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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 30, 2013 23:04:31 GMT 3
www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-105138/i-will-meet-waiganjo-pmPrime Minister Raila Odinga has said he will meet with alleged police Imposter Joshua Waiganjo. The Prime minister made the announcement at Uhuru Park during the launch of his Presidential campaign. In an exclusive interview with NTV Joshua Waiganjo said that he wants to meet with the PM and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka. Waiganjo claims he was involved in meetings with members of a political party and senior police officials concerning Raila’s campaign in the Rift Valley . Waiganjo is accused of masquerading as a senior police officer for the past five years. He is currently in remand in Naivasha while an independent commission set up by President Kibaki probes how Waiganjo managed to operate as a fake Deputy PPO for so long. The committee is expected to hand in its report on the findings tomorrow.
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 26, 2013 22:44:16 GMT 3
Jubilee will definitely deliver the Kenya dream By UHURU KENYATTA AND WILLIAM RUTO Throughout history, great leaders have come together for the good of their nations. Sometimes these individuals have sacrificed their careers to act for the good of their country and their people. Today, history judges these leaders, with the best held up as heroes; their decisions having shaped history. Abraham Lincoln led a young America through a civil war of shocking intensity and violence. Lincoln, a master orator and story-teller, would be killed by an assassin’s bullet before his efforts to keep his country together could be realised. His goal, however, of winning through and binding his people together and saving a continent from decades of conflict, would ultimately prevail. The issues which threatened the future of America 250 years ago were complex. Lincoln’s approach, to calm those who were heated and cajole those who were recalcitrant, was contrary but ultimately brilliantly simple. He sought to find common ground with his rivals while showing a willingness to forgive those who erred and strayed. This openness and acceptance of the natural variances of human nature arguably ensured the survival of the US. Other leaders have taken their countries through what have been described as their “darkest hours”. Winston Churchill was called upon to lead Great Britain through the Second World War. His indefatigable robustness gave the British people hope and inspired them in equal measure. An often forgotten – but arguably essential ingredient to the Allies victory in the war (in which thousands of Kenyans fought and died) was Churchill’s loyal deputy, Clement Atlee. Work together The leader of a political party in his own right, he served as Churchill’s understudy on domestic issues, but also carried his Labour Party’s natural support with him behind Churchill when times were tough. Without Attlee’s consistent efforts, the coalition government, which led Britain to victory, may well have fallen; history could have been very different. We have taken the decision to work together because, like Lincoln and his rivals, Churchill and Attlee, we believe it is in the best interests of our country. We wish to find common ground, not grounds for disagreement. Our desire is this: deliver stability and calm. If we can deliver stability and calm at coming crucial elections, followed by swift action in meeting our election pledges, we can be judged on our work in delivering what every Kenyan needs— better healthcare, education and infrastructure rather than leadership out of the ashes of a terrible conflict. We are not claiming to be political heavyweights of the magnitude of Lincoln or men of destiny as Churchill frequently claimed to be. But we do believe that history will prove us right for what we are doing. We believe that Kenya has reached a tipping point. The future of Kenya needs careful handling of our people, issues and events in a way that brings all together, not divides them. In the shadows We are sure our agreement will find the right path for a stable future for all Kenyans. United we stand; together we will move Kenya forward. The alternative is too unthinkable to consider. That is why our rallies in all parts of Kenya attract so many thousands coming together in recognition of the need for a new approach before it is too late. In 2002 and 2007, the elections were all about political leaders cobbling together allegiances for the sake of party preservation and the maintenance of power. This time, the General Election on March 4 is a poll with a difference. It will be the culmination of the lessons that Kenyans have learnt since the restoration of political pluralism 20 years ago. The politics of unity and peace has to prevail; the practitioners of the politics of disunity and violence are in the shadows but the bright light of hope people hold for the future must drive them away. We have always been transparent in our dealings and open in our beliefs as to what is best for Kenya. This is why we are fighting together with new ideas for better healthcare provision, high educational standards, ending corruption and boosting State institutions. Above all, we put national cohesion and security at the heart of what we are trying to achieve. If we are successful, Kenya can enjoy a new prosperity. If we fail, history will not be kind to us as those who wish to see division and hardship will not be kind to their