mental slavery of pretense peace and inequality that we have it is worse than we ever thought. If tribalism is to the extent of compromising the sovereignty of a state then i surely think we are in the wrong direction as a county. I mean Kibaki must and i say MUST come clean over this issue of Migingo. What are they planning with Museveni? We know the role Museveni played in the post election violence in Kenya in fact Ocampo should see to it that Museveni is booked in his register of criminals. We know about Garang, Museveni never and will never want peace in this region.We are watching at him and He has taken advantage of Kibakis docility.
On this particular note i warn the PM Hon. Raila to be carefully about His trip to Uganda Museveni is stupid if not a moron he thinks he can dominate East Africa. I am sorry for him one Kaguta because he is like Kibaki when they are defeated with the voice of reason they retort to crude means of intimidation and harassment but the people of Kenya are not asleep they are very infrmed of the going ons and offs of the two governments so we are watching the space.
We categorically warn Kaguta & Mwai to be carefully with their dirty schemes they will not take them anywhere.
PLEASE PM, HON. RAILA ODINGA:
1. Raise the issue of Mr. Hyslop Ipu. It brings tears to one’s eyes to see a Kenyan mistreated the way Mr. Ipu has been by Mwai Kibaki’s men because of his ethnicity.
2. Stop addressing Mwai Kibaki as “Your Excellency” or “His Excellency”. Addressing a thief this way gives him confidence that he is doing a good job. Address him as “Bwana Rais”. Your language also matters, Mr. PM
3. Please show more transparency towards your people. Give press conferences and radio and tv addresses biweekly or semi-monthly in which you give progress resports on the pertinent issues.
Several weeks ago, you directed the Minister for Internal Security to facilitate a joint investigation with the FBI on the assasinations of the Oscar Foundation human rights activists.
It was only the other day that you told the people of Kenya what happened. In the absence of regular briefings and follow-ups, the people of Kenya will blame you for wrongs that you have not committed.
Mwai Kibaki cannot treat you like a child and tell you not to say anything.
YOU, MR. PM ARE OBLIGATED TO TELL THE PEOPLE OF KENYA WHAT IS HAPPENING. YOU OWE IT TO THE MILLION OF KENYANS WHO SUPPORT YOU AND ODM TO KEEP THEM IN THE LOOP OF EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON.
If you are mistreated, those millions of Kenyans are mistreated with you.
Mwai Kibaki once said that “you cannot cut and fell a mugumo tree with a razor blade”. But I now tell him that “you can fell a mugumo tree that has rotted inside by pushing it over”
The Kibaki PNU administration is rotten and it will collapse soon.
AND MWAI KIBAKI AND HIS BOYS WHO HAVE PLANNED AND OVERSEEN THE KILLINGS OF KENYANS WILL RECEIVE THEIR COMEUPPANCE FOR SURE.
A batallion from Kenya’s East Command and another one from Kenya’s West Command have been deployed as security guards and fire fighters to guard Mwai Kibaki’s ranch in Naro Moru and farm in Subukia against Mungiki followers.
When Kibaki leaves office, there will be no army to guard his properties and put out bush fires started by angry Mungiki folloers. So what will his family do.
YOU SOW TODAY, YOU REAP TOMMORROW.
When Joshua of he bible fought a good fight to emancipate the children of Israel from the hands of their enemies, many within his camp opposed him. So is the Fight though political but we can liken them; the PM is facing. We urge him to stay focused we know of the people who like complaining a lot even when the commander seem to be in charge. Well Joshua gave out one outstanding statement which i feel today should be applicable or other applied by our true statesmen and women. Raila is a true statesman, not because i like, love, or hate him but he is true to his words.
Bw. PM stand up and tell us than even if we dont believe in you, you will strive to make sure that this country Kenya and its citizenry shall be liberated from the hands of con men and women we have around and we know them. Joshua said even “if you…. (Children of Israel) are not going to follow my way the I and my family we shall serve the Lord” So should Raila Odinga stand up and state this statement categorically. We need brave leaders, honest leaders and Leaders who fear the Lord. We have seen in the recent past how the so called leaders pretend but Agwambo came out clean repented and indeed the Lord heard and the heavens doors were opened and the rains started. Let us know this people i urge Kenyans. God Bless
This is what will happen to those people who think they are taking this country for granted. The Lord is angered and we need change of heart and mind to many of our leaders, to those who are selling the peoples land and pasture land. Our prayers will be answered soon. Look at what Prophet Ezekiel had to deliver from the Lord who was, is and will be forever. Read this and think twice;Ezek 36: 1-7
1 “Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD. 2 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The enemy said of you, “Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession.” ‘ 3 Therefore prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because they ravaged and hounded you from every side so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations and the object of people’s malicious talk and slander, 4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD : This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the deserted towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the rest of the nations around you- 5 this is what the Sovereign LORD says: In my burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, for with glee and with malice in their hearts they made my land their own possession so that they might plunder its pastureland.’ 6 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I speak in my jealous wrath because you have suffered the scorn of the nations. 7 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I swear with uplifted hand that the nations around you will also suffer scorn.
This must be a beautiful passage for ODM fraternity and let us do exactly that and the Lord will never forsake us as He promises.
Isaiah 60
1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
5Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
8Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
10And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
11Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
12For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee; The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15Whereas thou has been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
16Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
17For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
20Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
22A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
HOW UHURU KENYATTA IS WAGING A FEROCIOUS WAR ON HIS OWN PRESIDENTIAL BID
Uhuru Kenyatta is working hard to re-invent himslef as a hardliner, an image that Kenyans are finding hard to associate with him.
Uhuru Kenyatta fails to see that his uncle, Father George Muhoho, helped defeat him in 2002 when the Catholic priest (once a Catholic priest always a Catholic priest) decided to join Kibaki and fight the son of his own sister.
And for the second time in as Uhuru’s presidential bids, Father George Muhoho is on hand again nipping off Uhuru’s support amongst Kenyans.
If I were Uhuru Kenyatta, what would I do to cultivate respect and support amongst Kenyans?
This is what I would do. I will look hard at whether or not Mzee Moi’s involvement in my presidential bid is still useful.
I will come to the conclusion that it is no longer useful as Kenyans want FRESH LEADERSHIP AND A DEPARTURE FROM OLD STYLE OF POLITICS.
Then I will look hard at how much I want to be associated with the failed Mwai Kibaki. I will come to the conclusion that while I am determined to support Kibaki until he exits from the presidency hopefully within the next year, I do not want to be identified with his leadership that is marked by indecisiveness, shakiness, greed, and tribalism.
I will then decide to work with Kibaki but not to expose myself to the extent that people will see my presidential bid as an attempt to extent Kibaki’s poor leadership.
Then I will look hard at the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga. And I will first make an independent assessment of the type of person that the PM is. I will come to the conclusion that Hon. Raila Odinga is a very good man who cares for Kenya with every breath, drop of blood, and bone in his system.
Then I will look back at 2002 (or was it 2001) and remember that I, Uhuru, went with my Mum, Mama Ngina Kenyatta, to Nyamira in Bondo to visit the mausoleum of the late Mzee Oginga Odinga and take part in a memorial service.
I will then recall that the Luo people and all Kenyans for that matter are good people who want to live peacefully with all other Kenyans and build their country as I experienced on that day that I went to Nyamira.
And I will look at Hon. Raila Odinga’s work and I will come to the conclusion that this man has been working hard not to preserve self or promote self but to build Kenya. I will conclude that I will never win against the PM if I fight his work and policies.
Having analyzed all these facts, I, Uhuru Kenyatta (remember I am talking as if I am him), will then arrive at three conclusions:
1. FROM NOW ON, I AM GOING TO DEFINE A NEW ME FOR THE PEOPLE OF KENYA AND GIVE THEM A SOBER, FRESH, AND MODERN LEADERSHIP BEFITTING THE 21ST CENTURY.
AND I WILL DO THIS BY TELLING BOTH WAZEES, MOI AND KIBAKI, “THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND AS I HAVE COME OF AGE, PLEASE LET GO”.
2. Then I will come to this conclusion regarding the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga. If fight you, I am fighting the people. If I oppose you, I am opposing the people. I will work with you and that way I will be able to steal some thunder from you.
And then I will recall that in 2002, over 95% of the Kalenjin voters voted for me. Instead of thanking them for their support and maintaning the friendship that I had with them, I now stand accused in Kenya and soon at the Hague for masterminding a revenge attack on Kalenjins and other ODM supporters.
To gain the trust of all Kenyans, I will come clean on what happened and ask for forgiveness .
I will also realize that for every statement that I make against the PM, I will be taking away over 100,000 votes from my ballot box and giving them to him.
I WILL THEN CONCLUDE THAT THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT THE PM IS TO PURSUE A SIMILAR AGENDA WITH HIM AND PUT THE PEOPLE OF KENYA FIRST. I WILL REQUEST A MONTHLY MEETING FOR US THREE – THE PM AND THE TWO OF US DEPUTY PMs. WE WILL DRAW UP AND WORK THE AGENDA WE WANT TO PURSUE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF KENYANS.
If we do this, Kenya will benefit and Kenyans will find it hard to credit the PM alone. We will all take credit. This will be a win-win situation – a win for Kenya and a win for me too.
3. Then I will look at the position that I am in and ask myself how I can use this position to improve my standing amongst Kenyans. And I will come to this conclusion:
The Ministry of Finanace is a very important ministry and I can use it to my advantage and to the advantage of the people of Kenya.
I will look for ways of taking the servives of my ministry directly to the people and one way of doing this is by establishing tools that will take me directly to the people.
I WILL ESTABLISH SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ADVISORY COUNCILS THROUGHOUT KENYA. I will travel to all parts of Kenya giving lectures and advising people. I will do this not with Mbuguas but with successful business people from all sections of Kenyan
society.
I will try to borrow a leaf from Dr. Muhammad Yunus and I will establish a “Microfinance Focus for Small Business Development”. And I will look for ways to start funds for the small and rural-based businesses.
And I will be very careful not invlove Equity Bank as the main faclititor but to have it as one of several facilities for the small business funding.
There are many small-scale industries that can be started in rural Kenya. Examples are stone crushing, brick making, electricity generation (using wind), water drilling and irrigation, and food preservation amongst others.
As Minister for Finance, I will form a research and development body to find innovative ways of funding rural-based small-scale industries.
I will task the Small Business Advisory Council to devise courses on financial management and business proposals to be taught in churches and social halls to rural-based entrepreneurs.
I will do my best to modify and rename Mwai Kibaki’s stale and uninspiring “Kazi Kwa Vijana” model. Kazi Kwa Vijana clearly shows how outdated Kibaki and his policies are.
It is very hypocritical for Kibaki to fool the unemployed youth of Kenya with his “Kazi Kwa Vijana” call and then proceed to give the best jobs to his old buddies like the 71-year old Father George Muhoho.
In the 21st century, names matter and you want to use a name that inspires and captures attention. “Kazi Kwa Vijana” is as stale as it is uninspiring.
IF I AM UHURU KENYATTA, I WILL SEPARATE MYSELF FROM THE PACK BY:
a) MAKING MY PORTFOLIO VERY ACTIVE AND VISIBLE BY INITIATING POLICIES, MEASURES, AND FACILITIES TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF KENYA. KENYA DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF FUNDS BUT THIS CANNOT STOP LEADERS FROM STARTING WITH GOOD IDEAS EVEN AS THEY LOOK FOR FUNDS (The Dr. Muhammad Yunus Model)
b)WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PM AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO DEEPLY CARES FOR KENYA. YOU DEFEAT YOUR ENEMIES BY BLURRING THE DISTICTION BETWEEN YOU AND THEM WHEN THEY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE. IF YOUR ENEMY HAS A GREAT IDEA, MAKE IT YOUR JOINT IDEA.
The bible says, “Love covers a multitude of sins”. Your weaknesses can be covered by the strength of your enemy if you can work together.
c)DISTANCING MYSELF FROM YESTERDAY’S STYLE OF LEADERSHIP (TYPIFIED BY MOI AND KIBAKI AND THEIR CULTURE OF ANTAGONISM TOWARDS YOUR COMPETITORS. DURING MOI’S TIME IT WAS ANATHEMA TO EVEN SHAKE THE HAND OF YOUR OPPONENT)
d)USING ORDINARY PEOPLE AND PROFESSIONALS TO SPEAK FOR ME RATHER THAN USING THE MBUGUAS OF PNU. IT IS THE ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO CAN SEE GOOD LEADERSHIP IN SOMEONE AND NOT THE NOISE MADE BY SOME MPs.
Why? WHy? WHY?….. In Kenya the only always fought politician is Raila Odinga. In all political party rallies his name must be mentioned. I tend to think Kenyan politicians are just not serious if not they are morons.
Is int Raila who is always in the wrong side or is it the Kenyan politicians who are not learning they are not ready to think constructively?
Instead of coming up with counter policies which are supposed to uplift the lifestyles of our people, the Kenya politician is busy shouting hate and abuses against one individual, cant we stop for a minute and ask ourselves this questions; I mean I dare anyone to let me know any single Politician in the Kenyan political landscape who can stand and give me idealogical kind of statement that uplifts the spirit of wananchi? Is there any? Why then?
We need to have this people change or do away with them. Is not this same song that these people sang in 2002, is it not same that was in 2007?
Fellow Kenyans we need to ask these people especially politician from central province and eastern; What new thin are they bringing to us we are tired of hate speech, and calling of names, and abuse of the voters intellect. Kalenjin, Luo, Luhya, Giriama, Turkana, Abagusi, Borana, rendille, Elmolo, Njemps e.t.c. name them all this tribes are Kenyans and not even one of them is lesser to the other.
Am calling upon all the tribes of this land of Kenya to think twice and listen to the voice of reason. I personally detest tribalism and people who like causing chaos and hate speeches. I humbly ask all Kenyans to stop and take stock of every politician including those aspiring to be future presidential contenders in this country, annalyse their socio-econo-political status and judge them by character and reason.
The days of hoodwinking the mass is over, Kenyans are informed, Let the sleeping dogs lie their time is coming and they will receive a rood shock of their lives.
It is high time Kenyans woke up, what happened in Dec 31 2007, no one shall forget it easily and if we are really serius with bringing sanity in this country this is the time to make your decision and choose the right path. Kalonzo will take Kenya nowhere, same to Uhuru, Ruto, Kiraitu, Kibaki, Saitoti and the list is somehow endless, but think and get to know those pple who have this country at heart selfless leaders aho are not only fighting for their stomach but for the over 30 million stomachs country wide. Thanks and I wish this message lands in the ears of Kenyans.
IT IS TIME TO LAUNCH A FRESH ASSAULT ON THE FORCES OF EVIL IN KENYA.
It is time ODM re-launch an assault on the weakening PNU from all fronts – air, sea, and water and such an assault is to be fought using ideas and words and the art of persuasion.
ODM should start negotiating with certain willing individuals from Ford Kenya, New Ford Kenya, Ford People, Kanu, ODM-K, and all other affliates of PNU to work with ODM for the good of Kenya.
I see Kalonzo Musyoka and Uhuru Kenyatta as the easiest targets to win over to work with the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, to move Kenya forward.
ODM should assemble an elite force of professional and street-wise diplomats to talk to both Uhuru Kenyatta and Kalonzo Musyoka and make them come to their senses and see that their political future is solely dependent on how well they work now (and not tomorrow) with the popular ODM.
Kalonzo Musyoka is trying desperately to please the people of Central and Eastern provinces in the mistaken belief that they in turn will support him. This is a wasted effort on the part of Kalonzo as he has been told in no uncertain terms that “A small river can only join a large river”.
I still believe that Kalonzo Musyoka has a better chance of becoming president of Kenya one day by re-joining ODM and working with Hon. Raila Odinga. Kalonzo Musyoka has a better future in and through one undivided ODM.
When I look at Uhuru Kenyatta, I see a good man that has been led astray by conservative, rigid, and single-track old men who are deprived of new ideas and shudder at the mention of the word “change”.
Only a few years ago, Mwai Kibaki told Mr. John Githongo, then a permanent secretary, “Young man, this is the only way things are done in government. It is the only way things have been done before. It is the only way things should be done now and in future”.
Kibaki was referring to the old ways of doing things secretly. He reminded Mr. Githongo that the “meaning of serikali is siri kali. No tapings, my son”
I see Uhuru as a prisoner that is trying desperately to flee from the grip and imprisonment by the two old men – Moi and Kibaki.
I see Uhuru as a man who looks back at his days working with ODM (such as during the referendum) and wishing that the clock could be turned back to at least 2005.
The way Uhuru is imprisoned by Kibaki is such that if Uhuru was to tell off Mwai Kibaki, his Kikuyu people will never forgive him. Uhuru has decided to ground himself on a base that is shifting.
Kenyans, whatever their ethnic, religious, and racial affliations might be, are now on the brink of crossing the line to freedom. They are waiting for someone to stir them to tear down the walls of divisons in Kenya.
Kenyans are waiting for Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM to take power and help them bring down ethnicity-based and racial-based walls and to begin a new era of putting their country far ahead of their tribes.
There are hurdles that have to be overcome in this journey to freedom but just as President Obama overcame the most challenging hurdles in his march to the White House, the people of Kenya will soon defeat the forces of evil in Kenya, forces that thrive on dividing the people.
These are forces that survive on tribalism and greed and corruption and bribery and the silencing of dissent through extra-judicial killings. These forces of evil are now cornered and soon they will be routed in Kenya.
In Kenya soon, all Kenyans will soon be treated equally and judged and placed based on their abilities and not on their ethnic affliations. But first the forces of evil that are holding Kenya hostage have to go.
These forces of evil have in their midst individuals that are trapped but are eager to escape. ODM should look for clever ways to free Uhuru Kenyatta and Kalonzo Musyoka. They are trapped. They have been brainwashed and they ail from political fear.
They fear that if they leave now, their careers will be ruined. They are grounded on yesterday’s Kenya when they should be firmly standing on today’s Kenya as they brace for tomorrow’s Kenya. These two can work with the PM for the good of Kenya in these tough economic times.
ODM, please find ways to free them.
As for George Saitoti, ODM should never make any attempt to work with him. Saitoti is nothing better than political scum who is told what to do by the brutal beast who has no regard for human life.
George Saitoti is “Minister for Internal Security” only by name while the ideas, directives, and plans of what to do come from John, Long John Silver aka Nyoka aka Mzee Cobra.
To see how bogus George Saitoti is, one only need to recall what happened to the PM in Mombasa recently where he had gone to officiate over a Fisheries department function.
The entire provincial administration did not attend the function and the PM was not given a red-carpet welcome that befits his office and stature. The one that was laid down for him was a dirty and torn half piece of faded carpet.
These acts that were meant to humiliate the PM came from George Saitoti. These are acts that come from someone who cannot think of something better to do. These are typical acts that come from a bakkrupted leadership that needs a bailout.
Treating the PM the way he was treated in Mombasa is an insult to the PM and the people of Kenya. George Saitoti is showing that he still has his Kanu days ideas and will put them to use without any hesitation. When Kanu was in power, opposing leaders were treated as scum.
The only good treatment that Kanu ever gave to the opposing leader was the grand reception that was arranged for Mr. Kenneth Matiba when he flew back to Kenya from London where he had been receiving treatment for stroke.
Thousands of Kenyans were ferried by the Kanu government to the airport and along the route that Mr. Matiba would travel along. Kanu’s grand reception for Mr. Matiba was a well-planned deception meant to kill two birds with one stone – to fool Matiba that he had massive support for his presidential bid while at the same time siphoning off support from Kibaki.
Like Mwai Kibaki, time has stood still for George Saitoti and both are finding it extremely hard to cope with the modern and open society of Kenya.
These two rigid men – Kibaki and Saitoti – find it offensive that Kenyans are kept in the loop of things in a transparent manner. They find it hard to accept that Kenyans deserve to know what deliberations Kibaki had with the PM and how they arrived at the decisions that they made and who has been standing on the way.
ODM must take every and any measure at their disposal to ensure that Kenyans are informed of all discussions and decisions made. Kenyans have an inalineable right to know.
There are several times when I feel disappointed with the PM. At times, he does not act like the president that Kenyans elected him to be. Even though Hon. Raila Odinga was not sworn in as president, he is still the President of Kenya in the hearts, minds, prayers, and thoughts of millions of Kenyans.
I am disappointed when the PM gives a directive and fails to keep the people of Kenya informed about its progress.To date, Kenyans are still waiting to know how far the investigations into the assasinations of Mr. Kamau Kingara and Mr. Paul Oulo have gone. Has anyone been charged with the cold-blooded killings?
The PM was forced to tell Kenyans that his directive that the Kenya police work with FBI was refused by Kibaki and his men. The PM has not told Kenyans whether anyone has been charged with the killings of the two human rights activists and the also of the killing of the University of Nairobi student.
Kenyans have a right to know. If Kibaki says that ODM is leaking out government secrets, the PM must remind him that:
“ODM AS CONSTITUTED IS AN OPEN SOCIETY THAT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE FROM THE PEOPLE. ODM IS A FULLY DEMOCRATIC PARTY FORMED BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE AND IT IS THE RESULT OF A DESIRE TO GIVE THE PEOPLE OF KENYA A FRESH AND OPEN WAY OF DOING THINGS IN GOVERNMENT”.
Mwai Kibaki and his PNU have to learn to live with this ODM’s stand and belief that is the fundamental building block of ODM.
MWAI KIBAKI HAS TURNED KENYA INTO A NATION BESIEGED BY HORROR AND GRIEF
President Moi saw it in them that they were not able to lead Kenya but Kenyans could not believe him.
Mwai Kibaki and George Saitoti were Moi’s vice presidents for many years each. But Moi found them not capable of leading Kenya and he sacked them both as VPs.
MOI RELIEVED MWAI KIBAKI OF HIS DUTIES AS THE VP OF KENYA BECAUSE KIBAKI WAS INCAPABLE OF PROVIDING EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP. MOI RELIEVED GEORGE SAITOTI OF HIS DUTIES AS THE VP OF KENYA BECAUSE HE COULD NOT PROVIDE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP.
Kenyans are now seeing what Moi saw several years ago. Moi took action. It is Parliament’s turn to take action on behalf of the children, women, and men of Kenya. Kibaki calls himself president even after stealing the presidency. George Saitoti is his minister in charge of keeping Kenyans safe.
BOTH HAVE FAILED TO PROTECT KENYANS. In some villages in Kenya, a brutal civil war is raging. People, including young children, are being hacked and chopped like wood.
If this is happening in Nyeri, how much more useless can Kibaki be?
How many children have to be hacked to death and dismembered or roasted to death before Kenya Parliament takes action to save the people of Kenya.
Mwai Kibaki massacred people to retain the presidency. There is no way that his presidency will succeed and be without massive deaths. Parliament has to act and remove him. With Mwai Kibaki at State House, Kenyans are dying like flies sprayed with DOOM.
Does this man, Kibaki, watch TV news? Does he see how Kenyans are killing one another? Does he have any feelings? I am sure that he watches the killings but his mind immediately switches to “more important things such as achieving a 10% economic growth”.
Mwai Kibaki stands cursed. During his presidency, thousands of Kenyans have died and many more continue to die a horrific death. Many Kenyans are not rich people. They are peasants. They toil in the fields to eke a living for their families. The least these people are asking for from the government is protection – protection of the people and their property.
Mwai Kibaki stands cursed by the people even after he exits from State House. Last year, Parliament formed a select committee which was headed by Hon. Kilonzo, the Yatta MP, I believe. This parliamentary select committee was to look into the issues that have brought conflict in various parts of Kenya. they were to focus on Mungiki and the Mt. Elgon conflict.
But Mwai Kibaki and his men, afraid that massacres and executions carried out by government security forces will be revealed, quickly stymied the select committee. The parliamentary select committee never took off.
Early last year, the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, offered to start talks with Mungiki to establish what the problem was and how best to transform it into a law-abiding body. But Mwai Kibaki’s men were alarmed and thought that if the PM started talking to Mungiki, they would start supporting him and the Kibaki people wil no longer have the group to kill for them.
Mwai Kibaki and his men are so phobic that they even spent millions of shillings to bribe some Kikuyu elders so that Hon. Raila Odinga could not be installed as a Kikuyu elder.
I believe that the majority of Kenyan MPs care for sanctity of life and will do anything to stop the horrific killings and the raging civil war.
THE BEST THING FOR KENYA NOW IS THE EXIT OF MWAI KIBAKI. AS LONG AS KIBAKI IS IN STATE HOUSE, THE CURSE WILL CONTINUE TO STALK KENYA. HE HAS TO GO AND IF HE HAD SOME LITTLE HUMANITY STILL LEFT IN HIM, HE SHOULD MAKE THE DECISION TO LEAVE BY HIMSELF AND FACILITATE A PEACEFUL HAND-OVER OF POWER TO PRESIDENT RAILA ODINGA.
If Mwai Kibaki fails to go, Parliament should remove him and instal Hon. Raila Odinga as President, retain Kalonzo as VP, and appoint Uhuru as PM.
Mwai Kibaki is president today not because the people of Kenya put him there but because thousands of Kenyans died by Kibaki’s security forces. There is no way Kibaki is going to have a successful and peaceful term.
We see pictures where people prostrate themselves in the streets of Nairobi on hearing gunshots. One is immediately reminded of Somalia, a failed state. Kenya is on the way to becoming a failed state unless Kibaki is shown the door.
The reason why Mwai Kibaki has failed is this: “He has not taken charge himself. People look up to him for protection but he has shunned his responsibility and let others rule Kenya for him.
In the early years of his presidency, there was a dispute between the Kikuyu and Maasai in Naivasha over some watering sources (boreholes). The Kenya Police used helicopter gunships to massacre the Maasai people.
And this discriminative treatment of Kenyans has continued to date and Mwai Kibaki has never attempted to do something about it. We saw recently how Mr. Hyslop Ipu who worked hard for Kibaki as State House Comptroller for over four years was recently kicked out of State House and demoted.
While My Hyslop Ipu was being treated like a fox and third-rate citizen in his own country, Mr. Isaiah Kabira, Mr. Ipu’s junior has been enjoying the status of a permanent secretary. Mr. Kabira is a very good man and will never participate in anything that discriminates another human being, leave alone a fellow Kenyan, collegaue, and boss.
We do not have any quarrel with Mr. Kabira. The man we have a problem with is Mwai Kibaki. why does he allow this to happen?
The other day, Mwai Kibaki authorized the payment of thank-you money totalling over KSh. 68 million to the former Electoral Commission of Kenya members. These are the people that stole the election for Kibaki which resulted in the deaths and maiming of thousands of Kenyans.
THIS IS BLOOD MONEY. KENYANS HAVE SHRUGGED OFF THIS INAPPROPRIATE PAYMENT AS ANOTHER CASE WHERE THE GOVERNMENT WAS ROBBED BY VIOLENT THIEVES IN A ROBBERY WHERE MANY PEOPLE DIED.
It is my prayer that the tears of agony and pain that flow down from the foot of Mt. Kenya will form a river large enough and swift enough to sweep Mwai Kibaki, John Michuki, and George Saitoti out of power so that Kenyans can gather the peices once again and then forge ahead.
President Moi had his weaknesses but at least Kenyans kept their lives. It is impossible to point out something good that Mwai Kibaki is doing for Kenya. The good that we see in Kenya is being squeezed out of a stone by Hon. Raila Odinga.
Kibaki’s speech as he opened parliament today was flat. You could feel that it was not coming from his heart but from the tip of his tongue. you could sense that this was a talk given by someone who was in a hurry to get it over with and get back to his favourite sofa at State House. There was no conviction even on Migingo Island.
I watch President Obama and I say to myself, why can’t Kenya get even one tenth of him. But I am consoled because we have Mr. Raila Odinga. One day and soon, he will sit in State House and he will protect every child, woman, and man in Kenya and when he looks at a Kenyan he will not see a tribe but a beautiful child of Mother Kenya.
MOTHER KENYA, YOU ARE BLEEDING AND WEEPING TODAY. BUT TAKE HEART BECAUSE THE DAY WHEN YOU CAN TOIL IN THE FIELDS WITHOUT HAVING TO PERIODICALLY SHOOT UP AND CHECK THE HORIZON IS NIGH. THE DAY WHEN YOU CAN VISIT NEIGHBOURS EVEN AT NIGHT IS NIGH.
A fresh beginning for Kenya is around the corner. It will be a beginning where talking and debating and educating will replace the brutality of the Kibaki regime.
Growing up, I was always reminded that when you see too much trouble be encouraged because good is right behind it.
MWAI KIBAKI GOES FROM HERO AS HE WAS SWORN IN ON DECEMBER 30 2002 TO ZERO TODAY
Look at this:
“Get to the root cause of killings- President Kibaki orders Internal Security Minister ”
THIS DIRECTIVE IS EMPTY. IT IS MEANT TO SOOTHE FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE THEN THE BUSINESS OF KILLING RESUMES.
Early 2008, the Kenya police escorted Mungiki to Naivasha and Nakuru to kill ODM supporters – Luos, Luhyas, Kalenjins, and Maasai
April 2009, the Kenya police escort vijilante groups funded by the government to go and kill Mungiki.
And the world is still saying that there is a president in Kenya?
GOD OF MERCY, MAY YOU HELP KENYA
AN OPEN LETTER TO HON. UHURU KENYATTA
Dear Uhuru,
I have tried very hard to distance myself from you but without much success. Every time, I try to flee from you, there is an inner voice telling me to give you a second chance and stick with you.
I have meditated over this inner voice’s calling and the harder I think and analyze it, the clearer the picture of it all becomes to me.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, I am now convinced that you are a very good man and a respectful son and child of your parents. First-borns are always great people. I now believe that you have a lot of good that you can do for Kenya.
Considering the unfortunate and sad circumstances that the people of Kenya are now in and realizing that you, Uhuru, have been a willing or unwilling contributor to those circumstances, I have worked hard to discover what good you can still bring to Kenya.
I now have an answer. Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, you have been accused of participating in or concurring with the State House meeting of December 2007 or was it January 2008 between the Kibaki administration and Mungiki which resulted in the arming of Mungiki and giving them a police escort to Naivasha and Nakuru where they carried out gruesome killings.
I have mulled over this accusation against you, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, and both my heart and head tell me that you are to agreat extent innocent. You, Uhuru, the first-born son of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Mama Ngina Kenyatta, and a well-behaved and respectful child who has it all could never hurt another human being willingly.
While I strongly believe that you are innocent to a great extent on the State House meeting between Kibaki and/or Kibaki’s men on one hand and Mungiki on the other and the acts that took place thereafter, I have found it hard to reconcile that innocence with the role you are playing now.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, you love Kenya and you love the people of Kenya, don’t you?
If you do, how do you explain your fervent support of a regime and individual who appears determined to destroy both Kenya and the people of Kenya?
If you love the people of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, how do you explain your fervent support of the failed leadership of Mwai Kibaki, which has resulted in the deaths of thousands of Kenyans and the looting of their property?
If you love the people of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, how do you explain your role in making reward payments to government security officers who carry out extra-judicial killings and executions? You are the Minister for Finance, Uhuru, so you must know where these payments come from?
If you love the people of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, how do you explain your fervent support for Mwai Kibaki, the ultimate authority, who authorizes that the police escort and give cover to vigilante groups to hunt down and kill Mungiki people?
If you love the people of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, how do you explain your support of a failed administration that has abdicated its duty of protecting all its people (good people as well as criminals) and has resorted to trying to solve the problem by letting the people kill themselves.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, the laws of Kenya state that “one is innocent until proven guilty” so how do the vigilante groups decide who is guilty and who is innocent? Should such decisions not be made in a court of law by judges and magistrates?
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, if you love Kenya and all her people, how do you explain your support for a regime that is in power by the sword and continue to rule by the sword? The failed and foolish Kibaki regime has decided on allowing brutality to rule Kenya.
Do you not think, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, that brutality breeds brutality? How then do you accept to be a part of a regime that is based on and that thrives on brutality?
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Jomo and Mama Ngina, you hope to be president of Kenya one day, don’t you? You are an intelligent young man and you grew up amidst plenty.
Despite having it all and with the kind of education that you have, do you believe, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, that the people of Kenya are so foolish that they will let you march on a path painted with the blood of innocent Kenyans to State House?
And talking of your love for Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, are you really serious when you say that you love your country?
If you love Kenya, as you claim, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, how can you support the failed leadership of Mwai Kibaki and how can you watch the Kenya of your father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, be dismembered and its land size shrink?
The Kenya of today is not the Kenya of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. Our land has shrunk in size. Our migingo island is gone. Uganda’s Museveni is a very busy man re-drawing the boundary between Kenya and Uganda. He is busy around Mt. elgon and in Pokotland. Kenya is getting smaller by the minute.
I remind you, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, that your Dad was an old man but he was a lion until his last breath. Idi Amin tried to do what Museveni is now doing but Mzee Kenyatta could not entertain Amin’s nonsense.
Mzee Kenyatta, your Dad, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, rallied Kenyans against Idi Amin. It was in one of such rallies that Mzee made the now famous quote. Mzee Kenyatta said and I quote him, “Anasema mimi ni mzee, uliza Mama ngina kama mimi ni mzee”.
Under your Dad’s electrifying leadership, Idi Amin had to abandon his expansionist dreams. Unfortunately, Museveni, after realizing that there is a leadership vacuum in Kenya, is now actively reviving Idi Amin’s expansionist dreams.
I ask you Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, why are you betraying your own father by supporting the failed leadership of Mwai Kibaki that has seen Kenya lose land, something that your father fought so hard against even in his old age?
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, good leaders make tough choices when they have to. You are a good leader and this is the time you need to make the tough choice.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, I have thought about it over several weeks. I have sat in quiet places thinking about it. I have taken walks through serene wooded areas while thinking about it. I now have the answer.
You have only one route to the presidency of Kenya and this is the route and the route is an ODM-Kanu alliance.
If you are ever to become the president of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, you have this only one route left.
I advise you that today, you tender your resignation as Finance minister. Severe your ties with the failed, corrupt, and murderous Kibaki regime. Unlike many Kenyan leaders, you do not depend on the salary of a Cabinet minister to live a good life. You are already well off and resigning your Cabinet post will not adversely affect you.
Ms. Martha Karua, a courageous woman and leader, has shown the way. You do not have to cling to a ship that is sinking for the reason that the captain is your tribesman.
There is a TV advertisemnet and I think it is based on Titanic. The ship is sinking and the captain goes round telling the sailors to get people in the life boats. He does not want the people to be told that the ship is sinking because otherwise they will lose their business.
Ms. Martha Karua has put Kenya ahead and she realizes that one cannot be talking of losing “their business” when the ship is sinking.
These are the steps that you need to take, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, to make your future presidentail bid a successful one:
STEP 1: Tender your resignation as a minister immediately and distance yourself from Kibaki
STEP 2: Initiate a working relationship between your Kanu party and ODM. Remember, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, that you worked effectively with ODM during the 2005 referendum and gained the respect of all Kenyans.
Another fact that you need to remember is that the largest group that voted for you in 2002 are now in ODM. You can regain their support by linking Kanu with ODM.
STEP 3: Defer your presidential bid and for now support Hon. Raila Odinga. He is the president of Kenya in peoples’ hearts, minds, and thoughts.
An election is called tomorrow and people will vote for him the way the Americans voted for Mr. Obama and the way the South Africans have voted for Mr. Jacob Zuma. This is a fact which will not chnage.
Thus asking you to throw your support behind Hon. Raila Odinga for now is not asking too much from you, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. You will one day look back and see that this was the wisest move that you ever made in your political career.
Mr. Jacob Zuma is poised to become the president of South Africa with an overwhelming mandate. He was patient. When Thabo Mbeki left the presidency, Mr. Zuma did not demand or try to replace him immediately. He knew that his time was coming. Your time will come but you will never precede Hon. Raila Odinga.
Mr. Zuma waited and this is what great leaders do. The greatest leaders in the world are the most patient individuals that you will ever know.
Your own Dad, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, spent most of his years fighting for independence and only became president when he was already over 65 years of age. For Mzee Kenyatta the first things had to be accomplished first.
At 47 years of age, you are still young, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. You can afford to wait another ten years or so. Like your father who together with Mzee Oginga Odinga devoted their energy to fighting for Kenya’s independence first before Mzee became president, you, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, should team him up with Hon. Raila Odinga and together bring the reforms that Kenya so badly needs for her future survival.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, if you resigned today as Cabinet minister and initiate a partnership with ODM, you may lose some support from Central province voters on the short term.
This is okay as it is temporary. Finally, when they seee your good intentions and your love for your country, they will come back to you. Do not be like the captain of the shinking ship who did not want to tell the people the truth and save their lives but instead chose to lie for “fear of losing their business” and in the end lost both lives and business.
This is the truth, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. Every man, woman, and child that thinks in terms of tribe in Central province are already looking beyond the failed Kibaki and clinging on to you, Uhuru.
They will stick with you if you can be frank and explain to them that what you are doing is for the good of Kenya and all her people.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, your father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, did not fail Kenya. Do not be the one, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, to be the first member of the Kenyatta family to let down his country.
Your continued support of Mwai Kibaki is an attack on your country and fellow countrymen.
Resign today as minister and move Kanu to forge a working partnership with ODM.
In anticipation of your acceptance and implementation of this advice, I sincerely thank you, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta
Yours,
Maru Kapkatet
its time for ODM to stamp its authority in the house
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/591080/-/u64tgw/-/index.html
kibaki is saying that he does not need to consult. NARA states that there are two partners in GCG to run government affairs
spirit of the NARA behoves consultation. its time to rock the boat, no more good gesture and overtures, just get into the house and stamp your authority. as long as you keep back peddling, you will never get anywhere with kibaki/PNU.
its time to make them backtrack, call their bluff.
Marende should not forget he got where he is because of ODM (as an elected MP and then election as speaker) the people that sent him to parliament were not expecting kibaki and his PNU thugs to run over them.
this is not time to play softball. kibaki is like an irresponsible child that does not understand the danger he exposes kenyans to daily.
in central the decent mwanachi is harassed by thugs/crooks then the vigilantes formed harass teh same mwanachi and kill even their women folk with pangas, and then the police come and instead of going for the thugs or vigilantes they again go for the mwananchi
absurdity
we need a new governement that values lives, guarantees security and creates an enabling environment for our citizens
marende should deliver the first blow for reformist
he should remember the reasons he was elected on an ODM ticket and even his successor in Emuhaya was on ODM party ticket
PNU has blocked all avenues for reform, let Marende use this opportunity to give ODM leverage in teh house to spearhead reforms
he needs to have PM head HBC and overturn kibaki
this is a coalition govt, and its not about interpreting the old constitution. the NARA states clearly that where there is conflict or ambiguity the spirit and intention of NARA should carry the day.
NARA states among other things that all business must be conducted taking into account the realtive strengths of each party in parliament.
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
Dear President Obama,
Many thanks for having Kenya in your thoughts at all times. We, the people of Kenya, are grateful for the attention that you give Kenya and for speaking out when things appear to be taking a turn for the worst.
The people of Kenya are fully aware of the undivided attention that the USA demands and expects of you to address the affairs of your country.
That you have never missed to follow and comment on the scary goings-on in the motherland of your father despite the enormity of the problems in your own country touches us deeply.
Kenya is a great country with a great people. But right now, Kenya is being led by a corrupt and greedy regime and an unable leader that was not even put on the presidency by the people. He does not seem to care how many lives are lost as long as he has power.
The people of Kenya thank you, President Obama, for the letter that your Secretary of State, Ms. Clinton, sent to Mwai Kibaki and Hon. Raila Odinga on April 09, 2009 urging them to speed up reforms in Kenya and impressing on the them the need to end the culture of impunity.
Mr. President, I regret to inform you that your communication to Mwai Kibaki is not helping much. The letters and phone calls that you do will never jolt Mwai Kibaki to abide by the National Accord that Mr. Kofi Annan help mediate.
Mwai Kibaki is a man that is led rather than one who leads. Already, Mwai Kibaki’s men are stealing and distorting the National Accord that Dr. Kofi Annan mediated.
The Kibaki men are even saying that the Kofi Annan-medaited National Accord recognizes only the Kibaki side of the government. This notion is very dangerous because it means that more than half the population of Kenya who elected and support Hon. Raila Odinga are not treated as equal as the less than half who voted for Kibaki.
President Obama, with the kind of attitude that the Kibaki side is starting to show it is not far from the truth to conclude that the National Accord is only delaying the inevitable. Kenya is headed for complete destruction.
As long as Mwai Kibaki is a prisoner to his own men, a group of ten or so individuals that are driven by greed and negative tribalism, Kenya will never have the reforms, spelt out on Agenda 4 of the National Accord, accomplished.
From Independence day in 1963 to August 1978, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta was the president of Kenya. His government was marked by negative tribalism and corruption. Kenyans let Kenyatta do what he wanted.
The Kenya population was still small then and resources were plentiful. After Kenyatta died in 1978, Moi took over as president.
Initially, Moi provided good leadership. Later on, his leadership started to engage in grand corruption and dictatorship but Kenyans could not live with these vices and they fought back.
Today, all Kenyans hold their right to good governance, respect of human rights, and equal opportunities for all as paramount and will never let anyone tamper with these.
Mwai Kibaki knows that the well-informed Kenyans of today expect more than the Kenyans of yesterday. The problem with Kibaki is that he is not an effective leader. His “Yes” is not cemented by deed.
As long as Mwai Kibaki is a prisoner to his own men, Kenya will never have a new constitution.
As long as Mwai Kibaki is a prisoner to his own men, corruption and impunity will rule Kenya and carry it to destruction.
President Obama, I humbly ask you to help Kenya in an effective way. I ask you, Mr. President, to invite both Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to Washington, where they will iron out their differences that are threatening to plunge Kenya into chaos.
In 1995, President Clinton presided over deliberations amongst the leaders of Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia in which they reached an agreement that came to be called the Dayton Accord.
President Clinton had invited the leaders of Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina to Wright-Patterson Air Force base near Dayton, Ohio for the purpose of ending the Bosnian war.
In 2002, President Bush hosted President Moi of Kenya and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia in the White House. It is generally understood that President Bush used that occasion to convince President Moi to hold free and fair elections.
The December 2002 general elections – presidential, parliamentary, and civic – are the only truly democratic, free, and fair elections that independent Kenya has ever had in her 46 years of nationhood.
In the same spirit as the 1995 Clinton meeting with the leaders of Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia in Dayton and the 2002 Bush meeting with Moi in Washington, I humbly request you, President Obama, to invite Mwai Kibaki and Hon. Raila Odinga for a White House meeting.
Such a meeting will be attended by only the two of them – Kibaki and Hon. Raila Odinga – on one hand and you and Secretary of State Ms. Clinton on the other with Dr. Kofi Annan in attendance.
During the meeting the points of disagreement on the National accord will be ironed out and a timetable with actual dates will be drawn up on the implementation of Agenda 4.
President Obama, your plate is full. The USA economy and reforms in your own country require most of your time and effort. But please, Mr. President, spare just one day to help Kenya, the motherland of your father.
I assure Mr. President that Kenyan leaders become their normal selves and real human beings again when they come to Washington. A very good thing will happen for sure if the Kenyan leaders were to talk frankly between themselves before someone they both respect and care for.
The people of Kenya pray for you, President Obama, every day that you succeed in all that you plan and do. And the people of Kenya are also convinced that if there is one person that can stop Kenya from descending into chaos and total collapse, it is you, President Obama.
Thanks for your attention,
Maru Kapkatet
Distribution:
President Obama, White House
Ms. Hillary Clinton, State Department
Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi State House
Hon. Raila Odinga, Treasury Building, Kenya
Dr. Kofi Annan, Geneva
kibaki’s typical response to matters requiring debate
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/591784/-/u64yy8/-/index.html
he wants to be as far away as possible if there’s going to be any heat in the kitchen
http://kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=2&articleId=2242
isaac ruto is increasingly becoming a liability to ODM, whereas ODM MPs should be standing firm in solidarity for reform, ruto appears bent on creating rifts within ODM. this is not the time for another center of power, this is the time to push against anti-reformers and status quo
PNU are aware that a vote in parliament on the HBC will result in a loss and are therefore trying very hard to break up the ODM vote adn its sad that people like Isaac Ruto are gullible enough to fall for such ploys and baits.
have we not forgotten Linturi saying that they (central MPs ) needed karua out of the way and were planning on sponsoring a vote of no confidence but would use stooges (Namwamba) for this.
MR. SPEAKER, SIR, WHAT A SOLOMON WE HAVE IN YOU!
You are a man of wisdom, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
Men and women of goodwill, sons and daughters of Kenya, all you who love and care for your country, Mother Kenya, I beseech you all that:
Today, this 28th day of April of 2009, and on this eve of President Obama’s 100 days in office, please, you able sons and daughters of Kenya, hold a meeting and invite the USA ambassador to Kenya and beg him to request his government and our President Obama (he is theirs as well as ours, orphans)
To invite Hon. Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya, and Mwai Kibaki to Washington so that they can resolve all their differences on the National Accord in a meeting to be chaired by President Obama and attended by Ms. Hillary Clinton, USA secretary of State and Dr. Kofi Annan, the great son of Africa who mediated the National Accord.
People of Kenya, let us put hostilities aside, and let us seize this moment and put it to great use, now that tempers have been allowed to cool through the wise decision of our great Speaker of our National Assembly.
People of Kenya, let us not waste a minute longer. You Ms. Wangari Maathai, Mr. Paul Muite, Mr. Bethwell Kiplagat, Mr. Harun Ndubi, and all you other members of Kenya’s class of who-is-who and all you ordinary citizens of Kenya who are able,
Initiate the process, today, of taking Kenya back for the people by facilitating reforms so that Kenya’s people and their children and all future generations can have a country that is peaceful, prosperous, united, and governed by a genuine rule of law,
And where all citizens are equal before the law and have equal opportunities.
In President Obama, Kenya has a man who cares for Kenya, has a relationship with Kenya, and is so powerful that what is agreed before him will be kept.
President Clinton helped end the Bosnian war. President Bush helped Kenya have democratic, free, and fair general elections.
Can’t President Obama help Kenya? Can President Obama forsake Kenya at this time of her great need?
Kibaki so to speak is just but a nuisance to this Country. I just sometimes think the West African way like the Guineans did to their president. I mean everybody is fed up with this man and we really need somebody else to lead this country. Kibaki must and i say MUST go home if not be buried this is when the country will be at peace with itself and its citizens
brilliant decision by Marende
this both gives time to the principles to get their act together as well as for RAO to rally ODM troops to fast tract the reform agenda. time is of essence
Just what does Marende’s ruling portend for ODM?
And also look at this article here
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/591982/-/u651j3/-/index.html
where another politician is also attempting to hijack the or perhaps clarify to himself and others what the NARA was about.
First ODM has been back pedaling for a long time since 2007 and basically evading or stumbling through PNU obstacles, its time this stopped and ODM took the battle to the front porch.
ODM top constitutional lawyers should be scrambling to get enjoined in that suit filed so that if or when a ruling is passed ODM’s interest are catered for in accordance with NARA. Too many times we leave issues until its too late to do anything about them.
Furthermore at this time, in parliament and government, ODM should be pushing to expand the NARA spirit and letter of intent through active implementation on all fronts. This is not time for diplomacy but full frontal attack.
Marende makes it very clear that NARA is the new political dispensation in the country where the two principals must be in agreement on governance issues, it therefore implies that even for kibaki to prorogue parliament, PM RAO must be consulted, and even when bills leave parliament for final assent, in the new political dispensation, PM and Kibaki must be in agreement, co-signing off so to speak. It makes little sense for ODM to control HBC and parliament and yet when the bill goes for “presidential assent” like the finance bill, it gets rejected once again by the imperial presidency.
case in point is the controversial communication amendment where RAO was anticipating further consultation and yet kibaki signed off. the reality here is that no side can govern without the other and therefore the new dispensation demands co-signing and consultation between the two principals, in all matters related to governing the country. out of “respect” if i may call it that for each other, there may be some areas that they will leave for each other to manage without consultation, but these need to be spelt out.
Its time for ODM to expand and use its numerical strength in parliament.
@tnk April 28, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Well said bwana tnk, it is high time ODM took advantage of its numerical strength in the August house. I believe the law makers in ODM are at their best now and trying to fine tune all loopholes that may exist. PNU guyz have got no heart for this country and reform is not anywhere a vocabulary in their minds. They are not ready to curb corruption and tribalism. They are anti reformists this you learn from Kalonzo’s reaction before and after Marende’s ruling. I mean the stupid and remote loyalty like during Kenyattas and Mois regime is over, no babysitting this time round we need men and women of integrity to take control of this beautiful nation of Kenya and through them we can gain a meaningful change,reform agenda and proper economic empowerment to everyone.
hi pablo
this war against anti-reformists is far from over
look at this article below its precisely what I was talking about
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/592630/-/u65nde/-/index.html
SO the house nominates, and then it now sits on Kibaki’s desk awaiting his assent.
But there are two principals to manage this country for the life of the NARA or 10th parliament
what if kibaki rejects this team, then what, and what if RAO rejects another team.
i remember many months back when NARA was proposed many of us on this forum raised questions on how exactly the partnership would work but specifically what need happen in case of conflict of interests what conflict resolution methods would be used. sadly those questions never were answered
i will paste the link to that discussion shortly
and its sad how right we were then
the thread on power balance
included a lengthy discussion of a lot of true ODMers on teh perils and advantages of power sharing
I wonder where all those ODMers went to, it would be nice to regroup, restrategize
the sex boycott proposed by teh G10 women if the list of issues is not met is very shallow and hollow
its very sad and understand the frustration, but shows how poor or pathetic society has become
it erroneously shows that the only bargaining power collectively as women is matters sexual which is not true at all
more significant and noticeable impact would be in the supportive roles many women play to men not necessarily husbands such as attending functions and celebrations, organising functions etc. these are likely to have far much more reaching impact since the logistical aspect of many functions would be hopelessly chaotic without the input of women leadership.
there are numerous examples, wedding parties, baby showers, graduation ceremonies, etc
if women were to go slow or selectively boycott functions were current MPs or perhaps the principals + 1 were attending, that might have more impact.
shame on these women for thinking way below the bar
WHAT A GLARING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOD LEADERSHIP AND BAD LEADERSHIP THAT WE SEE IN KENYA DAILY
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Kenneth Marende, makes an important ruling in timely and decisive manner.
The ruling not only cools the dangerously rising political temperature but it also allows parliament to get on with its business.
Because of the Speaker’s landmark ruling, parliament has already made one key transaction, that of adopting the IIEC nominees.
What a great leadership the Speaker of the National Assembly has demonstrated.
On the other side of the coin, Kenyans witness bad leadership from Mwai Kibaki daily. It is a very sad case that a man who has beeen blessed so much by his country is not giving anything back other than despair and deaths.
Several days ago, the Permanent Committee on the Management of the Grand Coalition met to thrash out some important issues that are threatening to derail the Grand Coalition government.
One would have expected that these thorny issues would have been dealt with expeditiously by now.
But, nay. How could anything be completed under the dismal leadership of Mwai Kibaki.
Mwai Kibaki is a man of incrementalism. When things are hot, he appeases the other side in small incremental steps which are meant to buy time and in the hope that the issues will be put in the back bunner and even forgotten altogether.
The typical dismal leadership of Mwai Kibaki has resulted in the Media law not being re-worked to date.
I hope that the PM stands firm and have first things dealt with first before moving on. I hope that the Permanent Committee on the Mangemenet of the Grand Coalition will meet and complete its work with all the necessary documents and instruments signed and delivered before Thursday next week.
For all the loss of lives in Kenya because of Mwai Kibaki’s poor and malicious leadership that has seen Kenya cry and bleed, all I can say is that
May Mwai Kibaki repent and change and take charge. Only last week, the beast was adamant that “Kibaki’s decision is final”. Mwai Kibaki should realize that the people of Kenya are bigger than the beast.
Mwai Kibaki’s malicious incremental leadership is being dictated by the beast and one day, just one day, both of them will go. I hope they can change.
Remember the former PPO of Rift Valley and whose name was Mungai. He used to humiliate Vice President Moi and would assault the VP at will. It was the same kind of humiliating assault that Lucy has meted out on some Kenyans.
How did Mungai ended?
It is very demeaning to the more than half of Kenyans who support Hon. Raila Odinga and support positive change for their country to be called “worth nothing more than a two-page document”.
The National Accord may be two pages long, even two lines long, but it is the justice and hope of millions of Kenyans who were robbed of their democratic rights.
Demeaning the National Accord and/or demeaning Hon. Raila Odinga, whom Kenyans democratically elected to be their president should be resisted and fought with all the might of the Kenyan people.
When Jesus says yes nobody can say no. It is good that the chaff is being separated from the good grains.Kalonzo a big pretender and hypocrite. This is one man who has been portraying himself as a holy one but i thank God for revealing the heart of tis man to us Kenyans we have known what he is and what he is after. This man Kalonzo is an anti reformist and is not ready to take Kenya a notch higher from where we are.
In one of my threads i said and called upon all Kenyans and ODM supporters to desist from Hypocrites and those individuals who are bent towards destruction of our beautiful lad. The politics of today is all about issues and policies what can we deliver to the people of our country. Long are the days when butchering and assassinating your opponents was the order of the day. PNU must come clean if they really want to compete effectively and productively in the politics of today.
My plea to ODM legislatures is for them to be calm, united and push relentlessly for the reform agenda. Let us avoid the dream stealers those who instead of coming up with ideas they only speak rubbish and try to worship individuals instead of God the creator.
People who do not respect agreements are beasts and they are bound to destruction. You know them needless to mention their names.
We need integrity, Honesty and open type of leadership.
SECOND OPEN LETTER TO HON. UHURU KENYATTA
Dear Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta,
I must and will not give up on you yet. You are a young leader and many great things await you but what you are doing now will ruin your future so bad that the people of Kenya will not want to hear any mention of your name.
You, see, Hon. Uhuru, when Idi Amin made his expansionist claims on Kenyan territory, you were still in your early teens and you may not remember much about it.
Your father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, was so angry at Idi Amin and he rallied Kenyans against the mosnter of a leader that Amin was. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta even reminded Kenyans that he was ready to fight with other Kenyans to preserve the territorial integrity of their motherland.
What I do not understand with you, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, is why your father’s determination to defend Kenya does not arouse any feelings in you for your motherland when she has been attacked.
You have chosen to stick with Mwai Kibaki even as he drives or has driven Kenya to massive loss – loss of lives and loss of land? Mwai Kibaki, we know, is your Godfather. Mwai Kibaki is from the same ethnic group as you, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta.
But are these two facts sufficient to make you sacrifice yoir own political future for this failure Mwai Kibaki is a failure and a total disgrace to Kenya.
He was with Museveni the other day and the two of them witnessed the signing of a memorandum and the issuance of a joint communique regarding Migingo Island and the boundary between Kenya and Uganda in the Pokot area
You agree with me, Hon. uhuru Kenyatta, that Museveni despises Mwai Kibaki and treats him with much contempt.
Museveni knows that Kenya has never been as weak as she is now militarily. And indeed the Kenya military has become a joke. The curse of the Kenya military can be traced to 2003 when Lucy Kibaki, the wife of Mwai Kibaki, inspected a guard of honour mounted by Kenya military.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, can you imagine your Mum ever inspecting a guard of honour mounted for your father? Can you imagine, Mama Ngina Kenyatta, inspecting a guard of honour alongside President Kenyatta? The answer to this is NO, NEVER.
During the post election disturbances, the Uganda military made a deep incursion into Kenya with Ugandan soldiers arriving in kericho to have breakfast at Tea Hotel.
This is an indisputable fact. Ugandan soldiers entered Kenya. The ease with which Museveni’s soldiers made an incursion deep into Kenya have encouraged Museveni to do whatever he wants at the border.
The Kenya military has never been as weak as it is now. The rapid deterioration of the Kenyan military was not only set off by a non Head of State or Head of Government inspecting a military guard of honour by Lucy Kibaki but the weak leadership of both Mwai Kibaki and Gen. Kianga have taken Kenya’s military to their lowest level ever.
How can Museveni be deterred by the weak Kenya military. During the post election disturbances, Gen. Kianga went into hiding (he must have been hiding under his bed) only to emerge several months after the Nationa Accord had been signed to claim that Ugandan soldiers had not invaded Kenya.
It is the same Gen. Kianga who a few weeks ago told the Somali pirates that Kenya has the capacity and will to fight and defeat them. What a full sack of bulls***t the General said.
Kenya is too weak to fight the Somali pirates. Kenya is too weak militarily to even enter into the risky business of having captured Somali pirates tried on Kenyan soil.
How can Kenya whose soldiers are now serving as security gurads and brush fire fighters on Mwai Kibaki’s private property be abel to fight a batlle-hardened Somali militia?
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, how can you continue to associate with a failed leader, Mwai Kibaki, who will leave Kenya a weak, poor, and conflict-ridden country?
You may accuse me, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, of being biased against Mwai Kibaki. This is not true. I have made so many quotes from Mwai Kibaki’s speeches over many years.
For several years, I loved Mwai Kibaki very much. My love for Kibaki dates back to the years that he was VP. I came to respect Kibaki then because of his professionalism and readiness to work with other Kenyans, whatever their ethnicity, to move Kenya forward.
We have read of the professional relationship that Mwai Kibaki had with the late Barack Obama, the father of President Barack Obama. We have read of how Vice President Mwai Kibaki brought the late Barack Obama back to the Treasury after he had been unfairly sacked by Mzee Kenyatta’s government.
On a personal note, the late Moses Kiprono Keino, the former MP for Kipkelion told us (myself, my father, and some other people who had gone to visit the MP at his petrol station in Londiani) that Mwai Kibaki was a great leader.
Mr. Keino told us of how Mwai Kibaki, who was then Vice President and Minister for Finance extract the best out of people who worked for him and also his readiness to consult other knowlegeable Kenyans in order to solve problems facing Kenya.
Mr. Keino, a German-trained economist, told us that he was one of several leaders that Mwai Kibaki would consult or give assignement to from time to time.
From that day when the late Moses Keino talked to us about Kibaki, I came to respect Kibaki very much. And my respect and love for Mwai Kibaki was enhanced when I got to talk to him over the phone. Although I have never personally met Kibaki, I have talked to him omn the phone on two occassions and I found him very respectful.
I was very supportive of Mwai Kibaki during his first year of the presidency but started having reservations about him when he allowed Kiraitu Murungi and Christoper Murungaru to rule Kenya.
I started parting ways with Mwai Kibaki when many Kalenjins were removed from their government positions. It was the saddest moment in Kenya when a section of the Kenyan population became the victims of the government, hunted down and sacked.
I now know who the real Kibaki that the late Moses Keino never got to know is and I do not want to have anything to do with this man. Mwai Kibaki is not capable or has no intention of making a good decision for Kenya.
Mwai Kibaki is not capable of or has no intention of uniting or defending the country that has blessed him so much.
How can an intelligent and experienced leader like Mwai Kibaki throw away a golden opportunity to work with Hon. Raila Odinga, a man who never undermines his leader or any other leader, and leave behind a reasonable legacy?
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, you must be seeing the failure of Mwai Kibaki every day. Why do you still stick with him?
They can accuse Hon. Raila Odinga of enaging in the maize scandal and even you, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, may see that there is hope for you here.
The truth, however, is that Hon. Raila Odinga will not be where he is today and doing what he is dooing today if he had been of a weak character that can be compromised by corruption.
Trying to mudsling Hon. Raila Odinga with unethical acts will never stick because this man has devoted his entire life since age ten to make Kenya a better country, free of corruption and tribalism.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, you should know better that fighting Hon. Raila Odinga is fighting the people of Kenya. You cannot fight this illustrous son of Kenya and be able to succeed.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, the people accusing Hon. Raila Odinga of inappropriate conduct are your known frontline soldiers. How do you expect their accusations to be taken seriously. Are these accusers not the same people who were threatening to introduce a bill in parliament limiting the age of presidential candidates to 60 years or less?
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, I remind you that you are losing support amongst Kenyans through the bad leadership of Mwai Kibaki.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, you EITHER tell Mwai Kibaki to do what is right for Kenya and implement the National Accord to the letter and work amicably with Hon. Raila Odinga OR you flee from a failed leadership.
The people of Kenya are too smart to be fooled and their memories are very long.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, you are listed as one of key Mwai Kibaki’s advisors. Kibaki’s failures will be your failures, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. Giving your uncle, Father George Muhoho, a privileged treatment will come to haunt you for the rest of your political career (and it will be a very short one) unles you take corrective action now.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, your political fate rests solely on you. You can decide today whether you will make your future bright or bury it along with Mwai Kibaki.
I hope you will make the right decision today.
Thanks for your attention,
Maru Kapkatet
yet another ODM MP gone
condolonces to family , relatives, friends and ODM fraternity on the loss of Charles Lugano, MP Shinyalu.
There should be urgency in fast tracking reforms. Already at this point there are two MP “vacancy” and yet no IEC (interim or otherwise) in place to conduct elections.
on a side note
kibaki plays usual games of appeasing RAO/ODM before he trashes respectability again
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144013262&cid=418&
so now he consults the PM, i bet mischief is afoot adn this is just yet another smokescreen, what happened to the idea that the committee managing the coalition to handle all issues from here on
Condolences and symphatties to the family and friends, Hon. PM, ODM, and the entire people of Kenya on the passing on of Hon. Charles Lugano Lilechi, MP of Shimyalu.
May God give you all the strength and fortitude to bear the loss.
And congratulations, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, on your appointment as the new Minister for Justice. I have confidence that you will do a great job as Justice Minister and that you will institute the needed judicial reforms in Kenya.
Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, you will succeed as Justice Minister if you put Kenya ahead of everything in your work and if you desist from wasting your time and effort fighting the PM or ODM.
If you put Kenya ahead of everything in your work, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, you will find that both you and the PM are on the same side and allies in efforts to make Kenya a better country for all.
You may seek wisdom by checking out how the late Tom Mboya, Kenya’s greatest Justice Minister ever, went about his work.
I can tell you that the late Tom Mboya expended all his energy on moving Kenya forward and did not waste his time, talent, and effort fighting squabbles that no one will ever win.
It is the people of Kenya who elect. Do your job for them, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, and let the people decide when the time for election comes.
Please, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, put a distance between yourself and the PNU and Kanu hawks and consult often with your good friend, Justice Waki. If you need a second opinion, go to Justice Waki and the other men and women schooled in law and also do not shy from talking to the PM, the VP, and the two DPMs.
And when you consult with the VP, consult with the PM on the same as well. And when you consult with a DPM, make it a point to consult with the other DPM as well. Such an approach is the basic tenet of justice. Hearing both sides is the starting point of justice and no one knows this better than you, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo.
When parliament is dissolved and elections are called, let the people of Kenya say about you, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, that “we had a good Justice Minister, a man who constructed a firewall around himself and his portfolio to prevent detractors and stupid noisemakers from getting in and derailing the important work of judicial reforms and administration of justice for all the people”.
Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, you have a unique opportunity to become the fourth man in Kenya to join the list of Kenya’s greatest Cabinet ministers ever.
You know, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, that so far Kenya has only three greatest Cabinet miniters ever and they are the late Tom Mboya in Justice and Economic Development, the late Robert Ouko in Foreign Affairs, and Hon. Musalia Mudavadi in Finance.
These are men who made a huge difference when Kenya was at the crossroads.
The late Tom Mboya put the young and independent nation of Kenya on the path to growth and sound development. Are we still not singing the National Anthem that he helped composed and are we still not talking about the sessional papers that he authored?
The late Robert Ouko did a sterling job of giving Kenya dignity when many western countries were branding our country as a pariah and a state on the path to failure.
I will never forget seeing President George H. Bush doing the Kanu finger thing – wagging of the finger – at a meeting in Brazil when he met President Moi. The American president did what he did only after Hon. Robert Ouko straightened Kenya’s image.
Hon. Musalia Mudavadi has joined the list of Kenya’s greatest Cabinet ministers because of the work he did in putting Kenya’s economy back on track. Hon. Mudavadi extracted Kenya out of the Goldenburg mess and mopped up excess funds that had been printed and thus prevented Kenya from being a victim of three digit inflation.
Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, you have a great opportunity to wade through hostility and obstacles and bring reforms to Kenya.
And I hope that Mr. Mwai Kibaki has also come on board to put Kenya ahead of his buddies and to consult with the PM on all major decisions.
I hope that Mr. Kibaki was indeed sincere on his consultations with the PM before he made Cabinet appointements.
It would be very sad if Mr. Kibaki was consulting with the PM on something that the PM’s input was unnecessary afterall.
If Mr. Kibaki consulted the PM on the appointments of Hon. Kilonzo and Hon. Githae, then he should be gentleman enough to consult the PM on all other major appointments.
The most disappointing thing that we see in President Kibaki is his attempt to be cleverer than the PM and doing certain things behind the PM’s back while being forthright in others where the PM’s opinion is superfluous.
Mr. Kibaki should realize that he is dealing with very intelligent ODM leadership and a very intelligent, intense, massive, and loyal ODM grassroots support.
Mr. Kibaki will never outwit the people.
What does the appointments of Mutula Kilonzo, Njeru Githae and Lewis Nguyai mean for ODM
Many times ODMers are caught up in the frustrations of the day and fail to think long term. In other words, Kibakis crisis management style has eroded our patience, and long term strategies. Its time we changed all that and got back to our senses
Lets start with Lewis Nguyai whom i remember from high school, this is a good guy and of a generation that could bring change, however have no idea what the trappings of power and playing up to the big fish will do to him. lets wait and see. for ODM this is of no consequence but for the sake of Kenyans hope he understands the need for sectoral adn constitutional reforms.
Njeru Githae – from his sponsoring party perspective (NARC-K) he would be a sell out considering that the two leading lights of the party (Karua and Mungatana)are not only under siege within PNU for both their stand on presidential ambition but also citing frustrations on the reform agenda, etc. Both Karua and Mungatana resigned citing frustrations and by extension imply that the direction PNU or govt is taking does not augur well fro the party. So Githae in that respect while exercising his right of choice actually suggests he is in the wrong party. For ODM the internal issues are of no consequence but on on a personal level this is a man whose only ambition is self preservation and gain, and will not fight for any reforms.
