Who Paid Kibaki’s London Hospital Bills?

That is the question being asked by Kenyans even as blundering government spokesman Afred Mutua tried to hood wink the press that the money was paid from the generous health scheme parliamentarians enjoy, knowing full well that it would be difficult for this to be confirmed by the nosy newsmen.

He had of course overlooked the fact that simple mental deduction can quite often rule out certain possibilities. In this case the President was technically not an MP at the time he went to London for treatment as parliament had already been adjourned to make way for the campaign period.

This lie by the government has drawn even more attention to this issue because it is now clear that this administration is very determined to keep that piece of information secret. This leads us to one conclusion and one conclusion only. That the characters who cleared the hospital bills are most probably not the sort that the President would like to be associated with - especially now.

In future Kenyans should make up their minds as to what their views are on a Presidential candidate that accepts such gifts.
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(See election 2007 predictions)

Fred Gumo’s Bid For The Presidency

The last few days has seen a flurry of announcements by several politicians declaring their interest in the presidency. This is probably a pointer as to just how crowded the field will be this time.

But more than anything else these announcements are a big joke and an attempt to abuse the intelligence of Kenyans. Maybe President Moi was right when he said that Kanu will rule for the next 100 years. All the major announcements for the Presidency are Kanu members pasta and present. Not to mention that the current government is very much in the hands of Kanu veterans past and present.

But probably the most hilarious announcement was that of Westlands MP Fred Gumo. The antics of this burly MP who is also a well-known bully are familiar to most Kenyans. It is amazing, the sort of things Fred Gumo has gotten away with. From slapping returning officers who made the mistake of announcing him as the loser in an election to slapping bar tenders at seedy bars whose only crime was to present a bill for payment.

This is the sort of man who wants to be president of Kenya.

This is yet another clear example of why Kenyan voters should just vote out the whole lot of these jokers.
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(See election 2007 predictions)