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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 15, 2013 20:44:14 GMT 3
Opinion polls...
Blogs, facebook, twitter e.t.c have shown clearly that we aren't out of the woods yet!
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 15, 2013 20:48:11 GMT 3
Where was Hon. Musalia today? Just checking coz I promised to track him down.
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Post by kamalet on Jan 16, 2013 9:54:06 GMT 3
Where was Hon. Musalia today? Just checking coz I promised to track him down. Vihiga...doing what he should be doing!
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 18, 2013 5:10:28 GMT 3
Logistics! Logistics! Logistics!
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 19, 2013 10:24:14 GMT 3
We knew it wasn't going to be some easy task, still trying to gather reliable info before I give my scorecard! I believe it's fair to say that the strict timeline set by IEBC is counter productive, parties should be given about 1 month to carry out their nominations & finalize dispute resolutions. Such important exercise shouldn't be compromised because of some unreasonable deadlines, I hope IEBC looks into this in the future.
... For anyone out there who like myself harbors ambition of running for presidency in the future, I hope you learnt a few lessons!
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 20, 2013 4:35:15 GMT 3
Which one is a lesser evil; rigging primaries or the general election?
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Post by OtishOtish on Jan 20, 2013 5:59:23 GMT 3
We knew it wasn't going to be some easy task, still trying to gather reliable info before I give my scorecard! I believe it's fair to say that the strict timeline set by IEBC is counter productive, parties should be given about 1 month to carry out their nominations & finalize dispute resolutions. Such important exercise shouldn't be compromised because of some unreasonable deadlines, I hope IEBC looks into this in the future. ... For anyone out there who like myself harbors ambition of running for presidency in the future, I hope you learnt a few lessons! Rais: There will (I hope) be substantial debate on this issues. But first ... A little story: My high school had all sorts of clubs and societies: Debating, Drama, Chess, Writing, etc. Each of these had all sorts of "officials": Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, etc. (In the past, they had been led by a "president" and "vice president", but one day the Attorney General, Sir Charles Njonjo woke up and declared that henceforth it was illegal to use the term "president" to refer to anybody but Jomo Kenyatta. So, from national bodies to nursery-school ones, "president" had to be replaced by "chairman" or something else. An interesting footnote in the Illustrious Legal History of Our Great Country.) Anyways ... at the start of the year, all clubs and societies were required to have elections and to hand in to the school office---by week 4 or 5 or something---the names of their officials. Knowing that, and knowing that there might be electoral disputes (for which every club and society had procedures), we always had our elections no later than one week before the deadline. We never had any problems with last-minute things. But, of course, that's just a bunch of school kids, doing club-debate stuff, whereas here we have big people doing national stuff ... So ... looking at our national primaries, I ask myself this: Did these have to be held at the last minute of the last day? Could they have been held on Monday or even Wednesday? What's more, I seem to recall the IEBC warning parties to do these things well in advance of the deadline. In any case, the parties have long been aware of these deadline. Is planning really that impossibel in Our Great Country? I too am holding holding back on my scorecard. But so far, I have two theories: (a) utter incompetence that would not be corrected by "leniency" on the part of the IEBC; or (b) clever mischief---those rigged out can simply be told that the "law doesn't allow us to change anything at this stage; so, sorry, just swallow it".
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Post by OtishOtish on Jan 20, 2013 6:01:26 GMT 3
Which one is a lesser evil; rigging primaries or the general election? Maybe rigging the primaries can be practice for rigging the elections? In which case, you ask an impossible question: "which is greater? the giant tree or the seed from which a giant tree can grow?"
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 21, 2013 18:44:06 GMT 3
Congratulations to Hon. Ronald Osumba & Hon. Augustine on their nominations as running mates for Hon. Peter Kenneth & Hon. MarthaKarua respectively. We the people of Kenya appreciate your desires for public service and we hope your contributions to our political process will be of value to the nation.
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I'm not sure where to find Hon. Mudavadi, he was last seen in Western Province and reliable sources still believe he's still hold up there...oh well it's about time he named his running mate!
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A law should be passed to mandate IEBC to conduct political parties' nominations. Our political parties have demonstrated yet again that they lack the capacity for such an exercise.