Mutula Kilonzo, we all know the mans history as defender of the high and mighty in mutliple cases ranging from corruption to slander to dissapearance of Ouko etc. And with a lot of wealth and yet with garnished income to KRA. A long time “Friend” of Moi. His stint at ODM adn recently ODM-K show his brilliance. THis man is basically as a lawyer, a legal and lethal “gun for hire”, and does his job well. Unfortunately he is aligned to ODM-K which is in a coalition with PNU and therefore on the anti-reformist side. We cannot therefore expect him to suddenly develop a conscience and crusade for reform agenda, his loyalty will be to PNU. We should only consider this a setback because his sharp legal mind would have been best put alongside other great legal skills to push the reform agenda. Lets learn to recognise the strengths of our adversaries and use this to counter the same at an intellectual level. Reading other blogs I see constantly praise when we get someone on “our side” and abuse for the reverse. THis is a childish approach to problem solving and Kibaki has been using it to stitch together this broken dream and ensure that he remains at state house till 2012 which is his only ambition.
ODM should push for reforms and control of the major organs and functions of the house and remember that other events like death of MPs cannot be taken for granted, time is of essence.
to continue the above.
more importantly it demonstrates that by simply pushing (pawn pieces) MPs around on the checkered board, kibaki will be able to “govern” and complete his term. remember the PNU agenda from 2005-2007 was get their man in no matter what, then keep him there till 2012 and hope to get or work on someone else to replace him in 2012. so far that is working. they have succeeded in trapping RAO into this process adn he too adn ODM leadership want to wait out till 2012. THis is unfortunate considering that ODM has ability and numbers to fasttrack reforms and once in place there would be no reason to maintain the illegitimate state of leadership we are in where the final verdict as per Kriegler is that the elections were flawed.
in between PNY will try to break the strong ODM bond among reformers and try to bring eveyrbody else to the tribal enclave that PNU is. and therefore win since kikuyu being the largest tribe will have an added advantage. Luckily there are many people from Central that dont beleive in that strategy, furthermore, the criminal activities of mungiki are bringing to the fore the reality that the common mwananchi from central lies in between two extremes, the rich moneyed and influential elite and the criminal minded on the opposite end. when the elite think they are losing grip, they sponsor the criminals, and when the criminals want somehting they make deals with the ruling elite, in the end, the common folk in central is the loser, sadly all other communities in Kenya have decided to let them face their fate alone since they consistently are unable to see things any other way.
back to the illegitimate leadership, its therefore clear that if ODM want to regain advantage they must consistently push reform agenda and be seen to be doing so. PNU is determined to portray ODM as noise makers and complainers adn they are succeeding, its time ODM started to demonstrate and display tangible results and milestones achieved in the reform agenda.
Use the ministries where we have ODM ministers to make a difference. People like Mudavadi, Orengo, Kajwang and others are in key ministries, its very sad that 2 years down teh road, they have not made any significnat impact and are dilly dallying and generally business as usual.
One cannot help but rememebr the late Maithya, who within months of appoitnment shook the ministry and got people to start responding differently in their workstations.
on the other hand
appreciating divergent opinion
http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/-/440808/594386/-/item/0/-/6ke84uz/-/index.html
most of us beleived Marende’s ruling was classic, unbiased and struck middle ground allowing parliament to continue its business yet leaving the matter of final appointment to the exectuve to resolve. but clearly others see this as an ODM “victory”
personally i think Marende should have done more.
lets put it this way, if that speaker had been any of the following, take your pick, Uhuru Kenyatta, Michuki, Saitoti, Martha Karua, Mutula Kilonzo, Kalonzo Musyoka, Beth Mugo, from PNU
or Otieno Kajwang, Orengo, Anyang Nyongo etc from ODM
it would have been a done deal. In short, at this point in time, its no longer about being fair, but that in order for any meaningful business to be conducted, one part has to take the ball and run with it. Right now a lot of time is beign wasted when one half takes the ball to the halfway mark gives to the other (in spirit of sharing) and that side takes it back to the beginning. ODM has severly been hampered and throttled by PNU hardlinersm, and ODM desperately needs to control parliament, the only place where they really have clout. THey must seize control and then go one stop further and execute meanignful people driven agenda reforms (not selfish short term myopic interest). let PNU go to court but in that short duration let the public see why ODM needs to be in- charge.
debunking the myth that central is unaffected by poverty
http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/594348/-/ix3ue3z/-/index.html
the truth of the matter is that all kenyans are impacted by poor leadership and we all badly need reform minded leaders
THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE WILL FINISH OFF UHURU KENYATTA, THE LITTLE OF HIM THAT IS STILL LEFT
Uhuru Kenyatta has not even read his first Budget but already he is very busy ripping off or being used to rip off the people of Kenya.
Shame on you, Uhuru Kenyatta.
I have a soft spot for this eldest son of Jomo and Mama Ngina. I gave him sound advice. I told Uhuru, “Listen son of Jomo, you do not belong in the den of thieves and killers, Kibaki and Michuki’s den. Flee from them. Resign today”
One day in the not-too-distant future, Uhuru Kenyatta will remember my advice and wish he had listened to me.
If Uhuru Kenyatta was as intelligent as we all take him to be, he would have studied Mwai Kibaki and come to the conclusion that:
“Kibaki is a man that lacks even an iota of confidence in himself. Kibaki’s fear of the PM is huge.” When you add these two things you get a man that of minute incremental steps.
Uhuru Kenyatta is a father. He must have watched his children grow. When a baby starts taking te first steps, they have no confidence and they are fearful. For every step they take, they will feel like they will fall into an abyss.
And like all of us did, Uhuru must have been there to encourage his children to keep trying to walk. Come on, my son or my daughter, Uhuru must have told his baby who was learning to walk.
How can an intelligent and well-bred man like Uhuru Kenyatta piggy-back on a man with absolutely zero confidence in himself, Mwai Kibaki?
But Mwai Kibaki is not a total failure. When he is at his best, Mr. Raila Odinga is mesmerized by him. Kibaki will click his fingers and Raila is there following Kibaki everywhere and quietly singing,
“Kibaki Tosha. Ee iwinjo, Kibaki Tosha”
Mzee Moi used to say, “Do not be like a chicken whose legs are tied together and then transported to the market. When the legs are untied, the chicken will continue believing that its legs are still tied and one has to give it a kick to let it know that he/she is free”
Raila Odinga is becoming like a chicken with its legs tied. He is letting down the people of Kenya.
Mr. Raila Odinga, you have to be decisive and have everything concluded with Kibaki as far as the National Accord is concerned.
The thing that worries me the most is that Kenya will be withot a good presidential candidate.
Raila Odinga is starting to behave in a queer way. He says he is a baptized member of the Anglican Church. The other day, Raila was “baptized by a prophet”
I thought that the prophets were there only before the birth of the Messiah. The prophets were messengers delivering a message before the Messiah.
It is news to me that we now have prophets. Raila Odinga may be leading double life. He could be a member of a cult.
With Raila Odinga starting to go wayward and Uhuru Kenyatta busy stealing, what hope is there for Kenya. I do not want Musyoka. I like Mudavadi but he is not strong enough yet. I like Ruto but his time has not come yet. So who do we go for, Kenya?
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, disengage yourself from Mwai Kibaki so that Kenyans have a strong and credible leader to consider. If you do not distance yourself from Mwai Kibaki, all his failures and evil deeds will be yours to carry.
Somebody who claimed the other day that he is baptized and seeing him being baptized by a “prophet” worries me to the core. Is this man fit to lead?
Kibaki’s life story – the two wife dilemna
http://kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=2&articleId=3089
how do i connect these two different stories
simple, it has been repeatedly said that many acknowledge that Mary Wambui is also part and parcel of that family but Kibaki has come out strongly and in a foul mood to declare he only has one family
well this is a private matter and would prefer not to deal with this, but increasingly i have observed that the man’s management style of his private affairs is very similar to that of his public affairs.
from kibakis perspective, the VP and PM are yet again “two wives”, hence the protocol gaffes where supporters of either camp go after each other to “show kibaki and the specific wife” who is more valued/valuable. kibaki knowing that he needs each of them for their individual strength cannot interfer but when pushed readily acknowledges the “officially designated” 1st lady or LGB/HBC (VP) in this case.
he being the selfish lout cannot overly antagonise one over the other because the consequences of a fallout from either one will be equally disastrous.
my advice is simple, PM adn ODM have to acknowledge that as long as they allow themselves to fit into this narrow minded box, then they must suffer the indignity associated with it.
step out of the box people, PM is a new post, create new gates, create ne parking spots, create new logisitic manangement teams to cater for the PMs needs. There is no need to keep trying to use teh presidents or vice presidents, spend more money, approach donors, lets do away with the childishness that the muthaura’s and mutuas of kibaki/kalonzo will keep bringing up.
find out before hand if VP is going to be there, then PM does not need attend, let the PM attent to hiw own functions, create a seperate calendar, adn even in national events, chose a different dais and entrance on the opposite end if need be, let it be clear that its only important that the PM be in the venue and he can sit and mingle freely with wananchi.
Now that IIECK is in place what is the way forward? Are we really going to stare at the illegitimate president hung on to power till 2012 I mean this man is a disgrace to Kenya and everybody is aware of this. Kenyans are surely lovers of peace and that is why they have presumed normalcy but that should not be misconstrued as a weakness. ODM support is still enormous and we need our democratic right. We need a president who can walk freely in all the provinces of this country. Kibaki is only the president of the Central province and he knows this very well. Change is inevitable we need an election MPs are now singing another tune for they still wanna eat how selfish they are. We need to see things rolling or we will take action by our own self. The youths in the ODM wing are ready and we badly need our right which was stolen from us. If PM is not going to show the way forward then we will have a second thought may be he is also eating.
We need to push for this changes we needed, need, and this is the only way we can get things rolling faster that is if we have an ODM govt.
UHURU KENYATTA GOT IN THE ACT OF FLEECING THE PEOPLE OF KENYA
Mtoto Wa Nyoka ni Nyoka (The offspring of a snake is a snake).
“My brothers, a fig tree cannot produce olives, nor a grapevine figs, can it? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.” James 3:12
“You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?” Mattew 7:16
Uhuru Kenyatta has proven that “mtoto wa nyoka ni nyoka”
The three bad presidents that Kenya have had have had three similarities, the characterestics of a bad leader:
1. They are/were all corrupt. Uhuru Kenyatta is guilty of a similar crime
2. They killed opponents. Uhuru Kenyatta has been accused of a similar crime and his name is waiting to be tabled at the Hague.
3. They all rigged elections and robbed the people of Kenya of their democratic rights. Uhuru Kenyatta is guilty of the same offence. If Uhuru Kenyatta was to ever become president (and God forbid), there will no longer be any need for elections. He will choose for the people.
We know this for a fact because he went against democratic practice and selected his own nominated councillors. It was only later that Hon. Mudavadi thrashed Uhuru’s list.
People of Kenya, you are seeing with your own eyes what this man, Uhuru Kenyatta, is capable of doing. He is the worst of Mzee Kenyatta, Mzee Moi, and Mwai Kibaki put together.
He does not go for millions. Millions are like cents for him. Uhuru Kenyatta’s minimum denomination is billions.
At the rate he is going, Uhuru Kenyatta will become the first person in Kenya to fleece the people of Kenya of trillions of shillings.
Greed is an incurable disease. The only way to prevent it is to put food away from the person inflicted with this disease.
Imagine, Uhuru Kenyatta has everything. Jomo stole for fifteen years and one of his methods was receving cash for “Gatundu hospital”.
The Gatundu hospital donations form part of Uhuru Kenyatta’s inheritance but he is not satisfied.
Many thanks, Hon. Gitobu Imanyara, for catching the thief in the act.
THE PEOPLE OF RIFT VALLEY MUST RESIST THIS
People of Rift Valley, wake up and resist an emerging annihilation of your people.
Mwai Kibaki is creating districts with the sole purpose of obliterating the Kalenjin identity as we know it today.
Mwai Kibaki, a thief has no mandate to break up a people – the people of Rift Valley and erase their identity and heritage.
Mwai Kibaki, as we learned today plans to create more provinces. And the new provinces will target the Kalenjin people.
The new province, which ultimately will be called Lower Central Province will comprise of current Molo, Nakuru, and Subukia districts and will extend all the way to Londiani, Olengruone, and Mau Narok.
Kitale and parts of Uashin Gishu will go to Bungoma province. Mwai Kibaki’s malicious plans is to squeeze Kalenjin people out of existence.
And the secretive Sh. 9.2 billion that Uhuru Kenyatta has just stolen from the Kenyan people must be investigated fully.
I ask the Rift Valley MPs to go out of their way to get this scandal fully investigated. Uhuru Kenyatta stands accused of funding Mungiki members who went to Naivasha and killed people last year.
The secretive Sh. 9.2 billion that Uhuru Kenyatta has raised could be part of an elaborate scheme to arm Mungiki ahead of the next general elections.
What computer in the world, that is not programmed by a human being, is intelligent enough to revise figures only upwards.
If figures are entered correctly, the computer will process them accurately. How can a computer give higher figures only. Why not lower figures? Why not the same figures but with a decimal point misplaced.
I support the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, with all my heart because I believe that he is a genuine leader who cares for Kenya and the Kenyan people.
But I am increasingly become disappointed with the PM because he is allowing Mwai Kibaki – a man with a heart of stone, a man who does not care about human life – to take Kenya on a path of destruction.
The school headmistress who was killed by vigilante groups recently was, only December 2007, enthusiastically supporting Mwai Kibaki and making sure that her vote for him counted.
Today, where is she? She is dead. Does Kibaki care. absolutely not.
Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta have shown that human life means nothing to them if they are standing in their way.
I am a very worried man because KSh. 9.2 billion can buy a lot of deadly weapons and ammunition for Mungiki (the arm of it that is still loyal to Uhuru Kenyatta).
With Mwai Kibaki’s intentions of chopping up Rift Valley into small pieces combined with Uhuru Kenyatta’s malicious and secretive diversion of huge funds, I fear for the Kalenjin people in particular and other ODM supporters in general.
I have no problem with new districts and provinces being created in Kenya, but I am only comfortable if the exercise is carried out by parliament.
Allowing a thief who was rejected by the peopple in 2007 to create districts and provinces is to invite danger.
I recently expressed my anger and disappointment with the PM because the other day he was saying that he wants the issue of PM’s status and duties properly resolved before any dealings with Kibaki.
To my surprise, he ran along to “plant trees” with none other than Kibaki, Michuki, and Saitoti. The combination of these three characters is death.
Why is Uhuru Kenyatta so confident that he will be the next president after Kibaki? The Kalenjin MPs who have recently had contacts with Uhuru Kenyatta or his men will tell you that the man, Uhuru, is confident of taking over from Kibaki.
Why is this?
Hon. Raila Odinga, you said Mwai Kibaki is creating districts illegally. STOP HIM. Mwai Kibaki’s creation of districts is meant finally to squeeze the people of Rift Valley out of existence as an identifiable group.
The people of Rift Valley supported Hon. Raila Odinga in 2007. Please, PM, stand up for the people who supported and died for you.
Orders for illegal arms may have gone out already. Hon. PM, be vigilant.
Now that an elections body is in place, Kenyans should start preparing for elections.
The new IIEC must work on a timeframe that has general elections by December 2009. The IIEC must register new voters and also educate people on the implications of youth below the voting age lying to get a voter’s card.
The youth must be told that it will work against them to lie that they are older than they actually are. It will mean early retirement for them and they will also miss educational opportunities if they make themselves older than they are.
AND PEOPLE OF KENYA, REMEMBER THAT THE MOST DANGEROUS INDIVIDUAL IS A JILTED ONE. WITH ONLY 6% OF KENYANS SUPPORTING MWAI KIBAKI NOW, THE MAN IS VERY DANGEROUS. EVERY CENT PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT MUST BE TRACED AND ACCOUNTED FOR.
well well,
i know for a fact that central province has consistently voted in one of their own, out of choice since 1991, but this time
http://kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=2&articleId=1184
it will be because they will be hostage to this group. they have let this group take root and it cannot be controlled either by the leaders or whoever, it has taken a life of its own. they have no choice ut eiher negotiate or go to a full scale war with them. it will be interesting to see how this unfolds.
KENYA IS HEADED FOR COLLAPSE AND DISINTEGRATION AND ODM IS WATCHING AND DOING NOTHING
Are Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM waiting for Kenya to get to the point of no return before they starting moving?
Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM’s vision: Kenya to get a new constitution within the next one year and the new constitution to be based on the Bomas Draft.
Mwai Kibaki and PNU including Uhuru Kenyatta: Kenya to retain the current constitution as is but with minor changes here and there and these will include:
a) Delete the office of Prime Minister and revert to the old constituion
b) Create a zillion new provinces districts designed to divide people along ethnic lines and political affliations and obliterate some ethnic identities such as Kalenjin. The provinces to be created are:
1. Upper Central province to be made up of the current Central province and Lower Central province to be made up of Naivasha, Subukia, Nakuru, Molo, Londiani, Laikipia, Baringo, and Mau Narok.
2. Bungoma province to be made up of Bungoma, Mt. Elgon and Kitale
3. Kisii province to be made up of Gusiiland, Kuria, and the Lolgorien area of Transmara district
4. Northern Rift Valley province to be made up of Eldoret, Keiyo, Turkana, and Pokot
5. Southern Rift Valley province to be made up of Narok and the remainder of Transmara
6. Central Rift Valley province to be made up of Kipsigisland and Nandi
7. Nairobi province to be made up of Nairobi and Kajiado
8. Ukambani province to be made up of Ukambani districts and Taita Taveta
9. Meru province to be made up of Meru districts, Embu, and Isiolo
10. The remainder of the current Eastern province – Marsabit and Moyale will remain as Eastern province
11. The remainder of Western province minus Bungoma will remain as Western province
12. The remainder of Nyanza province minus Gusiiland and Kuria and Migingo island will remain as Nyanza province
13. North Eastern province to be renamed Kenya Somaliland in preparation for ceding it in future the way Migingo island was ceded
CONCLUSIONS:
1. ODM and PM Raila’s vision of the Kenya of tomorrow and Mwai Kibaki and PNU’s vision are as far apart as East is from West. The result is conflict that will lead to disintegration of Kenya
2. ODM wants a new constitution based on Bomas Draft. Mwai Kibaki has shown his disdain for the Bomas Draft and is going about the business of creating new districts and new provinces as if the Bomas Draft did not address this issue.
The Bomas Draft clearly lays out how new adminstrative regions will be created in Kenya. The people spoke in the Bomas Draft and a team to give Kenya a new constitution is already at work.
WHY DOES MWAI KIBAKI IGNORE THE BOMAS DRAFT AND THE WORK UNDERWAY TO GIVE KENYA A NEW CONSTITUTION. CREATING CHEPALUNGU AND KONOIN DISTRICTS IS MEANT TO FOOL THE KIPSIGIS PEOPLE BEFORE THEIR IDENTITY AND HERITAGE IS ATTACKED.
Uhuru Kenyatta is already fundraising with the aim of stockpiling arms to fight ODM supporters.
In 2002, the Mungiki leadership publicly thanked President Moi for giving them their own man as presidential candidate. Mungiki supported Uhuru Kenyatta in 2002 and the relationship between Uhuru and Mungki has remained cordial and close to date.
TELL ME, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD UHURU KENYATTA PUBLICLY CONDEMN MUNGIKI?
When Uhuru Kenyatta starts stashing funds away, it will only mean that Mingiki is about to be armed to the teeth.
Our country has the misfortune of having bad leaders who cannot see the danger signals when they start appearing on the horizon..
Uhuru Kenyatta has been accused and his name is in the list of ten suspects that await arraignment at the ICC in the Hague. Why do the people of Kenya accept such a dangerous individual to be in charge of the country’s finances?
For the first time in my life, I am seeing the immense danger that Kenya now faces.
I do not worry about John Michuki so much. He is open with his brutality and he is already a wreck anyways. The cries and pain of the hundreds of bereaved families are weighing heavily on Michuki and he has to rely on Vodka and sleeping pills to be able to sleep.
I do not worry about George Saitoti so much because he is more of a good man than a bad one.
I do not worry about Kalonzo Musyoka. He is just an insurance policy for Mwai Kibaki and PNU. Kalonzo is put where he is and they are working hard to make him the Leader of Government Business in Parliament and all these are nothing but an insurance policy.
Should Mwai Kibaki die then Kalonzo Musyoka will become the acting president for 90 days. Kalonzo is being used to stop Hon. Raila Odinga from becoming the acting president in case Kibaki dies.
But now Kenya has a solution. Because there is a conflict between the National Accord and the constitution, if Kibaki dies and there is no agreement on who between Hon. Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka should become the acting president, then Parliament will appoint the Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Kenneth Marende, to act as president for 90 days.
The man I fear most at present is Uhuru Kenyatta. He has close ties with Mungiki and Mungiki are now everywhere in Kenya. This man, Uhuru Kenyatta, is the most dangerous individual in Kenya today.
even Mzee Moi is dumbfounded because the Uhuru Kenyatta he is seeing now is not the same one he was parading around the country in 2002.
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144013908&cid=418&
this was no accident. i refuse to beleive in the coincidences.
since kibaki took over in 2002 there have been several “accidents” that have resulted in death of MPs. in the period before 2007 there was only one such incident with a plane. however in the period from 2007 the number of place accidents has increased tremendously and somehow always seems to get ODM MPs. Is it that the PNU MPs do not fly or what?
ODM MPs still have the numbers to frustrate Kibaki’s plans in parliament and the only sure way is to eliminate them one by one. ODM MPs all need to go on high alert, this is no game and whoever these people are, they mean business.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/596014/-/ycig28z/-/index.html
ODM had better wake up to the reality that someone is systematically eliminating their numeric strength bit by bit.
this thread was started after the deaths by plane crash of two ODM MPs, which had been preceeeded by two other deaths by assassination/murder.
ODM MPs or their security detail need to become extremely paranoid about their safety, and impress upon the dissenters, the need to stand together until this PNU crazy wave is defeated.
Am certain that as Maru has pointed out above, the thrust is in the creation of new consituencies to favor or spread PNU so as to give the appearance or illusion of a large reach. am sure the boundary reviews, census and other mischief will be carried out before the by-elections so more ODM MPs have to be eliminated or compromised.
wow this treasury department/ministry of finance is really wierd
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144013982&cid=4&ttl=Figures
first off let no one be fooled, none of these issues are accidental or coincidence.
in order to understand what mwai kibaki is up to lets first trace his history
1963 -1965 parliamentary secretary to Min of Finance
1965 – 1970 Min of Trade/Commerce
1970 – 1978 Min of Finance
1978 – 1983 VP and Min of Finance
Let us call this period his hey days
About this time Moi was already shifting powerbase and so Mwai still VP to 1988 but Min of Home Affairs
Also note that the period 1978 – 1988 he was the VP of Kanu and Leader of Gov Business/HBC
And later dropped as VP to Min of Health after the fallout with Moi and eventually 1991 went on to wedge himself into DP.
Now first off note that kibaki has tried very hard to mentor and push Uhuru through the same political progression trajectory that he himself followed (leader of Kanu, various sub committees, min of trade and now finance) am willing to bet that next step for uhuru will be leader of govt business/HBC as kalonzo is slowly edged out.
socondly but more importantly kibaki has been directly involved with Min of Finance right from independence 1963 up to 1988 for a total of 15 years. add to that the current period as president (5 legit 2002 – 7 and the recent dubious 2 years 2007 – todate )a total of 21 years. this information is readily available if you search for his profile on statehouse website.
There is no way he cannot know the workings of Min of Finance. Plus given the claim to his being very astute economist as has always been claimed, then no rocket science here. the man knows the workings of Min of Finance and treasury inside out.
third look at his closest lieutenant Mr. Michuki, this man was under-secretary at Min of Finance 1963, became PS in 1964 -1970 where he left to become chairman of KCB which was by then still largely a government owned bank.
In short between the two of them (kibaki and michuki), the professors Kinyua at treasury and Ndungu and central bank are greenhorns and manipulated at will.
my point is this, first there is no way anyone outside a limited trusted of cronies can even get into treasury, period. in between we have seen arthur magugu, george saitoi, y. masakhalia, chris okemo, w. mudavadi, mwiraria, kimunya, and now Uhuru ( i might have missed one or two hons). Regardless none of these chaps have done any more than 3 years in tehministry and are no different than you or i being appointed to that “hot seat”.
notably magugu’s fiasco at finance resembles that which uhuru faces today
this excerpt from marsgroup below should job a few memories
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The Weekly Review of June 24, 1983 said the Ministry of Finance had been having enormous troubles with financial mathematics in 1982-83: “The Government budget for 1982-83 has had to be revised an unprecedented three times and even the last revision bears little resemblance to the financial realities under which the government is operation. Internal squabbling within the Treasury has reduced the efficiency of technocrats working on budgetary mathematics. Magugu’s stewardship has not helped matters either.”
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anyhow, in short, it appears that min of finance has been riddled with incompetence in inefficiencies for a darn long time and if ODM MPs and parliament really want to spruce things up or light a fire under the seats of the mandarins that have been controlling kenya, they should use this opportunity not to crucify hapless Uhuru, but to cast the net far and wide and see how much trash we have been subjected to over the years. i bet that net will fall very short due to gross interference, i assume at this point that Okemo would have nothing to hide or fear
people lets take a deep look at this crap in its entirety, as much as i dont have much love for uhuru, and even if he may be culpable, i doubt that he has the expertise to pull of such a caper.
notwithstanding that treasury even todate still has career civil servants and “consultants” operating in the shadows, who’ve been there for at least two decades.
Guys i tend to think instead of ODM wasting time this the ripe time for the team to traverse central province and tell the people of central how they leaders are taking this country for a ride. They should have well articulated policy framework stipulating how the ODM govt would make life better for the poor. Majority of central province dwellers like any other province in Kenya are poor and struggling for living.
They need to be informed that a corruption free govt will lower the cost of leaving and will create equitable environment for investment, job opportunities will also be enormous but only if we elect in a truthful government.
Look at Kibakis dishonesty tell the people remind them and they will justify this, the way he lies about his family, Look at Uhuru now who wanted to still from the poor. This people need to be informed of the character of the people they call their leaders and research their souls. We dont need to keep mum yet I am sure the central people are also asking the same question is it real that Kibaki is lying to us? or is this Uhuru Kenyatta who is stealing the public money? Please this is the opportunity to let them know whom their top leadership is. Then come the time for serious campaign, we should concentrate on the other 7 provinces explaining our policy documents and lean governance methods that we would have.
Hate speeches will not help us and it will only minus points from our political millage basket. We need to reinvent our style of approach and that way am sure we will have dealt a heavy blow to the opponents.
Besides we also need to rethink our security policy when it comes to traveling, Kibaki is one man that can never be given even a little trust, while ODM ministers are struggling on ways to make this country a better place Kibaki and His cronies are busy scheming on how to eliminate them and steal more money from the public coffers. Wakenya msilale bado mapambano kweli. We need to wake up I have not seen much done from the ODM hierarchy as regards information dissemination. Kibaki is a thief and will continue to steal until he is stoned to death.
We as men on the ground we need to see things rolling.
pablo
i agree but all areas are equally affected, there is no need to pay special attention to any one region. the programs should be all inclusive.
on another note
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/597694/-/u6954o/-/index.html
if kibaki accepts this slur by not reacting to it, then indirectly he is saying that Luo’s are not kenyans, this is very dangerous and whereas internally out of “anger” or some other misguided emotion can blurt such crap, we cannot as a nation allow a foreigner to drive a wedge between us. if kibaki does not comment on this issue and am almost certain that he will not, then let it be clear to all that this man has never had the interest of kenya as a nation built on a foundation of putting together many cultures and tribes.
Museveni is one man who is a war monger. We are aware of the role he played in the Rwandan genocide, the role he is playing in the war in Congo. Now he wont stop at anything he wants to distabalize the EAC unity. I saw his intentions long ago. The EAC members should come out strongly and put Museveni to shame.
This is now the problem a country can face when it has an illegitimate leader, a leader who forced himself to lead.
The whole world knows what Kibaki did and he thinks he is succeeding. Kenyans are sick and tired what we would ask the international communities and friends of good will to come in swiftly and rscue this country. There are a few click of personalities who wont care even if the country sunk into extinction. Kibaki must come out clearly, I know he hates Luos just as it was confirmed by Musevenis utterances.
To me it means Kibaki and Museveni have been on a mission to scheme on ways of eliminating Luos. Yes we saw it during the post election violence.
Our fears are now confirmed the two devils that is Kibaki and Museveni are out to wreck this regions stability. America, Uk and the like minded friends should come in quickly Museveni and Kibaki are not good people.
When we said Kibaki knows what kind of deal they entered with Museveni people called us nuts and all kinds of names now look at what is going on. It is very clear that Kibaki is using museveni to deminish Luos as one of the major ethnic groups in Kenya.
Kibaki is a Kikuyu of course we have seen him playing cat and rat game over issues that face Nyanza and western provinces. The people of Kenya now should officially know about this Kibaki and Kikuyus who are in the top leadership are not human at all. Kambas are being used and they have been blinded not to see the reality.This simple issue could turn into something different. Kibaki saw how The Nyanza and Wester regions of Kenya are united and stable to a level where he could not divide them. Now he has decided to use peace breach tactic by the whole world should see who this man is and what he is after. Musevenis remarks are uncouth, remote and barbaric. Somebody calling himself a president of a nation singles out and ethinic group from a neighboring nation i wonder.
Kibaki is now mum and assuming that nothing is going on, don’t you think this is a clear justification that this man dined and jovially sold migingo to museveni.
There comes a time when the mass are well educated and informed that you can not take them for a cheap ride.
If Kibaki is clever enough he should come out outrightly and tell Kenyans what he knows about museveni take on Migingo. Otherwise He will face the music and the wrath of the people of this country. We surely need and i repeat urgently an election, we dont have a president Kibaki is merely a statue being manipulated soon you hear he has sold his family to somalia.
I am praying that this Migingo Issue is not a kibaki scheme to cause tension among the borders of this beloved nation. But where will he go after this all evils he has done to this country. will he go and stay with museveni. I hope he has prepared where he is going. But the Head of states who are ready to take the wrath together with Kibaki the Let the do so and their own peril. Kenya is bigger than any one of us but Kibaki should never think that he is too smart for the people of Kenya. A time is coming when he will answer all questions as to explain all that he is doing now. God forbid and help this nation of Kenya
want to look at a different issue
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/598054/-/ych2bcz/-/index.html
lets analyse some issues arising
1st this is a cheap shot – mwai kibaki could not come to defense of uhuru, neither could he send any of the PNU ministers that left Lucy kibaki to do the job, so instead jimmy filled in the gap. note the clever ploy coming from a “state house insider” means it has sufficient weight, but yet because its from someone with no portfolio, leaves everyone smelling clean as roses
2. lets look at the statement
..He said his activities in Othaya were meant to assist the President realise the development agenda as the area MP by ensuring all the projects were completed.
“Everybody knows we have a problem with the youth in this country. 2012 is very far away. All I’m doing is assisting His Excellency to complete the development agenda,” he said….
first is the admission that kibaki will not fulfill any development agenda in his constituency, but even more stunning is the implication of 2012 being far away for the forever disillusioned youth. i will leave that at that.
3. lastly
…He defended the creation of new districts, saying the President was answering the cries of leaders and Kenyans, who have been demanding the new districts as a way of bringing development closer to the public…
will address this in a later post
The well-being of humanity, its peace and security in Kenya are unattainable unless and until the unity of her people is firmly established.
Sometimes I wonder how our politicians meddle around with the lives of citizenship in Kenya. Like the other day we heard about the Maize Saga, where is it today. Little did people know that it was all about cheap politics meant to disunite the people, I would categorically ask Hon John Mututho, Kiema Kilonzo and the ilks to stop selling this country. They caused confusion and unnecessary panic to the public only later to have the KRA,KEBS and the government chemist confirmed the PM’s statement on the contaminated maize.
Astoundingly, you will realize that the dimension of the purported saga was bent to destroying the Luo Kikuyu relationship. The truth is that Hon Beth Mugo and the cronies wanted it to appear like Hon PM RAO forced the release of contaminated maize and further directed it to be sold only in Central province.
To me this sends shock in my veins because just imagine what Beth herself can do to Luos if given chance. I mean as a man thinketh so he is. We need to be wary.
To my fellow Kikuyu men and women We need to wake up and shun Leaders who are bent to dividing this country the more, I am not saying that because am a Luo or a Kalenjin or other a Luhya but one thing that remains all of us are human race what affects me also affects us in diversity.
I once asked a question, Why do Kikuyus hate Luos i got no poignant answerer, likewise i did to Luos why the hate Kikuyus nobody gave me a worthwhile thought.
So it remains to me that some external influence is distorting the relationship of these two communities in Kenya and many other communities that are at crossroads.
We as a citizen of this nation we need to go back to the drawing board and ask ourselves one question, what is humanity and where do we want to go from there. I mean if we understand human race fully then will we stay united and our safety will be assured everywhere we go.
To our politicians grow up and lead by example or else the mass is very serious on the ground cementing their unity in diversity and soon and very soon you
will receive surprise calling. May God help Kenya and her people.
There is one principle in humanity belief that there is one God whose successive revelations of His will to humanity have been the chief civilizing force in history.
The agents of this process have been the Divine Messengers or Prophets whom people have seen chiefly as the founders of separate religious systems but whose common purpose has been to bring the human race to spiritual and moral maturity.
Humanity is now coming of age. It is this that makes possible the unification of the human family and the building of a peaceful, global society.
Among the principles which the Faith promotes as vital to the achievement of this goal are:
* The abandonment of all forms of prejudice
* Assurance to women of full equality of
opportunity with men
* Recognition of the unity and relativity of
religious truth
* The elimination of extremes of poverty and
wealth
* The realization of universal education
* The responsibility of each person to
independently search for truth
* The establishment of a global commonwealth of
nations
* Recognition that true religion is in harmony
with reason and the pursuit of scientific
knowledge
If only our political elite could embrace the above mentioned principles then would this country be a beautiful place to stay in.
The youth of this Nation and Supporters of ODM lets as display and exemplary behaviour and we will make it YES WE CAN
Want Kibaki to respond to the Mgingo issue then write to him thus:
Mr. President imagine that you are Mgingo and two wives were figthing for you. Then imagine the small wife wants to force the bigger one out of state house.
CRY BELOVED KENYA! WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR YOU OUR MOTHERLAND. THE LEADERSHIP IS SICK. THE LEADER IS SICK. THE FINANCE MINISTER IS SICK.
ONE OF THREE POSSIBILITIES AS FAR AS UHURU KENYATTA IS CONCERNED:
1. Uhuru Kenyatta may be too dumb to understand figures. And this makes sense when I recall what Mr. Simeon Nyachae once said of Uhuru. Mr. Nyachae had said that Uhuru is a noboby in the world of business and only has a lot not because of his sweat but because his Dad stole plenty and always.
OR
2. Uhuru Kenyatta is a shameless thief out to outdo his Dad and amass plenty with which to bribe voters and arm his militia. Folks, we may be in for GATUNDU HOSPITAL PHASE 2.
OR
3. Uhuru Kenyatta is a lamb being slaughtered in a slow and painful way by Messers George Saitoti and the beast. Both of them have served as Finance ministers before and know inside out how to pull a rug from under the Finance minister’s feet.
If this is true, then Uhuru Kenyatta is not fit to be a leader because he is too weak and too dumb to be able to fight and defeat the enemies of Kenya.
I have advised Uhuru Kenyatta before and I will keep advising him that:
“The only viable route to the presidency of Kenya for him is to join hands with Hon. Raila Odinga now with the PM as our president and Uhuru right behind him. During the referendum, Uhuru was with ODM and things worked great for everybody.
Uhuru should forget the Kikuyu vote for a moment. the Kikuyus may be slightly ahead of other Kenyan ethnic groups demographically but they cannot be many enough to outnumber the combined Luo-Luhya-Luo-Kisii-Maasai-Coast People.
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Mzee Oginga Odinga combined their efforts, energy, and wisdom to make Kenya an independent nation. Would it not be great if their sons – Hon. Raila Odinga and Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta – could team up to bring the indispensable change that Kenya so badly needs to survive as a nation?
Uhuru Kenyatta is clinging onto Kanu, the independence party, that is right now in a coma and will die in the next general elections.
Uhuru Kenyatta, you can do your Dad, Mzee Kenyatta, and your mentor, Mzee Daniel arap Moi, and the entire people of Kenya a huge favour by taking a bold step now and killing the dragon of tribalism once and for all.
PLEASE, UHURU KENYATTA, JOIN HON. RAILA ODINGA AND ODM TODAY AND CHANGE KENYA TO BE THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. QUIT AS FINANCE MINISTER SO THAT THE PEOPLE OF KENYA CAN SEE IN YOU A DIGNIFIED AND GREAT LEADER.
I am convinced that the man with the heart of stone, Mwai Kibaki, is leading Uhuru Kenyatta to sure death.
For the beast, Total Man, and Mwai Kibaki, George Kinuthia Muthengi Saitoti is their man. It is their man yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
But to them, Emilio, John, and George, Beast, Lucy Kibaki would sing her favourite song from her teaching days and the song goes thus:
Three blind mice,
Three blind mice
See how they run,
See how they run!
They all ran after
The farmer’s wife
She cut off their tails
With a carving knife
Did you ever see
Such a sight in your life
As three blind mice?
People of Kenya, let us all work together to save this son of Jomo, our son. Kenya would be a hundred times better if Hon. Raila Odinga, our president-in-waiting can work with Uhuru Kenyatta as their fathers had done.
Kenya of today has changed, its citizens have also changed. They are informed and they know for sure that it is real what Karl Max once said that the society is in a constant war where the stinking rich are oppressing the stinking poor lot of the citizenry but one day Liberation will come.
I personally detest extreme wealth and extreme poverty for they promote inhumanity but our political race seem not to be seeing this. It is sad when we see the MPs coming against the youth empowerment under the pretext that they are being undermined.
Like the other day MP for Gem Constituency and For Rarieda were attacking Renebberger yet the US ambassador to Kenya was only keeping the youths informed and to get them know their rights. I did the reason for any fuss.
To me it appears like our MPs are always taking our patience for granted. Yes we elected them but they have to account to us the electorate what they have for us.
I believe the reason why we elect the MPs and Leaders is for them to foster development in our locations but to my dismay they only go there to fill their stomachs and when asked to account they say they are being undermined, i mean i was shocked and i could not believe my ears having had the statements which i deem retrogressive for Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo and Hon. Gumbo guys you need to know from today the electorate know you people very well and the time for lying to the mass is over you either size up or we will size you up.
We just need to be honest and bring development to our people. too much bickering will not help us. We need to see MPs who are working at their constituencies.
THE WORST KENYAN LEADER EVER WITH THE SECOND WORST FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER EVER
At a time when Mother Kenya is facing huge economic challenges but is fortunate to have her capable sons and daughtes ready, willing, and able to transform their country into the best country in the world, the otherwise beautiful nation is being held hostage by the worst leader and the second worst foreign affairs minister ever.
When Mwai Kibaki exits from power, his dismal record will be laid bare and the people of Kenya will be very angry at themselves for not stopping the thief and mailicious man early from ruining their country.
When someone plants his country’s flag on your soil and you, as president and even one who does not have the people’s mandate to lead, do nothing about it, you count as a useless and treasonous leader of your country.
Under Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s once mighty and diciplined military have been reduced to mere boys. Pitting Kenya’s military againts the Ugandan military or the Somali militia is like putiing boys (the Kenya military) to fight men (the Ugandan military or the Somalia militia).
The mighty Kenya military of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Mzee Daniel arap Moi is gone. Lucy Kibaki helped destroy the Kenya military by inspecting a guard of honor mounted by them.
Gen. Kianga is the worst military leader in the history of Kenya. The right man, the soldier’s soldier, who should have taken over from Gen Kibwana as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) was Major General Mulinge, the son of the retired General Mulinge.
As if things are not very bad for the Kenya military already, the leadership-challnged Gen. Kianga will be succeeded by Karangi, a man whose miltary record is non-existent, but who, like Evans Gicheru “qualifies”, because of their ethicity.
When President Raila Odinga takes over as the new president of Kenya, he has to do three things if he is to succeed:
1. Firstly, the new president must apologize unequivocably to the people of Kenya because he misled them in 2002 to elect Mwai Kibaki. Hon. Raila Odinga’s “Kibaki Tosha” rallying call in support of Kibaki has translated into massive Kenyan deaths, violation of Kenya’s territorial integrity, and looting by Kibaki and his henchmen.
2. Secondly, the new president must order the cleansing of Nairobi State House. The revered symbol of Kenya nationhood has been desecrated by the holding of meetings there to plan and launch killing missions. Nairobi State House has also been turned into a den of thieves.
It is at Nairobi State House that Mwai Kibaki presides over nightly meetings to plan how to mess up with budgetary figures and rob the people of Kenya of billions of shillings. The “typing errors” in the supplementary budget are invented in State House.
There were scandals in the Ministries of Energy and Agriculture and some people were fired. Real people with names and positions were fired. Come the Treasury scandal and no one has been fired or is helping police with investigations.
Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta despise the people and see them as too “pumbavu” to see discrepancies and selective justice.
As a child, Uhuru Kenyatta played hide-and-seek and many other games on the lawns of State House. Recently, Uhuru Kenyatta has returned to State House not to relive his childhood memories but to plan killings and lootings as Kibaki’s most valued guest.
Uhuru’s typing errors (and he is insulting the people of Kenya by making jokes about “typing errors”) are invented and sanctioned in Nairobi State House.
It is a shame that a young man like Uhuru Kenyatta who had the best growing up and continues to have the best in life lack minimal brains to see that Kibaki and Moi are yesterday’s leaders and cannot mentor and help him become president.
If Uhuru Kenyatta believes that he can steal billions of Kenyans’ money and use it to bribe voters and arm his militia to help him get to State House then he will, in a few months, learn that he is the most foolish man alive today.
The people of Kenya now see Uhuru Kenyatta as a thief like his father. It is a record that sticks with the people. Jomo Kenyatta stole huges amount of money, directly and by pretence, from the people of Kenya and Uhuru is proving that he will travel the same route as his father.
Uhuru Kenyatta is right now living in a bubble. Its to burst will come for sure. Kibaki may be treating him with warmth but then Kibaki is the most hated man in Kenya today. He has only 6% support. A foreign country has invaded and occupied Kenya and is collecting taxes from the people of Kenya.
Kibaki has turned even his own people against one another. Kibaki has embraced one group as friend today for a praticular job only to turn that same group over to another group to be killed. Gruesome kilings have taken place, thanks to Kibaki’s weird and dismal leadership, in Central province.
How can someone like Uhuru Kenyatta lean on Kibaki, a pure mistake that Kenyans made but are now praying for everyday for him to exit from power?
If Uhuru Kenyatta were intelligent enough, he would be courting the people of Kenya who will be there always and not Kibaki who is hanging onto power by the skin of his teeth.
3. Thirdly, the new president of Kenya must reconstitute Kenya’s military afresh. The Kenyan military as it is now is known as “Lucy’s military”. They are boys that cannot defend their motherland.
At the beginning of 2008, the Ugandan military were roaming throughout western Kenya. The Ugandan military made deep incursions into Kenya. They even took over Kericho town. “Gen” Kianga was nowhere to be seen on heard. He must have been hiding under his bed. He later emerged aroung June 2008 to speak for the first time since December 2007.
A Kenyan military aircraft is shot down by the Somali militia. “Gen” Kianga is nowhere to assure the people of Kenya about their safety.
Like Mwai Kibaki, the people of Kenya are too “pumbavu” that they do not deserve to know or to be warned about anything.
The Ugandan military can continue occupying Kacheliba and Migingio Island but they should know that when the new president takes over in Kenya, they will be routed.
Good neighboorliness starts and ends with respect – respect for your neighbour and for their property. The foolish Moses Wetangula must be completely out of his mind to say that Uganda can come to Kenya, plant their country’s flag on the soil of Kenya, terrorize the people of Kenya, collect taxes from the people of Kenya, and still have the people of Kenya saying that they should leave their neighbour alone in the spirit of good neighbourliness.
The Somali militia shot down a Kenyan military aircraft yesterday. This is only a taste of things to come for Kenya whose military has been weakened and desecrated. The Kenyan military who fought and defeated the Shifta in the early years of independence is now but only a dream.
The Kenyan military that has, in the past, helped many countries achieve lasting peace is now but only a distant dream.
In his foolishness, Mwai Kibaki, has accepted to have Somali pirates captured by Western nations brought and tried in Kenya. This short-sighted man, Mwai Kibaki, is so desperate for money that he can sell the sovereignty of his own motherland and endanger her people for a few dollars.
Kibaki is so malicious that he is ready to solicit funds from anywhere and at whatever cost to the people of Kenya if only he could use such funds to pay salaries to civil servants and prolong his fragile government.
When reconstituted, the Kenya military should be renamed Kenya Defence Force with the Kenya Army renamed as the Kenya Land Defence Force, the Kenya Airforce renamed as the Kenya Air Defence Force, and the Kenya Navy renamed as the Kenya Naval Defence Force.
The cursed Lucy Kibaki military should be ended.
And for Uhuru Kenyatta, I can only say that:
We warned him that he was in dangerous company but he would not listen to us
We persuaded him to come with us and be part of us but he would not listen to us
We enlightened him and showed him the bright future that he would have if he were with us but he would not listen to us
We outlined the beautiful country we could build together if he was with us but he would not listen to us
He chose the glamour of now that is built on quick sand just by the coastline.
So we left him. We did not abandon him. With great pain, we had to leave him. We kept looking back to see if he would change his mind and come with us but he stuck with Kibaki.
The wave will come and together with Kibaki and his thieving and killing henchmen they will be swept to sea and buried never to be heard of or from again.
KENYA HAS BEEN ATTACKED AND VIOLATED AND LOOTED BUT SHE WILL DEFY THE ODDS AND EMERGE STRONG AND UNITED.
Yes, Hon. Raila Odinga, stay the course and know that the people of Kenya are with you. We hope that every decision that you make will have been well thought out and researched and analyzed by the best brains that Kenya has ever produced. And we will support you on what you decide.
WATCHING, LISTENING, AND READING WHAT PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME SAYS AND COMPARING IT WITH MWAI KIBAKI’S
One can see that the difference between Paul Kagame and Mwai Kibaki is a definition and articulation of the difference between good leadership and junk.
Why should Kenya be so unlucky to continue to be held hostage by junk leadership? President Kagame is doing a good job and the growth that Rwanda is experiencing is there for all to see.
90% of the top officials in the Ministry of Finance and in all the government departments dealing with money – revenue and banking – are from one tribe, Mwai Kibaki’s tribe. The other Kenyan people are shut out.
Mwai Kibaki, how can you talk of reconciliation while you perpetrate such discrimination against the people of Kenya that are not from your tribe?
The advantage of a parliamentary system of government in Kenya has been already clearly demonstrated.
The work that the parliamentary committees that have taken over some of Kibaki’s work is so good for Kenya that one is at a complete loss why some foolish MPs are opposing a parlimentary system of government for Kenya as proposed by ODM.
And to further see how deficient and junkish Mwai Kibaki’s leadership is, consider the leader of government business in parliament. It is giving Kibaki sleepless nights.
Kibaki thinks that if PM Raila Odinga takes over as the Leader of Government Business in Parliament, then it will mean that a vote of no confidence against Kibak i will be passed the next day.
Someone like Kibaki that is president without the people’s mandate is so fearful even of his own shadow that he spends days and nights fighting nightmares.
I have watched Hon. Raila Odinga over several years. He is not so cheap a leader to even contemplate things like a vote of no confidence.
Hon. Raila Odinga is a great leader who is determined to do great things for Kenya. His priority right now is to give Kenya a good constitution and to put in place reforms that will make Kenya as great as Rwanda.
What is so big about the Leader of Government Business, Mwai Kibaki. President Moi at one time had a number of individuals serving as Leader of Government Business.
At one time in his long presidency, President Moi did not have a vice president. President Moi had hoped that Uhuru Kenyatta would be elected and then appointed as the VP.
Uhuru’s people did not elect him and President Moi was disappointed. He kept the VP office vacant. During that time, President Moi had Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, Hon. Katana Ngala, and Kalonzo Musyoka rotate as the Leader of Government Business.
That was a leader, Mzee Moi, with confidence founded on a solid foundation based on the people’s mandate. Government business went on in parliament. why should Mwai Kibaki be so fearful now that he is determined to have Kalonzo as Leader of Government Business?
And by the way, when Hon. Musalia Mudavadi served as Leader of Government Business, even Mwai Kibaki himself marvelled at how good Mr. Mudavadi was at his work.
In his stint as the Leader of Government Business, Hon. Musalia Mudavadi did such a good job that he was able to bring all MPs – Kanu and opposition MPs – together to do good for Kenya.
It is ridiculous that Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, a gifted consensus-building leader should serve as the Chair of the House Business Committee while the deficient, unreliable, and unindependent-minded Kalonzo Musyoka become the Leader of Government Business.
Mwai Kibaki may try as hard as he can to force Kalonzo Musyoka or George Saitoti or Uhuru Kenyatta on the people of Kenya.
But the truth and one that Kibaki knows only too well is that his powers have evaporated and he has nowhere to run to or hide. The world is watching Kenya very closely. Kenyans are watching and are determined that their next president will be the one that they choose with their votes.
Instead of wasting his time on wild-goose chase, Kibaki would be better off sitting down with Hon. Raila Odinga, the co-leader of Kenya, and doing things together with the PM as the lead resource.
This is the only way that Mwai Kibaki will leave something positive for Kenya. Without this, Mwai Kibaki will leave Kenya’s leadership as the worst president that Kenya will ever have:
1. A leader who inherited a united and peaceful country from his predecessor but went on to re-introduce and preside over ethnic divisions and massive deaths of his people.
2. A leader who was elected president through fair, open, and democratic elections but then went on to rig himself back to the presidency
3. A leader, with a good education, but who then went on to preside over the most corrupt government that Kenya has ever seen
4. A leader who could not protect the territorial integrity of a country he inherited whose borders were secure and whose neighbours respected
5. A leader who could not protect his own people as he maintained that he was not responsible for any deaths of Kenyans or loss of their property because he did not directly participate in such acts
6. A leader who divided Kenyans along tribal lines putting his own tribe over other Kenyan tribes. It is very sad that whenever there is a scandal, you never see any member of Kibaki’s tribe removed to facilitate investigations. Mwai Kibaki has put his tribesmen to be above the law.
KENYANS SEE ALL THESE. KENYANS ARE BITTER ABOUT THIS IMPOSTOR, MWAI KIBAKI. KENYANS WILL REMEMBER ALL THESE FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.
The people of Kenya want to be like those of Rwanda where the leadership has brought people together, reconciled them, brought healing, and given every citizen the same opportunities and treated them all equally before the law.
When we talk about reconciliation, what exactly does it mean?
Reconciliation could be defined in various dimensions but let us look at just two of them:
One it can be defined as a process of making consistency and compatibility where a difference might have occurred.
Two it can also be defined as An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing and this could also be synonymous to penance.
I know and many Kenyans are aware of this, we had a prayer day yesterday at Safaripark where many dignitaries attended with President Kagame of Rwanda in attendance as the guest of honour.
Well today we can read the speeches of all them that spoke in the function we can analyses them and get to know what they mean and what they stand for.
Yes all of them called for reconciliation which is a very good thing to do so as not to let Kenya become a failed state in the future. But one question which lingers in my mind is that ” IS KIBAKI READY TO RECONCILE KENYA AND ITS CITIZENS?”
My answerer is obvious a very big NO. This man Kibaki has failed this great Nation of Kenya and he shamelessly has no apology for the wrong he has done he is not even remorseful; then you tell me this is the person who says that people should reconcile NO and I say No.
The Youth of this country should demand for a strong word of apology from Kibaki If Kenyans are to achieve a realistic reconciliation. This man Kibaki has over time continued to abuse the youth intellect of this great Nation he has even outrightly lied about his family, this is not a man to be trusted.
I once said Kikuyu suffered during the post election violence Kibaki has never apologized to them do you think this is a man who can reconcile this country back to its foot?
Kibaki owes Kenya and her people a big apology for his failed style of leadership full of corruption, nepotism, tribalism and all vices that degrade humanity.
Kibaki is a big hypocrite, yesterday he made some biblical reference may be or not aware of its consequences when you preach it but you are not doing it. God can never be blasphemed. Blasphemy is the worst thing you can to the Name of Almighty God. It is the unpardonable sin. With this if the Leader has fallen from the favor of the Lord and he still sticks to leadership in misleading a great Nation of God what do you think will happen.
Youths of this great Nation of Kenya are tired with the lies of Kibaki and his cronies we are angrily if not hungrily waiting for the wave of revolution. Kibaki is answerable to Kenyans and he needs to apologize of all the ills that happened during his regime rather than moving around with lies telling people that he is/was not responsible for the problems that are/were facing the people, sometimes i wonder what kind of a leader could have girts to tell the people whom is leading that he is not responsible. to me this man passed a vote of no confidence against himself.
I am saying it again Kenyan people are fed up with leaders who are untruthful, dishonest and lairs.
President Paul Kagame also said one crucial thing that it was because of power monopoly that his country Rwanda faced the genocide;s wrath where a million people lost their lives. The Kenyan leaders and I say particularly from central province should learn from Hon Kagame’s sentiments.
Synonyms of RECONCILIATION:
Reconcilement; reunion; pacification; appeasement; propitiation; atonement; expiation
Are Kenyans really reuniting, are they really forgiving each other under Kibaki it is not practical.
First things first, Kibaki should honorably resign, apologize to Kenyans and the call for a fresh election then would the people of Kenya be appeased.
MWAI KIBAKI’S ROTTEN LEADERSHIP
Everyday one opens the news to check how things are going in Kenya and one is greeted with negativity.
Amnesty International damns Kenya, the UN demands the removal of the Attorney General and Police Commish, extra-judicial killings, Mungki massacre and reprisal killings by government-sponsored vigilante groups.
On the business side of things, there is nothing positive either – Kenya economy contraction, looting, corruption, the Finance minister got red-handed trying to steal billions of shillings from the people of Kenya.
In her forty six years of nationhood, Kenya has never beeen so low as she is now. President Moi sacked Mwai Kibaki as VP because he found this man to be incapable of leading.
But by deceit, Kibaki is now the leader and it is costing Kenyans dearly in terms of lives, unity, and growth.
Mwai Kibaki exhorts Kenyans to “love their country”. What an empty call from a man who has no idea what loving and dying for one’s country is. Kibaki has failed to defend the territorial integrity of Kenya.
Even if Migingo Island is 10 square feet and is nothing but rock, it is Kenya’s property. Good leaders, by word and deed, defend every inch of their country.
In his foolishness, Mwai Kibaki turns the other way and lets Museveni harass “those despicable Luos”. Luos and Luhyas and Kalenjins are Kenyans. The people of Kenya from whatever tribe are one people. They have and continue to inter-marry.
The Luo man that Kibaki let Museveni harass could be married to a Kikuyu woman. But Kibaki does not see this. His foolish logic on Migingo Island and the Luo people closely resembles his other foolish logic on Mungiki.
After letting the Kenya police massacre and execute Mungiki people, Kibaki’s government decided to change strategy and sponsor vigilante groups to hunt down and kill “all those accused of being Mungiki followers.
Two things will stand out for me every time I think about Kibaki’s failed leadership:
1. The roasting to death of men, women, and children of Kenya. What a horrific death those Kenyans met in Eldoret and Naivasha
2. The trial of “accused Mungiki follower” by a vigilante group. They try and find guilty, in their kangaroo court, one individual whom they then proceed to give three options of how that individual should ‘serve his sentence”:
Option 1: To die by fire with the individual doused in some fuel and then set on fire as a human torch – a reminder of the Eldoret and Naivasha killings
Option 2: The individual to be hacked to death and chopped like firewood
Option 3: The individual to die by his own hand, the individual is given a rope and then assisted to climb up a tree from where he dies by hanging
These sad, macabre, and surreal episodes happen only in Mwai Kibaki’s Kenya.
MWAI KIBAKI – THE EPITOME OF KENYA’S SUFFERING AND DESTRUCTION
And the young and promising leader Uhuru Kenyatta is so blind he does not see the chasm he is walking towards.
When the whole sad story about Kibaki’s failed and malicious leadership that cost Kenyans dearly in terms of lives lost, life disrupted, property destroyed, national unity and cohesion wrecked, and lost years of growth, Uhuru Kenyatta’s name will be synonymous with it all.
I ask Uhuru Kenyatta, if such galring “errors” in the supplementary budget are discovered, should someone or some people not pay the price? Should some individual or individuals not been held responsible.
Whenever a scandal in some government organization is discovered and some Luo people are connected with that organization and is easy to link them , rightly or wrongly, with the scandal, they are fired yesterday.
When the scandal involves a Kikuyu person such as Ngugi, investigations take for ever and the strategy here is to let things cool and the matter to go cold.
Or is it that Uhuru Kenyatta cannot hold anyone to account because he himself was part of the group that tried to rob the people of Kenya of billions of shillings?
Why should Uhuru Kenyatta keep stealing? Why does he not try to open the safe his father, Jomo Kenyatta, left? Maybe in that safe, Uhuru will get most of the money that his father stole from the people of Kenya.
I love Kenya so much and I see the huge potential that Kenya has. I cannot sit and not use any opportunity that I get to be counted with the Railas of Kenya as people who made a difference.
Once again he was at it, and to make matters worse on a Madaraka day. Kibaki has no respect for the people of Kenya, how dare he abuse the people who are tired of hi lies “pumbavu” sometimes one is left to wonder what kind of a leader is this.
Raila must be regretting why in the first place he helped the pumbavu man to power, for sure Raila owes Kenyans an apology for retorting the kibaki tosha song. Kibaki is the most useless leader i have ever seen in the history of Kenya and now you that his son wanna be in politics. Raila should be very careful when dealing with these people for the are as always double crossers.
We are waiting to see the pumbavus who will elect the likes of Kibaki again. Kenyans have sworn never to hoodwinked again.
KENYA IS UNDER THE WORST LEADERSHIP IN THE MOST DIFFICULT OF TIMES!
Mwai Kibaki is fooling himself that all is well but unfortunately he cannot fool the Americans.
Kenya, under Mwai Kibaki’s leadership is turning into one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Delta Airlines is not expected to risk the lives of its crew, passengers, and aircraft to fly into a country where Al-Shabaab is slowly but surely setting up camp.
The most painful thing about Kibaki’s leadership is that he has devoted all his time and energy to either fight the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, or to follow him around begging the PM for one thing or another.
When the USA embassy in Nairobi was bombed by terrorists and many Kenyans and other nationals were killed, President Moi, put aside political rivalry to put Kenya and Kenyans first.
President Moi took his political rivals and they drove in the president’s van to the site of devastation. Moi was a leader who was capable of discerning the danger Kenya faced and would rally all Kenyans to defend their country.
Not Mwai Kibaki. Under this man, Kenyans have died in their thousands and Kenya, as a nation, now face the greatest danger.
1. Mwai Kibaki’s mistake number one: He invited Museveni’s army to cross into Kenya after the 2007 general elections to help him secure himself in the stolen presidency. Now, Museveni wants more. His army invades Kenya at will but the most scary thing is that the Ugandan military is waiting for the first sign of conflict before they invade, occupy, and impose leadership on Kenyans.
2. Mwai Kibaki’s mistake number two: For a bowl of soup from western nations, Mwai Kibaki has agreed to turn Kenya into a trial centre and prison for Somali pirates.
From the Shifta war, Kenya knows very well that the Somali fighters have a reputation for longevity on the war zone. They will fight Kenya for a long time to come. I was watching a BBC interview where the current Somali foreign minister was being interviewed.
It was very frightening to me that while Mwai Kibaki is obsessed with fighting the PM, Al-Shabaab militi and their most dangerous Al-Qaeda sponsors are setting up camp in Somalia and on Kenya’s border.
If Mwai Kibaki was a worthy leader, he would be realizing that Kenya is facing grave danger now and in future.
Mwai Kibaki is a man who thrives on lies. He thinks that he can lie to the world and President Obama that all is well in Kenya.
The world knows very well that Kenya is not only politically unstable but she is also facing danger from her neighbours – Uganda and Somalia.
Kenya is paying a great price for the poor leadership of this man, Mwai Kibaki. Why does he not throw in the towel and retire?
Mwai Kibaki should not fool himself that he can successfully lie to President Obama and the world. If Kenya is to avert this huge danger that Kenya is facing, Mwai Kibaki has to sit down with Hon. Raila Odinga and share power as per the National Accord.
Mwai Kibaki should not pretend that he is sole leader of Kenya. kibaki has spent the last few days begging the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, to prevail upon Hon. Orengo not to speak or table any documnet in Geneva.
What a loser this man, Mwai Kibaki, is! Under President Moi, the Cabinet functioned smoothly. What is happening now in the Cabinet and in Kenya as a whole would never have happened under Moi’s leadership.
the disagreements between ODM and PNU will only put Kenya in more difficulty and in the end Kibaki wil never defeat Hon. Raila Odinga.
The PM has the support of the people of Kenya. How can Kibaki defeat the people?
I have been told that Mwai Kibaki and his closets advisors of Michuki, Saitoti, and Biwott are working on a plan to have George Saitoti replace Kalonzo Musyoka as the VP.
Whatever you do Mwai Kibaki you will fail as you have already failed in your leadership.
The Kenyan president should have been the first African president to visit President Obama’s White House. It was not so.
Kenya should have been the first African country to be visited by President Obama. It is not so.
Delta Airlines fly to some African destinations and was planning to fly to Nairobi. It will notr be so.
Mwai Kibaki thinks he can do whatever he wants and no one in the world will hold him accountable for his actions. But Kibaki is a beggar and if the Americans and the EU countries cut financial and food aid to Kenya now, Kenya will be on her knees.
Why can’t this man, Mwai Kibaki, see all these. Hon. Raila Odinga is our president in our hearts and thoughts. Hon. Odinga was elected president in 2007 and will be elected president today or tomorrow if elections are called.
Kenyans support Hon. Raila Odinga because he loves Kenya, wants to unite, modernize, and build Kenya. Mwai Kibaki can continue to fool himself that he is popular with Kenyans.
Mwai Kibaki was a sick man before Madaraka Day. He dreaded going to Nyayo stadium for fear of being booed.
Mwai Kibaki is on the run from Kenyans. But the people of Kenya should not let him put Kenya into more danger.
Already Kenya is play ground for Museveni and Al-Shabaab as Mwai Kibaki foolishly advises Kenyans not to be war mongers.
When have the peaceful people of Kenya been war mongerers? Kenyans want to live in peace but they cannot let a hsotile neighbour invade and occupy their country.
It will be more fifficult for the Ugandan military and the Somali militia to be removed from Kenya once they have set up camp on our souil.
THE INDEFATIGABLE, COURAGEOUS, UNCOMPROMISING ON TRUTH AND JUSTICE, EMERGING LION OF KENYA
THE HONOURABLE JAMES ORENGO, KENYA’S MINISTER OF LANDS,
CHASED THE DRAGON ALL THE WAY TO GENEVA AND SLEW IT
What a shame on you, Mwai Kibaki. Your dragon of lies and killings was met by your nemesis in Hon. Orengo on foreign soil and was slain in Geneva.
The dragon that is the way Mwai Kibaki operates has been slain today in Geneva. Rejoice, men and women of Kenya. the truth has prevailed over lies in Geneva.
In one accord and with thunderous clapping of our hands, let us thank Hon. James Orengo for chasing the dragon when the rest of us had given up and catching up with it in Geneva and slaying it.
Mwai Kibaki lives in a world of secrecy, tribalism, night meetings, lies and bribery. The good men and women of Kenya who want to build their motherland operate in openeness in an open field and in daylight and in truth and are driven and guided by a belief that all human life should be respected and protected.
Between you and them, Mwai Kibaki, who is the winner? Mwai Kibaki loves to sit on a sofa at State House and daydream. Yes, Mwai Kibaki, sit day in and day out in State House. Hold daily night meetings. Manufacture one lie after another. Hide correspondence from the PM.
In the end, I hope, the truth will be revealed to you, Mwai Kibaki, that it is fact and not fiction and that the world knows that Kenya is being led by two leaders who share power equally and those leaders are Hon. Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki.
As for you Mwai Kibaki, you can hide every correspondence and communication that the government of Kenya receives, you can keep Kenya’s co-leader, Hon. Raila Odinga, in the dark but know, Mwai Kibaki, that all your efforts will be as futile as your presidential bid of 2007.
UNLESS YOU, MWAI KIBAKI, COME TO THE TRUTH THAT KENYA CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD AND BE UNITED AND BE SAFER AND BE RESPECTED AND BE AT PEACE WITH HERSELF AND BE AT PEACE WITH HER NEIGHBOURS
IF AND ONLY IF YOU GET BACK TO THE NATIONAL ACCORD AND IMPLEMENT IT IN YOUR HEART, IN YOUR THOUGHTS, IN YOUR WORDS, AND IN YOUR DEEDS
UNLESS YOU DO ALL THESE MWAI KIBAKI, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GO DOWNHILL FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE UNTIL YOU EXIT FROM STATE HOUSE A MISERABLE AND DEFEATED OLDMAN
KENYA FACES HUGE DANGER AND KIBAKI IS SITTING TIGHT HOPING THAT IT GOES AWAY
Hon. Raila Odinga has to make the biggest decision of his political career to save Kenya from total collapse.
