The big ODM-Kenya event in London this weekend that is set to include a political rally at Wembley stadium has attracted a lot of media coverage. But this coverage has totally ignored the plight of tens of thousands of Kenyans living there as illegal immigrants who are bound to be caught in a swoop aimed at netting and ejecting illegal immigrants from Great Britain.
It is truly ironic that some ODM presidential aspirants are getting problems obtaining visas to enter Britain due to their corrupt pasts. The irony is that their corrupt pasts have partly been responsible for the plight of the Kenyan illegals living in London who are now due to be deported at any time if the British government makes good their recent threats. Their actions contributed in a big way to making life unbearable in Kenya which has caused many Kenyans to seek opportunities elsewhere.
William Ruto for instance made his fortune from the notorious activities of the Youth For Kanu '92 group which flooded the country with 500 bob notes—distributed in cartons—that created inflation at unprecedented rates making many Kenyans pupers overnight and generally was the beginning of some of the very serious financial woes and hopelessness faced by many Kenyans today.
The question Kenyans need to ask themselves is; do we have any business condoning presidential candidates who are known thieves of public funds and more corrupt than the thugs the Kenyan police are currently cracking down on?
What happens if William Ruto gets elected, or his Youth for Kanu accomplice Cyrus Jirongo? Will Kenyans be proud? What message will the voters be sending out to the candidates? That as long as a candidate is rich enough, it matters little how they made their money?
In fact if truth be told none of the current presidential candidates should be standing for president as they ALL have stinking skeletons in their closets. This blog has been littered by Kenyans spreading hate against certain communities of fellow Kenyan in the guise of rooting for their favored presidential candidates. But let us face the truth squarely in the face today and analyze our front runner presidential material in great detail;
Raila Odinga: We have been accused of being stooges for Raila and this blogger has been called all sorts of names including "smelly foreskin". However the truth of the matter is that although Raila looks extremely clean standing next to other ODM-Kenya so-called luminaries, he too has his own skeletons. This blogger has evidence proving that Raila made deals with retired President Moi in 2002 when his then NDP party merged with Kanu. The deal saw Raila gain part ownership of the controversial molasses plant in return for assuring former president Moi that he would never pursue the still unsolved gruesome murder of the late Foreign minister Dr Robert Ouko. But the latest political blunder that Raila has made according to me is to accommodate every corrupt thief and former Kanu crook in ODM-Kenya. They are in fact the source of his many current problems that have caused the party that many Kenyans see as their only hope to retreat to London for a so-called bonding session. How do you bond with the devil?
Can ODM-Kenya, which is really Kanu 2001/early 2002, bring genuine change to Kenya if they form the next government? You decide.
Kalonzo Musyoka: In recent times his supporters have outdone even the notorious Mount Kenya mafia in terms of being abusive and generally using foul language on the Internet at the least excuse to defend their candidate. Recently we have been accused in this blog of Kalonzo-bashing when all we were doing was reporting the facts and the main cause for the tensions within ODM.
But despite everything, can his supporters sober up for a minute and sincerely answer a simple question. Who is the real Kalonzo Musyoka? The man who still calls Moi a statesman? The man who went round Rift Valley promising the Kalenjin that if elected president he would protect them? (It is not clear what he is supposed to protect them from). The man who used a title deed entrusted in his care by a client to sell off land secretly to a firm linked to him? Or is he the man who called a press conference to tell Kenyans that Kamba MPs DO NOT practice witchcraft and are clean? Can the man who stayed in Kanu until the very last minute, the man who hides in toilets during crucial votes in parliament, the man who disappears when there is a demonstration. Can that man bring genuine change to Kenya?
At least these two leading candidates are worth analyzing. The rest do not deserve to even be mentioned. Many of them need to first explain to Kenyans how they obtained their vast wealth.
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I have a lot of respect for things said about politicians. For the first time in this blog, I will thank the blogger for using the term criminal. Rutto, what was he before YK92, like any other Moi corruption creation, is a millionaire; noting wrong about that. Everyone knows what Rutto is up to and what he has been. He puts a brave face when talking about corruption, poor governance and that is one reason why ODM loses its credibility. What did Kanu do for Kenya and Moi and Rutto was in the government. Are companies that were losing money not thriving now. In less than three years.
ReplyDeleteI do not intend to begrudge him but the way he rubbishes Moi and the fact that the YK92 was one of the schemes that brought suffering to Kenyan since 1992, I believe he does not even have to be there.
