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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 17:21:52 GMT 3
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 17:21:07 GMT 3
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 17:17:54 GMT 3
Kenya holds national fasting and peace prayers In Summary Presidential candidates who attended prayers: Uhuru Kenyatta - Jubilee Raila Odinga - Cord Martha Karua - Narc Kenya Peter Kenneth - Eagle alliance Prof James Ole Kiyiapi - RBK Mohammed Abduba Diba - Alliance for Real Change Dr Edward Owuor on Sunday led thousands of faithful in the national fasting and peace prayers at Uhuru Park, Nairobi in which presidential candidates pledged to hold peaceful elections. While addressing the congregation at Uhuru Park, Jubilee alliance presidential candidates urged Kenyans to live peacefully and shun violence as experienced in the 2008 post election violence. Also, Narc- Kenya presidential candidate Martha Karua pledged support a peaceful election. She also urged her supporters to embrace peace. Ms Karua also asked Kenyans to shun leaders perpetrating violence. Ms Karua also said she will respect the outcome of the elections because it will be the will of Kenyans. In a rejoinder, Restore and Build Kenya (RBK) presidential candidate Prof James Ole Kiyiapi pledged to serve the country faithfully for the sake of peace. Eagle alliance presidential candidate Peter Kenneth said leaders should be held accountable for the pledges they make to Kenyans. He said leaders that have committed themselves to maintain peace should do so. "Kenya is the most peaceful country in the world, we should never allow violence again," he said. "We must make sure that on March 4th, the real winners will be Kenyans," he added. He also said that weak leadership has divided the nation on ethnic lines. Alliance for Real Change presidential candidate Mohammed Abduba Diba asked Kenyans to pray to God to help them elect a good leader. He said Kenyans must seek repentance by first accepting sins committed. "If a someone has stolen land, please revert it to the rightful owner then seek repentance," he said. elections.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-holds-national-fasting-and-peace-prayers/-/1631868/1703046/-/e0h1cp/-/index.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 17:16:59 GMT 3
KENYA: Presidential candidates in next week’s poll made a rare show of unity to rally Kenyans to vote peacefully and avoid violence witnessed during the last general election. Unlike many rallies the candidates joined other Kenyans and shared one podium in a Prayer peace rally hosted by self-proclaimed Prophet David Owuor of Repentance and Holiness church. The candidates led by Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) flag bearer Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Jubilee Coalition leader Uhuru Kenyatta, Narc-Kenya’s Martha Karua, Restore and Build Kenya candidate James Ole Kiyiapi, Eagle Alliance Peter Kenneth and Alliance for Real Change (ARK) candidate Abduba Dida and a host of running mates. Amani Alliance candidate Musalia Mudavadi and his running mate Jeremiah Kioni were missing. Cord running mate and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka was absent but sent an apology that he wished to be in the rally but was committed to preaching peace ahead of the elections. With the leaders pledging that they will concede defeat after the polls if God chooses a leader for Kenya. Dida on particular said that true repentance is hinged on four conditions and asked Kenyans to accept that they have sinned and need repentance. “If you have grabbed someone’s land, please return it to the owner and ask God for forgiveness,” said Dida. Addressing the jubilant crowd waving white handkerchiefs to symbolize peace, Dida cautioned looters of private property, land grabbers and those in possession of property of others to return back the stolen wealth to the owners if their repentance is to make sense. Kenneth called on the candidates to be accountable to Kenya and assured the congregation that they too will maintain peace and unity even after the elections. He said that the utterances of the Presidential candidates should be of preaching peace and stability for the prosperity of the nation and warned that whoever will trigger violence, is not a friend of Kenyans. “Kenyans are a peaceful people and no leader should ever again divide Kenyans on the basis of tribe, ethnicity, race or creed,” said Kenneth. The Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua said she would concede if she is defeated in the Presidential race for the sake of peace of Kenya. She promised that she would do whatever it takes for a peaceful poll and pleaded with Kenyans and other political candidates to observe peace and remain united. Owuor had earlier called on President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to lead Kenya in observing a national repentance day before the General Election. According to him, the wave of violence and crime in the country were reasons enough for Kenyans to go before God in prayer and fasting before the polls. “Repent! God is waiting for you to repent and embrace him!” Dr Owuor told the mammoth crowd at Uhuru Park. Addressing thousands of faithful who attended the repentance prayer meeting in Nairobi, Owuor said attendance of the meeting showed a healing process for the nation. He proclaimed that Kenya was now reborn nation and never again will Kenya experience violence and declared that the polls will be peaceful. “Kenya is being born again. There will be no violence. I now decree that Kenya is a peaceful country and a repentant nation,” said Owuor. He also warned Kenyan leaders against empty rhetoric that only poisoned Kenyans against each other. The gathering saw some faithful healed who testified of their miracles. The evangelist attracted a massive crowd in Uhuru Park as people from all walks of life thronged the venue yesterday to receive “healing and repentance” from the preacher. It was booming business for traders at the recreational facility as thousands thronged the field for the massive prayer meeting. The preachers at the rally also took a swipe at the men of the cloth for having failed to lead their flock during the 2007-08 PEV and vowed that this time they must take the lead in ensuring that the elections are peaceful. They said that the aspiring candidates must be interrogated on the basis of their commitment to maintaining peace and unity among the people. They told the aspirants that whoever triggers violence among the peaceful Kenyans does not have Kenyans at heart and will be condemned and rebuked.
