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One of the myths doing the rounds amongst Kenyans these days is that those who have not felt the dramatic economic growth under the Kibaki administration are simply lazy and that all a Kenyan has to do is work hard to make it in life.
In one ludicrous laughable example given in the comments area of this blog we are told that the reason why a Mr Onyango has not felt the impact of the economic growth is because they attend endless ODM rallies instead of working. That one really cracked my ribs. There is really no hope for some people in this country. This is NOT true.
Hard work will not automatically make you money in Kenya. The truth is that only the already rich and well connected can make money in Kenya. Corruption is also a great hindrance for the ordinary Kenyan in their quest to make an honest living and the government policies have not been formulated with the idea of creating opportunities for the common man. Rather they have often deliberately been formulated to frustrate small businesses and make things very difficult for them. This is the reason why Kenyans who have relocated elsewhere have ended up being very successful when they were a total failure locally.
The following personal story of what happened to me will illustrate this point better than a 1000 words of empty rhetoric.
I have always been very enterprising and have had a knack for coming up with brilliant ideas that turn an ordinary-looking idea into a very lucrative enterprise. After applying this talent to the businesses of others for a number of years, in the late 90s I opted to go it alone and I launched my own businesses. It was not the first time that I was going into business for myself and I felt that with all my previous experiences under my belt, I stood an excellent chance of being successful this time round.
My area of specialization has always been in publishing and I noted that the market was crying out for a tabloid-style entertainment newsletter that carried both human interest and political articles. But I also recognized that a major problem would be in the distribution of such a publication more than anything else. It is difficult to convince newspaper vendors to display a new publication prominently on their limited space on the newsstands where there are dozens of other publications crying out for attention. I purposed to create a totally new way of selling my new newsletter publication.
These were the early days of what Kenyans came to refer to as alternative press publications, but my publication, called Update, was different. The stories were well researched and well written and the quality of printing was a notch higher. And rather than use coloured newsprint like everybody else was at the time, I used white paper with an extra colour on the cover.
After several experiments and some serious research, I realized that the major hurdle that prevented most people from purchasing a publication was because they were not sure of what the contents were. What if I distributed a free miniature sample of the contents, I asked myself? I then carefully designed a small leaflet where I printed on both sides of the sheet detailed summaries of the articles contained in my publication. At the bottom I put the price.
All this time I was the reporter, editor, publisher and newsvendor all rolled into one. I was not scared of hard work and neither was I afraid of being laughed at. Incidentally I started out selling my publication at crowded public places, by this time I was being helped out by two young men. One day I met an old schoolmate on the bus who saw what I was doing and was totally disgusted. He mocked me and sarcastically asked what I thought I was doing. It was devastating because in our school days we were close friends with this guy, or so I thought. This friend of mine had a very comfortable job in a bank, a job that my entrepreneurial spirit could probably not hold down for too long.
To cut a long story short, after weeks of trial and error, everything suddenly clicked into place and I soon had a large team of vendors exclusively selling my newsletter in every corner of Nairobi. My daily profits climbed up to an average of about Kshs 60,000 per day-I kid you not.
People I knew and even strangers started warning me that I needed to be careful about the circulation department of a certain daily newspaper who felt that my alternative press publication was taking away daily sales from them. That is if a person purchased my publication, they were unlikely to purchase that daily newspaper. Alas I was naïve in those days, like many of the inexperienced readers in this blog who are too fast to dismiss things when they first hear them. I found these suggestions ridiculous and just ignored them. How could a large multi-million shilling daily newspaper get worried about the sales of some small upstart newsletter? That was totally absurd! It did not cross my mind at the time that I had not heard this thing from one person but from several people.
Very soon things started happening to confirm the warnings that I had already received. Firstly my vendors started having problems with City Council Askaris. Now traditionally there has always been a big difference between newspaper vending and hawking and the city bylaws recognize this fact. That is why we have newspaper vendors licensed to sell publications on the streets but we don't have hawkers licensed to sell their non-newspaper wares. Soon our licensed vendors were being arrested on strange trumped up charges like urinating at some street corner or being a public nuisance, and many other tramped up charges from the city by laws. The interesting thing was that the city Askaris were not targeting the vendors selling only the daily newspapers. They seemed exclusively interested only in my vendors.
I went to see the top officers in the city inspectorate at City Hall and they promised to put a stop to this harassment but nothing happened, nothing changed. So I quickly adjusted and learnt how to live with this and dismissed the whole thing as part of the corruption rampant with city council askaris. My policy was clear and known to all my vendors. It was that if they ever got arrested and locked in the police cells I would bail them out at my expense. They were instructed NOT to bribe (because a bribe would quickly get you off the notorious city council lorry long before you arrived at the police station).
I then set up a budget for bailing out my vendors and even employed somebody with some legal knowledge whose work was to do just that. They would then plead guilty in the city council courts and get fined Kshs 500/- the next day, which I quickly paid and they were back to work in a few hours. I factored the whole thing into my expenses. We were advised by a legal expert in these matters that pleading not guilty and waiting for due process would take ages, be too expensive and time consuming. And besides we had little chance of winning without bribing. To this day as a matter of principal I DO NOT BRIBE. Wacha iwe mbaya.
Somebody somewhere decided that they had to go further to stop us.
One day when I was not in, heavily armed plain clothes police officers from CID Nairobi area raided our offices and left with printing plates and a member of staff whom they used to track me down. The way the whole operation was carried out was as if they were arresting a very dangerous criminal.
Those were the days before cell phones but somehow word got to me about what had happened and I rushed to CID headquarters Nairobi where I was told to report the next day. I was very lucky not to have been locked up for the night. What saved me was that the CID officers and their boss had rushed off somewhere to deal with another more urgent matter and had left a message for me at their office.
When I arrived early the next morning, they asked me for my publishing registration certificate.
(To be continued tomorrow.) Read Part II NOW
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Thursday, July 05, 2007
Kumekucha Readers Thanked
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Hi Chris,
Thanks so much for the support. Your readers truly made a huge difference. I have drafted a thank you letter.
See it below
Best regards
Kenn
Dear Kumekucha readers
How do I say thank you? My cup runneth over, filled with gratitude and appreciation.
The response to vote for my video during the IDEA fitness contest was overwhelming. I'm so moved by the support I received from readers of Kumekucha, it's beyond what words can say. The stories keep pouring in. Most asked their friends and families to help others even asked their grandma's who have access to computers to vote for me. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank all of you for your support.
Because of your support I did very well and placed 2nd in the contest. I really could not have done it without you. We were the biggest surprise and gave everyone a run for their money. This is just the beginning and the exposure will be phenomenal. I'm very thrilled with the outcome. So what is next?
Your stunning outpouring has given me added encouragement to keep on keeping on. My plan is to produce some infomercials for 2008 (you might see me on the tube if you are up late at 2:00am) do some speaking and performing engagements and teleseminars
Once again thanks so much for your vote of confidence. It meant everything to me.
Best regards Kenn Kihiu
http://www.danceXfitness.com "Move Your Body, Move Your Life.."
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Hi Chris,
Thanks so much for the support. Your readers truly made a huge difference. I have drafted a thank you letter.
See it below
Best regards
Kenn
Dear Kumekucha readers
How do I say thank you? My cup runneth over, filled with gratitude and appreciation.
The response to vote for my video during the IDEA fitness contest was overwhelming. I'm so moved by the support I received from readers of Kumekucha, it's beyond what words can say. The stories keep pouring in. Most asked their friends and families to help others even asked their grandma's who have access to computers to vote for me. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank all of you for your support.
Because of your support I did very well and placed 2nd in the contest. I really could not have done it without you. We were the biggest surprise and gave everyone a run for their money. This is just the beginning and the exposure will be phenomenal. I'm very thrilled with the outcome. So what is next?
Your stunning outpouring has given me added encouragement to keep on keeping on. My plan is to produce some infomercials for 2008 (you might see me on the tube if you are up late at 2:00am) do some speaking and performing engagements and teleseminars
Once again thanks so much for your vote of confidence. It meant everything to me.
Best regards Kenn Kihiu
http://www.danceXfitness.com "Move Your Body, Move Your Life.."
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007
John Githongo Rumours: Could They Be True?
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Those who have been following this blog for sometime will be accustomed to the usual trend. I report something here which everybody initially dismisses with words like “rubbish” “bar talk” etc.(by the way I don’t drink and I have not entered a bar in 20 years). Weeks and sometimes months later, my information proves to be 1000% correct.
Interestingly many of you readers rush to make comments before reading the post properly. I always choose my words very carefully. If it is a rumour, I will call it that, if it is info from a trusted source I will call it that.
Now, there is some very interesting chain of events that have happened over the last 10 days or so. Let me present them and let you make your own judgment.
Event No 1;
Rumours have been circulating for sometime now that John Githongo is about to return to Kenya and enter politics. Just rumours, which I ignored (as I usually ignore dozens of rumours and info from people I don’t know hurled at me from all directions every day, including Sundays).
Event No 2
I received an interesting email from somebody I had never heard from before drawing my attention to an incredible story published in the Daily Nation (which the editor later apologized about). I hereby reproduce that email;
I would like to 'anonymously' bring to your attention an issue you will find interesting.
On June 22nd, the Nation published the following article:
Kibaki to win, says UK paper
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=100850
This article claims to be based on a Financial Times story, although it was twisted greatly while some parts of the story were never even mentioned in the FT:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/119246e8-1819-11dc-b736-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=21418c9e-175a-11dc-86d1-000b5df10621.html
and
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1240756a-1819-11dc-b736-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=21418c9e-175a-11dc-86d1-000b5df10621.html
This was a particularly odd story coming from the NMG. Despite their internal issues as highlighted in the recent 'sex for promotions' campaign, the NMG is particularly careful about their sources and integrity of their stories. Whereas they often slant a story (just as they have done with this one), they tend to get the facts correct for legal reasons. This is why the Standard keeps running into trouble by not checking their facts in full. So, the insertion of outright falsehoods such as John Githongo briefing foreign govts is very strange indeed.
This story got past certain people who would have never allowed it to go out. Upon realising what happened and after a formal complaint and notice to sue, an apology was published on page 2 on Tue 26th (although it did not appear online):
GITHONGO DOESN'T BRIEF UK ON GRAFT
"On 22 June 2007, we published an article alleging that it had been reported in the Financial Times of London that Mr John Githongo has been regularly briefing the British government on matters relating to corruption in Kenya, and that by doing so, he has contributed to tensions between 'Nairobi and London'.
We have established conclusively that the report was inaccurate, and that the Financial Times made no such assertion, expressly or implicitly. We take this opportunity to unreservedly apologise to Mr Githongo."
That this story was published in the Nation of all newspapers is very significant. I shall leave you to draw your conclusions but I can point out 2 things here. The first is that the sex for hire campaign that was happening earlier this year targeted persons who did not fit that bill. And with those persons neutralized, such stories will be common as will be the killing of any corruption exposures (notice the Nation's silence on the promissory notes?)
The second pointer is the determination to paint John Githongo as a British spy. It is not just about threatening him to stay silent. It is a desperate attempt to keep him from his rumored entry onto the local scene.
I trust we shall have a chance to discuss other issues as we fight to save our country from a very sad ending.
Keep well.
Event No 3
Today, a very trusted source of mine close to the Raila camp (he is NOT a Luo) sends me the following URGENT message;
We are looking at the possibility of a Githongo-Raila joint candidature.
I will give you details later. Dawa ya moto ni moto. Let us fry the pork with its own fat.
My dear readers. Kindly draw your own conclusions. Please note that this time instead of analyzing anything. I have simply put the facts before you. You analyze them and let today’s post be in the comments you all make on this issue. But before you make a comment please read the second post for today, below (This is very important and you will understand why after you have done so.) Make your comment like your life depended on it. Many of you don't realize it but you are already serving your country here and making a bigger impact than you will ever realize.
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Those who have been following this blog for sometime will be accustomed to the usual trend. I report something here which everybody initially dismisses with words like “rubbish” “bar talk” etc.(by the way I don’t drink and I have not entered a bar in 20 years). Weeks and sometimes months later, my information proves to be 1000% correct.
Interestingly many of you readers rush to make comments before reading the post properly. I always choose my words very carefully. If it is a rumour, I will call it that, if it is info from a trusted source I will call it that.
Now, there is some very interesting chain of events that have happened over the last 10 days or so. Let me present them and let you make your own judgment.
Event No 1;
Rumours have been circulating for sometime now that John Githongo is about to return to Kenya and enter politics. Just rumours, which I ignored (as I usually ignore dozens of rumours and info from people I don’t know hurled at me from all directions every day, including Sundays).
Event No 2
I received an interesting email from somebody I had never heard from before drawing my attention to an incredible story published in the Daily Nation (which the editor later apologized about). I hereby reproduce that email;
I would like to 'anonymously' bring to your attention an issue you will find interesting.
On June 22nd, the Nation published the following article:
Kibaki to win, says UK paper
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=100850
This article claims to be based on a Financial Times story, although it was twisted greatly while some parts of the story were never even mentioned in the FT:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/119246e8-1819-11dc-b736-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=21418c9e-175a-11dc-86d1-000b5df10621.html
and
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1240756a-1819-11dc-b736-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=21418c9e-175a-11dc-86d1-000b5df10621.html
This was a particularly odd story coming from the NMG. Despite their internal issues as highlighted in the recent 'sex for promotions' campaign, the NMG is particularly careful about their sources and integrity of their stories. Whereas they often slant a story (just as they have done with this one), they tend to get the facts correct for legal reasons. This is why the Standard keeps running into trouble by not checking their facts in full. So, the insertion of outright falsehoods such as John Githongo briefing foreign govts is very strange indeed.
