It is amazing how Kenyans are so good at blaming everybody else apart from themselves. To use a worn-out, tired, over-used cliché, Kenyans are actually their own worst enemies.
A TV poll carried out last night by the KTN Newsline show produced some startling results to the question; Can the Youth and Women Lead? Only 36 per cent said "yes" and a huge 64 per cent said "no".
Today I want to say something very controversial that is however true. Kenyans in their twisted minds can never get women out of their minds as "sexual objects" and they cannot bear to think of them as leaders because of this. Some Kenyan men will say all sorts of nice things, but in their minds, the truth is that they will always look down on women. In a way this same twisted thinking is evident in what most believe is the most advanced democracy in the world – America as is evidenced by the fact that to date, the White House is yet to have a woman-occupant. And even in Britain where Margaret Thatcher was a very successful woman prime minister for well over a decade, the voting system is such that the leader of the winning party ascends to power and there is no direct vote for the Prime Minister. If there was a direct vote, the world would have missed out on Thatcherism and the wonderful impact of Thatcherconomics on the British economy.
Yet there is plenty of evidence to show that women in fact make better leaders than men. In fact it is my belief that for Kenya to make the critical changes that she badly needs just now, it is important that the next August house has as many women MPs as possible.
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Matters have of course not been made any easier by the many sex scandals and rumours that have dogged parliament for years, which have been damaging to the image of women as leaders. Read Kumekucha Confidential's intimate examination of 3 recent sex scandals in parliament (two of them have never been publicized) involving 3 respected women leaders namely, Martha Karua, Njoki Ndungu, and Charity Ngilu. To read this report and others that are just too hot for even this controversial blog, subscribe to Kumekucha confidential by sending an email now to;
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Why is it that Raila seems to know all this top-secret government meetings and goings on? Remember the Artur brother's saga? (Incidentally Raila says that they are back in the country). Does Raila have a mole in the highest echelons of government and if so, who is it?
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Friday, November 17, 2006
Kibaki Will Call For Early Elections In March Or June: Mutahi Ngunyi Says
Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi is at it again. Whenever you see him appearing on TV too often, then you know that elections are around the corner.
You have to give it to him, when it comes to marketing himself and his political analysis. Except that to him every move Kibaki makes is "interesting."
But Ngunyi himself has had some very "interesting" things to say on TV over the last 3 days or so.
- Last night he said that Kibaki is one of the most surprising politicians Kenya has ever had. And in this vein we should be prepared for anything. Like Kibaki calling for early elections to catch ODM flatfooted without a presidential candidate. He added that he would be surprised if early elections were called for either March or June next year (instead of the expected December 2007).
My comment on this; The first thought that came to my mind was, what is the motive of this statement? After all it is no secret that Mr Ngunyi is a close advisor to President Kibaki these days. Actually the truth is that he has always been an advisor as far back as in the run up to the 2002 general elections, but he was sidelined after the stunning Narc victory in December and only called back when the crisis ridden Kibaki administration realized that they needed some good strategy to just stay in power long enough to finish their term.
Could Ngunyi's statement about an early election have been designed to smoke out the ODM presidential candidate? Raila has the President's handlers very anxious. They wonder whether he could just rise to the occasion and issue another "Tosha" statement, pushing either Kalonzo or Uhuru Kenyatta forward to face off with Kibaki? It may be that they want this unknowing variable of who the ODM candidate is going to be, settled once and for all (so that they start putting their strategy in place). Hence Ngunyi's statement designed to get ODM top cats to push forward their presidential nomination.
President Kibaki is not one for surprises. In fact he is very predictable, if you ask me. Everybody knew he was going to re-appoint to the cabinet his Meru friends for the votes and Saitoti for his precious cheque book. Everybody knows that he delays every decision until the last possible minute (more evidence that we could be headed for an early election).
- That the move by ODM to embrace former long-serving AG, Charles Njonjo, has the potential of splitting the Kikuyu vote with the old Kiambu Kikuyu versus Nyeri Kikuyu rivalry re-emerging.
My comment on this; RUBBISH. And Ngunyi himself knows it. This is yet another statement probably designed to trick ODM and achieve something. Even in 2002 when a Kiambu Kikuyu (Uhuru Kenyatta) and a Nyeri Kikuyu (Mwai Kibaki) faced off in the elections for the presidency, President Kibaki got a sizeable amount of votes from Kiambu (he split Kiambu votes with Kenyatta). So what do you expect to happen when the ODM presidential candidate is Raila or even Kalonzo? If anything the referendum fiasco proves clearly that the Kikuyu will this time vote as a block and we all know who they will vote for. Incase you don't, visit a few discussion forums and try and catch the names of the folks harping on about a dramatically improved economy and repeating certain statements over and over again, like a broken toy; Kibaki atabaki. Etc.