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Tweet of the day from TNA...
"Waititu is a leader & Kidero is a manager. It's leaders who hire managers!"
If this is how Jubilee intends to market Hon. Waititu for governor of NAIROBI then Hon. Kidero must rest assured of victory! Majority of voters in Nairobi knows exactly what they expect of their 1st governor and Hon. Waititu doesn't come close!
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 22, 2013 2:37:17 GMT 3
Some folks were eagerly waiting to go on attack...bad news for them, Hon. Oburu & Ruth Odinga aren't gonna be on the ballot! So as the clouds settles, the race to statehouse begins in earnest and CORD is unstopable!
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Post by mank on Jan 22, 2013 7:15:57 GMT 3
I read that they are burning tires in the streets already somewhere, and that's just after the primaries. That to me sounds like a very loud SOS call!
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 22, 2013 8:54:02 GMT 3
Something that got lost in the winds...
Does anybody remember the "Ruto to make a major announcement" news about a week ago?
Well he never made the major announcement...sources have disclosed to me some exciting info that the Jubilee supporters won't be happy about. Well before I'm dismissed by the headteacher & co, let me hold off and have anyone with a clue to break the york first.
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 22, 2013 11:59:24 GMT 3
Congratulations to Hon. Jeremiah Kioni on his appointment as Hon.Musalia's running mate!
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 24, 2013 0:11:59 GMT 3
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta should be reminded that refusing to accept a result of a rigged election isn't a crime against humanity! To allude that Raila should have been one of the accused persons at ICC simply because he refused to accept 'defeat' in a gracious way like Hon. Uhuru himself did in 2002 is quite a cheap shot and actually stupid. Hon. Uhuru should know that he didn't do Kenyans any favor by accepting what was a humiliating defeat. May I also add that it's this kind of thinking that makes me worried of Hon. Uhuru's candidacy.
All Kenyans know the events of 2007/2008...Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta stand accused at ICC because there's reasonable belief that he had a connection with Munguki who we all know unleashed terror on innocent Kenyans simply because they were luos or Kalenjins. Now instead of dragging RAO's name in his predicament, he should focus on how to defend himself against the charges.
If he goes back to ICC with the arrogance he demonstrated during the pre-trial hearings then he may as well kiss Kenya goodbye! My advice is for him to keep politics out of the ICC CASE AND DWELL ON THE LEGAL ISSUES AT HAND.
I hope we all remember this statement..." My name is Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, Minister for Finance appointed by the duly elected president of the republic of Kenya"...Guess what the judges don't give a shit but they sure can read a thing.
Lastly, I believe the accused remain innocent until proven guilty and it's my hope that justice will be served for both the victims and the accused.
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Regardless of how the trial ends, no Kenyan politician will ever wanna be involved directly or indirectly with crimes witnessed in 2007/08.
Peace!
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Post by OtishOtish on Jan 24, 2013 0:24:30 GMT 3
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta should be reminded that refusing to accept a result of a rigged election isn't a crime against humanity! To allude that Raila should have been one of the accused persons at ICC simply because he refused to accept 'defeat' in a gracious way like Hon! Ocampo already gave a perfectly good response, and the other side have yet to counter it: "Even if that were the case, the court only deals with criminal responsibility, not so-called political responsibility". Seeing that the court is called the International Criminal Court, he may well have a point.