This story got past certain people who would have never allowed it to go out. Upon realising what happened and after a formal complaint and notice to sue, an apology was published on page 2 on Tue 26th (although it did not appear online):
GITHONGO DOESN'T BRIEF UK ON GRAFT
"On 22 June 2007, we published an article alleging that it had been reported in the Financial Times of London that Mr John Githongo has been regularly briefing the British government on matters relating to corruption in Kenya, and that by doing so, he has contributed to tensions between 'Nairobi and London'.
We have established conclusively that the report was inaccurate, and that the Financial Times made no such assertion, expressly or implicitly. We take this opportunity to unreservedly apologise to Mr Githongo."
That this story was published in the Nation of all newspapers is very significant. I shall leave you to draw your conclusions but I can point out 2 things here. The first is that the sex for hire campaign that was happening earlier this year targeted persons who did not fit that bill. And with those persons neutralized, such stories will be common as will be the killing of any corruption exposures (notice the Nation's silence on the promissory notes?)
The second pointer is the determination to paint John Githongo as a British spy. It is not just about threatening him to stay silent. It is a desperate attempt to keep him from his rumored entry onto the local scene.
I trust we shall have a chance to discuss other issues as we fight to save our country from a very sad ending.
Keep well.
Event No 3
Today, a very trusted source of mine close to the Raila camp (he is NOT a Luo) sends me the following URGENT message;
We are looking at the possibility of a Githongo-Raila joint candidature.
I will give you details later. Dawa ya moto ni moto. Let us fry the pork with its own fat.
My dear readers. Kindly draw your own conclusions. Please note that this time instead of analyzing anything. I have simply put the facts before you. You analyze them and let today’s post be in the comments you all make on this issue. But before you make a comment please read the second post for today, below (This is very important and you will understand why after you have done so.) Make your comment like your life depended on it. Many of you don't realize it but you are already serving your country here and making a bigger impact than you will ever realize.
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Chilling Warning To Kumekucha
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Today I received a chilling email from a man claiming to be "an insider". It was related to the post I published yesterday about the Kitchen cabinet. I took the warning very seriously because I have heard the same thing said from numerous other sources many times before. (I am very sensitive to warnings people give me because I am still haunted by the instance not too long ago when I ignored some warnings because I felt they were ridiculous. The price I paid was to lose a multi-million shilling business overnight. I was literally wiped out in hours. That story I will tell tomorrow). On several occasions I have also had reason to believe that I am being investigated from strange phone calls I received when I was living in a certain foreign country and other bizarre “coincidences”.
Here is part of that chilling email;
And I have to reveal to you that your blog (being the only serious blog in Kenya) has often been subject of talk by jittery State House operatives. In fact, the CID and the NSIS have been trying to trace the publisher of Kumekucha… Let your identity remain the way it has always been - a shadow…
There are a few questions that readers of this blog need to ask themselves. Why should the said people be jittery if the information being published here is “lies” or “bar talk”? Why should the NSIS and CID be looking for the publisher of this blog?
My friends, this blog allows for anonymous posts. That is both a strength and a weakness. A strength because anybody can air their true views without fear here (even use abusive language while they are at it). And nobody here is trying to please me with their comments and that is one of the reasons why Kumekucha is a staple daily diet for so many Kenyans today.
However the weakness is that some of the comments left here are not genuine. They are made by people with certain objectives and clear agendas in mind. Many times I have sensed that some commentators here have deliberately tried to sway the debate and public opinion in a certain direction (and have succeeded many times) the whole idea being to give the impression that the said view is the common view amongst ordinary Kenyans.
Let us keep a very careful lookout for these kinds of comments and guys.
Personally I am very careful with my personal security (if I tell you the lengths I go into, you will laugh) because I know how high the stakes are. But I am not afraid of anything or anybody. I am serving my motherland and I am fully prepared to make any sacrifices that may be necessary for my children and grand children (and yours too) to wake up to a better Kenya some day.
One reader asked the pertinent question here recently (which everybody ignored). He asked; “Is it all worth it.” Especially when Kenya has in the past trashed her heroes and heroines. Where is Kenneth Matiba now? What happened to Tom Mboya? Etc etc. How many years did it take for Dedan Kimathi to get one lousy statue in the middle of town, which some people say scares tourists?
My answer to our reader’s important question is that a human being can never climb to a higher level than that of doing something selflessly and taking the risks that go with it in their stride.
I dream of a better Kenya. A country that will be the envy of the world. And guess what? Dreams come true. Long live Kenya. Long live the motherland.
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Today I received a chilling email from a man claiming to be "an insider". It was related to the post I published yesterday about the Kitchen cabinet. I took the warning very seriously because I have heard the same thing said from numerous other sources many times before. (I am very sensitive to warnings people give me because I am still haunted by the instance not too long ago when I ignored some warnings because I felt they were ridiculous. The price I paid was to lose a multi-million shilling business overnight. I was literally wiped out in hours. That story I will tell tomorrow). On several occasions I have also had reason to believe that I am being investigated from strange phone calls I received when I was living in a certain foreign country and other bizarre “coincidences”.
Here is part of that chilling email;
And I have to reveal to you that your blog (being the only serious blog in Kenya) has often been subject of talk by jittery State House operatives. In fact, the CID and the NSIS have been trying to trace the publisher of Kumekucha… Let your identity remain the way it has always been - a shadow…
There are a few questions that readers of this blog need to ask themselves. Why should the said people be jittery if the information being published here is “lies” or “bar talk”? Why should the NSIS and CID be looking for the publisher of this blog?
My friends, this blog allows for anonymous posts. That is both a strength and a weakness. A strength because anybody can air their true views without fear here (even use abusive language while they are at it). And nobody here is trying to please me with their comments and that is one of the reasons why Kumekucha is a staple daily diet for so many Kenyans today.
However the weakness is that some of the comments left here are not genuine. They are made by people with certain objectives and clear agendas in mind. Many times I have sensed that some commentators here have deliberately tried to sway the debate and public opinion in a certain direction (and have succeeded many times) the whole idea being to give the impression that the said view is the common view amongst ordinary Kenyans.
Let us keep a very careful lookout for these kinds of comments and guys.
Personally I am very careful with my personal security (if I tell you the lengths I go into, you will laugh) because I know how high the stakes are. But I am not afraid of anything or anybody. I am serving my motherland and I am fully prepared to make any sacrifices that may be necessary for my children and grand children (and yours too) to wake up to a better Kenya some day.
One reader asked the pertinent question here recently (which everybody ignored). He asked; “Is it all worth it.” Especially when Kenya has in the past trashed her heroes and heroines. Where is Kenneth Matiba now? What happened to Tom Mboya? Etc etc. How many years did it take for Dedan Kimathi to get one lousy statue in the middle of town, which some people say scares tourists?
My answer to our reader’s important question is that a human being can never climb to a higher level than that of doing something selflessly and taking the risks that go with it in their stride.
I dream of a better Kenya. A country that will be the envy of the world. And guess what? Dreams come true. Long live Kenya. Long live the motherland.
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Why Our Kumekucha Campaign Will Work Like A Dream
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Our noble campaign in this blog is a powerful force, which only requires each of us to play our small part, nothing more.
All that is required is for you to do 2 simple things. Firstly, to take a little time and compile a letter of protest against the ongoing land clashes/politically instigated violence, which the government is not doing enough to end. The violence will not end with security operations in slum areas where even pregnant women are asked to lie down in the dust. If it is true (which everybody highly doubts) that this government and the intelligence community does not know the identity of the people financing and sustaining the violence, then they have failed miserably and have no business being in office.
Secondly to speak to a few friends and acquaintances about the initiative, especially ordinary Kenyans who have no access to the Internet. And that's it. If 1,000 of us each recruits only 5 other people that will bring our numbers to 5,000 and the numbers will rapidly climb when everybody who joins refers only 5 friends as follows 1,000; 5,000; 25,000; 125,000; 625,000; 3,125,000.
Admittedly life does not work out that neatly and that is why it is important for each of us not to stop at 5 but to refer as many people as we possibly can to make up for those who may not be able to convince any of their friends. Folks, together we can accomplish much. If we accept to be divided then our politician's partisan selfish interests will win the elections and there will be no chance of us bringing about the change we desire so much. So let us make every effort to unite and speak as one voice. That way victory will be assured.
(Click Here) now and make your contribution towards the change we all desire in our beloved motherland.
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Our noble campaign in this blog is a powerful force, which only requires each of us to play our small part, nothing more.
All that is required is for you to do 2 simple things. Firstly, to take a little time and compile a letter of protest against the ongoing land clashes/politically instigated violence, which the government is not doing enough to end. The violence will not end with security operations in slum areas where even pregnant women are asked to lie down in the dust. If it is true (which everybody highly doubts) that this government and the intelligence community does not know the identity of the people financing and sustaining the violence, then they have failed miserably and have no business being in office.
Secondly to speak to a few friends and acquaintances about the initiative, especially ordinary Kenyans who have no access to the Internet. And that's it. If 1,000 of us each recruits only 5 other people that will bring our numbers to 5,000 and the numbers will rapidly climb when everybody who joins refers only 5 friends as follows 1,000; 5,000; 25,000; 125,000; 625,000; 3,125,000.
Admittedly life does not work out that neatly and that is why it is important for each of us not to stop at 5 but to refer as many people as we possibly can to make up for those who may not be able to convince any of their friends. Folks, together we can accomplish much. If we accept to be divided then our politician's partisan selfish interests will win the elections and there will be no chance of us bringing about the change we desire so much. So let us make every effort to unite and speak as one voice. That way victory will be assured.
(Click Here) now and make your contribution towards the change we all desire in our beloved motherland.
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Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Secrets From Kibaki’s Inner Circle
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Over a long period of time, this blog has gained a large following and one of the huge advantages we have today is our large army of trusted informers who give us information that many readers usually mock here only for the same information to be proved correct a few months later.
I am eternally grateful to all you friends of Kumekucha out there, because you are the ones who make us different from the rest.
I have just received some very disturbing confirmation of a story I have been pursuing for some time. Indeed I have let the cat out of the bag several times in this blog.
But first let us start with a big shocker that contradicts popular belief.
Contrary to popular belief the power brokers around President Kibaki are not worried about a Kalonzo Musyoka or Raila Odinga presidential candidacy. The person they fear most is Musalia Mudavadi.
The kitchen cabinet – read Martha Karua, Njenga Karume and the rest who are known – are comfortable with any other person taking the ODM ticket apart from Mudavadi. To start with intelligence reports have indicated that former President Moi has silently been backing Mudavadi mainly due to family historic ties which makes Moi trust him a lot. Remember that Mudavadi would be in parliament today had he left Kanu with the others, but he stuck with Uncle Dan, knowing full well what the consequences would be.
Mudavadi is regarded a moderate and he would easily fit into Moi’s political game plan (which he did not achieve with the Uhuru project in 2002). Mudavadi is easily acceptable to all communities due to his character and this is what has sent Kibaki’s men and women into a major panic.
A contest between Kibaki and Mudavadi would complicate Kibaki’s already well-calculated chances of being re-elected due to Kikuyu phobia amongst other communities. This is a candidate that can easily overcome the tribal obstacle. With Moi’s backing (read the Kalenjin vote) and other major communities, Mudavadi would trounce Kibaki without breaking into a sweat.
My impeccable inside information has it that panic reached fever-pitch for Kibaki’s men and women when it emerged that Mudavadi’s camp (Musyoka and RUTO) are favouring consensus as a means of choosing the ODM candidate. Ruto knows that he can’t win the ODM ticket but he projects himself as a serious candidate in order to use the Kalenjin vote as a bargaining chip with either Mudavadi or Musyoka.
Kibaki’s inner circle believe that Ruto is more likely to cut a deal with Mudavadi than Musyoka for obvious reasons. A Mudavadi-Ruto team would have a clean sweep in the vast Rift Valley and the whole of Western. Ruto has the solid backing of Kalenjins and many Maasais and these are the dorminant tribes in Rift Valley. The team would fully lock out Kibaki from the two provinces, which have too big a portion of the votes to ignore. In order to win the Presidency, the Mudavadi-Ruto team would then reach out to other communities to fill the basket. In a strange twist of fate, Moi and Ruto – the two political rivals fighting for control of the Kalenjin vote – would find themselves both heartily supporting Mudavadi as a presidential candidate.
A Mudavadi presidency would ensure that Moi’s future and that of his family and their vast wealth would be in safe hands. The Kibaki administration initially mistreated Moi but warmed up to him for survival when LDP started rocking the boat. Intelligence reports show Moi – being a schemer and professor of politics – opted to fake a warm relationship with Kibaki for his own survival – but he did not forgive what the regime did to him at first. Those who know Moi know very well how he likes public limelight and hates humiliation. He decided to swallow the bitter knowing very well that his time for revenge would come. A Mudavadi candidate against Kibaki offers Moi the sweetest revenge of his life. Being young and well educated, Mudavadi would appeal to the local and international community and he is more likely to remain in State House for 10 years. Ruto would be of course eying the seat after Mudavadi since he is also young.
The above scenario is what has made Kibaki’s men start wetting their trousers five months before the General Elections. They have now hatched a counter scheme to spoil the Mudavadi party in the event that ODM picks him. Remember what happened in Nigeria? We might see a repeat of it here.
One of the key suspects on trial over the Goldenberg scandal and former Treasury PS, Dr Koinange, has been approached by Kibaki’s inner circle to help them in their scheme with a promise that the case facing him will be struck out (and he will be cleared by the High Court like Saitoti was). But on condition that he agrees to testify against Mudavadi so that the state nails him.