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 14:56:27 GMT 3
Victor Owuor, a resident of Kibera, was arrested on Thursday at a cyber cafe in the sprawling slum and locked up at Kilimani Police Station where he was interrogated for the whole of yesterday. A man found with two copies of the poison pen letter threatening Chief Justice Willy Mutunga is helping police in their investigations. The man, identified as Victor Owuor, was allegedly found at a cybercafe in Kibera making copies of the letter. The police found two copies on him. They are are now questioning him as they try to establish the authors and source of the letter which has caused consternation. The letter has been scanned and was circulating on social media since Wednesday when Justice Mutunga revealed receiving it. According to Mutunga, the letter which warned him and members of the judiciary of dire consequences if they delivered an 'adversarial' judgment in a case questioning the eligibility of Jubilee Alliance presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate, William Ruto. The letter also threatened western Europe diplomats who have warned of 'consequences' if Kenyans elect the two. Following the revelations, a special meeting of the national security advisory council met and directed the police and the director of Public Prosecutions to investigate and prosecute those responsible. Head of the Civil Service Francis Kimemia who has been accused by Chief Justice Mutunga of 'intimidation' and who Cord Alliance presidential candidate Prime Minister Raila Odinga wants to resign for interference in the elections has since denied these allegations. Kimemia said he would not resign and was ready to face any investigations. Yesterday, Uhuru claimed the revelation of the threats against Justice Mutunga and the claims that Kimemia and other government officials were involved in rigging were part of a propaganda scheme to destabilise the country after the general election. Uhuru said the scheme is being propagated by the leaders within Cord with the assistance of some civil society organisations through what he described as "politics of propaganda, incitement and apportioning blame". Uhuru claimed Cord was seeking to achieve its aims through skewed media reporting and biased analysis. He said all these schemes were being funded by foreign countries which he did not name. "All these claims are part of a wider scheme of propaganda by our competitors and civil society groups. They want to destroy our country as happened in 2007. We know who is funding them. The ultimate aim is anyone's guess.It is aimed at destabilizing the country," said Uhuru when he met with Muslim leaders at the Sir Ali Sports Club in Ngara. Uhuru said the claims by the Chief Justice about the threats he had received was part of this same propaganda. Her also denied claims by Cord Alliance that public servants were being intimidated into campaigning for Jubilee. "All these claims on the threats, on (Francis) Kimemia and public servants is propaganda. Our competitors should let public servants do their work. We're not interested in Kimemia. We are not interested in public servants. We must stop propaganda if Kenya has to develop as a country,"he said and warned the country to export more of 'Cord propaganda' as the election date drew near.. "Ask them where it has all suddenly come from,” was his advise to the audience. Uhuru was accompanied by Ruto, former Mvita MP Najib Balala, former nominated Amina Abdala, former Kamukunji MP Yusuf Abdi and TNA Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Ferdinand Waititu. Ruto said it was not easy under the current constitutional dispensation for any one to intimidate any public servants to campaign for anyone. "Those telling public servants to resign must know that they are Kenyans. They have rights and will be not be intimidated to support any group," he said. On the threats on the life of the chief justice, Ruto urged the Cord leaders to account for the contents of the poison pen letter to Mutunga. "Cord should explain about the contents of the letter because Mungiki leaders are in Cord. The government must also investigate where the threats and intimidation on the judiciary are coming from," Ruto said. Meanwhile, Attorney General Githu Muigai will formulate a policy setting out guidelines for international travel for all constitutional commissions and independent office holders. “There have been considerations both sides; the chairmen and Independent office holders have been anxious that what we agree that is feasible, workable and legal and I am happy that we have arrived at a consensus without acrimony and rancor. I hope that this will put an end to the matter,” said Muigai after meeting with the chairpersons and independent office holders. The guidelines will bring an end to the recent situation where a junior immigration officer at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport attempted to stop Justice Mutunga from traveling to Dar Es Salaam. The officer claimed he had received instructions from head of the civil service Francis Kimemia. Yesterday, Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang said he would not sanction the interdiction of the immigration officer as he was acting on instructions by Kimemia. The national security advisory committee had recommended that the officer be interdicted pending investigations into the incident. Following yesterday's meeting with the AG, the commission chairpersons and other independent office holders agreed that they would be notifying the Cabinet Office whenever they were going to travel abroad. However, this would not mean they would be seeking the Cabinet Office's permission to make such foreign trips. the-star.co.ke/news/article-108984/mutunga-poison-pen-letter-suspect-arrested
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 13:45:15 GMT 3
Cord calls for tolerance as crowd turns unruly elections.nation.co.ke/news/Cord-calls-for-tolerance-as-crowd-turns-unruly/-/1631868/1702782/-/79sdub/-/index.htmlA Cord rally attended by Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Kabarnet, Baringo County was almost cut short on Saturday after a section of the crowd began to chant Jubilee slogans. This was the second time Cord was facing such hostility. A rally in Embu a week ago was also disrupted by rowdy youth. Roads minister Franklin Bett and his Regional Development counterpart Fred Gumo had a hectic time trying to calm the crowd at Kabarnet Municipal Stadium as Mr Odinga watched. “We should learn to tolerate each other’s divergent views. Even when somebody is going to marry, nobody chases the bridegroom away even if you are not happy with him,” said the former Bureti MP, speaking in Kalenjin. He later urged the Kalenjin community to support Mr Odinga’s presidential bid, saying that he has their interests at heart.
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 11:52:51 GMT 3
Why Ruto will be a major player in 2012 By MAKAU MUTUA Posted Saturday, September 11 2010 at 11:47 In Summary
Votepower: Mr Ruto knows that he sits atop a treasure trove of Kalenjin votes