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Post by reporter911 on Jan 24, 2013 1:16:30 GMT 3
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta should be reminded that refusing to accept a result of a rigged election isn't a crime against humanity! To allude that Raila should have been one of the accused persons at ICC simply because he refused to accept 'defeat' in a gracious way like Hon. Uhuru himself did in 2002 is quite a cheap shot and actually stupid. Hon. Uhuru should know that he didn't do Kenyans any favor by accepting what was a humiliating defeat. May I also add that it's this kind of thinking that makes me worried of Hon. Uhuru's candidacy. All Kenyans know the events of 2007/2008...Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta stand accused at ICC because there's reasonable belief that he had a connection with Munguki who we all know unleashed terror on innocent Kenyans simply because they were luos or Kalenjins. Now instead of dragging RAO's name in his predicament, he should focus on how to defend himself against the charges. If he goes back to ICC with the arrogance he demonstrated during the pre-trial hearings then he may as well kiss Kenya goodbye! My advice is for him to keep politics out of the ICC CASE AND DWELL ON THE LEGAL ISSUES AT HAND. I hope we all remember this statement..." My name is Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, Minister for Finance appointed by the duly elected president of the republic of Kenya"...Guess what the judges don't give a shit but they sure can read a thing. Lastly, I believe the accused remain innocent until proven guilty and it's my hope that justice will be served for both the victims and the accused. ... Regardless of how the trial ends, no Kenyan politician will ever wanna be involved directly or indirectly with crimes witnessed in 2007/08. Peace! Well Stated
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 24, 2013 16:32:19 GMT 3
Hon. Bishop Wanjiru being a servant of the Lord should reject my party's decision to award her the nomination ticket instead of Hon. Elizabeth Ongoro. Wanjiru's errors of omission or commission that made her blocked from contesting the Governor seat was of her own making.
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 25, 2013 17:42:58 GMT 3
Some Africans must wake up from slumber...
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Hon. Mudavadi dismissed the synovate opinion polls and went further to suggest that such polls can lead the country violence as witnessed in 2007/08. Mudavadi must know very clearly that the opinion polls had nothing to do with the post-election violence, it's called post -election violence for a reason.
Now lets be serious for a minute, a look at number of candidates nominated by the Amani Coalition is clear indication that Amani coalition can't be on viewed on the same pedestal as CORD or Jubilee and for Mudavadi to wish otherwise is pathetic to say the least.
Leaders should stop crying about polls but should use the data to aggressively continue wooing supporters to their side. Truth be told, Mudamba would quoting the polls all over the place if only it had him leading the pack. March 4TH isn't that far hopefully we'll have an opportunity to see things as they are.
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You can't spend most of your time in your home town and still expect to be popular across the country. One can't expect to build muscles while sleeping in bed, you've got to go to the gym and do the work...Musalia must go out across the country and sell his candidacy and while on it, let him stop alarming Kenyans with nonsense!
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Jan 26, 2013 9:41:23 GMT 3
Meanwhile, we await the verdict of Letangule and his team on the imposters that are kina Anyang' Nyong'o, Jakoyo Midiwo, etc. IEBC must be seen to have upheld the decision of the people in this nominations.
I know Bett has argued that the party retains the right to choose its candidates for whatever seats in whatever manner. But it is my view that, whereas this is true, the party cannot settle on an election as the mode for nominating candidates only to turn around and replace the elected individuals with its own preferred candidates. It is not right, it is not just and one can only hope that IEBC finds it to be so.
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Post by furaha on Jan 27, 2013 17:00:23 GMT 3
KPTJ has released its findings related to the nominations exercise. It is a worrying read that expresses serious concerns about the conduct of the political parties, the IEBC and the Registrar of Political Parties. With elections five weeks away, it is a worrying read....
What is missing? I would have expected KPTJ to say more about the problems experienced by female candidates.