It is believed that a Mudavadi file on his role in Goldenberg has already been opened at CID headquarters and everything is in place so that the players move fast – as soon as Mudavadi is named the ODM candidate. The man will suddenly find himself facing corruption charges in court. And suddenly the Kibaki administration will look good for prosecuting big fish.
And Ruto’s land case? The case has deliberately been slowed down for the past four years by a senior member of the President’s Kitchen cabinet. In the event that Ruto is to become the presidential candidate (which intelligence reports shows is highly unlikely) or Mudavadi’s running mate, his case will be fast-tracked and he might find himself behind bars during the election period. So, Mudavadi and Ruto would be busy fighting court battles (or be in jail) as President Kibaki moves his campaigns to a new level.
Another issue that is giving Kibaki’s men sleepless nights is Kibaki’s health. Which is a subject that this blogger has talked a lot about here, because I know the old Kibaki and the imposter that Kenyans are seeing now is NOT him.
The Kibaki Kenyans see in public is kept going by strong medication and the man is never himself. The car accident he had and the stroke that was triggered by the accident still weight heavily on Kibaki’s health. The man Kenyans see in public is not in control of his faculties and he survives by the grace of God and drugs. Before he ventures out in public, doctors have to prepare him for the task ahead by administering drugs. This is what Kibaki’s inner circle would never allow the public to discover. They want the public to think that the man is as fit as a fiddle.
There was a curious incident recently when Livestock Minister Munyao continued giving a speech and showering praise on Kibaki at a function only to be alerted that the man he was praising had left his seat. President Kibaki had stood up from his seat to use the toilet facilities behind the presidential dais without Munyao’s knowledge. The president frequently does this during public functions due to the affect of the heavy medication he takes. Although no one can blame President Kibaki for his ill health, it is wrong for the public not to be told the truth and his inner circle have been pushing him to run for a second term. In fact there are those who would argue that the country is in chaos because our president has some serious health issues and is not himself. With all the pressure around him, one can only sympathise and understand whay the first lady was so anxious to reduce his heavy schedule in Mombasa in that controversial incident in 2003.
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Over a long period of time, this blog has gained a large following and one of the huge advantages we have today is our large army of trusted informers who give us information that many readers usually mock here only for the same information to be proved correct a few months later.
I am eternally grateful to all you friends of Kumekucha out there, because you are the ones who make us different from the rest.
I have just received some very disturbing confirmation of a story I have been pursuing for some time. Indeed I have let the cat out of the bag several times in this blog.
But first let us start with a big shocker that contradicts popular belief.
Contrary to popular belief the power brokers around President Kibaki are not worried about a Kalonzo Musyoka or Raila Odinga presidential candidacy. The person they fear most is Musalia Mudavadi.
The kitchen cabinet – read Martha Karua, Njenga Karume and the rest who are known – are comfortable with any other person taking the ODM ticket apart from Mudavadi. To start with intelligence reports have indicated that former President Moi has silently been backing Mudavadi mainly due to family historic ties which makes Moi trust him a lot. Remember that Mudavadi would be in parliament today had he left Kanu with the others, but he stuck with Uncle Dan, knowing full well what the consequences would be.
Mudavadi is regarded a moderate and he would easily fit into Moi’s political game plan (which he did not achieve with the Uhuru project in 2002). Mudavadi is easily acceptable to all communities due to his character and this is what has sent Kibaki’s men and women into a major panic.
A contest between Kibaki and Mudavadi would complicate Kibaki’s already well-calculated chances of being re-elected due to Kikuyu phobia amongst other communities. This is a candidate that can easily overcome the tribal obstacle. With Moi’s backing (read the Kalenjin vote) and other major communities, Mudavadi would trounce Kibaki without breaking into a sweat.
My impeccable inside information has it that panic reached fever-pitch for Kibaki’s men and women when it emerged that Mudavadi’s camp (Musyoka and RUTO) are favouring consensus as a means of choosing the ODM candidate. Ruto knows that he can’t win the ODM ticket but he projects himself as a serious candidate in order to use the Kalenjin vote as a bargaining chip with either Mudavadi or Musyoka.
Kibaki’s inner circle believe that Ruto is more likely to cut a deal with Mudavadi than Musyoka for obvious reasons. A Mudavadi-Ruto team would have a clean sweep in the vast Rift Valley and the whole of Western. Ruto has the solid backing of Kalenjins and many Maasais and these are the dorminant tribes in Rift Valley. The team would fully lock out Kibaki from the two provinces, which have too big a portion of the votes to ignore. In order to win the Presidency, the Mudavadi-Ruto team would then reach out to other communities to fill the basket. In a strange twist of fate, Moi and Ruto – the two political rivals fighting for control of the Kalenjin vote – would find themselves both heartily supporting Mudavadi as a presidential candidate.
A Mudavadi presidency would ensure that Moi’s future and that of his family and their vast wealth would be in safe hands. The Kibaki administration initially mistreated Moi but warmed up to him for survival when LDP started rocking the boat. Intelligence reports show Moi – being a schemer and professor of politics – opted to fake a warm relationship with Kibaki for his own survival – but he did not forgive what the regime did to him at first. Those who know Moi know very well how he likes public limelight and hates humiliation. He decided to swallow the bitter knowing very well that his time for revenge would come. A Mudavadi candidate against Kibaki offers Moi the sweetest revenge of his life. Being young and well educated, Mudavadi would appeal to the local and international community and he is more likely to remain in State House for 10 years. Ruto would be of course eying the seat after Mudavadi since he is also young.
The above scenario is what has made Kibaki’s men start wetting their trousers five months before the General Elections. They have now hatched a counter scheme to spoil the Mudavadi party in the event that ODM picks him. Remember what happened in Nigeria? We might see a repeat of it here.
One of the key suspects on trial over the Goldenberg scandal and former Treasury PS, Dr Koinange, has been approached by Kibaki’s inner circle to help them in their scheme with a promise that the case facing him will be struck out (and he will be cleared by the High Court like Saitoti was). But on condition that he agrees to testify against Mudavadi so that the state nails him.
It is believed that a Mudavadi file on his role in Goldenberg has already been opened at CID headquarters and everything is in place so that the players move fast – as soon as Mudavadi is named the ODM candidate. The man will suddenly find himself facing corruption charges in court. And suddenly the Kibaki administration will look good for prosecuting big fish.
And Ruto’s land case? The case has deliberately been slowed down for the past four years by a senior member of the President’s Kitchen cabinet. In the event that Ruto is to become the presidential candidate (which intelligence reports shows is highly unlikely) or Mudavadi’s running mate, his case will be fast-tracked and he might find himself behind bars during the election period. So, Mudavadi and Ruto would be busy fighting court battles (or be in jail) as President Kibaki moves his campaigns to a new level.
Another issue that is giving Kibaki’s men sleepless nights is Kibaki’s health. Which is a subject that this blogger has talked a lot about here, because I know the old Kibaki and the imposter that Kenyans are seeing now is NOT him.
The Kibaki Kenyans see in public is kept going by strong medication and the man is never himself. The car accident he had and the stroke that was triggered by the accident still weight heavily on Kibaki’s health. The man Kenyans see in public is not in control of his faculties and he survives by the grace of God and drugs. Before he ventures out in public, doctors have to prepare him for the task ahead by administering drugs. This is what Kibaki’s inner circle would never allow the public to discover. They want the public to think that the man is as fit as a fiddle.
There was a curious incident recently when Livestock Minister Munyao continued giving a speech and showering praise on Kibaki at a function only to be alerted that the man he was praising had left his seat. President Kibaki had stood up from his seat to use the toilet facilities behind the presidential dais without Munyao’s knowledge. The president frequently does this during public functions due to the affect of the heavy medication he takes. Although no one can blame President Kibaki for his ill health, it is wrong for the public not to be told the truth and his inner circle have been pushing him to run for a second term. In fact there are those who would argue that the country is in chaos because our president has some serious health issues and is not himself. With all the pressure around him, one can only sympathise and understand whay the first lady was so anxious to reduce his heavy schedule in Mombasa in that controversial incident in 2003.
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The Nairobi Star Analysis From Email
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Today I had an email conversation with two friends concerning The Nairobi Star that I am sure will make interesting reading and that is why I have reproduced the private emails here. My comment is the last one.
Mr Fred Said;
Have you guys had a look at the inaugural edition of Nbi star? When Kiss /Classic fm started the promo for this paper,i was thought it was going to be a mainstream newspaper with important news.Shock on me! Its a mere tabloid that should cost 10sh.Look @ the headline! My word-sorry, Kiss,stick to radio.
Mr Richard replied;
50,000 print-run on a launch can be misleading for a publisher.
I expect the Catholic Church to sue and raise hell with the splash: “I helped nuns procure abortions”-Hon.Dr.Kibunguchy
Am of the same opinion-though they claim to have done some research beforehand. But hold on, who is their target market? Remember it is circulating in Nairobi city and outskirts! As Quarcoo puts it:”...this is a magazine in a newspaper form”. Then why daily yet you don’t have your own press? Quarcoo believes that all he ‘touches’ must turn into gold –let’s wait and see. Kiss was a hit within weeks but remember overheads for print are quite high and unpredictable.
This is a different ball game and only time will tell. Am told some South Africans have pumped in good money!
But what do Nairobians prefer reading? Internet pornography, politics, business – what do you read?
Don’t write them off yet, though they should have talked to Matiba & Co. before plunging into the murky waters of publishing.
Mr Fred Replied;
Ma broda this nairobi star thing is a tabloid not a newspaper,they have missed the point-forgetting that this is Africa.What these guys wanted to is to copy the SUN in UK,which am told is also the most selling newspaper.Tabloids which basically involve kiss n' tell scandals can't work here. They appeal to under 25's most of whom are broke anyway and would rather heng' than buy silly papers.And anyway,there are juicier stories on the internet and e-mail 4wds at no cost!!
Mark u the 2nd or 3rd page of the SUN newspaper is always featuring some nude celebrities, and this is why people buy (i happen to know that courtesy of the lib in the office-everyone here glances at the first few pages of the SUN and not to read as such).
Blunder no.1 is that they exploited young ladies to the max. All the way from Lang'ata Rd to City centre,I saw these young chicks waving placards advertising this tabloid. They wore skimpy thumb size minis,bimbo boots and tumbo cuts,K-street style..(imagine if you're with your parent!) They don't seem to know that Kenya is a conservative and deeply religious nation.
Mr Richard Replied;
Am mesmerized at your knowledge on media, marketing and related. I forget you are alumni of Daystar.
Nairobi Star is targeting a niche of the market that buys sex, lives sex and thrives on sex.
Do you watch Channel O? Do you read Pulse on Fridays? (Incidentally the first Pulse editor now works at Nairobi Star).
One thing for sure-I don’t expect our Dad to start reading it anytime soon.
Fred, sex sells-have you gone to any motor vehicle launch? In fact most products use the sex angle including mobile phone providers – chakaza, sambaza, bamba, etc.
Ask Kumekucha if he remembers a magazine called Men Only in the eighties. Circulation was crazy but advertisers pulled out-“...that magazine has too much pornography”.
Kumekucha says;
I think what these guys have done is pure marketing genius. The only big question is will it work?
I think too many Nairobians were expecting another Nation and that is the biggest marketing mistake The People Daily made. There can only be one Nation and the way to beat them is to position yourself differently in the minds of the people (which is what The Nairobi Star has done). I hope I am not getting too technical marketing-wise.
There are a few facts here. Firstly sex sells..a lot. Secondly people will always pretend to be disgusted but will buy the newspaper anyway and thirdly, I expect very high readership from women-a segment of the market that Nation have been unsuccessfully trying to get for years.
Something else you guys don't know. Rupert Murdoch (the most successful media mogul in the world) owns several prestigious dailies which lose money or just break even but he makes over 70% of his profits (I can get you the figures for the 90s) from his tabloids. I am sure the situation has not changed today except that he is also now making more and more of his revenue from the web (this guy always sees far). Murdoch's highest grossing newspapers have always been The Sun, News Of The World (Sunday version of the Sun) and a weekly tabloid he used to own in the US called The National Star (later renamed "The Star" All tabloids.
The last tabloid-style publication Nairobians saw was the 10 bob "Update" and the challenge for The guys at KissFM is to create a new image for tabloids in the minds of Kenyans.
My verdict?
I think this newspaper is going to be such a roaring success that the powers that be will feel threatened and try to ban it on the pretext of the sex thing. Business is very dirty sometimes. In one swoop Quarcoo and company have neutralized Nations' biggest strength--a countrywide newspaper distribution system built over many years that is unmatched.
If I was at The Nairobi Star I would watch my back and the guys at the dailies very carefully.
That my friends is my expert opinion.
warmly,
Kumekucha
P.S. Richard mentions a very important point about advertisers. It will be interesting to see what kind of advertisers this new newspaper targets. In other parts of the world mainstream advertisers usually shy away from tabloids because of image problems. But Rupert Murdoch has proved that there is much more money to be made from circulation if somebody can get it right.
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Today I had an email conversation with two friends concerning The Nairobi Star that I am sure will make interesting reading and that is why I have reproduced the private emails here. My comment is the last one.
Mr Fred Said;
Have you guys had a look at the inaugural edition of Nbi star? When Kiss /Classic fm started the promo for this paper,i was thought it was going to be a mainstream newspaper with important news.Shock on me! Its a mere tabloid that should cost 10sh.Look @ the headline! My word-sorry, Kiss,stick to radio.
Mr Richard replied;
50,000 print-run on a launch can be misleading for a publisher.
I expect the Catholic Church to sue and raise hell with the splash: “I helped nuns procure abortions”-Hon.Dr.Kibunguchy
Am of the same opinion-though they claim to have done some research beforehand. But hold on, who is their target market? Remember it is circulating in Nairobi city and outskirts! As Quarcoo puts it:”...this is a magazine in a newspaper form”. Then why daily yet you don’t have your own press? Quarcoo believes that all he ‘touches’ must turn into gold –let’s wait and see. Kiss was a hit within weeks but remember overheads for print are quite high and unpredictable.