The PM has to sit down with Mwai Kibaki ASAP, this week in fact, and make one of two decisions:
Either
1. Mwai Kibaki agrees to share power fully and openly with the PM in all areas including defence and security as per the National Accord
Or
2. The PM runs a parallel government in order to save Kenya from total collapse.
Kenya faces THREE major and formidable dangers:
1. Kenya faces immense danger from the glaring ethnic divisions amongst her own people. Kibaki has divided Kenyans along ethnic lines and even plans to break up Kenya into a nation of nations with:
Kibaki’s most favoured ethnic groups getting their own “nations” such as:
The Kikuyus having their own “nation” extending from Mount Kenya to Londiani, the Kisiis their own “nation”, the Kambas their own “nation”, the Merus their own “nation”, the Bukusus their own “nation”
2. The second danger is that Kenya is now at the mercy of Ugandan military who is poised to invade and occupy Kenya at the slightest sign of ethnic disturbances in Kenya.
In the meantime, Museveni will be content on terrorizing the people of Kenya with his military making frequent incursions into Kenya to collect taxes amongst other activities
3. The third danger is that Kenya faces the most formidable danger from the Al-Qaeda affliated Al-Shabaab group in Somalia which operates along the Kenya-Somali border.
Already, the Al-Shabaab group has shot down a Kenya military aircraft. The USA government, the foremost expert on military issues, knows very well that Kenya is now a playground for Al-Shabaab and the Americans had no choice but to forbid Delta Airlines from flying into Kenya.
While Kenya is facing the most difficult time of her life as a nation, Mwai Kibaki is busy doing nothing about it. Instead, Kibaki is wasting his energy and effort either worrying about Hon. Raila Odinga or manufacturing lies.
Mwai Kibaki and his men spent several hours,mostly at night, authoring a twenty-page document of lies and taking it to Geneva. But to their dismay, ODM’s Hon. Orengo and Hon. Kingi could not entertain Kibaki’s lies.
In the end, the twenty-page document of lies was replaced by a two-page document of facts.
Yes, it is a well-known fact that one needs millions of words to try and make a lie look true while a few words are only required to convey a truth.
Hon. Raila Odinga has to take matters into his own hands (The PM has the manadate from the people of Kenya to assume greater responisbility in running the affairs of Kenya.
I request the PM to form ASAP a Border Security and Refugee Services Advisory Council to advise the coalition government of Kenya.
I further request the PM to have on such a council individuals with proven skills, experience, and intelligence to provide useful and solid advice.
Such individuals should include retired Generals:
Opande, Sumbeiywo, James Mulinge, and Boinett. These are individuals with internatuionally-recognized achievements.
tapping such distinguished retired Generals will help Kenya see what is happening now on the ground from a military as well as civilian perspective, assess her military capability from an outside and independent perspective (Gen. Kianga is stuck on neutral. He can neither move forward or backwards) and offer ideas on how the economically-challenged Kenya can better defend herself.
The National Defence Council is a useless gathering only out there to increase salaries and promote the wrong people.
Kenya urgently needs a Border Security and Refugee Services Advisory Council.
Mwai Kibaki’s history of sitting tight and doing nothing is legendary: For example:
1. Between January 2003 and December 2007, Mwai Kibaki sat tight, not putting in motion a plan for his re-election bid. When he realized in December 2007 that the people of Kenya did not want him as their president, Kibaki resorted to brutality and the use of Ugandan mercenaries to help put him back to State House.
2. From January 2003 until recently, Mwai Kibaki sat tight at State House waiting for Mungiki to go away. It has never gone away so Kibaki has resorted to extra-judicial killings,executions, and vigilante groups in attempt to crush Mungiki.
Only yesterday, Kibaki was humiliated in Geneva when he failed in his attempts tochurn out more lies to the world in a 20-page document of one lie after another.
3. While the Ugandan army was invading and occupying Kenyan territory, Mwai Kibaki sat tight at State House talking and hoping that Museveni would have a change of heart and withdraw his forces. It has only been the courageous youth in Kibera and the herdsmen in Turkana that have persuaded Museveni to realize that he is venturing into a lion’s den.
4. The Al-Shabaab shot down a Kenya military aircraft. Instead of rallying all Kenyans to defend their country, Mwai Kibaki sat tight at State House and had a journalist who broke the news of the downing of the Kenya military aircraft arrested and thrown into jail.
While Mwai Kibaki sits tight at State House, Uncle Sam is seeing everything – the danger that Kenya is in, the shooting down of the Kenya aircraft – and the Americans say NO DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHTS TO NAIROBI.
Yes, Mwai Kibaki, lies may have served you well with some Kenyans, mostly Kenyan politicians such as Kalonzo and Kombo, but they acnnot serve you as far as Geneva and Washington are concerned.
I urge Mwai Kibaki to arise from his slumber today and meet and share power with the PM and have the PM form an advisory council under him with the well-known military achievers: Lt. Gen. Opande, Lt. Gen. Sumbeiywo, Maj. Gen. Boinett, and Maj. Gen. Mulinge
Let them help make Kenya safer.
IS MWAI KIBAKI REALLY IN CHARGE OF A CABINET?
Look at these:
“Transport Minister Chirau Mwakwere has said the cancellation of the inaugural direct Delta Airline flights from the US to the country was a blessing in disguise.
The minister said the American authorities were justified to cancel the flight last week following security threats on the aircraft.”
And then:
“The cancellation of Delta Airline’s direct flights from the US is unacceptable, Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula has said.
Speaking in Nairobi, yesterday, Mr Wetangula termed the move unfriendly.”
A PNU half of the Cabinet which is as dysfunctional as their leader. I will not stop praying for an interim government to lead Kenya until general elections are held.
I hope that the IIEC is intelligent enough to have a plan for every possible scenario and I hope they already have someone working on the possibility of general elections before December 31, 2009.
With Kibaki’s key ministers telling their own stories on such a weighty matter as national security and the cancellation of Delta Airlines flights to Kenya, Mwai Kibaki’s leadership may limp on for a maximum of six more months and then the Cabinet will collapse.
Would it not be great for Kenya if Kibaki could be sensible enough and quit now?
Would it not be great for Kenya to have a government formed by alliance of ODM and Uhuru’s Kanu?
Would it not be great to have a government in Kenya with Hon. Raila Oding as president, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta as PM, Hon. Mudavadi as DPM and Minister for Finance, Hon. William Ruto as DMP and Minister for National Security and Defence?
There is a scary but undeniable threat. Kenya is heading the way of Pakistan. Somalia will be a carbon copy of Afghanistan and Kenya will be like Pakistan in the not-too-distant future.
Would it not be great for Kenya to have such able leaders as Hon. Raila Odinga, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, Hon. Mudavadi, and Hon. William Ruto running the affairs of Kenya?
With the threat to the national security of Kenya, I would like to see the Kenya Police dismantled and rebuild into two parts:
The Ministry of National Security and Defence, which should be a stand-alone ministry and not part of OP should be in charge of a police-derived National Security force and the current Defence force.
The National Security force will comprise of the current paramilitary General Services Unit (GSU), a Border Security Services, International Gateways Services.
The name General Services Unit must be dropped because members of the GSU have claimed in the past that part of their “general” duties was to rape women.
The GSU should be renamed as Special Security Services dealing with home-grown militias and large scale riots. The Stock Theft Unit should be abolished.
The Border Security Services will be trained to protect border markings and deal with non-Kenyans entering Kenya from neighbouring countries on foot, by vehicle, by train, or by boat.
The International Gateways Security will deal with airport security at JKIA, Moi airport, Eldoret airport, Kisumu airport, Mombasa port, Lamu port, and other international ports of entry.
Kenya has been lucky that since the Shifta war, there has not been a major war that the Kenya Armed Forces have been required to fight.
Other than periodical military exercises and peace-keping duties, the Kenya military is generall idle.
Would it not be logical to integrate the military with special police services under one ministry?
The ordinary police services will continue to be performed by the police, which should be decentralized to the provinces. There should be a Rift Valley Provincial Police headed by the Rift Valley Police Commissioner, Nairobi Metro Police headed by Nairobi Metro Police Commisioner, Coast Provincial Police headed by Coast Provincial Commissioner etc.
As President Moi has stated, the new consitution should be made on the basis of the exisiting eight provinces which should remain as they are.
ODM must abandon the idea of 14 regions and instead work for majimboism based on the existing 8 provinces.
It may be a good idea to enshrine in the constitution the provincial headquaters which will become the seat of the provincial governments. For example, Kisii should be the seat of Nyanza provincial government while Kisumu remains the commercial capital.
Similarly, Nakuru will remain the seat of Rift Valley provincial government while Eldoret becomes the commercial capital. Voi may become the new seat of Coast provincial government while Mombasa become the commercial capital.
Instead of breaking up Kenya into tribal regions, which as Mzee Moi, has accurately observed will be a recipe for total chaos in future, let us retain the provinces that we have and build a federal system of government around them.
By choosing the seat of provincial government wisely, all the residents of a province will be made to feel that they belong.
By enshirining in the constitution what a provincial government should look like, preferably with power-sharing clearly defined, so that no ethnic group will feel sidelined, unity within a province will be encouraged.
I have thought about what Mzee Moi said regarding Rift Valley. For all the people who live in Rift Valley and particularly the Kalenjins including Pokot people, the Maasai including Samburus, and the Turkana, Rift Valley means a lot to them.
Diving Rift Valley or Coast provinces will only put Kenya on a course where “liberation wars” will be waged in future.
And in terms of practicality, it is easier to deal with 8 provinces than dealing with 14 regions. the North Eastern province should remain as is with many more districts created.
The people writting the new constitution should be very careful to make Kenya better and not put in place collision paths that will result in “liberation wars”
The Kalenjins and the Maasai will fight to liberate and unite Rift Valley the way it was if it is broken up now.
You cannot separate the children of one family and expect to have a lasting peace. You do not create wealth by breaking up a country into many regions. Nairobi right now is talking of wanting to swallow the surrounding municipalities in order to provide better services.
HON. RAILA ODINGA SHOULD BE HUMBLE AND WISE ENOUGH TO MEET WITH MZEE MOI AND DEBATE PRIVATELY WITH HIM THE WISDOM OR LACK THEREOF OF DIVIDING KENYA INTO 14 REGIONS AS OPPOSED TO KEEPING THE CURRENT 8 PROVINCES.
ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION FOR KENYA:
1. Kenya should go for a federal system of government based on the existing 8 provinces. The seat of each provincial government should be enshrined in the constitution. This will prevent some rogue provicial government from moving their seats arbitrarily.
The provincial governement will be headed by an elected Governor and an elected provincial legislative assembly.
LEADERS OF KENYA, DO NOT DIVIDE THE CURRENT PROVINCES AND DO NOT CREATE NEW PROVINCES. KEEP KENYA’S PROVINCES AS THEY ARE NOW TO AVOID CONFLICT IN FUTURE.
Kenya has the right number of provinces to support a federal system of government. Compare Kenya with other countries that have federal systems of governments:
Germany with a 4-trillion USD nominal GDP has 14 states. Canada with a GDP of about 1.5 trillion USD and massive territory has about 14 provinces and territories. Brazil with a GDP of about 1.5 trillion USD and a massive territory has 26 states. The USA has 51 states including DC and a GDP of about 15 trillion USD.
Kenya with a GDP of about 50 billion USD cannot afford to have more than 8 provinces that will be capable of standing on their own in a federal system of government.
What is the point of creating 14 regions or states when most of them cannot be self-sustaining? Hon. Musalia Mudavadi has been talking about amalgamation of several local councils, many of which are not viable on their own.
This should raise an alarm bell amongst those who want to break up Kenya into small tribal enclaves that are not capable of being self-sustaining or fostering national unity.
ODM should vie for a federal system of government with the current 8 provinces in the new constitution and forget about the 14 regions prescribed in the Bomas draft.
2. Kenya does not need the Senate if the elective offices of president, prime minister, and deputy prime ministers are enthrenched in the new constitution. Having a senate, parliament, the presidency, and prime minister’s office will only make the government cumbersome and will create more areas of friction that Kenya should avoid.
Instead, the new constitution should have president, prime minister, and three deputy prime ministers. The vice presidency should be abolished.
If the president dies, the PM should assume the duties of both offices until the next presidential elections are held within six months of the president’s death unless the death came within a year before the general elections.
There should be in Kenya the president, the prime minister, and three deputy prime ministers.
There should be a deputy prime minister overseeing economic development, a deputy prime minister overseeing national security and defence, and a deputy prime minister overseeing national cohesion, human rights, and equalization programs.
The last DPM will ensure that there is equity in development and growth and equity in job and business opportunities and equalization programs across the provinces. This DPM will also oversee the issue of human rights throughout Kenya and possibly also deal with enviroment and climate issues.
The Elections Kenya body (currently the IIEC) will require every political party vying for the presidency at the general elections to present and file with them a complete ticket.
The complete ticket should include the party’s candidate for the presidency, the party’s candidate for prime minister, and the party’s candidates for the three positions of deputy prime ministers in addition to their list of parliamentary candidates.
By requiring that political parties file complete tickets, the idea of misleading the electorate by promising them that so and so will be appointed PM or DPM so as to get their votes will be pre-empted.
The people should know very clearly whom they are voting for.
There should be modalities of appointing the PM or DPMs or DPM and such modalities would probably be defined under parliamentary rules to allow political parties to negotiate and enter alliances or coalitions with other parties when they fall short in the election results.
The PM will be the leader of the political party that does not win the presidency but wins the largest number of parlimentary seats or the PM candidate of the party that wins both the presidency and the largest number of parliamentary seats.
The DPMs will assist the PM in their areas of jurisdiction.
The DPM in charge of Economic Development will oversee several Ministers including Finance and Economic Planning as one ministry, Education, Health, Agriculture, Industries, Resources, and Infrastructure.
The DPM in charge of National Security and Defence will be in charge of national security services (border security services, international gateways security services, national security intelligence services, national criminal investigation services, paramilitary police services, and defence (army, air force, and navy)
The DPM in charge of national cohesion, human rights, and equalization programs will work closely with the provicial governments to ensure that human rights are defended and protected throughout Kenya.
This DPM will also ensure that the federal government and the provincial goverments work out appropriate equalization programs so that no province is left lagging behind in development. This DPM will ensure that taxes collected by the federal government are shared equally amongst all provinces.
This DPM will also be responsible for conflict resolution amongst provinces and deal with any form of discrimination within a province or across provinces.
By having a PM and three DPMs, the need for a Senate chamber is obviated.
3. The president will be elected during the general elections. The presidentail candidate who receives the highest number of votes will be declared the president.
A sitting president who offers himself or herself as the presidential candidate will hand over power to the Speaker of the National Assembly who will act as president from at least two months before the elections date to the time that the new president is sworn in.
The Prime Minister will be the candidate on the ticket of the party that wins the largest number of parliamentary seats if that party’s presidential candidate also wins the presidency OR it will be the losing presidential candidate of the party that wins the most parliamentary seats.
The new president of Kenya will be sworn in by the Chief Justice and immediately the Speaker of the National Assembly will revert to being the Speaker only.
The President will call parliament and the new Speaker will be elected.
By having the Speaker of the National Assembly act as president during the electioneering period of about three months, a level playing field will be created so that no candidate has more leverage over his or her rivals.
Since the Speaker has to be elected by MPs, a sitting Speaker will perform his or her duties while acting as president and do so with dignity and honor knowing that if he or she messes up, they will be voted out when new parliament convenes.
This is a great way of ensuring that there are checks and balances in place even during elections.
The idea is to have our beautiful motherland function well even during elections.
The party that wins the largest number of parliamentary seats will be asked by the new president to form the government.
If there is a tie between two parties, the president will invite the party that manages to strike the largest coalition to form the government.
Once an MP is elected on a particular party’s ticket, that MP will be barred from changing parties and must support his or her party or resign from parliament.
Although the inclusion of five candidates: presidential, prime minister, and three deputy prime ministers may look bloated, it is necessary because it protects the people of Kenya from being misled to vote for a certain party only for that party to renege on their promised power structure.
The provincial governments will develop their own constitutions which the DPM responsible for provinces will peruse and approve to ensure that they are within certain basic constitutional structures.
Initially, the federal government will write a constitution for the provinces but they will then be allowed to modify it within acceptable standards.
The constitution of Kenya will also state unequivocably that no province will be allowed to secede and any provincial government that starts talking about secession will be removed by the federal government.
Each province will have a police force headed by Provincial Police Commissioner. The provincial police force will be a complete outfit with traffic police, criminal investigations, riot police, ordinary daily-beat police.
The Border Security Services, National Security Intelligence Services, International Gateways Security Services, National Criminal Investigations Services, and Paramilitary Police will be federal government agencies.
The Anti-Stock Theft Unit, which I am told was formed to deal with Kalenjins and Maasai people, should be disbanded.
If the new constitution has the presidency, the prime minister, and three deputy prime ministers, there is no need for affirmative action and ethnicity specifications.
Stating that at least one DPM be a woman or that the president, PM, and the three DPMs must come from different ethnic groups will not be necessary.
The people of Kenya will take care of business when they see who is on a particular political party’s ticket.
THE PEOPLE OF KENYA KNOW VERY WEL THE DANGEROUS ETHNIC DIVISIONS THAT EXIST IN KENYA. THE WORLD KNOWS VERY WELL THE EXISTENCE OF DANGEROUS ETHNIC DIVISIONS IN KENYA.
A constitution such as I have presented in part above will go along way in ensuring that every Kenyan feels included and wanted.
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MOI, HON. WILLIAM RUTO, and HON. ISAAC RUTO
Dear President Moi, HOn. William Ruto, and Hon. Issac Ruto
As an elder, respected leader and octogenarian, you agree with me, Mzee Moi, that while it is you who is expected to give advice, it is also perfectly in order that a child like me can advise you on some things.
There is this weighty issue of the party Kanu, Mr. President, that has occupied my mind since 2002. When you decided to go against the advice and requests of ordinary Kenyans to allow a competitive process to elect Kanu’s flagbearer in 2002, many observers and analysts, including myself, knew that you had put Kanu on death row.
I know, Mzee, that you have supported Uhuru Kenyatta for the presidency since 2002 but you will agree with me that Uhuru Kenyatta’s heart is no longer in Kanu but in PNU. You will also agree with me that Uhuru Kenyatta does not have the leadership qualities that you thought he had.
This is my request to you, Mzee Moi:
1. Both of us are agreed: That Kanu helped bring independence to Kenya and that Kanu steered our nation of Kenya ably for the first slightly-over forty years of nationhood.
My Request: Mzee, please accept the fact that Kanu will never produce the president of Kenya again unless the party is diluted in an allinace with other political parties.
Mzee, also accept the fact that Kalenjins have parted ways with Kanu and will never abandon ODM for Kanu again.
I request you, Mzee, to begin, in your heart, the process of transforming Kanu from active party status into an historical and national heritage party.
I request you, Mzee, to ask your son, since he has the most time to do so, to quietly lead a study of how to retire the party Kanu from active politics and have the party inducted into Kenya’s national heritage. Hon. William Ntimama can help on this.
2. Mzee Moi, your protege, Uhuru Kenyatta, and his men are working on a number of options, one of which is antagonistic towards Kanu.
An influential Kenya media house has been carrying out a campaign to promote this political party called UDM, which is perceived to be a Kalenjin party.
The idea for Uhuru’s side is that Kalenjins will be foolish enough to persuade our national leader, Hon. William Ruto, to vie for the presidency on an UDM ticket and in the process take away votes from Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM. This will then allow Uhuru Kenyatta to sneak into State House on a PNU ticket.
I have talked to many Kalenjin ordinary folks and they are adamant that “they will rise or die with ODM and Hon. Raila Odinga for president”.
In my own village, the folks are very angry. Mzee, you are in your late eighties or early nineties. You, Mzee, agree with me that never in your lifetime has the booming sound of gunfire rang in rural villages such as mine.
Mwai Kibaki dispatched his boys throughout Kalenjinland and to all the villages, including mine, where they terrorized the people firing live bullets and massacring many.
In my own village, there were hundreds of security personnel terrorizing the people. Who, in their right mind, will expect the people of my village to support Uhuru Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki’s righthand man?
And now, Uhuru Kenyatta and his men, see Kalenjin people as foolish and having short memories to remember that sound of gunfire that is still fresh in their ears.
In your long career in politics and leadership, Mzee Moi, you and Mzee Kenyatta before you never used helicopter gunships to massacre your own people. Mwai Kibaki has been doing just that.
For the first time, in the history of our country, we have a CHEMICAL JOHN and a CHEMICAL GEORGE who have been giving the go-ahead for the security forces to spray people with chemicals.
In 2003 or 2004, the Kenya police used helicopter gunships to massacre Maasai people in Naivasha. They targetted the Maasai and spared the other side.
This year, the Kenya security forces sprayed Samburu people with “hot water”, which must have been an acidic chemical with similar effect as sulphuric acid.
Uhuru Kenyatta is listed as one of the three foremost advisors to Mwai Kibaki. I suspect that Uhuru Kenyatta then must be in the know and is possibly one of those advising Kibaki to resort to the ultimate solution – that of elimination.
Funny enough, despite the havoc that has taken place in Central province, Mwai Kibaki and Chemical John (he is the worst of the beasts) and Chemical George (he calls himself a genuine Maasai) have never used helicopter gunships on Mungiki and their rival vigilante groups. Why?
But God is the ultimate equalizer. While Kalenjins, Luos, and Maasais and other ODM supporters have been massacred by government security forces, the people that Kibaki has protected have massacred themselves in a civil war that is now raging and will continue to rage throughout Central province for several years to come.
Yes, they control the guns. But, we have the tongues and our votes.
I respect you very much, Mzee Moi. I am always searching the online news to see if thee is an item on you. I read and digest everything that you say. You talk wisdom. You are a builder and I miss your public addresses and presidential walks. I do not miss the Eldoret copycat.
But the thing that bothers me most, Mzee Moi, is that the failure of Kanu to achieve power again will be a big disappointment for you when it should not be.
I have personally accepted the fact that:
KANU IS THE POLITICAL PARTY THAT BROUGHT
INDEPENDENCE TO KENYA AND THAT KANU GAVE KENYA HER FIRST TWO PRESIDENTS – KENYA’S FIRST PRESIDENT, MZEE JOMO KENYATTA, WHO WAS THEN SUCCEEDED BY HIS VICE PRESIDENT, HON. DANIEL TOROITICH ARAP MOI.
For me this is a fact that will never be modified and I ask you, Mzee Moi, to also accept it and have Kanu retired from politics. If kanu is retired from politics, your son, Mr. Gideon Moi, will be realeased to pursue his political career in ODM.
I also make a personal appeal to Hon. Isaac Ruto, whom I consider to be a personal friend and a courageous leader, to support ODM with all his heart and with all his ability and with all his strength.
I ask Hon. Isaac Ruto to consider the many Kipsigis men and women and children, including Hon. David Too and possibly Hon. Kipkalya Kones and Hon. Lorna Laboso, who have died in the hands of Mwai Kibaki’s security forces.
I remind Hon. Isaac Ruto that our perception and that of many Kalenjin followers of Kenya politics see him as working for Uhuru Kenyatta and Mwai Kibaki. I also warn Hon. Isaac Ruto that should he decide to leave us and go to Uhuru, we will part ways with him.
I remind Hon. Isaac Ruto that while he may see glaring and huge shortcomings in the leadership of Hon. Raila Odinga, the fact remains that this man’s heart is for the good of all Kenyans.
I ask Hon. Isaac Ruto to read the story of david in the Bible. It was not the mistakes and leadership failures that David committed that determined his greatness but his heart for od.
Whatever wrong Hon. Raila Odinga may have done against Hon. Isaac Ruto and the Kalenjin people, including the issue of Mau Forest evictions, the fact remains that Hon. Raila Odinga is a leader you can go to and argue with and there is nothing that he hides from you and his standpoint is for the good of all Kenyans.
I also inform Hon. Isaac Ruto that I talked with an oldman at home in early 2007. I was asking him why the Kipsigis people like saying “Maika has given the final word” whenever there is an argument and somebody gave a Solomonic-type of verdict.
“Kataar ng’alek Maika”, they say.
I asked that oldman who “Maika” was. He told me that “Maika” was a young Luo boy who came to Kipsigisland and was adopted. According to the oldman, Maika was so full of wisdom that he became the Solomon of the entire Kipsigis community. They would go to him for advice and to give judgement on disputes.
I believe that that the Kipsigis clan called “Kap Maikaeek” is descended from that young Luo boy that the Kipsigis people came to call Maika.
It is possible that the boy’s name was in fact Micah if the missionaries had come to Kipsigisland by then. Kipsigis historians may be able to tell us more on this story.
The oldman went on to tell me: “You see this Raila. He is our modernday Maika” and we should support him as his leadership will be full of wisdom.
With that oldman’s advice, I have never looked back. I request our two leaders – Hon. William Ruto and Hon. Isaac Ruto – to, in our Kalenjin language, “secure their hearts” and stand firmly behind Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM.
It is through Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM that one of the Rutos will one day be able to lead Kenya.
It is only a few weeks ago that some Kipsigis men and women that were arrested at Ngoina Road Junction, Chemosot, and Roret centres early last year were realeased. There were no similar arrests made in Central province.
Is not God the ultimate equalizer?
It makes me sick to see Kalenjin leaders work for Kibaki and Uhuru to promote Uhuru’s leadership bid. Kalenjin people do not need to offer a presidential candidate on UDM or Kanu ticket. ODM is ours. We died for it. Let us continue to support it.
I do not wish to see Kibaki coming to Chepalungu or Konoin to create new districts. He should first tell us what punishment has been given to those who massacred our youth in Kericho town and Litein and Londiani and those who assasinated Hon. David Too and whether indeed the deaths of Hon. Kones and Hon. Laboso was an accident or not.
I would like to see our Kalenjin leaders stand up with their Maasai brothers and sisters and condemn and oppose Chemical George’s spraying of Samburu people with chemicals.
It is only a few years ago that Chemical John tried to kill Lt. Gen. Lenges. The General’s guards were massacred by police and his herd of cattle driven away.
It was only after then Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Francis Ole Kaparo, and President Moi opposed bitterly and vehemently Mwai Kibaki’s actions that they stopped harassing the General.
Mwai Kibaki is not only a bogus leader. He is also a malicious one who pretends to be agood man on the surface but is deadly behind closed doors. Mwai Kibaki will go down in the history of Kenya as the leader under whose watch thousands of Kenyans died.
Nairobi State House is the scene of daily night meetings planning and plotting against the people of Kenya. They burned the midnight oil concocting lies in a twenty-page document that ended up in the garbage bin in Geneva.
No effort and no amount of money will defeat the truth and good.
Whenever I look at Hon. Raila Odinga’s actions, I am, at times disappointed. But one thing, that never disappoints me and all those who care for Kenya is the man’s heart for Kenya.
I watch Mwai Kibaki’s trips abroad and to me they are cold and talebanic (no woman leader allowed ion those trips). I watched Kbaki’s reunion with Mugabe and I flinched because I see between them rivers of blood shed.
I watch Hon. Raila Odinga’s trips abroad and I see warmth and good and inclusion. I plead with our leaders to lead us in standing behind our leader, Hon. Raila Odinga, and our party, ODM.
When he becomes the president of Kenya, he may not turn out to be the great leader that we had hoped for, but one thing Hon. Raila Odinga will do is bring change and put Kenya on a path towards the best country ever. This fact I know.
I ask Mzee Moi to switch his support to Hon. Raila Odinga and to be honest with him and to correct him whenever and wherever the PM goes wrong. I am sure that Hon. Raila Odinga will always be willing to listen and take advice from “Misee”.
I know that Mzee Moi believes that if Kenya’s leader is not a Kikuyu, then there will be trouble in Kenya. This is no longer true, Mzee. Like everywhere else in the world, the people of Kenya are now embracing one another as one people.
I ask Hon. Isaac Ruto to dispel the perception that we have that he is working for Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta and to openly and strognly support our leader, Hon. Raila Odinga, and ODM.
I tell Hon. Isaac Ruto that whatever he has disagreed with our leader on can be resolved in open talks between them. The Kalenjin men and women that have died an unnecessary death cannot be brought back. The sound of gunfire in my own vilage, which is very remote from the nearest town, cannot be erased from the people and they continue to suffer nightnmares.
Please, Hon. Isaac Ruto, devote all your energy to making ODM better and do not allow your intelligence to be abused by Kibaki and Uhuru and their men.
As for Hon. William Ruto, I once again pledge my support for him and his leadership quest but I ask him to continue to build people’s trust in him first. Time is on his side.
Hon. William Ruto knows very well what evil Mwai Kibaki and his men have unleashed on ODM supporters. And like the great leader that he has been for ODM, we expect Hon. Ruto to stand firmly behind the ODM leader and ODM party and oppose Kibaki’s evil plans in parliament, in Cabinet, and everywhere else.
Thank you all and bye for now,
Maru Kapkatet
IF YOUR HOUSE CATCHES FIRE AND THE CLOTHES YOU ARE WEARING CATCH FIRE, WHAT DO YOU DO?
First and foremost, and instinctively too, you wil first put out the fire on your clothes before attempting to save your house.
The Mau Forest issue has turned out to be a survival issue for the Kalenjin people.
I am a very strong proponent on the protection of our environment, forests, and water sources but I cannot pretend that I will sacrifice my own survival to protect them.
The Mau forest issue is a large and complex issue and while Hon. Raila Odinga is attempting to solve the Mau issue, the Mwai Kibaki side are seeing in the Mau forest issue an opportunity to “evict Kalenjins and push them back into a dwindling piece of land.
The Mau forest issue is part and parcel of the heinous plan to divide Rift Valley and obliterate the identity and heritage of the Kalenjin people. It is a plan, on the part of Kibaki and his men, to hit back at the Kalenjin people hard for not voting for Kibaki in 2007.
If one studies President Moi’s warning very carefully, one will see what the Mwai Kibaki and his mens’ grand plan is.
John Michuki says he is going to Iten to talk to the people there about the evictions of the Keiyo and Marakwet people from the forests there.
In what capacity is John Michuki doing this? He is going alone, why? If a government delegation is to go to Iten and Marakwet, the Noah wekesa, the Minsiter for Forestry has to be the lead man of the delegation.
I see Michuki’s unilateral visit as another heinous plan to do some research on how to further squeeze Kalenjin people into dwindling land.
I study the Kenyan politics and I do my best to put all issues together and try to reach the most logical conclusion.
Taking all issues together, I clearly see that the future of Kalenjin people with Mwai Kibaki is very bleak.
And I ask Hon. Raila Odinga to put on hold the Mau forest issue until he takes over as the president of Kenya. His government will then carry out a comprehensive study of the Mau forest and all forests and water sources all over Kenya and implement solutions.
No fair solution can be implemented as far as the Mau forest issue is concerned now with Mwai Kibaki and his men, people with a grudge against the Kalenjin people, in charge of government.
Any attempt to forcefully evict the residents of Mau forest is not in Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM’s interest ad definitely not in the interest of Kenya.
Hon. Raila Odinga should put the Mau forest issue on hold until the new government in Kenya is in place.
THIS WAS THE GREATEST WEEK FOR KENYA IN A LONG TIME DESPITE …
These are the two great events for me this week:
EVENT 1 OF JOY: First, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta read a promising budget. Three things stood out for me in Ho. Uhuru’s budget:
a) Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta missed by a whisker becoming Kenya’s first Finance Minister to read a trillion-shillings budget.
b) The thing that made my day was not Uhuru’s budget but the picture that was carried in the media showing Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta being escorted hand-in-hand by Hon. Oparanya, Minister for Planning, and Hon. Oburu Odinga, Assistant Minister for Finance.
Do they not say that a picture is worth a thousand words?
The three leaders were genuinely happy and the picture clearly showed a genuine warm camaraderie amongst the three members of three different ethnic groups.
If Kenyans can show and live the kind of brotherhood shown in the picture, Kenya will manage to solve every problem she faces.
Mzee Moi said that Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta is a warm and friendly leader. I believe the old man.
EVENT 2 OF JOY: To crown a great week, where Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta was the main actor with Hon. Oparanya, Hon. Oburu Odinga and PSs Kinyua and Sambili playing the supporting role, today a picture of Hon. Raila Odinga and President Kibaki laughing and holding hands was printed in the State House website.
There is nothing that makes me happier than seeing the PM and the president working together and being in a jovial mood.
Why can’t these two leaders work together like they did today in Mombasa during the launch of the marine fibre optic system?
DESPITE THESE HEART-WARMING EVENTS, my happiness was dampened by two events:
EVENT 1 OF SADNESS: The item that brought me back to earth from my cloud nine was a video news item on the meeting in the Oval office between President Obama and Prime Minister Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe carried by Reuters.
In the Reuters video of the White House meeting between President Obama and PM Tsvangirai, there is a brief flash back to an event in Zimbabwe where President Mugabe and Mwai Kibaki are shown walking together.
It is a chilling sight to watch – a reunion between Mugabe and Kibaki, the two men who have visted untold damage and suffering on their countries and people.
EVENT 2 OF SADNESS: The second event that dampened my joy this week is the careless use of his mouth by Kenya’s so-called “Justice Minister”, Mutula Kilonzo.
Like every pinhead in government, Mutula Kilonzo is very quick to comment and today he “told off” Dr. Kofi Annan.
What a shame to have such a pinhead as Justice minister.
As the man in charge of justice, Mutula Kilonzo should be the last person to comment on issues carelessly like he is doing. He has to be seen to be fair and impartial to all sides.
There are thousands of Kenyans who are holding onto every word said and every move made by Dr. Annan in their hope for justice.
Dr. Annan is speaking for hundreds of families and thousands of Kenyans whom the pinhead Mutula Kilonzo is treating with contempt in a mistaken belief thathe is pleasing his masters.
My advice to Mutula Kilonzo is that he should talk little and instead be seen to be listening to all sides before studying their comments and replying, where necessary through official channels and particularly in the case of Dr. Annan.
IT IS A SHAME TO HAVE A PIN-HEAD IN AN IMPORTANT MINISTRY SUCH AS THAT OF JUSTICE. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APOLOGIZE TO THE PEOPLE OF KENYA FOR SPEAKINGHIGHLY AND RECOMMENDING MUTULA KILONZO IN THE PAST.
From what we have seen and heard these past two weeks, Kenya urgently needs new indivdiduals for the important ministries of foreign affairs and justice.
Hon. Sally Kosgey is the most appropriate individual to be Kenya’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. Moses Wetangula has proven time and gain that he is not the suitable individual for that ministry.
On a weighty issue such as the cancellation of Delta Airlines flights to Nairobi, Moses Wetangula in his arrogance and/or ignorance failed to cross-check facts with his Transport counterpart, Hon. Mwakwere.
MY REQUEST TO HON. UHURU KENYATTA: You are a worthy leader and you do not need intriques and Kibaki and Muthaura to help you.
I ask Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta to put in motion a process to retire Kanu from politics so that he can PNU as one of its vice-chairmen.
Retire Kanu from active politics and on the next Jamhuri Day, let Hon. Ntimama, Minister for Heritage lead a ceremony before the president speaks in which Kanu and Kadu, the two parties of independence are inducted as Kenya’s national heritage.
During that ceremony, let Mzee Kenyatta, Mzee Oginga Odinga, Mzee Ronald Ngala, Mzee Daniel arap Moi, and Mzee Mwai Kibaki and their parties Kanu and Kadu be inducted into Kenya’s roll of honor and heritage.
By retiring Kanu and all Kanu MPs moving to PNU, the independence party will leave politics in dignity and allow President Moi to see his party and the party of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Mzee Jaramogi Oginga Odinga find a place of honor in Kenya.
It is painful to watch Kanu die in disgrace. By joining PNU now, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta will find a home to show and articulate his leadership and give the people of Kenya a chance to watch him closely.
As things are now, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta has one leg in PNU where he does not have a post and in Kanu where he has been declared AWOL.
Let Kanu MPs join PNU and let the new party be called by a new name such as National Unity Party of Kenya.
PNU has been associated with Mwai Kibaki and George Saitoti and both have proven to be failures that Kenyans are fed up with. Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta will not go far with PNU.
If Kanu and PNU merge in a way that allows Kanu to be retained as a retired political party and the new party is renamed NUPK, both PNU and Kanu people will feel that they belong.
Thos Kanu officials (non-MPs) that do not wish to join NUPK can move to ODM. ODM-K of Kalonzo Musyoka should be left to die naturally.
With a key official in ODM-K who also happens to be the “Jutice Minister” is behaving like a typical pinhead, I do not see much hope for ODM-K.
IT WILL BE GREAT FOR KENYANS TO HAVE TWO GREAT LEADERS TO CHOOSE FROM AT THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
Both Hon. Raila Odinga and Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta will give Kenyans a great choice to make. Having someone like Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta who embarces Kenyans of other ethnic affliations so warmly as he did with Hon. Oparanya and Hon. Oburu is such refreshing departure from the Amos Kimunya days.
KENYA IS A COUNTRY FULL OF PRETENDERS:
Kenya is a great country. For me, the name KENYA is magical and love-worthy.
But I also know that Kenya is a country full of pretenders.
Take some NGOs, for example. They go to rooftops to criticize and when donors are within earshot, these NGOs shout their criticisms even the louder.
Many are coming out to criticize Hon. Uhuru’s Budget. With the kind of monumental Budget that Hon. Uhuru had to deal with, do we expect that it should have been perfect and meet every conceivable need?
Apart from the questinable “special fund” that Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta set up for Uncle Father George, I think the Minsiter for Finance should be commended.
Some environmentalist are crying foul that Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta allocated peanuts to environmental protection but the same people cannot show you even one live and thriving tree or shrub thaey have planted.
I went to the Kap Ronda and London areas of Nakuru and everywhere you walk, you receive tons of kisses from plastic bags.
What efforts have the NGOs that are criticizing Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta’s Budget done to clean up our environment?
While I forgive Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta that there was a typing error in creating a special fund for his uncle, Father George, I request our team-player-per -excellence Finance Minister to take the first opportunity to correct the anomaly.
I will also repeat my outstanding request to Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta to form a team within his party, Kanu, to start working on a bill to be presented to parliament by Hon. Ntimama designating Kenya’s independence parties, Kanu and Kadu, as national heritage.
I believe that APP, the Akamba People’s Party, does not qualify since, like ODM-K, APP broke away from Kanu as a splinter party.
The two names – Kanu and Kadu – should be copyright-protected and the main players of the parties before, during, and after the garanting of Independence should be inducted along with the two political parties into Kenya’s hall of outstanding heritage from our forefathers.
The late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, the late Mzee Oginga Odinga, the late Mzee Ronald Ngala, the late Hon. Tom Mboya, and Mzee Daniel arap Moi should be recognized in the bill to be presented to parliament along with the Lancaster House conferences participants as Kenya’s founding fathers similar to the USA delegates that signed the declaration of that country’s independnce.
If parliament can pass such a bill and the president signs it into law, then Kanu will be retired from politics in dignity and honour that befits the great party.
Kenya has to emerge from pettiness and tribalism and recognize our founding fathers so that future generations can thank us. The main political leaders that brought Kenya her independence have been departing from us and only a few of them are now left.
Let us do something now before they are all gone. The history of the parties, Kanu and Kadu, should be compiled in detail and stored on CDs, DVDs, and framed photos in the National museum, in public libraries, and in our universities’ libraries.
Where, in Kenya, can I check out the photographs of our founding fathers attending the Lancaster House conferences?
Can the Ministry of Heritage direct me today to an interview or interviews they have recorded with Mzee Moi, Mr. Shikuku, and even Mama Ngina on everthing that they remember about the fight for our independence and the Lancaster House conferences.
I watched what happened after President Obama won when they desperately were searching for any photos of President Abraham Lincoln.
In the Kenya of the future, our descendants will be looking to savour the details of Kenya’s birth and early years of nationhood.
There will be no tribalism then, no “special funds” for Uncle George, and no arrogance where a 75-year oldman is appointed the MD of a government firm when rules and regulations do not allow it.
The Kenya of the future will be a much greater country than what we have now where the so-called Minister for Justice is at the forefront of perpetrating injustice.
When I read what Mutula Kilonzo says, I am reminded of Samuel Kivuitu. I will never forget the stupid arrogance of Kivuitu and what he said:
“There are some people who are behaving like they have already won the presidency”. There is no need to recite the circumstances under which and for which Kivuitu said this and what followed therefater as those unfortunate circumstances will continue to make all of us go down on our knees and pray for Kenya.
The Special Tribunal thing will never go away and instead of inviting all his learned friends of the Law profession to think and analyze with him and determine the best way forward, the arrogant Mutula Kilonzo pretends to know everything and all the answers.
The brilliant President Obama has surrounded himself with brilliant people to analyze things with and for him before he decides.
The way I see the Special Tribunal thing is that we have a monster here that will never go away and will come to haunt our aspiring leaders.
There are leaders who have been wrongly accused and they need to clear their names now so that tomorrow no one will go to the Hague and file a case against them.
Justice Waki did his job. He surely made glaring mistakes such as clearing Kibaki even though he did not interview him or have his response challenged.
On the basis of some utterances that were clearly taken out of context, Justice Waki decided to include some people on his list of ten.
How and when will these people clear their names? I have done a lot of my own research and tried to decipher the mystery of how a leader who is confident today of victory, travels out of his town to Nairobi to celebrate their victory, is depicted of planning violence.
Koitalel was a foreseer. Mugeni was a foreseer. I have never heard that there has been a new foreseer in modern times who can foretell the future the way Koitalel and Mugeni did.
Jutice Waki’s list of ten should be handed to the ICC but not by Dr. Kofi Annan but by Waki himself or the Kenya Human Rights Commission and let the ICC investigate and give us the truth.
The majority on Justice Waki’s list are Kalenjin leaders, accused of pre-planning for violence. How could they have known the future?
There will be no justice in Kenya until and unless those accused wrongly in Justice Waki’s list can clear their names and until John Njoroge Michuki, Mwai Kibaki’s brutal beast is brought to justice either at the Hague or in Kenya.
So many innocent Kenyans lost their lives at the hands of Michuki. Father Muhoho is not only still MD of Kenya Airports Authority but has also a new special fund created for him to make billions of shillings.
but tomorrow, Father George Muhoho will be gone. Kibaki will be gone. What about the children who were massacred. They will never come back.
It is better to suffer an inconvenience now and clear one’s name than be forever accused of killings. It is only at the Hague that justice will be done.
If Michuki’s name is not on Justice Waki’s list of ten, then Hon. Raila Odinga should tell the world what type of justice he is fighting for.
ON STATE HOUSE WEBSITE AND ON THE TWIN-BROTHERS AND THEIR TWIN-SISTER WIVES:
Mr. Isaiah Kabira and his staff are working hard to present something positive on Mwai Kibaki through the State House website.
I have gone through a number of story items over the years on Mwai Kibaki but I find them not worth a cent. There is nothing substantial that Kibaki has done.
The State House website should have links, at least, for the PM, VP, and Minister for Finance.
I want to closely follow how Uncle Father George is growing the “special fund” for his nephew and I want to be able to accurately calculate how large the funds Uhuru has raised from Uncle George’s special fund and from the typing errors for his presidential bid.
Like many Kenyans, I would like to make use of the State House website to follow the work of these three gentlemen on a daily basis so that I am better informed when making a choice who our next president should be.
In particular, I would like to read and analyze and be educated and encouraged and given hope by the words and actions of the PM.
Kenyans and the whole world know that Kibaki is done. Like a Mugumo tree that is rotten and dead inside and waiting to tumble to the ground, there is nothing of value anymore to be cleaved from words and deeds of Mwai Kibaki.
The State House website should be geared towards tomorrow and not be stuck on a man of yesterday who is marking time and in the process disappointing millions of Kenyans. “Why can’t Mwai Kibaki go now?”, the people of Kenya keep asking.
However elegant the Kabira staff try to make news items on Kibaki, the truth is that very few Kenyans can still be fooled. Mwai Kibaki is done. His government unleashed vigilante groups on an innocent school teacher who, in the 2007 elections, had actively supported Kibaki.
The brutal death of the late headmistress is the final nail in Kibaki’s coffin.
To millions of Kenyans, Kibaki was a mistake, is a mistake, and will always be the mistake as far as the Kenyan presidency is concerned. Kenyans wish they had lsitened to Mzee Moi.
If some Kenyans are still mistaken that Kibaki commands some respect in the world, they only need to check a video news item from Reuters.
The video was on the meeting at the White House between President Obama and Prime Minister Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe.
No news on the meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Tsvangira can be complete news unless something on Mugabe and the stolen elections are included to remind readers of how the people of Zimbabwe got here.
And no news on Mugabe and stolen elections can be complete news unless the other stolen elections are also mentioned and the PICTURE OF THE CENTURY IS INCLUDED – A PICTURE SHOWING KIBAKI AND MUGABE TOGETHER.
For historians, scholars, intelligentsia, and reading public at large, the question has been:
“Do we cheat a little bit by cutting appropriate
photos of Mwai Kibaki and Robert Mugabe and cleaving them together as if to show the two thieves as having met?”
But God has given us a perfect opportunity. The two thieves actually met in person in Zimbabwe. Many news organizations such as Reuters did not miss the opportunity to publish the meeting of the two thieves in priceless photos.
The only missing part in the story is the wives of Mugabe and Kibaki. The story would have been complete if the wives of Kibaki and Mugabe had been photographed together or captured on video holding hands.
Authors who are very busy right now compiling books on Mwai Kibaki and Robert Mugabe would have been able to tell the whole story in words and pictures about Mwai Kibaki and Robert Mugabe and their legendary asslauting wives.
Both Mwai Kibaki and Robert Mugabe violently robbed their people of their democratic rights and in the process thousands of their people died. For Robert Mugabe, the election deaths raised his tally tremendously considering that thousands had died earlier at the hands of the Fifth Brigade.
Both Mwai Kibaki and Robert Mugabe went on to form coalition governments with the men that defeated them in the presidential elections agreeing, in their humility, to serve as Prime Ministers.
But both Mwai Kibaki and Robert Mugabe attempted to disregard the accords they had signed but reality soon dawned on them that there is a leader in Washington and that there are other world leaders that cannot be taken for a ride.
The wives of both men are violent assaulters. While Mwai Kibaki’s wife has assaulted her own Kenyan people – including Cabinet ministers, civil servants, and journalists – and at home, Robert Mugabe’s wife has assaulted Chungus and on foreign soil.
There has been a suggestion that Mwai Kibaki and Robert Mugabe talked well into the morning in Harare boasting to each other about their acomplishments.
What a perfect story it would have been to have their wives also talk well into the morning boasting to each other on their skills and talents.
I would imagine that if such a talk between the wives took place, Kibaki’s wife must have boasted that while she is not tall in stature, she is so talented that she plants her hits perfectly on the cheek even if her victim was a very tall individual.
And Mugabe’s wife would have boasted that her hands are so magical that, like heat-seeking missiles, they connect perfectly if the cheek is of a Chungu.
Where I come from, there is a saying that “Laughter and Death love one another”
One day, the people of Kenya and the people of Zimbabwe will forget about their misery and the thousands of their people who died durinng the presidencies of Kibaki and Mugabe and laugh at how twins-like Kibaki and Mugabe and their wives had been.
PLEASE RE-APPOINT Ms. MARTHA KARUA TO THE CABINET:
Kenya’s bloated Cabinet has 42 ministers currently. Adding a drop into a bucket full of water cannot make it overflow.
Could the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, and Mwai Kibaki appoint two more Cabinet ministers to bring the number to 44 AND THEY HAVE TO BE WOMEN.
44 is a magic and lucky number for Kenya. President Obama is the 44th president of the USA. A Kenyan Cabinet of 44 ministers will bring more good than bad for our country.
Ms. Martha Karua should rejoin the Cabinet. Mwai Kibaki knows very well how much this hard-working lady has done for him. Some of us may not like what Ms. Karua has done for Kibaki but we are all agreed that she does, with excellence, what she is given to do. She has given Kenya all her all.
If Kibaki does not re-appoint Ms. Karua to the Cabinet, he will live to have TWO BIGGEST REGRETS in his life. Mwai Kibaki’s first biggest regret in life is not conceding defeat in the December 2007 presidential elections. If he had conceded the way Mr. John McCain did in the USA, not a single life would have been lost.
Hon. Raila Odinga should simultaneously appoint Prof. Margaret Kamar to the Cabinet.
Ms. Karua and Prof. Kamar will each be designated as JOINT MINISTER FOR THE GRAND COALITION AFFAIRS AND AGENDA 4 and they will share an office.
They will be assigned one large office where there is a receptionist near the door and next to her desk will be the desk of the ministers’ secretary and then at the far end and on each side of the exit door will be a desk for each minister.
People of Kenya, experiment on new ways of doing things.
The two ministers will take the place of the Grand Coalition Government Managment team which will cease to exist. They will be in charge of the smooth running of the Grand Coalition government.
They will also be the two-in-one minister responsible for Agenda 4 and all issues related to it. In addition, they will be responsible for repairing Kenya’s image abroad – in North America, Japan, and Europe especially.
This new and special Ministry of Grand Coalition Affairs and Agenda 4 will assume duties from other ministries as follows:
1. From the Ministry of Justice, the new Ministry of Grand Coalition Affairs and Agenda 4 will take over responsibility for the new constitution and all issues related to justice Waki’s special tribunal.
The two ministers will be the ones to negotiate with the UN, with Dr. Annan, with Kenya Human Rights Commission, and with the ICC prosecutor and come up with a road map that is fair to all as far as bringing justice for election fraud and its aftermath is concerned.
Mutula Kilonzo is not wasting time proving to us that he is made of the same stuff as Samuel Kivuitu. And Mutula Kilonzo of PNU cannot be trusted with the making of the new constitution. Let us have a two-in-one arrangment to steer our new constitution-making.
2. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the new Ministry of Grand Coalition Affairs and Agenda 4 will take over responsibility of rebuilding Kenya’s image abroad including rebuilding the image of our security forces – the military and police.
During Mzee Moi’s presidency, the Kenya military was respected worldwide and they were on demand for their services as peace keepers. The Kenya military under Kibaki has been accused of massacres and executions of their own people.
3. From OP, the new Ministry of Grand Coalition Affairs and Agenda 4 assumes responsibility for vetting the composition of government delegations travelling overseas to represent Kenya so that another Geneva type of incident does not occur.
The Ministry of Grand Coalition Affairs and Agenda 4 will be the only all-women ministry in Kenya. In addition to the two Cabinet ministers – Ms. Karua and Prof. Kamar, the two assistant ministers are also women.
The two assistant ministers are Ms. Laboso from ODM and Ms. Abdalla from Kanu/PNU.
The PS is also a woman. She is the first Turkana woman PS.
Let us support our womenfolk and see what a great job they can do. Let us go for this, Kenya!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
I am indebted to the Standard Online for their news item, titled: Joint Chief Whips Offer Coalition a Big Lesson.
I am touched by the great service to Kenya that Hon. Ms. Karua continue to offer Kenya even though she is no longer in Cabinet. She has not withdrawn in bitterness.
I am touched by the great service that Prof. Kamar offers Kenya and her great performance whenever she serves as temporary Speaker in Parliament.
Given an opportunity, these two great women can do wonders for Kenya.
THIS IS WHY I WILL NEVER LIKE THIS MAN, MWAI KIBAKI:
See what he said,
“President Kibaki has said the Kenya Government is committed to improving its relations with the United States.”
Mwai Kibaki is now trying to tell us that President Obama and the USA government and people have a problem with Kenya.
President Obama and the USA government and the USA people have no problem with Kenya. The only poblem that there is is with Mwai Kibaki himself. How should this be told Kibaki so that he can get it.
The problem that President Obama and the international community has is with thieves like Kibaki who rob their people of their democratic rights and then pretend to be in a “business as usual” mode.
Mwai Kibaki, Kenyans and the world, including President Obama and the USA, have accepted that you continue as president but that you share executive power with Hon. Raila Odinga as per the National Accord mediated by Dr. Annan.
President Obama, the USA, and the intenational community also expect Kenya to act on Justice Waki’s recommendations and Prof. Alston’s recommendations and implement Agenda 4 of the National Accord. They also expect Kibaki to STOP extra-judicial killings and STOP threatening to kill Hon. Imanyara, Mr. Paul Muite, Hon. Khalwale, amongst others.
What part of these requirements does Mwai Kibaki not understand. Promotional videos will never achieve anything. It is what Kibaki does in Kenya for Kenyans that will earn Kenya respect.
And in any case, the whole thing about the prmotional video, which I otherwise accept to be thr right thing for Kenya, can only be deemed as official if the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga has input it and co-signs it.
Mwai Kibaki is panicking after the men of his brother, Robert Mugabe, were humiliated in Washington. Mwai Kibaki, the Kenya Mugabe, had his men humiliated earlier in Geneva by the dargon slayer, Hon. James Orengo.
The world is tired of these Mugabes who are so stuck on neutral, that they think the world is thinking like them.
If Mwai Kibaki has been studying President Obama very keenly, is there anything, however minute, to suggest to Kibaki that the USA president is using the brains of a pinhead.
MWAI KIBAKI, STOP TRYING TO BE CLEVER BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT. SHARE EXECUTIVE POWER WITH OUR PM (He is our president in our hearts and thoughts) AND IMPLEMENT FULLY AGENDA 4 AND JUSTICE WAKI’S AND PROF. ALSTON’S RECOMMENDATIONS AND STOP EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS AND THREATENING OTHERS.
Instead of promotional videos made in the hope that they will fool the target audience, Mwai Kibaki should appoint Ms. Martha Karua and Prof. Kamar as Joint Ministers for Grand Coalition Affairs with resposibilty for redeeming Kenya’s battered image and to oversee the implementation of Agenda 4 and the Waki and Alston recommendations.
Ms. Karua and Prof. Kamar as Joint Ministers will acheive mountains because:
a) Both are women and very intelligent ones
b) One of them is a member of PNU and the other is a member of ODM, the two main parties sharing power in Kenya
c) Both women are members of the two communities that hammered one another after the disputed presidential elections and that will hammer one another again at the slightest opportunity.
One of the women is a Kalenjin and the other is a Kikuyu.
d) Having two women spearhead something jointly is fresh and will command keen attention and support from their audiences worldwide.
Why can’t Francis Muthaura be so kind to Kenya and retire and let Mr. John Githongo take over as Head of Civil Service. At this time that Kenya is facing stiff challenges, why, please Franco, do you not accept that your better times and Mwai Kibaki’s better times are well behind you and let this young, ethical, and intelligent son of Kenya, John, be our new Head of Civil Service.
Francis Muthaura used to be very arrogant but reality has since set in and he has deflated considerably. He should go now.
ANSWERING CHAIRMAN NZAMBA KITONGA’S CALL FOR INPUT ON KENYA’S NEW CONSTITUTION:
1. Kenya to have a federal system of government and Kenya to be called Federal Republic of Kenya
2. Kenya should not adopt a bicameral system as such a system will introduce friction that will end up hurting Kenya. Having a Senate with much fewer elected members than the House will mean that the big ethnic groups will dominate other ethnic groups in the Senate.
3. Kenya to have a hybrid presidential as well as parliamentary system of government.
The President will be the head of state and commander-in-chief while the Prime Minister will be the head of government and the chief executive.
There will be THREE Deputy Prime Ministers – Deputy Prime Minister for National Growth, Deputy Prime Minister for National Security and Defence, and Deputy Prime Minister for National Unity and Devolution (Provincial Affairs)
There will be a number of Cabinet Ministers under each Deputy PM.
4. Kenya will have 8 Provinces and each province will have an elected government (provincial government) headed by the Governor. The provinces will have legislative assemblies and the seat of each legislative assembly will be enshrined in the constitution.
5. The President, the Prime Minister, the three DPMs, and the 8 Governors will be members of Governance Executive Council (GEC)
6. Kenya will have a Supreme Court of Kenya and there will be 8 Federal Courts that will also serve as Provincial Court of Appeals. Each province will have local courts.
7. The President will serve a maximum of TWO TERMS each of 6 years. A president who has served two terms or one term and did not get re-elected will not qualify to be a presidential candidate ever again.
8. The Prime Minister will be the head of the party with the largest number of seats in parliament. If no party garners the majority seats in parliament, the Prime Minister will be elected by a coalition of parties that form a majority in parliament.
Parties can negoatiate and have the position of Prime Minister rotate amongst the heads of political parties in a coalition.
The Prime Minister will be elected in general elections in which each party nominates and files with Elections Kenya a complete leadership ticket comprising of the candidates for Prime Minister, and the three Deputy Prime Ministers.
9. The President will be resposnsible for appointing or removing: The Chief of General Staff, the Service Commanders (Kenya Army commander, Kenya Airforce commander, and Kenya Navy commander) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya, the Judges of the Supreme Court of Kenya, and the Judges of the provincially-located Federal Courts, the Director of the National Security Intelligence Services.
The procedure for appointing these officials is that the Governance Executive Council (GEC) with the exception of the president meets and decides whom the president should appoint. The PM will table the names of the individuals nominated and the GEC discusses and the President appoints.
No parliamentary confirmation will be required for these appointments.
10. The President chairs the GEC meetings, which are held once a month or as needed.
11. The President also appoints Ambassadors and High Commissioners on the recommendation of the International Relations Council (IRC).
The IRC comprises the PM, the three DPMs, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East Africa Community. No civil servant will be a member of the IRC but the PS for Foreign Affairs, for example, will sit on the meetings whenever invited.
The names of the nominees will be debated and ratified by parliament and the president appoints without any changes.
11. All other appointments, including those of Permanent Secretaries, and Chief Executives of Government firms, will be appointed by the PM and each appointment will be confirmed by Parliament.
However, once an officer of a senior rank such as PS has been appointed, the PM or Parliament cannot remove that officer. Only the GEC under the chairmanship of the president will sit and remove the officer.
This will ensure that changes in government does not affect the civil service or bureaucrats.
12. When the GEC sits once a month, they will discuss and formulate broad policy on issues of growth, security, and defence. The PM and the DPMs will then refine these broad policy issues for debate in parliament.
The GEC will also sit to try an offending Governor or province that engages in acts promoting seccession, war, or ethnic cleansing. The GEC will empower the president to impeach the Governor or the entire provincial government and appoint an interim government to govern until elections are held within three months.
13. The president signs bills passed by parliament unless a member or members of the GEC raise objection in which case the PM will be asked to rework the bill for debate again in parliament. Parliament can with two-thirds majority override the president’s objection and return the bill to the president to sign into law.
14. The president presides over national functions such as Madaraka day or Jamhuri day.
15. The Chief Justice swears into office the President and the Prime Minister. The President and the Prime Minister presides over the swearing-in of teh DPMs. The Prime Minister presides over the swearin-in of Cabinet Ministers.
16. The president may be impeached by Parliament on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and a two-thirds majority of MPs will be required to impeach the president.
If the president is impeached or cannot continue to perform the office on account of illness or death, Speaker of the National Assembly will be sworn in as acting President for a maximum period of three months within which time a new president has been elected.
17. The PM can be impeached by parliament by a two-thirds majority. If a PM is impeached or ceases to perform the office of PM, the ruling party or coalition can elect a new PM from the MPs, Cabinet Ministers, or DPms of that party or coalition.
18. If there is a dispute between the president and the PM, the GEC will be required to mediate and straighten things out. If GEC fails to mediate, the matter will be referred to Parliament and the parliamentary committee on the Presidency-PM Affairs will sit and debate and then report to parliament.
If the dispute is threatening the stability or functioning of Kenya, then parliament will decide who between the two is the offender and recommend solutions or actions, including impeachment.
If the parlimentary President-PM Affairs committee recommends impeachment and there is a stalemate of not getting two-thirds majority to impeach and the dispute continues and is thretening the stability of Kenya, then the Speaker will make a binding ruling based on the recommendations of the committee.
18. After the appointments of the Chief of General Staff and Service Commanders, the president’s role in the armed forces will revert to low-key, mostly in GEC monthly meetings.
The PM will interact with the armed forces on a regular basis on matters of national security, defence, and preparedness (recruitment, training, and supplies).
The president will declare war on the recommendations of GEC and approval from parliament.
19. After the president has appointed the Ambassadors and High Commissioners, the president role on foreign relations will revert to low key (mostly in GEC monthly meetings and if there is a crisis).
The PM will interact frequently with the ambassadors personally.
20. If there is a crisis in government and parliament cannot transact or conclude business, then the president can end parliament on the recommendations of the Speaker of the National Assembly and the GEC.
If the crisis in parliament takes place on the day the sitting president’s term is ending or at a time that its about to end, then the GEC, minus the president and the PM and the DPMs, will ask the Speaker to assume the duties of acting president and end parliament and call elections.
General elections are held on fixed dates after every five years unless there is a crisis threatening the stability of Kenya and parliament has to be ended and new elections called.
Presidential elections are held on fixed dates every six years to ensure that there will always be an elected president or PM in Kenya at any given time.
21. The president, being a symbol and ultimate instrument of stability of Kenya, will not be a member of any political party.
22. During the time that the Speaker of the National Assembly is acting as president, the Deputy Speaker will act as Speaker.
23. There will be FIVE political parties in Kenya. These parties will be: Taifa Party, Madaraka Party, Jamhuri Party, Wananchi Party, Umoja Party and the symbols of the parties will be the Big Five – Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, and Rhino.
The current main political parties in Kenya can be migrated to a maximum of five parties with distinct platforms based on their current ones.
The parties will be allowed to change their constitutions after debate and voting to adopt by their members.
By fixing the number of parties and by giving them new names, a new beginningis not only heralded but the people of Kenya will also be made to seek affliation to parties based on their policies.
RESPONDING TO CHAIRMAN NZAMBA KITONGA ON KENYA’S NEW CONSTITUTION.
1. Bwana Chairman, when you request for input from Kenyans, make sure that your email contact is published daily on the Daily nation and the East African Standard online editions
2. The BIGGEST mistake that Kenya will make is to go for either a pure presidential system or a pure parliamentary system. The people of Kenya know only too well that either system will lead to one or a conglomeration of a few ethnic groups having a stranglehold on power and lording it over others.
It will be many years that the rivalry between Kikuyus and Luos and between Kikuyus and Kalenjins will die. Kenya is not like Tanzania, Rwanda, or Uganda. Kenya has about six major ethnic groups whose rivalry is legendary and dangerous for the survival of Kenya.
3. Only a hybrid system of government is most suitable for Kenya. The president and prime minister should share executive power with more of the executive power being held by the PM. This is because it is easier to remove the PM by his/her own party or by the coalition of parties that he/she is heading.
The President will be the symbol of national identity and stability in Kenya and should never be the boss or supervisor of the Prime Minister. The President will be the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief.
The Prime Minister will be the instrument of order, growth, and accountability in Kenya. The Prime Minister will be the Head of Government and in charge of the day-to-day governance of Kenya.
4. The Hybrid system of government in Kenya should be like a good and stable marriage. The husband is the head of the family but shares power and are accountable to each other with the wife. The wife runs the household on a daily basis but consults with the husband on long-term direction for the family.
5. Kenya should have a federal system of government with each province of the current 8 provinces having a complete provincial government with the Governor as the head of the provincial government.
Each province will have a Cabinet and Attorney General doubling up as Justice Minister and possibly as Solicitor General as well. There will be no Minister of Defence and no Minister for Foreign Affairs in the provincial governments.
If a provincial government cannot function, then the federal government under the Prime Minister will intervene until a new provincial government is in place.
A provincial government can introduce changes to their constitution but the Federal government, through the federal Justice, Human Rights, and Constutional Affairs Minister will bring a motion to parliament for debate and adoption for the changes to be ratified.
Australia, a sub-continent and a much larger country than Kenya has only 7 states. Kenya has 8 provinces. This is good enough to support a viable and vibrant federal system. The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Devolution and Provincial Affairs will make sure that there is equalization program so that no part of Kenya is left at a disadvantage.
The federal government and the provincial goivernments will both collect taxesand appropriate formuals put in place to share the taxes. This will be done through an agreement between the Federal Finance Minsiter and his/her DPM and the Provincial Finance Ministers.
6. I have already stated what I wish to see the executive power for the president and for the prime minister should be.
7. Upon the approval of the constitution draft by the people of Kenya in a referendum, the current president and prime minister will proclaim the new constitution and this will render both the president and prime minister and current government as caretakers.
The new president will be elected within THREE months of the new constitution being proclaimed.
The new Prime Minister and his/her government will be elected ONE YEAR after the president is elected. During the intervening period, the caretaker Prime Minister and the caretaker government in consultation with the elected president will have compiled a general constitution for the provincial governments.
The provincial governments will be elected SIX months after the Prime Minister and the new government have been put in place.
The “patriation” of the provinces’ constitution from the federal government to the provincial governments will be performed immediately a provincial government is sworn in.
8. The President will not be the boss or supervisor of the Prime Minister. The President and the Prime Minister will keep one another in check through the Kenya Governance Executive Council, which will be made up of the President, the Prime Minister, and the 8 Provincial Governors.
If the President has to be impeached, the Prime Minister will present a motion to be debated by Parliament and passed by at least two-thirds of the MPs. The Speaker of the National Assembly will act as president until a new president is elected within THREE months.
If the Prime Minister has to be impeached, the Opposition party in Parliament will present a motion. If the motion is defeated in Parliament and the Prime Minister and his/her government are running down the country anmd endagering peace, unity, and stability of Kenya, then the president will call a meeting of the Governance Executive Council (excluding the PM) and they can vote by a two-thirds majority to remove the PM and his entire government.
Their decision will have to be ratified by the Supreme Court of Kenya where the Attorney General of Kenya will be required to file the necessary motion.
9. MPs will not be allowed to change parties in parliament but MPs will be free to vote as they please on motions. An MP from the PM’s party can vote against the PM and/or the government in a motion of no confidence.
10. Kenya will have an Attorney General, the Attorney General of Kenya, that is appointed by the President and confirmed by Parliament. The Attorney General will serve a maximum of two terms each of 6 years.
Only Parliament can remove the Attorney General for misconduct by at least two-thirds majority of votes in parliament.
The PM and the government will have a Justice, Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs minister reporting direct to the PM. Other Cabinet Ministers will report to the appropriate DPM.
11. While the President appoints the Judges of the Supreme Court of Kenya and the Federal Courts of Kenya who are then confirmed by parliament, the president has no power to remove them.
