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Post by man on Apr 27, 2011 8:53:15 GMT 3
With all due respect to everyone, I think both the Chief Justice and the Deputy should go to women in the spirit of the new constitution that at least a third of government positions be filled by women. Both the Executive and Legislative arms of the government are dominated by men. Men occupy both the top and deputy positions of these arms of govt. The third arm, the Judiciary should therefore be reserved for women and I believe that is not too much to ask. In any case, out of the 10 candidates for the CJ position, the one with the highest level of integrity of them all (both men and women) is non other than the Hon. Lady Justice Mary Ang'awa. This iron lady would be the best Chief Justice for Kenya.
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Post by man on Apr 17, 2011 18:02:24 GMT 3
My big question is, Don't we keep records in our Kenyan instituions??? Must the person who was involved in the transaction be the one to say that yes they actually paid out some money for it to be true? Can't they just look at the records, bank statements etc and see if money was paid or not, and if so, to whom? This is just my layman head thinking.
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Post by man on Apr 16, 2011 22:57:14 GMT 3
Muite has lost his bearing period. The guy lost it a long time ago!! Ever since he was used a mafiya pawn - in their use and dump strategy, when he usurped the Parliamentary Chair charged with the Katiba from Rt Hon Prime Minister , circa 2003, its been down hill for him!! He is now a lone ranger, unwanted by his fellow 'leaders' who dont trust him. PM, You just beat me to the Keyboard. My sentiments exactly. Umedinya point. Nuff said.
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Post by man on Apr 15, 2011 8:30:35 GMT 3
Truth/half truth or plain old propaganda. EU has limits on cash or its equivalents you can import or export. The limit currently stands at €10,000 which is well short of the $10,000,000 alleged to have been lost. I doubt the articles veracity. www.ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_controls/cash_controls/index_en.htmWhat if the story is true? I did see footage of UK alighting from the plane & if he had a black bag on his shoulder it was extremely light as he was all smiles & no strain. Besides it would be so much simpler for him to transfer funds through family owned CBA, of stress free banking fame, & cook up a story for a compliant (read GEMA friendly) CBK. Now Ruto on the other hand..... Whether or not the law requires that a certain amount be declared the amount of cash you travel with doesn't change the fact that people do actually travel with hard cash way in excess of the said limits. People still do. For this particular story the amount seems Exaggerated but something valuabel was obviously lost
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Post by man on Apr 12, 2011 11:07:26 GMT 3
The principle of gender balance should be followed in the appointment of the CJ and deputy CJ. If the gender balance is followed as is now enshrined in the constitution that one third of all government appointments should be filled by women, then both the CJ and the deputy CJ should be women. The other two thirds of the government is dominated by men. The executive have the president and vice-president who are both male. (You can add the PM and his deputies in the equation if you wish). The legislature has both the speaker and deputy speaker who are both male. The remaining one third of the government (Judiciary) should therefore be headed by a woman, with a fellow woman as deputy. If the JSC can make this happen then that would be the biggest service they could ever do to Kenyans
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Post by man on Apr 10, 2011 15:19:08 GMT 3
Tom,What more were we expected to get if not pro-establishment faces and middle-grounders in the short-list? That nominating panel was dominated by pro-establishment status-quoists, only dotted by ONE progressive Kenyan. Do you think they could have time for independent minded progressives like Otiende Amollo? I hope you get the gist of my grouse. I was also very suprised that a distinguished lawyer like Otiende Amolo failed to make the shortlist. ThenI remembered that I may have read somewhere that members of the Commitee of Experts are barred from vying for any constitutional offices in the new dispensation that they helpled usher in. If my recolletion is true then that provides a perfect explanation as to why Otiende Amolo did not make the cut. It also brings in the question as to why he even applied for the positon in the first place knowing too well that the new dispensatiion barred him from holding the postion.