This is a different ball game and only time will tell. Am told some South Africans have pumped in good money!
But what do Nairobians prefer reading? Internet pornography, politics, business – what do you read?
Don’t write them off yet, though they should have talked to Matiba & Co. before plunging into the murky waters of publishing.
Mr Fred Replied;
Ma broda this nairobi star thing is a tabloid not a newspaper,they have missed the point-forgetting that this is Africa.What these guys wanted to is to copy the SUN in UK,which am told is also the most selling newspaper.Tabloids which basically involve kiss n' tell scandals can't work here. They appeal to under 25's most of whom are broke anyway and would rather heng' than buy silly papers.And anyway,there are juicier stories on the internet and e-mail 4wds at no cost!!
Mark u the 2nd or 3rd page of the SUN newspaper is always featuring some nude celebrities, and this is why people buy (i happen to know that courtesy of the lib in the office-everyone here glances at the first few pages of the SUN and not to read as such).
Blunder no.1 is that they exploited young ladies to the max. All the way from Lang'ata Rd to City centre,I saw these young chicks waving placards advertising this tabloid. They wore skimpy thumb size minis,bimbo boots and tumbo cuts,K-street style..(imagine if you're with your parent!) They don't seem to know that Kenya is a conservative and deeply religious nation.
Mr Richard Replied;
Am mesmerized at your knowledge on media, marketing and related. I forget you are alumni of Daystar.
Nairobi Star is targeting a niche of the market that buys sex, lives sex and thrives on sex.
Do you watch Channel O? Do you read Pulse on Fridays? (Incidentally the first Pulse editor now works at Nairobi Star).
One thing for sure-I don’t expect our Dad to start reading it anytime soon.
Fred, sex sells-have you gone to any motor vehicle launch? In fact most products use the sex angle including mobile phone providers – chakaza, sambaza, bamba, etc.
Ask Kumekucha if he remembers a magazine called Men Only in the eighties. Circulation was crazy but advertisers pulled out-“...that magazine has too much pornography”.
Kumekucha says;
I think what these guys have done is pure marketing genius. The only big question is will it work?
I think too many Nairobians were expecting another Nation and that is the biggest marketing mistake The People Daily made. There can only be one Nation and the way to beat them is to position yourself differently in the minds of the people (which is what The Nairobi Star has done). I hope I am not getting too technical marketing-wise.
There are a few facts here. Firstly sex sells..a lot. Secondly people will always pretend to be disgusted but will buy the newspaper anyway and thirdly, I expect very high readership from women-a segment of the market that Nation have been unsuccessfully trying to get for years.
Something else you guys don't know. Rupert Murdoch (the most successful media mogul in the world) owns several prestigious dailies which lose money or just break even but he makes over 70% of his profits (I can get you the figures for the 90s) from his tabloids. I am sure the situation has not changed today except that he is also now making more and more of his revenue from the web (this guy always sees far). Murdoch's highest grossing newspapers have always been The Sun, News Of The World (Sunday version of the Sun) and a weekly tabloid he used to own in the US called The National Star (later renamed "The Star" All tabloids.
The last tabloid-style publication Nairobians saw was the 10 bob "Update" and the challenge for The guys at KissFM is to create a new image for tabloids in the minds of Kenyans.
My verdict?
I think this newspaper is going to be such a roaring success that the powers that be will feel threatened and try to ban it on the pretext of the sex thing. Business is very dirty sometimes. In one swoop Quarcoo and company have neutralized Nations' biggest strength--a countrywide newspaper distribution system built over many years that is unmatched.
If I was at The Nairobi Star I would watch my back and the guys at the dailies very carefully.
That my friends is my expert opinion.
warmly,
Kumekucha
P.S. Richard mentions a very important point about advertisers. It will be interesting to see what kind of advertisers this new newspaper targets. In other parts of the world mainstream advertisers usually shy away from tabloids because of image problems. But Rupert Murdoch has proved that there is much more money to be made from circulation if somebody can get it right.
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Monday, July 02, 2007
A Journey Of A Million Miles Starts With A Single Letter
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Nelson Mandela------------------------------
It is done. Today we have started an initiative that will end up having a far-reaching effect on the future of our nation. An initiative, which I am convinced, will impact on the destiny of our beloved motherland.
As I write this, I have already sent off letters to the press and have also emailed a number of people I know urging them to join us in this noble cause. Here are my statistics (this is the same way I will be reporting all your stats here).
Kumekucha............3............4............0
(The figures above represent the following; name of patriot, number of letters sent out and finally number of people refererd who have sent out letters of protest).
The last column is only filled after you confirm that the people you have talked to have sent out letters to the media. Please note that you will need to send me copies of the letters to email address umissedthis@yahoo.com. The easiest way of doing this is to use the bcc facility for every letter you send out. You should then send a note after you have finished your emails for the day, informing me of your tally like I have done in the example above.
Kindly send in your statistics and I will publish them here daily as I receive them. Go to this page now and make your contribution before you even read the hot Kumekucha stories today. You will find all the details including the two simple things you have to do. (Click Here) NOW.
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Nelson Mandela------------------------------
It is done. Today we have started an initiative that will end up having a far-reaching effect on the future of our nation. An initiative, which I am convinced, will impact on the destiny of our beloved motherland.
As I write this, I have already sent off letters to the press and have also emailed a number of people I know urging them to join us in this noble cause. Here are my statistics (this is the same way I will be reporting all your stats here).
Kumekucha............3............4............0
(The figures above represent the following; name of patriot, number of letters sent out and finally number of people refererd who have sent out letters of protest).
The last column is only filled after you confirm that the people you have talked to have sent out letters to the media. Please note that you will need to send me copies of the letters to email address umissedthis@yahoo.com. The easiest way of doing this is to use the bcc facility for every letter you send out. You should then send a note after you have finished your emails for the day, informing me of your tally like I have done in the example above.
Kindly send in your statistics and I will publish them here daily as I receive them. Go to this page now and make your contribution before you even read the hot Kumekucha stories today. You will find all the details including the two simple things you have to do. (Click Here) NOW.
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Tribal Clashes/Politically Instigated Violence: Is It A Coincidence?
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Just a few questions I would like to ask about the political violence that has broken out in parts of the country and appears to be spreading. I am not accusing anybody. I am just asking a few questions that I believe are relevant.
- Is it a mere coincidence that tribal clashes/politically instigated violence started for the first time when multiparty politics was reintroduced into the country with the repealing of the infamous section 2 a?
- Is it a mere coincidence that we were warned by a very senior government official then that we would see "fire" now that multipartyism had been restored?
- Is it a mere coincidence that the tribal/political clashes are always concentrated mainly in the same province where the highest authority in the land usually hails from? Most Rift Valley in 1991/2, 1996/7 and 2001/2? Central province in 2006/7?
- Is it a mere coincidence that tribal clashes/politically instigated violence usually break out on the eve of general elections, like clockwork and without fail? 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006?
- If tribal clashes/politically instigated violence are as a result of competitive politics causing politicians to incite the people, does it mean that before 1991 we did not have competitive politics in the country?
- Is it a mere coincidence that tribal clashes/politically instigated violence has reached new unprecedented levels with what is now clearly seen as the re-emergence of Kanu as a political party?
- Is it a mere coincidence that most senior government officials and even opposition politicians shoot from hip when it comes to commenting on other national issues but when it comes to Mungiki violence and even most political violence, the silence is deafening?
- If it is true that tribal clashes/politically instigated violence is the handiwork of various individual politicians with loose mouths (and not the work of high powered politically organized crime), why were there no tribal clashes/politically instigated violence in the run up to the referendum on a new constitution in 2005? And yet tensions were so high?
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Just a few questions I would like to ask about the political violence that has broken out in parts of the country and appears to be spreading. I am not accusing anybody. I am just asking a few questions that I believe are relevant.
- Is it a mere coincidence that tribal clashes/politically instigated violence started for the first time when multiparty politics was reintroduced into the country with the repealing of the infamous section 2 a?
- Is it a mere coincidence that we were warned by a very senior government official then that we would see "fire" now that multipartyism had been restored?
- Is it a mere coincidence that the tribal/political clashes are always concentrated mainly in the same province where the highest authority in the land usually hails from? Most Rift Valley in 1991/2, 1996/7 and 2001/2? Central province in 2006/7?
- Is it a mere coincidence that tribal clashes/politically instigated violence usually break out on the eve of general elections, like clockwork and without fail? 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006?
- If tribal clashes/politically instigated violence are as a result of competitive politics causing politicians to incite the people, does it mean that before 1991 we did not have competitive politics in the country?
- Is it a mere coincidence that tribal clashes/politically instigated violence has reached new unprecedented levels with what is now clearly seen as the re-emergence of Kanu as a political party?
- Is it a mere coincidence that most senior government officials and even opposition politicians shoot from hip when it comes to commenting on other national issues but when it comes to Mungiki violence and even most political violence, the silence is deafening?
- If it is true that tribal clashes/politically instigated violence is the handiwork of various individual politicians with loose mouths (and not the work of high powered politically organized crime), why were there no tribal clashes/politically instigated violence in the run up to the referendum on a new constitution in 2005? And yet tensions were so high?
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How Does A Court Enforce Conjugal Rights?
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There is a case still in court where the man who claims to be a former husband of Jesus Is Alive Ministries Televangelist Margaret Wanjiru is among other things asking the court to restore his conjugal rights with the woman he says is his legally married wife.
I am totally ignorant in these things and I am not a lawyer (except that I am well versed in areas of the law that may affect a journalist/publisher-naturally). So I would like somebody to educate me on this matter.
Let's say a court grants a Mr X his conjugal rights and orders Mrs Y to do the needful, what mechanisms does a court have to enforce such an order? Will a court clerk be sent to the said marital bed to obtain video footage evidence at night confirming that the express wishes of the court have been met? Does the said court go into details in the order? The reason I ask this is if I was a woman and I don't love the man and the court has ordered me I may want to stay out of jail for contempt of court by reporting to the said marital bed "dressed in my favorite anti-marital-rape-clothing", turning the other side and then daring the man to return to court to claim that he did not receive the "goods." All manner of other similar mischief can be played.
On a more serious note what I would do if I were Mrs Y would be to demand that we both undergo an Aids test ahead of the court order being enforced. This will take a minimum of 3 months to ascertain for sure that somebody is free of the virus, during which a lot can happen, like Mrs Y filing for a divorce.
On an even more serious note Mr Kamangu has put on considerable weight and looks very prosperous now, despite the hefty legal fees he is footing. In fact I am told they are being paid by some sympathizer. Would that sympathizer be the same person who is also paying for his expensive clothes and the briefcase (I wonder what he carried inside? His Aids-free test certificate handy incase the court suddenly grants him his conjugal rights?). On a serious note who is the sympathizer who pays the bills? Could that sympathizer have any interest in the Starehe political seat?
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There is a case still in court where the man who claims to be a former husband of Jesus Is Alive Ministries Televangelist Margaret Wanjiru is among other things asking the court to restore his conjugal rights with the woman he says is his legally married wife.
I am totally ignorant in these things and I am not a lawyer (except that I am well versed in areas of the law that may affect a journalist/publisher-naturally). So I would like somebody to educate me on this matter.
Let's say a court grants a Mr X his conjugal rights and orders Mrs Y to do the needful, what mechanisms does a court have to enforce such an order? Will a court clerk be sent to the said marital bed to obtain video footage evidence at night confirming that the express wishes of the court have been met? Does the said court go into details in the order? The reason I ask this is if I was a woman and I don't love the man and the court has ordered me I may want to stay out of jail for contempt of court by reporting to the said marital bed "dressed in my favorite anti-marital-rape-clothing", turning the other side and then daring the man to return to court to claim that he did not receive the "goods." All manner of other similar mischief can be played.
On a more serious note what I would do if I were Mrs Y would be to demand that we both undergo an Aids test ahead of the court order being enforced. This will take a minimum of 3 months to ascertain for sure that somebody is free of the virus, during which a lot can happen, like Mrs Y filing for a divorce.
On an even more serious note Mr Kamangu has put on considerable weight and looks very prosperous now, despite the hefty legal fees he is footing. In fact I am told they are being paid by some sympathizer. Would that sympathizer be the same person who is also paying for his expensive clothes and the briefcase (I wonder what he carried inside? His Aids-free test certificate handy incase the court suddenly grants him his conjugal rights?). On a serious note who is the sympathizer who pays the bills? Could that sympathizer have any interest in the Starehe political seat?
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Is Norman Nyagah Looking To Shift From Kamukunji To Starehe?
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There is a very strange but extremely ugly war of words that has recently broken out between Kamukunji MP Norman Nyagah and the Starehe legislator who is also the Minister for Sport Hon Kamanda.
Nyagah recently dared Kamanda to face him "kwa kiwanja" (in the field) if he is a real man. It is not clear what Nyagah meant by this. Was he challenging the burly well-built legislator to a fistfight? Or did he mean a popularity contest?
Nyagah even hit his parliamentary colleague under the belt by telling a public meeting that his education is not of the level of Kamanda. He added that he was did not go through "Ngumbaru" meaning adult education. "Ouch!!!"
That is what was said and now we have to figure what is really going on. We know for a fact that the Kamukunji seat is already badly crowded by various prominent aspirants. Including Pastor Pius Muiru a popular evangelist who is also standing for president and former secretary general of the Constitututional Review Commission of Kenya and prominent Nairobi lawyer Patrice Lumumba.