Only Parliament can remove (for misconduct) a Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya or Federal Court upon the adoption (by a two-thirds majority) of a motion filed in parliament by the federal Minister for Justice, Human Rights, and Constitutional Affairs.
12. Apart from the Judges of the Supreme Court and Federal Courts that the president appoints for confirmation by parliament, the president also appoints Ambassadors and High Commissioners for confirmation by Parliament
The President also appoints the top Military officers – the Chief of General Staff, and Service Commanders, and the Director of the National Security Intelligence Services and parliamentary confirmation for these appointments will not be required from parliament.
Other appointments in the military will be made by the Governance Executive Council.
If any of the presidential appointees is to be removed for misconduct, parliament can do so by passing a motion, brought by the PM, by a two-thirds majority.
All other top appointments in government including those of Cabinet Ministers and Permanent Secretaries will be done by the PM.
13. In the extreme case that there is no PM and no working government, the President and the Governance Executive Council (the Governors) will perform the duties of government for a period not exceeding THREE months by which time a new government has been elected.
Every effort should be made to keep elections to 5 years. The situation where a vote of no confidence is passed against the PM and the government should be avoided at all costs unless Kenya is at risk.
The President can serve for a maximum period of twelve years(two terms each of six years). The Prime Minister can serve for as long as the people of Kenya elect him or her. But Kenya has to have general elections every 5 years.
An individuakl who served as president for 6 years and failed to get elected for a second term will not be allowed to contest either the presidency or the PM again.
Anyone who has served as President does not qualify to run for PM but anyone who has been PM can run for President.
14. The Prime Minister is the leader of the political party that wins the majority of seats in parliament and had offered his/her candidacy in the general elections.
During the general elections, a complete ticket of PM, DPM/Growth, DPM/National Security and Defence, and DPM/Devolution and Provincial Affairs must be declared.
If no party achieves the majority of seats in parliament, then the president will invite the parties to negotiate and attempt to form a coalition government. The parties that manage to form the largest coalition will elect the PM and the DPMs.
If parties are not able to form a coalition (because they cannot agree on who the PM should be) then the president will make an appointment of the PM and the PM will preside over the choosing of a Cabinet.
ON MAKING KENYA’S NEW CONSTITUTION – RANKINGS AND PROTOCOLS IN MY PROPOSED HYBRID MODEL OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF KENYA
1. President: Most senior as head of state. Presides over state functions including state opening of parliament, proroguing of parliament, receives state guests, promotes regional peace and co-operation.
Appoints top military officials, ambassadors and high commissioners, chief justice and judges of the supreme court of Kenya and judges of the federal courts
Chairs Governance Executive Council (GEC) meetings held at least once a month. GEC is made up of President, Prime Minister, and Governors of the provinces. GEC sets and monitors broad and long-term growth and security policies for the federal and provincial governments.
President ceases to be a member of a political party once he/she is elected as president. Serves for a maximum of 12 years.
2. Prime Minister: Second-ranked behind president as head of government. Appoints federal Cabinet ministers. Chairs Cabinet meetings held at least once a week. Appoints all senior officials of government who are then confirmed by parliament.
Prime Minister is a member of a political party and is elcted at the federal general elections or by a coalition of parties before new session of parliament is opened by the president.
3. Governors elected as head of provincial governments. Appoints provincial Cabinet and chairs provincial Cabinet meetings. Are members of GEC.
4. Deputy Prime Ministers should be ranked below the Governors. There will be 3 deputy prime ministers:
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of National Growth (Economy, Finance, Industry, Trade, Education, Health, Environment etc.)
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of National Security and Defence. This DPM will oversee the work of the military for the president and prime minister, national security intelligence services, national criminal investigations services, border security services, and international gateways (airports and ports) security services. Also holds regular meetings with provincial Police Commissioners.
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Devolution and Provincial Affairs will co-ordinate with provincial governments to ensure that there is equity in development and growth. Ensures that devolution works and prposes adjustments whenever and wherever needed.
Monitors enforcement of human rights throughout Kenya. Monitors such dangerous activities as ethnic cleansing, discrimination based on ethnicity, race, religion, etc. and ensures that no province promote hatred and secession.
5. Federal Cabinet ministers and Provincial Cabinet ministers, Attorney General of Kenya, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya should all be of the same ranking.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya is not the boss of all judges in Kenya but is boss only of the Supreme court judges. There will be a Chief Justice of each province appointed by the Governor and there will be Presiding Judges of the Federal Courts appointed by the president.
5. For the security forces the rankings should be as follows:
The Chief of General Staff should be ranked at par with Director of National Security Intelligence Services. The mandate of the National Security Intelligence Services should be expanded to cover specialization on different forms of threats posed by neighbouring countries.
There should be a czar in charge of monotoring the activities of Al-Qaeda in neighbouring countries or even in Kenya. Such a czar and his/her officers should have the capacity to assess Kenya’s ability to defend herself.
The Service Commanders of the Military should be ranked at par with the Directors of the Border Security Services, National Criminal Investigations Services, and International Gateways Security Services.
“Ringera says his record is impeccable”
THIS IS WHAT ANNOYS ME MOST ABOUT KIBAKI’S ADMINISTRATION.
The people of Kenya want to make their country better for themselves and for future generations.
Here is a man that has failed to deliver. this Ringera man is a failure. Kenya is ranked the third most corrupt country in Africa and one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
If Aaron Ringera’s term is extended, that will be the most glaring failure for Hon. Raila Odinga. Hon. Raila Odinga has to stop Kibaki from dragging Kenya further down the ditch.
Aaron Ringera, Police Commissioner Maj. Gen. Ali, Attorney General Amos Wako, and Chief Justice Gicheru are failures that have brought disgrace and untold damage to Kenya.
Kenyans should see the last of them all at the earliest opportunity.
Ringera’s performance was great when he served under President Moi. Under Kibaki, Ringera is a total failure. He claims the shoddy deal that saw Grand Regency hotel extorted and sold is his greatest achievement.
What a failure this Ringera man is!
KENYA WILL NEVER MOVE FORWARD WHEN KIBAKI IS OBSESSED WITH FIGHTING HON. RAILA ODINGA
Look at this: Attorney General, Amos Wako, publishes a new bill to cut the number of ministries to 24.
“A new government Bill expected to be tabled in Parliament seeks to set the maximum number of ministries at 24, nearly half of the current 42”, writes the Daily Nation.
At face value, Wako’s bill looks great. But if one examines the bill carefully, one will conclude that the bill is a new offensive front in a war being waged on Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM.
There is no doubt that the Cabinet is bloated at 42 and that it is a huge strain on the economy and Kenya cannot afford it.
But to cut down the Cabinet to a manageable size, Hon. Raila Odinga nad Kibaki could just meet, decide on 24 ministries, 12 for ODM and 12 for PNU. They then agree on which ministries ODM will take and which ones go to PNU.
Once the PM and Kibaki have agreed on this, they will then dissolve the Cabinet and appoint a new one. As simple as ABC.
If such an agreement was to be reached, Kenyans would expect to see Hon. Sally Kosgei in Foreign Affairs and Hon. Orengo in Justice and Constitutional Affairs and George Saitoti not in Internal Security.
But Kibaki and his men are not seeing the reduction of the bloated Cabinet from an economic point of view but rather as a new weapon to fight Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM.
Kibaki and his men have tried the breaking of Kenya into tribal enclaves as a way of furthering their Gema agenda but they soon learned that they were treading on dangerous ground.
Now they see this Wako bill to reduce the Cabinet as a new weapon. Chairman Nzamba Kitonga and his team are working hard to give Kenya a new constitution.
Why does the government going for the Wako bill and not waiting the new constitution where the maximum size of the Cabinet be enshrined?
Is it because Kibaki and his men are determined that Kenya should not get the new constitution. Are they trying to undermine efforts to give Kenya a new constitution?
Amos Wako’s bill requires that Cabinet ministers should have university degrees. I see this as a carefully-researched clause aimed at fighting Hon. Raila Odinga and ODM.
The requirement for university degree is meant to ensure that George Saitoti emerges as the supreme leader in Maasailand and that Kalonzo becomes the unchallenged leader in Ukambani.
ODM must reject Amos Wako’s bill and if the Cabinet has to be reduced, Hon. Raila Odinga and Kibaki should sit down and agree and dissolve the Cabinet and make a new one with 24 Cabinet ministers.
Kibaki and his men are trying every trick to fool Hon. Raila Odinga. Kibaki successfully fooled Musikari Kombo and Kalonzo Musyoka. Kibaki then tried to fool the USA administration but he found them to be too smart for him.
Kibaki oftentimes sit holed up in Nairobi State House dreaming about how to fool the PM. He tried to fool the PM to prevent Hon. Orengo from travelling to Geneva and opposing the 20-page document of lies but the PM stood his ground.
Kibaki is now trying to use Amos Wako’s bill to fool the PM. Amos Wako has conveniently left out the office of VP in his bill so that Kibaki can try to fool the PM to support the bill since he (the PM) will now be the undisputed second-in-command to Kibaki.
Once the bill is passed and signed into law and the Ntimamas arer no longer in Cabinet, Kibaki can then refer to the constitution and appoint a new VP, most likely Saitoti, and have the PM where he is today.
People of Kenya, if you have been watching Kibaki very carefully, you should have now deciphered and decoded him fully.
KIBAKI THRIVES ON LIES. HE HAS AN EGO THE SIZE OF MOUNT KENYA. HE WILL NEVER ACCEPT DEFEAT OR REJECTION OF HIS IDEA.
Mwai Kibaki has a university degree and yet thousands of Kenyans are dead under his leadership. Hundreds more, including Hon. Imanyara and Mr. Paul Muite, are now living in fear for their lives and yet every human being has an inalienable right to life.
Amos Wako has a university degree and yet impunity reigns in Kenya. There is no genuine rule of law in Kenya. One wonders if Wako’s degree is indeed on Law or on Self-Preservation. Despite his degrees, Amos Wako can only dream of ever managing to be a quarter of the minsiter that the late Tom Mboya was.
What a genius Hon. Tom Mboya was! What a great Justice minister the late Tom Mboya was. What a sweet and exhorting national anthem the late Tom Mboya left for us, the people of Kenya.
Gen. Kianga has a university degree but the Kenya military has never been so low and as disgraced nationally and internationally as it is now. Gen Kianga will never be even half the General and Chief of General Staff that Gen. Jackson Mulinge and Gen. Tonje were.
President Moi is the undisputed emeritus Professor of Politics in Kenya. Kibaki would have to spend 10 years in university learning to do politics like Moi.
Kibaki spent the first three years of his presidency learning just how to create new districts like Moi did and to do a presidential walk with thousands of wananchi (Kenyans) in tow like Moi used to do.
Kenya will have Cabinet ministers. Some of them will be former university professors or medical doctors. George Saitoti could be a former professor but George Saitoti will never be even a quarter of the administrator and minister that Hon. Simeon Nyachae was.
AMOS WAKO HAS TO KNOW THAT KENYANS KNOW THINGS. LET HON. NTIMAMA CONTINUE HIS WORK AS CABINET MINISTER UNTIL HE RETIRES. HE DESERVES IT. HE HAS FOUGHT FOR HIS PEOPLE, THE MAASAI ALL HIS LIFE.
In one of the assessments on the performance of Cabinet ministers that I read recently, Hon. Ntimama was cited as one of the most productive Cabinet ministers in Kenya today.
Hon. Charity Ngilu is one of the most outstanding women in Kenya today. She has given women courage and a voice that they never had before.
Kibaki will try to be cleverer than the people, whom he has referred to, in the past, as “pumbavus” or fools/morons. But he will find that the people of Kenya are smarter than him every step of the way. They rejected him in 2007 and they will reject him again if he stands for the presidency.
Yesterday, Kibaki was in a function. It was a pure GEMA function. The function was “Family Bank’s Silver Jubilee celebrations at Kenyatta International Conference Centre”. Kibaki’s Kenya is the type of Kenya one does no want to see.
Even now, Kibaki’s son, Jimmy, is starting to follow in his Dad’s footsteps. He recently told Uhuru that his (Jimmy’s Dad) has confidence in him (Uhuru).
I checked my records and I never saw anywhere that Jimmy had been appointed as Kibaki’s oficial spokesman.
Jimmy was also quoted as saying elsewhere that he will rally the youth of Kenya probably to support Uhuru’s presidential bid.
Someone replied to Jimmy that “maybe he shoould start by rallying Mungiki youth to abandon their illegal activities”. Jimmy has never spoken again since.
Jimmy is confident that he will succeed his father as MP for Othaya. I have been to Othaya and the people there are great.
Jimmy can only be their MP through rigging. In a fair contest, Jimmy will never defeat Ms. Mary Wambui whom Kibaki has disgraced before the world and disowned their daughter, Ms. Wangui.
The people of Othaya are not “pumbavus”. They see. They hear. They think. They are agreed that Kibaki is a failed leader. Many Kikuyu friends that I have tell me that Kibaki is a failure.
The people of Othaya will show symphaty for the underdog, the mistreated, the disowned, the rejected. The Othaya parliamentary seat is Ms. Wambui’s.
If Jimmy wants to remain a private citizen so that we respect him as such, he should stop lecturing the people of Kenya.
It offended me when Jimmy said that “Hon. Raila Odinga is an extremist at times”. Who is Jimmy to judge our leader as such.
I was also offended when a section of the medai wrote that:
“You know what. Mutua, the Government spokesman is now consulting the PM before issuing a statement because the PM has changed and is now consulting Kibaki before issuing any statement”.
This is rubbish. Kibaki partially came to his senses when the PM told him off.
The PM had said that “even a child knows that he won the presidential elections and that is what Justice Kriegler told him”.
Hon. Raila Odinga went on to say that Kibaki’s leadership was of jua-kali standard. Kibaki was rattled, as the Beast would say.
For the sake of Kenya, the PM has to show the same statemanship and toughness to Kibaki to stop him from re-appointing Aaron Ringera to another term as Director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission.
THE SAD STORY THAT KENYA IS UNDER MWAI KIBAKI, A MAN WITH A HEART OF STONE AND AN EGO AS GIGANTIC AS MOUNT KENYA
I try my best everyday to find something positive that I can respect Mwai Kibaki for but there is nothing. I want to forgive him and to respect and support him but he is not giving me a chance.
The most outrageous thing that we read from Kenya everyday are stories of gruesome killings – Mungiki killing vilagers and government-sponsored vigilante groups killing Mungiki and innocent people.
Now, a new war front has been opened, police killing police. The regular police under the bogus leadership of Major General Ali are at war with the administration police under the leadership of the elections-rigging star, Kinuthia Mbugua.
In the meantime, Al-Qaeda, both in Afghanistan and Somalia, are not only watching Kenya but also putting in place elaborate plans to push Kenya over the precipice.
Of all the East African community countries, Kenya is the most unstable country. Over the long term, the once-economic powerhouse Kenya will be the least developed country in East Africa.
Tanzania and Rwanda and even Burundi and Uganda will overtake Kenya in a few years to come because these countries do not face any external danger unlike Kenya.
Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi also do not face the gruesome internal thuggery that Kenya is wrestling with.
Fighting internal wars and external aggression will keep Kenya so busy that no meaningful growth will be registered and our neighbours will leapfrog over us and the once most-developed country in East Africa will become the least-developed one.
Mwai Kibaki is a one-dimensional man so preoccupied with achieving a 10% (not 8%, not 12%, but just 10%) economic growth that he does not think about security.
Kibaki does not know that you have to take all factors into consideration to achieve sustained growth in Kenya. When Kibaki exits from power, the people of Kenya will take stock of his leadership and they will not like what they will see.
The people of Kenya rejected Kibaki in the 2007 general elections but he violently robbed them of their democratic rights. Being very forgiving people, Kenyans are ready to put this behind and move on but Kibaki is not providing any meaningful leadership.
What makes me really mad about Kibaki is that he is a man with a heart of stone and an ego as gigantic as Mount Kenya. Kibaki spends so much time either fighting Hon. Raila Odinga or dreaming about how to have a Kikuyu as president after him and for ever more after that.
These are facts:
FACT NUMBER ONE: I support Hon. Raila Odinga because I believe that he is the best man to facilitate real and needed change for Kenya.
Unlike Mwai Kibaki, Hon. Raila Odinga embraces good ideas from ALL (Kenyans of diverse ethnic backgrounds)Kenyans otherwise I do not think that Mr. Raila Odinga is a great leader.
Hon. Raila Odinga has talked of South Korea on several occassions. He has said that South Korea and Kenya were at par in terms of industrialization and economic status 45 years ago.
Today South Korea is an industrialized country while Kenya is still begging for aid from developed countries.
I like a leader who talks this way. At least, he has an agenda.
FACT NUMBER TWO: Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, severally or jointly have ZERO ideas and NIL AGENDA for Kenya. Kenyans will make the greatest mistake if they follow these two characters.
FACT NUMBER THREE: George Saitoti was a good minister when he was in Education. In Internal Security, George Saitoti has lived up to what Mzee Moi often said about him, “Saitoti, Huwezi” (Saitoti, you cannot lead)
As long as George Saitoti is Minister for Internal Security, the security situation in Kenya will continue to deteriorate and many more Kenyans will continue to die.
DEAR MWAI KIBAKI, MOVE GEORGE SAITOTI FROM THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL SECURITY TO EDUCATION, WHERE HE EXCELLED. DROP MAJOR GENERAL ALI AND IF YOU LOVE HIM SO MUCH, MOVE HIM BACK TO THE MILITARY, TO MILITARY POLICE.
I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT HON. MUDAVADI, A DEPUTY PM, WILL DO A BETTER JOB AS MINISTER FOR INTERNAL SECURITY THAN SAITOTI.
IF WE HAD MUDAVADI ASSISTED BY HON. DAVID MUSILA (A FORMER PC) AND ZAKAYO CHERUIYOT (A FORMER PS FOR INTERNAL SECURITY), KENYA’S SECURITY CAN BE IMPROVED TENFOLD.
FOR THE SAKE OF KENYA’S FUTURE SURVIVAL, MOVE YUSUF HAJI FROM DEFENCE AND BRING BACK BRIGADIER BOINET TO HEAD NSIS.
Mwai Kibaki keeps Yusuf Haji as Defence Minister but only in name. Major decisions on defence are made by Kibaki’s men. But there is a HUGE danger in this.
By having an individual like Yusuf Haji as a figure head minister and using other people to do planning and make decisions, the Kenya military is robbed of an opportunity for an effective leader.
FACT NUMBER FOUR: Somalia is on the verge of becoming the new Afghanistan and thus forcing Kenya to become the new Pakistan, a country always fighting for her survival.
The North Eastern province is only a few years away from becoming the new Swat Valley where a never-ending war will be waged. Kenya cannot afford to fight these kind of wars.
Both Hon. Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki should see this. The Ministry of Defence should be made a stand-alone ministry if it is to be an effective ministry.
The Ministry of Defence used to be a stand-alone ministry. At one time, Hon. James Gichuru was the Defence minister. Following the 1982 coup attempt, the Ministry of Defence was placed under OP. It is time to move it back to where it was before.
For Kenya’s survival, both the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Internal Security should be removed from OP and made to be stand-alone ministries.
There is one obvious fact that Kenyans have been forced to live with and that is: HAVING A SHALLOW-MINDED CABINET. Of the 42 Cabinet ministers that we currently have, there are not more than 10 really good ministers.
Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka is big on talk but a dwarf on action and results. But because of his long experience on the international scene dealing with different types of conflicts, I would not mind having the VP as the Minister for Defence assisted by Hon. Major General Joseph Nkaissery and another individual with some military expertise.
However great the Minister for Defence is, they will not succeed unless they have an equally great Foreign Affairs minister. Defence and Foreign Affairs go hand-in-glove.
Ms. Sally Kosgei will make the most outstanding Foreign Affairs minister considering her enviable experinece in foreign affairs as Kenya’s High Commissioner in London and in adminstration as Kenya’s Head of Civil Service.
With these major appointments done to save Kenya from being overran by home-grown thugs such as Mungiki and by Al-Qaeda who now reside on our North Eastern border, other Cabinet appointments can then be made as follows:
Prof. Sam Ongeri should go to Medical Services where his expertise as a medical doctor (Prof. Sam Ongeri was President Moi’s personal doctor for several years before Dr. Silverstein took over) can be better used.
Then move Prof. Anyang Nyongo to Higher Education, Science, and Technology and Moses Wetangula to Home Affairs and Yusuf Haji to Local Government.
FACT NUMBER FIVE: Mwai Kibaki, a man who is shackled by xenophobia, appointed his tribesmen to the important posts of Chief Justice, Director-General of the National Security Intelligence Services, and Director of CID.
Unfortunately, all these three individuals have failed to deliver. The failure of the so-called Chief Justice Gicheru (I call him Chief Injustice) has been well-documented and even the Law Society of Kenya at one time threatened to boycott him.
The failure of Gatiba, Kenya’s director of CID has not been well-documented because of the little exposure to the public that he enjoys. But his investigations are weird.
On some investigations, he needs 10 years to complete them. When Uhuru Kenyatta attempted to steal Shllings 9.2 billion (for his presidential bid) by altering figures in a supplementary budget, Mr. Gatiba moved to Treasury to “investigate”.
To date and several weeks later, Gatiba is still “investigating”. One day, maybe, the people of Kenya will get to know the results of Uhuru Kenyatta’s “typing errors” investigations.
On other investigations, Gatiba produces instantaneous results. When a letter was given to Hon. Imanyara detailing how State House was planning to eliminate him and several other leaders, Gatiba’s investigations were done and completed in hours.
Gatiba heard about the letter and he never took possession of it and he never analyzed the hand-writting but by some magic, he concluded that the letter was authored by a psychopath.
While Gatiba continues with his weird investigations, Kenyans continue to die in tens and even hundreds. Maybe one day within the next ten years, Gatiba
will complete his investigations. By then, only God knows, how many Kenyans will have died.
As for Major General Gichinga, he is a biased man who speacilizes on Kalenjin people. He has his tape recorders and video cameras trained on Kalenjin leaders. He made sure that he had Justice Waki in his pockets so that he could help him compile the secret list.
To his (Gichinga’s) dismay, Justice Waki expanded the list to 10 to include some leaders from Central province. Gichinga had wanted the list to be exclusively made up of Kalenjins, Maasais, and Coast leaders.
If we examine the records of Brigadier Boinet and Major General Gichinga, we see a world of difference. Brigadier Boinet’s vision was to turn the NSIS into an organization not very different from Mossad.
The NSIS is what it is today because of the vision and leadership of the internationally-respected and award-winning Brigadier Boinet. If he had stayed on as Director-General of NSIS, the people of Kenya would today be resting in comfort knowing that they were safe.
Brigadier Boinet was intelligent and visionary. He would be very active researching and putting in place measures against Al-Shabaab threats.
Major General Gichinga, on the other hand, has stymied the growth of NSIS and has turned it instead into an instrument to fight Mwai Kibaki’s political foes and promote Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidential bid.
The rallies that Gideon Moi is holding are being publicised and supported by the NSIS. Gideon Moi’s rallies are part of Project Uhuru’s efforts. The NSIS is also working on William Ruto and brainwashing him to fight his own party, ODM.
With Kenya’s future survival at stake, there is an urgent need to have new and effetive leadership in the police force, in CID, and in NSIS. Having people using these important instruments to fight a tribal agenda should not be allowed.
The NSIS needs to be headed by someone with university training and intelligence-gathering experience, someone who sees the danger that Kenya faces from Somalia and Al-Qaeda, and someone with ideas on how to stop Kenya’s North Eastern province from turning into the Swat Valley which will then make Kenya the Pakistan that is perpetually fighting for survival.
Mwai Kibaki should be stopped from keeping failed leadership of such important positions as Director-General of NSIS, Chief Justice, and Director of CID exclkusively for his homeboys.
People should be appointed to these positions based on their ability.
The Criminal Investigations Department urgently needs a capable individual and one with a vision. You cannot fight the Mungiki menace with brute force and vigilante groups and hope to win your war.
The CID needs to employ on full-time or part-time basis or as consultants criminal psychologists, socilogits, and even psychiatrists to help understand the mentality of criminals such as Mungiki and develop the right tools to fight them.
As Kenya’s population grows at a much faster rate than the growth of employment opportunities and resources, more and deadlier crminal gangs will continue to crop up.
KENYA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIGHT EXTERNAL AGGRESSION EFFECTIVELY IF HER SECURITY IS ALSO THREATENED BY INTERNAL CRIMINAL GANGS SUCH AS MUNGIKI.
Kenya has to develop new tools to fight local gangs. Such tools can only be developed by having the right men and women in positions of leadership.
As I have often stated, Kenya is very fortunate to have a huge pool of intellectuals. Such intellectuals will be of no good unless they are tapped.
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology through an Office of Innovation should be at the forefront at making the Kenya government tap the local universities for solutions – solutions for growth, solutions for fighting organized crime, solutions for keeping Al- Qaeda away from Kenya.
UNLESS CHANGES ARE MADE IN CABINET TO PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN KEY MINISTRIES, KENYA WILL CONTINUE TO INCH CLOSER TO DISASTER!
As Minister for Foreign Affairs, Moses Wetangula is a joke. Ms. Sally Kosgei would bring discipline to this key portfolio so that the world can hear one message from Kenya.
It is very sad and disappointing to get FOUR different messages from Kibaki, the PM, the VP, and Wetangula himself on Kenya’s plans for the Somali problem.
As Minister for Internal Security, George Saitoti is a joke. How many Kenyans will have to die before Kibaki can agree with his wife, Lucy, that Saitoti has to be moved.
With Yusuf Haji as Minister for Defence but only in name while real leadership and decisions and planning are the responsibility of other unseen persons, Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab are smiling. They know that it is only a matter of a few years before they can strike and turn North Eastern province into a Swat Valley.
WISHING AMBASSADOR FRANCIS MUTHURA A SPEEDY RECOVERY
This is to wish the Head of Civil Service, Ambassador Francis Muthaura, a speedy recovery.
While I am not a medical doctor, I can see that Mr. Muthaura’s collapsing in the office is a clear sign of fatigue, stress, and defeat.
It is quite clear that the recent turn of events which has seen Mr. Francis Muthaura considerably cut down to his proper size in government has taken a huge toll on him.
My advice to him is that what happened today is a good sign urging him to go slow and even better still, let go.
Mr. Muthaura has given Kenya the best and most of himself. It is time he retires. A good soldier and commander knows when the war is lost and decides to surrender.
Mr. Muthaura has been working himself to death performing his enormous duties of Head of Civil Service and those he has arrogated himself to be the “Prime Minister of PNU”.
At times, our egos get so bloated as much as the Kenya Cabinet that we lose sight of reality – the reality that we are human beings afterall and the reality that our bodies are frail and get frailer as we grow old.
Mr. Muthaura believes that without him, there is no Kibaki. He believes that without him as Head of Civil Service, there is no Kenya.
Egos can at times make very intelligent people act like morons. Take the case of Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Because of his bloated ego, he cannot allow the PM, Mr. Tsvangirai to chair a Cabinet meeting.
Mugabe had to move forward the weekly Cabinet meeting so that he himself can chair it before he travels to Libya.
Mugabe’s behaviour is typical of the behaviour that both the Mugabe of Kenya (Mwai Kibaki) and Mr. Francis Muthaura have been displaying and which the people of Kenya know too well.
Everyday, the Mugabe of Kenya is having nightmares that he will wake up one day to find the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, having become the Leader of Government Business in Parliament or even worse that the PM has been sworn in as the new President of Kenya. Egos blind reality.
The ego thing is a very serious problem with Kenyan males compared to Kenyan females. Statistics also show that the Kenyan male civil servant that served during the colonial times under the British is so much attached to their civil service jobs that they would rather they die in office than retire.
I advise the former Ambassador to the UN and former Secretary-General of East African Community (both positions courtesy of President Moi) that it is time for him to go.
He should go back home, to the village, and get into a new routine where he wakes up in the morning, put on his suit, polish his shoes, and go to the famous tree in Meru town where the Nchuri Ncheke elders often meet to while away time.
We, the people of Kenya, do not want to see our long-serving servant of Kenya die in office.
HON. RAILA ODINGA IS STILL THE BEST HOPE FOR KENYA.
Whenever I think of a Uhuru Kenyatta presidency, I feel like throwing up!
Despite the many mistakes and weaknesses that Hon. Raila Odinga is churning out every day, he is still the best candidate to be the president of Kenya. He is still the best yesterday, today, or tomorrow.
I watch developments in Kenya and Zimbabwe very closely. And these are the facts that I have established.
Mwai Kibaki and Robert Mugabe and their men operate in exactly the same manner.
Hon. Raila Odinga and Mr. Morgan Tsvangira have one thing in common. They were robbed of their victory and they would be presidents of their countries now if Kibaki and Mugabe had not violently denied them their democratically-given rights.
The other similarity between Hon. Raila Odinga and Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai is that they have both been denied the opportunity to exercise the shared power mediated accords gave them.
Other than these similarities between Hon. Raila Odinga and Mr. Tsvangirai, the differences between them are huge and dazzingly clear.
While Mr. Tsvangirai is a substantial leader, Hon. Raila Odinga is very shallow.
HON RAILA ODINGA’S MISTAKES ARE MANY AND EVERY DAY WE SEE A NEW ONE:
1. By accepting the use of the term “Post-Election Violence”, Mr. Odinga has condemned his own supporters who protested Kibaki’s stealing of the presidential election. The right term and the issue that should have been investigated is “Electoral Fraud and Its Aftermath”.
Martha Karua of PNU was smarter than Hon. James Orengo in convincing Dr. Annan that electoral fraud and violence be investigated separately. How can any meaningful separation be made when one led to the other?
If John Michuki, the Beast, is not on Justice Waki’s list, then the list is a piece of garbage. There will be no justice and Kalenjins will not accept any tribunal that is one-sided and aimed at condemning them.
Hundreds of Kipsigis youth were executed by the police in Kericho and John Michuki who was in charge of the police should be held accountable for that and tried for crimes against humanity.
If Hon. Raila Odinga thinks that the Kipsigis youth who were executed should be ignored then he has another think coming.
I often appear to praise Mr. Raila odinga but privately, I mad with him almost daily.
Mr. Raila Odinga himself said that Justice Kriegler wrote his report in a “winding way” to bring reconciliation rather than report waht really happened – the fact that Hon. Raila Odinga won the presidency but was robbed.
The Kriegler report has been accepted by all Kenyans. According to the Kriegler report, which was intentionally-doctored to enhance reconciliation, there was no stolen election.
And now, Hon. Raila Odinga, in his foolishness reported that he talked with Dr. Annan when they met in South Africa and agreed on the August 2009 dateline for passing the Waki list to ICC.
So in August 2009, the Waki list will be handed to ICC and the leaders named on the list will be tried. They will not claim that the violence after the 2007 general elections started because of fraud.
Thye cannot use fraud as their defence because Justice Kriegler in his report which has already been accepted said there was not stolen election.
WHAT SORT OF LEADER ARE YOU, HON. RAILA ODINGA, TO EXPOSE YOUR SUPPORTERS THIS WAY?
If you accepted Justice Kriegler’s report, you dshould be the last person saying anything on Justice Waki’s list.
2. By accepting Justice Waki’s list as true and competently and justly arrived at, Hon. Raila Odinga is displaying his ignorance of justice which he has been fighting for most of his adult life.
Justice Waki exonerated Mwai Kibaki and yet he never interviewed Kibaki. How can the list be correct then when one suspect, Kibaki, who chaired a meeting with the killer Mungiki at State House is declared innocent without any trial in a court of law.
Furthemore, the largest part of Justice Waki’s list was dictated to him by Major General Gichinga, a Mwai Kibaki’s fellow tribesman and homeboy.
Gichinga will produce, if he is asked today, video after video of what Kalenjin leaders said but he will not produce even one video on what Kibaki and his men said’ like calling Kalenjins “pumbavu” (fools).
Yes, you can call Kalenjins fools but they can hit back hard, really hard!
3. Hon Henry Kosgey, the chairman of ODM, has stood by Hon. Raila Odinga through thick and thin and yet when there is a dispute over the firing of some top officials by Minister Henry Kosgey, Hon. Raila Odinga contacts the PS and accepts his side of the story.
Protocol demands that Hon. Raila Odinga should have talked to Mr. Henry Kosgey first and agree on what should be done and then let the minister take charge of the situation.
I was shocked at the way Hon. Raila Odinga ridiculed Mr. Henry Kosgey by talking with the PS. One of the officials that the minister terminated is my friend and I know how capable and hard-working he is and I would not want him to be removed but I was disgusted at the way Mr. Odinga treated Hon. Kosgey.
And this is not the first time that Hon. Raila Odinga has shown contempt for his supporters. When the former Deputy Governor of Central Bank, Ms. Mwatela, was removed from her job in a plot hatched by John Michuki and his fellow Kikuyus at Treasury and Central bank, Mr. Raila Odinga, without any facts to justify his decision, supported the removal of Ms. Mwatela.
Instead of demanding to be briefed first on what sins she had committed at Central Bank and then summoning her to give her side of the story, Hon. Raila Odinga, in his dismal leadership threw the first stone at Mrs. Jacinta Mwatela.
When he is with Kibaki, Hon. Rail odinga is mesmerized that he cannot think cleraly. Father George Muhoho. a 75-year old grandfather, whom Hon. Raila Odinga recommnded to be fired is still at his job and laughing at Mr. Odinga.
Now Mr. Raila Odinga derides the man who has been with him through all his fights? I was shocked and saddened at the way Hon. Raila Odinga treated Mr. Henry Kosgey.
Fortunately, Mr. Kosgey is a seasoned leader and gentleman. I am sure he wil patch up things with Mr. Odinga.
And I am seeing more of similar stuff coming. Hon. Raila Odinga’s sister, Akinyi, has been appointed as a consulate in Los Angeles.
Tomorrow, Fidel Castro, Mr. Raila Odinga’s son will be appointed a PS or amabassador and that will do it.
Hon. Raila Odinga will start singing “Kibaki Tosha” and he will abandon his ODM supporters.
But despite the many faults and mistakes and wars that he wages on his own supporters, the ODM fraternity and Kalenjins should not abandon this man, Hon. Raila Odinga.
Kalenjins have adopted him and he is now Arap Mibey. You do not adopt a child today and throw him out tomorrow.
Hon. Raila Odinga is a forthright person. He easily trusts and this is why Mwai Kibaki has taken him for a ride on many issues.
I MAY NOT LIKE WHAT HON. RAILA ODINGA’S HEAD DOES BUT I LOVE WHAT IS IN HIS HEART AND I WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT HIM.
Hon. Raila Odinga is not like Uhuru Kenyatta. In December 2002, over 90% of Kalenjins voted for Uhuru Kenyatta but unfortunately he lost his presidential bid.
In January 2008, Uhuru Kenyatta is alleged, according to Justice Waki, to have organized Mungiki squads to go to Rift Valley and kill the very same people that voted for him in 2002.
Uhuru Kenyatta and Mwai Kibaki were together most of the time during the counting of votes and up to the time the unstable Samwel Kivuitu stole the presidential victory from Hon. Raila Odinga and gave it to Kibaki.
Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, John Michuk, and George Saitoti should be held accountable and their names forwaded to ICC to be tried for crimes against humanity.
The people of Kenya should not accept any lists going to ICC that do not have the names of Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, John Michuki, and George Saitoti.
If someone is video-taped saying that we have some weeds amongst us, then a tape recordning instructions given to the police to shoot-to-kill must also be produced. That is justice, isn’t it?
4. Dr. Annan came to Kenya to mediate and we are very grateful to him for his services and for bringing peace to Kenya after the stolen presidential elections.
Dr. Annan will be making a huge mistake by adding himself an additional duty of prosecutor or cop. He came to Kenya to make peace. If he hands in Justice Waki’s list, which has not been vetted in some pre-trial proceedings to be correct and just, then Dr. Annan will be assumed to have decided to side with the people that stole the election and went on to kill the protesters.
5. While I agree with the position taken by Kalenjin leaders on Justice Waki’s list and on the Mau Complex issue, I DO NOT ACCEPT THE HYPOCRICY OF MS. HELEN SAMBILI.
Today, she is reported as having led the ministers that walked out on the PM. How come she did so?
Ms. Helen Sambili has never shown a keen interest and has not been an active player on issues affecting ODM or Kalenjins.
She has been a silent supporter of PNU. She walked out on the PM not because of Justice Waki’s list or the Mau Complex issue.
She led the walk-out because she is mad that Francis Muthaura is sick. She believes that the PM has made Muthaura sick.
I have been told that Dr. Sambili, Helen Sambili’s husband and PS for Planning is lined up to become the Head of Public Service when Francis Muthaura retires.
So Helen Sambili is very protective of Muthaura and she took advantage of the serious issues – the Waki list and the Mau Complex issue – to vent her own anger that her husband’s boss, Francis Muthaura is sick.
BUT I TELL HER, “MADAM WAZIRI, TAKE IT EASY. FRANCIS WILL BE OKAY. WE ARE ALL PRAYING FOR HIM”.
I hope Hon. Raila Odinga will find the time to visit Mr. Francis Muthaura in hospital. Helen would love it.
KENYA IS A NATION IN PERIL AND URGENT CHANGES ARE NEEDED FOR OUR SURVIVAL
History repeats itself. The newly-independent nation of Kenya could not celebrate the birth of her nationhood untempered as Kenya had to fight the Shifta war.
Kenya fought a bitter war with Somali secessionist insurgents or bandits from 1963 to 1967. The war was called the Shifta war. Kenya had a disciplined military then.
The Kenya armed forces was disciplined, British-trained, and very patriotic. The current Kenyan military, under the poor leadership of General Kianga, is a corrupt and indisciplined force made up of rapists and killers.
It was only yesterday that Human Rights Watch petitioned the UN to exclude Kenya military from peace-keeping engagements because of their human rights abuses.
What an indictment the Human Rights Watch has given the Kenya military, a force that was once the pride of Kenya, the pride of Africa, and indeed the pride of the world.
What makes me really frightful is that, as expected, Kenya will fight another war, more bitter and more deadly than the Shifta war, because history repeats itself.
It is an indisputable fact that Al-Qaeda through their sidekick, Al-Shabaab, have set up camp on Kenya’s border with Somalia. Somalia is the new Afghanistan for Al-Qaeda and Kenya’s North East province will become their new Swat Valley similar to the Pakistan one.
The leadership of Kenya must prepare Kenya to effectively stop Al-Qaeda from taking over Kenya in a war, that has already begun as a war of attrition but which will soon develop into a full-scale war.
As it stands now, the Kenya military has diminished from the military of men to the military of boys. I shudder to imagine how much lower the Kenyan military will go when Karangi takes over as the Chief of General Staff.
Immediately he was promoted after Kibaki became president on December 30, 2002, Karangi, in his stupid arrogance, took a Kenya Airforce plane to fly to South Africa with his wife to check on some Kenya helicopters being repaired there.
The man, Karangi, like his boss, and they are both from Nyeri has started his leadership on the wrong foot and the Kenya military will be worst under his leadership. He is not even popular amongst Kenyan soldiers.
General Tonje, the undisputed greatest Kenyan General and Chief of General Staff, put in place an unwritten arrangement where the Kenya Army, Kenya Airforce, and Kenya Navy will take turns to provide the Chief of General Staff.
According to General Tonje’s arrangment, the next Chief of General Staff should come from Kenya Airforce. Unfortunately, the senior-most man in the Airforce is Karangi.
It would serve Kenya better to pass Karangi and appoint a capable leader even if he was from the Army or Navy to lead Kenya’s military at this time when Kenya is facing a serious threat from Al-Qaeda.
I would also suggest that the Defence Department be moved from the clogged Office of the President and made a stand-alone ministry.
Let us have a Ministry of Defence. Better still, let us rename the Ministry of Defence as the Ministry of Defence and Regional Peace Initiatives We can show that Kenya is serious about defending herself while at the same time is ready and willing to engage our immediate neighbours and countries of our region in seeking peaceful resolutions to conflicts.
What better man to have as Minister for Defence and Regional Initiatives than the VP, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka. He can use his extensive experience on peace efforts and his high office of VP o run the Ministry of Defence and Regional Peace Initiatives.
Taking the responsibility of peace initiatives with our neighbours from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and giving the responsibility to the Minister for Defence will prove to be the most logical thing to do.
For our new constitution, I have proposed a hybrid sysytem of government where the President and Prime Minister share power.
The Prime Minister heads the government and appoints the Cabinet (federal Cabinet) and chairs Cabinet meetings.
The Governors of the provinces head provincial governments, appoint provincial Cabinets, and chair their cabinet meetings.
To point Kenya towards such a new system of government, the Prime Minister, Hon. Raila Odinga, and Kibaki can point Kenya towards thiis proposed new system of government by structuring their current Cabinet into two levels:
The top level of Cabinet to be called First Cabinet will be made up of the president, prime minister, vice president, and the wto deputy prime ministers. The other level of Cabinet will be called the General Cabinet.
Under the proposed new constitution, the First Cabinet will become the Governance Executive Council or the name First Cabinet could be retained.
The First Cabinet, under the new constitution, will be chaired by the president and will be made up of the Prime Minister and the Governore of Kenya’s 8 provinces.
For now, Hon. Musalia Mudavadi should be appointed as the Minister for Internal Security and Provincial Administration and this stand-alone ministry will have been moved from the clogged Office of the President.
Currently, Internal Security and Provincial Administration is under Office of the President and is headed by George Saitoti. It is inefficient and largely ineffective and that is the reason why they have resorted to extra-judicial killings.
The current arrangment and leadership has rendered Internal Security and Provincial Administration completely incapable of ensuring security for all in Kenya.
Kenyans continue to die in their tens or even hundreds at times every month.
We can save the lives of our people if we quit being parochial and start thinking Kenya and not our tribes or friends.
Appoint Hon. Musalia Mudavadi as the Minister for Internal Security and Provincial Administration. This man, Mudavadi, can improve Kenya’s security. He listens and he talks to all and he is friendly to all and he does not pre-judge.
We saw a glimpse of Hon. Musalia Mudavadi’s great leadership skills when he served effectively as leader of government business well before he was appointed Vice President by President Moi.
I know George Saitoti and his supporters and the supporters of Uhuru Kenyatta will fight against any attempts to have Hon. Mudavadi take over and succeed as Minister in charge of security.
Such thoughts are foolishness. Francis Muthaura has been hanging onto his job of Head of Public Service and his previous positins like everthing will collapse without him.
For ten years, Francis Muthaura could not even take a day’s leave fearing that someone else will act in his place and do a better job than him.
Today, Francis Muthaura is in a hospital in South Africa. He collapsed in his office, the body having been punished for many years, out of greed, selfishness, and narrow-mindedness.
The First Cabinet will be chaired by Kibaki and will meet every two weeks or so. The Prime Minister will give a broad report on the state of Kenya.
The Vice President and Minister for Defence and Regional Peace Initiatives will give a report on Kenya’s security from external aggression, a report on regional peace initiatives, and a report on terrorism activities by Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab.
The report on terrorism activities will have been compiled by a Anti-Terrorism and Preparedness Team appointed jointly by the Minister for Defence and Miister for Internal Security and will be made up of intelligence experts from the military and NSIS and from our local universities.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Internal Security and Provincial Administration will report on security in general and progress on the fight against militia groups such as Mungiki.
The report on designing of new methods to fight organized crime in Kenya will be compiled by a team of experts appointed by the DPM and Minister for Internal Security and includes police experts, human rights watchers, criminal psychologits, sociologits, psychiatrists and other appropriate exprtise.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance will report on the state of the economy, the state of government finances, and national growth affairs in general.
If we can put Kenya ahead of our own and our friends’ interests, which in most cases are selfish ones, Kenya will be a safer and better country.
As things are now, we fight ourselves daily. Every fight that we wage against ourselves pushes Kenya into more peril. Al-Qaeda is watching and must be putting in place plans to keep Kenya fighting rather than growing ther economy, feeding and educating her people, and keeping her people healthy.
Mzee Kenyatta often reminded us when he was our president of the three enemies that Kenya has to fight – Ignorance (Lack of Education), Poverty, and Disease.
If he was alive today, Mzee Kenyatta would probably have reworded his message to say that the three main enemies that Kenya must fight are Al-Qaeda, Corruption, and Parochialism.
KENYA IS A NATION IN PERIL, DO SOMETHING NOW WHILE YOU CAN
I was watching BBC news today and one news item scared me. They were reporting, in their highlight of Somalia, that there is an influx of foreign fighters into Somalia.
This should be a very scary development for Kenya. Already, Kenya has been forced to obey a “no-fly zone” restriction imposed by Al-Shabaab.
It is already frightening that Kenya cannot fly any aircraft inside her own airspace near the Somali border because Al-Shabaab will shoot them down.
Mwai Kibaki is sleeping and rolling his eyes even as Kenya moves closer to being the playground for Al-Qaeda.
One day, Kenyans will come to the conclusion that the biggest evil that Mwai Kibaki committed was not violently robbing the people of Kenya of their democratic rights but doing nothing to make Kenya safe from Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda.
I would like to hear President Moi comment on the huge threat posed by Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda. President Moi knows very well how bravely Kenyans had to fight the ragtag Shifta bandits for four long years from 1963 to 1967.
President Moi should know only too well that Al-Qaeda willl be too much for Kenya to defend against.
Under Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s airspace, land, and water have narrowed and continue to do so. Someone else imposes a no-fly zone in your own country and you have to obey it and you call yourself a man, a leader!
Kenyan fishermen cannot fish in the waters of their own country because someone else has imposed some restrictions. A Kenyan fisherman has to pay taxes to another country for fish caught in his own country and Kenya has a leader?
An island belonging to Kenya has all of a sudden become foreign territory and Kenya has a leader?
And to add to the many woes that the people of Kenya have to bear, many hard-working and law-abiding citizens of Kenya, have to pay “taxes” to their own children and grandchildren if they have to keep their lives.
Al-Shabaab has imposed a no-fly zone. Museveni has imposed a no-fishing zone and grabbed Kenyan territory. Mungiki are collecting “protection taxes” from their parents and grand-parents. And despite all these sad developments, it is business as usual for Kibaki.
Whenever I see any image of Mwai Kibaki in the media after I have been reading or listening to what is already happening or what is about to happen Kenya, I get mad with Mr. Raila Odinga. He made Kibaki president of Kenya and Kibaki overstayed his welcome.
Al-Qaeda is watching Kenya very closely and will one day, in the not-too-distant future, launch a multi-front assault on Kenya using both external fighters and Kenyan own citizens.
Mwai Kibaki has to deflate his gigantic ego now and do the right thing for Kenya. Francis Muthaura, the self-declared “PM of Kenya” has had his gigantic ego deflated by his need for bypass surgery.
Kibaki has to, as a matter of urgency, create the Ministry of Defence and Regional Peace Initiatives now and place it under the VP. Having Defence under OP is not only cumbersome but it makes defence issues hard to deal with and defence strategies hard to formulate.
The VP should immediately appoint Lt. Gen. Daniel Opande, Lt. Gen. Sumbeiywo, Maj. Gen. James Mulinge, and Brigadier Boinet as special adviors on border security. These four gentlemen have distinguished themselves as professional soldiers of international repute.
Kibaki appointed Raphael Tuju and Kivutha Kibwana as his advisors. I do not see what they have been advising on but they draw huge salaries.
For Kenya’s security, is it asking too much to have our four retired distinguished soldiers come back to serve their country and give invaluable advice on how to defend against Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda?
The four retired soldiers will travel overseas to Pakistan and Afghanistan and to the USA, Britain, and Israel and they will travel as civilians to learn and expand their know-how in order to make our county and people safer.
And the Kenya military must also have their eyes and ears open to what is happening along Kenya’s border with Somalia. The military must be aware that they have been forced to observe a no-fly zone in their own airspace.
The Kenya military should also do their part to stop the already-disgraced Kenyan military which is at its lowest point ever from descending lower. The Kenya military should make it clear that they do not support Karangi for CGS.
One day, Mwai Kibaki will exit from power and the people of Kenya will have the opportunity (no more extra-judicial killings) to show their disgust at him and the people will despise him even more if they have to fight wars for their survival.
I take a very keen interest in what is happening in Somalia because I know how directly any happenings in Somalia will impact Kenya.
It is very foolish to think, as Kibaki does, that the North Eastern province of Kenya is desert with little vegetation cover unlike the forested mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters hide.
Al-Qaeda are reputed and recognized even by the mighty USA as an outfit with brilliant brains and that they are intelligent and resourceful.
And only a fool will assume that Al-Qaeda are not planning something on Kenya. The way I see it, Al-Qaeda will enter sub-Sahara Africa from two gateways – Somalia and West Africa – and then move southwards towards South Africa.
OPEN LETTER TO HON. JAMES ORENGO ON THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
Dear Hon. James Orengo,
Today, as we mark the fortieth year since Hon. Tom Mboya, Kenya’s most brilliant Minister of Justice, I am encouraged that we still have Tom Mboyas in our midst.
You, Hon. James Orengo, has proven to the world that, like the departed Hon. Tom Mboya, you, too, care for justice – real justice for all.
Now that the ICC has given Kenya more time, I would like to see Kenya walk the path of true justice regarding the violence that followed the general elections of December 2007.
1. First, I would like to see, Hon. James Orengo, the proper name given to the case. The proper name should be “Electoral Fraud and Its Aftermath” and not Post-Election Violence.
2. Second, I would like to see the reports of Justice Kriegler and Justice Waki reconciled in some way. There will be no true justice unless and until these two reports are reconciled because they undermine each other.
Justice Kriegler was allowed to make a doctored report for the sake of reconciliation and national healing. Prosecutors can use the Kriegler report to wrongly condemn innocent people.
By accepting Justice Kriegler’s report, Justice Waki’s report has been invalidated.
3. I would like to see Justice Waki’s findings investigated and validated before any bill is tabled in parliament.
You will agree with me, Hon. James Orengo, that by handing an envelop containing names of ten Kenyans to Dr. Kofi Annan and then on to the ICC, Kenya has decided that Justice Waki is an omnipotent and omniscient being.
We all know that Justice Waki is not God. He can make mistakes and he himself admitted so in his report. He admitted that he is not sure if there is sufficient evidence against the ten people whom he recommended to be brought to the ICC anyway.
It is an undisputed fact that the violence that took place in Kenya and for which the Special Tribunal has been recommended was triggered by electoral fraud.
The busing of police officers to western Kenya allegedly to stuff ballot boxes before elections had made many ODM supporters suspicious that electoral fraud being planned by Mwai Kibaki’s government.
Mwai Kibaki and his government did not make any attempt to allay people’s fears. In keeping quiet, Mwai Kibaki and his men helped inflame the violence which was to be officially triggered a few days later by Samwel Kivuitu’s announcement that “Kibaki won” when in reality he had been soundly beaten by Mr. Raila Odinga.
Justice Waki wrote in his report that the violence was both spontaneous and planned. Justice Waki should be taken to task, by the panel of eminent Judges and LSK leadership, on this allegation because it is serious and the whole ICC thing hinges on it.
Hon. James Orengo, it is also very important to ask and get answers to these questions:
i) How did Justice Waki collect his evidence?
ii) Was the evidence tested and challenged?
iii) How competent investigative bodies are the sources that Justice Waki relied on to compile his ICC-bound list?
4. Hon. James Orengo, could you also pursue the possibility of Justice Waki being recalled to complete his work by carrying out sittings in Central province as well and to interview Mwai Kibaki, John Michuki, George Saitoti, and Police Commissioner Ali.
These four men are prime suspects in precipitating, abetting, aiding, and actively participating in crimes against humanity for which the Special Tribunal has been recommended.
Justice Waki did not interview any of the four suspects and he should be given an opportunity to interview them.
These four prime suspects admitted only last month in Geneva that there are extra-judicial killings in Kenya. The government delegation, headed by George Saitoti, admitted so in Geneva. This shows that they must have played an active role in the massacres and executions of Kenyan people following the last general elections.
5. Hon. James Orengo, could you argue for a panel of eminent Kenyan Judges, headed possibly by Justice Bosire, and top LSK leadership to examine Justice Waki’s report and his findings and to interview him. They will then make a recommendation on the way forward regarding the Special Tribunal.
In conclusion, I hereby request you, Hon. James Orengo, to take the stand that unless:
a) Post-Election Violence is renamed Electoral Fraud and Its Aftermath and Justices Kriegler and Waki reports are reconciled
b) A panel of eminent Kenyan Judges and LSK leadership examine Justice Waki’s report and findings and interview him with a view to validating his report and recommendations on the ICC-bound list
c) Mwai Kibaki, John Michuki, George Saitoti, and Police Commissioner Major General Ali are treated as prime suspects as far as the violence was concerned and are interviewed and their statements recorded
then ICC should be asked to take over the case at the earliest opportunity as soon as it has been determined that these conditions cannot be met.
There is no short-cut to justice and no suspect should be exonerated until he is interviewed and tried.
If these conditions are met, then let the case be pre-tried/preliminarily-heard before a bill is tabled in parliament. It is important to table a bill when the pertinet facts have been established beyond doubt.
If the bill is not passed by parliament, then let the ICC take over the case. In such a case, no Kenyan will claim that they have been handed over to the ICC unfairly.
In my own investigations and assessments, only one name should go to the ICC – and the name is John Njoroge Michuki. He is responsible for it all – the precipitation of the violence and the carrying out of the violence itself.
Yours sincerely,
Maru Kapkatet
CC: Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, The International Criminal Court, The Hague
RECONCILE THE NATION, JIMMY KIBAKI URGES THE YOUTH
The message is okay but the messenger and the messenger’s intentions must be stopped by the people of Kenya.
If Mwai Kibaki dies today, Lucy Kibaki and Jimmy Kibaki will end up in Uganda. The people of Kenya, in Othaya and everywhere else, are disgusted with the Kibaki family. They are a very violent family.
The facial appearance of Jimmy Kibaki is frightening and reminds one of his mother’s looks when she is attacking.
Listening to what Jimmy says and watching his body language, I have come to the conclusion that Jimmy takes after his mother and has the same aggresive behaviour as his mother. The other Kibaki children take after their father.
I am very surprised that Uhuru Kenyatta is pledging his loyalty to Jimmy Kibaki. If I were Uhuru Kenyatta, I would not want any association with Jimmy Kibaki.
Lucy Kibaki and her son bundled Mr. Hyslop Ipu from his position as State House Comptroller. They were threatening to bundle Prof. Gichohi from State House as well had he not agreed to accept the lesser position of diary-keeper for Kibaki.
Now, Lucy and Jimmy, take turns at being State House Comptroller. And this state of affairs has the State House webmaster confused.
If you have been visiting State House website over the last six months, you will have noticed the message, “UNDER CONSTRUCTION”, if you tried to find out who the new State House Comptroller is.
The people of Othaya are as disgusted with Mwai Kibaki and his wife, Lucy, and son, Jimmy as other Kenyans are. I know this because people tell me.
The people of Othaya are now eagerly awaiting an opportunity to elect Ms. Mary Wambui, Mwai Kibaki’s other wife, as their new Member of Parliament for Othaya.
By the time Mzee Jomo Kenyatta died, the people of Kenya were disgusted with him and President Moi had to give Mama Ngina and her family a house near State House where the GSU had to guard them 24/7.
This went on for several years until the people’s anger at the Kenyatta family had subsided. But Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s son, Peter Muigai Kenyatta, was not lucky.
Peter Muigai Kenyatta was the MP for Juja from 1974 to 1979.
Remember Juja constituency? Peter Muigai Kenyatta was MP for Juja and he died. Then Father George Muhoho, Mama Ngina Kenyatta’s brother and Uhuru Kenyatta’s uncle, became Juja’s MP from 1983.
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta died in 1978. In the general elections of 1979 and a few months after Jomo Kenyatta had died, the people of Juja got their opportunity to vent their anger on the Kenyatta family.
During a campaign rally, they were carrying Peter Muigai Kenyatta on their shoulders and shouting “Peter Kenyatta juu” along a tarmac road.
Peter Muigai Kenyatta was a huge man. His “supporters” carried him for a short distance before shouting one more earth-shaking “Harambee” and then dropping him onto the tarmac.
To date, some people argue that the “supporters” who were carrying Mr. Peter Muigai Kenyatta on their shoulders could not bear his immense weight and they dropped him by accident.
Others argue that the “supporters” dropped him intentionally in a show of anger at the Kenyatta family. After the accident or incident, Mr. Peter Muigai could not live for long.
The government of President Moi decided to let the story go cold and just die so as not to embarass the Kenyatta family.
President Moi’s own sons have tasted the wrath of the people when they were not only rejected in the general elections of 2007 but had to take a low profile for their safety.
The people of Kenya have since forgiven President Moi’s sons and today Gideon Moi is a respected leader and I have no doubt that he will be back in parliament as soon as elections are held.
For Jimmy Kibaki, he may want to consider plastic surgery to change his threatening facial appearance that reminds people of his Mum’s vicious looks whe she is about to attack.
When Lucy is smiling or laughing, she is sweet but when she puts on that Jimmy-like look, she is scary.
I have no doubt that for those Kenyans who have had to bear the humiliation of being viciously smacked on the face by Lucy Kibaki, any physical proximity to Jimmy Kibaki will, cause them a lot of unease and fear.
Kenya is in good hands with our incoming leaders. We have the PM whom, I hope will become president, within months. There is also the VP and there is the former VP, Hon. Musalia Mudavadi.
With these three great men ready to lead, Jimmy Kibaki, should take time to trace where his sister, Ms. Wangui Mwai, is and reconcile with her and with his other Mum.
If Jimmy Kibaki can reconcile his family, then he can start talking to the youth of Kenya to reconcile Kenya.
HYPOCRITES HAVE NO PLACE IN KENYA!
INVITING PRESIDENT OBAMA TO VISIT KENYA
Dear Mr. President,
The people of Kenya love you, are proud of you, and pray for you daily that your work, as president of the USA and leader of the world, will always be blessed with great success.
As you prepare to visit Ghana, I would like to take this opportunity, to invite you to visit Kenya, the land and people of your father.
Come, Mr. President, to dance with us, laugh with us, clap hands with us, and eat our favourite dish of Ugali (maize meal) and Nyama Choma (roast beef) with us.
The people of Kenya extend their cordial invitation to you, Mr. President, to visit Kenya as soon as the new constitution of Kenya has been enacted and has come into force.
Please, Mr. President, oblige the people of Kenya by accepting this invitation and then informing Kibaki and Hon. Raila Odinga, our PM, that you will visit as soon as the new Kenya is born.
By tying the new constitution to your visit, you will be giving an incentive for them to roll up their sleeves and ensure that Kenya gets the new constitution speedily.
I also invite you, on beahlf of the people of Kenya, to address our parliament when you come to Kenya and congratulate our law-makers for giving Kenya a new constitution.
If you addressed our parliament, you will be honoring Kenya with an honor that surpasses your making Ghana the first Sub-Saharan country that you chose to visit.
The new constitution is the only hope for a better Kenya. Kenya getting a new constitution will be like the coming down out of Heaven from God of the new Jerusalem.
The day Kenya gets a new constitution will be like what the Bible tells us in Isaiah 65;19-25,
“And there will no longer be heard in her the voice of weeping and the sound of crying. No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of one hundred and the one who does not reach the age of one hundred Shall be thought accursed. And they shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
They shall not build, and another inhabit, they shall not plant, and another eat; for as the lifetime of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, and My chosen ones shall wear out the work of their hands.
They shall not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity; for they are the offspring of those blessed by the LORD, and their descendants with them. It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
The wolf and the lamb shall graze together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.”
The day Kenya gets a new constitution, the people of Kenya will rejoice as if the New Jerusalem has arrived.
That day, we will be honoured if you can join us, President Obama
For now, we wish you a safe journey and a fruitful trip as you travel the world in your quest to make it a better place for all.
Yours sincerely,
Maru Kapkatet
OPEN LETTER TO THE PM, HON. RAILA ODINGA
Dear Bwana Prime Minister,
It is with great sadness that I am writting this letter to beg you to take decisive action to save the lives of the people of Kenya.
At this moment of grief, I send my condolences and symphaties to the family, friends, and people of Kenya following the death of the Youth PS, the late Murugu Kinuthia.
I ask you, Mr. Prime Minister, to take a firm stand so that security can improve in Kenya. There is no denying the fact that thugs have taken over Kenya.
When Mwai Kibaki sent a delegation to Geneva to present a report of concocted lies, you stopped him, Bwana PM. We now know that you can do something if you wanted to.
As you are aware, Mwai Kibaki is a man with a heart of stone and a man for whom the threshold on the number of killed Kenyans before he takes action could be a five-digit figure.
Mwai Kibaki has stated in the past that he has confidence in George Saitoti and yet criminal activity in Kenya has multiplied a hundred-fold under the bogus leadership of this man.
Mr. Prime Minister, demand a meeting with Mwai Kibaki and the sole agenda of the meeting will be to put in charge individuals who can protect the people of Kenya.
George Saitoti has to be moved to Education and Hon. Musalia Mudavadi put in charge of Internal Security. You owe it to the family of the late Mr. Murugu Kinuthia and the people of Kenya to take a stand on the safety of the people of Kenya.
It is very painful to see the life of a young and very productive Kenyan cut short by merciless thugs and yet there is a government in Kenya.
And Mr. PM, you also need to put in motion a process to pursue justice for all the people of Kenya. Now that Dr. Kofi Annan has handed over the secret envelope to the ICC, you have to make sure that justice is achieved for all.
The part I would like to see you play and for which you need to put into motion immediately is the following:
1. THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF MWAI KIBAKI NEGLECTED THE CARDINAL DUTY OF ANY GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE
2. THAT MWAI KIBAKI AND HIS MINISTERS NEVER ATTEMPTED TO ISSUE ANY STATEMENT TO PROMOTE PEACE AND SECURITY
3. THAT BY REMAINING SILENT, THE GOVERNMENT OF MWAI KIBAKI ENCOURAGED, FUELLED, PROLONGED, ENHANCED VIOLENCE AND KILLINGS IN THE HOPE THAT MANY DEATHS OF THEIR PEOPLE WOULD HELP SWAY WORLD OPINION SO THAT KIBAKI CAN BE SEEN AS THE VICTIM, THE AGRIEVED RATHER THAN THE AGRESSOR.
If John Michuki is not brought to justice and if the ICC does not find John Michuki as the architect of the pots-election violence, I assure you, Hon. Raila Odinga, that your leadership will end.
There is no way that the people of Kenya will accept you, Mr. PM, as their leader if the justice that you have championed for the most part of your adult life will be sacrificed at tha altar of protecting Mwai Kibaki and John Michuki.
You can see how Mwai Kibaki continues not to care for the lives of the people of Kenya.
Thugs kill. Mungiki kills. Vigilante groups kill. Despite the tens of deaths and even possibly the hundreds of deaths in Kenya every month at the hands of criminals, Mwai Kibaki talks and behaves as if all is well.
The least thing that Mwai Kibaki should do is accept that George Saitoti has failed to provide the needed leadership.
In the meantime, Hon. Raila Odinga, play an active role to protect living Kenyans and to ensure that the Kenyans who have died did not die in vain.
The ICC thing will end Mwai Kibaki’s failed leadership and stop Uhuru Kenyatta from corrupting his way to the presidency of Kenya.
The ICC thing will give the people of Kenya a new and good constitution.
Thank you, Dr. Kofi Annan. Today, we move closer to a better and safer Kenya for all the people of Kenya. And Hon. Raila Odinga, do your part to make Kenya a just country.
Yours sincerely,
Maru Kapkatet
THE FOOLISH MWAI KIBAKI
If you have watched Mwai Kibaki in the last few years, you will not have missed to conclude that this thief fits, perfectly, the profile of a serial killer.
The ICC will smoke him out and indict him for what he is even if it takes another ten years to bring him and his buddy, John Michuki, to justice.
And to prove how foolish he is, Mwai Kibaki keeps sending Amos Wako, the character who the UN has castigated as the main author and perefctor of impunity in Kenya.
If Mwai Kibaki had brains like Mzee Moi does, he would have done three things urgently:
1. Drop Amos Wako as Attorney General and appoint someone like Paul Muite as the new AG
2. Appoint Hon. James Orengo, Mutula Kilonzo, Hon. Martha Karua, and Hon. Margaret Kamar as Kenya’s special team for the ICC.
Hon. Martha Karua and Hon. Margaret Kamar should be appointed as Joint Ministers in charge of Grand Coalition affairs and the ICC case.
3. Drop Police Commissioner, Major General Ali and the Director-General of NSIS and the Director of CID and have new and credible people take charge.
Mwai Kibaki is the biggest fool that I have ever known. President Moi knew when he had to take action to stay on top of a situtation.
Not Mwai Kibaki. He thinks he can use deception to have his way. Mwai Kibaki has even tried to fool President Obama but the President of the USA is too smart for Kibaki.
He knows Kibaki in and out.
Dear Hon. Raila Odinga, take charge of Kenya and do not listen to this killer.
And the people of Kenya everywhere must write the ICC Chief Prosecutor to tell him that Mwai Kibaki intentionally refused to lead from December 01, 2007 to February 2008, hoping that many Kenyans will be killed so that he can be seen as the agrieved party.
What a man with a heart of stone who does not care how many people die if only he can have his way.
WHY CAN’T HON. RAILA ODINGA SEPARATE HIMSELF FROM THIS THIEF, MWAI KIBAKI?
Hon. Raila Odinga, the Prime Minister of Kenya, has to exercise his half of power and side with the people of Kenya.
Why is the PM siding with the thief, Mwai Kibaki? Kibaki is surely dragging the PM with him into the ditch.
Mr. Raila Odinga should be looking at what has happened to Uhuru Kenyatta. While Uhuru Kenyatta was under Mzee Moi’s protective wings and mentoring hands, the young presidential candidate was one of the most respected leaders in Kenya.
Since his presidential bid in 2002, Uhuru Kenyatta worked with Mzee Moi with the latter mentoring and guiding Uhuru.
In the referendum of 2005, Uhuru Kenyatta was with the people and they all won their fight be defeating Kibaki’s Banana side.