As Kanu secretary, Raila rusbbished the rest of the opposition, legalising the crimes commited under the Moi regime. Reward, ministerial appointment. Before that, Molasses Plant collections to buy the firm for the people of Nyanza. He was making collections yet he knew the land was not even in the name of the company. Is that not conmanship? Robert Ouko's blood is in Raila's hands already, if he used trickery to acquire property that led to the death of another Luo. Later registered under the family name. When he joined Kanu Moi hurriedly had the land transfer. When any Luo leader asks, he is threatened to his village. What is the face of ODM? WAOL Gi JOKODINGA!!!!
I must applaud the efforts of this blogger to expose the skeletons in the closets of some of the front runners in ODM. It is almost idiosyncratic for Hon. William Ruto to speak about governance issues, especially on corruption. In the words of the economic undersecretary at the Treasury during the Goldenberg era," The ramifications of Goldenberg are serious. At best, its effects will last for 77 years..."
ReplyDelete77 years???!! Given the life expectancy of about 40-50yrs, the effects will last for almost two generations of Kenyans!!!!! The persons involved and responsible for this scam are actually positioning themselves to contest for the presidency. Is this a cruel joke?
It was a sad day for Kenya when no less than 40 rift valley MP's endorsed Willam Ruto as their candidate, telling him not to settle for nothing less than the Presidency in the ODM London bonding sessions. It is unfortuate that the kenyan electorate will be forced to choose a president who has either cordoned kleptocracy or has actively engaged in the vice.
Honestly, we are in between a rock and a hard place.
Kalonzo Musyoka has been part of the Moi administration - despite the grave injustices perpetrated against Kenyans during his reign. Even when multiparty democracy came, he had a chance to jump ship but he chose either to activiely participate in or cordone corruption.
'Agwambo', a charismatic leader and in my opinion a decisive pragmatic individual who can can achieve almost anything he sets his mind to is also an accomplice in the latter days of the reign of Moi. At the time parliament was very hostile to Government, given the opposition unity in frustrating the Kanu government. Raila and the NDP sold out to the devil, and as anonymous aptly put it, legitimised the crimes committed by the Moi regime.
The hope of true change for Kenyans has been caricaturized by the entry of Kanu into ODM, thereby converting the hope into a dream. It is truly a sad situation for Kenyans. It seems that corruption has been institutionalised via party politics and by extension tribalism.
There are corrupt elements in Narc-K and ODM and i put it to you that the root of this is mainly tribalism. Why else would the likes of Raila accomodate Ruto, if not to bag the Kalenjin vote? Why else would President Kibaki reinstate Kiraitu Murungi, despite evidence pointing out that he actively participated in a cover up attempt, if not to bag the Meru vote?
Its high time we send all these corrupt politicians home. However, that will not be enough. We need to get rid of the corruption network that operates behind-the-scenes.
Anyone who shares the same sentiments?
Your incisive comment can not go without an answer and mostly support from me. This is the reason why I have always said in this blog that if we are interested in real change in Kenya then we have only ONE option.
ReplyDeleteTo vote a totally new fresh set of 210 persons into the 10th parliament who have never been in politics before. Nobodies who can give us a fresh start and who will be easy to remove after 5 years before they have had time to established any survival and corruption networks.
After all when the Mois, KIbakis, Tom Mboyas etc went to parliament the first time, they were nobodies. (the problem with that generation is that politicians do not want to retire from politics till death do them depart)
This thing of experience is hogwash. The Mboyas had virtually no experience.
Then after we have ourselves 210 nobodies, we then need to realize that the fight against the long-established corruption networks in Kenya will be similar to the war on drug trafficking cartels and networks that was carried out in Columbia. We need very couragous Kenyans who are ready to sacrifice everything for the motherland.
I am convinced that President Kibaki's intentions were good on that memorable day, Dec 30th 2002, but he later changed. I believe because he did not have enough courage and also because he was tainted himself and the people he went after pointed to his own skeletons in his closet (eg all that property at the Coast) which caused Kibaki to apply emergency brakes on the war against corruption.
-Kumekucha-
Lets not be selective in bringing out skeletons.
ReplyDeleteFACT: Kibaki was Moi's VP for a very long time, and served as a KANU official a much longer period than all the ODM leaders put together.
FACT: When Kenya was declared a dejure one party state in 1980s it was Kibaki who moved this motion in Parliament. Many Kenyans were tortured, detained without trial, killed and maimed just to force Moi government to UNDO this one piece of legistlation.