We also know that when things get hot Norman has a reputation for swiftly shifting base. The last time, you will remember that facing fierce competition from his own blood brother Joseph Nyagah, he shifted base from Gacoka constituency in his native Embu to Kamukunji in Nairobi-and won. Are we being prepared for a Norman Nyagah candidacy in Starehe? Or what is this silly war of words really all about?
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There is a very strange but extremely ugly war of words that has recently broken out between Kamukunji MP Norman Nyagah and the Starehe legislator who is also the Minister for Sport Hon Kamanda.
Nyagah recently dared Kamanda to face him "kwa kiwanja" (in the field) if he is a real man. It is not clear what Nyagah meant by this. Was he challenging the burly well-built legislator to a fistfight? Or did he mean a popularity contest?
Nyagah even hit his parliamentary colleague under the belt by telling a public meeting that his education is not of the level of Kamanda. He added that he was did not go through "Ngumbaru" meaning adult education. "Ouch!!!"
That is what was said and now we have to figure what is really going on. We know for a fact that the Kamukunji seat is already badly crowded by various prominent aspirants. Including Pastor Pius Muiru a popular evangelist who is also standing for president and former secretary general of the Constitututional Review Commission of Kenya and prominent Nairobi lawyer Patrice Lumumba.
We also know that when things get hot Norman has a reputation for swiftly shifting base. The last time, you will remember that facing fierce competition from his own blood brother Joseph Nyagah, he shifted base from Gacoka constituency in his native Embu to Kamukunji in Nairobi-and won. Are we being prepared for a Norman Nyagah candidacy in Starehe? Or what is this silly war of words really all about?
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Sunday, July 01, 2007
Raila Confirms That Kalonzo, Ruto And Company Want Him To Settle For Prime Minister
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It is official and spoken by Raila Odinga himself that his colleagues within ODM Kenya want him to settle for the non-existent Prime Minister’s post and step down from being a presidential candidate to break the current stalement within the party.
In other words imagine a situation where you cheat a small child that you will bring them some candy when you get back home from work. You renege on your promise and the next morning you promise exactly the same thing. Surely, even if that child is mentally challenged…
The bigger issue here which Kenyans should see (instead of just concentrating on their preferred presidential candidates) is the fact that everything is being decided for us. WHY? In other words we are not intelligent enough to decide who our next president should be. The masses as they say, always have to be led like sheep.
When will we wake up and say “NO”? When will we rise up and take our country back? And yet we have the power, especially those of us with voter’s cards.
As it is, we have now been very effectively neutralized because we are busy fighting amongst ourselves (even in this blog) over who is a better presidential candidate and why. Meanwhile it really does not matter who gets elected, they will all be more of the same for us Kenyans. Kalonzo, Raila, Mudavadi Uhuru, Kibaki etc. will NOT bring the change we badly need. Sorry my friends, but let me just say the truth and stop being hypocritical.
There is no way that Kalonzo will restore the looted fortunes of Kenya back to the people. Even Raila can not. How can he when he is planning to form an all-inclusive government that includes the very thieves who have looted this country. Kalonzo is planning the same. Kanu is there to protect the wealth of those it made fabulously rich. Period. Delegates and its’ so called die hard members are just being used as pawns. M,e and you are also on course to being used as pawns in the forthcoming polls.
I hear you saying that we have no option. Really? Are you sure?
What is stopping me and you discussing here and coming up with an appropriate name of some principled Kenyan, a political nobody? And then presenting that candidate for election? My friends we do not know the power we have, let us wake up. It is only when we decide to do something that realistic solutions will present themselves. But as long as our minds are “locked” we will go nowhere.
Let me not say much, but instead give a small illustration. You know how they train elephants for the circus? They start when the elephant is a baby. They tie it on a leash and it spends a lot of time playfully trying to get out but is totally unable to. Meanwhile the elephant is growing all the time and is one day big and powerful easily able to free itself from the leash. But guess what, the elephant does not even try, (it gave up a long time ago) because it is already convinced that IT CANNOT. Imagine that! A big powerful animal tied to a small tiny rope that it can break with one small jerk of its head or body.
That is exactly how me and you and every Kenyan is today.
Kenya has changed. A LOT!! Talk to any Kenyan irrespective of their tribe and they will tell you that they are fed up. Everybody wants change. But we just don't have the balls to go for it (excuse my language).
Sadly we have already accepted defeat before the contest has even started. Some people even wants us to start discussing 2012 because 2007 has already been decided.
We are all sure of the following;
It is impossible for somebody to win the presidency without forming a coalition ahead of the elections.
It is impossible to get Kenyans to NOT vote along tribal lines. (quick question; how many tribes voted for Kibaki in 2007?)
It is impossible for a germ of an idea in this blog to decide the next elections.
This blogger is daydreaming.
I don’t want to ask you guys to read history, because I know you will not. But all I can say is that there are many examples of people who have done what was at first believed to be impossible. Besides it is best to fail while trying something different other than to do the same old thing which has always given you the same results and to then expect different results. HOW?
We (me and you) have the power to decide. It is our God-given right. So why don’t we dare to dream and then try and make that dream come true?
Nationalist Tom Mboya’s father once jeered at his son. The illiterate sisal picker asked his son;
“This mzungu who is so clever that he manufactures machines to fly in the air and has made so many wonderful thing… you really think you can outsmart him?”
The old man, although he was illiterate, made a lot of sense. Mboya was a Form 4 graduate. A voracious reader, but still he had never seen the inside of an A-level classroom, let alone a university campus. How could he possibly outsmart the all powerful colonial government?
But you know the story. You know that Mboya did achieve the impossible. For your information when he took up the rallying cry of "Uhuru sasa" in 1961, virtually every Kenyan thought he was crazy in the head. It did not look like Kenya could get independence in the next 10 years.
My dear brothers and sisters, the time has come for us to take courage and think the impossible. Getting a non-tribal leader and the government that will bring the change we deserve. Let us debate this issue here in the coming days even as we launch our stop the violence campaign. Let me sign off today by quoting the quote from Ritchie’s comment here recently;
I know some of us have ever read “The Nation’s Prayer” but I reproduce it here for the benefit of all of us:
“God give us men!
A time like this demands: strong minds, great heights, true faith and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who posses opinions and a will;
Men who have honour; Men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue;
And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking;
Tell men, sun-crowned who live above the fog;
In public duty and in private thinking;
For while they rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds;
Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps;
Wrong rules the land, and waiting justice sleeps.”
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It is official and spoken by Raila Odinga himself that his colleagues within ODM Kenya want him to settle for the non-existent Prime Minister’s post and step down from being a presidential candidate to break the current stalement within the party.
In other words imagine a situation where you cheat a small child that you will bring them some candy when you get back home from work. You renege on your promise and the next morning you promise exactly the same thing. Surely, even if that child is mentally challenged…
The bigger issue here which Kenyans should see (instead of just concentrating on their preferred presidential candidates) is the fact that everything is being decided for us. WHY? In other words we are not intelligent enough to decide who our next president should be. The masses as they say, always have to be led like sheep.
When will we wake up and say “NO”? When will we rise up and take our country back? And yet we have the power, especially those of us with voter’s cards.
As it is, we have now been very effectively neutralized because we are busy fighting amongst ourselves (even in this blog) over who is a better presidential candidate and why. Meanwhile it really does not matter who gets elected, they will all be more of the same for us Kenyans. Kalonzo, Raila, Mudavadi Uhuru, Kibaki etc. will NOT bring the change we badly need. Sorry my friends, but let me just say the truth and stop being hypocritical.
There is no way that Kalonzo will restore the looted fortunes of Kenya back to the people. Even Raila can not. How can he when he is planning to form an all-inclusive government that includes the very thieves who have looted this country. Kalonzo is planning the same. Kanu is there to protect the wealth of those it made fabulously rich. Period. Delegates and its’ so called die hard members are just being used as pawns. M,e and you are also on course to being used as pawns in the forthcoming polls.
I hear you saying that we have no option. Really? Are you sure?
What is stopping me and you discussing here and coming up with an appropriate name of some principled Kenyan, a political nobody? And then presenting that candidate for election? My friends we do not know the power we have, let us wake up. It is only when we decide to do something that realistic solutions will present themselves. But as long as our minds are “locked” we will go nowhere.
Let me not say much, but instead give a small illustration. You know how they train elephants for the circus? They start when the elephant is a baby. They tie it on a leash and it spends a lot of time playfully trying to get out but is totally unable to. Meanwhile the elephant is growing all the time and is one day big and powerful easily able to free itself from the leash. But guess what, the elephant does not even try, (it gave up a long time ago) because it is already convinced that IT CANNOT. Imagine that! A big powerful animal tied to a small tiny rope that it can break with one small jerk of its head or body.
That is exactly how me and you and every Kenyan is today.
Kenya has changed. A LOT!! Talk to any Kenyan irrespective of their tribe and they will tell you that they are fed up. Everybody wants change. But we just don't have the balls to go for it (excuse my language).
Sadly we have already accepted defeat before the contest has even started. Some people even wants us to start discussing 2012 because 2007 has already been decided.
We are all sure of the following;
It is impossible for somebody to win the presidency without forming a coalition ahead of the elections.
It is impossible to get Kenyans to NOT vote along tribal lines. (quick question; how many tribes voted for Kibaki in 2007?)
It is impossible for a germ of an idea in this blog to decide the next elections.
This blogger is daydreaming.
I don’t want to ask you guys to read history, because I know you will not. But all I can say is that there are many examples of people who have done what was at first believed to be impossible. Besides it is best to fail while trying something different other than to do the same old thing which has always given you the same results and to then expect different results. HOW?
We (me and you) have the power to decide. It is our God-given right. So why don’t we dare to dream and then try and make that dream come true?
Nationalist Tom Mboya’s father once jeered at his son. The illiterate sisal picker asked his son;
“This mzungu who is so clever that he manufactures machines to fly in the air and has made so many wonderful thing… you really think you can outsmart him?”
The old man, although he was illiterate, made a lot of sense. Mboya was a Form 4 graduate. A voracious reader, but still he had never seen the inside of an A-level classroom, let alone a university campus. How could he possibly outsmart the all powerful colonial government?
But you know the story. You know that Mboya did achieve the impossible. For your information when he took up the rallying cry of "Uhuru sasa" in 1961, virtually every Kenyan thought he was crazy in the head. It did not look like Kenya could get independence in the next 10 years.
My dear brothers and sisters, the time has come for us to take courage and think the impossible. Getting a non-tribal leader and the government that will bring the change we deserve. Let us debate this issue here in the coming days even as we launch our stop the violence campaign. Let me sign off today by quoting the quote from Ritchie’s comment here recently;
I know some of us have ever read “The Nation’s Prayer” but I reproduce it here for the benefit of all of us:
“God give us men!
A time like this demands: strong minds, great heights, true faith and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who posses opinions and a will;
Men who have honour; Men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue;
And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking;
Tell men, sun-crowned who live above the fog;
In public duty and in private thinking;
For while they rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds;
Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps;
Wrong rules the land, and waiting justice sleeps.”
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
Intimate Details Of The Battle Deep Within ODM Becomes Public Knowledge
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Daily Nation newspaper says Raila almost shed tears…
The goings on deep within the ODM high command are now in the public domain.
The most graphic description of it all is in today's Nation newspaper;
"That was why the Langata MP was almost shedding tears before the council of elders on Wednesday as he questioned the determination by his colleagues to confine him to the Prime Minister's post
"Sources said his colleagues are of the view that Mr Odinga cannot defeat President Kibaki at the ballot box."
The Nation newspaper analysis earlier clearly explains how Kalonzo Musyoka, Mudavadi and Ruto have clearly stated their position which is that Raila should step down and pave way for either Mr Musyoka or Mudavadi to be the Odm fag bearer for president, because they claim that those are the candidates with a better chance of defeating president Kibaki.
I remain neutral in this battle within ODM because anyway I have now gone back to my radical old self which says that none of the above are fit for the office and we need to look for a principled political nobody to elect into office.
Still the naked truth is that all these ODM presidential candidates have changed their minds and positions shamelessly. Remember the time when Raila was at pains to convince his colleagues to go for the consensus method of finding a candidate? It is not even 3 months ago when this was happening. Now it is the same Raila rooting for elections via delegates and all the rest rooting for consensus. Which means that the situation must have changed and therefore the candidates have changed to favor the system that favors their individual agenda most.
Remember how Kalonzo refused to submit his presidential nomination papers until a properly constituted neutral national election board was in place at ODM? Surely you don’t need an electoral board for the consensus method, do you?
But the most attention-grabbing news in the whole saga for me is the fact that to date, none of the presidential candidates have made any statement about the politically instigated violence that has now crept into the vast Kibera slums shortly after leaflets warning residents had been circulated. The priorities of these gentlemen are very clear. It is just to get to State House, period. A few people dying in Kibera and elsewhere is of no consequence to them. Let us wake up, my brothers.
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Daily Nation newspaper says Raila almost shed tears…
The goings on deep within the ODM high command are now in the public domain.
The most graphic description of it all is in today's Nation newspaper;
"That was why the Langata MP was almost shedding tears before the council of elders on Wednesday as he questioned the determination by his colleagues to confine him to the Prime Minister's post
"Sources said his colleagues are of the view that Mr Odinga cannot defeat President Kibaki at the ballot box."
The Nation newspaper analysis earlier clearly explains how Kalonzo Musyoka, Mudavadi and Ruto have clearly stated their position which is that Raila should step down and pave way for either Mr Musyoka or Mudavadi to be the Odm fag bearer for president, because they claim that those are the candidates with a better chance of defeating president Kibaki.
I remain neutral in this battle within ODM because anyway I have now gone back to my radical old self which says that none of the above are fit for the office and we need to look for a principled political nobody to elect into office.