The Kenyan state does not do well without a “villain”. The colonialists had Dedan Kimathi. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta was dogged by J.M. Kariuki and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. President Daniel arap Moi was harassed by many opponents among them Raila Odinga, Paul Muite, Willy Mutunga, and an army of Young Turks. President Mwai Kibaki had to contend with Mr Odinga until the Constitution brought them together. But Mr Odinga, the long-term opposition doyen, is now an “insider”.My crystal ball tells me that Higher Education minister William Ruto is Kenya’s next “villain”. He is the next anti-Raila “Raila”. Give the devil his due. Except Mr Odinga and Githugu MP Martha Karua, none of those seeking the presidency has more guts than Mr Ruto. He may have an edge over the other two. He is cold-hearted and utterly sure of himself. Unlike Mr Odinga and Ms Karua, Mr Ruto cannot be accused of being a democrat. He has spent his adult life subverting the democratic project. But he cloaks himself in the language of democracy better than any of his opponents. He has more oomph than Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta. He will be a major player in 2012. The run for State House is not for the faint-hearted, or the weak-kneed. One must have a killer’s instinct. Or, like President Kibaki and Nikita Khrushchev, the late Soviet leader, be supremely cunning. Unlike his competitors, Mr Ruto is both cunning and ruthless. He is a rare combination of Mr Kibaki and Mr Khrushchev. It helps to be a spiritual or religious zealot. Mr Khrushchev was a sworn atheist, while Mr Kibaki is a devout Catholic. Mr Ruto is a religious Christian fundamentalist, a faith he shares with Mr Musyoka. But unlike Mr Musyoka, Mr Ruto treats religion as his servant, not master. Everything starts and ends with Mr Ruto. He is totally self-absorbed. Mr Ruto is the alpha and omega of his universe. This dedication to self -- the “I, me, and myself” philosophy -- is the hallmark of highly successful politicians. It is the “it” that separates mere mortals from the “also-rans”. I have concluded that Mr Ruto possesses the “it”. I had been reluctant to do so because Mr Ruto is obnoxious. Even when he makes a brilliant point, I want to disagree with him because of the smirk on his face. He is not endearing. Nor is he cuddly. But by dint of sheer persistence, he has developed a cult following. There are “Ruto-nuts” – fanatics – who would do anything for the man. Only Mr Odinga outranks him in the number of Kenyans who would follow him off a cliff.My point is that Mr Ruto is not of the “middling” sort. He has a messianic complex born of service to self and to Jesus. He can go toe to toe, mano-a-mano, with the best of them. He politically vanquished former President Daniel arap Moi and forced the former head of state to follow him among the Kalenjin. That was a tall order given Mr Moi’s lore among the Kalenjin and his enormous wealth. This was an amazing feat by Mr Ruto when you consider that the entire Kalenjin elite – including himself – are Mr Moi’s handiwork. Without Mr Moi, the entire Kalenjin elite would not exist. But Mr Ruto bid his time and, like a cobra, struck Mr Moi at the right time. He exploited Mr Moi’s coziness to President Kibaki and the Kikuyu elite to discredit him among the Kalenjin. In 2007, Mr Ruto saw his opening and threw his weight behind Mr Odinga and ODM. This is how he “politically finished” Mr Moi and his sons. No sooner had Mr Ruto buried Mr Moi than he turned his sword on Mr Odinga.He knows that he sits comfortably atop a treasure trove of Kalenjin votes. Mr Ruto believes that it was Kalenjin votes and blood that brought Mr Odinga within a whisker of State House. But Mr Odinga is having none of it, and has called Mr Ruto’s bluff. Not to be outflanked, Mr Ruto has courted Mr Musyoka and Mr Kenyatta to form the KKK alliance. Given Kenya’s tribal arithmetic, Mr Ruto believes that one of the KKK trio – and not Mr Odinga – will end up in State House in 2012. Is Mr Ruto right, or is he hallucinating? I do not believe that Mr Ruto is completely in “la la” land. We know that a solid KKK bloc would be nearly impossible to beat at the polls. The only question is who the bloc’s flag bearer would be. Mr Kenyatta is out because a Kikuyu is not going to sell in 2012. This pits Mr Musyoka against Mr Ruto. Of the two, I like Mr Ruto’s chances. This is why. Mr Ruto is more likely to cut a deal with Mr Kenyatta as his running mate because of the size of the Kikuyu vote. Mr Ruto can promise the Kikuyu peace in the Rift Valley if Mr Kenyatta backs him. Both he and Mr Kenyatta may find solidarity because Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, may come calling. Misery loves company. Mr Musyoka is going to be the odd man out. He could join the Ruto-Kenyatta bandwagon, go it alone, or go back to Mr Odinga. Mr Ruto played kingmaker to Mr Odinga in 2007.
But he did so with an eye for the top seat, not to become a perpetual kingmaker. That’s why he may go for the whole kit and caboodle in 2012. Makau Mutua is Dean and SUNY Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School and Chair of the KHRC This article was written back in 2012 .One of the few articles where Makau Mutua was right on his money . Puzzling question however should be how Mutua knew Ocampo would go after UhuRuto and leave Raila to walk scot-free . With alledged stories of Makau Mutua tampering with ICC witness it leaves a lot to be desired .
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 11:27:22 GMT 3
standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000077926&story_title=-Uhuru,-Ruto-dismiss-CORD%E2%80%99s-election-rigging-claims Uhuru, Ruto dismiss CORD’s election rigging claims KENYA: Jubilee presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta has rubbished claims by his rivals of a plot to rig the March 4 presidential election. He termed the allegations by the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) as signs of their fear of a democratic electoral process. Without mincing his words, he accused CORD of resorting to political propaganda to confuse voters. “We are not fools and Kenyans are not fools,” Uhuru said. “When (Raila Odinga) says the Government is planning to rig and he is the Prime Minister of that Government, he must be the one planning to rig. Now that it has become clear we are going to win, they have resorted to their usual propaganda.” Verdict of the people Uhuru spoke at a meeting with the Association of Muslim Organisations in Kenya. His running mate William Ruto and former Minister Najib Balala accompanied him. He warned CORD’s claims could lead to instability. “Our main competitors have defeated us in one field alone and that is propaganda,” he said. “We can see what the objective is. We know where they are getting their money to spoil the country. But we are telling them the final say is with God and the people of Kenya. If they defeat us, we are willing to accept defeat. If we defeat them, they must accept the verdict of the people.” CORD presidential candidate Raila Odinga had also demanded that Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia resign for allegedly facilitating Jubilee coalition campaigns. Ruto dismissed this allegation, saying the Constitution protects public servants from intimidation from any quarter. He said Jubilee has a campaign structure that does not involve public servants. “If their campaign machinery has collapsed, then that is their problem,” Ruto said. “They should stop making baseless excuses. They should repair it or wait for March 4. We do not need public servants or Kimemia in our campaigns.” Ruto also urged the police to investigate recent threats directed at Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, saying the intimidation was not the work of Jubilee. “The (former) leadership of Mungiki (the alleged author of the threats) is co-operating with CORD,” he said. “Kenyans need to be told why the CJ is threatened.” The leaders also met the Matatu Owners Association. Balala, who is vying for Mombasa Senator said members of the informal ‘Pentagon’, a crucial campaign unit for Raila’s 2007 presidential bid, decamped due to questionable leadership. “They are not used to what they are seeing. Now, they’re crying about Kimemia and chiefs, because a political tsunami is about to wash them away,” he said. In persuading the Muslim community to vote for Jubilee, Uhuru said his government would ensure the rights of every citizen are protected. “A Jubilee Government will ensure the rights our Muslim brothers and sisters and those of every other Kenyan citizen are guaranteed,” he said. He also promised to revive the informal sector including the matatu industry. “We do not want you to continue being part of what is today called the informal sector. We want you to be part of the formal sector,” he said.