neighbours. Our record in the short time we have been in government is in the public domain. At the ministries of Finance, Agriculture and Higher Education, we left imprints that show what we are capable of. We introduced the Economic Stimulus Package and devolved funds to every constituency. Through it, model schools, fresh produce markets, health centres and others were built. To ensure efficiency in government, we ensured the implementation of the Integrated Finance Management Information system. Through the system, every transaction is recorded. Fertiliser and seed prices were subsidised, irrigation along the Tana produced a bumper harvest not seen in Kenya before. Great plans for higher education were laid. We go to the people of Kenya with the promise of economic transformation, national unity, reconciliation and equity. They have heard us. They trust us. We have no doubt that they will give us the honour to make Kenya great. Mr Kenyatta is the Jubilee presidential candidate while Mr Ruto is the running mate www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Jubilee-will-definitely-deliver-the-Kenya-dream-/-/440808/1675896/-/item/1/-/w8hj2c/-/index.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 26, 2013 22:25:40 GMT 3
Mangai,I am surprised that someone else as high as Mudavadi is seeing it the exact same way as I am. As per the old constitution, part of which you quote up there, the PM ought to be the leader of a party or coalition with majority in parliament. Since the life of parliament is ended, technically, the position of the PM is non existent too regardless of whether elections have been held or not. Abdulmote,There were two groups of members of the cabinet; those appointed by the president and those by virtue of their positions. The former is still in office, but the latter (the PM and his deputies) are technically out of the cabinet due to the natural death of parliament. But this being Kenya, Raila will continue swindling Kenyans by way of drawing a salary and causing confusion in government for no any good reason. One of the reason I usually concur with you , sober analysis with facts far from wishful thinking , article 6 of NARA clearly stipulates that the coalition shall stand dissolved if the 10th parliament is dissolved thus ideally we dont have a coalition government made up of PNU and ODM parties but a caretaker government made up of cabinet ministers to ensure smooth running of the country until after elections . ODM are once again blundering if they try to politicize the police appointments this will play against them watch this space. www.kenyalawreports.or.ke/klr/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/Bills/2008/The_National_Accord_and_Reconciliation_Bill_2008.pdf
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 26, 2013 21:59:27 GMT 3
Like I said before two families own a stretch of 90-100kms between mwatate and taveta,but the indigenous are squatters,this is not fiction it is real,anyone who wants to believe otherwise is not serious,maybe he or she might want to check who owns Thiririka Investments & what properties a company call interger properties manages especially in the coast (Mombasa) . This is not rocket science. Let us not argue for the sake of it or on tribal/party lines,if land was acquired irregularly it remains just that. In any case who doesn't want to own land? The mode of acquisition is what is contentious. Kuna kununua & unyakuzi period. Are you sure of what you are talking about ? The major issue of land problem in Taita Taveta county is not the small shamba owned by Beth Mugo(Kenyatta family) and actually bought from Basil Criticos father (the original settler) but the carved land which was converted to 2 national parks Tsavo East and Tsavo West and by estimates covers about 75% of the county. So what you peddling are rumors without tangible evidence. If you want to talk about land grabbing using dubious ways how about a practical example of Raila grabbing land in Malindi Prime Minister Raila Odinga yesterday appeared in court for the second time in a month to testify in a land case involving a company he is associated with. Raila appeared before Kilifi senior resident magistrate Ada Obura in the case which involves Kango Entreprise Ltd, associated with Raila, and a British national John Presser Unsworth. Journalists were however barred from covering the case. The hearing at the Kilifi court yesterday was the criminal part of the case whose civil part was heard late last month in Malindi before Lady Justice Hellen Omondi. In the case, Unsworth wants the court to declare he is the rightful owner of the land which he allegedly bought from former Malindi mayor Frederic Kazungu Diwani. In Malindi, Raila had told the court that he bought the beach plot from Diwani in 1999. But Diwani later went on to fraudulently sell the same piece of land to Unsworth. He pleaded guilty to the offence and was fined Sh700,000 in 2009. Hundreds of curious residents converged outside the Kilifi courts to hear Raila testify but their efforts were thwarted when his aides closed the court room doors. Angry journalists tried to get their way in to no success. Raila, who arrived at the law courts at around 12.15pm, spent over an hour in the courtroom. He emerged at around 1.28pm and addressed the press. He said he had confidence justice will take its course as a new constitutional dispensation is in place in the country. “I have discharged my constitutional duty as a citizen of this country by testifying in the court of law. I do not want to influence any decision that will be made,” he said. www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-55723/raila-appears-kilifi-court