Still the naked truth is that all these ODM presidential candidates have changed their minds and positions shamelessly. Remember the time when Raila was at pains to convince his colleagues to go for the consensus method of finding a candidate? It is not even 3 months ago when this was happening. Now it is the same Raila rooting for elections via delegates and all the rest rooting for consensus. Which means that the situation must have changed and therefore the candidates have changed to favor the system that favors their individual agenda most.
Remember how Kalonzo refused to submit his presidential nomination papers until a properly constituted neutral national election board was in place at ODM? Surely you don’t need an electoral board for the consensus method, do you?
But the most attention-grabbing news in the whole saga for me is the fact that to date, none of the presidential candidates have made any statement about the politically instigated violence that has now crept into the vast Kibera slums shortly after leaflets warning residents had been circulated. The priorities of these gentlemen are very clear. It is just to get to State House, period. A few people dying in Kibera and elsewhere is of no consequence to them. Let us wake up, my brothers.
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What Running Kumekucha Has Taught Me: Opinion Is NOT Cheap Talk
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How some Kumekucha commentators have influenced my political thinking… negatively over time
Even as we launch our campaign on Monday to fight for an end to the current wave of political violence in Kenya, I have started realizing just how powerful the written word and mere comment can be. They say that talk is cheap and that idlers and people who are close to crackpots are the ones who write comments and opinion pieces, because they achieve very little if anything. How wrong can somebody be? Propaganda experts will just laugh at such a suggestion because this is always at the heart of their campaigns.
There is a simple experiment I invite you to do. Start with this post and click on the last heading on the right and in that way go backwards in time to the year 2006 and 2005
and you will clearly note that I started out as a political radical intent on campaigning for change in Kenya by dismissing all current political leaders. But gradually through the influence of our regular readers and commentators, I have greatly softened my stand to the point where I started seriously considering the current political pretenders for office. The lesser evil, as they say. This is something I would NEVER have done when I started out.
Thank you, my brother Taabu, you correctly noted this shift in my position a few weeks ago and said it here. The good news I have for you is that today I have returned to my previous position (because it is the only way we can save our country) but this time I will work hard to convince as many other Kenyans as possible to join me on my side rather than trying to force it down the throats of people as I previously tried to do.
What all this confirms is that the campaign we are launching in this blog, is extremely powerful and has the potential of making a huge difference. So kindly join in and encourage as many of your friends and colleagues to do the same. You do not need to wait for Monday, you can start straight away (Go to this page and find out all you need to know to get started). http://kumekucha1.blogspot.com/2007/06/stop-political-violence-in-kenya.html
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How some Kumekucha commentators have influenced my political thinking… negatively over time
Even as we launch our campaign on Monday to fight for an end to the current wave of political violence in Kenya, I have started realizing just how powerful the written word and mere comment can be. They say that talk is cheap and that idlers and people who are close to crackpots are the ones who write comments and opinion pieces, because they achieve very little if anything. How wrong can somebody be? Propaganda experts will just laugh at such a suggestion because this is always at the heart of their campaigns.
There is a simple experiment I invite you to do. Start with this post and click on the last heading on the right and in that way go backwards in time to the year 2006 and 2005
and you will clearly note that I started out as a political radical intent on campaigning for change in Kenya by dismissing all current political leaders. But gradually through the influence of our regular readers and commentators, I have greatly softened my stand to the point where I started seriously considering the current political pretenders for office. The lesser evil, as they say. This is something I would NEVER have done when I started out.
Thank you, my brother Taabu, you correctly noted this shift in my position a few weeks ago and said it here. The good news I have for you is that today I have returned to my previous position (because it is the only way we can save our country) but this time I will work hard to convince as many other Kenyans as possible to join me on my side rather than trying to force it down the throats of people as I previously tried to do.
What all this confirms is that the campaign we are launching in this blog, is extremely powerful and has the potential of making a huge difference. So kindly join in and encourage as many of your friends and colleagues to do the same. You do not need to wait for Monday, you can start straight away (Go to this page and find out all you need to know to get started). http://kumekucha1.blogspot.com/2007/06/stop-political-violence-in-kenya.html
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Horror As Kenyan Hermaphrodite (Has Both Female And Male Sex Organs) Shares Cells With Male Inmates At Kamiti, Now Sues
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Intersex or hermaphrodite suffers untold horror in cell with rough criminal men
Just imagine for a minute what would happen if you were to put one woman in the same cell with male inmates?
So you can imagine the sheer horror and torture a hermaphrodite would go through.
Richard Muasya, a Kenyan hermaphrodite has sued the government of Kenya and requested immediate release, unconditionally from Kamiti Maximum Prison where he is on death row after being found guilty of a robbery with violence offence.
He wants to be released for undergoing untold mockery, ridicule and dehumanization fellow inmates, prison warders and even the police. Muasya's lawyer John Chigiti would not have put it more bluntly by stating that his client .."is under constant danger of being sexually abused and molested by the anxious male inmates at Kamiti."
Muasya was born with both the male and female sex organs and at least 3 medical examinations by authorities have confirmed this sad fact. The Kenyan constitution does not make allowances for special facilities for inmates who are both male and female.
Muasya was initially arrested for the offence he was convicted of in February 2005 in Kitui. Fascinatingly he also faced charges of rape initially which were later quickly dropped apparently after his biological condition was discovered. This is strange because hermaphrodites are also capable of rape.
UPDATE: What a Kenyan constitutional court ruled about this case
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Kenya Beauty Queens Who Lost Launch Facebook Page To Expose Their Colleagues For Spreading Their Legs To Win
Woman has epileptic fit every time she tries to be with a man
Campus girl makes Kshs 20,000 a month selling pregnancy testing kits to fellow students
Did MP Gideon Mwiti Rape After Testing Victim For Aids? Hilarious Look At Evidence So Far
I regret revealing mini skirt I wore the day I was carjacked and raped at Imara Daima Estate
Woman violently rapes man until he lands in hospital Video
Amazing property deal at half the price of valuation in Golf course
Nairobi woman pays horrifyingly high price for stealing scratch cards
Be encouraged, Jomo Kenyatta was a failure in life until his sunset years
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US drone attack kills top al Shabaab operations man for Westgate
How to attract men like crazy by being angry in a certain way
Intersex or hermaphrodite suffers untold horror in cell with rough criminal men
Just imagine for a minute what would happen if you were to put one woman in the same cell with male inmates?
So you can imagine the sheer horror and torture a hermaphrodite would go through.
Richard Muasya, a Kenyan hermaphrodite has sued the government of Kenya and requested immediate release, unconditionally from Kamiti Maximum Prison where he is on death row after being found guilty of a robbery with violence offence.
He wants to be released for undergoing untold mockery, ridicule and dehumanization fellow inmates, prison warders and even the police. Muasya's lawyer John Chigiti would not have put it more bluntly by stating that his client .."is under constant danger of being sexually abused and molested by the anxious male inmates at Kamiti."
Muasya was born with both the male and female sex organs and at least 3 medical examinations by authorities have confirmed this sad fact. The Kenyan constitution does not make allowances for special facilities for inmates who are both male and female.
Muasya was initially arrested for the offence he was convicted of in February 2005 in Kitui. Fascinatingly he also faced charges of rape initially which were later quickly dropped apparently after his biological condition was discovered. This is strange because hermaphrodites are also capable of rape.
UPDATE: What a Kenyan constitutional court ruled about this case
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Kenyans, Your Country Needs You... BADLY
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The time has come for those of us in this blog who claim to love our country to start doing something other than just "talking here."
After considering your comments it is clear that opinion is divided over whether we should call for the resignation of the police commissioner and the Internal security minister or not. So for the sake of unity I have left out that issue and concentrated on what we all agree on. Which is the fact that something has got to be done about insecurity in the country.
Our campaign is not opportunistic as somebody has suggested or designed to draw attention to us. NO. All we want is action to be taken so that our brothers and sisters who do not live in Muthaiga can be safe from Mungiki and company, during this election year.
I suggest that starting Monday, we each take the time to draft letters to all the media houses whose addresses we can get. Via email, P.O. Boxes etc. Our campaign will be simply appealing for the violence against poor Kenyans who do not have the resources to defend themselves, to stop. The plan is to bombard every media outlet we can find with this issue so that Kenyans and the authorities can wake up to the danger that looms large before us.
I urge you not to underestimate this simple sounding strategy. If we can all participate and call on as many other Kenyans to participate, we can influence public opinion enough to make a difference. Especially now when our beloved preferred presidential candidates have ALL gone to sleep and are dreaming ONLY of the motorcycle motorcades and being called “MUTUKUFU.”
If you can send a copy of each letter that you send out to the media to our email address here umissedthis@yahoo.com, I will keep count of how many letters each of us has sent out. By the way it is also useful to indicate as you send me copies of the letters, how many letters you have sent out. The second phase of the plan will involve getting as many mobile telephone numbers of like-minded Kenyans as possible to push our message and agenda forward to the people. But let us start with the simple before moving to the more complex and involving.
Ladies and gentlemen, together we can do a lot and I remind you once again that unity is of utmost importance in this noble project.
Just one more very important thing I would like to say. I have noticed that many younger Kenyans have fear of one thing above everything else. They fear this thing more than they fear a carjacker with a loaded gun. That thing is failure. Well, I have news for you. If you fear failure, you are already a failure. How many times did man fail before mechanized flight was made possible? Today man flies better and further than the birds themselves with his flying machines. If I feared failure I would have given up on the first week I launched this blog because everybody ignored it.
I will tell you what you should really fear. It is inaction because that is exactly what has gotten us into the mess we are in at the moment.
So please, don’t start analyzing how successful or how unsuccessful our campaign here will be. Let’s just roll up our sleeves and get to work.
Can you folks share here the email addresses of the daily newspapers TV stations and other media outlets outside Kenya that report on Kenya and accept comment and letters from their audiences? Let’s collect all these between today and Monday (Kenyan time) when we will launch our campaign.
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The time has come for those of us in this blog who claim to love our country to start doing something other than just "talking here."
After considering your comments it is clear that opinion is divided over whether we should call for the resignation of the police commissioner and the Internal security minister or not. So for the sake of unity I have left out that issue and concentrated on what we all agree on. Which is the fact that something has got to be done about insecurity in the country.
Our campaign is not opportunistic as somebody has suggested or designed to draw attention to us. NO. All we want is action to be taken so that our brothers and sisters who do not live in Muthaiga can be safe from Mungiki and company, during this election year.
I suggest that starting Monday, we each take the time to draft letters to all the media houses whose addresses we can get. Via email, P.O. Boxes etc. Our campaign will be simply appealing for the violence against poor Kenyans who do not have the resources to defend themselves, to stop. The plan is to bombard every media outlet we can find with this issue so that Kenyans and the authorities can wake up to the danger that looms large before us.
I urge you not to underestimate this simple sounding strategy. If we can all participate and call on as many other Kenyans to participate, we can influence public opinion enough to make a difference. Especially now when our beloved preferred presidential candidates have ALL gone to sleep and are dreaming ONLY of the motorcycle motorcades and being called “MUTUKUFU.”
If you can send a copy of each letter that you send out to the media to our email address here umissedthis@yahoo.com, I will keep count of how many letters each of us has sent out. By the way it is also useful to indicate as you send me copies of the letters, how many letters you have sent out. The second phase of the plan will involve getting as many mobile telephone numbers of like-minded Kenyans as possible to push our message and agenda forward to the people. But let us start with the simple before moving to the more complex and involving.
Ladies and gentlemen, together we can do a lot and I remind you once again that unity is of utmost importance in this noble project.
Just one more very important thing I would like to say. I have noticed that many younger Kenyans have fear of one thing above everything else. They fear this thing more than they fear a carjacker with a loaded gun. That thing is failure. Well, I have news for you. If you fear failure, you are already a failure. How many times did man fail before mechanized flight was made possible? Today man flies better and further than the birds themselves with his flying machines. If I feared failure I would have given up on the first week I launched this blog because everybody ignored it.
I will tell you what you should really fear. It is inaction because that is exactly what has gotten us into the mess we are in at the moment.
So please, don’t start analyzing how successful or how unsuccessful our campaign here will be. Let’s just roll up our sleeves and get to work.
Can you folks share here the email addresses of the daily newspapers TV stations and other media outlets outside Kenya that report on Kenya and accept comment and letters from their audiences? Let’s collect all these between today and Monday (Kenyan time) when we will launch our campaign.
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Leaked Info About KissFM’s "The Nairobi Star"
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I got this bit of information about the proposed KissFM daily newspaper and I decided to share it with you guys. Apparently the newspaper will concentrate on Nairobi news and Nairobians. Personally I think that that is very smart and is something Nation guys should worry about.
When you think about it, there is so much that is happening in Nairobi which even Kumekucha cannot fully cover and a newspaper that concentrates on Nairobi only has a decent chance of being a huge success.
I understand that the newspaper is due to hit the streets around July 2nd. Expect more reviews and analysis here when it is published.
Other Stories In This Blog About The Nairobi Star
Why Nation Should Be Worried
The Nairobi Star: What Most People Don't Know About Circulation And Advertising
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I got this bit of information about the proposed KissFM daily newspaper and I decided to share it with you guys. Apparently the newspaper will concentrate on Nairobi news and Nairobians. Personally I think that that is very smart and is something Nation guys should worry about.
When you think about it, there is so much that is happening in Nairobi which even Kumekucha cannot fully cover and a newspaper that concentrates on Nairobi only has a decent chance of being a huge success.
I understand that the newspaper is due to hit the streets around July 2nd. Expect more reviews and analysis here when it is published.