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 11:24:40 GMT 3
standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000077974&story_title=Kalonzo-quells-dissent-among-CORD-affiliatesKalonzo quells dissent among CORD affiliates Updated 2 hrs 30 mins ago By Daniel Nzia KENYA: Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka has moved to quell wrangles among candidates from parties affiliated to CORD in Makueni and Machakos counties. The VP has spent the last two days campaigning for CORD in Makueni County where he sought to assure voters that he would not impose any candidate on them. Kalonzo visited the area as political temperatures heightened, with aspirants from the so-called small parties under the alliance accusing his Wiper party of seeking to sideline them. The parties have been uncomfortable with Wiper’s insistence that voters elect its candidates only in the March 4 General Election. Muungano Party leader and Makueni gubernatorial aspirant Kivutha Kibwana recently confronted the VP over the matter and demanded his intervention. This was after Machakos Senate candidate Johnson Muthama urged the electorate to elect Wiper’s Prof Philip Kaloki as governor at a campaign rally at Unoa Primary School Grounds in the presence of Prof Kivutha. “It is unfair for leaders from outside our county to come here and drum up support for certain candidates while we all belong to the CORD alliance,” said Kivutha. Mounting disquiet The disquiet is threatening to split the CORD partners down the middle, a move observers say could affect the presidential vote in the county. At one point, supporters of the small parties’ aspirants threatened to team up and throw their weight behind other candidates outside the alliance. The VP who addressed several rallies in Kibwezi, Makueni, Kilome, Kaiti and Mbooni constituencies said Wiper had dropped the six-piece suit campaign to allow a free and fair competition. Democratic right “I will not impose any particular candidate on you. It is your democratic right to choose any candidate from the CORD affiliate parties,” said the VP. At some of the rallies, Kalonzo was forced to step in to cool temperatures as supporters of the Prof Kaloki and Prof Kibwana went for each other’s necks. “The CORD top leadership should stop favoring certain candidates because all of us belong to the alliance and should be accorded equal treatment as we hunt for votes,”said Will Malile, a Muungano parliamentary candidate for Kibwezi East. “People are no longer interested in voting for candidates on party lines but their ability to deliver,” said a Muungano supporter who did not wish to be named. As Kalonzo strives to put the CORD house in order, he is also faced with the challenge of stopping his long time political archrival Charity Ngilu. The Water minister has pitched tent in the three counties campaigning for the Jubilee presidential flag bearer Uhuru Kenyatta. Ngilu, who is facing off with Defence Assistant minister David Musila for the Kitui County Senate seat, has vowed to ensure CORD is defeated. “Ngilu is a renown political fighter and CORD has to go back to the drawing table to plan how to tackle her,” said Davies Musau, a Narc official. It remains to be seen if the VP will manage the two top seats in the three counties. In Makueni, Education minister Mutula Kilonzo of the Wiper party is battling with wealthy outgoing Kilome MP John Harun Mwau of PICK to become the first Senator. In Machakos, the immediate former Kangundo MP Jonhstone Muthama of Wiper is seen as the frontrunner for the Senate seat and will fight it out with Boniface Kabaka of Ford People.
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 11:07:39 GMT 3
standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000077999&story_title=Kenya-Voter-beware,-we%E2%80%99ve-entered-that-season-where-propaganda-is-king Voter beware, we’ve entered that season where propaganda is king In the last two weeks, two major but on the surface unconnected things have happened. First it was the ‘embargoed and highly confidential’ document detailing how William Ruto will be ‘managed’ in a (at this point and time presumed) Uhuru Kenyatta presidency. The document was purportedly authored by the intrepid political scientist Mutahi Ngunyi, and mimicked the letterhead and logo details of Ngunyi’s consultancy firm, The Consulting House (TCH). When I telephoned Mutahi Ngunyi to establish the bonafides of the anti-Ruto document, after explaining to him the nature of the letter in our possession, he laughed and responded: “This is a bad joke. Someone is trying to use me to even scores possibly because of the Tyranny of Numbers issue…” To the uninitiated, the Tyranny of Numbers happens to be a political intelligence document Ngunyi co-authored (and freely admits doing so) on behalf of the IGAD and the National Research Institute (NRI) to help them understand Kenya’s political terrain ahead of the General Election. The other document, titled “Taking control of the Government (Operation 2 containment)” is a completely new ball game altogether. The document, strategically made available to all media outlets and beyond, raised more questions than answers, had so many glaring typographical errors, was shallow, narrow and, like the unfortunate dodo, was unable to fly, thereby failing to achieve the intended purpose. A few days later, it was time for the dreaded Mungiki to rear its ugly, dreadful and murderous head, or was it? Never mind. So Mungiki takes time off its murderous, anti-social and ignominious missions — or whatever else it does these days — to put pen down to paper and in a letter to the venerable and honourable Chief Justice Willy Munyoki Mutunga warning him (and foreign diplomatic missions accredited to Kenya) to steer away from Kenyan politics. In their poison and threat letter, dated February 13, to the CJ and the entire diplomatic corps in Kenya (to be found at: 3.bp.blogspot.com/Fes1qiuLLAw/USSqXxXnTUI/AAAAAAAB2Ng/NH9doh8D57U/s1600/BDiJZsNCYAEM3Pa.jpg, a group calling itself the Mungiki Veterans Group & the Kenya Sovereignty Defence Squad cautions the CJ and all the Nairobi accredited diplomats: “If you are men enough, make a mistake of making a judgment on Friday stopping Uhuru Kenyatta (and his running mate William Ruto) from being candidates in next month’s elections. Before you do that buy your own coffins and graves. We will cut your heads off and feed them on (sic) wild animals in the Nairobi National Park.” “We are tired of being bullied by America, Britain and the European Union. We know your boss; the Chief Justice is a stooge of the Americas.” “We know Hilary Clinton, Kofi Annan (CIA stooge) and Johnnie Carson have instructed him (the Chief Justice) to frustrate Uhuru not to become Kenya’s 4th President.” “Uhuru is our crown price and must become president, come what may. No one will stop him. He is our candidate. We get what we want, mpende msipende…” “And warn Chief Justice Willy Mutunga to advice his Mzungu godfathers that if they push us to the wall, we will invade white farms and grab them… Ours will be bigger than Mau Mau and Mugabe put together… Be warned, turn Uhuru and we burn Kenya down.” Now, let us not go into the details of who benefits from what kind of sentiments and/or propaganda, let us not get into the nitty-gritty of who could or could not harvest votes over what political propaganda strategy; the bottom line dear voter is to vote with your conscience. Simply ignore all the propaganda aimed at making you desist from making a rational decision. But always remember, propaganda aims to appeal to your Emotional Self, not the Intellect Self. Whereas your Intellect Self is strong, rational, reasonable and intelligent, on the other hand your Emotional Self is irrational, unreasoning and heavily relies on the premise of ‘them’ versus ‘us’
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 11:01:31 GMT 3
