But are they really justified?
Insider sources inform this blogger that when the possibility of an Obama win was first brought up within the Kibaki kitchen cabinet months ago, it was dismissed outright. Somebody confidently predicted that Sanetor Hillary Clinton would win the Democratic party nomination to run for the presidency and that she would do it easily. Most of the old school members of this inner circle have visited the United States many times and some have even lived there and so they were pretty confident with their predictions. The general feeling was that there was no way the racially charged Americans could elect Barack Obama.
Well now there are serious jitters within this inner circle even as they remain completely puzzled and dumbfounded as to what the hell is going on. How can that son of a “Jaruo” rise to be president of the most powerful nation in the world? HOW???
In fact if I could talk to them I would tell them something else to completely bawl them over. My insider source in America (with decades of experience observing the politics in that country) told me last night that it is now looking like the first time Illonois Senator will win the presidency by a landslide. YES, I was stunned myself at this information and I still am.
But why should any Kenyan in their right mind not be happy at the prospect of the son of a Kenyan from Siaya becoming president of the most powerful nation on earth? The answer can be found in the complex cut-throat game of politics.
You see despite the so called Grand coalition government, the truth is that both the PNU and ODM factions within the coalition are still bitter rivals looking for the upper hand that will carry the day when the next general elections are called. It is no secret that the man who could be the next President of the United States has some very close ties with the ODM top brass. One just needs to cast their mind back to the Obama visit last year and the feathers it ruffled in the then Kibaki government to realize what I am talking about here. Don’t forget that President Kibaki flatly refused to meet with Senator Obama during that memorable visit. Now if Obama lands in the White House, roles will be reversed and it will be president Kibaki seeking audience with Obama.
And that is in a scenario where Prime Minister Raila Odinga regularly has cell phone conversations with Obama. Naturally this makes many within the president’s inner circle very jittery and hoping against all hope for some miracle that will see John McCain somehow winning.
What worries PNU insiders is that the president of the most powerful nation is well able to make decisions that could greatly jeopardize their well laid plans. In fact those jitters extend to most of the political class and those who have made their money through dubious means.
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
What Was Your Role In The Mayhem, Mr President?
Water Minister Charity Ngilu has a long history and reputation for speaking her mind and not caring too much about the consequences.
Now she is asking a very simple but direct question. What was the role of President Mwai Kibaki in the post election violence? Now before the tribalists come out heaving and breathing fire, let us pause for a moment of quiet sober and non-partisan reflection.
Kenyans are unanimous in agreeing that there should be no amnesty and that all perpetrators of post election violence should face the full force of the law. That is fine. But please remember that already many innocent Kenyans are languishing in jail for mostly being at the wrong place at the wrong time. And this was mostly because they happened to be poor. Quite a number of the guilty ones are already dead and some are already answering to their heinous acts in the courts. And all this is going on when none of the people right at the centre of triggering the whole mess are roaming the country scot free. Some of these people are now loudly asking for amnesty.
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Folks please let us learn how to be a little sensitive. Imagine what those Kenyans who suffered greatly as a result of the skirmishes feel when they hear the word “amnesty.” Those whose nothers. Sisters, wives and girl friends were brutually raped. Those whose loved ones were killed as they watched. Have mercy. Don’t you think that the call for amnesty is making them live through the nightmare all over again?
We said in this blog very early on that election violence perpetrators should either all be prosecuted or all given amnesty. In other words there should not be any selective justice. Especially if that justice is meted out Kenya-style where there is a very different way of handling the poor while the rich mined and political class can never seem to be touched by the same law.
Now the truth of the matter is that the whole post-election violence horrors were triggered off by a stolen election. So justice must start where the problem started surely. What makes this whole thing even sadder is the fact that those close to the president and indeed the president himself were fully briefed (if we are to believe the NSIS) on the consequences of election theft. But still they went ahead and to make matters worse, without taking the necessary precautions to limit the loss of human life. Indeed there is evidence to suggest that certain arms of the security forces deliberately went out to kill, the objective being to scare demonstrators and other would-be trouble makers from escalating the violence. Well this plan fell flat on its’ face and what saddens me the most is the fact that one of the reasons why this happened was that those making decisions had no idea at all where the masses of Kenya are coming from and the kind of suffering going on within the borders of our beautiful country just because of impunity and bad politics.
So Mr President, even as you suddenly shift gears about this amnesty thing, please tell us, what was your role in the post election violence. Plenty of innocent blood belonging to Kenyans is crying out from the ground for an answer to that question.
Again I ask, what was your role Mr President?
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Now she is asking a very simple but direct question. What was the role of President Mwai Kibaki in the post election violence? Now before the tribalists come out heaving and breathing fire, let us pause for a moment of quiet sober and non-partisan reflection.
Kenyans are unanimous in agreeing that there should be no amnesty and that all perpetrators of post election violence should face the full force of the law. That is fine. But please remember that already many innocent Kenyans are languishing in jail for mostly being at the wrong place at the wrong time. And this was mostly because they happened to be poor. Quite a number of the guilty ones are already dead and some are already answering to their heinous acts in the courts. And all this is going on when none of the people right at the centre of triggering the whole mess are roaming the country scot free. Some of these people are now loudly asking for amnesty.
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My nasty toothache experience
0000000000000000000000
Folks please let us learn how to be a little sensitive. Imagine what those Kenyans who suffered greatly as a result of the skirmishes feel when they hear the word “amnesty.” Those whose nothers. Sisters, wives and girl friends were brutually raped. Those whose loved ones were killed as they watched. Have mercy. Don’t you think that the call for amnesty is making them live through the nightmare all over again?
We said in this blog very early on that election violence perpetrators should either all be prosecuted or all given amnesty. In other words there should not be any selective justice. Especially if that justice is meted out Kenya-style where there is a very different way of handling the poor while the rich mined and political class can never seem to be touched by the same law.
Now the truth of the matter is that the whole post-election violence horrors were triggered off by a stolen election. So justice must start where the problem started surely. What makes this whole thing even sadder is the fact that those close to the president and indeed the president himself were fully briefed (if we are to believe the NSIS) on the consequences of election theft. But still they went ahead and to make matters worse, without taking the necessary precautions to limit the loss of human life. Indeed there is evidence to suggest that certain arms of the security forces deliberately went out to kill, the objective being to scare demonstrators and other would-be trouble makers from escalating the violence. Well this plan fell flat on its’ face and what saddens me the most is the fact that one of the reasons why this happened was that those making decisions had no idea at all where the masses of Kenya are coming from and the kind of suffering going on within the borders of our beautiful country just because of impunity and bad politics.
So Mr President, even as you suddenly shift gears about this amnesty thing, please tell us, what was your role in the post election violence. Plenty of innocent blood belonging to Kenyans is crying out from the ground for an answer to that question.
Again I ask, what was your role Mr President?
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