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 25, 2013 14:26:11 GMT 3
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 25, 2013 13:57:16 GMT 3
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 25, 2013 13:49:11 GMT 3
Many people have quoted the Ndungu report as the one pointing to Kenyattas land grabbing . Here is Ndungu himself confirming Kenyatta bought 99% of the land he owns . Talk of debunking the myth
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 25, 2013 13:34:07 GMT 3
The stretch could be more or less,but I have worked in the region for over a decade & can positively identify more than enough properties which fall under this scope. The allegation of grabbing implies a criminal offence being committed. Either the land belonged to an individual who was forced to give up the land or it is public land for which the Orengo ministry can certainly provide details to allow Kenyans claim back what was theirs. Unfortunately even Orengo of Cord cannot help us out, Kamalet , You are right on this one. Here is an example of land grabbing excerpts from the Ndungu report. www.marsgroupkenya.org/pdfs/Oct_07/Main_Report/Part_4-Findings_And_Recommendations.pdf"On most occasions the loss of corporation land was triggered by the actions of the commissioner of lands without involving the corporation management. After specially designed correspondences a letter of allotment would be issued by the commissioner of lands to an individual or company for land belonging to the corporation. A grant title would subsequently be made to the same individual or to a third party to whom the land would have been sold through an informal transfer of a letter of allotment. The corporation management would wake up to a rude fact that their land had been acquired and title issued thereto without their knowledge. At other times , the illegal allocation of state corporations land usually triggered by irregular surrenders of corporation land . A letter of surrender would be written by either the corporation (managing director, managing trustee, director etc) The letter would be addressed to the Commissioner of lands stating that the corporation no longer needed a specified parcel of land. Almost immediately an individual or company would apply to be allocated the land in question. The Commissioner of lands would then make an allocation of the land to the applicant by issuing a respective letter of allotment. If the land was large in size, the allottee would apply for consent to subdivide the same into different units. The commissioner would again grant the consent to subdivide the land.Next the allottees would sell the land so illegally acquired to one or different purchasers for millions of shillings ! Thus in a space of say three months a civil servant ,a politician , a political operative etc would transform from an ordinary Kenyan, financially struggling like many others into a multi-millionaire. Thanks to the rampant illegal allocation and sale of state corporation land. The state corporations that lost lands allocated to them in this manner were usually strategic enterprises which required huge chunks of lands to be able to carry out their mandate .Thus state corporations such as Kenya Railways Corporation, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Kenya Power & Lighting Company Ltd, various Development Authorities, Kenya Airports Authority , Kenya Industrial Estates Ltd etc lost huge chunks of their land in these circumstances. The Commision also found that other state corporations would be mismanaged and end up in receivership or liquidation , following which the corporations assets , including land would be sold at throw away prices or the land would simply be allocated by the commissioner of lands to favoured individuals. One such case is that of the Kenya Food and Chemical Corporation Limited of Kisumu commonly known as the “ Molasses Project” This energy saving project was conceived by the Government in the 1970’s and was intended to manufacture gasohol from sugar cane molasses which was produced by sugar factories in Nyanza and Western Provinces . Land for the project was compulsorily acquired by the Government in 1976 at 4 million shillings. Although hundreds of millions of tax payers funds were invested in the project it stalled in the 1980’s and the company was put under receivership and remains as such to this day.Land for the project was offered to the company by a letter of allotment but this was never formally accepted or paid for and no title was issued . However in 2001 the commissioner of Lands S.S.K. Mwaita allocated the land to a company known as Spectre International Limited for 3.7 million shillings or KShs 33,000 per hectare.The land measures approximately 112 hectres and comprises of seven blocks the particulars of which are as follows 1. L.R. No 26453 area 26.10 ha user horticultural 2. L.R. No 26454 area 39.00 ha user industrial 3. L.R. No 26455 area 13.40 ha user residential 4. L.R. No 26456 area 21.23 ha ,user residential 5. L.R No 26457 area 3.50ha. user recreational 6. L.R. No 26458 area 2.20 ha , user health clinic 7. L.R. No 26459 area 6.50ha user educational The direct allocation of alienated Government land to the company by the commissioner of Lands was illegal.It was not clear how the government then intended , if at all , to revive or sell the project having already allocated the seven blocks of land to Spectre International Limited a private company."