Jubilee presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta has disputed the recent opinion polls, showing him neck-and-neck with CORD’s Raila Odinga. “We have the numbers,” he said, appealing to Raila to “concede defeat once the jubilee coalition wins”. “We want to peacefully send them home and give the PM his benefits with love,” said Uhuru. And despite leading in the recent opinion polls his running mate William Ruto dismissed the polls saying they do not reflect the real picture. Addressing rallies in Narok County, on Saturday, Ruto said the pollsters have been favouring their closest competitor, hence misleading Kenyans. “Those (pollsters) who had attempted to take up the role of the electorate have finally come to their senses and realised that what they have been telling Kenyans have been lies,” he said. He exuded confidence that Jubilee will win the presidency in the first round. “Pollsters should tell Kenyans the truth. It is a fact that we are way ahead of our closest competitor. We are going to take the country’s leadership in the first round,” he said. At Lolgorian market, Ruto said the figures speak for themselves and their competitors cannot manipulate the numbers. “The argument by the same pollsters that CORD will carry the day in the run-off polls was impractical since we are certain that the match we are playing will end within 90 minutes in our favour,” he said. He denied claims the Government was supporting Jubilee, saying the alliance enjoys support across the country. “We are not being aided by anybody as our rivals are claiming. That they are panicking after sensing defeat, is not in doubt,” he added. Ruto addressed rallies at Tendwet and Sagamiani before joining Uhuru in Narok town. “Kenya is at the threshold of its rebirth and Kenyans should grab that opportunity and vote for the al- liance as the country readies itself to mark the Jubilee anniversary of its independence,” said Ruto. He said Jubilee would improve livelihoods of all Kenyans, and prioritise land reforms, if elected. Earlier, Ruto’s attempt to campaign for URP’s parliamentary aspirant for Emurua Dikirr constituency, David Keter met resistance when the crowd chanted the name of Kenya National Congress (KNC) aspirant, Johana Ngeno. Ngeno is the frontrunner in the race. standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000078006&pageNo=2&story_title=Kenya--Uhuru-tells-Raila-to-concede-defeat-if-Cord-lose-polls
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 10:54:30 GMT 3
RAILA ODINGA, MAKAU MUTUA and WILLY MUTUNGA are taking us back to 2007 - NG’ENO www.kenyan-post.com/2013/02/raila-odinga-makau-mutua-and-willy.html By Mr Ng’eno Makau Mutua’s lengthy exposition on KTN last week about the legal distinction between a “suspect” and an “indictee”, and the implications of such a distinction on the integrity of the Jubilee presidential ticket was baffling. At best, the distinction is moot against the presumption of innocence as enshrined both in the Rome Statute and our Constitution. So I thought the good professor was merely being a sore loser, or was addled by the prospect of confronting a bill of costs from the Jubilee lawyers. It was later on that I realised that to him, the fact that the confirmation of charges by the Pre-trial Chamber of the ICC involved an evaluation of the evidence presented by the Office of the Prosecutor (against the dismal “reasonable grounds to believe” standard) amounted to an adjudication of guilt. Therefore, the desperation behind such illogical assertions and protest against a sound, unanimous finding of a five-judge bench of the constitutional court is curious indeed. A week later, a pattern has emerged that reveals a concerted, clear strategy. First of all, Miguna Miguna’s promised sequel, Kidneys for The King was launched. The title is curious and tantalising, and the man’s incredible narrative style has ascended thrilling heights. More importantly, the book makes disclosures about the Chief Justice that fairly invite a second look at the man. A considerable of those disclosures relate to the impending presidential election. About the same time, a letter, penned in remarkably articulate language, and purported to be authored by Mungiki types and addressed to judges and ambassadors was released into the public domain, moving the Chief Justice to throw an almighty tantrum. Curiously, before the CJ could disclose this threat, Makau Mutua had uploaded the letter on his Twitter account. The letter makes various dire warnings, and describes Uhuru Kenyatta as the “crown prince’”. It does turn out, if the letter is to be believed, that Mungiki have trademarks that make no secret of their general occupation. The IEBC office in Kisumu was reportedly broken into by unknown thugs and information technology equipment taken away. Since these events unfolded with dizzying rapidity just after the Jubilee duo cleared the last hurdle on their remarkable march to the ballot, it is quite difficult not to connect them with the temper of the time. Earlier this year, Makau Mutua had suggested that the General Election be postponed to enable IEBC develop adequate capacity to handle its logistics. He has severally averred in no uncertain terms that the ICC would arrest or otherwise bar the Jubilee duo from contesting. His “crystal ball” has been consistently categorical on the Jubilee candidates vis-a-viz the ICC or Chapter Six of the Constitution. Further, he even described Uhuru Kenyatta as being on his death-bed, politically speaking. Clearly, then, the all-systems-go signal for the Jubilee coalition put the “reformers” — who are violently opposed to their candidature — on the back foot. Their response was swift and comprehensive in its “scorched-earth” strategy. Because of the nature of the case against Kenyatta at the ICC, the “Mungiki poison pen” letter was clearly a non-subliminal appeal to the ICC to issue warrants for the arrest of the Jubilee candidates. To purchase credibility, allegations of a plot to rig the election using the civil service were made on behalf of Cord. The villain of the piece is Francis Kimemia, who happens to be in exactly the position Francis Muthaura was in when this tragedy was last staged in town. Therefore, the stage is set. Mungiki are being connected to Uhuru Kenyatta despite being politically affiliated to Cord. The civil service and provincial administration are being discredited. The Head of Civil Service has even been accused of trying to harm judges. IEBC’s capacity to transmit data from the polling stations to the tallying centre is under question, and senior IEBC officers are already smeared with integrity deficits. Most certainly, an alarm has been sent to the ICC. Just to hammer home the déjà vu, the alarmists once more support the Odinga candidature. It seems to “reformers” that there is only one acceptable outcome in the forthcoming election. Where the winner is not assured beforehand, democratic elections are a waste of time. Thus, mobilisation to discredit undesirable outcomes is underway. The principle behind this mobilisation seems to be: truth is no object. Where there is no evidence, we shall make it. And it seems that the brigade behind this conspiracy consider ICC to be an indispensable facilitator of the impending elections. Mr Ng’eno is a lawyer
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 10:48:17 GMT 3
RAILA ODINGA rubbishes the recent OPINION POLL by Ipsos Synovate that showed UHURU KENYATTA ahead Friday February 22, 2013 - Prime Minister Raila Odinga has rubbished the recently carried opinion poll by Ipsos Synovate that showed him trailing behind Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta. Addressing residents of Rigoma trading centre in Nyamira County on Friday, the PM said Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) will win the next election with a landslide, urging Kenyans not to trust opinion polls. According to opinion polls released on Friday, if elections were held today. Uhuru would win with 44.8% of the vote while Raila would follow closely behind with 44.4% of the vote. Raila said the opinions polls do not reflect what is happening on the ground, urging Kenyans to keep off from them. This is the first time the PM has dismissed opinion polls from the time he entered into active politics, since he has been always ahead.
