Post by politicalmaniac on Apr 6, 2011 0:13:18 GMT 3
I could not envisage a scenario where the scion of the First P.O.R.K would appear on the docks at the Hague, like a common criminal, accused of the most heinous of crimes, facilitating murder, arson, rape, torture and forced displacements of his OWN FELLOW CITIZENS.
I thought the optics would be deadly, very bad for him, denigrating, and dehumanizing, especially in the Utube era, where videos will be archived, and if he addresses the courts, that will be captured for posterity too.
There also was the issue of sealed warrants, ready to be sprung up, to nab the obstreperous war monger that is jomo jnr.
I saw no upside, and only risks. I still maintain that he and ruto will not go through the whole Hague process. Some how, some way they will short circuit it, either by rushing to establish an STK they can manipulate, or simply by pulling a Bashir.
Deep down, I know jomo jnr is as guilty as sin, irrespective of his motives, but I still dont see how he cools his heels as a guest of the state in Kamiti, or Shimo La Tewa.
But he has instead decided to go to the Hague. We know that will be a slow grinding process and that alone, posses a huge conundrum for him. As long as the wheels of justice grind at the Hague, he has no way of running for P.O.R.K, and may indeed eventually be forced out as Min of Finance, exiled to political siberia and ignominy.
But before he left, he engaged in one of the most spectacular political performances the country has ever seen. He used the Govt machinery and personal resources to mount a smear campaign of hate, hirtherto unseen. Hate directed to the person of the Rt Hon Prime Minister, hate directed at his tribes people. He ruble roused, threw tantrums, cajoled, and threatened fellow Kikuyu elected officials who are not toeing his line of legal and tribal defense, given now that he has been crowned Agikuyu Muthamaki - the "great Leader". One would think he is the Kenyas version of the nefarious dictator Kim Il Sung of North korea!
But a funny thing happened on the road to Damascus.
We now know that Kenyans STILL OVERWHELMINGLY support the Hague process!!
Informal conversations with your kith and kin, and friends will confirm that.
Personally I HAVE NOT MET anyone who wants a change of venue for the ICC 6, currently charged at the Hague. I am including folks with whom we dont see eye to eye on political matters as they are rabid Panua supporters, specifically from Central Province.
And now we have a second poll, a scientific poll (personally I read them with a pinch of salt but they are what we have!) basically confirming the fact. The synovate poll numbers held steady and did NOT decline when compared with the numbers of last poll. Basically 2/3rds of the country maintain a strong support for the Hague process.
Infotrac Harris poll put the number of pro Hague supporters at a stratospheric 85%. I would love to see a new poll by these folks, with the cavieat that I still will pinch some salt as I read them.
I have not seen any numbers, from anyone, debunking these poll numbers. Neither have I heard anecdotaly, that Kenyans want these guys given some reprieve.
My friends from RV are however conflicted, very conflicted!!
Yes, they want justice done for those who were shot by cops, killed by mungiki, but they also "understand" the spontaneous rage of the participants in the PEV triggered by the brazen theft of the elections. They thought that the chronic land issues will be sorted out following ejection of the obstructionistas in the mafiya led Govt. So they do sympathize with ruto and sang.
I am glad that the Rt Hon Prime Minister is with the people on this issue as he has been with other important issues of the day. He was with us during the section 2A repeal (when the sloth talked about how impossible it was for repeal and likened the repeal effort to cutting a mugumo tree na Wembe), during Bomas 1 - when kiratu led a walk out of the PNU faction, during Katiba 2 - when the melons were hedging their bets, and so an and so forth.
In view of the fact that the sentiment of the Kenyan Nation is that we continue the Hague process, the pro justice forces should continue with debunking the false-hoods peddled by jomo jnr and ruto, keep exposing their shifting stories, keep hammering their tribal rants, and keep the pressure on the Govt and legico to continue reforms. Pro justice forces need to use the all media creatively and with a constant drum beat for justice.
I think in the long run the so called prayer rallies held by ruto and jomo jnr have not changed the trajectory of anything political in the country. In fact they have boomeranged big time!
They remind me of loud annoying cocks, jogoos, whose constant crowing drives the owner mad enough to chop its neck and boil it for stew. That may well happen if they are found guilty, or if they escape then the ballot box will fix them!!
But we need to be alert and always vigilant.
These guys realize that they are dogs, and if power were likened to a bone, they know that as a dog, the bone never come to it, but its incumbent for the dog chase after the bone!!!!