Look at what has happened to Uhuru Kenyatta since Mwai Kibaki starting owning and controlling the young man.
Tomorrow, when the ICC Chief Prosecutor opens the Waki envelope, the first nmame on the list is Uhuru Kenyatta. And this is not the worst side of Uhuru Kenyatta.
Since becoming the Minister for Finance, Uhuru Kenyatta, has been transformed into a greedy thief. when he is not trying to alter figures in order to make money for himself and his bosses, Uhuru is either creating “special funds” to be controlled by his uncle or is trying to cheat the people of North Eastern province of their budgetary vote.
This man, Uhuru Kenyatta, has been turned into a warlord and a thief by Mwai Kibaki.
Look at George Saitoti. Once upon a time, George Saitoti was not only respected by the people despite his Goldenburg loot but people also symphatized with for the unkind treatment he received from President Moi.
But Saitoti being foolish agreed to serve as Minister for Internal Security when he should have remained in Education. Saitoti could have told Kibaki that he (Saitoti) had unfinished business in Education and would like to continue serving there to make an impact on the children’s education.
Instead, Saitoti agreed to take up the mantle of massacres of Kenyans from John Michuki. not long ago, George Saitoti, admitted before the world that he has been presiding over extra-judicial killings in Kenya.
Saitoti tried to mitigate his own enormous failure by trying to link President Moi to extra-judicial killings. Saitoti told the UN in Geneva that extra-judicial killings have been going on since 2000.
What an idiot George Saitoti is. How could he not see the ditch Kibaki was dragging him into. Today, George Saitoti has kissed his chances of one day becoming president of Kenya goodbye.
With Uhuru Kenyatta and George Saitoti already in the books, Mwai Kibaki is now going for the PM himself. If the PM is going to allow Musalia Mudavadi to continue speaking foolishly like he did the other day, then Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka will be our next president.
If Hon. Raila Odinga is to retain his good chances of being sworn in as president of Kenya, a feat Mwai Kibaki, violently denied Mr. Odinga in 2007, then the PM must be his own man.
The PM must always go public about what he wants done by government. If Mwai Kibaki fails to act, then the people of Kenya will know where to apportion blame.
I was shocked that Musalia Mudavadi could speak as foolishly as he did the other day “condemning the leaders who encouraged the youth to protest the stolen election” while not saying anything about electoral fraud and police executions.
In the last several weeks, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, has emerged for me as the real statesman. The Kalenjin people and indeed other Kenyans should start following the work of this statesman very keenly.
Compare Hon. Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe and Hon. Raila Odinga of Kenya. They were both robbed of electoral victory and are now both operating under difficult circumstances.
Despite the difficult circumstances that he is working under, Mr. Tsvangirai’s leadership can be clearly seen. Mr. Raila Odinga’s leadership is absent, completely absent.
WHILE MR. MORGAN TSVANGIRAI IS A LEADER WITH A VISION AND A PRO-ACTIVE LEADER, MR. RAILA ODINGA’S LEADERSHIP IS NOT THERE AND HE IS A REACTIVE LEADER.
If the ICC thing is not handled properly and justly, it will end both Mwai Kibaki’s and Mr. Raila Odinga’s leaderships.
WHY IS HON. RAILA ODINGA FOLLOWING MWAI KIBAKI INSTEAD OF CHARTING HIS (RAILA’S) OWN PATH EVEN IN THESE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
I laud and admire Hon. William Ruto for his courage, consistency, and fight for justice. Hon. William Ruto will come out of the ICC thing unscathe because manufactured evidence will not convict him
I will not be surprised if the USA president has not made the same observations that I have made about Hon. Raila Odinga’s leadership.
Being the smart leader that he is, the USA president must have clearly seen something great in Mr. Tsvangirai that he found missing in Mr. Raila Odinga.
I have been following what they say and do and comparing them, that is Hon. Tsvangirai, a former Trade Union leader, and Hon. Raila Odinga. The two are miles apart with Mr. Tsvangirai way above Mr. Raila Odinga when it comes to visionary leadership.
I do not read of Mr. Tsvangirai involving himself in petty personeel issues liek Mr. Raila Odinga. And I am not surprised. Mr. Raila Odinga is a very tired oldman who has spent most fo his energy and life fighting for justice an dbeing jailed for his efforts.
When Hon. Raila Odinga becomes the president of Kenya, the best he can give is not more than two years of leadership afterwhich he will burn out.
In the last few days, President Obama, who says it like it is, has singled out three African leaders for praise for their good leadership – President Kikwete of Tanzania, President Mills of Ghana, and Prime Minister Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe.
Already, President Kikwete and Prime Minister Tsvangirai have visited the White House. I am sure that President Mills will be the next Sub-Saharan leader to visit the White House.
As for Mr. Raila Odinga, President Obama, must have been having our PM in mind, when the president castigated those who are blaming the West and/or G8 for their own failures.
In Germany, Mr. Raila Odinga, in the typical bankrupt leadership of African leaders, blamed colonial power, Britain, for the miserbale and unfortunate conduct of Kenya police.
Hon. Raila Odinga, please wake up and lead. If you give Mwai Kibaki the chance, he will drag you into the hole like he has done to George Saitoti and Uhuru Kenyatta.
Mwai Kibaki is a thief that cannot be reformed. Mwai Kibaki started his presidency with an advantage that Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Mzee Daniel arap Moi did not have.
Mwai Kibaki became the president of Kenya as the first true intellectual and most educated (and of all things, in Economics) president of Kenya.
Mwai Kibaki also started his presidency with an additional gift – a united and peaceful country and a nation that voted for him – all parts of Kenya, all tribes of Kenya, all Kenyans whatever their race, colour, or status.
But within a few years, look where Mwai Kibaki has taken Kenya – to the International Criminal Court. Mwai Kibaki has dragged Kenya further down in the list of the most corrupt countries in the world and secured a good position for Kenya in the list of failed states.
And Mwai Kibaki did not stop there. Kenya has now to obey a no-fly zone imposed on Kenya, upende usipende, by the ragtag Al-Shabaab of Somalia. While Kenya’s airspace has contracted under Mwai Kibaki so has Kenya’s land and water areas.
And Mwai Kibaki has secured the financial, judicial, and security sectors for his people. But today, the world is deriding Kenya for corruption, extra-judicial killings, civil war in Kenya, and slow, corrupt, and ineffective judicial system.
Mwai Kibaki is not a leader to be followed as Uhuru Kenyatta and George Saitoti have found out.
Mwai Kibaki is not a leader. He is just garbage.
THE THEME, KINGPIN, AND IDENTITY OF MWAI KIBAKI’S LEADERSHIP IS BIG GOVERNMENT
Look at this:
“The government has appointed 36 new District Commissioners (DC) bringing their total number to 254.”
This is bogus leadership for a poor country like Kenya. Like the bloated Cabinet, Mwai Kibaki, is irresponsibly making government so big that Kenya cannot afford to maintain it.
In the colonial era and in the early years of Kenya’s independence, there was an excellent model of a lean and efficient government that should be revisited.
Then, primary school teachers also served as primary health care givers and government policy information within the communities that they lived in. The teacher, then, was a package capable of delivering diverse services to the community.
This is the model that Kenya should be pursuing. Instead of creating districts and appointing huge salaries’ demand by District Commissioners (DCs), the government should have abolished the positions of DCs and the concept of districts and instead create GOVERNMENT SERVICES CENTRES in each constituency.
The government would then recruit indidividuals that can be trained to deliver diverse services to the people – from birth certificates, driving licences, title deeds, etc, to the people. This would have helped keep the government lean.
I cannot believe that Mwai Kibaki was at one time a university teacher in economics. His policies are completely contrary to policies of good economics.
You employ many DCs and support staff now. Tomorrow, they will retire and expect retirement benefits. How will you afford to pay such monies?
The government should always be looking at long-term needs in order to shape current policies.
What Kenya needs is to exapand training in computer skills and computerize many of government services so that the workforce can be minimized by hiring individuals that are skilled in several areas.
Why is the PM not speaking against this blatant abuse of power by Mwai Kibaki who is creating a huge burden for the people of Kenya by unilaterally implementing policies that have not been studied and endorsed by experts?
I will never support Mr. Raila Odinga for the sake of it. If he cannot provide a better leadership than Mwai Kibaki, then the people of Kenya should reject him the way they have rejected Kibaki.
We were PLAGUED after the election,
and even though they say that the waki
report is VAGUE,
All those took part in election violence
should be HAGUED.
Tnk, Maru, Pablo still keeping up the good fight
turncoat
as always
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THE REAL KENYA 2030 VISION
Kenyan leaders have to face reality and not pretend that Vision 2030 is achievable if they are doing nothing about Kenya’s security.
By 2030, Kenya will be the poorest and most unstable member of the East African Community (EAC).
These are the facts:
1. Tanzania, the most stable member of EAC will be the wealthiest member of EAC by 2030.
Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi have commercial oil reserves and they too will join Tanzania as wealthy countries.
Look at this:
“The Albertine Rift has the potential of becoming a multibillion-barrel oil region after recent oil discoveries.
Confirmed oil reserves are estimated at 2 billion barrels with extensive exploration continuing.
The Albertine Rift stretches from the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo up to Rwanda, and is shared by Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Oil exploration and drilling are only in advanced stages on the Ugandan side of the rift. ”
In addition to their potential oil wealth, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi are very secure. They do not have a Somalia as their neighbour.
Kenya faces a huge danger from neighbouring Somalia. Somialia is moving with speed to become the Afghanistan of East Africa while the North Eastern province of Kenya is fast-developing into the Swat Valley.
While the well-insulated and secure EAC members of Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi will have firmly and permanently solved their internal disputes and are concentrating on growing their economies, Kenya will be very busy fighting for survival mostly against external aggression.
THE FIRST SHALL BE LAST AND THE LAST FIRST, The Bible tells us and so it will be for Kenya.
If commercail oil deposits are discovered in the North Eastern province of Kenya, it will be a curse rather than a blessing because Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab who have already pitched their tents next door will not allow an economical exploitation of those deposits.
2. Kenyan leaders are talking, with glowing terms of Vision 2030, and yet they are neglecting to build the defence machine that will effectively defend Kenya.
Right now, the Kenyan military see the military equipment that they have and they sit and merry thinking that all is well.
The Kenyan military equipment may be the most state-of-the-art and the most-advanced equipment held by any EAC member or by any of Kenya’s neighbours but the truth of the matter is that the equipment alone cannot defend Kenya.
Kenya must up the military morale and training amongst our men and women in the armed forces. The Kenya military must be re-modelled to engage in peace initiatives within the region.
The intelliegence gathering and analysis, miltary analytics, and patriotism amongst all Kenyans, must be pursued with vigour.
To achieve these goals, the Kenyan leadership must:
a) Abandon tribalism. Tribalism will not build Kenya. Appointing members of your tribe to key positions will not build Kenya.
Mwai Kibaki has filled the top positions in the judiciary, security, and finance with his tribesmen and most of them are failures who are not helping build a better Kenya.
Gicheru is a total failure. Gichinga is a failure. From the Judiciary to CID to NSIS, Kenya is worse off today than under the leadership of President Moi. A date with the ICC and damning reports by the UN testify to Kenya’s decay.
b) Kenya needs a new Chief Justice. Mutual Kilonzo should stop telling us nonsense that they are concentrating on reforming institutions rather than changing the leadership.
Every adult Kenyan knows that Amos Wako’s other name is Mr. Nolle Prosequi. Mr. Wako is the father of impunity in Kenya.
c) We have seen what a driven individual can do in Kenya. Brigadier Boinet transformed the NSIS from the previous torturous and blood-thirsty body into the modern NSIS.
Brigadier Boinet’s vision was to build NSIS further with the aim of making it look and function like the internationally-respected Mossad of Israel.
Brigadier Boinet’s vision died with his exit from NSIS.
In view of the developments in Somalia, Kenya needs the NSIS to have the capability close to that of Mossad.
A new, capable, and visonary NSIS Director-General needs to be appointed soonest or Brigadier Boinet be brought back to finish his job.
d) No military will develop to be a great military when it is being directly-controlled by the Commandder-in-Chief. The military is suffocated when it has to operate directly under the nose of the Comannder-in-Chief.
Kenya needs to create a Ministry of Defence. To serve Kenya’s needs better, the Ministry of Defence should also double as the ministry in charge of regional peace initiatives.
It is an acknowledged fact that Lt. General Sumbeiywo is one of Kenya’s most successful diplomats. He mediated peace in Southern Sudan and today Southern Sudan’s economy is booming.
Read this about this remarkable son of Kenya in the book, The Mediator:
“The Meditator (book)
The Mediator is the remarkable story of a man who has demonstrated to the world that indeed, Africa is capable of getting a remedy for her Malaise.
When he was assigned the task of mediating peace in the Sudan, General Lazaro Sumbeiywo braced himself for the onerous responsibility.
For more than five years, this indefatigable and passionate military man travelled through the arduous journey of negotiations; navigated through delicate peace talks; waded through tempestuous seas of interested parties, and eventually emerged victorious.
The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005 was the culmination of this diligent effort, and, effectively an end to a conflict that had scarred the visage of Africa for over two decades.”
Kenya should have taken up the idea of using the military to also promote peace through peace initiatives such as those unddertaken by Lt. General Sumbeiywo
I ask the Kenyan leadership to move Defence from the Office of the President (OP is never and will never be the right home for the military to develop and grow) to the Ministry of Defence.
I have absolutely nothing against Hon. Yusuf Haji. I am not against him because he hails from North Eastern province. I admire his abilities as a Provincial Commissioner. I used to interact withn him when he was PC and even visited his farm home in Njoro.
But the fact remains that I do not believe that Mr. Yusuf Haji is the right man to be Kenya’s Defence minister. I would prefer Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka because apart from being senior as VP, he also has extensive experience in diplomacy.
Having Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka serve as Minister for Defence is an advantage because he can borrow an idea from the success of Lt. General Sumbeiywo and build a custom-made military that suits Kenya’s immediate and long-term needs.
The USA military is combining traditional military efforts with diplomacy and they did this with success in Iraq and are now pursuing the same policy in Afghanistan.
The urgency with which Kenya must act and create the Ministry of Defence under the VP was brought home to the Kenyan leadership when the French ambassador to Kenya warned Kenya, at the Bastille Day celebrations, to watch what is happening in Somalia and play a greater role in bringing peace to that country.
The former Somalia PM also said today that foreign fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan are now flooding Somalia.
As the USA and allied forces turn the heat on insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, they (the insurgents) will move to Somalia and when they do so, Kenya will be in greater danger.
If the VP is made the Minister for Defence, I ask him to immediately create a body to be called Military Analytics Agency to work with a refurbished NSIS to deal, by analyzing and offering solutions and policy, with the threat to Kenya from Somalia.
The former Generals – Lt. General Opande, Lt. Gen. Sumbeiywo, Major General Mulinge, and Brigadier Boinet should be appointed to get the Military Analytics Agency started and operational.
If Kenya is to develop as a modern and large economy, the skills of all Kenyans must be tapped. Appointing people who are not capable because they “come from home” is the most foolish and dangerous thing to do in modern-day Kenya.
The people of Kenya want to build a prosperous and peaceful country for themselves and future generations.
Great ideas should be welcomed from all.
IF THE ICC PUBLICLY NAMES THOSE ON JUSTICE WAKI LIST TODAY, THE WEST (THE USA, CANADA, AND THE EU) WILL SLAP A TRAVEL BAN ON THE SUSPECTS TOMORROW
I have respected Hon. Wllliam Ruto and belive with all my heart that he is innocent and was included in Waki’s list at the behest of Gichinga of NSIS.
But Mr. William Ruto has to know a few things:
1. He needs Hon. Raila Odinga now more than ever. Hon. Raila Odinga commands respect worldwide and especially in Western capitals. Whenver you mention the name Mr. Raila Odinga to folks in the West, they will respond by saying that “Oh, that is the Kenyan leader who was robbed of the presidency, is that not so?”
When you mention the name Mwai Kibaki, they will respond by saying that “Is that not the man who stole the elections in Kenya that led to many people dying?”
Mr. William Ruto must realize that he will fight the ICC case with all his might and ability and with the help of Hon. Raila Odinga.
Some sections of the Kenyan media cheer Mr. William Ruto on as he fights the PM but this is stupidity on the part of Mr. Ruto.
it is even more stupid for Mr. ruto to be used by Uhuru Kenyatta. Uhuru Kenyatta is on Waki’s list with Mr. Ruto but Uhuru says little. Uhuru does the talking for him.
If a travel ban is imposed on Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr. Ruto, they will cease to be meaningful Cabinet ministers and sooner rather than later, they will have to be dropped because the West, without whom Kenya cannot survive, will refuse to deal with them.
2. Mr. William Ruto should not be fighting the PM but should be working with him, consulting with him daily, and getting his defence moving.
One day, Mr. Ruto will wake up to find that he has a case to answer at The Hague and he will look over his shoulder and he realizes that he has no defence team. he looks over at Uhuru Kenyatta and to Mr. ruto’s dismay, he will find that Uhuru is being defended by several QCs whom Uhuru will be paying with the money that he has been stealing from the Treasury.
Uhuru Kenyatta has tried several times to steal money for his defence but his efforts were thwarted. Now he has found a foolproff method. His cousin at the Kenya revenue Authority will be understating the actual revenues collected and diverting the rest to the “Special Fund” for the Special Tribunal expenses.
3. Hon. William Ruto is destroying his credibility by jumping from preference for The Hague option and is now touting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
The Hague option is the best because it will smoke out the real killers, Michuki and Kibaki. And the ICC will not be limited to the post-election violence but will build their case based not only on the massacres by Kenya police during the post-election violence but also their massacres of children during the referendum of 2005 and the massacre of the Mungki youth before the 2007 general elections.
4. Instead of going up and growing, Hon. William Ruto is contracting like the economy. Instead of projecting an immage of a national and international leader, Mr. Ruto is behaving like a village elder.
How can Mr. William Ruto say anything negative about President Obama? Kenya needs the USA and Kenya needs President Obama. Kenya can become great if we had a democratically-elected president (and not a thief) in Nairobi State House at the same time that President Obama is White House.
If you are a worthy leader in Kenya, you should be able to see this. If you are not seeing it, then you should stop wasting Kenyans’ time.
Mzee Moi is an octagenerian. We have to respect him, listen to waht he says, and let everything he says go.
But by calling President Obama a foreigner, Mzee Moi is being hypocritical. Even Ptresident Moi’s long-lost nephew in the USA is being respected in that country as the citizen of that country. They do not call him a foreigner.
And President Moi should not stop pretending. i am told that by June 20 every year, Mzee Moi does not stop visiting his mailbox at least three times a day to check if an invitation has come from the American Ambassdor to Kenya for their July 04 Independence celebrations.
Mzee Moi knows very well that President Obama is as much the son of the USa as he is of Kenya. This is the message every Kenyan leader should repeat everywhere so that our poor country can benefit.
Mzee Moi should be at the forefront teaching children good lessons in Civics and using President Obama to illustrate how great Kenya can be.
5. As for Hon. William Ruto, all I can tell him now is that he is like the prodigal son of the Bible. He has received his inheritance (a cabinet position and Deputy Leader of ODM) but he can continue to throw mud at his leader, our leader, Hon. Raila Odinga.
But there is one thing I know and that is that Hon. Raila Odinga will never abandon Hon. William Ruto or any of the ODM leaders on Waki’s list.
He is a very honourable man and he keeps his word. He is not like the thief. The thief even abandoned Ms. Martha Karua of all people.
HON. RAILA ODINGA DID NOT LEAVE HON. CHARITY NGILU OUT OF THE CABINET. HE DID NOT LEAVE HON. JOSEPH NYAGAH OUT OF THE CABINET.
HON. RAILA ODINGA WILL NEVER ABANDON HON. WILLIAM RUTO AT THE LATTER’S HOUR OF GREAT NEED.
MR. LUIS MORENO-OCAMPO HAS HIS KENYA INVESTIGATIONS CUT OUT FOR HIM
The ICC Chief Prosecutor’s team on Kenya has their work cut out for them trying to reach just verdict on the Kenyan leaders mentioned in Justice Waki’s list.
To help Mr. Ocampo(Can we call him Bwana Ogembo? That will make things easier for us), I share these thoughts with him:
1. Any video evidence that is submitted must contain the entire speech made so that words can be put in their proper context.
2. If there is a Kalenjin woman leader included in Waki’s list, strike her off immediately. In times of war, Kalenjin warriors (fighters) NEVER take any instructions from women. Cowardly men and women are lumped together by the fighters and are ordered to “cook for men”
3. The rivalry between Kalenjins and Kikuyus dates back to the days that white settlers invaded Kenya. The rivalry was heightened when Jomo Kenyatta grabbed land from Kalenjins to give to his Kikuyus.
I beileve that God created man and the world. And God put Kikuyus in Kenya and He gave them the gift of moneyworks and He said: “Your leaders will not see money or property that they will not want to grab”
And God put Luos in Kenya and He gave them the gift of raw courage (courage that they makes them move towards blazing guns) and the gift of mouthworks and He said to them “Oppose greed in Kenya”.
And God put Kalenjins in Kenya and He gave them the gift of bravery and the gift of handworks and He said to them “Stabilize Kenya”.
Mr. Ocampo’s men must surely get a handle on this background before they embark on their investigations.
4. And Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo must make an extensive tour of Rift Valley in Kenya and he must get some lessons on “The Kenya People 101”. Mr. Ocampo must then make an extensive tour of Maasailand.
I warn Mr. Ocampo that when he tours Maasailand, he should be aware that what he will see is disturbing.
From Longonot all the way to the border between Maasaia Mara game reserve and Serengeti game reserve, Mr. Ocampo will be moved to tears to see how the once sprawling and fertile Maasailand has been grabbed by outsiders and the Maasai people now make do with desert-like area that will not be able to sustain them in the near future.
After educating himself with this basic background, Mr. Ocampo should then turn to how Mwai Kibaki and his right-hand man, John Michuki, have presided over blood-letting in Kenya.
Everything and everyone that Mwai Kibaki has touched has turned into blood-letting. Even districts that Kibaki has created have turned into inter-clan killings.
Mr. Ocampo should also have a detailed study of John Michuki carried out. Mr. Ocampo should see Michuki’s rcord of brutality since his days as a colonial administrator.
today, Michuki is speaking on destruction of forests and Kenya has an able Cabinet ministerf for forestry in Dr. Noah Wekesa. Michuki should just shut up but his blood-stained hands cannot let me sit still.
When he isues a “stern warning”, Kalenjin folks know very well what that means. John Michuki is the one who invented the razing to the ground of people’s houses, schools, and even churces.
It will not take Mr. Ocampo more than a few months to zero in on his men – Mwai Kibaki and John Michuki. These two men have spent several hours together putting in place elaborate plans to massacre the people of Kenya so that they can stay in power.
For those accusing Hon. William Ruto, they need to ask themselves that if these Kalenjin leaders had planned violence, why did they not act when the government of Mwai Kibaki provoked the Kalenjin people by printing thousands of cartoons depicting Hon. Raila Odinga shooting Mzee Moi.
What government in the world, Mr. Ocampo, could provoke law-abiding citizens by printing and distributing war-provoking material?
Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, you have your men in Mwai Kibaki and John Michuki. Look no further.
MWAI KIBAKI MUST OBSERVE A MINUTE’S SILENCE IN KISUMU IN HONOR OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE WHO WERE BRUTALLY MASSACRED BY HIS SECURITY FORCES
The people of Nyanza must demand that Mwai Kibaki observe a minute’s silence before he addresses wananchi in Kisumu.
Kibaki observed a minute’s silence for the Kiambaa church victims in Eldoret. The people who were executed in Kisumu by police were as real human beings as the ones that were burned in Eldoret.
And the PM must be stand gurad for the residents of Mau forest whose homes, schools, and churches wre razed to the ground by John Michuki.
Michuki issued “a stern warning” recently to the people of Mau forest. I beileve that John Michuki must have recently flown over the Mau forest area and must have been disturbed to see that, in their resilience and determination, the people have rebuilt the homes, schools, and churches that were razed to the ground on orders of John Michuki.
Kenya has a minister in charge of forestry and his name is Dr. Noah Wekesa. He is the one who speaks on all issues touching on forests. John Michuki can only speak on environmental degradation and what their causes are but cannot and should not touch on forests. He is not the custodian.
John Michuki must be missing his favourite activity of visiting misery on Kalenjins and even massacring them. He must be itching on laying his hands on the police and ordering them to burn down and shoot-to-kill.
And when the ICC Chief Prosecutor gets his case to investigate crimes against humanity in Kenya, he must not miss out three very disturbing events.
The residents of Mau forest had their homes, schools, and churches razed to the ground by the government of Mwai Kibaki under the command of John Michuki.
What worthy government in the world will use such brutality on its own people? It is Kibaki’s government that taught the people how to burn down homes of others.
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE WORLD HONOR MR. NELSON MANDELA
It is surreal watching how the world has great respect and admiration for President Nelson Mandela and to watch President Obama honor Mr. Mandela with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2009 ESPYS.
Mr. Nelson Mandela has shown every pin-headed African leader that they can have a great legacy not by violently robbing their people of their democratic rights but by being in power even for a short five years and doing good.
Mwai Kibaki foolishly thinks that if he creates a province for each ethnic group in Kenya, the people of Kenya will remember him as having done a great thing.
Kibaki can turn Parklands into a province for Kenyans of Asian origin. But his haphazardly-created provinces will only last until the day he exits State House. I see the special DCs and sub-provinces as something similar to the the Nyayo Tea Zones DOs.
Where are the Nyayo Tea Zones DOs today?
I am preparing a booklet for President Raila Odinga which I will hand over to him the day he is sworn in as the fourth president of Kenya.
The first thing that President Raila Odinga must do within the first 100 days of his administration is to appoint a panel of experts to audit the size and efficiency of the government and to recommend the immediate trimming of Mwai Kibaki’s extra-extra-large government.
PCs and DCs do not bring services closer to the people. It is the junior government staff trained to be proficient in various government services and on computer skills and that are deployed throughout Kenya that will bring services closer to the people.
PCs and DCs are instruments of oppression that no modern country should be employing. The new constitution must give Kenya a federal system of government and have elected governors instead of the oppresive PCs and DCs.
If the new constitution does not trim Mwai Kibaki’s huge government, the Raila Odinga administration must do it at the first opportunity. There are some Kenyan leaders who today are tring to damage ODM.
ODM is the political party of hope for Kenya. It is absurd to use Mau forest and the ICC issues to try and damage a political party that is the only hope for a better Kenya.
Hon. Raila Odinga did not draw up the Waki list. When I was begging for the post-election violence issue to be referred to and investigated as “Electoral Fraud and Its Aftermath”, some ODM leaders were impatient and took the easy route.
Now, the thing that they helped create is biting them. The only way that they can defeat the monster of manufactured evidence is by working together as ODM under the leadership of Hon. Raila Odinga.
It makes me sick to watch some ODM leaders being manipulated by Uhuru Kenyatta, of all people. These past several months we have had a chance to watch Uhuru’s leadership.
From what I have seen so far, Uhuru is not a leader. Being the son of Jomo Kenyatta does not make one a leader. Uhuru Kenyatta is as useless as Mwai Kibaki when it comes to leadership.
Mwai Kibaki’s huge government will bankrupt Kenya in future. How can a poor country like Kenya afford benefits such as housing, medical care, and travel expenses and retirement payments later for all the PCs, Super DCs, DCs, DOs, Chiefs, and Sub-Chiefs?
To show how short-sighted many Kenyan leaders are, one only need to see the picture of Francis Muthaura when he was leaving Nairobi hospital to be flown to South Africa.
Muthaura was beaming with joy and had his thumb up. I believe that Francis Muthaura was beaming with joy knowing that he was going to get a better medical treatment in South Africa.
Francis Muthaura is the Head of Public Service in Kenya and he should have been ashamed at the knowledge that he could not get the treatment that he was going to get in South Africa in his own country.
Kenya has been an independent country for over 45 years and yet Kenyatta National Hospital does not have modern medical care facilities that you find in several hospitals in South Africa.
Jomo Kenyatta spent his years on the presidency stealing from his country. Lots of money was donated by well-wishers to build and equip Gatundu hospital.
When Kenyatta died, the world was surprised to find out that there was no Gatundu hospital. The foolish thief had been stealing and all the money that he stole did not add more years to his life.
I tell Mwai Kibaki and his men taht they can steal and steal and yet what they will steal and grab will in the end only be a fraction of what Bernard Madoff stole.
Madoff stole billions of dollars and where is he today?
I have put all my hope for a better Kenya in Hon. Raila Odinga and it is my prayer and hope that the people of Kenya including myself who want to see Kenya change for the better will have an opportunity to influence Hon. Raila Odinga’s and his administration’s policies.
When you watch someone like Francis Muthaura smiling because he is going to South Africa and not covering his face in shame because he has helped ran down his own motherland, then you know that Kenya has a fundamental leadership deficiency.
Francis Muthaura last left his Harambee House office on a stretcher. I hope he used his time in South Africa to learn more about Mr. Nelson Mandela and heed the former president’s advice to learn to let go when you cannot give more than you already have.
If Francis Muthaura comes back to Harambee house he may next leave there not on a stretcher but in a body bag.
Mwai Kibaki thinks taht he is now doing a great job. If the people of Kenya could have their way, they will go to general elections tomorrow to get rid of this thief who has left many Kenyan families bereaved.
The Steadman polls clearly show that Kenyans are bracing themselves every day they wake up with Mwai Kibaki in State House for a prison-like life.
Mwai Kibaki’s legacy is not the provinces that he creates and the districts that he has created, some of which resulted in bloodshed, but the Kenyans that walk the streets of our urban centres or work Kenyan farms with severed or missing limbs and scarred faces and graves markings.
THE ONE THING THAT ANNOYS ME MOST ABOUT MWAI KIBAKI IS TO SEE HIM DAILY PARADING HIS HEART OF STONE AROUND KENYA. THERE IS NO CONTRITE LEADERSHIP IN HIM AT ALL.
Mwai Kibaki will go to Kisumu this week and he will behave as if it is 2004. He will not acknowledge the many people who have ben massacred by his government forces over the years.
In the referendum of 2005, a schoolboy and three other people were cut down by police bullets in Kisumu. In 2008, several people were executed by government security forces in Kisumu.
It is my prayer and hope that Hon. Raila Odinga will take the lead in observing a minute’s silence at the Kisumu rally and I hope the cameras will focus on Kibaki to see if he is joining the people.
I would have forgiven Mwai Kibaki for all that has happened since he became president and for the deaths of thousands of Kenyans after the 2007 general elections if he was contrite and publicly.
I pray that Hon. Raila Odinga will become the first great president of Kenya and thus allow the people of Kenya to say:
“WE HAVE WAITED FOR ALMOST HALF A CENTURY BUT AT LAST WE HAVE THE PRESIDENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR SINCE 1963.”
Yes bwana Maru thanks for your msgs
“The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything”.
This is what we Kenyan people lack to some extent.
We can indeed be happy if wanna be. I think it is necessary that we change the way we think, talk and view things. We have always delved in negativity it is hightime we started thinking in the positive direction. Let us imagine and create a picture of a good and brilliant leader for this great Nation Kenya and surely we will attract this kind of spirit and we will definitely get the good leader we have been looking for.
I am well aware that poor leadership that has been presided over by Kibaki is all to blame for the negative talk, and thought that has filled the Kenyan atmosphere, but on the other hand it is never too late we need just to change out frequencies from negative looks to affirmative thoughts. As a man thinketh so he is- a very poignant statement. Let us educate our people on how to think positively and pursue it whole heartedly and believe you me this is the secret to success. I want to believe that this is all we need, yes our leaders have failed us, but up to when will we keep on complaining?
We need to change our focus because if we keep on complaining and talking about poor leadership for heaven sake that is what we will get. It is time we changed the style, let us talk of good leadership, governance, lean institutions and we will get. Our mind and life attracts what we think about mostly, what we talk about mostly. Let us be positive and the most powerful force in the universe which is attraction will bring that which we want. If we think, discuss, and sing good leadership in our lips and from our innermost selves God will surely grant us. This is the change we want, the change of attitude and mind, Yes we can change our destiny, we can change the destiny of the political landscape of Kenya Yes we can.
This is not the time to blame each other, but to compliment each other and foster positive talk and positive thinking, long are the days when we had inspiring leaders and figures of the world. This is what Africa as a continent lacks, we have got no visionary leaders people who can inspire the citizenry. What happened? this is the biggest question. To answer the question, I would start by saying we have forgotten or we lack the knowledge, the secret. We don’t really know the power in us. We can have what we want to have, we can get want we want to get but instead of capitalizing in our power to create through thinking and visualizing we waste a lot of time wallowing up in lamentations and accusations.
This happens everywhere in Africa Kenya inclusive. This is a wake up call to all beloved brothers and sisters in Kenya, Let us thumb our chest and move on, let us reignite the fire of self confidence, If you really believe in yourself, no amount of impediment will deter you for your course. Let us redesign our destiny, forget about the corrupt politician, start talking about a brilliant and an inspiring politician, stop thinking about rigging and start talking and thinking about straight forward and lean ECK. I challenge you all let us spread this good news and we will be surprised how this movement will transform into a magnet that attracts everybody in the society. I believe we can get what we want in this country Kenya but we only need to change our style ODM wake up. If we always think of being shortchanged then it will come our way… why don’t we stop thinking in that line and we think like winning and winning alone we will be surprised if at the end we shall be victors. Thank you comrades and keep the banner up and high God bless
ODM, PLEASE GO FOR THE HAGUE OPTION
ODM is going to be boxed in yet again by PNU. If ODM accepts a local tribunal, then thy will have forfeited the chance for real justice for all Kenyans.
1.If ODM goes for the Hague option, then they can be sure that both Mwai Kibaki and John Michuki will be investigated and brought to justice and ODM supporters will be able to get justice as well.
With the local tribunal, Mwai Kibaki will never be investigated and prosecuted.
2. If ODM goes for the Hague option, they will be able to pursue legal action against the Kenya Human Rights Commission now that the Commission has publicly named those accused of post-election violence.
Hon. William Ruto, along with other ODM colleagues, will have an opportunuity to go to court and take legal action against the Kenya Human Rights Commission.
The ICC carries out its own investigations independent of Kenyan judicial processes. If the ODM members who have been accused by the Kenya Human Rights Commission could go to court now and have a team of top lawyers defending them, then the ICC will be hard-pressed to accept evidence that has been found not credible.
If ODM goes for the local tribunal, then they should be sure that the ODM members that have been accused will be found “guilty as judged” and Uhuru Kenyatta will be found innocent.
ODM, YOU SEEM NOT TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE FAR. YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE BOXED IN A CORNER ONCE AGAIN AND YOU DO NOT SEEM TO SEE.
The ICC goes for complete justice and justice for all. The local tribunal will be limited and Mwai Kibaki will be spared.
I get mad at the PM if he is on the side that favours the local tribunal.
Yes, the Hague option looks scary but it does not convict based on lies and manufactured evidence.
Instead of wasting time fighting over the two options – Local Tribunal versus the ICC – ODM should be very busy putting together a team of lawyers and filing a lawsuit against the Kenya Human Rights Commission.
The Uhuru Kenyatta people and Uhuru himself are talking little but I am sure that they already have a strong team, probably made up of local lawyers and some Queen Counsels (QCs) studying the file and readying themselves to make mincemeat of the Kenya Human Rights Commssion whose defence advocate is none other than the well-known Amos Wako.
ODM, GO FOR THE HAGUE. THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION THAT WILL CLEAR THE SIX ODM CABINET MINISTERS AND OTHER OFFICIALS.
The Kenya Human Rights Commission may have committed a blunder by publicly naming the 128 Kenyan leaders that they accuse of masterminding the violence.
Already, there appear to be huge holes in the Kenya Human Rights Commission’s case. It will be unravelled by good lawyers of Richard Kwach’s stature.
If the Kenya Human Rights Commission is talking NCPB stores in Nyatike and no such stores exist, then they should be ashamed of themselves of rushing falsehoods to the ICC.
Hon. William Ruto should immediately sue both the Kenya Human Rights Commission for publicly naming him as one of the leaders appearing on Waki’s list.
Hon. William Ruto should also sue Justice Waki for ambushing him and denying him the chance to appear before the waki Commission with his lawyer.
A LOCAL SPECIAL TRIBUNAL CAN BE AGREED TO BY ALL IF …
Hon. Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki should not force anyone to take a certain position if such position will lead to self-incrimination.
Forcing someone to self-incriminate is a violation of their fundamental human rights.
Hon. Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki should not force Cabinet ministers who are included in Waki’s list to accept a local tribunal if those individuals are convinced that they will not get a fair hearing and justice will not be served with a local tribunal.
The people of Kenya should accept a local tribunal option and not the Hague if the Cabinet can lead the way in seeking for justice for all Kenyans by:
Expanding Waki’s list to include six additional suspects, namely:
1. Mwai Kibaki (what role did he personally play and what role did his government play in precipitating, promoting, and engaging in the post-election violence).
The people of Kenya have not forgotten that the Mwai Kibaki government provoked the people to violence in various ways, including discrimination, busing of police officers to western Kenya to stuff ballot boxes, printing and distributing hate material where Mr. Raila odinga was depicted as trying to execute President Moi.
2. John Michuki. As the minister in charge of police, he cannot escape accusations that he masterminded the violence and execution of Kenyans by the police. John Michuki was quoted as saying that “We do not want outside referees.”
John Michuki was referring to Dr. Kofi Annan coming to Kenya to mediate. Clearly Michuki preferred violence as a way to settle the dispute.
3. Samwel Kivuitu (The defunct Electoroal Commission of Kenya and Mr. Kivuitu personally triggered the violence)
4. Police Commissioner Major General Ali (While the police was carrying out atrocities, Major General Ali kept quiet. He must have realyed to the police instructions from John Michuki to use live bullets on dissenting ODM supporters.
5. General Jeremiah Kianga. Several military officers have been accused of gross human rights violation. We know that the military is a disciplined force that carries out instructions form their commanders and senior military officials.
6. Hon. Raila Odinga (Several ODM Cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament and supporters have ben accused of masterminding the violence. If these individuals are guilty as charged, could they have been carrying out a plan that had been agreed by the ODM political party?)
Hon. Raila Odinga, I hate to call you a suspect but please accept so that justice can be done in Kenya. accept to be included as a suspect for now and have the Speacial Tribunal exenorate you.
The Cabinet should expand the Waki list to include these six additional suspects. The Cabinet should then ask Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the ICC chief prosecutor to enjoin the list of six to the list of 10 (Waki’s list) and to be ready to investigate and prosecute all the 16 individuals.
The bill to be tabled in parliament should have any form of imunity removed on all the 16 suspects and the bill should also name the 16 suspects (the ten on Waki’s list and the 6 additional suspects named by the Cabinet)
This is the only way to justice for all and this should be acceptable to all Kenyans. Hon. Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki must show leadership and allow the process of real justice for all to be pursued.
If they have nothing to hide and are not guilty, then they should be willing to be investigated.
@Maru Kapkatet Says:
July 20, 2009 at 7:29 pm
My opinion about the Hague and the local tribunal is very clear. The Financiers and all the planners of the PEV should be taken to the Hague to answer the charges. While the Kawaida Mwananchi who fought each other due to incitement of whatever caliber should come to terms with each other forgive one another and vow to live like brothers and never again to allow themselves to be misused.
The big Fishes should be taught a lesson and only at the Hague. If we can track back to the Historical Injustices, The Famous Turbo and Kuresoi clashes were fueled by the then President of Kenya Bw. Arap Moi. To me it is hypocrisy of the highest order when you see Moi going round with peace rallies. He is the Chief orchestrator of the Rift valley ethnic rifts.
So if we cannot deal with people like Moi and the troops we should forget healing because the root cause problem has to be dealt with once and for all. Moi used to insight kales and that is what they are holding on to date. He used to tell them that “dont allow weeds to grow amongst you for soon they will chock you” What is that supposed to mean? I mean Kenyans have come of age and we need to call a spade a spade not a big spoon.
I agree with Dr. Owuor man of God, All kenyans irrespective of their calibers should come out in the open apolgise to each other whoever is in respect to the aggressor- aggressee basis and repent honestly to God and this Land will be Healed. Moi should be on the Lead followed by Kibaki Raila and the entire Nation.
Now as long as we are going to sit on the truth nothing much like healing will happen to this Nation so we need to Just be sincere with ourselves and speak out.
WHY ARE LEADERS FROM CENTRAL PROVINCE SO BRUTAL?
I could not believe my eyes when I read what Prof. Wangari Maathai has just said. Look at what she said:
“We will go systematically and reclaim all wetlands that have been grabbed. If there are walls we will take them down. If there are buildings we will take them down,” said the feisty activist (Wangari Maathai)
This is violence, Prof. Wangari Maathai. I do not expect to read such brutal intentions from a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Prof. Wangari Maathai’s language is similar to her Central province brother, John Michuki, brutal utterances.
Look at what John Michuki has just said:
“Michuki’s ‘new law’: Tree planting mandatory. You will soon be required to plant trees on at least 10 percent of all the land that you own.”
Prof. Wangari Maathai and John Michuki’s approaches will not take Kenya anywhere.
When Hon. Raila Odinga talked of his plan to establish the Mau Forest Complex Authority, my immediate thought was that Prof. Wangari Maathai should be appointed to head such authority.
But now after reading what Prof. wangari Maathai has just said, I do not support her anymore. For several years now since she was “awarded” the Nobel Peace prize. Prof. Wangari Maathai has conducted herself as a statesman.
She had considerably departed from the mean manner in which she exploited uneducated, poor, and rural women by telling them to strip themselves naked in front of world cameras in Nairobi’s Uhuru park.
Prof. Wangari Maathai showed what a nasty and mean individual she could be by making old mothers strip themselves naked and walk around in their birth-time attire. Prof. Wangari Maathai did not strip naked herself . She herself was nowhere around those humiliated and naked mothers.
I hope that she compensated them for gthe unnecessary humiliation that they were subjected to when they agreed to go nude in public.
Prof. Wangari Maathai’s planned brutality is similar to John Michuki’s. Michuki says “It is mandatory. You have to plant trees on 10% of the land you own”
If you have 0.5 acres, you build your homes on most of your land and then plant trees on most of what is left and then you eat the trees?
Kenya has to come up with an elaborate master plan on how and where to plant trees and the government must take the initiative of planting trees on her own property everwhere in Kenya including in the dry parts of Kenya.
Stupid logic and impulsive commands from John Michuki will not help Kenya. Both John Michuki and Prof. Wangari Maathai are making up for their lack of plan by talking brutality. This is not he way Kenya is going to be build.
Dear Prof. Wangari Maathai, education and education and education is the answer – both short-term and long-term. Educating the people on the importance of planting trees, fighting soil errosion, and not polluting rivers is an investment that will make Kenya green and have enough water in future.
The British colonialists used both education and legal action to make farmers fight soil errosion.
The old folks of the colonial era are now almost all gone in Kenya. But I remember growing up that farmers back home always talked of the importance of having “chereresien” (a corrupted name from terraces) on sloping land.
The colonial masters taught them why they had to do it and the local farmers understood the importance of having terraces on your sloping land and they took ownership of the need for terraces.
Until Kenyans are taught the importance of planting trees and keeping water sources intact and educated on these to the extent that they take ownership, John Michuki’s impulsively-concocted 10% rule and Prof. Wangari Maathai’s fiery demand that vounteers join her in taking the law in their own hands will never take Kenya anywhere.
Prof. Wangari Maathai is showing her ugly side of negative tribalism by publicly getting upset over Hon. Raila Odinga’s agreement with Rift Valley leaders to compensate all Mau forest residents.
I hope that Prof. Wangari Maathai will not ask the volunteers that she has asked to join her in “breaking down walls” to strip naked and walk around nude.
I always ask my God these questions:
1. Why did You give Kenya an unstable neighbor such as Somalia?
2. Why did You make the whole of Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi arable and give Kenya only one-third arable land and two-thirds mostly desert?
3. Why did You bless Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi wth massive oil resrves and Kenya You gave none?
4. Why did You give Kenya brutal leaders like John Michuki. He thinks in terms of brutality. He is itching to have someone shot to death or a home to be bulldozed or set ablaze.
Whenever I question my God on the first three questions, I get the same answer always:
“Look at Israel. I have blessed Kenya just as much”
For the last question, I always get this answer from my God.
“Yes, I gave Kenya one hundred John Michukis but I also gave Kenya 35 million Raila Odingas”
It is in you the people of Kenya to resist brutality and make your country the most blessed country in East Africa.
People of Kenya, say no to brutality and yes to talk and education.
I believe that John Michuki must have used a gun himself and downed a few Mau Mau fighters during the emergency and Kenya’s fight for independence. his display of brutality can only be possible from someone who has killed before.
For John Michuki, you fight resistance and dissent with the bullet and bulldozer and the matchstick and not by talk.
When she was awarded the Nobel Peace prize, I was very happy for Prof. Wangari Maathai. I advised her to quit politics and start a foundation educating the people of Kenya on environmental issues and helping them preserve their environment.
I specifically asked Prof. Wangari Maathai to follow the path of the world-renowned David Suzuki Foundation and pattern her work on his.
Instead, Prof. Wangari Maathai stuck to politics and she was humiliated and handed a resounding defeat in Tetu in 2007.
And instead of using her fame to raise funds worldwide and help make an impact on Kenya on environmental issues using education and hands-on work, she went to sleep and has now re-emerged hoping to get more women to strip naked for world cameras.
There are great leaders from Central province but they are left at home. In my secondary school, my biology teacher was from Central province and I remained friends with him until we lost contact a few years ago.
My high school chemistry teacher was from Central province and I had a lot of respect for her. Many of my university teachers were from Central province and I got a chance to have tea with some of them at the Norfolk hotel on some occassions.
I have interacted with and been friends with many wananchi and former schoolmates from Central province. I have spent nights in Central province even in rural Mwea and never felt unsafe. I have been given a quarter of a sack of rice as a gift in Mwea.
All these, I treasure.
While there are many great leaders from Central province, Kenya has had the misfortune of having the worst of them – arrogant and deadly – in power.
Jomo Kenyatta was a good leader but those around him turned him into a monster. Mwai Kibaki is essentially a good man but the John Michukis around him have turned him into a monster.
If the Mwai Kibaki who was Kenya’s Finance minister for several years and then became Vice president under Moi had become the president of Kenya, would Kenya be so pre-occupied with the International Criminal Court as she is now?
If the Mwai Kibaki of long ago had been president of Kenya, terms such as “crimes against humanity” would be as foreign in Kenya as the ICC and Kenya would be way ahead of everyone else in East Africa in growth and peace.
If the Mwai Kibaki that the people of Kenya used to know and respect and voted for in 2002 had become the president of Kenya, would Uhuru Kenyatta whom Mzee Moi managed and guided so well been transformed into a warlord?
The best leaders from Central province have been left at home and the junk given power.
JOHN MICHUKI IS A VERY SICK MAN
If he stays for a long time without cutting down a life or burning down a home or school or church, he feels restless.
Why is Noah Wekesa allowing John Michuki to usurp his role as Minister in charge of forests. John Michuki should concentrate on evironmental issues.
To understand what his role really is, I will give John Michuki an analogy. The Kenya Power Generation company deals with generation of power. The Kenya Power and Lighting company deals with distribution of power. And each company attempts to excel in their own role.
John Michuki should concentrate on environmental issues and should be advising the Minister for Forestry on the effects of deforestation. The Kenya Forestry Service is under Noah Wekesa and John Michuki is contravening protocol by issuing instructions to the Kenya Forestry Service.
John Michuki is showing contempt to Mwai Kibaki when he (Michuki) invades other cabinet ministers portfolios.
The PM has agreed that all the Mau forest residents will be compensated. the PM says he is going to look for money from donors. If the PM finds the money from donors and compensates all the Mau residents, why should this bother this blood-thirsty killer?
It is not his money. And in any case, the people who will be paid compensation are poor people. When John Michuki last evicted the residents of mau forest, it was a heart-wrenching thing to see pictures of people whose only possessions were a donkey and a few clothes that they had on.
JOHN MICHUKI, AT 75 YEARS OF AGE, YOU CANNOT CHANGE BUT I HOPE YOU WILL SOON GO THE WAY OF YOUR FELLOW THIEVES.
In 2008, we were counting them and they were very many. But now only a handful, including John Michuki, are left.
Augustine went. He had had himself sworn in in military rehearsal. The entire ECK went. They were arrogant and cared less for the number of people that died from their actions. Then Martha went and she was in tears. And then Francis Muthaura went and he went on a stretcher. And soon, Maj. Gen. Ali and Amos Wako will go and then John Michuki’s exit will come for sure and soon and it will be dramatic.
And when they are all gone, Kenya will sigh a huge sigh of relief and say
“GOOD RIDDANCE OF THE THIEVES AND KILLERS”
A MAN WHO DOES NOT HONOUR HIS WORD IS NOT A LEADER AND SHOULD BE SHUNNED
If Raila Odinga says one thing on Friday and a completely opposite thing on Saturday, then he is not a leader and should be shunned.
I love leaders who keep their word. At least Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka keeps most of his part of a deal. That is why Mwai Kibaki is counting on him.
Obviously, Raila odinga shakes in his pants when John Michuki speaks. Mwai Kibaki mesmerizes Raila Odinga to the extent that the latter starts singing “Kibaki Tosha. Jalango bure” whenever Kibaki steps in Raila’s house.
Let me remind Raila Amolo Odinga that the Kalenjin people supported him in 2007 and many died fighting to have him (Raila Odinga) become the president of Kenya.
But the Kalenjin people, who are known to be resilient, are ready to admit that their support of Raila Odinga in 2007 was a costly (costly in terms of lives lost) mistake and move on.
Mwai Kibaki agrees to eat lunch in Raila Odinga’s rural home and that makes Raila thinks that Heaven has come down on him.
There is one thing that is missing in Kenya – having leaders who keep their word. And Raila Odinga is proving to be not one of the leaders that keep their word. We all agree that the Mau forest complex should be maintained as-was. We all agree that the people currently live there have to be moved.
While the people of Kenya and the Maasai people in particular and indeed the international community see the urgency of restoring the Mau complex to what it was, the Kikuyu leaders see Mau as a buffer that has to be erected so that Kalenjin people do not come near their people in Mau Narok.
If Raila Odinga can sit down and think, he will see that the Mau forest issue has been turned by Kikuyu leaders into a Kikuyu-Kalenjin fight. On one side, we have rift Valley leaders. On the other side, we have Kikuyu leaders. Even Wangari Maathai whom we have not heard of on environmental issues for along time has come back to life.
The Kikuyu leaders are using her to cement world opinion in their favour and demonize the Kalenjin people. I feel angry that someone like Wangari Maathai who exploited old and uneducated women to display their “have beens” before world cameras should now pretend to care for Mau complex.
And by the way, the stripping naked of old women in Uhuru Park on the advice of Wangari Maathai was meant to be a curse on President Moi. Instead (and you can check this for yourselves) the curse turned on the complainant and many have since lost their sons.
There are a number of facts that I want to remind Raila Amolo Odinga of:
1. There are some dreams that never come true for some people. I have always felt in my heart that Raila Amolo Odinga is one person whose dream of becoming president of Kenya will never come true.
2. Raila Odinga may sing “Kibaki Tosha” until the chicken come home to roost but the Kikuyu people of this generation and the last generations and the next generation will never cast their votes for Raila Odinga.
To the Kikuyu people, Raila Odinga is “just a Kihii” even if he has proven the case to be otherwise. Even if Hon Uhuru Kenyatta is in jail at the Hague, the Kikuyu people will vote for him as long as his name is on the ballot paper.
3. The most annoying thing that the people of Kenya have had to bear are leaders who are elected today as individuals but within no time have transformed themselves into packages.
It is annoying that leaders are elected but soon start bringing someone else to tell them what to do and say.
Jomo Kenyatta had Mbiyu Koinange. His Excellency Pesident Daniel arap Moi had Nicholas Biwott. Mwai Kibaki has John Michuki. And now Raila Odinga has James Orengo. When will this nonsense end?
If someone who calls himself a leader and cannot think and make independent decisions, then we should flee from them.
Raila Odinga should argue with other leaders and debate them but when they reach an agreement, he should stick to it. That is whatt leadership is. Even if the Mau residents are forcibly evicted in a week’s time, mau forest cannot be restored to what it was overnight.
If Raila Odinga was a good leader and not junk like the rest of them , he should have planned to use the two years’ window that they agreed on with Rift Valley leaders to produce a blueprint for restoring the Mau forest complex to what it was.
Even right now as people still reside in the Mau forest area, the government and Wangari Maathai can start leading efforts to plant trees sourcing labour and maintenance from the residents.
They want to evict the Kalenjins next week and then bring Kikuyus (who will be presented as tree-planting workers).
Until junk leadership is completely wiped out in Kenya, there will never be ethnic harmony in Kenya.
Raila Odinga should not think that people are stupid. They are watching all the potential leaders and weighing them acrefully.
If the people’s decision is similar to mine, then Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, our Vice President now, will become our next president.
4. If Raila Odinga thinks that he will break the Kalenjin people and have them go kneeling at his door in Karen or in Bondo begging for favours, then he is very mistaken.
Jomo Kenyatta created an Anti-Stock Theft unit of police and placed it in Molo with specific instructions to deal with Kalenjin people. For most of the Kenyatta presidency, the Anti-Stock Theft unit (the people just call Track) beat up people and raped women.
But the Kalenjin people are today still standing. they are resilient. Jomo Kenyatta did not break them. Mwai Kibaki has tried to break the Kalenjin people but he has failed. His murderous assistant has burned down homes, schools, and churches but the people have gone back and rebuilt.
Just as Hon. William Ruto said, “You will not break us”. Many have tried to break and obliterate Israel and the Jewish people but they have never and will never succeed. The same goes for us.
5. In early 2007 and since 2005, most Kalenjin people supported Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka for the presidency. Later on in 2007, they switched to Raila Odinga.
I was told by some old folk in May of 2007 that they have decided to support Raila Odinga because he will listen to them and will never grab their land. Those old folks told me that they liked the unselfish fight that Raila Odinga waged on behalf of the people during the 2005 referendum.
Recently, I have heard many complaints with some even suggesting that it may be a good thing that Raila was not sworn in.
The people are now open-minded and watching Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka very keenly. The Hague or Local tribunal may seal the deal for Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka.
6. Raila Odinga should be frank and tell the world what is in his heart. I have watched what is going on in Kenya.
Most Kenyan leaders are annoying but John Michuki is the worst followed by Raila Odinga. At least, John Michuki does not hide his hatred of someone.
Look at the outarageous thing that Raila Odinga, the supposedly “next president of Kenya” has said recently.
Raila Odinga stated that “he was disappointed that the ICC chief prosecutor, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo opened the Waki envelope and did not reveal who was on the list”. I cocluded that Raila Odinga wanted Hon. William Ruto and Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta named so that they cannot challenge him in future.
Raila odinga added, “Failing to reveal who was on the list will lead to speculation”. What did he mean?
And a few days later after the Kenya Human Rights Commission published a list of leaders that they allege were leaders of violence, Raila Odinga had this to say,
“The Kenya Human Rights Commission should not have published the list because the people accused were not given a chance to defend themselves.”
Raila Odinga added “The Kenya Human Rights Commission should have followed the example of Justice Waki who had the names in a sealed envelope because one is innocent until proven guilty”.
And Raila Odinga went on to add that “The Kenya Human Rights Commission should also have acted like Mr. Ocampo, the ICC prosecutor, who opened the envelope and sealed it”
This is a typical Raila Odinga – a man without a stand and one who contradicts himself with abandon. He says one thing on Monday. On Tuesday, he has a completely different story.
This is a typical Raila Odinga who meets leaders from Rift Valley, who included both the Kalenjin and Maasai leaders, and agree on how to move people out of Mau forest.
But when John Michuki contradicted him, Raila Odinga immediately turned around and condemned the leaders he had just reached an agreement with. John Michuki does not give a damn about Raila Odinga. To John Michuki, there is nothing like PM in Kenya. And to Raila Odinga, you annoy John Michuki at your risk.
Raila Odinga looks good on the outside but inside he has a frightening heart and thoughts.
If you have watched his body language regarding the raging debate on whether it should be the Hague or the Local Tribunal, you would not have missed to make two observations:
a) Raila Odinga is working on Plan A for his next presidential bid where both Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta and Hon. William Ruto will not be factors as they will be in jail at the Hague.
According to Plan A, Raila Odinga will be assured of both Kikuyu votes and Kalenjin votes. He begged Mwai Kibaki for Kikuyu votes this weekend in Kisumu.
Raila Odinga recently tested to see if Hon. Henry Kosgey will oppose him (Raila Odinga)in a scenario where there is no William Ruto.
The test results made Raila happy. They showed that he can easily whip Hon. Henry Kosgey into line.
According to Raila’s Plan A, he will fight against Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka for the presidency and that is why he wants to yank Kibaki to his side and isolate Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka.
b) Plan B being developed in parralel to Plan A is to secure the Kalenjin vote by making deals that he knows he will not keep and then stepping aside for John Michuki to deal with the Kalenjins.
He will then tell the Kalenjin people that “I made good deals for you but my 0.05% of power could not allow my plans to be adopted and used so blame them and not me.”
RAILA AMOLO ODINGA, IF YOU CANNOT LEAD, STOP SEEKING TO LEAD. YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO COME SO CLOSE BUT WILL NEVER CLINCH IT.
There are millions of people for whom certain dreams never come true. Your dream to become the president of Kenya will most likely never come true.
Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, the “miracle” is being fulfilled. I have realeased everything that I had against you and I am now supporting you 100%.
When you visit North eastern province and preach peace, I love it. I know that you are a skilled peace-negotiator and I wish that Kibaki could appoint you the Minister for Defence and Regional Peace Initiatives to add to your VP duties, which you are carrying out admirably.
YOU NEED TO REFORM YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE, MR. RAILA ODINGA
The people of Kenya had so much hope in you, Mr. Raila Odinga but your leadership has recently gone south.
1. Amnesty International says this:
“Large-scale evictions in a manner that contravenes international human rights standards are common in Kenya”
Raila, is this something you want to be associated? listen to what Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta says. He is a much better leader for the rich and poor Kenyans.
2. Raila odinga appointed a taskforce on the Mau Forest complex. However, the taskforce is a muddled mix that no respectable leader should go for.
Scientific facts have to be separated from political threats. The Fredrick Owino report is garbage because there is no separation between scientific facts and political issues.
Raila Odinga should have appointed a purely scientific taskforce and their findings and recommendations should have been based purely on science and not politics.
Yes, the Mau forest has been degraded and this has led to lower water levels in rivers downstream. But it is scientifically fraudulent to allege that the water levels have gone down because of Mau forest degradation.
Throughout the world, rivers have either dried up or are in the process of drying up or have had their water volumes significantly reduced because of global warming.
The drying up of rivers and lakes that depend on Mau forest will not start filling up if the Mau forest residents are evicted. Everyone living between Mau forest and Lake victoria has to help by planting trees.
It is ahuge issue that a good scientific taskforce should study and recommend the way forward.
It is possible that the effects of the Mau forest degradation can be minimized by putting into place certain measures even while keeping the current settlements in place.
3. Kenya right now under the leadership of Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga has lost her sovereignty. Kenya has become the playing field of many foreigners.
It is very sad to see leaders mortgage their country to foreigners when they can solve most of the problems themselves through talking and not brutality. Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, like his father, will never sell our country to foreigners.
It is very sad to see Raila Odinga sweating so much over the Mau forest complex and not saying a thing about the injustice of Egypt owning and having exclusive use of the waters of Lake Victoria.
It is very disappointing for Raila Odinga to contemplate brutally evicting residents of Mau forest complex for the benefit of Egypt.
If you were to be a better leader, Raila Odinga, you need to look at problems facing Kenya as a whole and not target one community only.
Raila Odinga needs to appoint purely scientific taskforces to study and document degradation and its effects on all water towers in Kenya and recommend remedies.
The government can only formulate an effective masterplan to redeem all the water towers in Kenya if there are supporting scientific findings .
I will remind Raila Odinga that the Mau forest issue will deny him the presidencyy of Kenya. John Michuki should be the last person that Raila Odinga should want to work with.
John Michuki has a problem. He is a very violent man. john Michuki should never be near people. Even in Nairobi, John Michuki is already planning his brutality on slum dwellers and his brutality is alarming Amnesty International.
Why can’t Raila Odinga stop this brutal man, John Michuki? Why does Raila Odinga do nothing until Amnesty International raises the alarm?
While Raila Odinga and his wife had locked themselves in their house in Karen crying like babies for the stolen presidency, many Kalenjins were bravely standing up to Mwai Kibaki and Michuki’s brutal forces and being massacred.
If Raila Odinga does not handle the Mau forest issue very carefully, then the Kalenjins will part ways with him. Until now, many ordinary Kalenjin voters have been siding with Raila Odinga. The ordinary Kalenjin people have not warmed up to a Uhuru-Ruto alliance.
But this will change instantly if the Mau residents are brutally evicted and/or not re-settled. Raila Odinga recently allowed the Marakwet people to be brutally evicted by John Michuki.
When all the injustices that Raila Odinga have allowed against Kalenjins are brought in the open, the Kalenjin voters will start trooping back to Kanu.
I remind Raila Odinga that if it were not for the Kalenjins, he would not be Prime Minister today. Mwai Kibaki and John Michuki would have rigged the elections and dealt with dissent from Luos speedily and effectively.
It is only the Kalenjin people who have the capacity to stand up to the brutality of Mwai Kibaki and John Michuki. If the Kalenjins abandon ODM and go back to Kanu, the rest of Rift Valley and the Coast and the North-Eastern people will follow.
Raila Odinga needs the Kalenjins if he is to have a good chance of becoming the president of Kenya. Kalenjins do not need Raila Odinga at all. Kalenjins can work quite well with Kikuyus and with Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta or even with Kambva people and Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka.
Last weekend, Luos were begging Kibaki for Kikuyu votes. Kikuyus are begging Kalenjins for a Kikuyu-Kalenjin alliance. The Kalenjins can seamlessly revive their support for Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta.
What Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta said on the Mau forest issue in 2005 is the same thing that he said in 2007 and is also the same as what he said a couple of days ago in 2009.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta is a consistent leader and we respect him for that. It is good to deal with someone like Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. I am starting to see a Uhuru-Ruto ticket taking shape and the people starting to warm up to it.
One wise oldman once told me, “Young man, there are only four people who can lead Kenya – a Kalenjin, a Kikuyu, a Kamba, and a Maasai. th rest are just noise-makers”. Many Kalenjins believe that this is true.
Raila Odinga has started to show his fatal weaknesses as a leader.
There are so many foreigners meddling with the affairs of Kenya right now and Raila Odinga sees nothing wrong with it. Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta calls these foreigners “interventionists”. Kenya became a sovereign country in 1963. If Jomo Kenyatta were to resurrect, he would be ashamed that foreigners are literally ruling Kenya.
With Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta’s leadership Kenya will be run by Kenyans themselves. No foreign meddler can ever be allowed to tell the people of China what to do.
Raila Odinga has teamed up with John Michuki to plan for the brutal eviction of Mau forest residents. Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta says that the “government should be trying to provide for the people to make a decent living. It is important to find alternative settlements for people before evicting them”
Many thanks, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta for being one of the few Kenya leaders who talk sense.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta does not talk as much as Raila Odinga who comments on any and everthing and contradicts himself almost on a daily basis. But when Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta talks, he talks wisdom.
Jomo Kenyatta and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga worked together to reclaim Kenya for the people of Kenya. Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta is upholding the ideals that his father and Raila’s father fought for.
Raila, on the other hand, will not hesitate to subject the people of Kenya to brutality only if this can take care of the interests of Egypt.
Shame on you, Raila Odinga, that you are threatening the people whose sons died fighting for you to be president while you and your wife were crying like babies in your Karen home.
Shame on you, Raila Odinga, that you are sweating profusely and biting your teeth at the Mau forest complex residents while you cannot even get your own people around Lake Victoria to use the waters of the fresh-water lake to irrigate their farms since Egypt does not allow it.
Shame on you, Raila Odinga, that you have put Egypt’s interests ahead of Kenyan’s interests.
I request Hon. William Ruto to set up three teams:
One team should work with Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta’s people to work on a Uhuru-Ruto ticket. (Do not let the Hague intimidate you. There are leaders in Kenya who want to use a local tribunal to fix others)
The second team to work with Mr. Gideon Moi so that both Hon. ruto and Gideon can harmonize their stands on various issues and also to bring the Kalenjin people under one political party, preferably Kanu.
The third team should work with Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka’s people on a possible Kalonzo-Ruto ticket.
For me, ODM has started disintegrating and eventually it will become the party of the Luos and Maragolis.
The people of Kenya join winners. When they start seeing that Raila Odinga has no chance of becoming president, they will flee ODM.
The most powerful, resourceful, and dynamic leadership for Kenya right now lies in the young Kenyan leaders led by Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta and Hon. William Ruto.
The old and tired men – Kibaki and Raila – have taken Kenya backawards neo-colonialists are now issuing one threat after another and telling the people of Kenya what to do and how to do things.
Raila Odinga says that he is equals with Kibaki. My question is: How can an equal beg his colleague for votes? Shame on you, Raila Odinga.
You are not fit to be Kenya’s president, Raila.
DID I READ IT RIGHT? IS IT 1,955 HECTARES OR IS IT 19.55 HECTARES?
1,955 hectares is nearly 4,000 acres and if Zakayo Cheruiyot grabbed this amount of land, then this is the worst form of greed I have ever come across in my life.
The picture I have always had of the Mau forest residents is the picture published in the media in 2005 of an evicted family driving a donkey with a few possessions on the donkey’s back.
The other picture that has been imprinted on my mind is the recent pictures we have been seeing of a few grass-thatched houses standing amidst destroyed forests.
I have always thought that the Mau residents were poor people on 5 acres and less of alloted land.
