Post by adongo12345 on Apr 24, 2007 23:15:52 GMT 3
“Mungiki has been a snake kept as a pet by the government. It has now turned against its own keepers”,
Those are the words of Matatu Vehicles Owners Association (MVOA) Chairman Simon Kimutai who added that "if there was political goodwill through the rank and file of the government, the sect would be exterminated for good".
Just how many snakes does the Kibaki's government need beside the infamous rattle snake? Good question,
May be that is another story. But then again may be NOT.
But here we go on April 25, 2007.
www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143967772&date=25/4/2007
www.timesnews.co.ke/25april07/nwsstory/topstry.html
Boy, just when you thought things couldn't possibly get worse, we have this. Multiple attacks accross the country in one day (night) by well armed and very bold Mungiki thugs and other seemingly also very well armed groups killing Kenyans indiscriminately and with ease as well as taking out cops and even bombing vehicles. We would be foolish as a nation if this doesn't worry us. It has to.
Why is our country descending into the Baghdad of the region? Why are so many people, particularly young people resorting to arms to solve their problems while creating a million other problems for others, most of whom, they don't even know?
More importantly why is the country breaking down so badly and so fast? The other day we were calling for the president to visit the war zone of Mt. Elgon where his forces are reported to be raping women everyday. From the looks of things, Kibaki doesn't have to go anywhere anymore. The violence and mayhem is now in his backyard.
It looks like the leaders and the politicians live in one world and the ordinary folks are in another world altogether.
The world of the politicians is sorrounded with comfort, tons of money, big cars, armed escort, huge houses, servants galore, helicopters keeping them in the air (may be they should just stay there).
And then we have the other harsh world of dwindling resources, mass poverty, hopelessness for two thirds of the population with a future that only promises to be harsher to them. Why should they care about anything, like the sanctity of life. Their lives are miserable and they are going to die tomorrow anyway from something else. Basically they are choosing between poisons. That is not a choice in real terms.
We need to take a few steps back and address the national crisis of insecurity. Poor Kibaki, just when he was about to unleash his choir to sing to us about their new religion of economic boom, he finds himslef facing the worst case of insecurity we have seen in decades. If I was him I would be very afraid. Things are not looking good at all.
We have to hold the nation together. Kibaki needs to reach out to the opposition to help him. Kibaki should travel accross the country with opposition leaders to drive home the message of one indivisible nation called Kenya and find ways to isolate organized criminal groups with just resolutions for community grievances.
Just the police/GSU etc slugging it out with Mungiki and others is not going to work. We should know that by now.
We need the local folk and national leadership on one page. We cannot play around with peoples lives. A government that cannot protect its peoples' basic security needs is way out of time and if they can't pull it off, then get out.
Adongo
May be Ali now has enough work to stop worrying about M.Ps meeting with their constituents.
Those are the words of Matatu Vehicles Owners Association (MVOA) Chairman Simon Kimutai who added that "if there was political goodwill through the rank and file of the government, the sect would be exterminated for good".
Just how many snakes does the Kibaki's government need beside the infamous rattle snake? Good question,
May be that is another story. But then again may be NOT.
But here we go on April 25, 2007.
www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143967772&date=25/4/2007
www.timesnews.co.ke/25april07/nwsstory/topstry.html
Boy, just when you thought things couldn't possibly get worse, we have this. Multiple attacks accross the country in one day (night) by well armed and very bold Mungiki thugs and other seemingly also very well armed groups killing Kenyans indiscriminately and with ease as well as taking out cops and even bombing vehicles. We would be foolish as a nation if this doesn't worry us. It has to.
Why is our country descending into the Baghdad of the region? Why are so many people, particularly young people resorting to arms to solve their problems while creating a million other problems for others, most of whom, they don't even know?
More importantly why is the country breaking down so badly and so fast? The other day we were calling for the president to visit the war zone of Mt. Elgon where his forces are reported to be raping women everyday. From the looks of things, Kibaki doesn't have to go anywhere anymore. The violence and mayhem is now in his backyard.
It looks like the leaders and the politicians live in one world and the ordinary folks are in another world altogether.
The world of the politicians is sorrounded with comfort, tons of money, big cars, armed escort, huge houses, servants galore, helicopters keeping them in the air (may be they should just stay there).
And then we have the other harsh world of dwindling resources, mass poverty, hopelessness for two thirds of the population with a future that only promises to be harsher to them. Why should they care about anything, like the sanctity of life. Their lives are miserable and they are going to die tomorrow anyway from something else. Basically they are choosing between poisons. That is not a choice in real terms.
We need to take a few steps back and address the national crisis of insecurity. Poor Kibaki, just when he was about to unleash his choir to sing to us about their new religion of economic boom, he finds himslef facing the worst case of insecurity we have seen in decades. If I was him I would be very afraid. Things are not looking good at all.
We have to hold the nation together. Kibaki needs to reach out to the opposition to help him. Kibaki should travel accross the country with opposition leaders to drive home the message of one indivisible nation called Kenya and find ways to isolate organized criminal groups with just resolutions for community grievances.
Just the police/GSU etc slugging it out with Mungiki and others is not going to work. We should know that by now.
We need the local folk and national leadership on one page. We cannot play around with peoples lives. A government that cannot protect its peoples' basic security needs is way out of time and if they can't pull it off, then get out.
Adongo
May be Ali now has enough work to stop worrying about M.Ps meeting with their constituents.