Other Stories In This Blog About The Nairobi Star
Why Nation Should Be Worried
The Nairobi Star: What Most People Don't Know About Circulation And Advertising
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Kenyans Are Not Suffering Because There Is No Money
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There is this reader who has painstakingly gone through almost all the posts in Kumekucha. I have tracked him using his name and the sometimes critical but always useful comments he has been leaving.
I know that many of you must have missed the following comment from his which he left in an old post about Bunge la mwananchi. I wouldn’t have said it better about the crux of our problem in Kenya which is certainly not lack of money.
Edwin Gachinga Warima has left a new comment on your post "BUNGE LA MWANANCHI - FREEDOM FROM HUNGER":
Wiser words have never been spoken. Our government has the money, it just misuses it. How can an MP earn Ksh.887,500 (includes benefits & allowances), while Form 4 leavers, stay home because we don't have enough state/public universities? How do we pay our president Kshs. 2,000,000 when the ordinary mwananchi can't even feed his family? Why?
I'll give you the answer. Because our government is full of hypocrites and thieves, whose only concern is to enrich their pockets. These fools couldn't care less about helping Kenyans or what's in the best interest of our country.
They eat, get re-elected, and eat some more. Corruption is still rampant in Kenyan government...look at the Anglo Leasing Scandal. Despite Githongo's evidenciary tape, the Mwirarias, Murungis and Murungarus are still walking around free. By the way, wasn't Kiraitu Murungi re-appointed by Kibaki to a ministerial post? That shows us where Kibaki's heart was all along.
How about The Goldenberg scandal that bilked our country out of 70 billion shillings? Where is Kamlesh Pattni today? You guessed it, free as a bird. How about the Kanyotus,Saitotis and Gideon Mois associated with that particular scandal...where are they today? Again free, free, free...to enjoy their stolen wealth. Mean while Aaron Ringera is still pocketing 2.5 million per month as the head of --- commision of inquiry that has been inquiring forever with absolutely no results.
You say, what about the free primary & Secondary education brought about by Kibaki's government? Sure,Kibaki has made some improvements to the economy...and Bravo to him for that. But if he is trully serious on improving the economy, he should first & foremost refuse to accept that 2,000,000/= monthly salary, (and have it cut down to no more than 400,000/=)...then establish an independent arm of the government to cut MP's and Minister's salaries to no more than 200,000/= per month. (Currently, MP's...through parliament vote to give themselves pay raises.) How can you vote to yourself a pay raise? Is this ridiculous or what!!!!!!!
According to my calculations based on the above presidential, Ministerial and MP salary reductions, our country would save 176,000,000 per month. That's 176 million each & every month!!
That would build alot of classrooms!! How about using this money to improve our roads? The list of projects to do is endless. Would this get Kenya started on the road to financial recovery? You bet.
But like I said earlier, this would only be initiated by a trully serious president. I don't think we have that yet.
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There is this reader who has painstakingly gone through almost all the posts in Kumekucha. I have tracked him using his name and the sometimes critical but always useful comments he has been leaving.
I know that many of you must have missed the following comment from his which he left in an old post about Bunge la mwananchi. I wouldn’t have said it better about the crux of our problem in Kenya which is certainly not lack of money.
Edwin Gachinga Warima has left a new comment on your post "BUNGE LA MWANANCHI - FREEDOM FROM HUNGER":
Wiser words have never been spoken. Our government has the money, it just misuses it. How can an MP earn Ksh.887,500 (includes benefits & allowances), while Form 4 leavers, stay home because we don't have enough state/public universities? How do we pay our president Kshs. 2,000,000 when the ordinary mwananchi can't even feed his family? Why?
I'll give you the answer. Because our government is full of hypocrites and thieves, whose only concern is to enrich their pockets. These fools couldn't care less about helping Kenyans or what's in the best interest of our country.
They eat, get re-elected, and eat some more. Corruption is still rampant in Kenyan government...look at the Anglo Leasing Scandal. Despite Githongo's evidenciary tape, the Mwirarias, Murungis and Murungarus are still walking around free. By the way, wasn't Kiraitu Murungi re-appointed by Kibaki to a ministerial post? That shows us where Kibaki's heart was all along.
How about The Goldenberg scandal that bilked our country out of 70 billion shillings? Where is Kamlesh Pattni today? You guessed it, free as a bird. How about the Kanyotus,Saitotis and Gideon Mois associated with that particular scandal...where are they today? Again free, free, free...to enjoy their stolen wealth. Mean while Aaron Ringera is still pocketing 2.5 million per month as the head of --- commision of inquiry that has been inquiring forever with absolutely no results.
You say, what about the free primary & Secondary education brought about by Kibaki's government? Sure,Kibaki has made some improvements to the economy...and Bravo to him for that. But if he is trully serious on improving the economy, he should first & foremost refuse to accept that 2,000,000/= monthly salary, (and have it cut down to no more than 400,000/=)...then establish an independent arm of the government to cut MP's and Minister's salaries to no more than 200,000/= per month. (Currently, MP's...through parliament vote to give themselves pay raises.) How can you vote to yourself a pay raise? Is this ridiculous or what!!!!!!!
According to my calculations based on the above presidential, Ministerial and MP salary reductions, our country would save 176,000,000 per month. That's 176 million each & every month!!
That would build alot of classrooms!! How about using this money to improve our roads? The list of projects to do is endless. Would this get Kenya started on the road to financial recovery? You bet.
But like I said earlier, this would only be initiated by a trully serious president. I don't think we have that yet.
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Mungiki Violence Arrives In Kibera
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Friends, fellow Kenyans it is with tears in my eyes that I write this post today and I take no pride in having been proved 100% correct in my repeated warnings about a very violent general elections. I would rather that this post were an apology to you all for being a war monger.
What pride do I have in being proved right when scores of innocent Kenyans lie dead in the city mortuary having died for absolutely nothing. Or what was the reason they died? General elections? The presidency of Kenya? Are these things that are more precious than one human life? Tell me today that the killings will stop and I will do anything, including support the thieves and murderers who call themselves politicians and are no doubt responsible for all this chaos in our beloved country. That is how precious human life is. More so, innocent poor people who have suffered all their lives only because they were not born by a Kenyan in a position to make wealth overnight through corrupt means.
Last night four innocent, poverty-stricken Kenyans lost their lives in the sprawling Kibera slums in the hands of persons believed to be Mungiki adherents.
Even more interesting is the fact that the incident took place shortly after warnings had been issued through some leaflets circulated in the area. Eyewitnesses add that the gunmen were being directed to shoot by a smartly-dresses man carrying a briefcase.
When you read Phil's comment left here earlier today, a pattern begins to appear. It is clear that that Mr Police commissioner Ali and company are anxious to keep as much news from us as possible. But thank God for the Internet and citizen journalism. We now know that more people died in Kibera than has been reported in the news. Please read Phil's post below;
Phil has left a new comment on your post "Why Hon Michuki And Police Commissioner Ali Must R...":
Just a day before you published a story calling on Michuki and Brg. Ali to resign, I have a story that will reinforce your concerns about insecurity Chris. Unless you fall victim yourself, you will never empathise with victims of violence and insecurity in Kenya.
I received a call at about 9pm on Wednesday from Kibera (Langata Constituency) informing me that a friend of mine had been shot dead outside his house in Fort Jesus estate. Being fired at several times (actually five bullets hit him) at point blank range, the fellow died instantly. As he lies dead at City mortuary, he leaves behind six school-going children and a young jobless wife. While going to bed with a heavy heart, I was again woken up past midnight by yet another call informing me that three more individuals had been shot dead in different places in Langata constituency . Bloggers may ask why the calls; it is because I have been a long time resident of Langata, and I retain friends there, as well as being a community/social worker in the slums.
Eye witnesses said that the killers were four individuals, they all wore ski-masks (what we call monkey-hats)/heavy jackets, they carried 3 pistols and their ringleader, described as a tall slender man with a rough voice and heavy Kikuyu acccent, carried the dreaded AK-47 assault rifle. They operated on foot and worked on victims slowly and methodically, taking away wallets, cellphones and other valluables as they empty cash boxes of small businesses like butchers, bars, paraffin vendors, etc. Whoever refused to lie down when the armed robbers were operating was shot several times without second thought. A kibera shopkeeper, frozen with fright, raised his hands as if to surrender, but was hit hard on the face by the rifle butt to force him to lie face down. He lost a lot of blood and is today recovering at home nursing twelve stitches on his forehead. He was relieved of his days' sale of Kshs. 2500/-!! Infact, the said ringleader was heard boasting that this was just the beginning and more was to come in the coming days. Six hours after the raid, the deceased cell phones which were still ON, and after persistent calling the thugs actually answered and arrogantly told 'wacha kusumbua wazee'. Chilling, isnt it?
While petty crime like mugging or pick-pocketing (kupigwa tero) is common place in Kibera, like in every other slum, something is seriously wrong when four gun-totting thugs can roam casually in a densely populated estate killing and terrorising citizens as early as 8pm - when most households are have hardly retired for the night and candle lit shops are still open.
Coming at a time when Raila's rating is climbing steadily in opinion polls, while he is himself poised to launch one of the strongest presidential campaigns in multi-party Kenya and the controversy sorrounding the ODM nominations, these killings, Chris, are clearly an act of a strong warning to the area residents that not even the Kenya Police can protect them or their property unless they toe the line. (By the way Chris, why do the likes of Kalonzo and Uhuru demand for establishment of elections board in ODM if they know they will eventually settle for concensus?) Innocent citizens have been executed in Kibera in isolated cases in the last few months, but yesterday's operation means this country is headed for big trouble and it reminds me of your numerous posts of fears of a violent 2007 election.
In the rural areas, for example Mt Elgon, victims must have been terrified in their night raid experiences considering the environment they live in and the fact that people retire early in rural Kenya due to lack of electricity. If these killings in Kibera are anything to go by, then we must ask hard questions about the state of affairs in government. Police have been combing the area from early this morning but residents are afraid that this is too little, too late.
Most Kenyans fail to fully grasp the fact that Mwai Kibaki is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and that he personally took an oath of office to defend the constitution and protect the lives of all Kenyans. Do we really know what this means? I think the buck stops at his door step!
Chris, you recently talked of launching a campaign to get MPs to accept a paycut in the 10th parliament. It is my considered opinion that the campaign should instead be to increase awareness and highlight the plight of victims of violence and insecurity in Kenya!!
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Friends, fellow Kenyans it is with tears in my eyes that I write this post today and I take no pride in having been proved 100% correct in my repeated warnings about a very violent general elections. I would rather that this post were an apology to you all for being a war monger.
What pride do I have in being proved right when scores of innocent Kenyans lie dead in the city mortuary having died for absolutely nothing. Or what was the reason they died? General elections? The presidency of Kenya? Are these things that are more precious than one human life? Tell me today that the killings will stop and I will do anything, including support the thieves and murderers who call themselves politicians and are no doubt responsible for all this chaos in our beloved country. That is how precious human life is. More so, innocent poor people who have suffered all their lives only because they were not born by a Kenyan in a position to make wealth overnight through corrupt means.
Last night four innocent, poverty-stricken Kenyans lost their lives in the sprawling Kibera slums in the hands of persons believed to be Mungiki adherents.
Even more interesting is the fact that the incident took place shortly after warnings had been issued through some leaflets circulated in the area. Eyewitnesses add that the gunmen were being directed to shoot by a smartly-dresses man carrying a briefcase.
When you read Phil's comment left here earlier today, a pattern begins to appear. It is clear that that Mr Police commissioner Ali and company are anxious to keep as much news from us as possible. But thank God for the Internet and citizen journalism. We now know that more people died in Kibera than has been reported in the news. Please read Phil's post below;
Phil has left a new comment on your post "Why Hon Michuki And Police Commissioner Ali Must R...":
Just a day before you published a story calling on Michuki and Brg. Ali to resign, I have a story that will reinforce your concerns about insecurity Chris. Unless you fall victim yourself, you will never empathise with victims of violence and insecurity in Kenya.
I received a call at about 9pm on Wednesday from Kibera (Langata Constituency) informing me that a friend of mine had been shot dead outside his house in Fort Jesus estate. Being fired at several times (actually five bullets hit him) at point blank range, the fellow died instantly. As he lies dead at City mortuary, he leaves behind six school-going children and a young jobless wife. While going to bed with a heavy heart, I was again woken up past midnight by yet another call informing me that three more individuals had been shot dead in different places in Langata constituency . Bloggers may ask why the calls; it is because I have been a long time resident of Langata, and I retain friends there, as well as being a community/social worker in the slums.
Eye witnesses said that the killers were four individuals, they all wore ski-masks (what we call monkey-hats)/heavy jackets, they carried 3 pistols and their ringleader, described as a tall slender man with a rough voice and heavy Kikuyu acccent, carried the dreaded AK-47 assault rifle. They operated on foot and worked on victims slowly and methodically, taking away wallets, cellphones and other valluables as they empty cash boxes of small businesses like butchers, bars, paraffin vendors, etc. Whoever refused to lie down when the armed robbers were operating was shot several times without second thought. A kibera shopkeeper, frozen with fright, raised his hands as if to surrender, but was hit hard on the face by the rifle butt to force him to lie face down. He lost a lot of blood and is today recovering at home nursing twelve stitches on his forehead. He was relieved of his days' sale of Kshs. 2500/-!! Infact, the said ringleader was heard boasting that this was just the beginning and more was to come in the coming days. Six hours after the raid, the deceased cell phones which were still ON, and after persistent calling the thugs actually answered and arrogantly told 'wacha kusumbua wazee'. Chilling, isnt it?
While petty crime like mugging or pick-pocketing (kupigwa tero) is common place in Kibera, like in every other slum, something is seriously wrong when four gun-totting thugs can roam casually in a densely populated estate killing and terrorising citizens as early as 8pm - when most households are have hardly retired for the night and candle lit shops are still open.