He also said opinion polls are aimed at causing panic among supporters and dividing Kenyans along tribal lines. www.kenyan-post.com/2013/02/raila-odinga-rubbishes-recent-opinion.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 24, 2013 0:01:19 GMT 3
By AHMEDNASIR ABDULLAHI ( email the author) elections.nation.co.ke/Blogs/Opinion-polls-are-a-hoax-dont-believe-them/-/1632026/1702594/-/x98u9iz/-/index.htmlA cruel hoax is being recklessly but gleefully played on innocent Kenyans. This hoax is the self-serving computer-generated numbers touted as opinion polls by pollsters. These pollsters, if one blindly believes them, are showing that the two leading presidential candidates are tied and we should prepare for a second round of voting. Nothing could be further from the truth. These polls are utter nonsense and I refuse to believe one single one. I am a religious believer in pollsters, but credible ones that use science and not fiction, black magic or fantasy. In the last American presidential elections, my sole source of polls was Nate Silver who writes his FiveThirtyEight column for the New York Times. He got it right in all 50 states, right to the decimal. The March 4 presidential election will be determined by two factors, and the pollsters are oblivious to both. First, the tribal base of the two presidential candidates and their running mates will be the biggest determinant. This is what I call the engagement of the primary tribes. These primary tribes dominate Central, Nairobi, Eastern, Nyanza and the Rift Valley. They account for about 60 per cent of the electoral vote. The primary tribes will land the decisive blow in the contest. Here, the contest is heavily tilted in favour of Mr Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate, Mr William Ruto. In this regard, Mr Raila Odinga and Mr Kalonzo Musyoka will bring to the ballot box about 3.5 million of their two primary tribes from across the country. Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto will between them bring 6.6 million votes from their primary tribes. In the contest between the primary tribes, Mr Odinga and Mr Musyoka have a huge mountain to climb. The numerical advantage enjoyed by Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto is the most pivotal and one-sided determinant factor in any election in the history of this country. The tragedy for Mr Odinga and Mr Musyoka is that since the primary tribes cast their ballot on a tribal basis, they are rationally powerless to influence and mitigate their crippling disadvantage in this regard. The second determinant factor is the swing tribes in other parts of the country. The swing tribes are the secondary tribes in the contest. The secondary tribes don’t have a tribesman with any realistic chance of winning, or have none at all in the presidential contest. These tribes, for the purposes of the election, are good Kenyans, uninfluenced by tribal fever or madness in their choice. They are rational, pragmatic and calculating. It is the fight over the votes of the secondary tribes that has the potential to mitigate Mr Odinga’s and Mr Musyoka’s disadvantage. The most numerous of the secondary tribes are the Luhya, Kisii and those in the Coast province. In western Kenya, Mr Musalia Mudavadi’s absence from the ballot would have made that community probably a primary tribe in Mr Odinga’s column. For Mr Odinga to recover the deficit he suffers in the primary tribes’ contest, he must get 100 per cent of the votes cast in western Kenya, Coast, northern Kenya and in Kisii Nyanza. That might sound unrealistic, but only the happening of such a difficult feat will take the contest into the second round. The more realistic but unhelpful forecast is that Mr Odinga is the odds on favourite to win these regions with percentages ranging from 50 to 70 per cent of the vote. Some Kenyans refuse to appreciate the obvious. We are a society that is tribal in our manifestations. There is nothing wrong with being tribal at this point in our political evolution. It is both natural and human. The contest between the two is a zero-sum tussle between four primary tribes and their supporting cast. Ahmednasir Abdullahi is the publisher, Nairobi Law Monthly. ahmednasir@nairobilawmonthly.com
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 22, 2013 17:35:04 GMT 3
We await the real polls in Mar 04 , as someone has already pointed out the voter turnout will have a major impact on the results .Secondly I dont think the polls have been truly reflecting the scenario on ground in Eastern , Nairobi some parts of Rift valley and most importantly Western province .When the results start trickling in Cord will be surprised just like KANU was in 2002 elections .Watch this space.
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 21, 2013 23:32:04 GMT 3
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 21, 2013 15:01:12 GMT 3
Kamale
Thanks for starting this thread , I had previously mentioned in different threads that CORD have taken the route of ODM in 2007 and we all witnessed the results of such divisive and dangerous campaign strategy -> The Post Election Violence.