I cannot believe that the Rift Valley MPs have been fighting for the greedy Zakayo Cheruiyot (and he owns large tracts of land elsewhere too which was grabbed), Gideon Moi, Lokorio, and Sammy Mwaita.
If there is anyone living on land that was illegally allocated to these four very greedy individuals, then the government has a duty of re-settling those squatters on land owned eslewhere by these four individuals.
The government must immediately file a lawsuit seeking to settle the Mau forest squatters on land owned elsewhere by Zakayo Cheruiyot, Sammy Mwaita, Gideon Moi, and John Lokorio amongst tyhe other top government officials who misused their power to grab Kenya’s forests.
I ALSO TAKE THIS EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO APOLOGIZE TO THE PM FOR ALL UNSAVORY REMARKS I HAVE MADE AGAINST HIM.
I have always thought that the Mau forest complex issue involves poor people who sold their land elsewhere to move to the more fertile Mau forest area.
I know of one or two families who sold their infertile and mostly unproductive land in the often-dry Kapkures area near Sotik to relocate to Mau forest area.
I now realize that the Mau forest residents are not exclusively the same type of families as the Kapkures ones.
The government must file a lien immediately, on behalf of all the poor settlers in Mau forest, on land owned elsewhere by those involved in the illegal allotment of the forest to themselves and others.
KALENJINS DONE WITH ODM AND WITH HON RAILA ODINGA
I have had time to read and re-read what Hon. Raila Odinga said and did today in parliament. Revealing the individuals that grabbed parts of the Mau Forest complex is the greatest thing that has happened in Kenya in a long time or is it?
I have had time to reflect on what Hon. Raila Odinga did. What he did may look great to many Kenyans and indeed to the international community but the Kalenjin people have every reason to be very scared.
Hon. Raila Odinga chose to rush to parliament before tabling the taskforce report before the Cabinet and getting it adopted before going to parliament. Is the route for such reports and any related information and decisons not REPORT->CABINET->PARLIAMENT?
Did Hon. Raila Odinga not erred in going to parliament before tabling the report before Cabinet?
Hon. Raila Odinga has mentioned Kiptagich and Kiptagich Tea Estates. The question in the minds of many Kalenjin people is what is Hon. Raila Odinga going to do next?
The Kiptagich Tea estates and the Kiptagich Tea factory has helped many residents of Olenguruone to plant Tea as their main cash crop. Their livelihood is now threatened.
Hon. Raila Odinga did not mention the boundaries of where he will not go beyond. He has talked of Kiptagich and this is what is going to seal Hon. Raila Odinga’s drying up of support throughout Kalenjinland.
There is nothing as precious to a Kalenjin person as land. If Hon. Raila Odinga has mentioned Kiptagich, then he may as well be having in mind the entire Olengruone constituency and possibly a path all the way to lake Victoria through Konoin.
I am very conversant with Kalenjin politics and way of thinking and I can tell you that they are done with Hon. Raila Odinga. Whenever the next presidential elections are called, the Kalenjin people are going to vote for Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta.
Hon. Raila Odinga’s emotional approach to issues has done him in. I bet my last shirt that Hon. Raila Odinga will be attacked and floored by his rivals whom he has equipped with the most lethal weapon – land.
You only need to tell a Kipsigis man or woman that “they are now at Kiptaigich and they are heading into Olengruone and then Konoin and Kericho as they make their way to Lake Victoria” and they will be so restless that they want a fight right away.
Mzee Jaramogi Oginga Odinga once said of Moi, “He is like a giraffe. He sees far”. How right Mzee Jaramogi was! Mzee Moi said in 2007 and has been saying so since that the Kalenjins made a huge mistake in following Mr. Raila Odinga.
I am seeing Kalenjins flocking back to Kanu. Mzee Moi has always said that Kenya cannot be led by emotion but by a cool head. Hon. Raila Odinga mesmerized us into following him the way Barack Obama mesmerized the American people.
Today, both Raila Odinga and Barack Obama are stumbling. Barack Obama says abusive things without thinking. It is the emotional leadership in him that is biting him the way it is biting Hon. Raila Odinga of Kenya.
I have used this blog in the past to hurl all types of abuses against President Mwai Kibaki. I ask the president for forgiveness. I also ask Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta for forgiveness for all the unsavory things I have written of him. But I will never apologize to John Michuki, though.
I also take this opportunity to congratulate His Excellency, President Mwai Kibaki, for his re-election to a second term as the president of Kenya.
I thank President Kibaki for the cool guy that he has been these last couple of years and for managing to steer Kenya (not allowing emotions to cloud his decisions) very ably. I wish His Excellency good health, strength, and God’s blessings as he manages the affairs of Kenya until his retirement in 2012.
I cannot pretend that I still support Mr. Raila Odinga. My support for him is dead. He leads by emotion. He has chosen to instil fear in people rather than working with them to come up with solutions that the people feel they are co-owners of.
At the next presidential elections, Mr. Raila Odinga will look around and there will be no EU or Kofi Annan to vote for him. He will then realize that he should not have taken the people who,lost their lives for him for granted.
I am sure even my Mum is now living in fear unsure whether or not Hon. Raila Odinga is heading towards Lake Victoria reclaiming land to be used to plant trees to provide cover to Mau rivers all the way Lake Victoria.
Rivers starting in Mau have to flow to Lake Victoria through covered and wooded courses, is that not so?
If one day, Hon. Raila Odinga can tell us that the people of Kenya can now use the waters of Lake Victoria to irrigate their land as far as Chepalungu and Londiani, I will come back to listen to him.
One day, Mr. Raila Odinga will sit with his grandchildren and tell them stories, the main one being that “Grandpa almost became the president of Kenya”.
The next time I write on Kenya’s issues, I will be domiciled on Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta’s blog.
The Kalenjin leaders should now up their cooperation with President Kibaki and Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta and use any close ties with them to get people appointed to senior government positions and have various projects implemented.
It may be time that Hon. Franklin Bett revisit the issue of Bureti Technical Institute and invite the president to lay a foundation stone.
Our Cabinet ministers and MPs should not waste their time with ODM politics. They should now focus on fighting the Waki accusations.
They should also study ways to team up with Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta and void the Kofi Annan accord so that they do not have to fear being removed from Cabinet. If the Kalenjin Cabinet ministers can remain in Cabinet if they cut ties with Raila Odinga then they should do so immediately.
I am not sure about this but I did not see anywhere where it says that Raila Odinga can hire and fire Cabinet ministers.
Mzee Moi said ODM will not take Kalenjins anywhere and he was right. ODM has only taken away land from Kalenjins and taken Kalenjin leaders to the Hague. What a double blow for you Kalenjin people.
My last word to Hon. Raila Odinga:
It has been good knowing and working with you, Hon. Raila Odinga. I wish you the best in everything you do. I do not want to pretend that I still support you. If something dies in me, it dies and I cannot pretend.
SAISERE! ORITII! SEE YOU AT A TIME AND PLACE TBA
@ Maru Kapkatet:
Sir as much as i have always held your opions up, i tend to believe you have now reduced yourself into a tribal chief as far as this Mau issue is concerned. Why dont you stop for a moment and rethink you decisions and opinions. Well it might only be Mau today but what about tomorrow when we will have no forest cover or are you not seeing all the problems we have in terms of climate degradation. Well age might also count but human activities are much to blame and at the same time they can be controlled if we want to.
It is a fact that politicians are people who when they see light at the end of the tunnel they will always go ahead and buy or create more dark tunnels.
The issue of Mau is not about Ruto nor Raila, Luos nor Kalenjins, It is high time Kenyans woke up and be honest with themselves. I hate tribalism with all my heart but when someone starts to think stupidly and backwardly i feel so sorry for them. Bwana Maru wake up. We need truth and we need to correct how things are done in this Nation Kenya.
We can make a very wonderful Nation, Powerful and corruption free, where every head represented in this land will feel at home and be proud for it. I happy with the people who grabbed the Land in Mau, Uhuru Kenyatta is now claiming to be a friend of the grabbers but little did you know that he is only trying to seek protection, why because he know very well that immediately after the Mau Complex issue is resolved the next on-line would be affecting the Lands that him and his family grabbed. Why don’t we want justice, or don’t we understand what justice is?
Let us not lie to ourselves we need to be open and fair to each other, I agree that all the squatters be compensated but not the big shot grabbers.
Instead the grabbers by now should be answering suites in court.
I call upon fellow Kenyans the Land issue is indeed very complex but we need also to be honest with ourselves and give justice a chance to reconcile us. The Uhurus, Rutos, Kibakis, Mois, Railas, and all the ilk should just face the truth if they really want to build this Nation as a power house in this region. Yes we can we love this country and that is why we feel bad when a section of the inhabitants of this Land of Kenya are being mistreated and intimidated or killed.
So Maru i believe you will see the sense and reconsider your opinion.
pablo
maru, usually gets to the core of the issue in his own time so give him time
the Mau issue is complex, however, am inclined to think that there are also other options that have not been fully exploited in resolving this issue.
if you read jukwaa, i have promised an article on this which am working on right now.
am sure you have your own views on this as well. no one person controls a monopoly of ideas and we need to explore all avenues in order to come up with a workable plan.
the struggle to bring kenya to its feet is going to be that much longer so we need to remain focused.
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=1144020574&cid=4&
as you can see, theres more to it than meets the eye
looks like finally the guns have fallen silent on this blog
finally we are back
where are the men and women of Kenya who really want change in this country no matter what tribe, race, or color they are. Let us reignite this whole concept
cheers men
PLEASE MWAI KIBAKI, STEP DOWN NOW:
1. The ICC thing and the travel emabargo that has been slapped on many (imagine fifteen and twenty which makes it minimum fifteen and maximum thirty five) leaders is a huge problem for Kenya and Kibaki has no answer and will never have one for it.
2. The new constitution will never be realized under Kibaki amd he knows it.
These two problems are huge and only Kenya will continue to suffer if they are not solved.
Kofi Annan comes to Kenya and the Kibaki administration is worried. Ocampo comes to Kenya and the Kibaki administration is scared. The PM meets President Obama and Kibaki has sleeless nights. What sort of government is Kibaki heading then?
It is one thing to steal an election but quite another to try and provide a semblance of a government to a country based on that stolen election.
The best thing that Mwai Kibaki can do for himself and his country and the only weapon he has to fight foreign powers (the USA and EU) is to announce that he is stepping down and holding general elections in May 2010.
Mwai Kibaki will exit power with some honour if he steps down in 8 months. He should hold free and fair general elections in May 2010 and hand over power the way President Moi did in 2002.
Kibaki should inform Kenyans that he has decided that a new government with a fresh mandate from the people should conclude the new constitution and deal with the ICC issue.
If Mwai Kibaki tries to pretend that he is on top of things, he is only helping destroy Kenya further. The Kibaki administration can survive but only barely so until the end of next year afterwhich it will be free for all.
The current government in Kenya is nothing but pretence. Kibaki’s presidency will continue to dwindle as he fades into becoming a president only on paper while the USA and the EU run our nation until a democratically-elected government is in place.
If Kibaki was a clever man, he would call general elections sooner rather than later so that the PM and the VP can square off in the presidential elections while affording him (Kibaki) a good exit.
It will take Uhuru and Ruto several years and many general elections to come out of the stigma that they have now been placed under. Let them put aside their presidential ambitions and pride and clear their names first.
maru
welcome back bro, its good to hear from you again,
KIBAKI LEADERSHIP IS LIKE SOMEONE WITH A BAD BODY ODOUR – CAN’SMELL ANYTHING
The Police Commish, the Director of CID, the Director-General of the National Security Intelligence Services, most of the PPOs, and the soon-to-be-appointed Chief of General Staff are all from Mwai Kibaki’s ethnic group.
Talk of stranglehold on security by Kibaki’s own people.
The Minister for Finance, the PS for Finance, the Governor of Central Bank, and several high-ranking government officials in the banking and finance industries are from Kibaki’s own people.
Talk of a stranglehold on the economic life of Kenya.
Like a person with a bad body odour, Mwai Kibaki is not seeing anything bad UNTIL KENYA BURNS AGAIN.
Why is Kenya so unfortunate to have such a bad leadership. It is true people did not even give him the mandate to lead Kenya but now that the good people of Kenya have let him be their leader, why can’t this man, Kibaki, provide some minimal credible leadership.
Kibaki is counting weeks and probably days to ease General Kianga out office and instal his own (Kibaki’s) man, Karangi.
At times, I wonder whether what I read or hear is not actually a dream on my part. Who in Kenya and in their right mind (apart, of course, from the GEMA beneficiaries) would want to support Uhuru for the presidency?
The Rutos of Kenya are soon going to join the Kombos of Kenya as prominent dupees. The legendary Kombo was duped that his infamous LIST would be acted on. For the Rutos of Kenya, they have been duped with a promise of PLUM JOBS.
Both the LIST and PLUM JOBS have turned out to be mirages.
I can only pray and hope that the departure fo Kibaki from State House will come sooner rather than later.
I have been trying so hard to deny the PM my support for the presidency but it is an impossibility. It is only him who can erase and stop the greed, corruption, and tribalism that Mwai Kibaki is trying to entrench in Kenya.
“Rival ethnic groups in Kenya who fought after the 2007 election are rearming in readiness for violence at the 2012 poll, a BBC investigation has found.”
Dear Hon. Raila Odinga,
PLEASE ADD TWO AND TWO TOGETHER AND SURE YOU WILL COME UP WITH FOUR.
While Mwai Kibaki goes to great lengths to pretend to be working with you. Hon. PM, he has other plans.
The entire security forces are led by Kibaki’s tribesmen. The Minister in charge of security, his PS, the Police Commissioner, the Commandant of the Administration Police, the Director-General of the NSIS, the Director of the CID and several PPOs, PCIOs, and OCPDs are all from Mwai Kibaki’s ethnic group.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
And soon the Chief of General Staff will be from Mwai Kibaki’s ethnic group securing the police force and the Kenya military firmly in the hands of one ethnic group – Mwai Kibaki’s ethnic group.
And the men in charge of money are also from Mwai Kibaki’s ethnic group. It is quite chilling to think of the fact that the individual who ordered that Mungiki be supplied with guns is in charge of Kenya’s coffers.
Several months ago, there was an attempt to mess up with supplementary Budget figures that would have raised the budget estimate by KSh. 9 billion. It loked to me at the time that someone was trying to raise money for clandestine activities.
I suggested at the time that the 9 billion shillings money was probably to be used to buy arms secretly and to bribe certain leaders.
TODAY, I CAN TELL YOU, HON. PM, THAT I WAS RIGHT. I HAVE SAID SO MANY THINGS BY ANALYZING WHAT I HAVE READ AND I CAN PROUDLY REPORT THAT MY CONCLUSIONS HAVE BEEN ACCURATE 90% OF THE TIME.
I am happy that at least Hon. Ojode is pointing out things. How watchful is Hon. Oburu?
Hon. PM, you have to save Kenya. You have to say NO to Kibaki putting the entire security forces (police and Kenya military) in the hands of his tribesmen.
If you do not stand firm now when the world opinion is on your side and oppose things that will put Kenya in great danger, there will be no Kenya to lead tomorrow.
Mwai Kibaki is a disgraced leader and there is no individual as dangerous as a disgraced leader.
And the VP should stop dreaming of an alliance amongst the Kalenjins, the Kikuyus, and the Kambas. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. The has lived up to the billing that he is not only Kibaki’s carbon copy but his project as well.
It is scary to read that some people are busy stocking up AK-47s and G3s and the VP id dreaming that you can do still business with them.
READ THE BBC ARTICLE AGAIN, HON. PM. THE BBC IS THE MOST CREDIBLE NEWS SOURCE IN THE WORLD. THE BBC CANNOT PUBLISH SOMETHING UNLESS THEY WERE SURE OF THE FACTS AND ITS ACCURACY.
Hon. Raila Odinga, please save Kenya for us now and for future generations.
Sincerely yours,
Maru Kapkatet
THE RANK AND FILE OF KENYA’S SECURITY FORCES MUST RENDER KIBAKI’S MEN GENERALS WITHOUT ARMIES
The future survival of Kenya now rests with the rank and file of Kenya’s security forces. They have to open their eyes wider and prick their ears higher up and they have to leak anything they see as not in Kenya’s security interest to the international media.
Yes, Kibaki is determined to see that all the top positions in Kenya’s security machine – the Kenya military, the Kenya police, and the Kenya intelligence network are in the hands of his tribesmen.
The rank and file of these security organs must counter Kibaki’s intentions by rendering his men generals without armies.
And the world must help Kenya. If Kenya descends into chaos again, she will never recover. Up north, on Kenya’s northern border, there are men watching and waiting. They have started recruiting.
If Kenya is to experience what she went through from December 2007 to February 2008 again, the Kenyan north will secede while the rest of Kenya is immersed in blood-letting. Could we be witnesses soon of history repeating itself with the dreams of the Shifta finally being realized?
This man, Mwai Kibaki, is the worst leader Kenya has ever had. Even the Bishops who used to shout for Kibaki until their voices were hoarse have retreated to their closets to pray that Kibaki exits ASAP.
Kibaki has put a man who is only good at teaching Math to be in charge of Kenya’s security machine. But the man has no clue how to secure Kenya. Al Shabaab are busy recruiting in Garissa. Mungiki is arming with AK-47s and G3s.
BBC publishes some alarming reports but the man in charge of security in Kenya dismisses them without investigation.
Kenya has become the laughingstock of the world because of these useless loud-mouths who dismiss anything however serious it is. Parents are reporting from Garissa that their children are being recruited to fight for Al Shabaab in Somalia. And this alarming event is not bothering Saitoti at all.
The PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, a man I have lots of confidence in, has to step up now and set up a parallel security machine. He has to have intelligence collected and reported to him on a daily basis even if they have to use spouses.
Yes, Kibaki will soon have his homeboy, Karangi, as the new Chief of General Staff. Hon. Raila Odinga has to counter this by having his own team of shadow Chiefs-of-Staff. I remind the PM to recall what Augustine did in 2007.
During a military rehearsal in December 2007, Augustine had himself sworn in as Head of State. He was telling the world that he could seize power if need be. The PM has to have a plan to stop Karangi should he ever try to seize power.
Then there are the Police Commissioner, the Commandant of the Administration Police, the Director-General of the National Security Intelligence Services, the Director of the CID, all from Kibaki’s ethnic group. They have to be contained. There has to be a plan to contain them.
The PM has to have a plan and a system in place to neutralize these men’s intentions should push come to shove as Kibaki’s exit nears. The year 2010 is very critical for Kenya.
I am confident that the PM is aware of this. 2005 was critical for ODM. Similarly, 2010 is critical for ODM and Kenya. If there are ways to be parted, it has to happen in 2010.
I am very worried that Hon. Oburu is not living up to the task. His priority should be to listen, watch, check figures, and track funds so that any attempts to divert funds to arm Mungiki are thwarted. Hon. Oburu has to put aside any thoughts of growth and economic recovery and think security and survival.
The BBC has reported that youth are arming themselves in Rift Valley and the BBC is reliable. Hon. Oburu has to make this revelation his priority. He has to watch how funds move.
In the meantime, the people of Rift Valley have two major tasks on their hands:
a) They have to look to replace Ruto as their focal point and have someone who can work closely with the PM to secure Kenya and move Kenya’s agenda forward
b) They have to support and work with the PM on his environmental agenda. They have top help the PM reclaim the Mau complex
“Kenya President Kibaki has hailed US President Barack Obama on his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize win”
Talk of crocodile tears. Talk of seizing every opportunity to try and fool. Kibaki thinks he can fool the smart American president by jumping to the front of the queue to congratulate him.
President Obama whom the people of Kenya should thank profoundly has gone the extra mile to help the people of Kenya have peace, unity, and prosperity but Kibaki is the stumbling block.
Kibaki congratulates President Obama for winning the Nobel Peace prize but Kibaki forgets that his body smells really bad. THINK PEACE AT HOME, IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY FIRST, BWANA KIBAKI. YES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE PEACE IN KENYA TOO.
Kibaki, take a bath first. You are smelling. You are dividing the people of Kenya along ethnic lines. Kibaki, you have put your own ethnic group to lord over other Kenyans. Kibaki has set aside the economic and security sectors as the preserve for his people.
This is not good for the cohesion and peace that Kenya is so desperately chasing. Instead of jumping to the front of the queue to try to be seen by the American president, Kibaki can help the American president promote peace in Kenya by rolling back his bad leadership.
The people of Kenya should not rest until the security forces are headed by Kenyans of diverse ethnic backgrounds. KENYA CAN NEVER BE SECURE WHEN YOU HAVE MEN OF THE DARKNESS HEADING EVERY SECURITY ORGAN AND ECONOMIC SECTOR.
You cannot talk peace when someone is preparing a war machine. To me, Kibaki is putting together a war machine.
What is Kibaki up to? The Minister in charge of security, his Permanent Secretary, the Police Commisioner, the Director-General of the National Security Intelligence Services, the Commandant of the Administration Police, the Director of the Criminal Investigation Services are all from Kibaki’s tribe.
WHY? WHAT IS KIBAKI PLANNING? TO HAVE HIS PEOPLE SEIZE POWER BY FORCE?
Kenyans everywhere have to petion President Obama to help the people of Kenya prevent genocide. The youth in Rift Valley are arming with deadly weapons and Kibaki has lined up the entire security machine in Kenya with his own men to block the truth from coming out.
As an individual with a lot of experience and great insight in Kenya’s affairs, I can say without any fear that Kibaki is preparing to cause some chaos in Kenya before he exits and hav his men use that chaos to seize power.
The Minsitries of Finance and Internal Security have to be monitored by the UN and FBI very closely because they could be readying for something.
If sdomeone has been accused of ordering that the deadly Mungiki be supplied with guns, can a man, woman, or child be able to sleep in Kenya when that same individual is in charge of the national purse?
What is there to stop the individual from helping himself to the purse and taking funds to buy the AK-47s and G3s.
President Obama should treat Kibaki’s congratulatory note in the same way he treated Kibaki’s protest letter – IGNORE AND INSIST ON GOOD LEADERSHIP FOR KENYA.
We, the people of Kenya, have tried every way possible to support Kibaki’s leadership but it is unsupportable.
Kibaki is living in fear. When he meets with the PM, Kibaki is in fear. When the PM travels abroad, Kibaki is in fear. Like the many foolish African leaders before him and with him, Mwai Kibaki thinks that his tribesmen will secure his leadership. He used them to steal the 2007 election and stay on at State House.
But Kenyans are now prepared. They will take their country back even if Kibaki surrounds himself with his well-armed men. Kenyans are fortunate to have links with President Obama. he will surely help Kenya achieve the peace that he has won the Nobel Peace prize for.
Diversionary congratulatory messages, messages that are meant to fool cannot sway this intelligent leader of the great nation of the USA into abandoning his determination to see that the Kenya government reflects the face of Kenya all the time and everywhere.
The people of Kenya are daily fearful wondering how many containers of weapons and ammunition are arriving in Kenya monthly? It is a very scary thought to think that the Kibaki men who love darkness for their meetings may be placing one order after another for sophisticated arms to go to Rift Valley.
HARVESTING THE FRUITS OF BEING POOR
At times one wonders whether or not Dr. Annan is the UN Chief Administrator for Kenya and Ocampo the UN Wako for Kenya.
Kenya is a poor country and her leadership has to be kicked around like a football.
I would like to know the answers to these questions that have been pressing me for a while:
1. When is Ocampo going to China – remember the Tiananmen Square massacre?
2. When is Ocampo going to Israel – remember the recent Gaza war?
3. Does Ocampo conveniently choose to lower the ICC threshold when he is dealing with a poor African country?
4. What justice is Ocampo seeking if the mastermind of the electoral faud that triggered the 2007-2008 violence in Kenya is not the first and probabaly the man he is seeking to bring to the Hague?
5. How would President Moi, had he been in power, handled Ocampo and his quest? I remember Mr. Smith Hempstone. He had the most powerful bation and president in the world behind him but he could not conquer Mzee Moi.
Hemstone conceded defeat, went back home, where he later died.
6. The Ocampo thing is being misghandled and the PM will pay dearly for it. I watch, I analyze, and I conclude.
Already, the PM has chosen to be on the side of the thieves and to separate himself from the people. He bandons the people, the people will abandon him.
I came across some facts that he recently went to the UN. The most interesting thing is that the officials who accompanied him were members of on ethnic group. They accompanied him with one single agenda – to convince the PM to help their man by deflecting pressure from the international community away from him. In return, their people would vote for the PM at the next general elections.
In fact one of the team members stated that her cousin had sent her to request the PM to take him as his running mate. Already the PM is abandoning his former running mate.
We will wait and see. In 2007, the PM had solid backing from the two Ls and K. Next time, he will end up with only one L, his own L. Triple K may not materialize but there will definitely be separate Ks vying for the presidency on their own.
I dreamed a dream. In my dream, I saw may presidential candidates on the ballot box, their names listed alphabetically.
First on the list was Jirongo. He obtained 10% of the vote. Then there was a lady. She had 2% of the vote. Then Uhuru. He had 30% of the vote. Then the former running mate of the PM. He had 5% of the vote.
He was followed on the list by the VP. He had 15% of the vote. Then Samoei. He tied with the VP at 15% of the vote. Then the PM. He had 20% of the vote. Last on the list was George. He had 3% of the vote.
Then there was dealock. None of the candidates could become president because they did nt meet the requirements.
Then I saw Dr. Annan. He came back to Kenya. He scolded the people of Kenya that had they heeded his call for urgent reform, they would not be in the impasse they are in.
Then the UN, EU, and USA decide that the incumbent rule for another two years by which time there will be a new constitution in place. And there was no new constitution again after three years and the incumbent continued to rule.
And then I heard some Kenyans remark that we are reliving the chairmanship of President Moi. He was Chairman of the defunct OAU and when his term ended, he had to cintinue because there was no agreement on his successor.
In Kenya, history repeats itself without fail. When I woke up from my dream, I decided to adjust to the incumbent for the long haul. he will be there for a long time, thanks to the fragmented voting (the next voting in Kenya wil be based on letters. Triple K, Double K, Double L, Single K, Single L etc. It is complicated) and the current deficient constitution, the constitution that will be with Kenyans for many years to come.
Maru,
I hope you are aware your little god Raila declared Kibaki a Great Reformer on Sunday.
Thats even more than most Kikuyus have to say about Kibaki. i was even embarrassed.
Not sure what you are rambling about.
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 “BAN” 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’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’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’t say to himself, “This is it”, 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 “this is it”. 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 “law-keeper” 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.
TOWARDS A SEGREGATED KENYA!
“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.”
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’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 “Oh, the Police and the Judiciary have indeed been reformed”.
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, “NO”.
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!
“Kenyan diplomats fight over London post”
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’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’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’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!
DO YOUR PART TO HELP THE ICC GET TO THE TRUTH
Blaming foreign governments for meddling in Kenya’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’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’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’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’s list should take the earliest opportunity to write to Mr. Ocampo and the ICC seeking disclosure to their (the suspects’ 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’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’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’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’s move.
Recently, Kenya’s High Commissioner in London was retired but he refused to leave. He says, “I am of the tribe of Kibaki so transfers, retirements, and criminal investigations do not apply to us”
Does Mr. Ocampo believe that a Kenyan not from Kibaki’s tribe is not fit to be Kenya’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, “When will this man, this liability go?”
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’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’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.
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.
“The prime minister is not elected directly by the people, rather, he is picked by MPs from amongst themselves.”
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.
ON THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION:
There will be a Head of State and Deputy Head of State. The Head of State will be elected by the people and the Deputy Head of State will have been the runing mate.
And there will be a Prime Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will be elected by the newly-elected MPs and the PM will appoint the Cabinet ad chair Cabinet meeetings.
STOP AND THINK.
This is a ridiculous arrangement. The so-calloed Cabinet appointed by the PM is a demoted outfit that cannot meaningfiully run the country.
The CoE is attempting to make the new constitution that is based and mirrors the current marriage of convenience.
First of all, the people of Kenya have to bear in mind that tribalism exists in Kenya and will continue to divide the people of Kenya for many years to come.
Once the new MPs are elected and they are required to elect the new PM, the President of State and his Deputy will go to work and the bribery that will take place will make nonsense of any attempts to have the right man elected as PM.
THOSE WRITTING THE NEW CONSTITUTION MUST SEE THAT THERE IS A HUGE DANGER OF A DEADLOCK TAKING PLACE, A DEADLOCK SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT WE SAW WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THE NEW CHAIR OF THE Electoral Commission of Kenya.
After bribing and corrupting his or her way to be elected the PM, the Cabinet nominated by the PM will be a product of corruption.
It is better to continuee with the exisiting constitution have a so-called executive PM that is elected by MPs and then nominate the Cabinet.
The proposed constitution will breed a ruling dynasty in Kenya where a few tribes will agree and using their numerical numbers rotate their people between the Head of State and Deputy Head of State.
The proposed constitution will ensure that the small ethnic groups will never get a chance to lead their country.
How can Mr. Raila Odinga spent his lifetime fighting for a new constitution to end up with a tool that will ensure that three or four big tribes will make a deal and lord it bover others for ever?
How can Mr. Raila Odinga agree tio have a PM that is called an excecutive PM and nominates the Cabinet not be elected directly by the people.
The Head of State will always be boasting that “I have the mandate from the people while the PM has the manadate from a few MPs who may have been bribed to vote for the PM”
It does also not make sense that we shall have a head of state and executive PM and at the same time have a head od state and deputy head of state.
It is very sad that Nzamba is trying to fool the people by saying that the post oif VP will be abolished when they have just renamed it, the Deputy Headf of State.
By trying to make the constitution that is based on the current Kofi Annan-mediated arrangement and hoping to migrate the current arrangement intact into the new constitution, the CoE are inviting a chaotic and cumbersome leadership arrangement in future.
If the PM is to be executive and pick and chair the Cabinet, the people have to elect the PM directly.
And instead of adding more executive power to those of the head of state by having a deputy head of state, make the head of state Kenya’s focal point for stability and let the PM run the government.
THE PM THAT IS NOT ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE IS MEANINGLESS IN KENYA. LET THE PEOPLE OF KENYA HAVE A DIRECT SAY IN WHO WILL RUN THEIR COUNTRY.
When people go to elections, let the people choose from amongst competin parties and platforms and if and only if there is no party that wins a clear majority, let the parties talks.
When parties talk, it will not be MPs talking but those managing the parties. Let them talk and agree on how they can form a government.
DO NOT CREATE A COMPLEX ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL CONFUSE THE PEOPLE. LET US HAVE A SIMPLE ARRANGEMENT.
Believe me and I am sure that political scientists will bear me out – the proposed constitution as I have read it, where there will be a head of state directly elected by the people, deputy head of state elected by the people, and a PM elected by MPs is a recipe for chaos as it is the perfect arrangement where three major tribes share out the three or four top seats and lord it over others.
The Bomas Draft was the best constitution that Kenya would have gotten. Let there be a head of state and an elected PM and let there be two or three deputy PMs.
Unless our leaders stop thinking short term and their own interests, let them give Kenyans a constitution that will unite and equitably-grow the economy.
Individuals should never be factored in when making a constitution.
I will never cease to be amazed at how unselfish the leaders of developed countries are. Look at President Obama. He is doing everything to make his country better, richer, safer, and more at peace within and without.
And look at the leaders of poor countries like Kenya. Greed rules their decisions. Everything they do, they are thinking of themselves or their tribe.
Nothing good will come of anything that Kibaki is part of. Whatewver he touches ceases to be of any value. I am afraid that Mr. Raila Odinga whom we have placed so much hope in will beruined by Kibaki the way Uhuru was ruined.
DO NOT MAKE A CONSTITUTION FOR KIBAKI AND KALONZO, MR. NZXAMBA. MAKE A CONSTITUTION THAT IS GOOD FOR ALL KENYANS TODAY, TOMORROW, AND FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
KENYA IS ABOUT TO GET A TRIPLE-K CONSTITUTION!
When VP Kalonzo Musyoka floated the ide of a triple-K alliance, many Kenyans reacted to him angrily.
It is turning out that Mr. Musyoka was testing the waters on an idea that was making its way to Mr. Nzamba Kitonga’s draft constitution.
I am very worried that the PM is sleeping on the job. If he is awake and alert, he has to say NO to Mr. Nzamba’s draft.
If you examine the proposed new constitution, you will easily see that it is aimed at achieving the following:
1. STOP MR. RAILA ODINGA FROM EVER BECOMING THE PRESIDENT OF KENYA. As soon as the proposed constitution in its present form, Kibaki and Kalonzo will be sworn inm as Head of State and Deputy Head of State respectively. The Annan accord will be dead and the term “The Two Principals” will start existing only in historical records.
As soon as the two are sworn in under the new constitution, Kibaki will step down as head of state and Kalonzo will become the new president of Kenya. Immediately thereafter, Kalonzo will appoint Uhuru as the Deputy Head of State.
With two Ks already in place, money and plum jobs will start flying left and right and within no time, Samoei is headed for the PM post and Kalonzo’s triple-K miracle will have been fulfilled.
And these three Ks will rule Kenya for the next 100 years.
Mr. Raila Odinga will be left holding the baby’s shawl but with no baby. He will be forced to retire in bitterness and defeat and may end up forming a band to produce an album whose flagship song will be “TOSHA”
2. LEGITIMIZE KIBAKI’S PRESIDENCY: The new constitution is meant to forgive and and expunge any record of Kibaki not having won the presidency. He will be sworn in under the new constitution this time in broad daylight and with military performances including fly-past by Kenya Airforce jets.
The new constitution is meant to act like legitimizing laundered money by investing it in a legal business.
With his diginity restored, Kibaki will immediately step down to avoid being entangled with the ICC thing and Mr. Ocampo’s trials.
After leaving the presidency and not having to deal with the ICC thing, Kibaki will join Mzee Moi in calling on Kenya’s leadership not to invite foreigners to solve our own problems.
3. GIVING AN HONOURABLE EXIT TO WAKO AND GICHERU: The new constitution specifically called for the resignation of the AG (the current AG) and Chief Justice (the current ones). One would ask, “Why should the two be mentioned in the new constitution?”
The AG, Amos Wako, and the Chief Justice, Evans Gicheru, were key players in the pitch-dark night sweraing-in of Kibaki. Kibaki would like to pay them back for their effort in keeping Kibaki at State House by giving them an honourable exit.
Amos Wako is currently banned from the USA, Canada, and EU countries (let him try to go to London and we will see whether or not he will get a visa).
The new constitution is meant to buy time for both Wako and Gicheru so that they exit in a dignified manner.
What a foolish shortsightedness to tailor a country’s future to disgraced individuals?
4. TO PROVR ONCE AGAIN THAT OUR OWN TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER EVERBODY AND ALL ELSE IN KENYA:
Nzamba Kitonga set out to write a new constitution for Kenya. From what I saw in the media, it would appear that Kitong has succumbed to pleas from home, the house of Mumbi, and all he is determined to do now is make sure that his own people reign supreme in Kenya for years to come.
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PEOPLE OF KENYA, REJECT THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION NOW OR ELSE IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO DO SO. THINGS WILL HAPPEN AT LIGHTNING SPEED AS SOON AS THE CABINET MINISTERS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS HAVE BEEN CONVINCED TO ACCEPT THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION.
People of Kenya, ask yourselves,
Why do we need different political parties when all you need to do is elect MPs (they could all be from one party) and once they get to parliament, they elect the PM and his/her deputy?
The new constitution as proposed will kill democracy in Kenya.
Democracy can only take root in Kenya if there is competitive elections and only different political parties offering different platforms can entrench democracy and growth in Kenya.
Taking away the people’s say in who governs them and giving it to the hand of corruption will kill Kenya.
THE PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION WIL MOVE KENYA FRO THE FRYING FAN INTO THE FIRE
The current constitution is so deficient that it can easily plunge Kenya into chaos at the next presidential elections.
The proposed new constitution is so bad that it can easily plunge Kenya into chaos at the next presidential elections.
The big mistake that Kenyan leaders are making is to try and turn the Annan-mediated arrangement into the constitution.
The Annan-mediated arrangement was born out of chaos and massacres. It is not an ideal arrangment but a temporary measure that had to be agreed upon to save Kenya.
A good constitution cannot be obatined by having greed and tribalism rule every decision.
If the new constitution as proposed and as reported in the media is passed, Kenya will quickly descend into a point of no return.
Multi-party competitive politics ensure that democracy thrives.
If the Head of State and the Deputy Head of State do not belong to any political party (and this is proper) and the PM who is the Head of Government is elected by MPs in Parliament, then this means that political parties and competing platforms are no longer necessary.
This is the most dangerous thing that will happen to Kenya. A Cabinet that is selected by a PM that was not elected directly by the people in a competition where people had to choose from different platforms will be meaningless and without a proper mandate.
I am on the sidelines and watching. There are many players in Kenya led by the two principlas – Kibaki and Hon. Raila Odinga. They are the ones defining the future for Kenya.
What I see is this. While Hon. Odinga is doing his best to make the current government work and put Kenya on the right path to peace, unity, and growth, Kibaki is doing things to fight and stop Mr. Raila.
And I am also angry at Mr. Raila Odinga. Even as he tries to make the current coalition government work, there are minimum things that he should not compromise on.
Mr. Raila Odinga once said that there are indisvisble things that he cannot retreat from or comprom ise on.
I remind the PM that such things that he should not compromise on include not letting the entire security system be headed by members of one ethnic group.
Does the PM know what they are planning. Early on in the presidency of Mzee Moi, there was a warning published in the media in the form of a cartoon where Moi was sitting on a whhelbarrow and someone else (the former AG) was pushing him and they were headed to a hole, a precipice.
Moi dismissed the cartoon and a few months later, there was a bloody coup attempt where more than 1500 Kenyans died.
A similar cartoon could be published but with new players now – Hon. Raila sitting on the wheelbarrow and Kibaki pushing.
Another thing that Hon. Raila Odinga should not compromise on is to see a fellow Kenyan stopped from becoming Kenya’s High Commissioner in London because he is from a different ethnic group.
Why should the PM accept Mr. Chibuka, who was duly appointed and is qualified, being barred from becoming Kenya’s High Commisioner in London simply because he is a Bukusu.
And the mother of them all – Hon. Raila Odinga should refuse to accept the proposed new constitution as currently is. The new constitution will relegate the PM to a third place and stop him from ever becoming the president of Kenya.
“Kibaki reassures Kenyans on new constitution”
This is one of the best speeches – edfying, inclusive, motivating, unifying – that Kibaki has given.
While the speech was excellent, it means nothing if it is not accompanied by words.
Kibaki should put himself in the humble shoes of an ordinary mwananchi.
An ordinary citizen in Kenya sees the good work that the government is doing when their lives and property are being protected, when they can move around on good roads, when the infrastructure is functioning, when they go to hospital and they get drugs, when the policeman on the road stops them and charge when they commit iunfractions, when they listen to news and the hear names from all over Kenya of government officials.
If there is one thing Kibaki should have learned and which apparently he hasn’t, it is not a 10% growth that Kenyans remember in a modest economic growth but it is the people that Kibaki appointed to key positions.
Such appointments tell the people of Kenya what Kibaki’s heart is really made of and not the excellent speeches that he may have given.
There is no excuse for Kibaki to appoint only his tribesment and ethnic brothers to the entire leadership of the ministry of security.
And there is no excuse why Kibaki removed the duly-appointed Chibuka from serving his country as Kenya’s Acting High Commissioner in London only to replace him with his (Kibaki’s) fellow tribesman.
These tribalistic actions of the worst negative nature will definitely and without fail always subtract from any good work that Kibaki may be doing.
It is the people that Kibaki has appointed to kjey positions that give the people of Kenya a snapshot of Kibaki’s leadership and whether or not his leadership is good or bad.
The ordinary citizens of Kenya do not sit down to read and analyze Kibaki’s speeches. They judge how good he is by analyzing his actions.
KIBAKI STILL REMAINS A FAILURE IN UNIFYING THE PEOPLE OF KENYA AND IN GIVING EACH KENYAN IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR ETHNIC BACKGROUND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY IN AN AREA THEY HAVE CHOSEN.
THE THIEVES WILL NOT WIN: ADVICING, INFORMING, AND REASSURING THE PM
It is very sad to see very poor Kenyans being brutally attacked in a fierce political battle.
The Mau residents are suffering and it is heart-wrenching to see tears rolling down faces of poor mothers in Mau. But under whose hand are the Mau settlers suffering.
William Ruto is blaming the PM and yet it is not the PM who has brought suffering to the Mau residents. It is the theives whom Ruto is now working for.
My advice to the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga:
1. Do not fight Mr. William Ruto in any way, form, or shape. If it turns out that he has a date with Mr. Ocampo, the PM will be blamed and the blame will stick.
2. Never allow Michuki to tell you, Mr. PM, anything. We have seen what the real intentions of the evil triangle are. All of a sudden, they became very enthusistaic for the new constitution. Why? It is bacuse they saw that with the new constitution in the form that it had been proposed, the PM will be dealt one final blow and he will never become a factor again in Kenya’s politics.
Have people asked themselves why Kibaki and his men are fighting so hard to maintain the presidentail powers as they currently are while having a ceremonial PM?
Thy evil triangle and and their men haqve studied Kenya’s politics and decided that Kenya can be divided into three zones.
These zones are: Gema Kenya, Gema-symphatetic Kenya, and non-Gema Kenya. They then estimated that the total population of Gema Kenya and Gema-symphatetic Kenya is about 50% while the population of non-Gema Kenya is 50%.
TRhey looked at the number of MPs and they reckon that the non-Gema Kenya will always have about two thirds of MPs in Parliament.
They then concluded that they will never have any chance with the PM position but their chances of getting the presidency are better. The then decided that the presidency must always belong to Gema Kenya while the PM belongs to non-Gema Kenya.
They will fight tooth and nail to keep the executive powers of the presidency as huge as they current are while agreeing to a ceremonial PM. This is a fatal and inccorect belief because they are blind to how Kenya is evolving.
In the fight against the PM, they have found one good tool – William Ruto.
I remind Mr. William Ruto that instead of fighting the PM, he should fight Michuki, the mastermind and key element in the triangle which is made up of Kibaki, Uhuru, and Michuki.
Michuki gives orders to poor Noah Wekesa to evict the Mau settlers and tell Uhuru. Uhuru will then pretend to be symphatetic to the settlers and together with Kibaki they advice Ruto to run to Mau and work up the evicted settlers against the PM.
This is brutal and no credible leader can turn poor people into pawns in a war with other politicians.
I have a lot of respect for the PM but I have a problem at his lack of capacity to analyze and dissect the activities of his enemies.
The Mau issue is a very complex problem. As a leader with a background in engineering, the PM should know that to solve a complex problem, you need to break it into smaller parts which you can easily siolve.
Evicting thousands of people from Mau poses a huge problem since there is nowehere to take those people.
The PM could have shown Kenya that he is solving the Mau issue by breaking it into small and manageable problems.
He could have identified the critical parts of the forest, move peoople from those parts to less critical areas and employ the same people to do re-afforestation.
Such action would have demonstrated the PM’s seriousness while buying him time so that when he takes over as president, he may become more aggresive in moving settlers out of Mau.
The PM and unwisely so has chosen to fight many wars on many fronts. He will be overwhelmed.
But we still love the PM because it is him and only him that has the leadership courage and ability to bring change to Kenya.
Not William Ruto. And when William Ruto says he is going to vie for the presidency, we know what his intentions are. He is working for Uhuru and he wants to be the Shikuku of the next presidential elections.
Shikuku and Matiba broke up the formidable Ford political party thus giving Moi an easy match to the presidency. Ruto is the present Shikuku who wants to break up ODM so that Uhuru can become the president.
We will fight Ruto. There is no one that does not know that the PM did not bring about the Waki commission . It was William Ruto and his team that created the Waki commsiion and gave it terms that may prove to be unjust.
The Waki commission and the ICC and Mr. Ocampo are a product of a process that William Ruto created. He has to deal with his baby and if I were him, I would be talking legal defence now.
Unlike Uhuru, Hon. Raila Odinbga goes to the people. He went to Mau. He went to Konoin. He went to Chepalungu. And he talked to people. This Uhuru will never do. He views these people as not worth his time.
He has time only to incite his fighting tool, William Ruto.
Our leaders must see the truth of what is happening and know who the good leaders are. Using poor people to fight political wars will never take you anywhere, Kibaki.
Kibaki has failed and he will continue to fail as long as he pretends to be symphatetic to ordinary Kenyans on one hand while fighting them on the otrher hand.
And the PM should reach out to Saitoti and tell him that should things not work out for him (Saitoti) as Uhuru is Kibaki’s choice, he (Saitoti) should consider joining the PM.
Maru,
My sympathies. It hurts am sure to realize the men whom you have written such lengthy articles for are nothing but hollow pots
Raila last week admitting that the PEV was not spontaneous but planned in the RV
And Ruto yesterday admitting what we suspected all along. That Kibaki won in 2007. That EV was nothing more than a coup driven by ethnic cleansing
Just dont do anything rash. they are not worth it.
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION APPEARS TO BE MARGINALLY SUPERIOR TO OUR CURRENT CONSTITUTION:
1. What jumps out from what I have seen in the media is that devolution has been de-emphasized and pushed to the backburner in the proposed constituion.
IF THIS IS SO, THE NEW CONSTITUTION WILL NOT HELP UNITE THE PEOPLE OF KENYA.
Devolution must be at the front burner in the new constitution. Through devolution, the people of Kenya will be made to have loyalty to the regions that they reside in rather than the regions that their ancestors came from.
2. In the new constitution, “The Prime Minister “NOMINATES” his/her Cabinet. This is ridiculous. How can the Head of Government be made a stranger in the making of his/her Cabinet.
The Prime Minister must “APPOINT” his/her Cabinet and the President will only preside over the swearing-in of the Cabinet.
3. In the new constitution, two parliamentary houses are proposed “The Senate” and the “Lower House”. Are two houses necessary in Kenya? Why was the Senate abolished immediately after iondependence? Are there any lessons to be learned from that experience?
In any case, the nidea of the Senate contradicts Kenya’s quest for devolution. You cannot concentrate power in Nairobi through having two houses and at the same time talk of devolution.
Kenya would be better off strengthening devolution and having effective regional governments rather than going for the Senate.
I would rather that Kenya goes for some executive council (I called it the Governance Executive Council) that will comprise of the PM and the regional leaders (or governors) and such council can be worked out to perform the functions of an otherwise largely dormant Senate.
3. By retaining the office of the Vice President or Deputy Head of State as it is called in the new constitution, Kenya is entrenching more areas of conflict that are not necessary.
If many executive powers have been taken from the precidency and given to the Prime Minister, then it means that the Head of State is less busy and someone to deputize for him or her is not necessary.
The peole of Kenya have to be realistic. It is possible that the PM and the Deputy Head of State may collude to frustrate or even remove the Head of State for no good reason.
The Head of State does not belong to any political party. Let the office of the Head of State be revered if Kenya is to enjoy stability. The office of the Head of State can only be revered if it is seen to be up there and above petty politics and machinations.
The office of the Deputy Head of State should not be there. The current office of the Vice President should be abolished.
You do not make a good constitution by tying it to personalities.
During national functions when the Head of State is away, the Speaker of the National Assembly will preside. Any other functions that can be postponed should be postponed until the Head of State comes home to preside over.
If the Head of State is indiposed and cannot carry out his or her duties, then the Speaker of the National Assembly should be appointed to act on his or her beahalf.
If this tradition is strictly adhered to and strengthened, a time will come when the people of Kenya will see truly revere the office of the Head of State the way the British people revere the monarchy.
Let us build institutions that will be strong tomorrow.
Kenya is not the USA and Kenya cannot be the USA. Electing the president through a college system similar to the USA and having a Senate because the USA has one will not help Kenya.
Kenya has to look at the problems that she faces daily and the biggest and most dangerous problem that Kenya has been facing since independence remains that of tribalism.
Tribalism has ensured unfair distribution of resources and discrimination when it comes to appointments to government positions.
If we compare Kenya to Tanzania, we will see that Tanzania where the negative impact of tribalism was nullified by the visionary leadership of President Mwalimu Julius Nyerere is poised to overtake Kenya in growth in the near future.
The people of Kenya killed one another in 2007 and this will happen again unless leaders admit that there are huge problems notably that of tribalism that we face.
Devolution, which sadly appears to have been de-emphasized in the proposed constitution, and which would have helped Kenya may have been killed by GREED.
There is one thing that no one is ever capable of doing. You cannot be led by greed and selfishness and hope to get a great constitution.
It will never happen. The constitution that has been proposed may not take Kenya far and I will not be suprised to seethe people of Kenya back on the drawing boards five year or so down the line looking for a new constitution.
I BEG OUR LEADERS TO CONSIDER THESE IMPORTANT POINTS CAREFULLY:
a) DEVOLUTION, DEVOLUTION, DEVOLUTION. Do not undermine this concept by centralizing power by having a Senate.
b) The government is headed by the PM. It is the PM to APPOINT the Cabinet. Nothing less than this is acceptable.
c) The Office of the Deputy Head of State only subtracts from the Office of the Head of State. If the office of the Head of State is to grow and be revered, let us not introduce points of conflict.
KENYA DOES NOT NEED THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY HEAD OF STATE.
d) Do not tie the new constitution to the current personalities. Let us have a constitution that is blind to personalities and that will unite and grow Kenya.
e) The new constitution must bar one who has served as president from vying to be Prime Minister. Let us avoid the Russian roulette.
I AM VERY SORRY, MR. NZAMBZA KITONGA
When you see that a great opportunity has opened up and things do not seem to be moving in the right direction, you lose your cool and unfounded outbursts follow.
As more details of the proposed constitution get published in the media, the good men and women of Kenya must take the first opportunity to thank and congratulate Mr. Nzamba Kitonga for his able leadership of “THE TEAM”.
Mr. Kitonga, when all has been passed and the people fo Kenya are living under a new and great constitution, you will move into the exclusive list of TEN GREATEST KENYANS.
I strongly favour that the proposed constitution need some twitching but what is there so far is a great beginning for Kenya.
If the people of Kenya gets this great new constitution, I will join them in asking that President Kibaki, without whom and without whose decisions the new constitution would noty have been possible, should be allowed to serve Kenyans even for one new full term as their president.
If we get the new constitution, we should never minimize President Kibaki’s contribution.
And when you see great things coming to Kenya, you will only wish that leaders like Hon. William Ruto could see that he is better off working with the PM rather than fighting him.
I will take time and study the proposed constitution but for now, I express deep gratitude to Nzamba and his team.
I hope that yesterday will be remembered as “KENYA’S TURNING POINT” and I hope that ion future when our descendants talk of that date that proved to be Kenya’s turning poiunt that they will remember “THE TEAM” under the leadership of Mr. Nzamba Kitonga.
Thank you guys. I hope you have turned the people of Kenya wherever they are in this wide world on so that they can start thinking, analyzing, and dreaming all for a greater Kenya.
FINE-TUNING THE NEW CONSTITUTION:
We owe deep gratituse to Mr. Nzamba Kitong and his team for great piece of work.
They have given the people of Kenya a great document which if it is fine-tuned with clean hearts and no ill pre-conceptions and greed, Kenya will be a different country soon.
The following areas in the proposed constitution need to be re-worked:
1. DEPUTY HEAD OF STATE: We do not need this. If it is allowed to stay, then this along with the proposed SENATE will turn out to be the new constitutiopn’s archilles heels.
The HEAD OF STATE should be alone up there. Having a Head of State and a Deputy Head of State creates a crowd and conspiracies or suspicions of conspiracies will follow.
Having one single individual up there gives people the concept of someone removed from dirt and plots. That individual will be respected more.
Instead of having a DEPUTY HEAD OF STATE position, Kenya should rather have REGIONAL ASSISTANTS to the HEAD OF STATE. The regional assistants will be chosen and appointed by the regional assemblies.
There shall be a STATE HOUSE in each region for the HEAD OF STATE. The REGIONAL ASSISTANT to the HEAD OF STATE shall have an office in the region’s STATE HOUSE.
Currently, in most State Houses or State Lodges in Kenya, we have a cook and a gardner and some GSU guards.
The REGIONAL ASSISTANT to the HEAD OF STATE shall preside over national functions in the region on behalf of the HEAD OF STATE and will read the HEAD OF STATE’S SPEECHES.
The REGIONAL ASSISTANT will also perform official openings of State Assemblies on behalf of the HEAD OF STATE.
2. THE SENATE: How do you devolve and centralize at the same time? Let the regions do their laws independently and in the regions.
Any law that a regional assembly passes and that does not conform to the constituition or that attacks the rights of Kenyans living in that region will be challenged in the SUPREME COURT OF KENYA.
3. DO NOT HAVE A CLAUSE REQUIRING THAT THE HEAD OF STATE AND PRIME MINISTER CANNOT BE FROM ONE ETHNIC GROUP. It will be impossible in the near future as Kenyans intermarry to pinpoint what one’s ethnic group is.
Let the people of Kenya decide during the polls if they will elect the leader of the political party who happens to be from the same tribe as the Head of State.
DO NOT HAVE THIS CLAUSE IN THE CVONSTITUTION. Leave it to be an administrative issue and an election issue that the people of Kenya will decide.
With Parliament playing a greater role in Kenya’s major decisions and appointments of pub lic officials, I do not care if the HEAD OF STATE is a Mr. Odinga and the PRIME MINISTER is a Mr. Orengo.
4. AT LEAST TWO DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS. As HEAD OF GOVERNMENT and in federal system of government and considering that resources in Kenya are few and concentrated in certain regions, the challenge of running the government will be a huge task for the PRIME MINISTER.
Let us have at least TWO DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS – one to oversee national affairs and the other to oversee regiopnal affairs and devolution.
IT SHOULD BE STATED IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT ONE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS MUST BE A WOMAN.
We can have the Prime Minister and both Deputy Prime Ministers being women. This is okay. We should trust and have faith in our Mums/Wives/Sisiters/Daughters.
But if the Prime Minister is male, at least one or both of his deputies must be a woman.
We should be realistic. Women in Kenya like in many other countries in the world are disadvantaged and have a long way to go.
I am sure that various Kenyans have different points of view. Let us pose them and let them be discussed and vetted so that the final constitution that we get is the best one possible.
WHY CAN’T THEY TALK?
The PM and Agriculture Minister can do Kenya much good if they can sit down together and talk and find or at least attempt to find solutions to Kenya’s problems.
THE MAU ISSUE: It is a complex issue but there is a solution. I hope the publication of the New Constitution draft has propelled the PM to cloud 9.
I hope that the PM has his two feet still on the ground and that he sees the people of Kenya including the Mau legal and illegal settlers as real people.
It will be meaningless to promote the proposed constitution and the need for Kenya to adopt a full or quasi-parliamentary system of government if what parliament passed recently on the need to evict illegal Mau settlers humanely and compensate them is not respected.
It is also the height of foolishness and short-sightedness to hire youth to heckle the PM. You pay KSh. 100,000 to hire youth to heckle the PM, I wonder how much you will pay to hire and transport youth to heckle Mr. Ocampo and the ICC at the Hague.
Both the PM and the Agriculture minister are facing formidable problems. The people of Kenya everywhere are looking up to the PM to give leadership in getting the new constitution enacted.
The people of Kenya are also looking up to the PM to have a new and fair Nile waters treaty passed. The PM owes his loyalty to the people of Kenya first and foremost and he is expected to protect their interests before anyone else’s.
The PM has to realize that he is the de-facto leader in Kenya right now and the people of Kenya are looking up to him. The PM has to stay safe and get his priorities right.
More than anything else, the PM must not let the Mau issue degenerate into a Luo-Kalenjin conflict. HE HAS TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING AT ALL COSTS.
The Agriculture minister has a daunting problem (not the Mau issue one) on his hands. He has to deal with the ICC issue. It is him alone who will face it. He has to get the PM work with him on this issue.
I am very confident as I have done my own research that the Agriculture minister is VERY INNOCENT and the rumours and evidence that has been manufactured are baseless.
MY FEAR THOUGH is that by the time the Agriculture minister gets his name cleared, he will have been fatally-wounded and his leadership quest will have been damaged beyond repair.
If I were him, I would have been aggresive since 2008 in getting my name cleared. The ICC is very professional and I have no doubt that they will not convict an innocent individual.
At the same time, the ICC is a foreign-based institution. It operates in a manner that is foreign to Kenya. And they are torough. By the time they are through with his case, months could have passed and heavy damage could have been inflicted. It will take our man several years to regain his stature in the politics of Kenya.
PLEASE GENTLEMEN, TALK. AT LEAST GET TOGETHER AND TALK.
I do not foresee anything untoward that can damage the PM’s current standing (and it is a great one) amongst the people of Kenya.
But nothing can be ruled out or in. If the Mau issue degenerates into a Luo-Kalenjin conflict, the damage will be huge and irreparable.
The PM has it on his hands to guide the resolution of the Mau issue if he remembers that he is dealing with real people with real human needs and if he also remembers that parliament has to be respected.
If the PM allows John N. M. to be the one issuing instructions, then all hell will break lose.
I have never seen someone with such hatred for other people as John. Do not give him any room to decide.
ON APPOINTMENT OF CABINET MINISTERS IN THE NEW CONSTITUTION:
It is proposed in the new constitution that Cabinet ministers (federal Cabinet ministers, that is) could be appointed from outside the class of elected MPs.
Our leaders should re-think this. I do not like it. The Cabinet ministers should all be appointed from amongst the elected MPs.
The people of Kenya, the electorate, should be trusted and encouraged to send to parliament some of their best brains and good leaders.
By appointing Cabinet ministers from amongst the elected MPs, the government of the Prime Minister will continue to be accoutable to the people of Kenya.
Anyone who is appointed a Cabinet minister is most likely ambitious to want to be the PM one day. They will have to serve their country and people with care and diligence.
An outsider is less likely to be as accountable to Kenya as an elected MP.
There is no doubt that certain talent may be lacking from amongst the elected MPs. A point of flexibility that will allow the government to bring in talent from outside of the elected MPs is to introduce the concept of Deputy Ministers.
The current Assistant minsiters positions should be done away with and the positions of Deputy ministers introduced.
A Deputy Minister is appointed on a minimum one-year contract (that can be extended) from outside of the elected MPs to deal with a specific or specific tasks.
The Cabinet must approve the need for a Cabinet minister to bring in a Deputy minister and the individual also be approved by the Cabinet before goping to parliament for endorsement.
Deputy Ministers will be unlike Permanent Secretaries in that the former will play the role of Cabinet minister but in a specific area.
Not all ministries may require Deputy ministers at any given time.
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment, Food, and Water Resources may, for example, need the services of Dr. Owino to formulate a policy on the preservation of water catchment areas throughout Kenya.
The Minister will go to the Cabinet and the Cabinet may decide that yes, the services of Dr. Owino will be required for a minimum of two years.
The Minister is still accountable for the entire ministry but he/she will have the Deputy minister take charge of the specific task or tasks within the ministry.
This concept allows flexibility while not taking away the need for accoutability.
I strongly feel that Cabinet ministers should be appointed from amongst the elected MPs only.
Let outsiders (non-MPs) be brought in for specific tasks and periods of time so that the government can utilize resources well, tap expertise, while still maintaning accountability to the people who elected them – the great people of Kenya.
HOW THIS CLAUSE – APPOINTING CABINET MEMBERS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE ELECTED MPS – COULD DAMAGE THE GOODNESS OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION:
The clause that “Cabinet ministers can be appointed from outside of the elcted MPs” is bad, really bad for Kenya.
TAKE THE CASE OF KENYA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Amos Wako has been Kenya’s Attorney General and a member of the Cabinet for the last 18 years.
At no time has Amos Wako had to face the people in an election. And what is the result?
Amos Wako has almost single-handedly driven Kenya’s judicial system to the ground. Kenya is now ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world and Kenya is well-known everywhere as the country where IMPUNITY rules.
Today, Amos Wako is a disgraced leader. He is banned from enetering the USA and EU member states. But this has not bothered Mr. Wako.
As long as he does not have to go to the people and face them in an election, he will continue to act as arrogantly as when he has often gone to court to enter NOLLE PROSEQUI” whenever a senior government official is taken to court.
This culture of lack of accoutability will continue to be a headache for the people of Kenya if Cabinet ministers have to be appointed from the streets of Nairobi and not from inside Kenya’s Parliament.
In the USA the standing of public officials is very high and we cannot reach such a level anytime soon. In the UK, several Cabinet ministers resigned recently after they were implicated in corruption charges.
The British Cabinet ministers who were implicated resigned rather than face the people. This is what we need in Kenya. We want our Cabinet ministers to always remember that there are people they are accountable to.
There is no way that the people of Kenya will not elect enough Cabinet-worthy individuals.
Look at the current bloated Cabinet of 42 members. This huge Cabinet has abou a dozen real Cabinet members and the remainder (which unfortunately is the majority) are just numbers.
They are mere numbers. They cannot formulate or articulate a policy. They never initiate any policy document. They never even sign any document. They are just there – numbers waiting for the real ministers to tell them what to do.
But could this state of affairs justify the need to appoint Cabinet ministers from the streets of Nairobi rather than from the class of MPs that the people have elected and that are accountable to the people?
OF COURSE NOT. There are very many individuals in the current parliament that are sitting in the back bench when they can be the best Cabinet ministers.
Take for example, the lady MP from Eldoret East. She can make the best Prime Minister of Kenya. She can be a good minister of any ministry including Finance.
There is no way such an individual should be left out of Cabinet so that one could be plucked out of the university classroom or the street to be Cabinet minister.
PEOPLE OF KENYA SHOULD REJECT CLAUSES THAT WILL DAMAGE THE NEW CONSTITUTION IN FUTURE.
And let us face it. There are many good leaders in Kenya. But there is not one good leader in Kenya that will stay as a good leader if we do not have a good constitution and good laws to keep him or her good.
All of us and this is a human weakness everywhere and particularly in Kenya tend to veer off once in a while. We need a good document to kep us within the right boundaries.
FORMER SPEAKER KAPARO IS WRONG:
It is reported in the media that “Kaparo opposes hybrid system”.
Mr. Francis Kaparo said “executive powers should only be enjoyed by a President elected directly by the people and not a Prime Minister chosen by virtue of only being leader of the largest political party in parliament.”
It is wrong for our leaders – past and present – to misinform the people so that Kenya continues to be held hostage.
The proposed sytem is the best for Kenya. If the proposed constitution is not passed, the people of Kenya must demand fresh general elections to be held by August 2010 so that leaders and not thieves can give Kenya a new constitution.
Mr. Kaparo is a very informed man. He has been the Speaker of Kenya’s National Assembly for many years. As Speaker, Mr. Kaparo displayed confidence in Parliament to pass laws good for Kenya.
Other than his shouts of “ORDER” for which he came to be famous for as he guided sessions in Parliament, Mr. Kaparo was also known to often say that “I cannot do this because my hands are tied”.
The MPs that Mr. Kaparo was Speaker over represented different constituencies with varying demographics. Whenh they were debating and passing laws, at no time did Mr. Kaparo ever said that the strength of an MP’s vote in parliament depended on the size of the population of that MP’s constituency.
While a form of proportional representation may be good in determining how many constituencies there are in a country, it is impossible and even unwise to base the number of constituencies only on demographics.
If the people of Kenya can think hard and forget that Kibakis and Railas exist, they will waste no time in embracing the proposed constitution.
Of late, we have witnessed and Mr. Kaparo himself has seen it loud and clear the advantage of a parliamentary system of government in Kenya. Parliament has moved to safeguard the interests of Kenyans including those of the Mau settlers (even if many Kenyan leaders hate them) and the many IDPs that decorate Kenya the way eyesores decorate beautiful skins.
The people of Kenya and Mr. Kaparo must be remembering this very well stopped Kibaki from imposing his ethnic inept brother from constinuing to be the Director of the KACC.
If Parliament had the power, they would have stopped Kibaki from removing Mr. Chibuka from serving as Kenya’s High Commissioner in London simmply because he is a Bukusu and not from Kibaki’s tribe and instead putting his fellow brother.
The hybrid system of government works perfectly in many countries. Why can’t it work in Kenya, Mr. Kaparo.
The President or Head of State as the new constitution refer to thge individual must be elected by popular vote. It is this popular vote that earn the individual and the office respect. It is this popular vote that will make Kenyans see stability in their country and have someone always there to guide and safegurad the country in timess of trouble.
It is this popular vote that will bring the people of Kenya in droves to stadia and arenas to listen to their president on national days.
If Mr. Kaparo wants us to know that he is serious and honest and is not being prodded at home to “protect the interests of my people”, he should also have said that it is wrong to have a thief leading a country and the making of the country’s constitution.
Once again, I tell Mr. Kaparo that he has been Speaker and he knows a lot. During his tenure as Speaker under both Moi and Kibaki, none of the two presidents at any time came to parliament to debate bills.
It is MPs who pass bills. It is MPs who represent the interests of Kenyans. When a motion is passed in Parliament it is because more MPs supported it than those who opposed it. A motion is passed in Parliamentnot because the combined populations of the constituencies that the MPs who supported the motion surpassed those of the MPs that opposed it.
Mr. Kaparo, be realistic and do not be theone to stop Kenya from growing. Kenya has had three presidents. We do not know for sure if these three individuals would have been good presidents throughout their tenures if the laws of the land and the constitution had prevented them from veering off-course.
BUT ONE THING WE KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT ALL THE THREE PRESIDENTS THAT KENYA HAS HAD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. THEY HAVE RUN DOWN OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OF KENYA.
Does not move Mr. Kaparo to tears to see IDPs, Kenyans without limbs, Kenyans with disfigured faces, Kenyans still mouring the death of loved ones, Kenyans still opening their doors at night when they hear a sound hoping that what they heard was their loved son who has been missing since December 2007 or January 2008.
Does it not move Mr. Kaparo to tears to think of all these things and does it not shudder at the thought that the people who robbed Kenyans of the president they elected in December 2007 may have put in motion their machine to again deny the people a new and good constitution.