Beware of political analysts who are both referees and members of one of the teams. If I was KTN, whenever I invite Ngunyi to comment, I would also be inviting the likes of Tony Gacoka for instance to give an opposing view. That would just about balance things out because we know that Gacoka is an ODM activist.
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Why is it that Raila seems to know all this top-secret government meetings and goings on? Remember the Artur brother's saga? (Incidentally Raila says that one of them is back in the country). Does Raila have a mole in the highest echelons of government and if so, who is it?
The answer to these questions is shocking and too sensitive even for this blog. So I have answered it in great detail via email to my subscribers.
You can join my Kumekucha Confidential list and read the absolutely amazing answer to this question. Just send an email now to kumekucha-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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You have to give it to him, when it comes to marketing himself and his political analysis. Except that to him every move Kibaki makes is "interesting."
But Ngunyi himself has had some very "interesting" things to say on TV over the last 3 days or so.
- Last night he said that Kibaki is one of the most surprising politicians Kenya has ever had. And in this vein we should be prepared for anything. Like Kibaki calling for early elections to catch ODM flatfooted without a presidential candidate. He added that he would be surprised if early elections were called for either March or June next year (instead of the expected December 2007).
My comment on this; The first thought that came to my mind was, what is the motive of this statement? After all it is no secret that Mr Ngunyi is a close advisor to President Kibaki these days. Actually the truth is that he has always been an advisor as far back as in the run up to the 2002 general elections, but he was sidelined after the stunning Narc victory in December and only called back when the crisis ridden Kibaki administration realized that they needed some good strategy to just stay in power long enough to finish their term.
Could Ngunyi's statement about an early election have been designed to smoke out the ODM presidential candidate? Raila has the President's handlers very anxious. They wonder whether he could just rise to the occasion and issue another "Tosha" statement, pushing either Kalonzo or Uhuru Kenyatta forward to face off with Kibaki? It may be that they want this unknowing variable of who the ODM candidate is going to be, settled once and for all (so that they start putting their strategy in place). Hence Ngunyi's statement designed to get ODM top cats to push forward their presidential nomination.
President Kibaki is not one for surprises. In fact he is very predictable, if you ask me. Everybody knew he was going to re-appoint to the cabinet his Meru friends for the votes and Saitoti for his precious cheque book. Everybody knows that he delays every decision until the last possible minute (more evidence that we could be headed for an early election).
- That the move by ODM to embrace former long-serving AG, Charles Njonjo, has the potential of splitting the Kikuyu vote with the old Kiambu Kikuyu versus Nyeri Kikuyu rivalry re-emerging.
My comment on this; RUBBISH. And Ngunyi himself knows it. This is yet another statement probably designed to trick ODM and achieve something. Even in 2002 when a Kiambu Kikuyu (Uhuru Kenyatta) and a Nyeri Kikuyu (Mwai Kibaki) faced off in the elections for the presidency, President Kibaki got a sizeable amount of votes from Kiambu (he split Kiambu votes with Kenyatta). So what do you expect to happen when the ODM presidential candidate is Raila or even Kalonzo? If anything the referendum fiasco proves clearly that the Kikuyu will this time vote as a block and we all know who they will vote for. Incase you don't, visit a few discussion forums and try and catch the names of the folks harping on about a dramatically improved economy and repeating certain statements over and over again, like a broken toy; Kibaki atabaki. Etc.
Beware of political analysts who are both referees and members of one of the teams. If I was KTN, whenever I invite Ngunyi to comment, I would also be inviting the likes of Tony Gacoka for instance to give an opposing view. That would just about balance things out because we know that Gacoka is an ODM activist.
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Why is it that Raila seems to know all this top-secret government meetings and goings on? Remember the Artur brother's saga? (Incidentally Raila says that one of them is back in the country). Does Raila have a mole in the highest echelons of government and if so, who is it?
The answer to these questions is shocking and too sensitive even for this blog. So I have answered it in great detail via email to my subscribers.