The following were the strategy
Majimbo and Land issue in Rift Valley & Coast
The 41 vs 1 Strategy to
Rigging claims against Kibaki and the Kivuitu Led Electrol commission
Use of Administration Police in ODM areas
We have Cord at it again using the following strategy
Land issue with wrongful claims that Jubilee leaders are land grabbers 40 vs 2 strategy Rigging claims and calls for Kimemia to resign. Black propaganda as witnessed with the alleged letter to CJ from Mungiki
Will this work .....ofcourse not ....Kenyans have learnt from 2007 fiasco and are much more wiser to fall for such tricks
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 20, 2013 15:23:57 GMT 3
It has not been established whether the letter came from Mungiki, supporters of the two Jubilee leaders or political rivals using it as a black propaganda attack. Black propaganda is false information that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side. It is typically used to vilify, embarrass or misrepresent a rival. standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000077719&story_title=Kenya-CJ-got-threats-over-Uhuru,-Ruto-case
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 20, 2013 14:47:03 GMT 3
Omwenga, methinks the title to your new thread is misleading. It should be "Nyachae Endorses Uhuru" or better yet, "Nyachae Must Apologize To His Son". Truth be told, Nyachae's endorsement of Uhuru has sent shockwaves in the ODM ranks. Immediately the news story aired last night Cordeshians were ringing each other asking why Nyachae hit them like that. I also happened to be on the ground as Uhuru held his rally at the Damside Hotel after his chopper touched down in the morning (Monday) & Mudavadi's chopper landed at Mekenene School in the afternoon just meters away while UK's rally was in progress. Oh......here's a third title for your missive: "The CORDless Scramble for 10% Of The Kisii Vote".... This is what has caused them to run scared and scared they are - Ex-minister Nyachae endorses Jubilee bid elections.nation.co.ke/news/Ex-minister-Nyachae-endorses-Jubilee-bid-/-/1631868/1699008/-/yk11v6z/-/index.htmlFormer Cabinet minister Simeon Nyachae on Tuesday endorsed Jubilee Alliance’s Uhuru Kenyatta for president. The move came as Mr Kenyatta hit out at Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s proposed solutions to land problems. Addressing a rally at Gusii Stadium, Mr Nyachae who had earlier announced that he had retired from active politics, said he was forced to declare his stand following immense pressure from the community. The Ford People party founder said after careful consideration, he decided to back Mr Kenyatta because “he was trustworthy”, adding that the community had been cheated by former regimes. Mr Nyachae asked Mr Kenyatta to protect the interests of the community, especially those who had invested outside the region. “Of all the presidential candidates, only Uhuru is best suited for the job and the only leader capable of moving this country forward,” Mr Nyachae said. He asked the community not to be deceived by leaders with empty rhetoric. He recalled working with Mr Kenyatta’s father Jomo, Kenya’s first president, describing their relationship as cordial.
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 20, 2013 14:41:10 GMT 3
Franklin Bett was in the Waki list it is alleged he should be able to answer the question he is asking "why would you start something and want someone else to stop it ?" I will say this which is common knowledge Raila incited wananchi during his campaigns and used tribalism , land ,the 41 vs 1 strategy of the kabila adui and also prior to the elections misinformed the public that Kibaki using security agencies and the electrol commision were planning to rig the election . This is what started the P.E.V mind you he is at it again but this time around we wont give it a pass. This is the kind of reckless utterances and posts that don't belong in any forum I would have to assume those charged with the responsibility to monitor these things have taken notice and will take action to make sure in these final days, we don't see the escalation of these divisive, reckless posts. OO, you, too have the responsibility to make sure your board is not used to stoke up tribal and ethnic animosity and that really goes without saying. Omwenga, Can you substantiate your claims that the post above has stoked tribal and ethnic animosity . Let me go at length to substatiate my claims above On the allegations that Frank Bett was on the Waki List TheRamifications of the Waki Report - A Digital Essay by Onyango Oloo in Nairobi - October 25, 2008 wikileaks.org/wiki/Talk:Kenya:_Waki_Commission_of_Inquiry_into_Post-Election_Violence_final_report,_15_Oct_2008 [quote author=Onyango Oloo Not too surprisingly, given the back and forth polemics between the warring partners in the fractious Grand Coalition, big guns from the ODM and PNU are also on the KNHCR list of alleged perpetrators: William Ruto, Uhuru Kenyatta, Henry Kosgey, Njenga Karume, Franklin Bett, Jane Kihara, Stanley Githunguri, Chris Okemo, Sally Kosgei, Mary Wambui, Fred Kapondi, Kabando wa Kabando, Omondi Anyanga, David Manyara, Elizabeth Ongoro, Peter Mwathi, William Ole Ntimama [/quote] www.hotvybes.com/2008/11/01/waki-list/Members of Parliament /Assistant Ministers 1. Hon. Franklin Bett – ODM – Planning, inciting and financing2. Hon. Boaz Kaino – ODM Marakwet West – Planning, Inciting and Financing Even as the premier struck a conciliatory chord, ODM MPs Franklin Bett (Bureti) and David Koech (Mosop) sustained their onslaught against the report. They said the list of suspects handed to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan should be destroyed. " Justice Waki violated the Constitution by handing over a list of people linked to the violence to Annan without giving them an opportunity to defend themselves," Bett said in Molo www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=1143998378&pageNo=1&story_title=We-must-end-impunity,-says-Raila-as-debate-on-Waki-rages Raila & Triblaism For a man who campaigned on a tribal platform of the murderous negative ethnicity strategy of 41 against 1, in 2007, it behoves him to be a tad more careful as we approach 2012. And for heaven’s sake, he must explain this (41 against 1 venom to Kenyans and especially those in the Mt. Kenya region), and the earlier the better. hardtalkkenya.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/railas-applied-tribalism/Of the 41 Vs 1 strategy www.network54.com/Forum/204096/thread/1200846405/last-1200846405/ODMThe Anti-Kikuyu crusade-1. This is an important wedge issue. It will help galvanise the rest of the country against a common enemy and set the overall theme of our campaign 1. Mass media (allusion to predominance of Kikuyus in public service and business 2. Public Rallies 3 Leaflets 4 Viral e-mail and SMS Through out the campaign period, heightened activities three weeks before elections All members R.O. to lead the execution of this strategy Uhuru Kenyatta as Kibakis Choice for 2012 1. Accentuate the anti-Kikuyu sentiments. 2. Cause unease within PNU ranks 3.Attract Luhya vote by eliminating the belief that there will be a Luhya successor 4. Communicate the intention to retain power within a select group of prominent political families (Kenyatta, Moi, Kibaki) Speculative newspaper articles /opeds Public pronouncements at all campaign rallies Blogs/web forums Leaflets, with special focus on Western Kenya and RVP Immediately, with heightened media activities end of November 1. Kipkoech Tanui & Okech Kendo. 