Yesterday, I was saying to myself that Kenya has had two great Speakers of the National Assembly in a row, men with integrity and ability who could easily act as Head of State in the absence of the holder of the office.
I was saying to myself that we had Mr. Francis Ole Kaparo and he was a good Speaker and a good leader. Then we now have Mr. Marende and boy we have seen what a great Speaker and leader this man is.
I will sit and relax if this man, Mr. Marende was acting as Head of State.
Mr. Francis Ole Kaparo do not be the one misleading the people of Kenya by misinforming them. If you were honest, you would know that most of the presidential powers have been moved from the president to parliament and the Prime Minister acts as a messenger in most cases.
Parliament decides on the appointments of public officials and the Prime Minister writes to the President on who has to be appointed.
The leader of a political fights elections to get the most number of MPs and it is the most number of MPs that pass motions in parliament and if that leader of the party gets the most number of MPs, he or she becomes the Prime Minister.
And the Prime Minister appoints Cabinet members from the MPs that have been elected and the Prime Minister knows his or her people and the President presides over the swearing in of the Cabinet.
This works perfectly in other countries. Why can’t it work in Kenya. I know of a country where democracy (real democracy rules) and the political party of the Prime Minister has not had the majority of the popular vote but has been getting the majority of elected MPs and the government works perfectly.
Yes, the combined popular vote for the opposition parties may be larger than that of the Prime Minister’s party but the Prime Minister has the majority of MPs and these are the people who pass laws and rule the country.
Mr. Kaparo’s thinking is as bankrupt as that of Kibaki. Kibaki and his henchmen think that they have business interests in the UK and they should have only a Kikuyu High Commissioner there at all times.
Did Kibaki not sent his daughter, Judy, and other fellow Kikuyu businessmen top London late in 2007 to convince the British people that having Mr. Raila Odinga as president is not good for British and Kenyan interests.
And now they are living under the mistaken illusion that they own the UK and they cannot allow any other Kenyan tribe – No Chibukas, no Bukusus, no non-Kikuyus – as High Commssioners.
Do we have to continue to live under such junk leadership. The people of Kenya must get a new constitution. Mr. Kaparo, if you want to vie for the presidency and you look at you do not like the power the president has, try the prime ministership.
Kenyans can vie for any positions. Check the post that you prefer and go for it. No one will stop you.
Tomorrow, we can have President Kaparo and Prime Minster Kenneth or President Musyoka and Prime Minister Raila or President Raila and Prime Minister Kamar.
Under the new constitution, anything is possible but waht is impossible is violently robbing your way to the presidency.
To the Kenyan leaders with bankrupt thoughts, if the new constitution was passed today, Mr. Raila Odinga has not told me and he has not tiold anyone apart maybe from Ida that he will gop for the PM post. Most likely, Mr. Raila Odinga will go for the presidency even if he knows that it does not have the same huge executive powers like before.
I have watched Mr. Raila Odinga very cloisely and to me he comes out as a man who cares for Kenya, first and foremost, before self.
And the IIEC, the elections body of Kenya, should start preparing for general elections to be held before the end of next year.
If the proposed constitution is not passsed, the continued existence of the current grand coalitionn government is no longer justified and the people of Kenya must go to the polls.
The IIEC must assess their capacity and contact the UN and/or Commonwealth for assistance if necessary should the people of Kenya have to go to the polls.
There are so many things happening in Kenya now and they have the potential of militating against Kenyans getting the new constitution.
I BEG THE PM TO PUT EVERYTHING ELSE ASIDE AND GIVE THE PEOPLE OF KENYA A NEW CONSTITUION.
Operating under the current constitution is not an option.
There is the Mau issue and next year there will be the ICC issue and both these issues can be manipulated to throw the quest for a new constitution overboard.
I see deaths arising in the Mau case. Prof. Wangari Mathai said not long ago that there were deaths in the enosupukia evictions if “I remember well”. The PM must think reality.
How can one evict tens and possibly hundreds (including children) of people at once. There will be chaos.
What I know is that the Mau can be cleared of all human settlements if the exercise is phased over a reasonable period of time (and defintely beyond the Copenhagen climate summit) and the people are made to be part of it.
If at least a few families amongst those wgho have already been evicted were to be re-settled immediately, the others will be ready to work with the government as they will be convinced that there is no ill motive here.
IT WOULD BE KENYA’S WORST TRAGEDY IF OUR LEADERS ASSOCIATE THE NEW CONSTITUTION WITH THE MAU ISSUE
One day, the people of Kenya will sit down and reminisce of their past and they will remember one man – Mr. Raila Odinga – as having selflessly fought and succeeded in making Kenya a better country.
The stage the new constitution is right now and the greatness and sweetness of the proposed constitution are not the results of any other individual or group of individuals but one man – Mr. Raila Odinga.
I hope that the leaders from Rift Valley will continue the importance of Kenyans getting the new constitution. I hope they will not take their anger against the PM to the new constitution and be the ones helping to mutilate this new and great instrument.
The proposed constitution is a great document that needs minor reworking to make it really good. It would be tragic if our leaders from Rift Valley allow their emotions and anger against the PM to trickle into the document.
I beg the leaders from Rift Valley not to accept the lies that are being peddled that the new constitution has taken executive powers from the presidency and given them to the PM and that PM is Mr. Raila Odinga.
I beg our leaders from Rift Valley to refuse to be told that “if you support this new constitution as is, yopu will lose because Mr. Raila Odinga will not appoint Mr. Ruto as a Cabinet minister and all those who will be appointed Cabinet ministers will have to swear allegiance to Mr. Raila Odinga.
When the new constitution comes into force, Mr. Raila Odinga may not become the PM or even the President. Let us not be short-sighted and deny Kenya a great document because we may be holding some resentment against the PM.
If you know Kenya very well and you know how Kenyan leadership operates, you should have seen the signs already starting to crop up of how the people will be misled into believing lies.
PLEASE OUR LEADERS FROM FRIFT VALLEY, DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELVES AND THE PEOPLE YOU LEAD TO BE MISLED AND AS A RESULT DENY KENYA A GOOD CONSTITUTION.
The former Speaker of Kenya’s National Assembly is avery informed and experienced man. He knows how great Parliament has been in Kenya’s life.
He knows how Parliament removed the former Section 2(a) of the Constitution.
But he chose not to educate the people about how Kenya will become a great country if Parliament plays a greater role in decisions and appointments of government officials.
Instead he chose to peddle a lie – the lie that the majority of executive powers have been taken from the president, who is popularly elected and given to the PM, a mere leader of MPs.
THIS IS A BLATANT LIE.
I have studied the proposed constitution very carefully and what I see is that the new constitution seeks to remove powers from an individual whether that individual is the president or the PM.
The PM, under the new constitution is a MESSENGER AND SERVANT OF PARLIAMENT. There is not much that the PM does that Parliament has not approved.
The PM, in the new constitution is PARLIAMENT’S SECRETARY. He writes correspondence to the President and to appointees after Parliament decides and directs.
THE NEW CONSTITUION WILL MAKE KENYA A BETTER COUNTRY. LEADERS FROM RIFT VALLEY, ACCEPT FINANCIAL DONATIONS AND ANY MATERIAL HELP FOR THE MAU EVICTEES FROM UHURU AND HIS COLLEAGUES BUT REFUSE TO LISTEN TO HIS AND HIS ASSOCIATES’ MISINFORMATION ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
And the PM should also grow up. He dreams big and oftentimes his dreams go wild. He is talking of building nuclear power plants in Kenya, of constructing a buzzling port in Lamu, of going to Mau evicting the setllers and loading them onto lorries and taking and dumpinng them in Ndanai or Sotik.
Mr. PM, things are not that easy. The PM may have taken the Mois and KIbakis of this world and wrestled them to the ground.
Wrestling thousands of people whose annual income is less than ten US dollars and whose structures that they have built and call home are worth probably about two US dollars is not easy.
Unless the PM learns fast, he cannot win a war against ordinary citizens of Kenya. A few months ago, the PM sent GSU personnel to evict squatters from his 4-acre piece of land in Malindi.
It would be a tragedy for the PM to say that Title Deeds that bear the name Odinga are very valid while Title Deeds held by Mau settlers are illegal.
Good leaders pause and re-think strategy and revise plans. Good leaders do not stubbornly pursue a line which has reslted in casualities and great human sufferings.
President Obama recently took time to re-think his Afghan decisions.
The PM has seen thousands of people evicted from Mau and he must be seeing the great suffering they are going through.
If the PM is a wise man, and I have no doubt that he is, he must take time to re-consider evicting settlers from their land (yes it is their land because they hold valid government documents for them).
When I was kid, I used to hear oldmen and old mothers from home often sing a song, titled “Tinenyon” – our Tinet. During the presidency of Mzee Kenyatta many delegations of people from home went to petititon Mzee Kenyatta to settle them in Tinet.
Mzee Kenyatta was a very wise leader. When he could not resist the pressure from some of the members of the delegations, he would have them designated Nyakinyua dancers.
I know of some families who were allocated land along with Nyakinyua dancers but I admit that while some were settled, the Tinet bug never left them.
I ASSURE THE PM THAT HE HAS AN AFGHAN-LIKE CONFLICT ON HIS HANDS IF HE HAS CHOSEN TO FIGHT AND DEAFEAT THE MAU SETTLERS.
MR. PM, THEY ARE UNDEFEATABLE. LIKE THE AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT WILL NEVER BE WON BY THE CHUNGUS, THE MAU ISSUE WILL NOT BE WON BY USE OF FORCE.
I know personally of many oldmen who went to Tinet, settled, built schools, and churches, only for the government of Mzee Kenyatta and later President Moi come and violently evict them and destroy their structures.
And they would go, squat somewhere in Kericho and when things had cooled down, they would go back to the forest – Tinet.
The most popular instruction at that time was “If I am not back within three months, then know that I have put up a structure (a home), take the children and come to look for me”.
This was a comon instruction from a husband to his wife. And when they go, they did not use helicopters like the PM and their security was not guaranteed like the PM’s, they walked. It was days’ walk.
They would leave a place like Sotik and would spend nights with friends along the way until they reached Tinet. And they would go to work clearing a place to put up a house.
They had become experts in signalling, signalling info on where government security forces were and whether they would be coming to attack them.
This has been the story of the Mau settlers since independence. And this will be the story of Mau beyond the active service period of Mr. Raila Odinga.
“KENYA NEEDS ONE POPULAR SYSTEM OF POPULAR MANDATE”, says one of Kenya’s top lawyers.
But I say, NO! KENYA NEEDS THE HYBRID SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.
Our legal experts should be at the forefront educating us on why the system of government that Kenya has had since independence has failed Kenya.
If Kenya had a good system of government since independence, our country would be one of Africa’s economic tigers enjoying unsurpassed unity and stability.
Unfortunately for Kenya, the system of government that we have been having has turned otherwise good men into thieves and killers.
Kenya is not like Tanzania and will never be like Tanzania. Kenya is not like Russia and will never be like Russia. Kenya is not like the USA and will never be like the USA.
Kenya is a unique country where ethnicity is exploited to discriminate, divide the people, exploit the people, create enmity between peoples.
In the Kenya we have today, what do we see? We see a corrupt leadership. We see impunity and its diabolical effects running through each vein of the government and even the private sector.
We look at government ministries and we see that the entire leadership of the security and finance ministries come from one ethnic group – the ethnic group of the leader who does not even enjoy any mandate from the people.
We see in the Kenya that we have today thieves and killers running the government.
THIS, WE HAVE TO REFUSE, DEAR PEOPLE OF KENYA. IT IS ONLY A HYBRID SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT THAT WILL SAVE KENYA.
It is only in Kenya that leaders talk of letters – Triple K, Double K, etc. It is only in Kenya that leaders promote triple K as the way to defeat and deny leadership to double L.
Is this the Kenya that any good son or daughter of Kenya would like their children or grandchildren to grow up in.
Many of our young people are now marrying across ethnic divides and this is good for Kenya. We should strengthen such inter-marriages by having in place a good government – a government that is led by accountability, the promotion of equal opportunities, and a genuine rule of law.
THE PROPOSED CONTITUTION IS GOOD FOR KENYA.
The new constitution proposes a presidency that is the symbol of Kenya’s unity, stability, and identity.
Ad the new constitution proposes a strong parliament that vets decisions and appointemnts and directs and empowers the Prime Minister to act.
The PRIME MINISTER, under the proposed constitution is depicted and/or presented as the point of accoutability and the pivot of the rule of law.
The Prime Minister is the custodian of accountability and the prime mover of the rule of law.
AND WHEN I READ STORIES THAT ARE MEANT TO MISLEAD RATHER THAN EDUCATE AND HELP THE PEOPLE OF KENYA GET THE BEST CONSTITUTION FOR KENYA, I GET UPSET.
I BEG THE PRIME MINISTER OF KENYA, HON. RAILA ODINGA, TO LOOK AT THE SITUATION IN KENYA WITH AN OPEN MIND AND ACCEPT THE REALITY.
The reality is that the PM’s enemies (political enemies) are getting stronger by the day. If the PM is honest, he should be able to admit that he currently have less than 10 Cabinet ministers that he can call “trusted and dependable friends”.
There are many MPs and Cabinet ministers who today are sitting on the fence and would flee from the PM if the picture of the other side becomes clearer.
The number of MPs and Cabinet ministers on the other side who already have decided that they have nothing to do with the PM is already very large.
The consolation that the PM still have is that many ordinary Kenyans are still with him. But this will be for how long?
As long as the other side keep at it – depicting the PM as a ruthless dictator out to take their land and tea farms – in order to please foreigners, the message will eventually get to the people and when the people flee from the PM he will never get them back.
PLEASE, MR. PM, DEVOTE YOUR ENERGY TO THE NEW CONSTITUTION. IT IS IN THE NEW CONSTITUTION THAT YOUR STRENGTH LIES. IT IS AT THE ALTAR OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION THAT NO ONE WILL BEAT YOU.
Has Mr. Raila Odinga ever thought that he may end up never becoming the elected prime minister (forget the Annan PMship) and/or the president of Kenya?
Has Mr. Raila Odinga ever thought that the proposed constitution may never be enacted and instead thrown out the window.
If the PM can examine things very carefully, the current leadership in Kenya not only fears the PM but abhors him.
They will go along with the PM to make the PM believe that the people of Kennya will indeed get the new cosntitution.
I read somewhere that even if the proposed constitution is accepted, it will be at least THREE YEARS before it comes into force.
DOES THIS NOT RING AN ALARM BELL IN THE PM’S EARS? Within the next three years, the people of Kenya will be talking a new language.
You will not be hraing any more talk of Five Grand or Five Thou to mean Five Thousand Shillings. The new language will be Five Jirongos.
Uhuru is in charge of the Finance ministry. Uhuru has his hands on the purse and he dips them and remove a lot often. Ruto has the mouthworks. Uhuru supplies the money. Ruto makes the trips and disburses the money. And soon the legendary expert on money-for-votes games will come on board.
And when he comes on board, it will be in his honour that there will be the new language – five jirongos instead of five thou.
And the PM – age and his decades-old fight for Kenya – will have taken their toll and the PM will not have as much cash and the boys born to Independent Kenya will have the edge and they will vanguish the PM and his boys born to Colonial Kenya.
PLEASE PM, STOP FIGHTING POOR PEOPLE. YOU KNOW VERY WELL THAT YOU CANNOT GET THE BIG FISH UNDER THE RULE OF LAW.
CONCENTRATE ON GIVING THE PEOPLE OF KENYA THEIR NEW CONSTITUTION AND ON BECOMING THEIR PRESIDENT. LET OTHER THINGS WAIT FOR TOMORROW.
A NEW KENYA IS ABOUT TO BE BORN:
1. A referendum for the new constitution will have been held by April 2010 just before people start sitting down to enjoy World Cup.
2. Mr. Ocampo will reveal the names of the individuals he would like to talk by mid-December 2009.
3. The Mau issue is slated for conclusion in the not-too-distant future and everyone living downstream from the great Mau forest will breathe a sigh of relief and look forward to swollen rivers again.
BUT BEFORE THE NEW KENYA IS BORN, A ROUGH ROAD HAS TO BE TRAVELLED.
For the last few days, I have been a very worried individual. I look at the THREE major issues now facing Kenya and I wondered whether these issues will individually or jointly tear Kenya apart.
I get worried but I do not stop watching my barometers and this week I was relieved when Mzee Moi talked in a Burnt Forest church.
When he talks, I know that things may not be that bad.
Of all the leaders of Kenya, Mr. Raila Odinga holds the greatest responsibility of defining how Kenya travels the rough path so that she can be able to see a new birth, a new beginning.
Mr. Raila Odinga remains the elected leader of Kenya. He cannot shun his responsibilities.
FIRSTLY: When Mr. Ocampo announces the names of the individuals he would like to interview in connection with the massacres of 2007-2008, those among them who are government officials must either voluntaril;y resign their positions or they are removed.
If Kibaki refuses to remove a Cabinet minister who has been booked for an interview by Mr. Ocampo, the PM must go ahead and remove them.
It is not fair for individuals to hold the whole nation hostage and/or to diminish or forestal or interrupt the bnusiness of Kenya. They have to leave their government positions immediately.
SECONDLY: On the Mau issue, the PM must be realistic and use common sense. The PM lives in a multi-million shillings mansion and eats several meals everyday.
The PM cannot remove poor people from Point A without having first secured Point B where they will be taken to. So much has benn said about the Mau forest issue.
If the PM was a clever man (if he had the wisdom of Mr. Marende, the Speaker of the National Assembly) he would have gone after the people who grabbed the forest, seize their massive land, and move the poor people living in the forest to the seized farms.
The PM should have started by pushing through a legislation in parliament identifying the grabbers and authorizing the seizure of their property.
With Point B secured, the PM should now be talking NOT OF COMPENSATION (YOU GIVE MONEY TO A POOR FAMILY IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR LAND AND WHERE DO YOUI EXPECT THEM TO FIND LAND TO BUY).
If the PM was as clever as he lets people think, then he should be talking not of compensation but of “EXCHANGE OF LAND, ACRE FOR ACRE, BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA AND THE LAND OWNERS LIVING IN MAU COMPLEX AND WHOSE LAND FALLS UNDER THE AREA TO BE RECLAIMED AS FOREST”.
AND THIRDLY: The PM must be aware that the enemies of Kenya who do not want the people of Kenya to have a new constitution will do everything to see that it is rejected in a referendum.
The PM must organize a group of constituitional lawyers to compose the referendum question in in such a way that the people will have no choice but to say YES.
The referendum question should be something like this:
DO YOU AGREE THAT THE PEOPLE OF KENYA ADOPT THIS NEW CONSTITUTION AND RE-OPEN IT BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IN PARLIMENT FOR EXAMINATION AND AMENDMENTS BY 2015 OR DO YOU AGREE THAT KENYA ADOPT THE NEW CONSTITUTION AND REOPEN IT FOR EXAMINATION AND POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS IF A REFERENDUM IS HELD AND THE PUBLIC AUTHORIZES SO?
Such a question will ensure that the people of Kenya will go to the next general elections under the new constitution and at the same time give a window of hope to those who are sceptical about the constitution that they have a chance of pushing for amendments and/or overhaul within the next five years.
YESTERDAY-WIRED MEN OUT TO MUTILATE THE NEW CONSTITUTION:
Kenya is not short of them – leaders wired in yesterday. They think and function in terms of yesterday.
1. FORMER PRESIDENT MOI: He argues that Kenya being a republic, she should be led by a president with executive authority.
Mzee further argues that there will be conflict between the President and the Prime Minister if the Harmonized Draft is adopted as Kenya’s constitution.
Mzee adds that devolution is too expensive for Kenya. He would like to see local authorities continue instead of the proposed regional assemblies.
To answer Mzee Moi:
Firstly, Germany, the fourth (or is she still third) wealhiest country in the world is also called the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany has a president and prime minister and both enjoy powers not different from those proposed in the Harmonized Draft.
Secondly, it is true that there will be a lot of conflict (especially in the initial years) between the president and the prime minister.
But the Harmonized Draft, if adopted as is, will move Kenya from yesterday to the Kenya of the future.
In the Kenya of the future, there is no impunity. There is rule of law and all Kenyans from the president to the manamba on the street must obey the laws of the land.
If there is a conflict between the president and the prime minister, there is the Supreme Court of Kenya. The learned judges of the Supreme Court will be called upon to provide interpretation of the law and to help resolve the dispute.
The judges of the Supreme Court will be respected and learned judges of the calibre of Justice Waki and not bogus ones like Gicheru.
The new constitution of Kenya lays out the duties and responsibilities of both the president and the prime minister. Should conflict arise in some gray areas, the Supreme Court will be asked to provide guidance.
I hope that the Harmonized Draft will specify how any coflict between the president and the prime minister will be resolved by the Supreme Court of Kenya.
And lastly, regarding the cost of a devolved system of government which Mzee Moi in his vast experience fears would be very costly, all I can tell Mzee is to ask him to recall Goldenburg.
If corruption is wiped out in Kenya, there is enough revenue to suuport a devolved system of government.
I request the Kenya Accountants Association who recently also supported devolution but qualified their support by mentioning that cost may militate against realzing the devolved system of government.
Could the accpountants make quick calculations of how much devolution might cost. They should also give the people of Kenya an estimate of how much money the people of Kenya lose to corruption.
I am quite confident that with the help of the new constitution, corruption will be dealt with effectively and Kenya shoudl be able to support devolution in the early stages as each region finds their feet to be self-sustaining.
2. TWO PERMANENT SECRETARIES FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT: Francis Muthaura, Head of Civil Service, and Kimemia, PS for Internal Security, and indeed Minister for Internal Security George Saitoti have all spoken against abolishing the Provincial Administration.
These three men are thinking the thoughts of yesterday. They are wired in yesterday’s mode of thinking and operation.
NO, WE DO NOT NEED THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION IN KENYA!
With strengthened regional assemblies, strengthned police force, and a function judicial system, we do not need the often-repressive PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION.
In the Bomas Draft, the people of Kenya clearly stated that they prefer elected officials.
Instead of Provincial Administation, the federal government of Kenya will maintain government services centres in all major urban centres in Kenya and these will provide the people with the services they need from the federal government.
The people of Kenya must refuse to be misled by some leaders for whom time has not adavnced since Kenya became independent.
The people of Kenya and in particular the younger generation must demand a modern country – a country governed by laws.
Neither the president nor the prime minister of Kenya can invent a government for the people. Both the president and the prime minister are servants of the people and each must work within the mandate and parameters defined for them by the constitution.
Any talk of conflict between the president and the prime minister should be dismissed as long as we have a constitution and laws that are working.
AND DEAR HON. RAILA ODINGA:
I hoipe you have been watching the debate on the proposed new constitution. While many Kenyans are giving their honest views, others have other ideas.
It is no longer a secret that there are powerful individuals in and out of governmenty who are determined to deny the people of Kenya their long-awaited reformec constitution,
I ask the PM to make it clear to all the people of Kenya that if the Harmonized Draft is not enancted as is (at least 80% as is) then the leadership of Kenya must seek a fresh mandate so that the new government can deliver a new constitution to the people.
If by April 2010, no referendum has been held or if the Harmonized Draft is mutilated until the powers of the president and those of the prime minister are close to what they are currently, then the people of Kenya should have general elections to be held not later than December 2010.
And, Mr. PM, the enemies of the Harmonized Draft are many and powerful. Already, they have wrecked ODM.
The referendum question should be something along the lines:
DO YOU WANT THE NEW CONSTITUTION AFTER IT IS ENACTED TO BE RE-OPENED BY PARLIAMENT (AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS VOTING YES) OR BY REFERENDUM.
The participation in the referendum and in answering the referendum question will be taken as approval of the new constitution. If, for example, at least 51% of registered voters participate in the referendum, then it should be deemed as the majority of Kenyans having approved the constitution.
The people of Kenya re q
KALONZO-UHURU ALLIANCE EXISTS ONLY IN THE IMAGINATION OF SOME MEN:
Quote me on this, hold me to account on this: THERE WILL NEVER BE AN UHURU-KALONZO ALLIANCE.
Why do some otherwise intelligent leaders with one leg in ODM and another in PNU allow themselves to be deceived that there will be a Uhuru-Kalonzo leadership quest alliance.
FOR UHURU, his name WILL BE on the next presidfential ballot papers unless of course Mr. Ocampo proves his case.
Uhuru owns about one quarter of the Kenyan vote.
FOR KALONZO, his name WILL BE on the next presidential ballot papers. Kalonzo is secretly hoping that Mr. Ocampo will prove his case and make Kaonzo’s path to the presidency smoother.
FOR WILLIAM RUTO: He is confused. In 1992, he had plenty of money. He was a key player in the YK’92 movement. Today, Mr. Ruto is again awash with money thanks to his buddy, who is at the helm at the Treasury.
Mr. Ruto will one day and again only if Mr. Ocampo does hnot prove his case wake up and say “NDARAA” (If only I had stuck with Hon. Raila Odinga and held onto his coat, I would be the man for Kenya).
Uhuru WILL NEVER get Kalenjin votes, even in a dream. Kalonzo may get them but he has to work hard and prove that he is a credible leader.
Mr. Raila Odinga is still the man for Kenya but he often gets carried away in some decisions and especially if those decisions are impressed upon him by politicians from Central province.
There are some leaders from Central province who to date keep saying that “NEVER AGAIN WILL THE PRESIDENCY LEAVE THE HOUSE OF MUMBI”
If you talk to Uhuru and he is frank with you, he will confidently tell you “Haki Ya Mungu. We (my people and myself in particular) will win wapende wasipende this thing – the presidency.
I pray to my God that the government is serious about recovering illegal guns from everywhere in Kenya. I pray to my God that the recent operation that saw many illegal guns recovered in Isiolo was not mean t to hoodwink the international community into believing that the government is serious about recovering guns.
UNTIL I READ THAT GUNS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECOVERED IN CENTRAL PROVINCE, I WILL NOT BELIEVE AND I WILL CONTINUE TO FEAR UHURU.
OPEN LETTER TO PROF. GEORGE SAITOTI:
Dear Hon. Prof. George Saitoti,
Why were you not at the Mombasa-Tononoka rally on Sunday, Decemeber 06, 2009?
Leading up to the rally, both my heart and my head were telling me that you would be there. What happened? Why did you not join the PM during his Pwani visit?
Prof., your prowess in Algebra is well-known. You could be counted to solve tough algebraic equations and to prove some hard theorems, many by inference.
What I do not understant, Prof. George, is why your algebraic skills have not been repeated in the political realm.
HERE ARE SOME FACTS FOR YOU, PROF. GEORGE SAITOTI:
1. You may not know it but you are one of the tools being used in PROJECT UHURU. Almost all your senior officials in your ministry are from one ethnic group – Uhuru’s ethnic group. Why is this, Prof.? Why do you accept it.
2. Illegal guns, weapons, and ammunition will be recovered by some of your hard-working boys from places like Isiolo but not one single gun will be recovered from Central province and around Nakuru. Why is this so, Prof.?
If you remember the BBC article recently that was done in Nakuru, there are illegal guns there. Why will not one single one be recovered? By inference, do you not see that the deliberate move to turn a blind eye to certain parts of Kenya may be the cornerstone in Project Uhuru.
3. If you turn your eyes to Treasury, what do you see, Prof? Do you not feel that there is already covert movement of money out of Treasury?
And againm, by having only men from Uhuru’s ethnic grouyp in all the key and top positions in Treasury ensures secrecy, a key element in Project Uhuru’s success?
And our 1992 man of money is back and slowly making his way to the minting machines of Kenya’s currency.
Do you not see and again by inference that by staffing all the top and key positions of Treasury by Uhuru’s kin, the other cornerstone of Project Uhuru is in place?
WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS, PROF. GEORGE?
You have only one option, PRof, You are not wanted in PNU as their leader. Join ODM today.
In ODM, you have the best chance of becoming Kenya’s president one day. You have some impressive credentials of leadership. You were a VP for many years.
If Hon. Raila Odinga decides to go for the presidency, you Prof. George Saitoti should go for the PMship.
If Hon. Raila Odinga decides to go for PMship, then you go for the presidency.
Prof, if your mother’s side of the family is turning their back to you, then turn to your fatrher’s side of the family.
Afterall, all your father’s people are in ODM.
The only road to the presidency for you, Prof. George Saitoti, is ODM and working with the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga.
If you compare yourself with Musalia, you will see that you are ahead of him in many areas. Musalia was VP for a few months while you were VP for several years.
In the recent poll, you had 3% support while Musalia had 1%.
You beat him. Apart from Mr. Raila Odinga, ODM does not have another strong candidate. Take that up immediately, Prof.
Sincerely yours,
Maru Kapkatet
“Seized military gear was stolen from AP armoury”.
WHY IS MR. RAILA ODINGA NOT DOING ANYTHING TO SAVE THE LIVES OF KENYANS?
WHY IS MR. RAILA ODINGA ALLOWING KIBAKI TO STAFF THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT OF KENYA’S SECURITY FORCES WITH MEMBERS OF ONE ETHNIC GROUP – MWAI KIBAKI’S ETHNIC GROUP.
The theft of the Administration Police weapons and ammunition should make every peace-loving man, woman, and child in Kenya very fearful.
The man in charge of the Administration Police in Kenya is one of Mwai Kibaki’s tribesmen. He is the same man who transported administration police officers to Western Kenya in the run-up to the 2007 general elections to go and rig the elections.
What followed the busing of those police officers to Western Kenya – many deaths. Some of the police officers were killed by mobs in Western Kenya. Later, the administration police along with other police officers retaliated by massacring Kenyans in Kisumu.
DOES THE REMOVAL OF POLICE ROAD BLOCKS ON THE NAIROBI-NAROK ROAD TO FACILITATE THE EASY AND FAST MOVEMENT OF THE “STOLEN” WEAPONS NOT ALARM MR. RAILA ODINGA?
Is it not the same strategy that was worked out in State House and in which Mungiki killers were dispatched to Naivasha to burn people alive?
MR. RAILA ODINGA, YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP AND STAND FOR THE PEOPLE OF KENYA.
The Director General of the National Security Intelligence Services and who is also another member of Mwai Kibaki’s tribe has not said anything. How could the movement of such large quantity of sweapons and ammunition (EXPERTS HAVE SAID THAT THEY ARE ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN AN ARMY BATALLION) not be detected by the NSIS?
Why has Gichinga not said a word.
LOOK HERE PEOPLE OF KENYA. WE ARE NOT CHILDREN WHO KNOW NOTHING.
Mwai Kibaki did not apppoint members of his ethn ic group to be POlICE COMMISSIONER, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT, COMMANDANT OF THE ADMINISTRATION POLICE, PERMANENT SECRETARY IN CHARGE OF THEM ALL, AND MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ALL OF THEM BY ACCIDENT.
This is a carefully-crafted plot to prepare for war.
MWAI KIBAKI IS ONE MASSIVE, THIEVING, PIECE OF JUNK.
The AP Commandant, the Director-General of NSIS, the Director of the CID, and the PS in charge on Internal Security must be removed and Kenyans from other ethnic groups appointed.
AND UHURU KENYATTA WHO STANDS ACCUSED OF HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN THE STATE HOUSE MEETING THAT DISPATCHED MUNGIKI KILLERS TO NAIVASHA IS NOT FIT TO BE MINISTER FOR FINANCE.
I agree that he is innocent until proven guilty but there is no country in the world that will allow an individual that has been accused or even mentioned as having had links with killers to be in charge of that country’s finances.
Uhuru can serve in another ministry but not that of Finance.
MR. RAILA ODINGA, USE YOUR SHARE OF POWER (REMEMBER YOU SHARE POWER WITH KIBAKI) AND INVITE THE FBI IN NAIROBI TO INVESTIGATE THE THEFT OF THE AP WEAPONS.
I have a feeling that there is secret map somewhere in State House where all the arms depots and command centres have been marked.
IT IS VERY SCARY.
ON THE ARSENAL “RECOVERED” BY KENYA POLICE IN NAROK: A THEORY
Facts:
1. The Kenya Police were involved in the removal and transportation of the guns and ammunition recovered in Narok. If this were not so, the whole thing would have been halted even before it took off by the NSIS
2. The Senior AP officer who has been arrested is innocent but his crime is that he could be so foolish that things were done behind his back without his knowledge. If he were guilty then many other AP officers would have been arrested with him. No single individual can arrange for that amount of arsenal to be stolen.
If FBI were to be involved in the investigations, the first thing they would have established yesterday is that the SINGLE AP officer so far arrested is nothing but a pre-determined FALL GUY.
3. There is a secretive Kenya police network planning assasinations and other killings. If it were not so, then one would be seeing the FACE OF KENYA throughout the management part of all police divisions – regular police, GSU, AP, CID, and NSIS
NOW HAVING ESTABLISHED THE FACTS, LET US EXAMINE THE POSSIBLE REASON WHY SO MUCH WEAPONRY AND AMMUNITION WERE REMOVED FROM AP PREMISES IN NAIROBI AND TAKEN TO NAROK TO THE HOME OF A PARTICULAR BUSINESSMAN
I have examined all the facts available so far and they lead me to one fact:
There is a plot to eliminate the PM. The PM loves to visit Chepalungu constituency which is nect door to Narok where the arsenal was being kept.
The PM makes regular visits to Siongiroi which is next to Chepalungu forest. The PM always uses a helicopter to fly there and his helicopter flies over the forest.
The PM talked at the UN headquarters in New York about the danger that instability in Somalia poses to Kenya.
These two are facts. Now, let us connect the dots.
If the PM is eliminated, Uhuru will be almost sure of becoming Kenya’s next president. This will be more certain if the Pm were eliminated and the Kalenjin and Luos are made to fight one another by triggering ethnic clashes between them.
This is another fact.
When we look at al these facts, we see that the PM who loves to pop in for church service in Chepalungu can easily be eliminated by shooting down his helicopter over Chepalungu forest.
If the PM’s helicopter is shot down in Chepalungu, then the people of Luo Nyanza will immediately conclude that the Kalenjins killed their man and bollody and ferocious clashes will follow.
Uhuru will reap from such clashes by then persuading the Kalenjins to support him.
The snipers who must must at this moment, as we speak, have been training to shoot down the PM’s helicopter will be drawn from one militia group that is already fighting inside Somalia and who have already demonstrated their skill of shooting down planes and helicopters after they shot dpown a Kenya Airforce chopper.
That Uhuru is in the thick of things was further demonstrated by his decison not to go to Chepalungu. His man in Rift Valley will be addressing a public rally in Cheplaungu but Uhuru will not be there. Why?
The main reason is that they have decided that Chepalungu forest will be to the PM as Ngong forest was to JM.
I examine facts. I try to find out what it all means and it is scary.
BUT ONE THING I KNOW IS THAT GOOD WILL PREVAIL OVER EVIL AND THE PM WILL PREVAIL. HE HAS THE SUPPORT OF ALL MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN OF GOODWILL.
maru
lets not get ahead of ourselves here
yes, there are too many disconnects and these guys caught in the web so far are probably very small fish in the whole network.
first it needs to be established where the weapons were destined i.e what percentage finds its way across the borders and then how many fall off into the local market.
second we need establish how long this has been going on and the volumes involved. its very unlikely that such large volumes are being “lost” from either the AP , Police or Army amoury without some “big guys” somewhere not knowing about it. amoury logistics is not supposed to be a one man show, what we’d like to see are the doctored requisitions for fresh supplies and the notes on disposal or distribution. some one clearly was exaggerating numbers on issuance.
unlike govt offices, the chain of command in the “indisciplined forces” is very clear and should not be too hard to unravel this mystery.
UHURU AND RUTO TO HOLD RALLY IN MOMBASA:
“The first meeting will be led by Mr Ruto, the Agriculture minister, today in Chepalungu, where the PM held a meeting two weeks ago.
The second rally is planned for next Saturday in Mvita, Mr Balala’s constituency where the chief guest will be deputy PM Uhuru Kenyatta.”
DEAR PEOPLE OF KENYA,
If you are planning to attend any ofm the rallies to be held by one or both of these men, please wear a black ribbon.
If for any reason you have to applaud, please WAIL instead of clapping your hands.
As we near the second anniversary, let us not forget the children, women, and men who were torched to death in Eldoret and Naivasha.
It is absolutely heartless for individuals who have been linked to the cruesome deaths of innocent Kenyans to hold rallies using public resources when their innocence or guilt has not been detertmined.
If these two men were innocent (and they may be), it is their responsibility to do eerything in their power to first and foremost clear their names.
IT IS VERY PAINFUL FOR THEM TO GO AROUND THE COUNTRY HOLDING RALLIES AND YET THEY ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.
HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES:
DO YOU REMEMBER THE NGOROKO ISSUE AND THE KENYATTA SUCCESSION?
DO YOU REMEMBER HOW SOME CENTRAL PROVINCE LEADERS TRIED TO BLOCK MR. DANIEL ARAP MOI FROM SUCCEDING KENYATTA?
If you remember it well, you will not fail to marvel at how Kibaki’s men are trying desperately to re-create the strategy in the hope of eliminating the PM and then handing over the presidency to Uhuru.
THEN THEY HAD NGOROKO, A DEADLY POLICE SQUAD LED BY MUNGAI, THE THEN PROVINCIAL POLICE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF RIFT VALLEY PROVINCE. THIS SQUAD WAS MADE UP OF OFFICERS (ALL FROM MUNGAI’S ETHNIC GROUP).
TODAY, WE HAVE A SIMILAR SQUAD (NAME NOT PUBLICLY KNOWN YET). IT IS MADE UP OF OFFICERS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION POLICE, LED BY MBUGUA, A FORMER PROVINCIAL POLICE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF RIFT VALLEY.
The Ngoroko Squad was formed under the guise that it was disarming and stopping the fighting amoingst the pastoralist communities of Northern Western Kenya, namely the Turkana and the Pokot people.
The new Administration Police-led Squad has been formed to “disarm and stop fighting amongst the pastoralist communities” of the Samburu and the Boran.
Piggybacking on the back of the legitimate security forces carrying out operations amongst these mpastoralist communities, there is a secretive deadly squad made up of administration policemen from one ethnic group tasked to attempt what Mungai and his Ngoroko Squad failed to achieve.
For Mungai and the Ngoroko Squad, the were tasked to stop Moi. For Mbugua and his Ngoroko-like Squad, the man they have to stop is Mr. Raila Odinga, our PM.
The new Ngoroko squad has a number of fools working for them including one Ruto (or are there two Rutos).
Mr. PM, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BE ONE OR MORE STEPS AHEAD OF THEM AT ALL TIMES.
George Saitoti is the boss of adeadly squad, does he know what he is doing and what is happening?
MARITIM WAS ARRESTED WHEN THE NAROK CACHE OF ARSENAL BECAME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. WHY HAS NO OTHER AP OFFICER BEEN ARRESTED? HOW CAN INVESTIGATIONS END EVEN BEFORE THEY START? WHY WAS MARITIM ARRESTED BEFORE THE “RECOVERED ARSENAL” HAD EVEN BEEN IDENTIFIED TO BELONG TO THE GOVERNMENT?
Mr. GATIBA, WHY ARE YOU DOING NOTHING TO INVESTIGATE THE NAROK ARSENAL? KIBAKI HAS PUT TOGETHER A DEADLY SQUAD MADE UP OF HIS HOMEBOYS.
Yes, they can kill some but they cannot kill allk the 35 million Kenyans.
Kibaki, in his Jamhuri Day speech wished Kenyans a “happy Christmas”. Did he mean it? What about the many Kenyans whose loved ones have been eliminated by Kibaki’s security forces, do they enjoy Christmas and not try to remember their loved ones who cannot be with them.
Maru,
Am not sure why anyone would waste time trying to take out the PM.
he is not a threat to anyone, plus if you haven’t noticed, this is the epilogue of his sorry political career.
Dont worry. The PM will live to be a hundred and many more years, somewhere in Kibera selling mandazi
THE FIGHT FOR KENYA: PNU’S POSITION ON KENYA’S NEW CONSTITUTION ARE MALICIOUS AND RIDICULOUS
1. PNU proposes an Executive President who then appoints the Prime Minister and in the same breath they call this power-sharing. PNU, THERE IS NO POWER SHARING HERE. This is DELEGATION OF POWER TO THE PRIME MINISTER by the PRESIDENT.
THE SHARING OF POWER CANNOT ORIGINATE FRON ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ANOTHER. GENUINE SHARING OF POWER HAS TO EMANATE FROM THE PEOPLE.
The people choose the president in a competitive election and the CONSTITUTION specifies what the president duties and roles are.
The president will not be a member of any political party so it is ridiculous for the president to then appoint Cabinet members from political parties. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS SUGGESTION AND DUMB THINKING BY PNU.
PNU’s THINKING DOES NOT GO BEYOND THE NOSE OR THE FURTHEST POINT ON THE BELLY OF ONE WITH A HUGE “PUBLIC OPINION”.
If the president is not a member of a political party, then he or she has no business invoilving themselves in the running of party politics and interfering in the role of the Prime Minister.
3. PNU DEFENDS THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION. This is a clear indication of closed thoughts amongst PNU leaders. They do not know anything better. What they now see is what they believe is all that there is.
PNU, KENYA WILL BE BETTER GOVERNED IF THERE IS GENUINE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MINIMAL NUMBER OF N0N-ELECTED top government officials.
I will let PNU have their proposal that Kenya continues to have the PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION BUT ON CONDITION THAT THOSE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTATION OFFICIALS BE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
For me, what is in a name as long as something has been done in the right way.
AMOS WAKO SHOULD BE LIVING PROOF TO ALL OF WHAT AILS KENYA – IMPUNITY.
WAKO IS LIVING PROOF OF WHAT WILL CONTINUE TO DRAG KENYA DOWN AND IMPEDE HER GROWTH BY HAVING SENIOR OFFICIALS THAT ARE NOT ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP IN THE ENTIRE POLICE FORCE IN KENYA AND IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR OF KENYA WHERE ALL THE TOP OFFICIALS COMNE FROM KIBAKI’S ETHNIC MEMBERS IS LIVING PROOF OF WHAT AILS KENYA.
During Jomo Kenyatta’s presidency, the financial sectoer and the the security system were all led by members of his tribe.
If the same policy of lording it over other Kenyans and having a stranglehold on the economy and the entire security apparatus by members of one ethnic group – Kibaki’s ethnic group – is not LIVING TESATIMONY OF WHAT AILS KENYA, THEN PNU HAS LOST THEIR THINKING ABILITIES.
During Jomo Kenyatta’s time, we had Bernard Hinga as Police Commissioner and Bernard Njinu as Escort Commander and later Police Commissioner and we had Gideon Ireri as Director of CID and Kanyottu as Director of the Special Branch (now called National Security Intelligence Services) and we had Ben Gethi as Commandant of the GSU and they were all members of Kenyatta’s Kikuyu tribe.
The entire Police force during Kenyatta’s time was led by members of his tribe and what did we beget: ASSASINATIONS NOTABLY OF TOM MBOYA AND JM AND WE ALSO BEGOT THE NGOROKO KILLER SQUAD.
Now, in 2009, a whole thirty one years since Kenyatta breathed his last and forty six years after Kenya attained her independence, what do we have?
THE SAME SCENARIO: We have Mwai Kibaki, a thief who is in State House not by the people’s mandate but by the power of the gun, having all the top positions in the entire police force manned by men from his tribe.
And what have we begot so far: “MOVING OF SOPHISTICATED ARSENAL FROM THE ADMINISTRATION POLICE BARRACKS IN EMBAKASI TO NAROK IN READINESS TO MASSACRE THE PEOPLE OF KENYA.
AND FOR PNU, THE STATUS QUO IS THE BEST SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.
When the people of Kenya go to the referendum, ODM must take the leadership and accept their responsibility and teach the people of what is wrong with having an imperial president.
While PNU is going in circles thinking in their miniature sphere of operation, ODM must prepare litereature and speakers to TELL THE PEOPLE OF KENYA THE TRUTH.
An individual carries out massacre of innocent children, women, and men of Kenya and moves weapons and ammunition enough to sustain an army battalion and nothing happens to him because he is a member of Kibaki’s tribe, what does this tell me?
THIS MAKES ME SHUDDER BECAUSE IF YOU PIN DOWN A PEOPLE, THEY WILL ONE DAY RISE UP.
PNU, THE ALTERNATIVE TO THE GREAT PROPOSED CONSTITUTION IS REVOLUTION.
Give Kenyans the greeat constitution that the Nzamba Kitonga team have written as a draft or else wait for Kenya to be swallowed by popular revolt.
KENYA’S PICTURE OF THE YEAR FOR 2009:
The Kenya POY Society has shortlisted the candidates for 2009 Picture of the Year (POY).
The top three pictures that have emerged as Kenya’s picture of the year 2009 are out. They are:
1. KIBAKI-MUGABE. This picture was taken at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe in June 2009. It shows Mwai Kibaki of Kenya warmly embracing Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
The picture’s caption reads: “The Mugabes of Africa Congratulate One Another for a Job Well Done” in crashing their opponents and their people’s quest for democracy.
2. The second picture shot December 12, 2009 shows Lucy Kibaki, wife of Mwai Kibaki stumbling and falling down at this year’s Jamhuri Day celebrations.
The caption for the picture gives the reason why Lucy Kibaki stumbled and fell.
The caption reads: “Since 2008, Lucy Kibaki has been havingh nightmares and hearingh voices especially of children urging their parents to remove them from the fire. Lucy has also been experiencing a smell of human flesh burning.”
Everytime, Lucy Kibaki goes to Nyayo stadium ro Uhuru Park or State House for a national celebration, she often hears voices of people under torment asking her “WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO US? IF YOU HAD NOT STOLEN THE PRESIDENCY, IF YOU HAD RESPECTED THE PEOPLE’S VERDICT IN THE 2007 GENERAL ELECTIONS, WE TOO WOULD BE ALIVE AND CELEBRATING OUR NATIONAL DAYS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO XMAS AND NEW YEAR AS YOU, LUCY, YOUR HUSBAND, YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANd-CHILDREN ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD FAMILY TIME”
All the time, Lucy hears these voices, she gets confused and stumbles and falls.
3. The third picture was shot only a few days ago. In the picture, Hon. Orengo, Kenya’s Minister for Lands is shown sitting next to Uhuru Kenyatta. The caption for the picture reads: “The South Pole Meets the North Pole”
The picture says a lot. On the one hand, one of these two men is a fierce defender of human rights, upholds the sanctity of human life, believes in justice and the rule of law while the other man is a KAMALIZA. He takes no prisoners. He believes that any case against him can easily be dimissed if the potential witnesses are eliminated so that they forever cannot speak or write.
People of Kenya, have your say. WHICH OF THESE THREE PICTURES SHOT BY OUR OWN BRILLIANT PHOTO-JOURNALISTS DESERVES TO BE CHOSEN AS KENYA’S POY 2009?
RAILA HAS BEEN MAKING SO MUCH NOISE AND YET PUBLIC FUNDS ARE BEING STOLEN RIGHT UNDER HIS NOSE:
What is Mr. Raila Odinga Prime Minister of? Is he JUST the Prime Minister of Mau ONLY?
Kibaki’s man is at it again – the PS for education. From messing up the children of Kenya’s examination results to stealing funds meant for their education.
And this bogus PS for education is going nowhere. He is Kibaki’s homeboy. Nothing happens to them. They are above the law.
They have searched for a senior Kalenjin official in the Ministry of Education to arrest and judge him with theft but they could not find anyone.
Prof. Ongeri cannot resign either. He is the most senior politician from Gusiiland and PNU cannot afford to touch him.
The other day, Mr. Raila Odinga was telling off the parliamentary committees that have summoned some Permanent Secretaries to appear before them.
The PS for Energy, another of Kibaki’s homeboys was top appear before a parliamentary committee to answer questions relating to corruption in his ministry but HE WAS A NO-SHOW thanks to Raila telling Parliament “NOT TO INTIMIDATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS”
Shame on you, Raila. You are just another pretender. The Ministry of Internal Security has an elimination squad. You are waiting for them to eliminate you before you act.
IT WILL BE TOO LATE.
The Ministry of Energy: Funds and oil were stolen. The PS is still in office doing the things he knows best – steal from Kenyans.
The Ministry of Finance: Figures were altered in a budgetary supplement. They promised “Investigations”. To date, no one has been charged with the offence. The Minister for Finance, the PS for Finance, and the Budget Officer are alll Kibaki’s men – UNTOUCHABLES.
Now, the Ministry of Education where the PS is Kibaki’s homeboy. Nothing will come out of the investigations.
AND YET THIS MAN, RAILA ODINGA, WHO IS OUR PRESIDENT IN OUR HEARTS IS NOT CAPABLE OF DOING NOTHING.
Bwana Raila Odinga, they are going to steal from all ministries and 40% of all stolen funds will go into a pool called “PROJECT UHURU”.
By the time, Raila woke up from his slumber, every voting Kenyan will have been bribed to vote for Uhuru.
The majority of all Kenyasn are law-abiding citizens who want to live together as brothers and sisters mbut they are a few (THEY NUMBER LESS THAN 100) who are being led by greed.
THEY WILL NOT HESITATE TO STEAL FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY IN ORDER TO SELL, FUNDS FOR THE NEEDY KENYAN CHILDREN AND YET THESE SAME THIEVES (AND SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY) ARE CLOCKING THOUSANDS OF AIR MILES FLYING AROUND KENYA.
Why is this man, Raila, not doing anything about it?When it comes to Mau and Kalenjins, Raila breathes fire and is ruthless.
Mau will not move an inch from where it currently sits. Trees can always be planted.
WHY IS RAILA SO OBSESSED WITH TREES WHILE KENYANS CONTINUE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES AND MEANS OF GETTING AN EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN?
THE DESPERATION OF MWAI KIBAKI:
While Mwai Kibaki’s homeboys are busy back home in Kenya emptying the public coffers of cash and especially the cash meant for the education of needy children and while his other homeboys are busy emptying government armories and moving weapons and ammunition to secret and not-s–secret locations, Mwai Kibaki is stalking world leaders for personal meetings.
Kibaki is desperate for acceptance by world leaders. He put his homeboy to be the High Commissioner in London. His name is Muchemi. The instructions that Muchemi had was “Secure an invitation from the British Prime Minister and government for Kibaki to make an official visit to the UK”.
For several years, Muchemi tried and tried but the British top government officials have no interest inviting a thief well-known for seeing Kenya onlyu in term sof himeself anmd his tribesmen.
After several years of attempting to secure an invitation which never came, Muchemi burned out and he was immediately replaced by another Kibaki homeboy. Kibaki’s new man in London is already working hard to secure an invitation for Kibaki.
In the meantime, Kibaki has discovered that since an invitation may never come for him to visit London, he will make use of any opportunity that he gets to have a photo session with any high-ranking British official.
Recently, at a Commonwealth summit in the Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, Kibaki spent severla minutes in the hallway of an hotel waiting for the Queeen.
And when the Queen emerged to go into the room where dinner was to be served, Kibaki was seen rising up and shouting, “Your Majesty, this is Kibaki from Kenya”.
The Queen was so kind that she stopped to shake hands with our man. The PPS photographers had been positioned at strategic points to take the best photos.
I am told that those photos have been blown up many times and framed and are now hanging in every room in State House in Nairobi.
In the meantime, Kibaki is preparing to come back to Kenya and have a meeting ( anight meeting as usual) with his boys to assess how things are going as far as hoarding of arms is concerned, how the “Project Uhuru funds” are rising, and to explore which other ministries to raid for funds.
And as all these are going on, Kibaki will be sending Xmas greetings to the people of Kenya to “have a merry Xmas” even as he knows that many of them will not be able to send their children to school as funds for free education have been stolen by Kibaki’s homeboys.
And Kibaki’s assistant is also not to be outdone in the comics and foolings that they have crafted. To fool the world that he loves children, he has arranged for a stage-managed interview by a young boy.
How heartless it is for someone to arrange for a sham interview whenh he knows that there are many children who were of that boy’s age who could not be with us – they were either shot dead or burned to death.
As the year 2009 comes to close, may the people of Kenya not lose hope that justice will be done in the year 2010 and may the year 2010 be the year they will have a democratically-elected president in State House.
The thieves and killers continue to steal and kill. May their days of killing and stealing come to an abrupt end in 2010.
And may the man that the people of Kenya elected to be their president in 2007 wake up from his slumber and realize that “SUCCESS COMES WHEN YOU ARE WITH THE PEOPLE AND NOT WHEN YOU TRY TO PLEASE THIEVES AND KILLERS”
HON. RAILA ODINGA IS A SELFLESS LEADER:
While some of the actions carried out by the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, are sometimes very painful to those affected, the PM remains the best leader and hope for a better Kenya.
The sum total of his actions will benefit all of Kenya and not individuals or individual communities or regions.
I would be much happier though and more comfortable with his leadership if the PM admits that at times he acts like a bulldozer and tsunamies his way through some issues.
I URGE THE PM TO UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW IN EVERY DECISION THAT HE TAKES AND TO USE THE LEGAL ADVICE OF HON. ORENGO OFTEN.
If the land that was grabbed by powerful individuals in the Moi era has to be confiscated and revert to the State as forest land, the PM must follow what the laws of Kenya prescribe.
YOU CANNOT BE A BELIEVER IN THE RULE OF LAW ON ONE THING AND SET ASIDE THE SAME RULE OF LAW ON ANOTHER. THE PM HAS TO ASSEMBLE A LEGAL TEAM TO INITIATE A COURT PROCESS.
I have no doubt in my mind that many individuals during the Moi era, notably despicable characters like Joshua (he formed companies and grabbed land which he called JOKU), should not be allowed to keep even a fraction of an hectare of land that they stole.
At the same time, I would not like to see the PM repossess the land they stole and now have VALID GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS FOR THEM without court orders.
If you look at the developed countries where the rule of law is strictly followed, property bought from money laundered is confiscated by the government only after the culprits have been tried, convicted, and the courts have ordered that their legal property bought with the proceeds of crime be confiscated.
THIS IS THE WAY THE PM SHOULD OPERATE – NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS – ALWAYS ASKING WHAT ARE MY LEGAL OPTIONS.
The VP often says “The Law is Clear …” I do not know whether or not he religiously upholds the rule of law but I hope he does because he is Kenya’s Plan B.
The PM should take the owners of the tea estates and Kiptagich Tea factory to court and the court should rule that these properties be taken over by KTDA if the land was acquired illegally.
The PM is not an expert and I doubt if Prof. Fred Owino is an expert either (I rely for this my conclusion on an article that I read in The Nation on the debate of defining “what a forest is”) to confidently state that capable of Tea bushes and Tea plantations do not constitute a forest.
I ask Prof. Owino to educate us on whether or not the indigenous forest cover that was removed is replaceable by tea plantations.
The professor should present data to support any claims that the tea plantations in Kiptagich are inferior as protectors of water sources to indigenous forest cover.
I checked the report that Prof. Owino published and there was no comment on whether tea plantations could also do the job.
THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH PROF. OWINO’S WORK AND THAT OF HIS ENTIRE TASKFORCE IS THAT THEY PRESENTED ONE REPORT WHICH WAS A HYBRID OF POLITICAL AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
In this kind of situation, a hybrid system will not work.
Prof. Owino should have given two separate reports -one pure scientific and the other pure political. In the scientific report, he should have detailed the science of Mau degradation and its effects and suggested all the possible scientific solutions, including:
CAN WE MITIGATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION CAUSED TO THE MAU WATER SOURCE BY KEEPING THE CURRENT SETTLEMENTS (THOSE WITH TITLE DEEDS) AND IMPLEMENTING OTHER AGGRESIVE ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING PLANTING HUNDREDS OF MILLION OF TREES ON GOVERNMENT LAND AND PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN THE VICINITY?
If the PM surrounded himself with various groups of professionals all the time, he will make the right decisions.
I AM YET TO SEE ONE KENYAN LEADER WHO IS SO ADAMANT THAT KENYA MOVE AWAY FROM AN IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY TO SHARED-POWER LEADERSHIP WHERE THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER SHARE POWER.
I often pause to ask myself, “If this man, Mr. Raila Odinga, is going to be our next president (he is our president in our hearts since December 28 2007), would he not be fighting to keep the presidency as powerful as ever like all the other Kenya leaders? Why is he doing this? Why is he fighting for less executive power for a presidency he is making his way towards?”
There is only one reason: RAILA IS DIFFERENT AND IF THE PEOPLE OF KENYA DO NOT REAP THE MOST FROM HIM, KENYA IS DOOMED.
One only need examine a few things that Mr. Raila Odinga did or said in the last one week and compare them to those of Mr. Ruto. The former is a proven leader who can deliver for Kenya while the latter has to learn to play team.
Does Mr. Ruto ever stop to think or he just moves on driven by someone else who thinks for him?
THERE IS ONE TRUTH THAT THE REST OF US ARE SEEING EVERY DAY, MR. RUTO. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HE DOES NOT GET IT.
Every Kikuyu man, woman, or child that I know of are convinced that Mr. Ruto ordered the torching of the Eldoret church.
And yet, Mr. Ruto believes that he is going to get all the KKK (Kikuyu, Kamba, and Kalenjin) votes. Mr. Ruto, YOU WILL NEVER GET EVEN ONE SINGLE KIKUYU VOTE EVER IN YOUR LIFE.
I feel embarassed each time I read what Mr. Ruto has said or done. The other day he announced that the government will use billions of shillings to setlle the Mau and Marakwet forest evictees. He was announcing that as who?
Ruto was so proud and full of himslef that he and his colleagues met Kibaki last Thursday where Kibaki agreed to set aside billions of shillings for the resetllement of the evictees and he rushed to tell this to the media people.
Does Mr. Ruto know what a fool he is making of himself by making such rubbish announcements. While Ruto was preparing to make his announcement, GEMA leaders were about to meet or had met the PM to nullify Mr. Ruto’s announcement.
The PM talked of resettling all IDPs that have been displaced in 1992, 1997, and 2007. This was after the PM met GEMA. The PM fell short of reminding Mr. Ruto that he (Ruto) is an architect in the displacement of other (non-Mau) IDPs in 1992, 1997, and 2007.
Does Mr. Ruto have any understanding of what goes on around him or does he only have to wait for Uhuru to impart potential energy in him like he is winding his watch?
I saw a media photo and in it, Kalonzo, Balala, and Uhuru, are shown while Ruto is cut out. Does Mr. Ruto not get the message? Why is he working for the wrong people for pennies?
JOKU TO BE PAID 0.3 BILLION SHILLINGS FOR STEALING:
Paying JOKU or even contemplating paying JOKU compensation for stolen goods is as obnoxious as paying the Anglo-Leasing thieves compensation for robbing the people of Kenya.
JOKU remains the greediest thief and corruptest individual in the Kenya of the 1990s.
JOKU, as he was popularly called by his closest fellow thieves (JOKU is an acronym constructed from the first two letters (JO) of his five-lettered first name and the first two letters (KU) of his five-lettered last name).
The ordinary folks (wananchi) called him “MZEE MDOGO” (the young old man) to distinguish the title from that reserved for President Moi who was referred to by those ordinary wananchi as “Mzee Wa Kenya” (the old man of Kenya.
I have been relieved for several months now that I had heard the last of JOKU. But he is making a comeback.
People of Kenya, JOKU has to be fought and stopped from stealing a cent more from the people of Kenya.
My friend had started a small clearing-and-forwarding firm which was based in Eldoret. He managed to win a few contracts to clear goods for Rivatex from Mombasa port.
He did his job so well and was starting to build a good name for himself and his company in the industry.
In fact, he was establishing himself so well in the clearing-and-forwading industry that he managed to win another big contract clearing pipes for the French company that was involved in piping water from Molo to Nakuru and Kabarak in the Rongai Water Project.
But unfortunately for my friend, JOKU heard about this upstart clearing-and-forwading company that had won a big contract and JOKU could not wait a day longer before putting my friend out of business.
My friend was bundled out of the clearing-and-forwading business, loans on his trucks were recalled, and the truckers that he had sub-contracted were told to down their tools against my friend.
It was one of the most brutal acts on a fellow human being by a powerful but brainless thief in the Moi era.
To read that JOKU’s firms are about to be paid Kenya Shillings 0.3 billion for stealing from the people of Kenya is like having one’s fresh wound pierced by a sharp knife.
It brings back bitter memories of an individual who almost single-handedly run down the entire economy of Kenya resulting in broken infrastructure and drugs-less hospitals.
This is where I support the PM’s actions with all of my heart. It is these big thieves that the PM should go for and confiscate their tea plantations and factories and have them go to KTDA.
Once they are in the hands of KTDA, then the Mau Complex authority can start talks with KTDA on the way forward in re-afforestation of Mau.
The stupidity of JOKU and his boss had reached a ridiculous and laughable point that at one time, JOKU grabbed some huge land and built himself a palace.
When his palace and barns had been completed, JOKU told himself, “Now you can eat and be merry everyday for ever”. JOKU did not know that the people of Kenya had other plans.
But the saddest part of that story is that JOKU’s boss was watching and saw that JOKU had built a more luxurious palace than his own.
JOKU’s boss pulled down and demolished his own beautiful house and constructed a new one – bigger and more luxurious than JOKU’s.
And by the way, the two houses – JOKU’s and that of his boss – were paid for by Kenyan taxpayers.
IS IT NOT TOO MUCH TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY BY PAYING JOKU MILLIONS OF SHILLINGS FOR GOODS THAT HE STOLE FROM THE PEOPLE?
Mr. PM, waht do our courts say about this or rather what would our courts under a Justice Waki and a reformed judiciary say about this?
KENYA IS SO UNFORTUNATE THAT THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM THEY HAVE CURRENTLY IS A FAILED ONE UNDER THE BOGUS EVANS GICHERU AND DISGRACED AMOS WAKO.
Could we ask the USA government to revisit the Amos Wako ban and make it have the desired result? Could they do the same to Gicheru?
KENYA CANNOT GO ANYWHERE AND CANNOT ENFORCE THE RULE OF LAW UNDER THE CURRENT FAILED JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
Please, President Obama, help the people of Kenya. The new constitution and the departure of Wako and Gicheru should not be linked. Make the ban on Wako work.
KENYA THE HOME OF A GREAT PEOPLE AND A FEW BUT POWERFUL JUNK, KENYA THE BEAUTIFUL LAND OF CONTRASTS, KENYA THE NATION WHERE WONDERS NEVER CEASE:
You travel thge breadth and length of Kenya and you see wonders in this great land of contrasts.
You meet a great people and you get to peek over walls and fences where several powerful junk live under heavy security gurad and even as you crane your neck more, you will not see them.
You listen to radio news and watch television news and you read newspapers in Kenya and you are amazed that wonders never cease in this great nation that has, since June 1963, attempting to take off only for the junk to hold her back.
I recently read an article in one of Kenya’s foremost news media about one John Michuki and in the article this messenger of misery and death was quoted as accusing the immediate former regime in Kenya of “ABUSING POWER”.
I read and re-read the article and because this news media is known for accuracy, I had to accept that John Michuki was quoted correctly.
ALL I COULD SAY TO MYSELF IS THAT WONDERS NEVER CEASE IN KENYA.
If there is one individual that is guilty hundred-fold of abusing power in Kenya it is JOHN MICHUKI. He raided the news media, terrorized the poor employees, brought in mercenaries, and worst of them all he masterminded electoral fraud and presided over the massacre of hundreds of Kenyans.
JOHN MICHUKI IS JUSTY JUNK AND A CRIMINAL WHO UNDER A RULE OF LAW WOULD BE DOING HIS TIME IN JAIL.
And to further illustrate that this monster that unfortunately resides in the beautiful land of the great people of Kenya does not have a normal thinking capacity and has a memory that does not function, John Michuki is quoted as saying:
“THE COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT WAS A SHAM”.
It is true that the Copenhagen Climate Summit did not achieve as much as the international community would have liked to see BUT the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Kin Moon, called the summit a good start.
So how could the summit be a shame, Mr. Terminator?
Anyways, we all know why John Michuki is very mad at the Copenhagen Climate Summit. John Michuki was hoping that like in New York where he had accompanied the PM for a climate meeting at the UN heaquarters, President Obama would meet with Mwai Kibaki.
It never happened. President Obama did not meet Mwai Kibaki and did not even acknmowledge that Mwai Kibaki was in the same room as him, the USA president.
If you remember, President Obama and the USA First Lady met and had a photo with Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his wife, IDA in New York.
The photo was very clear with the message that here are two presidents and their wives meeting.
Everytime, I look at that photo, I see the images and perfect chemistry of two presidents – the president of the USA and the president of Kenya.
THIS IS WHAT HAS GIVEN JOHN MICHUKI SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, SEEING THE PHOTO OF PRESIDENT OBAMA and Prime Minister Raila Odinga and their wives.
JOHN MICHUKI WAS HOPING FOR A SIMILAR PHOTO FOR KIBAKI. IT NEVER HAPPENED AND MICHUKI IS VERY MAD.
President Obama is a very intelligent leader. He is not fooled by the corrupt and murderous Kenyan thieves.
AND WE, THE PEOPLE OF KENYA, LET US CONMTINUE TO PRAY THAT KENYA WILL BE RID OF ALL LYING JUNK LIKE JOHN MICHUKI IN 2010.
merry x-mas and a prosperous new year
KENYA HAS HAD THREE PRESIDENTS ALREADY – WHAT WILL THESE THREE MEN BE REMEBERED FOR:
1. Jomo Kenyatta – Like it or not, agree with it or not, the people of Kenya will always remember President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta as the Father of Kenyan Nation.
Mzee Kenyatta has been accused of land-grabbing but a few years down the line, there will never be some piece of land anywhere in Kenya which one can associate with our founding father.
2. Daniel arap Moi – Like yesterday, the words still ring in our ears, the words that an humble man by the name of Mr. Daniel Toroitich arap Moi said in Uhuru Park in 1978, “I, Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, do swear …”
Despite the grand corruption and broken infrastructure that marked his tenure especially in the latter years of his presidency, President Moi will be remembered by the people of Kenya as Kenya’s Longest-Serving President and also as the Education President.