You can join my Kumekucha Confidential list and read the absolutely amazing answer to this question. Just send an email now to kumekucha-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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Why Kibaki Reappointed Saitoti And Kiraitu To The Cabinet
I felt pity for Kiraitu watching him begging the president for his job back when he led elders and constituents to State House not too long ago. I mean the man has even been writing poetry about his being in the cold (how sweet a cabinet post in Kenya must be).
It seems to have worked because as you read this Kiraitu has a flag fluttering in the wind, in front of his chauffer-driven ministerial car complete with a minimum of two bodyguards. In return he has no illusions of what is expected of him. To keep ODM out of Meru, traditionally President Kibaki's stronghold.
President Kibaki actually has two close allies in Meru, namely former Finance Minister Daudi Mwiraria and Kiraitu Murungi. The thinking must have been as follows; to minimize the inevitable fall out, he should bring back only one corrupt Meru rather than two. Despite the fact that Mwiraria is a very close friend of the President for many years, the choice was not too difficult. It was a question of picking the one with a larger following. So Kiraitu got the nod.
The way the Kibaki camp has started doing such precise voter sums, seems to support the Ngunyi claim that we could be headed for early elections.
George Saitoti is also a very popular man, no doubt useful in limiting the damage that Ole Ntimama of ODM is bound to cause for Narc Kenya amongst the Maasai's when election campaigning starts. But even more important, George has to be in the cabinet to write a few cheques that will go towards the Narc Kenya campaign (if he will repeat a little of what he did for the National Rainbow coalition in 2002). Read his lips to find out the amounts on the cheques.
So there you are! George and Kiraitu are back in the cabinet. Neither the Goldenberg mega-scandal nor the Anglo-leasing mega rip off will go away. Not even the taped evidence against Kiraitu. But you can complain as much as you want, the two "mzees" are there to stay, at least until the general elections. Upende, usipende. Utafanya Nini?
I will throw in my lot with the eloquent analyst who quipped "Kenyans are watching these developments closely with their voter cards in hand."
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Why is it that Raila seems to know all this top-secret government meetings and goings on? Remember the Artur brother's saga? (Incidentally Raila says that one of them is back in the country). Does Raila have a mole in the highest echelons of government and if so, who is it?
The answer to these questions is shocking and too sensitive even for this blog. So I have answered it in great detail via email to my subscribers.
You can join my Kumekucha Confidential list and read the absolutely amazing answer to this question. Just send an email now to kumekucha-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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It seems to have worked because as you read this Kiraitu has a flag fluttering in the wind, in front of his chauffer-driven ministerial car complete with a minimum of two bodyguards. In return he has no illusions of what is expected of him. To keep ODM out of Meru, traditionally President Kibaki's stronghold.
President Kibaki actually has two close allies in Meru, namely former Finance Minister Daudi Mwiraria and Kiraitu Murungi. The thinking must have been as follows; to minimize the inevitable fall out, he should bring back only one corrupt Meru rather than two. Despite the fact that Mwiraria is a very close friend of the President for many years, the choice was not too difficult. It was a question of picking the one with a larger following. So Kiraitu got the nod.
The way the Kibaki camp has started doing such precise voter sums, seems to support the Ngunyi claim that we could be headed for early elections.
George Saitoti is also a very popular man, no doubt useful in limiting the damage that Ole Ntimama of ODM is bound to cause for Narc Kenya amongst the Maasai's when election campaigning starts. But even more important, George has to be in the cabinet to write a few cheques that will go towards the Narc Kenya campaign (if he will repeat a little of what he did for the National Rainbow coalition in 2002). Read his lips to find out the amounts on the cheques.
So there you are! George and Kiraitu are back in the cabinet. Neither the Goldenberg mega-scandal nor the Anglo-leasing mega rip off will go away. Not even the taped evidence against Kiraitu. But you can complain as much as you want, the two "mzees" are there to stay, at least until the general elections. Upende, usipende. Utafanya Nini?
I will throw in my lot with the eloquent analyst who quipped "Kenyans are watching these developments closely with their voter cards in hand."
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Why is it that Raila seems to know all this top-secret government meetings and goings on? Remember the Artur brother's saga? (Incidentally Raila says that one of them is back in the country). Does Raila have a mole in the highest echelons of government and if so, who is it?
The answer to these questions is shocking and too sensitive even for this blog. So I have answered it in great detail via email to my subscribers.
You can join my Kumekucha Confidential list and read the absolutely amazing answer to this question. Just send an email now to kumekucha-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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