2. R.O Here are ODM Rigging Claims back in 2007 lostkenyannews.blogspot.com/2010/11/mysterious-police-trips-fuel-poll.htmly DAVE OPIYO and DAN OTIENO Daily Nation, 26 December 2007 ODM Presidential candidate Raila Odinga Tuesday claimed that the country’s security forces had been sent to various parts of the country to rig Thursday’s General Election. He repeated claims that the officers, largely drawn from the Administration Police, had been posted to voting stations as polling agents for the Party of National Unity, and produced a copy of a letter bearing a signature with the names of the President as proof. The claims were, however, dismissed by the Press Secretary for the Kibaki Tena campaign, Mr Gituku Ngari, as attempted forgery. “We are confident enough of victory on Thursday and have no reason to rig the poll,” he said. A spokesman for the AP, Mr Masoud Mwinyi, also dismissed the claims as false and said officers would only be used as security officials alongside their regular police counterparts. Appointment letters Mr Odinga made the claims at a news conference in Nairobi Tuesday evening, when he produced copies of what he said were the APs’ appointment letters, allegedly signed by President Kibaki. “This gives them authority and unfettered access to polling stations so as to effect the rigging plot,” said Mr Odinga. “They were all issued with 1000 pre-marked ballot papers to be stuffed by them in ballot boxes on election day,” he added. By posting the APs as his polling agents, said Mr Odinga, President Kibaki was violating the Constitution, which bars public servants from being recruited into party politics. The outgoing Lang’ata MP said his party had video evidence to support the allegations and asked the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) to investigate the matter thoroughly. However, ECK Chairman Samuel Kivuitu said the commission had not received any evidence that the rigging schemes were contemplated or were awaiting implementation. In a statement, Mr Kivuitu, however, conceded that some overzealous campaign leaders could be tempted to abuse state power and authority without his personal involvement. Mr Odinga, who was accompanied by outgoing Westlands MP Fred Gumo, gave the number plates of at least 18 government and three private vehicles which were used to transport the officers and the marked ballot papers from the Administration Police Training College in Embakasi, Nairobi. The government vehicles include that of an assistant minister and one belonging to the ministry of Foreign Affairs. Vehicles intercepted Mr Odinga said that one of the vehicles had been intercepted by the public in Mbita constituency. One person was seriously injured by the public, which suspected him to be one of the people allegedly preparing to rig Thursday’s elections in Mbita and Homa Bay towns. Police however described the people who were attacked as election observers. The attack prompted an impromptu meeting of the Mbita district security council, as government officials sought to calm the public. The district commissioner, a Mr Laparmai, and the police boss, Mr Jimmy Mnene, both said that they were not aware of the presence of the group, leading to the public to demanded its immediate ejection. In Nairobi, Mr Odinga said the AP’s were briefed on their mission by a leading education official in the country, a permanent secretary and a senior ECK official. “The AP’s brief included being given an oath of secrecy and being given appointment letters as the President’s polling agents,” said Mr Odinga. Mr Odinga said that those deployed to Sabatia and Eldoret North constituencies had already arrived at their stations. In Lang’ata, said Mr Odinga, the AP’s were now looking for houses to rent.
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 20, 2013 13:44:49 GMT 3
ODM’s AMOS WAKO turns against RAILA ODINGA and rubbishes poll RIGGING CLAIMS Wednesday February 20,2013 - Former Attorney-General Amos Wako has rubbished Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s claims that the Government wants to rig the upcoming poll in favour of Jubilee Presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta. Speaking at Amagoro during his tour of Teso North constituency on Tuesday, Wako said the allegations by the PM were “baseless and unfounded” as the Government has no capacity to rig the polls. Mr Wako, who is a vying the Busia senate seat on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket, said the government was there to uphold the rule of law and ensure the election was free and fair. The former AG also warned ODM’s top honchos of making suspicious claims that may spark protests as witnessed in year 2007. Last week, the PM accused senior government officials of planning to rig the upcoming poll in favour of Uhuru Kenyatta. The government has since denied the claims. www.kenyan-post.com/2013/02/odms-amos-wako-turns-against-raila.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 18, 2013 23:19:52 GMT 3
Police fire teargas at RAILA ODINGA’s rally after residents BOOED and HECKLED him in his NYANZA backyard Monday February 18, 2013 - Police were on Sunday forced to use teargas to disperse a crowd which heckled and booed Prime Minister Raila Odinga at a rally in Muhoroni constituency, Nyanza region. Trouble started after the PM, who was in the region campaigning for his Presidential bid, endorsed immediate former Muhoroni MP Ayiecho Olweny and his Nyando counterpart Fred Outa. The PM introduced the two but the crowd shouted down the PM forcing the MPs to escape to their vehicles until the PM finished his address. At Ahero Trading Centre, rowdy youths shouted down the PM saying he is dictating them on whom to vote in during the March 4th. Police were forced to lob teargas canisters to a section of the crowd after they became too unruly. The PM was accompanied by Cabinet Ministers Henry Kosgei, Anyang Nyong’o, James Orengo, Fred Gumo and MPs Ayiecho Olweny, Fred Outa and Mager Langat. www.kenyan-post.com/2013/02/police-fire-teargas-at-raila-odingas.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 18, 2013 23:12:15 GMT 3
www.kenyan-post.com/2013/02/raila-is-drunkard-corrupt-and.htmlSunday February 17, 2013 - Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s political spinner, Miguna Miguna has revealed that Raila Odinga is a regular drunkard who drinks more than Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta. In his book Kidneys for the King: De-forming the Status Quo in Kenya, Miguna describes Raila as a hypocritical village leader who drinks silly especially when he goes outside the country on official tours. “Raila drinks like a fish, he drinks more than Uhuru, I know because I worked for him,” Miguna stated on his book which he launched on Saturday at the Panafric Hotel. The book which is a sequel of Peeling Back the Mask depicts Raila Odinga as a drunkard, corrupt and illiterate leader who cannot be trusted to lead a great country like Kenya. In page 279 of the book, Miguna alleges that Raila asked Mvita MP Najib Balala to part with Sh 2 million bribe to be made Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) chairman. “I will make you Chair of ODM but you must give me Sh 2Million" Raila said to Balala who rejected the offer. On the issue of 2007-08 post election violence, Miguna clearly states that the idea of arming the youth with pangas and arrows was approved by Raila Amollo Odinga adding that 41 against 1 was also his idea. “Not withstanding the denials by ODM, they conceived, devised and executed a 41 against 1 in 2007" Miguna said. More of the book to follow….
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 18, 2013 21:36:06 GMT 3
"Friends, I have been denied entry at Citizen studio, even after coming all the way from Mukurweini. Yet Citizen TV .are announcing they are waiting for me, yet am .sitted at the waiting room. Senior editor has told me owners are angry with my last show, That i insulted. Unbelievable." From his FB Page
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Post by nowayhaha on Feb 18, 2013 21:15:10 GMT 3
Boy oh boy dont you love Miguna Miguna !!!!
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