Our grandchildren will look back at the launching of several public universities under President Moi as Kenya’s Turning Point in education and skills development in Kenya.
3. Mwai Kibaki – This is a leader who had everything mapped out for him and who could have used his economics training to move or at least point Kenya in the path towards membership in the club of the newly-industrilized countries.
But unfortunately, the people of Kenya will remember Mwai Kibaki, the third president of Kenya as KENYA’s DEADLIEST ELECTORAL THIEF.
The people of Kenya will not remember Kibaki for re-carpeting roads and putting drugs in hospitals.
Instead, the people of Kenya will look at Kasarani International Stadium, Nyayo Stadium, Moi university, and many other universities and ask, “who built these?” And they will be told that President Moi did it.
Kibaki, whom the people of Kenya beileved for so long to be a great economist has turned out to be a huge thief.
There is so much corruption in Kenya now under Kibaki. What good economist will tolerate corruption. Corruption is the enemy of a country’s growth.
Kibaki presides over an extra-extra-extra large government. What good economist does not know that a lean government is efficient and highly-productive.
The club of economists around the world is ashamed of this man who has given economists a bad name.
On paper, Kibaki is a good economist. In practice, Kibaki’s economics are worst than an ordinary mwananchi’s.
On paper, Kibaki is a gentleman. In practice, Kibaki is a naroow-minded tribalist with the lowest self esteem and one who feels safe only amon gst his tribesmen.
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MWAI KIBAKI AND PRIME MINISTER RAILA ODINGA
Hello Wazee – Mzee Kibaki and Mzee Raila,
The year 2010 is just around the corner and soon we will all be welcoming the new year.
I am writting to both of you, as leaders of our beautiful motherland, Kenya, and as elders in our society of the people of Kenya, to make the year 2010 a great year for all the people of Kenya.
The year 2010 means a lot more to Mr. Kibaki. It is the year in which he turns 80. Congratulations, Mzee Kibaki, as you prepare to enter the club of octogenarians.
The year 2010 also means a lot for Mzee Raila Odinga. It is the year in which he turns 65. It is widely accepted worldwide that the age of 65 years is the entry point into the club of Seniors – the club of senior or old citizens.
As we enter this year of 2010, we, the citizens of Kenya and indeed the citizens of the world, do request you to reflect on the many constributions you have made to your country.
If you think hard and you are honest about it, you will both realize that each one of you has been associated, correctly or incorrectly, with massive deaths of the people of Kenya.
Mr. Raila Odingam was associated, again correctly or incorrectly, with the 1982 coup attempt in which more than 1500 Kenyans died.
Mr. Kibaki is associated with the stolen presidency in 2007 and which resulted in the deaths of about 1500 Kenyans.
You agree then that you have both contributed, if the allegations against both of you are true, with the combined massive deaths in the thousands.
Dear Gentlemen, you cannot ignore these facts and you cannot sweep them under the carpet.
You have to take ownership of the results of your deeds and ask forgiveness from God and from the people.
There is a certain gospel singer from Kericho. He often reminds us that we can lie to everyone. including our spouses and children, but there are two people (if you can excuse this term) that one will never lie to you – GOD and SELF.
I remind you, then, that you have have successfully lied to millions and even billions of people in this our world but there ae two, whom you could not lie to – GOD and YOURSELVES.
Mr. Kibaki, you are or at least were a brilliant economist at one time. COULD YOU IN 2010 END CORRUPTION AND TRIBALISM IN KENYA.
Mr. Raila Odinga, you are a man with an inflated ego that acts like a tsunami at times. Could you, Mr. Raila Odinga, quit impoverishing already impovershed citizens of Kenya.
Look at the world’s greatest economies – USA, China, India, to name but a few. They talk environment but they also talk growth and they attempt to strike a reasonable balance between the two.
The greatest evil Mr. Raila Odinga will visit on the people of Kenya is to destroy Tea estates and Kiptagich Tea factory thus impoversihing thousands of law-abiding Kenyans.
As we mark about two years since Dr. Kofi Annan mediated the so-called National Accord for Kenya, we should not fail to take stock of any achievements accomplished by both Mr. Kibaki and Mr. Raila Odinga.
We see that Mr. Kibaki has dug himself further into a hole. A few months from now, Kibaki wil be out of office and he will look back at his presidency and he will realize that you make a mark in your presidency by doing things that last.
You do not make a mark in your presidency by filling top government jobs with only your tribesmen and by making corruption the cornerstone of your leadership.
People will not remember you for renewing roads and re-stocking existing hospitals. People will remember you for ending impunity, corruption, and tribalism.
And people will remember you for enforcing the rule of law and for taking moving your country to uphold the rule of law. And people will remember you for initiating new projects. People will remember you for what you build and not for decorating someone else’s work.
And for Mr. Raila Odinga, you will celebrate your two years as the Prime Minister of Kenya by looking back at what you have achieved.
Honestly. Mr. Raila Odinga, you have achieved nothing but your leadership continues to thrive in our nation only because there is nothing better.
Mr. Raila Odinga, you say that you are a supervisor of government minsitries and departments. How come, then, that corruption and extra-judicial killings and gunrunning have become more rampant than ever before.
Mr. Raila Odinga, I put it to you that you have been a supervisor of air , “hewani”. You cannot, today, Mr. Raila Odinga, claim that you have made any meaningful mark as Kenya’s Prime Minister.
If, today, our Gracious God could give us better leaders (not Kalonzo or Uhuru or Ruto or Saitoti or Mudavadi) like Marende, I will take them.
I know why Raila is so fixated on Mau. It is not of his own free will. Others are keeping him on it.
A great leader has his or her priorities right. In Kenya, the top priorities are: NEW AND GOOD CONSTITUTION, RULE OF LAW, AND END TO CORRUPTION AND TRIBALISM.
On all these, Mr. Raila Odinga, has nothing to show for it.
Mr. Raila Odinga, could you become a better leader, an effective leader in 2010?
Mr. Kibaki and Mr. Raila Odinga, you are both oldmen and we expect you both to be wiser.
Could both of you stop playing HIDE-AND-SEEK in 2010?
Mr. Kibaki does his things, many of which are against the people of Kenya, and Mr. Raila Odinga gets very angry.
But Mr. Kibaki has found the perfect chemical to douse the flames. He sends the Equity bank man ad Gema elders who go to Raila and when they get to him, they greet him thus,
“Hail Pime Minister of Kenya. Those who are not with the PM are enemies of Kenya”
When the PM hears this greeting and even getting a visit alone from these people, his head empties out completely.
Mr. Raila Odinga, can you grow up in 2010?
Can you in 2010 not be fooled into thinking that you will get any Gema votes. You have to be leader of all Kenyans, you have to love all Kenyans but you cannot avoid providing the needed leadership in the mistaken belief that you will get votes from Gema.
Mr. Raila Odinga, you may get some votes but not a lot of votes from Gema. At least, unlike Ruto, whio will never get even one spoilt vote, you may get a few hundred.
The way to end tribalism in Kenya is to have a good constitution that will work and unite people. THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD WORK FOR, MR. RAILA ODINGA.
For now, Gentleme – Mr. Kibaki and Mr. Raila Odinga – I wish you a Happy New Year of 2010 and Pray and Hope that you will both seek forgiveness for the massive deaths and provide great leadership that the people of Kenya expect from you.
Bye and may God bless you both with wisdom, good health, humility, and humanness.
Maru Kapkatet
“RUTO SAYS HE WANTS NOTHING BUT THE PRESIDENCY”
Yes, Samoei, I say gio for it. At least we have one individual who refuses to walk into a raging fire yet his eyes are wide open.
Samoei, remember the people of Uganda when Idi Amin seized power in a coup. They danced in the streets of Kampala and throughout other Ugandan cities and villages.
But it was not long before their dances were turned into tears as Amin turned into a monster seizing sugar plantations fro their owners and even cannibalizing his own people.
And what about Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Not long ago, the people of his country were greeting Mugabe with their clenched fists, thousands and millions of clenched fists.
And not long ago, those same people are too hungry and too sick to clench their fists, let alone raising them. The reason is that Mugabe has turned into a monster seizing people’s (yes, they could be white people but they legally owned the land) farms and the result has been lack of food and cash crops (tobacco) for local consumption and export.
Samoei, I ask you, “Do you know Raila very well?” As days go past, the Raila that I see is not the Raila who he says he is.
In 2003, a few months after Kibaki was sworn in as president, Raila was given some power, not much power but he had power.
How did he use that power? His first casualty, and I remember nthis as if it happened yesterday, was Mr. Chepkonga, a Kalenjin. Without bothering to initiate and pursue due process, Raila appointed himself Judge and Prosecutor and then proceeded to destroy Mr. Chepkonga’s house claiming (without proving in acourt of law) that thge house had been constructed on a road reserve.
Samoei, was it a coincidence that the first casulaty of Raila’s powers was a Kalenjin? I do not think so.
While campaigning in 2007, Raila is on record as saying that when he becomes president, “Moi atajibu yake hapa na Kibaki atajibu yake pale”.
Well, Raila is not president, but could Moi be answering his case already. After Moi, who next?
Recently, Raila, who is well-known to sperak in parables was quoted as saying, he has dealt with Omena in Mau and now he is moving to Mbuta.
Could Raila have been saying that after Mau he will move to Lake Victoria region and clear Kalenjin people there? Is Raila associating dwindling populations of Mbuta in the Lake with destruction by Kalenjin people.
The future with Raila having any powers is very scary for Kalenjin people. Could this man whom we baptized and gave him the name of Arap Mibey be a Raila that we do n ot know?
Could he be punishing Kalenjins for the “sins” that Moi committed against him? Why is he so harsh and rutheless with Kalenjin people when there are criminals who are stealing public funds and when there are other known killers who are hoarding military-grade weapons that are nothing but “weapons of mass destruction”.
For over two years now, this man, Raila, has been claiming that he is supervising government. If he has been supervising government, how come corruption has increased significantly? How come gunrunning by government security personnel is now so rampant that the guns in the hands of both criminals and otherwise-good people may be equal that being held by security forces?
Samoei, yiou are a fighter and you do not fight people that lead well. I ask you, Samoei, to help the people so that they do not be like the Ugandans who celebretd Idi Amin only to be brutalized by the same man.
Samoei, I ask you to help the people so that they do not become like the people of Zimbabwe who used to clench their fists like their president but are now too hungry and sick to even try and clench the fist.
People make mistakes. At times those mistakes are very costly, even lives might be lost.
But if a leader has seen danger, he should warn the people lest the people walk into a raging fire and be consumed by it.
Mzee Moi, the Education President of Kenya, the leader who gave Kenya 8-4-4 system of education and the innovative parallel degree program and who courageously exapanded university education does not deserve to be treated like a hyena.
Raila may be be using the powers that he now have to avenge the prsion term that he served under Moi by seizing land belonging to Kalenjins (if land has to be taken by the government, the government must either negotiate or ask the courts to help with the negotiations) and then must compensate the land owners acre fopr acre.
Anything short of this must not be accepted.
Moi made his mistakes like all of us. He has to be respected or else people have to be made to learn to respect him.
The next decade should be the year of removing all thieves and brutality in Kenya so that the rule of law can take hold.
I know, Samoei, that you and colleagues you have identified as worthy teammates in the fight can help Kenya STOP THIEVES AND BRUTALITY AND ABUSE OF POWER.
THE POLLS ARE CONSISTENT: THE PEOPLE OF KENYA ARE ALL SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT WANT KIBAKI
So why does the PM not see this? According to the polls (and all of them are in agreement), Kenyans do not like Kibaki’s leadership. In the latest poll, Kibaki has a dismal 11% approval rating.
What I do not understand is why the PM does not disengage from Kibaki’s poor leadership which is anchored on corruption, greed, and tribalism.
And what does the PM say about Ketepa? What does the ODM manifesto say or is it now gathering dust?
I thought it is ODM’s and the PM’s policy and that of his government when he takes over the leadership of Kenya to ensure that processing and packaging of Kenya’s produce be done at or as close to the point of production as possible.
When I read stories such as the one on Ketepa (that there are plans to relocate it to Nairobi because of insecurity), I feel not only personally offended but sorry for Kenya.
It is only small minds that are driven by greed that think that you can enslave other Kenyans from different ethnic groups so that they can reap where they did not sow.
The Ketepa story shows how shallow William Ruto’s leadershipo is. He is running around working for Uhuru while Uhuru and his men are planning to drain jobs out of Ruto’s region.
As Agriculture minister, do the MPs from South Rift, need to protest instead of going to Ruto?
The shallowness of Ruto’s leadership is further illustrated by what they say about Magara’s nomination. If ODM has decided ( a decision is deemed to have been reached when the majority of officials hae agreed) that there will be cpompetitive nomination, why does Ruto’s men still be talking of direct nomination?
This is how Kenya will always look like it is about to take off only for shallow-minded leaders to hold her back.
I would not bother about what the shallow-minded leaders are doing or saying or plotting or planning if the PM was giving Kenyans consistent leadership that is anchored on the rule of law.
The people of Kenya do not like Kibaki because he is ugly or something like that. They do not like Kibaki’s leadership and corruption and tribalism.
WHY DOES PM HON. RAILA ODINGA NOT DISENGAGE FROM KIBAKI’S STYLE OF LEADERSHIP AND PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP THAT HE WOULD GIVEN KENYA HAD HE BEEN SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT IN 2007?
KENYA’S POPULATION:
Every nation of the world releases census results as soon as the Stats people complete tallying the figures BUT NOT KENYA.
Kenya is a country led by liars, cheats, and corruptest people who take the tallied census figures and re-work them so that they can use them to support their lies.
Why does the corrupt government of Kenya withold the cesnsus results? Why does this government not even realease inmterim census results? What are they hiding?
It must be because they are shocked by the changes in the demographics of various ethnic groups in Kenya and are worried about alliances that various ethnic groups can form before the next general elections.
These are the census results:
1. Population of Kenya as at 2009: 40 million
2. Kikuyu Population: 7.2 million (18% of the population)
3. Luhya Population: 6.4 million (16% of the population)
4. Luo Population: 5.6 million (14% of the population)
5. Kalenjin Population: 5.6 million (14% of the population)
6. Kamba Population: 5.6 million (14% of the population)
7. Kisii Population: 2.8 million (7% of the population)
8. Meru Population: 2 million (5% of the population)
9. Rest of Kenyans Population: 4.8 million (12% of the population)
POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS:
a) Triple-K Alliance plus Meru will take 51% of the vote. Double L alliance plus other Kenyans will take 49% of the vote
OR
b) Gema will take 23% of the vote while remaining Ks or double-K will take 28% of the vote and up to 40% of the vote if they can have the rest of Kenyans to support them. This leaves double-L and Kisiis with about 37% of the vote
OR
c)Gema takes 23% of the vote while Kamba (single-K) takes 14% of the vote leaving the PM and the rest of Kenyans to sweep 63% of the vote as happened in 2007.
The last scenario is the most worrying for GEMA bigwigs and this is why they have resorted to two strategies:
i) Doctor the census resulst to be more favourable to their side
ii) Chase Moi and Kalenjins out of Mau and destroy the legally-constructed, legally-owned, and economically-viable Kiptagich factory and hopefully precipitate ethnic clashes between Kalenjins and Luos.
As you can see that the Math of what the census figures imply is complicated and they need several months if not years to get the math right for them so that they can doctor the census figures to match their evil intentions.
The most glaring thing that I have discovered with greedy leaders is that they are too rigid to part with their greed and are so demanding that they want other people to become blind to their greed and support them all the time.
THEY WANT EVERYTHING FOR THEMSELVES AND SUPPORT FROM ALL OTHERS.
You often see the devastating effects of greed. THE GREEDS ARE NOT PRO-ACTIVE. They are too busy trying to feed their greed and things have gone out of hand, they react with ruthless and often deadly force.
Moi, during his presidency did his homework before and often had his way but in a way that left even their opponents marvelling at how clever the move was.
Kibaki and his people do their math after and have to often use force to counter things. This is what they plan to do with census figures. They have to doctor them.
MY NEW YEAR’S WISH: FOR HON. WILLIAM RUTO TO RECONCILE WITH THE PM, HON. RAILA ODINGA
Thanks be to God. We have entered the new year of 2010 with a lot of expectation and hope for a brighter year and a greater future.
I look at this year of 2010 and I see a year where those destined to rise will rise and those destined to fall will fall.
I have tried my best to find fault with the PM and to walk away from ODM but I have not succeeded. You cannot love Kenya and not love the PM and ODM.
In the PM and in ODM, there lies a brighter future for Kenya.
Let us be honest as we take stock of what Kenya has achieved since January 2008:
1. The National Accord could not have been possible without one individual named Mr. Raila Odinga and without the party called ODM. Has the National Accord helped Kenya? The answer is YES. It has brought peace and a conducive environment to conduct the business of the nation Kenya.
2. The Defunct ECK. Without the man by the name of Mr. Raila Odinga and ODM, the former Electoral Commission of Kenya would still be in business. We cannot forget how livid Mr. Raila Odinga became when Muthaura tried toi sneak in some former ECK officials back to the ECK offices.
Has the disbandment of the ECK been beneficial to Kenya? The answer is YES. For the first time in the 46 years of Kenyan nationhood, we have a truly independent and professional electoral commission. This augurs well for the future of Kenya.
3. The New Constitution: Without the man by the name of Mr. Raila Odinga, the so-called Committee of Experts (COE) would have produced a Kibaki constitution a long time ago. The man by the name of Mr. Raila Odinga stood firm that the people of Kenya must have a good constitution, a constitution that will unite Kenyans and bring equity in terms of economic growth and employment to all peoples and regions of Kenya.
Has the New Constitution helped Kenya? The answer is: IF IT IS PASSED, THE NEW CONSTITUTION IN ITS PRESENT DRAFT FORM WILL REVOLUTIONIZE KENYA. KENYA WILL BECOME THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN EAST AFRICA AND PROBABLY IN THE WHOLE OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
Kenya is the most difficult country to govern amongst many African countries. Ask President Moi and Mwai Kibaki and they will tell you that GOVERNING KENYA IS DIFFICULT.
They say the easiest people to govern are the hungry, sickly, uneducated, and hopeless people. It is difficult to govern a people who are healthy, educated, and who have big dreams.
Kenya is a country blessed with ambitious people, people with big dreams, and educated people (thanks to President Moi).
In the past 46 years of Kenyan nationhood, our past and present presidents have resorted to assasinations, tribalism, and coruuption to try and counter the difficulty of governing Kenya.
We do not want our future leaders to even contemplate assasinations and tribalism and corruption to help them get by in their rulership of Kenya.
We want the Kenya Constitution to make it easier to govern Kenya for the benefit of all Kenyans. This is the VISION OF THE MAN BY THE NAME OF MR. RAILA ODINGA.
Every Kenyan knows that Kenya will only change because of Mr. Raila Odinga and the many Kenyans who think and dream like him.
DEAR MR. WILLIAM RUTO, WHY DO YOU NOT DREAM LIKE MR> RAILA ODINGA? WHY ARE YOU FIGHTING HIM?
Mr. William Ruto has chosen to work for people who WILL NEVER CAST EVEN ONE VOTE FOR HIM EVER. THEY HAVE ASSOCIATED MR. RUTO WITH THE TORCHING OF THE CHURCH AND THIS WILL STICK FOR EVER. WHY DOES MR. RUTO NOT SEE THIS?
I wish that there will be reconciliation amongst all ODM members in 2010 so that they can bring the needed change to Kenya.
Mau is one issue, a big and divisive issue, but it should not break up Kenya’s political party of hope. A middle ground can be reached on this challenging issue – the Mau issue – so that ODM can work together to bring change to Kenya.
The Kibaki men (Kibaki enjoys the most dismal approval in the history of Kenya. Polls tell us that Kibaki enjoys approval f between 5% (0.05) and 11% (0.11)) have already started the process of rigging the next general elections.
THEY ARE USING THE CENSUS PROCESS TO CREATE POPULATIONS THA DO NOT EXIST. WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY REPORT THAT THE COMBINED POPULATIONS OF CHUKA AND NITHI IS 1 MILLION PEOPLE.
They did it in 2007, creating populations that did not exist. They are planning to replicate it by altering the census figures.
Mr. Ruto, I beg you to appoint your own team (a team made up of your most-trusted friends) to examine your political outside of ODM (and I can tell you that iot is bleak) and your future within ODM where you work closely with the PM, Hon. Raila Odinga, as you did in 2007 (and I tell you that this is a promising option).
The Uhuru men have seized and continue gto manipulate Mr. Ruto for the sole purpose of using him to defeat the PM and defeat the forces of change in Kenya.
The Uhuru side is not counting votes from Mr. Ruto’s suppporters but want the Ruto side to stand aside when they rig the elections.
I PROMISE MR. RUTO THAT HE CAN COUNT ON VOTES FROM THE LUOS AND LUHYAS IN FUTURE BUT ONLY IF HE WORKS WITH THE PM NOW.
MR. RUTO CAN NEVER EVER COUNT ON EVEN ONE SINGLE VOTE FROM GEMA REGION.
A clever and pragmatic leader examines his or her options and go for the one that will boost his/her chances in future and not the one that will lead him to a dead end.
Mwai Kibaki chews his fingers every day, cursing “PUMBAVU”, as he realizes that he cannot have his way because of a stumbling block called RAILA.
If it were not for Mr. Raila Odinga, Mr. William Ruto would be Kibaki’s play thing.
I remind Mr. William Ruto that he has chosen to deal with people driven by personal greed rather than people driven by big dreams for Kenya.
A PERSON DRIVEN BY GREED PROMISES YOU PLUM JOBS BUT ENDS UP KEEPING ALL THE PLUM JOBS FOR HIS PEOPLE. A PERSON RULED BY GREED AND TRIBALISM MANIPULATES THE LAW OF THE LAND SO THAT IT BECOMES BLIND TO THEIR TRIBESMEN WHILE CONVICTING INDIVIDUALS FROM OTHER TRIBES THAT ARE ACCUSED OF SOME VIOLATION.
Mr. Ruto, keep a diary and in it enter the names of all those accused of corruption in Kenya. At the end of it all, you will realize that it is only the Koeches, the Chitembwes, the Odhiambos and other non-Gema people that the “Law” nabs. WHY?
WHY IS THIS, MR. RUTO AND WHY ARE YOU SUPPORTING THIS NONSENSE? YOU HAVE EDUCATION AND YOU CAN ANALYZE, WHY ARE YOU NOT DOING IT?
WHEN RIDICULOUS STATISTICS ARE MISUSED TO MISLEAD PEOPLE:
“More than half of Kenyans would oppose a clause proposing equal power-sharing between the President and Prime Minister, according to an opinion poll released hours after the Committee of Experts presented its draft.”
Does any intelligent Kenyan believe this? This is ridiculous.
The majority of Kenyans (I believe two-thirds of Kenyans) have no idea what the Draft constitution is about.
I cannot pretend to know what the implications are of te various laws proposed in the draft constitution mean for people.
The CoE or whoever is responsible must first undertake to educate the people. Tell the people the cons and pros of the various options so that they can make informed decisions.
It is only then that you can carry out a meaningful poll.
I would have given the published results some serious thought if it had included polling on how many Kenyans understand the Draft constitution (a) fully or (b) partially.
The polling people should not be attempting to influence people’s decisions by publishing garbage polls that no professional Statistician could even look at or regard as complete rubbish.
KENYA’S SIX BEST OF THE BEST LEADERS:
On the sidelines, we the people have been watching and as we enter the new 10’s decade, we are agreed that the following individuals (listed alphabetically)have emerged as Kenya’s best political, judicial, and exemplary leaders:
1. Kamar, M. (In everything that she has been tasked to lead whether as Parliament’s Temporary Speaker or chairing some international conference, she has excelled. She is focused. She is driven)
2. Kitonga, N. (This is undisputably the Attorney General of Kenya that the people of Kenya have been searching for in the last 46 years. To bring together and lead antagonistic foes and come up with a good document, he has to be one of the ones you only watch up there)
3. Marende, K. (As Speaker, he has shown wisdom in his decisions. He is impartial and demands nothing but the best for our law-making institution)
3. Mohammed , Abdikadir (As Chair of PSC, he has never let personal interest or outside forces to influence his decisons. He has followed the law and regulations to the letter and worked admirably smoothly with his colleagues.
4. Odinga, R. (This is a rare find in Africa. He does not do things for himself but for his country. He will make Kenya’s best president ever)
5. Orengo, J. (If there is one individual that you can finger as Kenya’s most principled leade, it has to be him. He travels to Geneva and kills the dragon of lies. He is Kenya’s foremost human rights defender)
6. Waki, P. (He is the true Justice of Kenya. Why retain garbage judiciary leadership and leave out an outstanding Chief Justice in the name of Justice Waki?
maru
are you able to point at the source (hopefully authoritative) of the census data.
there are quite a lot of rumours going on now and we all know there is political mischief afoot. we need to debunk any top up before it happens
THE PM MUST RETHINK HIS LEADERSHIP STYLE. IT IS BECOMING VERY DICTATORIAL AND SCARY.
I have supported Mr. Raila Odinga in his leadership quest because I have always believed that in everything he does, he means well for Kenya.
I have always believed that Raila cares for Kenya and the majority of Kenyans.
I have supported Mr. Raila Odinga believing that I knew him well.
But now, I am not sure that I know him at all. It now seems to me that I am dealing with a man who has two sides and who can be unpredictable.
IF Mr. Raila Odinga is a dignified leader, he would not have caused anxiety by mishandling the Mau issue. First and foremost, the Interim Mau Secretariat should have produced by now maps clearly showing the boundaries of Mau complex after it is reclaimed.
Such a map will give the people the clear message of where thir farms fall. At the same time, those people whose farms fall within the re-claimed complex would be able to start legal procedings gainst the government if they dispute that their land falls within the complex and or get tem to negotiate with the government.
And Mr. Raila Odinga, if he were a credible leader, would have commented on the new information that has come up recently. According to the recently-released information, the Narok County Council, under the chairmanship of Mr. William Ole Ntimama met (and minutes have been produced) and granted an application by Mr. Daniel arap Moi to be given part of Mau forest to set up a Tea plantation.
The purpose of the Tea plntataion was to act as a buffer zone to stop people from encroaching into the forest. According to those in the know, the Kiptagich Tea plantation has indeed helped in keeping parts of the Mau forest intact.
Why has Mr. Raila Odinga not commented on this?
And the PM today told us that “”Officials on the ground have told us that the heavy storms being witnessed in places like Turkana, Narok and Mogotio are directly aa a result of the degradation going on particularly in the Mau and Cherangany”, said the Prime Minister.”
And if I may add, the PM might as well have continued to add that the cold spell and blizzards that have affected most of the northern hemisphere including Europe, Asia,and North America have been caused by the Mau forest devastation.
Mr. PM, the people on the ground that you quoted are not scientists of international repute. How can then peddle a theory that is incorrect to support your agenda of expelling people from their land in Mau?
The fatal problem that Mr. Raila Odinga has is that, like a tsunami or a loaded and long train, it cannot stop even once it get started.Credible leaders always re-evaluate their positions and decisions as new information come up.
China and India put their people first. Kenya, a poor country, is ready to tread on her people’s toes in the hope of earning Shllings 4 billion in carbon trade every year.
WHO IN THE WORLD IS THERE TO BE DISHING OUT SHILLINGS 4 BILLION EVERY YEAR TO SOMEONE RESTING ON THEIR LAURELS AND DESTROYING OR WHO IS DESTROYING TEA FACTORIES AND IMPOVERSIHING THEIR PEOPLE?
This is the height of foolishness. If the people of Kenya cannot work and start Tea plnatations or engage in other activities that will produce goods – tangible goods – that they can sell and earn money, then Kenya will remain forever poor.
Why do Kenyan leaders find it extremely hard to uphold the rule of law all the time, on all occasions, and on every act?
THE PM WILL PREVAIL:
Yes, they can try to isolate him but he will still prevail, the PM.
The PM is trying his utmost best to play good to Kibaki but that will one day end when the PM has grown up and seen what they are doing to him.
The damage to the PM’s quest for the presidency, the things they are doing to him, is only skin-deep and the friends of the PM who have moved aside to sit on the fence will one day, one day in the near future, jump down and run to the PM.
We the people try hard to see how they will beat the PM and all we see is FAILURE on everything that they do or come up with.
They have tried to form an allaince they call Triple-K but it will fail. THEY (and they number in the hundreds) are pitted against ONE MAN AND THE PEOPLE and the PM will prevail.
Pitting TRIPLE-K against the PM and ODM is like pitting EVIL against GOOD. The latter prevails.
Pitting TRIPLE-K against the PM and ODM is like pitting GREED and TRIBALISM and CORRUPTION against EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. The latter prevails.
One day, the PM will arise from his slumber and will stop fighting the poor and vulnerable people of Kenya and will realize who his enemy has been since 2003, a man called Kibaki. And when the PM areises from his slumber, he will shake off TRIPLE-K like one shakes off dust and they will disperse never to be heard from again.
If only he could arise, the PM, from his slumber, all will be well.
If only the PM could stop chasing a mirage and trying not to stir at all lest he loses the votes he craves, all will be well and the entire Cabinet wioll arise and they will all go to plant trees and they will all drink porridge cooked by the mothers of the neighbourhood.
And those mothers of the neighbourhood will have no fears that their houses and other structures and the Tea factories which they depend on for their livelihood will be pulled down.
They will look at the PM and in his eyes, they will see HOPE and EQUITY and RULE OF LAW and RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS and ACCOUNTABILITY.
If only the PM could arise from his slumber once again and tell Kibaki to his face, “YOUR LEADERSHIP IS OF JUA KALI STANDARD”, all will be well for all again.
Kibaki is hiding behind Uhuru and pretending to be NEUTRAL when his gear is engaged – the gear of greed and tribvalism and corruption.
Maybe, the quest for the new constitution will do it. Maybe it will tap the PM and tell him to arise.
Maybe, the failed ICC thing will tap the PM and make him arise.
Maybe, when he goes to plant trees tomorrow, he will work side by side with one of the Mau residents and maybe the PM will realize that they too are real people, vulnerable people that need to be protected and catered to.
Maybe, January 15, 2010 is the date that the PM will arise from his slumber and realzie that things are getting out of hand.
If tomorrow is not the day, I will still sleep soundly because I know that one day soon, the PM will arise from his slumber and he will realize that he has been trying to be nice to wolves and hyenas.
MR. PM, WE ARE STILL WITH YOU IN THE BELIEF THAT YOU WILL SOON REGAIN THE QUALITY LEADESHIP THAT YOU WERE ELECTED FOR IN 2007.
I wish you well. You may be hurting me but I can bear it for now because I believe that you are not doing it with an evil mind, unlike them.
THE KENYA OF THE NEAR FUTURE WILL BE AN AFGHANISTAN, AS COUNTRY IMPOSSIBLE TO GOVERN:
It brings tears to see the kind of leadership that Kenya currently have. There is nothing new to be said about Kibaki’s leadership – it is junk.
What brings tears to my eyes is the dilution, divertion, and impediment of Raila’s leadership. Only a few months ago, the people of Kenya saw in Raila a hope for a better future.
And now, the people of Kenya have every reason to worry about tomorrow – what with Al-Shabaab flags being openly flown in the streets of Nairobi.
And to make things worse, Mr. Raila Odinga has gotten stuck on an otherwise easily-resolvable issue – that of Mau. By forcibly removing the legal residents from their legally-owned land and pulling down their source of income, Mr. Raila Odinga will be declaring war on the people of Mau.
And one thing that I know for sure is that they will fight back and really hard.
It is very sad to see Mr. Raila Odinga fighting poor people who own nothing but grass-thatched houses while he pushes or dimisses very important issues such as Kenya’s stability and the need to end corruption.
I get irritated when Mr. Raila Odinga claims that he supervises government. To read in the media that Aaron Ringera is almost the defacto KACC boss earning free money, enjoying free security and other services and free government vehicles is so heartbreaking that one is reminded that even the Artur mercenaries enjoyed the same priveleges.
WHAT IS RAILA SUPERVISING. RINGERA IS LAUGHING AT THE PM AND PARLIAMENT AND CALLING THEM BLUFF.
The current government is living to its true colours everyday as the government of thieves for thieves. Kibaki is president by theft. And his government contuinues to protect thieves.
Sadly, the PM looks on helplessly and yet when it comes to Maqu he is like he is dealing with devils.
People of Kenya, I tell you that the envisaged Lamu port will prove to be Kibaki’s and Raila’s biggest folly.
How can they even think of in vesting in such a project when the port will not be usable. Are they planning to build a road and railway line to link Lamu through Malindi to Voi to make the port useful?
If so, why not just expand the Mombasa port or at least make it more efficient.
Somalia has been a country without a legitimate government for several years. And now, Al-Shabaab has set up shop in Somalia and is daring even the Kenya government by demonstrating that they have already set up cells in the interior of Kenya including Nairobi?
Should this very frightening turn of events not be chatching the attention of the PM and taking up most of his time and energy.
Before building the proposed port in Lamu to serve Ethiopia and Sudan, Kenya must first underrtake a serious study on how much it will cost to secure this alternative route which has to pass mostly through North Eastern province.
Mr. Raila Odinga, I know you can be a great leader if you wanted to. Do not wreck ODM. As of today, ODM is half-dead. Why do you not, Mr. PM, focus your attention now on the big things for Kenya? This is an ideal time for you to plan and if possible implement great ideas for Kenya.
You are the PM of Kenya. That affords you access to every part of government. You will be able to see what ails Kenya and work to put in place an elaborate plan to put Kenya on track.
As PM, you can visit every country that is willing to work with and help Kenya. I am very sad that you have chosen to spend most of your energy wrecking ODM and declaring war on a people who are only hoping to earn a decent living for themselves and their children.
WHY, MR. PM, ARE YOU NOT GOING AFTER RINGERA, A SHAMELESS THIEF WHO CALLS HIMSELF A CHRISTIAN AND YET REAPS WHERE HE HAS NOT SOWN?
The Kenya of tomorrow will be divided into three regions – one region under Al-Shabaab, another region under rebels from Ethiopia, and the reaminder of Kenya wil be a region where ethnic clashes will be a daily routine.
Kenya has never been so weak. KIBAKI NI BURE KABISA. How can Al-Shabaab’s flags be displayed in Nairobi steeets? Does he have eyes and ears and if he has does he not see what is happening internationally and around us?
Being as useless a leader as he is, I can tell Mr. Raila Odinga that by the end of this year of 2010, Uhuru will be running the affairs of the government of Kenya and Mr. Ruto will be assisting him and Kalonzo will be like a Prime Minister.
If the PM is not seeing what I am seeing then he may be much older than his 65 years.
As things now stand, the PM is only in government on paper but the real power is now being exercised by Hon. Uhuru.
I am very sure that as many Kenyans start seeing Uhuru run things and as they continue to see Raila claim that he is supervising government when corruption continues to rule Kenya and as Al-Shabaab set up more cells throughout Kenya, they will slowly write off Raila and turn to Uhuru.
IT IS IN EVERY HUMAN BEING TO SLEEP EVERY DAY, TO RISE UP AND GO TO WORK EVERY DAY, KNOWING THAT THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE LEADER IN CHARGE, A LEADER WHO CAN PROTECT THEM AND SECURE THEIR BORDERS AND SECURE PEACE WITHIN THEIR BORDERS.
If that man is Uhuru, I am for him. I am not going to support another useless leader who cannopt use trhe power he claims he has to fight corruption and secure Kenya’s borders.
I have been watching the events
surely bwana maru, is it possible to remain consistent, you keep blowing hot then cold. and why do you put all of this burden on the shoulders of the PM, he is just one man. this is not what we in ODM hoped for. we have to make do with a very tilted landscape.
a lot has been achieved despite the constant conflict both from within ODM with the likes of ruto as well as from old KANU die hards and PNU
lets be a little fair here
GREAT TO READ PSC HAS AGREED ON PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM:
But they should not let the chosen system kill competitive politics in Kenya. Competition for office is good for democracy.
The president will not be an MP. This is good. Do not let the president get into the the affairs of political parties.
The PM cannot be appointed by the President but will be the leader of the largest party in parliament or the leader of the largest coalition of parties in parliament.
Please, PSC, do not have a clause saying that the president appoints the PM. The constitution should state categorically that the PM will be the leader of the largest party and will be sworn into office by the Chief Justice in the presence of the president.
Let political parties have some meaning. Kenya is heading into dangerous ground by requiring that Cabinet ministers should come out of parliament. This will make political parties irrelevant and will surely kill democracy in Kenya.
IT SHOULD BE THE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD HOLD THEIR LEADERS THROUGH THE GOVERNING GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT.
Appoint the Cabinet from amongst the elected MPs from the largesrt party or coalition of parties.
Appointing Cabinet ministers, however good men or women they may be, is the first step to DOOM in Kenya.
When people go to polls, let them choose a party that will be accountable to them. If a Cabinet minister is misbehaving or providing bad leadership, let his/her party pay the price for it at elections.
AT THE EDND OF THE DAY, NEW CONSTITUTION WILL BE JUST CURRENT CONSTITUTION IN CONTENT EXCEPT NAME
The PSC is not addressing a major problem. Mwai Kibaki is in State House not because the people put him there but because he used his presidential powers to steal the presidency.
WHY IS THE PSC NOT ADDRESSING THIS? ARE THEY TRYING TO BE NICE TO KIBAKI TO THE DETRIMENT OF KENYA?
There is an urgent need for a new constitution mainly because of what happened in 2007.
The PSC should have laid down the four major problems that afflict Kenya and then look for the best ways that the new constitution will address them.
IMPUNITY, CORRUPTION, TRIBALISM, and ABUSE OF POWER TO DENY THE PEOPLE THEIR DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS.
I would like to see the PSC consider having the Speaker of the National Assembly sworn in as Acting President of the Republic of Kenya as soon as the general elections are declared and Parliament is dissolved.
The Speaker will act as the Cating President and Commander-in-Chief for from the time Parliament is dissolved until the new president is sworn in.
The peiod may be a minimum of Three months or may be until all electoral disputes have been resolved by the courts and the new president declared.
We pray and hope that there will never be another Kibaki in Kenyan leadership but if it happens the new constitution should help Kenya deny him or her the stealing of his/her way to State House.
KENYA CONSTITUTION: FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE
The PSC is creating what will prove to be the most oppresive system of government that Kenya has ever had. They propose that:
1. The President will not be an MP. This is okay. But what is not okay is that the president will enjoy absolute powers. There will be no Prime Minister to share power with. The Kibakis of the future must be all smiles.
2. The President will appoint Cabinet ministers from outside parliament. And they will owe their alleagiance to the president, however much Parliament will vet the appointments and approve them.
The Cabinet must be appointed from amongst the elected MPs. Why is the PSC mixing parliamentary rules with the constitution. Parliament can make rules such that no Cabinet minister that is being investigated is allowed to vote.
3. What the PSC is proposing is a government made up of untouchables – the president and Cabinet ministers. And then there will be parliament, home of mere noise makers.
The proposed bogus and dangerous constitution has been made posssible by the wreckage of ODM. ODM is bno longer the political party that gave the people of Kenya hope in 2007. ODM is now a wreck that is so scared of going against what PNU wants.
This shows how short-sighted Mr. Raila Odinga became – fighting poor people instead of doing the most important things first – giving Kenyans a good constitution and fighting impunity, corruption, and impunity.
With ODM wrecked, it may be better to retain the current constitution until a new government and a new and democratically-elected president is in State House.
THERE WILL BE NOTHING GOOD THAT WILL COME FROM A THIEF. THE CONSTITUTION THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING PROPOSED BY THE PSC WILL MAKE THE PRESIDENT SO POWERFUL AND ULTIMATELY LEAD KENYA TO DESTRUCTION.
THE PSC IS PROPOSING A CONSTITUTION THAT IS FRIENDLY TO TRIBAL ALLIANCES SUCH AS KKK (TRIPLE-K).
Mr. Raila Odinga, you have failed the people of Kenya and at the end of it all, all that you have fought for most of your life will come to nought – thanks to your deviation from the path of leadership and corruption.
KIBAKI STOLE THE PRESIDENCY AND HIS MEN ARE NOW ON POISED TO GIVE KENYA A BOGUS CONSTITUTION: HOW MUCH INSULT CAN THE PEOPLE OF KENYA TAKE?
The PSC is proving to be not PSC BUT PNU. Mr. Raila Odinga, let me ask you, “How on earth did you accept to have the Harmonized Draft taken to PSC (PNU) for mutilation?
ODM is disadvantaged in the so-called PSC because the real ODM representatives are fewer since some of their numbers are now working for Uhuru.
Good leaders separate the Mau issue from the constitution-making process but if some of ODM representatives are PNU’s men in disguise, what will you expect to get?
And just like in 2007, we are beginning to see the process repeated. Steadman (Synovate, they call themselves now?) “conduct” polls at the right time and publishes “cooked-up” results for the purpose of swaying the constitution in favour of the THIEF and his men.
I know a lot about polls. You cannot purport to have carried out a scientific poll this week and give a result of “39% of Kenyans favour pure presidential systeM” and then the next week, you publish new results claiming that “49% of Kenyans favour a pure presidential system”
For such a significant change, something must have happened like people were educated and now agree that the presidential system is superior.
STEADMAN, THERE HAS BEEN NO CAMPAIGN, NO EDUCATION, so how did those favouring the presidential system jump from 39% to 49% in a week?
Some people come to Kenya and see the people of Kenya as foolish and can be swayed by bogus poll results.
LET THE REFERENDUM HAVE THE TWO SYSTEMS – PRESIDENTIAL OF PNU AND PARLIAMENTARY OF ODM AND LET EACH SIDE CAMPAIGN FOR THEIR SYSTEM AND THE ONE THAT WINS BECOME KENYA’S CONSTITUTION.
I have been watching the goings-on in Naivasha and every picture I see in the media, there must be some PNU guy or gal closely watching the Rutos.
It is not far-fetched to say that the Naivasha meetings will produce a PNU constitution facilitated by the Rutos.
ODM is a wrecked party and cannot pretend that they are adequately represented in Naivasha.
The PSC meetings in Naivasha must be discontinued and the committe of experts under Mr. Nzamba Kitonga be mandated to present two drafts to the people of Kenya – one by PNU and the other by ODM and let the people be educated so that they can choose the one they deem best for them.
ANYTHING SHORT OF THIS IS TO BETRAY THE PEOPLE.
It will be an insult to me and I believe to millions of others if the PNU draft being prepared in Naivasha was to be proclaimed by Kibaki as Kenya’s new constitution.
A THIEF GIVING KENYA A BOGUS CONSTITUTION! WHAT AN INSULT!
THE NEW CONSTITUTION WILL ENTRENCH THE POLITICS OF TRIBAL ALLIANCES IN KENYA:
In the proposed constitution, the president and his running mate will not be members of any political party. This means competitive politics that we witness when we have two or more political parties will be killed.
And when this happens, tribal alliances will rise up to fill the vacuum. I bet that in the next general elections, the presidential candidates will be as follows:
1. Presidential candidate: Kalonzo Musyoka, Running mate: Mr. Ruto (Theirs will be a Kamba-Kalenjin alliance)
2. Presidential candidate: Mr. Raila Odinga, Running mate: Musalia Mudavadi (Theirs will be a Luo-Luhya alliance)
3. Presidential candidate: Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, Running mate: Sam Ongeri (Theirs will be a Kikuyu-Kisii alliance)
Is this the kind of Kenya the PSC envisages?
That the president will not be a member of a political party would have been ideal if the president does not hold executive powers but parliament or a prime minister does.
In the proposed constitution, Cabinet ministers will be appointed from outside parliament. This kills the growth of democracy as political parties have nothing to compete for. They will not go to the people with some policy pltaforms since it is the Cabinet ministers who draw up policy.
It is not clear yet whether those who will be appointed to the Cabinet will be required to be members of a political party or not.
Kenya is so hungry for dollars and they may end up with a garbage constitution in order to get the promised USA dollars.
I hope President Obama cares for the type of constitution that Kenya gets and will not lure the Kenyan leadership to hastily conclude the constitution-making process in order to acquire dollars.
The current Kenyan leaders are a bunch of selfish people driven and guided by greed and elephant-size egos.
If you have been watching the Kenyan ministers, you would not have missed to see that Prof. Saitoti is misplaced.
Prof. Saitoti was a great minister for education. The 8-4-4 system of education owes its birth in part to Prof. Saitoti.
As minister for education, Prof. Saitoti excelled.
As minister for security, Prof. Saitoti clearly does not know what to do. Some private observers recently remarked that “Prof. Saitoti is overhwhelmed by his security docket”.
What an accurate observation that was. The signature of Saitoti’s leadership in the security docket has emerged:
For Prof. Saitoti, you fight crime and insecurity not through the alertness and diligence of the security forces but by creating a side to fight the criminals.
Prof. Saitoti believes in vigilantes and the use of citizens to fight criminals.
Take the case of Mungiki in parts of Central province. Saitoti created vigilante groups to fight the criminals. Did this succeed?
I doubt that it succeeded. Mungiki may be lying low waiting for an opportune moment before they can re-emerge.
Take the recent case of Jamia mosque demos. The police were reported to have assumed the role of observers and cheerleaders at one moment as citizens against Islam (or were they citizens against demos?) fought the demonstrating islamic citizens.
Al-Qaeda must be observing and studying and they must be liking what they are seeing.
Al-Qaeda knows that with the kind of leadership that Kenya current has, it will not be lonmg before they open up an office in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Under President Moi, what is happening in Kenya (and everything is still underground) would not have been even imaginable.
The leaders of Kenya may deny it but the fact is that Kenya’s airspace has shrunk. There are parts of Kenya that the Kenyan military and even civilian aircraft cannot fly into.
A no-fly zone exists in Kenya thanks to al-Shabaab.
At times, one looks at the leadership that Kenya has and wonders whether or not the right president for Kenya has not come out into the open.
The president that Kenya needs is not the self low esteem and confidentless one like Kibaki. Nor does Kenya need a dreamer who has big ideas on paper but achieves almost nothing in practice. Nor does Kenya need a project who has demonstrated that he can clear all Kenyan highways of security forces to give easy and speedy passage to criminals.
BUT what Kenya needs is someone who can play team, someone who can listen to advice and act on it, someone who is a master of diplomacy and listening and someone who is not afraid to move or remove a non-performing individual from any post and notably a key pots.
Could that someone be Steve? Do we know enough about Steve to give him our support. Will he deliver?
SO ON WHAT RECORD WILL RAILA RUN FOR PRESIDENT NEXT TIME?
1. That he has been the PM? But he has been PM only on paper. Never achieved anything. His claim that he was the supervisor of government is a lie because he only supervised air
2. The he brought change to Kenya? What change? His parliamentary system of government failed. The position of PM that he made so much noise about does not even exist or mentioned in the new constitution.
3. That he fought hard against the stealing of the presidency in 2007? But he spent most of the days immediately after the announcement of the fraudulent results locked up in his house with his wife crying themselves to sleep.
It was the courage of Hon. William Ruto that enabled Raila to become the PM (and Mr. Ruto told us so the other day)
4. That he chased away Kivuitu and his team? Did he? The people of Kenya chased away Kivuitu.
5. That he restored Mau? Has he? Is chasing poor people out of the their only means of earning a living and driving them to the roadside an achievement?
Today, tomorrow, and forever after Kiptagich Tea factory will stand tall and proud and all the Tea farmers will diligently tender their Tea farms and the factory will run as busy as ever.
6. That he made ODM strong? But ODM is now a wreck. Raila weakened it by fighting the people who fought for ODM and whose sons died for ODM and Mr. Raila Odinga.
No short-sighted leader can be a good leader on Monday through Wednesday and become a great leader Thursday through Sunday.
7. That he united the people of Kenya and even got the people of Central province join or support ODM? When I was young, the English teachers used to always remind us that “If wishes/dreams were horses, beggars would ride”
The next generla elections are not far. We will see what support Raila has.
For the millions and thousands of us who supported this man believing that indeed he would Kenya better, reality is beginning to dawn on us.
We saw a mirage and we believed it was an oasis of water in the desert and we run to it hoping to drink from it.
Our only consolation is that we can still get up after we fell and dust off our clothes and get moving again to search for water.
Even as we do not lose hope that they may be another one that will make our country better, we should not forget that euphoria can cause people to see mirages as actual water oases.
As we get up, we look at the history of Mr. Raila Odinga and try to see if there is anything good to report on it.
And it dawns on us that this man has been followed by failure throughout his political life:
1. There was the 1982 coup attempt that he is assoaciyted with. RESULT: Failure and over 1500 Kenyans dead.
2. There was NDP, the political party he formed. RESULT: Failed and was swallowed by Kanu.
3. In 2002, he imposed Kibaki on Kenyans: RESULT: Kenya is now at her weakest, Kenya’s territory and airspace has shrunk. And under Kibaki, over 3000 (THREE THOU) Kenyans have died a needless death.
4. And in 2007, Raila vied for the presidency: RESULT: DENIED. Over 1500 Kenyans died a needless death.
5. And in 2009, Raila embarked on ruthlessly and illegally removing poor people from Mau. RESULT: New IDPS created, two deaths (a mother and an infant) have already been reported.
6. And the Bomas Draft and the Hramonized Draft Constitution: They never saw the light of day.
Today, Mr. Raila Odinga is a worried man as he knows that he has finally met his equal in Hon. William Ruto.
Mr. Ruto is proving to be Kenya’s most effective leader. He made Raila Odinga the Prime Minister of Kenya by standing firm during the Kofi Annan-mediated negotiations.
And to show what an effective and results-driven Mr. William Ruto, his list of achievements is already getting very long:
The National Accord in which he was a key player, STOPPING Raila in Mau, Putting Mr. Ocampo’s forays into Kenya in disarray.
And the most important achievemnt of them all is that Kenya will soon get a William Ruto-influenced Kenya Constitution.
As days go by and as Mr. Raila Odinga flies over or drives by the green Kericho and the sprawling Tea estates, he will be thinking loud to himself,
“WHAT A SHORT-SIGHTED LEADER AND PRESIDENT-THAT-NEVER WAS OR NEVER-WILl-BE THAT HE HAS BEEN”
And as Mr. Raila Odinga reaches Nairobi and the Kilimambogo hils come into sight, he will be startled back to reality as he ponders that, “YES, THE MIRACLE WILL SOON COME TO PASS NOW THAT STEVE IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH MR. RUTO”
How many Cabinet ministers in Kenya have their functiuons covered by the Vice President Press Serrvice when the VP is not even attending.
I CAN FEEL HERE WHERE I AM. I CAN FEEL MR. RAILA WANING. I HOPE HE ACCEPTS REALITY ASAP.
PSC PROPOSES A CONSTITUTION THAT WILL ENTRENCH KENYA’S DIVISION ALONG ETHNIC LINES AND ENTRENCH CORRUPTION:
The PSC pretended to give Kenya a system of governance not disimmilar from the USA one.
In the USA, there are two main political parties – the Republican party whose identinty is small government, low taxes, and right-leaning policies and the Democratic party whose identity is liberal policies, big spending, and big government.
And in the USA, the president has generally come from either the Republican or the Democratic parties. The policies of the president of the USA, therefore, are almost clearly identified by the political party he comes from.
And the people of the USA – whatever their race or religious beliefs have chosen to support and/or be members of a political party based on what they personally care for.
In the model proposed by the PSC, multi-party democracy has been dealt a fatal blow. Political parties will be irrelevant in the constitution proposed by the PSC. It will be a meaningless thing for political parties to go to the people and try to sell their policies because there will have none.
THERE WILL BE NOTHING THAT POLITICAL PARTIES WILL COMPETE FOR AND THERE WILL BE NO COMPETING POLICIES TO SELL TO THE PEOPLE DURING ELECTIONS.
The PSC has made the president more powerful and they have proposed a system of government where deadlocks will be frequent between the legislature and the executive.
The constitution proposed by the PSC is borne out of corruption and the desire to inflict revenge on the PM. Such a constitution will not help to unite and build Kenya but will continue to divide Kenyans and impede Kenya`s growth.
THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. PNU IS MUCH STRONGER IN PARLIAMENT NOW THNA EVER BEFORE. ANYTHING THAT PARILIMENT NOW PASSES WILL BE FAVOURABLE TO PNU.
The PSC has scrapped the position of PM. What we do not know is why they did it. They never stated that the Head of Civil Service will continue to perform the duties of the PM supervising the governmment.
They just scrapped the PM`s position and from this we can only conclude that they are after finishing Mr. Raila Odinga personally.
With PNU`s strength now so unchallengeable in Parliament, there sre two things that are going to happen soon.
1. The Leader of Government Business in Parliament will be reopened soon and Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka will be voted the new leader.
2. The PM`s position will most likely be abolished completely by August of this year and the National Accord will be superseded by the new constitution.
Mr. Raila Odinga should start checking the office of official opposition that will soon be his home.
IMAGINE, IT IS ONLY IN KENYA WHERE THE PSC WANTS POLITICAL PARTIES TO GO TO GENERAL ELECTIONS AND FIGHT FOR THE MEANINGLESS LABEL OF MAJORITY LEADER.
Labels mean nothing. It is policies that should compete.
Now that the PNU has vanquished ODM and now that there is no hope for a better Kenya and no hope for Majimboism and meaningfull devolution, I will rest my weapons in the hope that there will be a tomorrow when I can use them again to achieve something.
MR. RAILA ODINGA HAS FAILED TO LEAD AND THERE IS NO NEED TO WASTE MORE TIME ON HIM.
PLEDGING MY SUPPORT TO THE PM
I will support Hon. Raila Odinga for the presidency (and in the presidency) until he loses in free, fair, and democratic elections or until he retires, whicever comes first.
I believe with all my heart and with all my strength that Mr. Raila Odinga is the best president for Kenya – better than the presidential candidates that have already come forward.
In any contest now in Parliament, Mr. Raila Odinga will lose really bad. The number of MPs against him is more than two-thirds. Amongst the people, Mr. Raila Odinga is still a winner.
I sincerely hope that Mr. Raila Odinga realizes that trying to please Kibaki is not the way to go. Clearly, Hon. Raila Odinga thrives on the politics of opposing.
If Mr. Raila Odinga is in the governing side and is not dissenting in anyway, he is a nobody in the politics of Kenya. The goings-on in Naivasha clearly shows that Mr. Raila Odinga and his deputy were dwarfs when it came to swaying things their side.
The people of Kenya have no time for Kibaki and his tribalism and corruption. As long as Mr. Raila Odinga tries to please Kibaki and look the other way as Kibaki maintains a stranglehold on Kenyans with his tribalism and corruption, the people of Kenya will have no time for Mr. Raila Odinga.
The PM has to be courageous and must exercise his half of the power he shares with Kibaki otherwise Kenyans will dimiss the PM as incosequential as a leader.
The people of Kenya clearly found the office of PM to be useless because Mr. Raila Odinga has made the office ineffective and redundant. The rejection of the office of PM by Kenyans is the result of Mr. Raila’s failure to demonstrate to the people that the office of PM can be necesary and useful.
And as the PM prepares to play a more active role in the affairs of ODM, there are some unfinished business which he must conclude.
If he walks away from the Mau issue without some form of conclusion, then he can be sure that he will not get even one single vote from the Kalenjins at the next general elections. The issue will be used gainst him.
The PM’s foes will say that Mr. Raila Odinga, if he becomes president, will pull down Kiptagich Tea factory within the first 100 days of his presidency.
The best way to conclude the Mau issue for now is for the PM to ask the Mau secretariat to construct afence around the parts of the forest that are not under dispute and for which there are no settlers with Title Deeds.
By working with the local people, the Mau secretariat can jointly mark with local leaders the forest boundaries and involve the local people in constructing the fence.
Once the fence is completed, the secretariat should involve the local people in planting trees in the parts of the forest that have been cleared.
This way, there will be some form of resolution and acceptable conclusion of this monumental issue.
Yes, PNU is much stronger than ODM right now because of the many MPs and Cabinet ministers who are now working for PNU.
But PNU is not a reality. It will break up at the first instance of encountering friction. Mr. William Ruto will come back to ODM and work with Mr. Raila Odinga again if the PM can grow up and work with reality.
There is no way the people of Central province will vote for the PM when Uhuru is a candidate. We are all agreed that Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta has emerged from the Naivasha negotiations as an effective and respectable leader.
Mudavadi was useless and I doubt whether many ODM members would even want such an ineffective person to be Mr. Raila’s running mate.
Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta can correctly claim that he is one of the prime movers that made the new constitution possible. And it is true, he was. The man can negotiate. He is an effective leader.
But the problem , and it is a huge one, that PNU has is that both Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka have claim on Hon. William Ruto as their running mate.
When Uhuru and Kalonzo start going for each other’s throats, a window of opportunity will be opened for ODM to once gain come together as a force with all ODM members returning home to support Mr. Raila Odinga.
maru agreed, the new constitution is a terrific trap, however as history has always shown, people with devious intentions inevitably get consumed by their evil traps. lets wait and see how this “new constitution” is going to come back and bite these guys in the butt.
these guys planning a constitution to spite one man are not just short sighted but juvenile
THE PEOPLE OF KENYA AND THE WHOLE WORLD ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THE ANTICS OF THIS PROFESSIONAL THIEF:
Look at this: “Kibaki leads fight against graft”
Who is he trying to fool by calling meetings? If he is serious about fighting corruption, why does he not remove the foremost thieves in the ministry of education?
Why is he protecting his homeboy, the PS for education?
It is only in Kenya that some fellows go so low to steal from needy children. The Minister for Education in Kenya and the Permanent Secretary are very educated individuals.
The people of Kenya educated Mr. Ongeri and Mutahi to the highest level one can attain in formal education. They are both PhDs and also university professors.
But sadly, they are both merciless thieves who have been stealing from needy Kenyan children and denying them an education – even the minimum of an education.
How low can a greedy individual go? They are kings and princes but they steal from the neediest in society.
It shows how rotten the Kenyan leadership is. Every day when we get up from bed, we ask ourselves, “Gracious God, how much longer must we bear this?”
Kibaki is a professional thief. He brutally stole the election. How different can we expect him to behave when he is stealling with members of the thieving fraternity?
And if you look deeper into what is happening in Kenya you will see that Kibaki is rolling out an elaborate plot to deny the just-selected KACC officials the chance to take office.
Kibaki is proroguing parliament and will use other means to block Mr. PLO Lumumba and his new team from taking office as KACC top officials.
Mwai Kibaki, may the curse of the cries of the needy children of Kenya follow you all the time. Lucy talks sense and shows genuine concern for Kenyan children but her hubby is thinking and glorifying corruption and tribalism.
THE DAY KIBAKI EXITS FROM STATE HOUSE AND A NEW PRESIDENT IS SWORN IN, IT WILL DAWN ON THE PEOPLE OF KENYA THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HAD A PRESIDENT SINCE 2003
Have you been a guest in a household where there is no adult or head of family (father or mother)? If you have been, you would have noticed that the kids make a lot of noise, accusing each other of all sorts of ills.
Such is what is happening in Kenya. In Kenya, they do not have a president. They have a thief instead and the Kenyan leaders do not confront and solve problems.
Instead they accuse each other and they even bring up cold and closed cases. Kenya is a mess. The PM is trying his best to straighten things for the benefit of all Kenyans, especially the children but the tribalists are fighting him.
I SAY, FIRE ALL THE THIEVES FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT POSITIONS. FIRE THE THIEVES THAT STOLE FOOD. FIRE THE THIEVES THAT STOLE FUEL. FIRE THE THIEVES THAT STOLE BOOKS FROM CHILDREN.
Kenya is one mess of a country! Cry beloved Kenya. One day soon, things will be allright again.
Mr. Ruto delivered the PNU constitution and now they do not need him and they have dug up some old cases which we thought had been closed. They are after him now.
One day, in the not-tto-distant future, Mr. Ruto will be able to catch up with his colleagues – the long line of colleagues who made spirited efforts and who handed in lists – but only for them to be used and discarded.
If you are a wise leader in Kenya now, you can be sure of a better tomorrow for yourself and your people if you do what will uplift people and not what will entrench a bunch of thieves and tribalists in power for ever.
SERVE THE PEOPLE AND PROTECT THE CHILDREN OF KENYA. DO NOT STEAL FROM THEM.
Again, many thanks, Mr. PM. You are doing a great job for your country and people. May God bless you and protect you always and give you wisdom so that you can provide good leadership.
good move by isahakia and caroli omondi to step aside.
its time for ODM to start cleaning its house in readiness fro the next elections its not too far just 33 months and we are still suffering from the effects of a potential ruto/ruto/kutuny/namwamba betrayal
these four guys are messing up ODM leadership
WHEN THE MASTER THIEF COULD NOT PROTECT HIS BABY THIEVES: THE STORY OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO GOVERNMENTS
The country is Kenya. And this beautiful land of the great long distance runners is governed by two governments.
And one government is a government of the people by the people for the people. And its leader does not condone corruption and loves his country and works for his country.
And the other government is led by a thief who goes to great lengths to protect his baby thieves and who does everything in his power to ensure that his tribesmen eat in peace.
And this 13th day in the month of February in the year of our Lord 2010, the master could not sleep because he had been exposed. He was forced to the airwaves to pretend, like he always does, that he too can take action.
Shame on you, Master Thief. If you were doing your work, Kenya would still be a sovereighn state. As things are now, decisions are made for Kenya in Washington and the Hague.
Shame on you, Master Thief. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta gave Kenya nationhood, And Mzee Daniel arap Moi gave Kenya education.
And you, Master Thief, you have given Kenya a taste of genocide and the International Criminal Court and more tribalism and more corruption.
YOU ARE PRETENDING BUT WE KNOW YOU, A SHAMELESS THIEF WHO ROBBED THE PEOPLE OF KENYA OF THEIR GOD-GIVEN RIGHT TO ELECT AND HAVE THEIR CHOSEN PRESIDENT RULE THEIR COUNTRY.
Yes, you robbed Kenyans – some of their lives and all of their democratic rights – but now, you are the one that is not sleeping at night and you are the one that is forced to work on weekends to cover up your lies and tribalism and corruption.
The people of Kenya will come out on tops and all thieves will be shamed and made to pay for their evil deeds.
Food is donated to the hungry and they greedy thieves steal it. Money is donated for the education of needy Kenyan children and the greedy ones waste no time in stealing it.
THANKS A MILLION, MR. PM. YOU ARE THERE FOR THE PEOPLE. MAY THE PEOPLE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS IN ALL YOU DO.
THE CHINESE CALL THIS YEAR OF 2010 “THE YEAR OF THE TIGER”
For the people of Kenya, is this not also our year of the tiger?
This year of 2010, all rot in Kenya out the window and common sense, duty to nation, love of country, and patriotism takes over.
Mr. PM, the people of Kenya are with you as you remove the rot and the thieves so that Kenya can again become a nation with dignity and purpose and progress.
Since December 27, 2009, Kenya has been taken over by thieves.
If the PM can do his work as the National Accord gives him authority to do so, even the Master Thief will arise from his slumber and abandon his thieving ways and join the team in building the Kenya all people of Kenya will love and take pride in.
THE RIGGING PROCESS BEGINS:
The people of Kenya are worried and anxious about the fight against corruption but the biggest worry should not be about now but about tomorrow.
The process to rig Hon. Raila Odinga out of the presidency a second time has moved from the planning stages to implementation stage.
The thieves and killers are putting in motion the process to deny Hon. Raila Odinga the presidency a second time and once again deny the people of Kenya their chosen leader.
The thieves and killers must be warned that any attempt to impose Uhuru on the people of Kenya will be resisted.
If they can rig out the PM even in his constitutional duties and responsibilities in supervising the government and fighting graft, the way they did in December 2007, what is there to stop them from blocking Hon. Raila Odinga from becoming president?
PEOPLE OF KENYA, STAND UP FOR YOUR COUNTRY.
There is nothing more bitter than to watch a thief reverse decisions that the PM has made for the good of Kenya.
The only consolation is that they are permanently on the defence.
GOOD WILL PREVAIL OVER EVIL AND BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR OF 2010 (THE CHINESE CALL IT THE YEAR OF THE TIGER), ODM WILL HAVE ALL FAMILY MEMBERS BACK HOME WITH NEW FRIENDS AND ALL SUPPORTING HON. RAILA ODINGA.
Ocampo’s men are so arogant for now but their time will come soon when they will face the truth and the decisions that will be made on them will not be reversed, not even, by the Master Thief.
GEMA REDEFINED:
A greedy individual will never let go. They want to dominate, to be in charge, to be the recipient, to be given all.
Look at the new PDM (Progressive Democratic Movement). It is nothing but GEMA re-defined. They have coined the new name and use it to try and fool Kenyans that PDM was formed but by a union of PNU and ODM.
But PDM is nothing but GEMA redifined. Look at the officials of PDM: They are all members of GEMA.
Kiraitu Murungi is the top official and the other top members are: Saitoti, Kalonzo, Uhuru all members of the expanded and re-defined Gikuyu, Embu, Meru, Akamba association.
Some Rift Valley leaders have got to step in and step up the fight against greed and tribalism.
Several Kalenjin youth were massacred defending and supporting democracy and the ideals of ODM and they are not going to be forgotten because the Rutos and Kuttunys have been provided for well through corruption.
For the sake of the fallen youth, the Franklins of Rift Valley must take up the mantle to ensure that the people of Rift Valley remain in ODM and support the PM.
Mr. Ruto has chosen to leave the paarty that would have given him a chance to one day become the leader of Kenya and instead to follow Uhuru.
Uhuru is going nowhere and PDM is nothing but a mirage. PDM is GEMA and all the people of Kenya who want to become one people of one nation must rise up and fight PDM.
Kibaki is a bankrupt and corrupt leader whom Kenyans cannot wait to see the last of. Kibaki cannot take anyone anywhere and Mr. Ruto is wasting time visiting State House on a daily basis.
The fallen Kalenjin youth will not die for nothing. Their sacrifice must be recoginized by making Kenya a better country.
How can thieves and killers make Kenya better?
well looks like we have gone full cycle back to pre/2002
katiba sasa, YES, all the way