Furaha
CRITICAL CONCERNS OVER THE RECENT NOMINATION EXERCISE: IRREGULARITIES AND FAILURE OF INSTITUTIONS TO EXERCISE THEIR RESPECTIVE MANDATES TO GOVERN NOMINATION AND THE ELECTORAL PROCESS We, the members of Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice (KPTJ), having observed and monitored the recent nomination exercise by political parties ahead of the March 4th general elections, are concerned by the extent of malpractice and lack of enforcement of election related laws by the institutions charged with enforcing political party discipline and managing the conduct of elections, i.e. the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and the Registrar of Political Parties. Of particular concern is the continued disregard of parameters and principles set out in the Constitution and other relevant legislation through practices such as party hopping; the use of violence and intimidation as an electioneering tactic; lack of internal party democracy, including favoritism and nepotism in disregard of the Political Parties Act, the Elections Act and the Constitution. We are concerned that many of the aspirants cleared by political parties do not meet the threshold of leadership and integrity as set out in Chapter six (6) of the Constitution. Further, the institutions charged with the regulation of political affairs have displayed a disturbing reluctance to enforce their respective mandates with regard to regulating political competition and ensuring adherence to electoral laws. The IEBC has displayed, within the last week, a tendency to buckle under to political pressure by repeatedly shifting timelines relating to the submission of nomination lists at the whim of the stronger political parties. This reinforces concerns around the independence of the IEBC, which were already raised in connection with the intervention by the executive in procurement of biometric voter registration (BVR) equipment. The IEBC has also displayed a ‘hands off’ policy with regard to its regulatory mandate in respect of the nominations exercise. This is of particular concern because the IEBC will have to make bold decisions and interventions at the March 4th general elections if the country is to observe a credible, peaceful, free and fair election. Of further concern is the huge delay in rolling out civic education. This is despite the forthcoming elections being of an unprecedented nature in the history of elections in the country. 2 It must be noted that the failure by the Commission to efficiently manage the procurement of BVR Kits led to delays in voter registration. This in turn has resulted in political parties conducting their primaries with no voter register to guide the process since the provisional register had not been gazetted and, in any event, is still undergoing inspection and verification. There is a clear failure by the IEBC to effectively regulate electoral processes and political parties. Parties are not adhering to timelines set out in the Elections Act on conducting nominations. Section 28 of the Elections Act requires nominations to be concluded at least 45 days to the elections. The Commission extended that timeline for political parties by directing them to submit names of nominees on the 21st January 2013. Some parties had still not submitted their party lists of nominees by the 25th January 2013. This indecisiveness of the Commission shows lack of leadership and resolve to enforce the law. Political parties fraudulently registered members of the public as their members and this was widely reported and captured by the media. Nevertheless no action has been taken against any political party for these fraudulent acts. The IEBC is required to regulate and monitor the process by which political parties nominate their candidates. The Commission only monitored that process and did not in any way regulate it. It was left to political parties to regulate themselves with disastrous consequences. The Registrar of Political Parties has displayed an unwillingness to enforce her mandate and powers conferred upon her office by the Political Parties Act to rein in rogue political actors. Both the IEBC and Registrar of Political Parties have not expressed themselves on questions of constitutional interpretation, particularly with regard to Chapter Six. The public has noted with concern instances in which the IEBC has been intimidated by powerful politicians into changing its position on timelines and issuance of certificates. This inability to stand firm in the face of hostility is indicative of a weakness at the IEBC. It is reminiscent of the ugly scenes witnessed by Kenyans in 2007 when the ECK buckled to political pressure and intimidation leading to questions over the credibility of its management of the electoral process and outcome. As civil society we will not stand by and watch the acceptance of nomination certificates from losers in the nominations and shifting of further deadlines by the IEBC. 3 We therefore wish to reiterate and demand as follows:- 1. Whether Kenya will hold credible, peaceful, free and fair elections largely depends on the confidence that Kenyans have in the electoral Commission. All processes of the IEBC should therefore inspire confidence in the electoral management body. 2. The current lack of leadership and resolve to enforce the law with regards to the nomination deadlines does not inspire confidence that the IEBC will be able to stand firm and not buckle to political pressure in the much more challenging context of the general elections. We therefore call for the Commission to firmly execute its mandate without fear or favour. 3. We further urge that the Commission investigates all election related offences that were conducted during the nomination exercises and strictly punish all offenders be they individuals or parties. 4. The IEBC must urgently begin to conduct the voter education and information exercise, which should include information on the spirit of the provisions on leadership and integrity chapters of the constitution to enable voters to make informed choices at the general election. 