These rabid dogs, kina jomo jnr and ruto will chase the bone of power to the end of the universe.
We must not allow them to capture and wield power at any cost.
They need to be ostracized and rejected like the murderous pariahs they are.
I thought the optics would be deadly, very bad for him, denigrating, and dehumanizing, especially in the Utube era, where videos will be archived, and if he addresses the courts, that will be captured for posterity too.
There also was the issue of sealed warrants, ready to be sprung up, to nab the obstreperous war monger that is jomo jnr.
I saw no upside, and only risks. I still maintain that he and ruto will not go through the whole Hague process. Some how, some way they will short circuit it, either by rushing to establish an STK they can manipulate, or simply by pulling a Bashir.
Deep down, I know jomo jnr is as guilty as sin, irrespective of his motives, but I still dont see how he cools his heels as a guest of the state in Kamiti, or Shimo La Tewa.
But he has instead decided to go to the Hague. We know that will be a slow grinding process and that alone, posses a huge conundrum for him. As long as the wheels of justice grind at the Hague, he has no way of running for P.O.R.K, and may indeed eventually be forced out as Min of Finance, exiled to political siberia and ignominy.
But before he left, he engaged in one of the most spectacular political performances the country has ever seen. He used the Govt machinery and personal resources to mount a smear campaign of hate, hirtherto unseen. Hate directed to the person of the Rt Hon Prime Minister, hate directed at his tribes people. He ruble roused, threw tantrums, cajoled, and threatened fellow Kikuyu elected officials who are not toeing his line of legal and tribal defense, given now that he has been crowned Agikuyu Muthamaki - the "great Leader". One would think he is the Kenyas version of the nefarious dictator Kim Il Sung of North korea!
But a funny thing happened on the road to Damascus.
We now know that Kenyans STILL OVERWHELMINGLY support the Hague process!!
Informal conversations with your kith and kin, and friends will confirm that.
Personally I HAVE NOT MET anyone who wants a change of venue for the ICC 6, currently charged at the Hague. I am including folks with whom we dont see eye to eye on political matters as they are rabid Panua supporters, specifically from Central Province.
And now we have a second poll, a scientific poll (personally I read them with a pinch of salt but they are what we have!) basically confirming the fact. The synovate poll numbers held steady and did NOT decline when compared with the numbers of last poll. Basically 2/3rds of the country maintain a strong support for the Hague process.
Infotrac Harris poll put the number of pro Hague supporters at a stratospheric 85%. I would love to see a new poll by these folks, with the cavieat that I still will pinch some salt as I read them.
I have not seen any numbers, from anyone, debunking these poll numbers. Neither have I heard anecdotaly, that Kenyans want these guys given some reprieve.
My friends from RV are however conflicted, very conflicted!!
Yes, they want justice done for those who were shot by cops, killed by mungiki, but they also "understand" the spontaneous rage of the participants in the PEV triggered by the brazen theft of the elections. They thought that the chronic land issues will be sorted out following ejection of the obstructionistas in the mafiya led Govt. So they do sympathize with ruto and sang.
I am glad that the Rt Hon Prime Minister is with the people on this issue as he has been with other important issues of the day. He was with us during the section 2A repeal (when the sloth talked about how impossible it was for repeal and likened the repeal effort to cutting a mugumo tree na Wembe), during Bomas 1 - when kiratu led a walk out of the PNU faction, during Katiba 2 - when the melons were hedging their bets, and so an and so forth.
In view of the fact that the sentiment of the Kenyan Nation is that we continue the Hague process, the pro justice forces should continue with debunking the false-hoods peddled by jomo jnr and ruto, keep exposing their shifting stories, keep hammering their tribal rants, and keep the pressure on the Govt and legico to continue reforms. Pro justice forces need to use the all media creatively and with a constant drum beat for justice.
I think in the long run the so called prayer rallies held by ruto and jomo jnr have not changed the trajectory of anything political in the country. In fact they have boomeranged big time!
They remind me of loud annoying cocks, jogoos, whose constant crowing drives the owner mad enough to chop its neck and boil it for stew. That may well happen if they are found guilty, or if they escape then the ballot box will fix them!!
But we need to be alert and always vigilant.
These guys realize that they are dogs, and if power were likened to a bone, they know that as a dog, the bone never come to it, but its incumbent for the dog chase after the bone!!!!
These rabid dogs, kina jomo jnr and ruto will chase the bone of power to the end of the universe.
We must not allow them to capture and wield power at any cost.
They need to be ostracized and rejected like the murderous pariahs they are.
