In view of the strategy that Narc Kenya are bound to use against Raila Odinga, if he stands for president, the choice of his vice presidential running mate, will be critical.
It is the opinion of this writer that Raila Odinga is unstoppable and will win the ODM-Kenya nomination without breaking into a sweat. The real challenge he will face will however be beating the incumbent, President Mwai Kibaki. Narc-Kenya are widely expected to fan anti-Luo tribal sentiments promoted by the Kenyatta administation in the 60s and 70s.
Interestingly most analysts agree that only one candidate is best suited to serve Agwambo's political interests well and give him a higher chance of winning the presidency. And assuming that this particular person accepts to be his running mate, then they will be in a position to revive their own political career, which now seems to be in dire straits. That man's name is of course Uhuru Kenyatta.
Uhuru Kenyatta has been official leader of the opposition but is only beginning to cut his teeth as his own man after being under the shadow of retired President Moi for too long. However he has shown great promise and great potential.
There are those who believe that Uhuru will have minimal influence over the Kikuyu vote as a vice presidential running mate of Raila, a Luo. Still, there is no doubt that it is the best option open to Raila at the moment, more so because the number of youth voters across tribal lines in the country who will be quick to identify with Uhuru is huge.
In the past Uhuru and Agwambo have always worked very well together, as was evidenced during the New Constitution referendum in November 2005. Can they work together to get President Kibaki out of State House?
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Friday, January 19, 2007
Ugandan self-proclaimed Prophetess Dies In Kenya
It was reported in the local press yesterday that the self-proclaimed Ugandan prophetess, Alice Lakwena died at a refugee camp in Northern Kenya after battling illness for a week and refusing conventional medical attention opting instead to treat herself with traditional medicine.
She will be remembered for waging a guerilla war in Uganda from 1986-87 where she convinced her followers to sprinkle some form of holy water she had in her possession that could allegedly stop bullets from inflicting injury on ones body.
Her gullible supporters believed her and died in their thousands as they confronted heavily armed government troops. Her resistance did not last long and she soon fled to Kenya to evade capture.
Having been married twice and divorced due to her inability to have children, Lakwena settled for a lonely life at the refugee camp and is said to have been sick for about a week prior to succumbing to a yet to be established ailment.
Born in 1956 in Uganda, Lakwena lived a generally quiet life before the mid eighties when she suddenly stopped talking and on recovering her speech, she claimed a spirit was inside her, which had instructed her to wage war against the government that she accused of being evil and unpopular.
Many considered her to be an insane zealot out to gain popularity and ascend to power by cheating gullible Ugandans that she was the anointed one and God had plans for her to rule the country and restore religious beliefs among the people.
Her supporters were mainly northern Ugandans who are known to be against any government where the president comes from the south. In this case, a southerner, Yoweri Museveni was president and it was easy to convince her northern kinsmen to take up arms against the government.
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She will be remembered for waging a guerilla war in Uganda from 1986-87 where she convinced her followers to sprinkle some form of holy water she had in her possession that could allegedly stop bullets from inflicting injury on ones body.
Her gullible supporters believed her and died in their thousands as they confronted heavily armed government troops. Her resistance did not last long and she soon fled to Kenya to evade capture.
Having been married twice and divorced due to her inability to have children, Lakwena settled for a lonely life at the refugee camp and is said to have been sick for about a week prior to succumbing to a yet to be established ailment.
Born in 1956 in Uganda, Lakwena lived a generally quiet life before the mid eighties when she suddenly stopped talking and on recovering her speech, she claimed a spirit was inside her, which had instructed her to wage war against the government that she accused of being evil and unpopular.
Many considered her to be an insane zealot out to gain popularity and ascend to power by cheating gullible Ugandans that she was the anointed one and God had plans for her to rule the country and restore religious beliefs among the people.
Her supporters were mainly northern Ugandans who are known to be against any government where the president comes from the south. In this case, a southerner, Yoweri Museveni was president and it was easy to convince her northern kinsmen to take up arms against the government.
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Mysterious Bank Robbery At Habib Bank Mombasa
Two days ago, armed gangsters walked into a bank in Mombasa and made away with about Shs 35 million in a mysterious robbery where it is yet to be established at what point exactly the money was stolen.
Some bank officials claim that the money was on transit and was stolen as it reached the bank while others say it was already in the bank and had never moved prior to the well-hatched robbery.
It is common sense that one cannot pull off a bank robbery without help from the inside and police are still pursuing leads and have arrested one of the guards on duty during the fateful raid.
Another inexplicable incident is the fact that the cctv cameras were not on when the robbery occurred and it is also yet to be established who switched them off or disabled them moments prior to the heist.
It could also be possible that not a single cent was stolen on that day and what could have happened is that an employee colluding with gangsters could have hidden the money inside the bank only for his accomplices to collect it the following day. This happened last year in a bank heist in Eldoret.
The amount said to have been stolen is also yet to be verified and TV footage showed managers of the Habib bank holding their heads in grief and bewilderment, as they could not explain how the money vanished.
One version says two well-dressed men entered the bank through the back door prior to the close of business while a third used the front door. They were allowed in by unsuspecting security guards.
One remains wondering why bank robberies still occur in Kenya where armed policemen guard these premises during opening hours and only leave after all monies have been secured. It is also highly likely that these gangsters are not only colluding with bank employees but also with the police. A pointer to this possibility is the flustered nature in which the police have acted over this particular robbery, issuing several statements to the press. In one of them the police claim that they even summoned bank managers at Habib to a meeting at the police station and expressed their concern over the lax security arrangements at the bank. Especially in view of the fact that they had received a tip-off of an impending bank robbery in Mombasa about a week or two before the heist actually took place.
Finally, one cannot help but wonder if this 35 million loot has gone into some politician's campaign war chest for the forthcoming general elections.
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Some bank officials claim that the money was on transit and was stolen as it reached the bank while others say it was already in the bank and had never moved prior to the well-hatched robbery.
It is common sense that one cannot pull off a bank robbery without help from the inside and police are still pursuing leads and have arrested one of the guards on duty during the fateful raid.
Another inexplicable incident is the fact that the cctv cameras were not on when the robbery occurred and it is also yet to be established who switched them off or disabled them moments prior to the heist.
It could also be possible that not a single cent was stolen on that day and what could have happened is that an employee colluding with gangsters could have hidden the money inside the bank only for his accomplices to collect it the following day. This happened last year in a bank heist in Eldoret.
The amount said to have been stolen is also yet to be verified and TV footage showed managers of the Habib bank holding their heads in grief and bewilderment, as they could not explain how the money vanished.
One version says two well-dressed men entered the bank through the back door prior to the close of business while a third used the front door. They were allowed in by unsuspecting security guards.
One remains wondering why bank robberies still occur in Kenya where armed policemen guard these premises during opening hours and only leave after all monies have been secured. It is also highly likely that these gangsters are not only colluding with bank employees but also with the police. A pointer to this possibility is the flustered nature in which the police have acted over this particular robbery, issuing several statements to the press. In one of them the police claim that they even summoned bank managers at Habib to a meeting at the police station and expressed their concern over the lax security arrangements at the bank. Especially in view of the fact that they had received a tip-off of an impending bank robbery in Mombasa about a week or two before the heist actually took place.
Finally, one cannot help but wonder if this 35 million loot has gone into some politician's campaign war chest for the forthcoming general elections.
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