5. The IEBC should immediately adopt a system of maximum disclosure in all its processes as a way of keeping the public informed and engaged. For a start, we demand that the IEBC publishes a weekly update of their level of preparedness for the March 4th election. This should include specific information on issues such as progress on dispute resolution related to nominations, progress on printing of ballots; progress on development of plan to roll out civic education, progress on finalizing a results-reporting mechanism etc. 6. The registrar of political parties has willfully failed to exercise her mandate in reigning in political parties, a dereliction and abdication of duty which should constitute grounds for her removal. Further we demand that the Commission: Applies the law without fear or favour to all those who violated electoral laws during the nominations; Disqualify parties and candidates who continue to violate the law and regulations including aspirants who do not meet the threshold of leadership and integrity set out in Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution; Recommend the deregistration of political parties which have engaged in violence and fraudulent practices during the nomination 4 exercise; We also demand that the Commission not accept any aspirant who submitted their nomination papers after the deadline stipulated by the IEBC, midnight on Monday 21st January; And that it does not accept nomination certificates from defectors who changed parties after the deadline stipulated by the IEBC; The Commission should, in conjunction with the Registrar of Political Parties, punish those parties which presented nomination certificates of candidates who had not been consulted and had no knowledge that they had been presented as candidates; The Commission should also, in conjunction with the Registrar of Political Parties, punish parties which were found to enter names and details of unknowing citizens falsely in their register of members; Having failed to either meet or enforce any stipulated deadlines during its tenure and having condoned indiscipline by political actors, the IEBC must remember that we are watching it closely and that it will be held accountable if it bungles the March 2013 elections. Commissioners should know that they will be held individually liable for any failure of the elections. Finally, we are determined to use all means within the law, including moving the courts, to protect the public interest in credible, free and fair elections. We remind Kenyans that it was lack of confidence in the integrity of institutions such as the defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya and the old Judiciary that plunged Kenya into chaos in 2008. A recurrence of that chaos is a risk we cannot afford to take as a nation. (ends) KPTJ/27/1/13/JGCT
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Jan 30, 2013 8:13:17 GMT 3
Listening to these two interviews, one can hardly fail to recognize the huge difference between the two candidates.
Apart from the obvious difference in the structure and form of the interviews, Mudavadi comes across as very knowledgeable on matters governance, very reflective and with a thorough understanding of the kind of government awaiting us and came across as a man with immense experience in management of public affairs. He sounds very ready for prime time.
Raila Odinga on the other hand apart from coming across as one who had been taken through the interview before the real show, harps more on platitudes, cliches and generalities. He is very shallow on issues, looks tired, very cunning and untrustworthy.
It will obviously be very interesting to see how some of these guys will perform in the presidential debate on Feb 11. There is a lot the electorate can learn from these engagements, which can guide their choices.
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 30, 2013 9:58:42 GMT 3
Mwalimu, I'm not sure I want to brand you as the jukwaa's Dick Morris but you seem to be reading from his play book.
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I've heard of Nairobi school, Lenana High...I know the good job teachers do but I'm not sure that's enough to help me decide who to vote for... Can someone remind me of that teacher's name
... The next 30 days will be full of political activities as candidates go overdrive to consolidate and energize their supporters but one thing we must never forget is the beautiful country we have! Let's remain civil, shun all acts of lawlessness and be respectful of other people's rights.
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 30, 2013 19:03:31 GMT 3
It's official 8 candidates are in the race to statehouse!
Congrats to Abdul Dida & J.Onono and Paul Muite & Shem Ochuodho,now may the best candidate win!
So Lady Kimencu didn't make it thru the process...I wonder why!
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Jan 30, 2013 20:06:59 GMT 3
Mwalimu, I'm not sure I want to brand you as the jukwaa's Dick Morris but you seem to be reading from his play book. Not quite Rais. You see, I am a huge stakeholder in this election as a citizen of Kenya. During Obama's first terms campaigns, the former VP Mr. Gore said something that has stuck with me over the years. He advised the American people, while campaigning in Denver, to take it from him, that elections do matter; they determine the kind of country one aspires for, they shape policy and above all shape each individual's life. So when I come across such interviews by aspiring candidates, I take a keen interest in what they are saying and how they are doing it. Listening to those two interviews up there, you immediately begin to see a candidate who is only in the race to win and is doing everything to win vs. a candidate who is in the race to do the job. I was particularly disturbed by the rather very glaring element of coaching in the Raila interview, it somewhat comes out very clearly that the interview was very structured and that the questions could have been supplied to the candidate before the real interview.
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Post by raiswakesho on Jan 30, 2013 20:56:40 GMT 3
Mwalimu,
I guess your view has been heard and I do respect it even though I totally disagree with it! I wish your candidate Hon. Musalia all the very best & please continue selling him to the voters.
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