FACT: NDP disolution to join KANU was a negotiated deal between two willing political parties. This was during multi-party era in Kenya. If any NDP/KANU member was dissatisfied at that time, they were free and there was a chance for them to join existing political parties or form their own.
FACT: There are ODM presidential candidates you missed out in your analysis, ie Kenyatta, Balala, Umar and Ojiambo, who in my opinion have clean public records. They may not feature in terms of popularity, but what skeletons do you have on them? And by the way, other people not known yet may declare their interest for the ODM ticket for the 2007 GE.
FACT: To this date; demand for constitutional reforms continue to see Kenyans continue to die needlessly because individuals are taking advantage of a skewed constitutional order to oppress their fellow citizens.
FACT: The fight against high level corruption will only succeed if and when a new constitution that guarantees equality and devolves executive power is implemented.
As at now, I will support a political party / presidential candidate that seems likely to facilitate this new constitution. That party is ODM-K. That candidate.....not yet declared.
Chris has provided a spotless mirror reflecting the unpleasant Kenyan political landscape. What next? We have to accept the disturbing image we are watching and confront it head on.
ReplyDeleteLest we be accused of elitism, what can we do to ameloriate the haemorhage? We are a country fast sliding into political and moral irrelevance and all we do is to whine and not dare soil our hands. After mouthing platitudes, we shamelessly retreat to our safe shells and won't mind bandying cheap tribal stereotypes of so many thieves from (guess where), proud and arrongant ...(fill in).
Kenyans (readers of this blog included) are very objective theorists but very effective practitioners of pettiness. Here we lambasting the corrupt and 'criminal' Rutosof this world but come election time and we all troop to pledge loyalty to our equally tainted tribal chiefs. We need a complete break akin to a revolution and it will rain from heaven. We have to role up our sleeves and get dirty in the politcal murk lest we inadvertently resign to keeping the smelly skunk from these poltical pretenders and fraudsters.
Look around you and all you see are corrupt Kenyans of yore positioning themselves for the forth coming elections. And what do we do? Whine, whine more and retreat to our safe houses. It will take our collective resolve to remove the influence of money (read bribe/handouts) from our politics.
Kenya's salvation lies in a comprehensive break from Kanu and its derivatives that only perfect deception. ODM-K, Narc-K are just but two sides of the same coin, corruption. Guys we have less than 300 days to put things straight or we lose the whole plot. Anybody with me in this?
So eloquently put Taabu, how can I not be with you?
ReplyDeleteOne week is a long time in politics. 300 days can be many decades in politics. Don't forget that the Narc Coalition came together barely 2 months before the polls.
I am about to present a candidate to the Kenyan people to be considered for the position of 4th President of the republic of Kenya. He has many advantages but has never been in politics before.
Then you and me and other like minded people who read this blog can put our heads together and change the course of history.
I will release details next week. But meanwhile let's discuss and punch all the holes we can into this.
-Kumekucha-
I like how this discussion has ended; by a suggested course of action. Years of reading theories and analyses from arm chair philosophers has made a skeptic of me. Tommorrow i would also like to present a young Kenyan, tired of talking and following the big boys, and taking action in the right direction!
ReplyDeleteIn the first comment in this discussion, I forgot to mention that Rutto had a criminal case ad could not travel to the UK. Now, four of them have said they are not travelling to UK and the only chance is Raila appearing. But why should he be here. Even Mudavadi was tainted with the Goldenberg murk and was the same person who could not agree with the opposition, even after he was offered a post by Uhuru Kenyatta. Do you want that kind of president?
ReplyDeleteNgunyi, Chris and Tabuu. Kudos. I think you have kenya at heart like me.
Serving KANU fora long time doesnt make you tainted guys. I agree that KANU just did enough injustices b=ut u also have to agree with me than sinning by omission is a lesser evil than sinning by commission. I will hang Kibaki for seconding Njonjo to making Kenya a one party state. But when Chris points out the property in the coast as a proof that the guy is corrup just goes to show us an excited and frustrated fellow that he has always been. People like Raila were in KANU for only two years and yet they looted public property while others like Kalonzo served KANU for close to 20 years but save for the "scam" being cooked in fora like these arespotlessly white. The late Godana was a senior figure in KANU but can u compare him with Otieno Kajwang who has spent all his life in the opposition stealing from poor clients? Guys u should point out the real scandals associated with people instead of engaging in cheap mudslinging. I will lead the pack with examples: Mollasses, Goldenberg and YK92. That leaves only Uhuru, Balala, Kalonzo, Umar and Ojiambo as the only viable candidates to face Kibaki
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