Details of Miguna's Book Launch

On Jukwaa, where people have been sharpening knives for months?

There are many for whom the detailed contents don't really matter; what matters is that they will be unfavourable to Raila. My prediction is that by the time the knives are put away, Miguna will look like a badly-made jigsaw puzzle.

Of course the book will have revelations about the PM and ODM. But I would not be surprised if it also reveals a lot of things that PNU would rather keep under wraps. Miguna was involved in the 2007 campaigns, in the coalition negotiations, in constitution-making and in Mutula Kilonzo's July 2009 mission to the ICC to name but a few critical chapters in Kenya's most recent history. So while all the hullaballoo around Miguna has been focused on Raila, could we soon be looking at a book that is not exclusively about Raila but that, more generally, deals with the political class and how Miguna perceives it?

I do not have any advance knowledge. But when I look at Miguna's work in recent years it is clear that he knows a lot about both sides of the coalition government. Could that be the reason why both ODM and PNU have largely kept silent thusfar?

Any way Miguna could be philanthropic and patriotic enough to print enough free copies for each county?

Kenyans need a lot more such opportunities to understand these presidential candidates before they vote. If I were Raila I would be preparing to drop out of the presidential race after the release of this book.

It all depends on the motivations of Miguna in writing his book. Purely from a commercial point of view his liaisons with Raila and ODM would be a lot juicier than anything he knows abou the PNU lot.

Furaha,

Exactly.
This is why his political memoirs would intrigue me. The Raila side hullaballoo, I would pretty much be aware of. But his take and look at the hidden political class or what you call 'critical chapters in kenya's most recent history' is the gem for me.

For chaps in my trade, a ringside seat. And we are old enough to filter.

unfortunately, the press for this book has presented it as "one humongous juicy gossip of epic proportions" (excuse the repetition)

it has not been presented as a memoir of events from which we can glean the inner workings of the complex system defining our leadership/governance

and in truth, people like gossip, it makes them feel privy to some secret knowledge, even if its in the public domain, but fact is very few really want to or will go out of their way to pay for gossip

i think miguna should pay a little more attention to how this book is marketed

it would help if he had a flyer on what to take away from certain select chapters and IMHO he should shy away from the gossip bits and delve on issues such as positive steps/initiatives, some exposes of say grand corruption with detailed factual history etc

am certainly not going to buy a tabloid type publication, but i'm willing to assume think miguna may have much more in the book and will give the benefit of doubt. but will certainly not pre-order. need to know that its a book worth having otherwise there are far more inexpensive paperweights

1. It won't have any political effect on RAO but will give Miguna a good financial lift.
2. Miguna's chances of working for any other candidate will be reduced to zero.
3. Miguna's chances of winning any elective post in the near future will be reduced by at least 75%.
4. Good entertainment for about 2 weeks with RAO haters dancing all over the web while RAO supporters mounting counter but mostly dismissive attacks.

5. At the end of the day, Miguna will have gained financially...RAO unhurt but probably brusied and as for you the reader, the opportunity cost will be the beer.

Have fun dear friends... maybe I can buy 10 books for OO to award to members. OO how can we do this?

courtesy of a sister ;D whose living her career dreams, i happened to be among the very few breathing souls who have read page by page of what we would imagine is the manuscript and for obvious reasons held my peace(and wont share it out ) as i await the hard copy to compare what we were fed on by someone who supposedly happened to have been trusted with the manuscript, and what the publisher has in store for us and therefore the real deal.

what i know for sure is that jukwaa has some mention and i hope omin ondiek was gracious enough to give credit and acknowledgment to or member who noted the typos.unfortunately i wont be in town during the launch.

as i said in paraphrasing minister gumo's remarks to mudavadi during the hand over ceremony at jogoo house, we wish omin ondiek the best of luck in his future endevour. uki fauli utu kumbuke na sis pia ( wana odm na wafuazi sugu wa agwambo)tukifauli hatuta kusahau.

Rais: You have nothing to worry about in that regard. First, this is Kenya, and anyone can always be bleached at any time. Second, when rapists and murderers can be serious presidential candidates, why worry about such a small thing?

You are quite right. I am one of those.