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 24, 2013 19:04:19 GMT 3
The National Alliance (TNA) wants action taken against Trade minister Moses Wetangula for alleged hate speech against its party leader during a campaign rally in Ukambani. In a terse letter to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Isaac Hassan, TNA chairman Johnson Sakaja termed the utterance by Mr Wetangula as reckless, provocative and unfounded. The minister, who is aligned to the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) reportedly made the disparaging comments during a rally on January 22. Mr Sakaja said the party was in possession of an audio recording of comments attributed to Mr Wetangula and had made them available to the commission. Tribal animosity TNA wants the Sirisia MP to be disqualified from running for political office in the coming election, for the remarks, which the TNA boss said risked causing tribal animosity. According to Mr Sakaja, the Ford Kenya leader reportedly referred to Uhuru Kenyatta as a land grabber and one who was incapable of leading the country. The party also provided a verbatim statement attributed to Mr Wetangula, which they said risked polarising the country. “My brother, my friend Uhuru Kenyatta, has no capacity to lead this country and doesn't deserve to lead this country. Because we know that that land was not bought, it was grabbed, and now it is being sold so as to get money to bribe people to vote for them so that they can get back into power. And we are telling you, you must refuse this,” Mr Wetangula is reported to have said while addressing a crowd at the Cord rally. Not factual Mr Sakaja said the comments by the minister were not factual, and wondered why politicians and rivals of Mr Kenyatta kept repeating similar sentiments, and yet Mr Kenyatta had challenged those with evidence that he had grabbed land to table it. “Hon Uhuru Kenyatta is on public record challenging his competitors to table any evidence of his alleged involvement in land grabbing. Instead, they continue to take comfort in outright propaganda, innuendo and negative campaigns,” he stated. He said such comments were to blame for the build-up of tension between communities, in the run up to the 2007 elections that led to eviction of people from their land on account that they had grabbed it. TNA warned that refusal to punish Mr Wetangula would encourage others to make similarly inflammatory remarks, and urged the IEBC to invoke its statutory powers to ensure the MP, who is seeking to be Senator for Bungoma County, be disqualified from the race. Mr Kenyatta, through the party secretariat, also refuted the bribery claims saying he did not need to bribe voters for as he already enjoyed popular support. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1674252/-/aj315q/-/index.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 24, 2013 18:52:16 GMT 3
High time this thread is closed for correspondence. Rgds
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 24, 2013 14:58:33 GMT 3
From my Twitter Account:Modicks Ayiro @modicks_AyiroElizabeth Ongoro rejects direct ODM nomination for Ruaraka parliamentary seat says she can't deny Tom Kajwang what Bishop Wanjiru denied her what I do not get and understand is the dichotomous characteristic displayed as much later ... She said despite the party’s move, she will continue supporting Cord presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s bid for State House, saying that his triumph would be advantageous for all members of the Cord affiliate parties. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Ongoro-rejects-ODM-Ruaraka-MP-ticket/-/1064/1674086/-/11coah2/-/index.htmlwhat is different from the above and the TNA Presidential aspirant who saw in UDF the version common now in former Western Province as Uhuru Demonic Forces? otherwise like the fish eaters say 'it starts to rot in the head' yet what we are seeing is that even if it does not have fins or good fins it is still smelling fresh! someone more computer savvy should upload the image at
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 24, 2013 14:16:48 GMT 3
Ongoro rejects ODM's Ruaraka MP ticket www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Ongoro-rejects-ODM-Ruaraka-MP-ticket/-/1064/1674086/-/11coah2/-/index.htmlNairobi Metropolitan Development assistant minister Elizabeth Ongoro has rejected ODM's offer to run for the Ruaraka parliamentary seat. Ms Ongoro said she was not interested in the seat and criticised the party’s move to hand the Nairobi Senator ticket to Bishop Margaret Wanjiru. ODM had initially given her the ticket. “I will not accept the seat because I know that Tom Kajwang’ who has been vying for the seat for three terms won the nominations. He deserves it and my conscience will not allow me to accept it. I am very bitter and I will not allow myself to be used as the instrument of injustice,” Ms Ongoro said. The former Kasarani MP said that the move by the party had created the impression that it was okay to dump academic dwarfs to the Senator's position. “If Bishop Wanjiru did not qualify for the gubernatorial