Coming at a time when Raila's rating is climbing steadily in opinion polls, while he is himself poised to launch one of the strongest presidential campaigns in multi-party Kenya and the controversy sorrounding the ODM nominations, these killings, Chris, are clearly an act of a strong warning to the area residents that not even the Kenya Police can protect them or their property unless they toe the line. (By the way Chris, why do the likes of Kalonzo and Uhuru demand for establishment of elections board in ODM if they know they will eventually settle for concensus?) Innocent citizens have been executed in Kibera in isolated cases in the last few months, but yesterday's operation means this country is headed for big trouble and it reminds me of your numerous posts of fears of a violent 2007 election.
In the rural areas, for example Mt Elgon, victims must have been terrified in their night raid experiences considering the environment they live in and the fact that people retire early in rural Kenya due to lack of electricity. If these killings in Kibera are anything to go by, then we must ask hard questions about the state of affairs in government. Police have been combing the area from early this morning but residents are afraid that this is too little, too late.
Most Kenyans fail to fully grasp the fact that Mwai Kibaki is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and that he personally took an oath of office to defend the constitution and protect the lives of all Kenyans. Do we really know what this means? I think the buck stops at his door step!
Chris, you recently talked of launching a campaign to get MPs to accept a paycut in the 10th parliament. It is my considered opinion that the campaign should instead be to increase awareness and highlight the plight of victims of violence and insecurity in Kenya!!
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Do We Do Something Or Just Sit Back And "Enjoy" The Show?
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There is a long time reader of this blog whose name is Luke. I have always known him as the sort of person who hits the nail on the head and he did just that with this comment which was again left today;
Luke has left a new comment on your post "Why Hon Michuki And Police Commissioner Ali Must R...":
reminds me of a funny thing that happened to me back in early 2002 a friend and i were discussing the state of politics back home, and we were both emphatically nodding and agreeing as we waxed lyrical "corruption in Kenya is a BAD thing!"
that same week,my friend got the chance to travel back home and see his family&friends. when he came back, i was eager to hear his assement about the state of affairs to my surprise, he started off by saying "yes, corruption is a bad thing but what can we do?we're helpless against it"
i thought..."what happened? a few days ago it was "corruption is bad fullstop" now its "what can we do we're helpless"
that ability to normalise the abnormal is the time tested silver bullet that our politicians use and they try and make everyone get used to our problems,problems which anyone else looking at them would say "how can you possibly live even 1 sec longer with this?" case in point...24 years of Moi…
oh wait...the president's just appeared on tv...he's clearing his throat to speak...finally, an end to this maddness...sadly no, he just wanted to make sure i urgently remember who the members of his family are…
kweli mimi ni pumbavu sana...(sigh)it must be normal (i guess) for hired mercenaries to brandish weapons openly in an international airport and board the plane first class...
wait...the president's appeared on tv again...
It is quite clear from some of the comments that we have been receiving here that the pungent bad smell of violence and the continued deaths of innocent Kenyans has become "normal" in our country. To most of us seated comfortably in front of our computers and burping "nyama choma" and stale beer, it is a good life and there is no reason to "upset the apple cart" by calling for the resignation of Major Ali and John Michuki. After all, the death of a dozen or so slum dwellers is nothing. Right?
WRONG!!!!!!
Even worse are the guys in the opposition whom we expect to keep the government on its' toes, our so-called future presidents, Kalonzo Musyoka and Raila Odinga. If any of them were really genuine, they would have started a hunger strike by now until the violence stops. If I were a public figure that is exactly what I would have done. In other words the truth is that these guys don't really care.
With all due respect to you my friends, the supporters of these presidential candidates, I believe it is time we united against the lot. We who say here we have no regard for tribe or clan. It is better we all boycott the general elections of no credible candidate comes up rather than speak the language that has gotten us into this mess of choosing the lesser evil.
I will not even discuss the President, who (as somebody has put it here so eloquently) took an oath to defend the people of Kenya without fear or favor. As it is now Mathare and Kibera are on fire while other Kenyans are comfortably watching the chaos, TV remote control in hand, somewhere in Muthaiga. They and their children feel safe because they have policemen and security guards guarding their gates.
So my fellow countrymen do we just sit back and write angry comments here and do nothing while defending our preferred presidential candidates?
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There is a long time reader of this blog whose name is Luke. I have always known him as the sort of person who hits the nail on the head and he did just that with this comment which was again left today;
Luke has left a new comment on your post "Why Hon Michuki And Police Commissioner Ali Must R...":
reminds me of a funny thing that happened to me back in early 2002 a friend and i were discussing the state of politics back home, and we were both emphatically nodding and agreeing as we waxed lyrical "corruption in Kenya is a BAD thing!"
that same week,my friend got the chance to travel back home and see his family&friends. when he came back, i was eager to hear his assement about the state of affairs to my surprise, he started off by saying "yes, corruption is a bad thing but what can we do?we're helpless against it"
i thought..."what happened? a few days ago it was "corruption is bad fullstop" now its "what can we do we're helpless"
that ability to normalise the abnormal is the time tested silver bullet that our politicians use and they try and make everyone get used to our problems,problems which anyone else looking at them would say "how can you possibly live even 1 sec longer with this?" case in point...24 years of Moi…
oh wait...the president's just appeared on tv...he's clearing his throat to speak...finally, an end to this maddness...sadly no, he just wanted to make sure i urgently remember who the members of his family are…
kweli mimi ni pumbavu sana...(sigh)it must be normal (i guess) for hired mercenaries to brandish weapons openly in an international airport and board the plane first class...
wait...the president's appeared on tv again...
It is quite clear from some of the comments that we have been receiving here that the pungent bad smell of violence and the continued deaths of innocent Kenyans has become "normal" in our country. To most of us seated comfortably in front of our computers and burping "nyama choma" and stale beer, it is a good life and there is no reason to "upset the apple cart" by calling for the resignation of Major Ali and John Michuki. After all, the death of a dozen or so slum dwellers is nothing. Right?
WRONG!!!!!!
Even worse are the guys in the opposition whom we expect to keep the government on its' toes, our so-called future presidents, Kalonzo Musyoka and Raila Odinga. If any of them were really genuine, they would have started a hunger strike by now until the violence stops. If I were a public figure that is exactly what I would have done. In other words the truth is that these guys don't really care.
With all due respect to you my friends, the supporters of these presidential candidates, I believe it is time we united against the lot. We who say here we have no regard for tribe or clan. It is better we all boycott the general elections of no credible candidate comes up rather than speak the language that has gotten us into this mess of choosing the lesser evil.
I will not even discuss the President, who (as somebody has put it here so eloquently) took an oath to defend the people of Kenya without fear or favor. As it is now Mathare and Kibera are on fire while other Kenyans are comfortably watching the chaos, TV remote control in hand, somewhere in Muthaiga. They and their children feel safe because they have policemen and security guards guarding their gates.
So my fellow countrymen do we just sit back and write angry comments here and do nothing while defending our preferred presidential candidates?
Father and son seduced by the same woman called "death."
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What We Must Do
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The campaign for the sacking or resignation of Michuki and Ali must start in earnest (we will deal with the corrupt 850K politicians later). I agree with Phil that this is an emergency. Today I will delete any idiotic comment here to the effect that I am saying all this because I allegedly support Raila. GROW UP!!
I have my own ideas about how this campaign should be launched and waged but I would like to hear from you guys first.
Resignations (or sacking) are the only thing that will cause Kenyans to wake up to what is happening. The killings MUST STOP!!
Anybody who honestly thinks that we have a police commissioner in office and a minister whose portfolio is internal security must be a day dreamer. I don't see them. Period. Obviously whatever they may have done does not work and the honorable thing to do is to make way for others who will come in with fresh ideas.
The Police commissioner and the Minister in charge of internal security MUST RESIGN or be shown the door. Anybody who thinks that the violence will be forever contained in Mathare and Kibera should think again.
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The campaign for the sacking or resignation of Michuki and Ali must start in earnest (we will deal with the corrupt 850K politicians later). I agree with Phil that this is an emergency. Today I will delete any idiotic comment here to the effect that I am saying all this because I allegedly support Raila. GROW UP!!
I have my own ideas about how this campaign should be launched and waged but I would like to hear from you guys first.
Resignations (or sacking) are the only thing that will cause Kenyans to wake up to what is happening. The killings MUST STOP!!
Anybody who honestly thinks that we have a police commissioner in office and a minister whose portfolio is internal security must be a day dreamer. I don't see them. Period. Obviously whatever they may have done does not work and the honorable thing to do is to make way for others who will come in with fresh ideas.
The Police commissioner and the Minister in charge of internal security MUST RESIGN or be shown the door. Anybody who thinks that the violence will be forever contained in Mathare and Kibera should think again.
Father and son seduced by the same woman called "death."
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Why Hon Michuki And Police Commissioner Ali Must Resign Immediately
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Once when I was living in Tanzania I managed to get a very big beautiful house that was ideal for me. It was also the first house I had ever lived in where I had my own private loo in the master bedroom. They call it ensuite, I believe.
There was only one problem, there was a terrible smell that filled most of the house and especially the kitchen area and back porch. We soon discovered that a kind of polluted river/sewer passed somewhere at the back of the house. Sadly we discovered the smell and the whole story behind it after we had already moved in. You see the smell could only come wafting in at a certain time of the day when the wind blew in our direction. The house was in a kind of valley so wind was a little rare during the day.
When we got to see the sewer our first thought was that this had to be a major health risk. But we consulted a friend who is an expert in these things and they said it was OK because the water moved. And anyway Malaria was a problem wherever you went in Dar-es-salaam so we would have achieved little by moving.
After a while the smell disappeared. At first I was puzzled until I received a visitor from Nairobi. There was a power failure and the house got unbearable hot because the fun couldn't work. So I took them to the back porch where it was cool. They could hardly bear the pungent smell.
That day I realized that we must have all gotten used to the smell.
It is fascinating how we humans can adjust and adapt to the most terrible things.
For instance it seems that many Kenyans, especially those who are yet to be directly affected by the Mungiki antics of relieving innocent Kenyans of the weight of their heads on their shoulders, find the situation in Kenya quite normal. In fact the whole insecurity problem has become very kawaida and normal. Something that Kenyans have learnt to live with.
I agree with the remarks of a Kenyan Human Rights Official recently to the effect that they know of no other country in the world where the security situation would have deteriorated the way it has in Kenya today and still have the police commissioner and the Minister in charge of internal security still comfortably in office like nothing is happening.
Fellow Kenyans, please let us sober up for a minute and take stock of the kind of blood-letting that is already going on within our borders. Then consider the fact that the general elections are just around the corner. Let nobody fool themselves that they can carry out any kind of political campaign in the current prevailing circumstances in most parts of the country. We must start by demanding the resignation of the police commissioner and the minister incharge of internal security. Only when that happens will we be convinced that the government is taking the current situation seriously.
If you are going to leave a comment here, I urge you to remember my story about the terrible smell that disappeared. I know many will say that Kenya is no different than New York or Johannesburg for that matter. But my reply is that those guys are not in the kind of political quagmire we Kenyans have gotten ourselves into and the violence there is drug-related as opposed to ours which is almost certainly political.
Father and son seduced by the same woman called "death."
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Once when I was living in Tanzania I managed to get a very big beautiful house that was ideal for me. It was also the first house I had ever lived in where I had my own private loo in the master bedroom. They call it ensuite, I believe.
There was only one problem, there was a terrible smell that filled most of the house and especially the kitchen area and back porch. We soon discovered that a kind of polluted river/sewer passed somewhere at the back of the house. Sadly we discovered the smell and the whole story behind it after we had already moved in. You see the smell could only come wafting in at a certain time of the day when the wind blew in our direction. The house was in a kind of valley so wind was a little rare during the day.
When we got to see the sewer our first thought was that this had to be a major health risk. But we consulted a friend who is an expert in these things and they said it was OK because the water moved. And anyway Malaria was a problem wherever you went in Dar-es-salaam so we would have achieved little by moving.
After a while the smell disappeared. At first I was puzzled until I received a visitor from Nairobi. There was a power failure and the house got unbearable hot because the fun couldn't work. So I took them to the back porch where it was cool. They could hardly bear the pungent smell.
That day I realized that we must have all gotten used to the smell.
It is fascinating how we humans can adjust and adapt to the most terrible things.
For instance it seems that many Kenyans, especially those who are yet to be directly affected by the Mungiki antics of relieving innocent Kenyans of the weight of their heads on their shoulders, find the situation in Kenya quite normal. In fact the whole insecurity problem has become very kawaida and normal. Something that Kenyans have learnt to live with.
I agree with the remarks of a Kenyan Human Rights Official recently to the effect that they know of no other country in the world where the security situation would have deteriorated the way it has in Kenya today and still have the police commissioner and the Minister in charge of internal security still comfortably in office like nothing is happening.
Fellow Kenyans, please let us sober up for a minute and take stock of the kind of blood-letting that is already going on within our borders. Then consider the fact that the general elections are just around the corner. Let nobody fool themselves that they can carry out any kind of political campaign in the current prevailing circumstances in most parts of the country. We must start by demanding the resignation of the police commissioner and the minister incharge of internal security. Only when that happens will we be convinced that the government is taking the current situation seriously.
If you are going to leave a comment here, I urge you to remember my story about the terrible smell that disappeared. I know many will say that Kenya is no different than New York or Johannesburg for that matter. But my reply is that those guys are not in the kind of political quagmire we Kenyans have gotten ourselves into and the violence there is drug-related as opposed to ours which is almost certainly political.
Father and son seduced by the same woman called "death."
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