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Post by man on Apr 9, 2011 13:47:36 GMT 3
I'm rooting for Mr. Okong’o Omogeni to be the new DPP. I am interested to know why you are rooting for Mr. Okong'o just appreciate some of your reasons. Other than being an upright lawyer, Mr. Omogeni has a very successful stint as the LSK chair. You will also remember the time when Kibaki uilaterally re-appointed Justice Ringera for another term at KACA without the board approval. Mr Omogeni was the chairman of the KACA board at the time and he led the revolt against Kibaki which ensured that the Director of KACA was appointed in a transparent and competitive manner. With thsi brief background at KACA I think he can complement the efforts of PLO Lumumba in prosecutieng corruption cases if the is selected as the next DPP
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Post by man on Apr 9, 2011 11:16:26 GMT 3
I'm rooting for Mr. Okong’o Omogeni to be the new DPP.
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Post by man on Apr 6, 2011 10:51:06 GMT 3
The only applicant of repute whose integrity is beyond reproach on tha list is non other than The Hon. Lady Justice Mary Ang’awa. For the sake of the country she should get one of the positions. what was all the hullabaloo about Mary Ang'awa by some lawyers in Nakuru a couple of months ago? don't remember any complaints of substance apart from their allegations that she is arrogant and a tough cookie that reprimands them for their dressing and their knowledge of the law. anyway the selection process now seems fair and open and kibaki must be ashamed of himself for subjecting us to all that drama. may the best candidate win. Many year before the Nakuru hullabaloo, Justice Ang'awa was posted to the Mombasa Law Courts. Before long there was "chaos" with lawyers even threatening to boycott her court, I think they even had a strike with all maner of accuastions against her. Months after that that while attendig a government course in Embu, one of the participants of the course who became my good friend was from Mombasa court and I asked him what all the hullabaloo was about Justice Ang'awa. This gentleman told me point blank that the Mombasa court at the time was rotten and had been for a long time and for the first time ever they were encountering a no nonsense judge who followed the straight and narrow and had zero tolerance for corruption. In other words, impunity was just fighting back. This comment did not suprise be a bit as I know Justice Ang'awa and we have been fellow church members for a long time. I think Kenya needs such a person at the helm of the Judiciary
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Post by man on Apr 5, 2011 11:03:07 GMT 3
The only applicant of repute whose integrity is beyond reproach on tha list is non other than The Hon. Lady Justice Mary Ang’awa. For the sake of the country she should get one of the positions.
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Post by man on Apr 1, 2011 10:54:52 GMT 3
This thing is no rocket science. If the police say the owners of the drugs are a Nairobi politician with powerful connections and also under the protection of a well-connected activist and businesswoman. This is none other than One Stanley Livondo and well, everybody knows the activist.
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Post by man on Mar 16, 2011 9:59:21 GMT 3
The silence from Kamale on this one is deafening
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Post by man on Feb 26, 2011 14:19:04 GMT 3
The KKK tag was started by non other than Kalonzo himself. Before that the hype was about Uhuru-Ruto alliance aka KK. and Kalonzo in his characteristic kupitia kati kati suggested that another K (read Kamba) be added hence the KKK tag. Someone please post that clip over here. I suggest that ODM continue beating that horse coz it seems to really be effective.
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Post by man on Feb 24, 2011 8:44:19 GMT 3
There were them day Ababu was on Ruto's brigade throwing all the venom at the PM. How quick we forget ? Well the same people he once sided with are now cutting him !!! Let him feel the heat. Its good for him. kipfirimbi, Very well said and I hope Ababu and all the others take note of that.
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Post by man on Feb 22, 2011 11:50:23 GMT 3
If this were to happen I can guarantee that there would be no single minister or PS left in office. And if they cast the net wider, very few schools would be fully staffed as the headteachers and teachers alike would also be cast out. LOL
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Post by man on Feb 18, 2011 10:01:30 GMT 3
I think Khalwale is done. If he loses the petition, the fact that he angered AFC Leopards fans last week will come to haunt him. I'm not sure of his development record back in mashinani as that would be his only hope in my opinion if his election is thrown out
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Post by man on Feb 18, 2011 9:58:08 GMT 3
Trying to get rid of impunity in Kenya is like trying to get chewing gum out of your hair...impunity is livid : care Lol. This is very funny but also very true. And not just any chewing gum here but Big G (if anyone remembers it)
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Post by man on Jan 23, 2011 9:34:27 GMT 3
To all idiots like Kamele.................... Raila was not a Mediator but AU's envoy. An Envoy is different from a Mediator. Very very true. Raila was not a mediator in this situation but an envoy. Yes, he took a position at the very beginning, but that also happedned to be the same position adapted by the AU and also the position of the rest of the international community. For those questioning Raila's position I would say that on the contrary, Raila was the best suited person the world over to lead this effort for two reasons. 1. His position is shared by the AU and it only makes perfect sense to send someone who espouces your values to undertake a task. A good salesman/woman should not only be good at making a sales pitch but should also believe in whatever it is that he/she is selling. 2. It is Raila who started this nonesense in Africa where by someoen clearly wins an election but opts to "share power" with the incumbent who opts to cling on to power. Mugabe promtly borrowed a leaf from this and Gbagbo is keen to follow in the same step. This nonesense needs to be stopped immediately with no compromise whatsoever. It only makes sense to me that the person who started this madness in the first place be the one sent to correct this mess once and for all. This is a tired arguement but it makes a lot of sense to me
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Post by man on Jan 19, 2011 11:34:19 GMT 3
In all this fiasco, this is the best comment of them all, bar none!
"Kipchumba Murkomen, a law lecturer at Moi University, however, said the Kalenjin leaders were now presenting a face of desperation."
Couldn't have put it any better.
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Post by man on Dec 15, 2010 14:37:35 GMT 3
Now which henchman(woman) from Mt. Kenya will Kifaki choose to head the Treasury? I can forsee the return of one Amos Kimunya as Finance Minister
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Post by man on Dec 2, 2010 10:34:42 GMT 3
OK people, can we now go back to English, LOL. Shame on me for even suggesting that. Swahili is a lot easier listening to that reading. I love listening to clean clear swahili especially from my increasingly favorite reporter in NTV Lolani Kalu.
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Post by man on Nov 17, 2010 13:37:38 GMT 3
Why are Kenyans so excitable every time this American opens his mouth? I am not sure what would excite these Kenyan drug barons about going to the US as they do not sell their drugs there (US already served be central American cartels)! Secondly I doubt anyone will stop dealing drugs merely because he cannot be allowed into the US in the future!!! Very well said Kamale. Denying these drug barons a US visa is not a deterrent at all. They have no business going to the US. The only blow to them is to freeze any finances or assets they have in the US or to kick out their kin who may be in the US. Threatening visa bans to these barons is simply making a fool of your self
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Post by man on Nov 11, 2010 9:57:19 GMT 3
I actually prefer one earlier suggestion that Omar should take Ruto to court. Otherwise remaining quiet and hiding under the skirt of a plagued commissioner in the name of Jaoko who is trying to buy her own peace at the commission by becoming his (Omar's) mouthpiece is not helping much. Away from the Ruto shenanigans, this Hassan guy is just a pathetic looser. Just a few weeks ago he was in the forefront plotting th ouster of the commission chair and now mambo kameumana for him and he has ducked for cover under the skirt of the same chair he was plotting to oust. Bure kabisa.
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Post by man on Nov 10, 2010 13:48:48 GMT 3
I only hope that genuine ODM members could hold their peace as they have done thus far. And mosst importantly Raila should stay away from these shenanigans completely. I you can all remember during the initial stages of the Hague visit, it was sensationally splashed in the local press that Ruto wanted the two principle tried for the post election violence. But he has since run away from this strategy taking cover and now even denying that he said so.
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Post by man on Oct 26, 2010 9:13:28 GMT 3
In this case I think Ruto has incriminated himself. His arguement which in itself is self incriminating, he is wondering aloud why out of 100 acres involved in the saga, it is only "his" 5 acres which has become a subject of a court case. He is also wondering why others are not in court for the same (and rightfully so). He does not deny that he sold the 5 acres out of the 100 acquired illegally but just wondering why the "owners" of the other 95 are not standing on the dock with him. If this is not self-incriminating then I don't know what is.
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