position on the ground of academic qualifications, what makes it right for her to vie for any other top position. One wrong cannot be concealed by another wrong," she said. "What has happened to me is a classic example of discrimination on the ground of tribe and gender. It is sad that this comes at a time when the country is striving to achieve equality.” The assistant minister said she had not been served with any written notification, but she learnt about the party’s position from the media and was shocked. “Despite being a party official, no communication has been made to me by any party official, the nomination board or the strategy team. I have campaigned for the senator seat and I won yet Mr (ODM National Election Board chairman Franklin) Bett decided to state that I could not vie for the seat because I am from a certain tribe," she said. She said despite the party’s move, she will continue supporting Cord presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s bid for State House, saying that his triumph would be advantageous for all members of the Cord affiliate parties. Ms Ongoro pointed out that she would rather stay without an elective position, than run on a ticket that belongs to someone else who won after using his money and energy to campaign. She said that she would announce her next political move after consulting her supporters and other party members. Mr Bett on Wednesday said that the awarding of Nairobi Senate Seat to Bishop Margaret Wanjiru instead of Ms Ongoro was done for strategic reasons. “The decision was reached by the National Executive Committee, which is ODM’s top decision making organ” Mr Bett said.
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 24, 2013 13:02:14 GMT 3
Uhuru Emerges As 1st Round Favorite in Kenya’s March 4th Poll 14.3 million Kenyans registered to vote this year. Out of this (based on historical turnout rates) about 11 million will actually show up to vote. If the opinion polls are right, neither Uhuru Kenyatta nor Raila Odinga (the top two frontrunners) will get the requisite 50% plus one vote required to win the election. It is likely that there will be a runoff. About 4% of voters remain undecided. The polling trend (see below) suggests that the race will tighten over the next six weeks before the election. Image The first opinion polls after the party nominations show Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta ahead of Prime Minister Raila Odinga in the raw vote, at least according to my analysis. The overall national head to head match up in the two polls released Monday show Mr. Odinga leading Mr. Kenyatta by (48-40, Infotrak) and (40-36, Ipsos). The regional poll tallies, on the other hand, show a different story. In these Mr. Kenyatta emerges with a lead of between 490,000 and 630,000 of the accounted for votes depending on the turnout models used. The average of the tallies show that if elections were held over last weekend Mr. Kenyatta would garner 4.5 million votes to Mr. Odinga’s 3.9. This leaves about 24% of the (potential) votes cast either spread out among the other presidential contenders or undecided. Here is how I arrived at the numbers: The surveys by Infotrak and Ipsos (the two firms correctly predicted the outcome of the 2010 referendum) gave regional tallies of how the top two coalitions did among those surveyed. With a few modifications (like assigning the GEMA counties in Eastern region the Central region poll results), I assigned these tallies to the different counties within the regions. I then estimated voter turnout using the numbers from the three most recent national voting exercises – 2002 and 2007 elections and the 2010 referendum. Because of the anomalies in the presidential election in 2007, I used the constituency turnout figures (In these figures, for instance, Juja and Nithi did not have turnouts exceeding 100% as was the case in the presidential election in 2007). Of course there are counties in which the popularity of either Kenyatta or Odinga vary by constituency but this is the best we can do for now. I then used the estimated county turnout rate and the regional polling results to estimate the expected vote count for either candidate in each county using IEBC’s figures of registered voters. It is important to note that among the two polls, Infotrak asked respondents about their preferred ticket (Kenyatta and Ruto vs. Odinga and Musyoka) while Ipsos asked about individual presidential candidates. The discrepancy in the national polling average and the raw numbers I show here might be because of incorrect weighting of the different regions by the polling companies. The fact that Kenyans vote along ethnic lines and voters are geographically concentrated means that the regional polling numbers might provide a better picture than the national numbers. National polls appear to be over-estimating Odinga’s support by about 3 percentage points on average. Uhuru Kenyatta is ahead in the raw figures for the following reasons: The first reason is that Mr. Kenyatta has the numbers. The combined GEMA registered voters number 3.9 million. That is 27.3% of the registered voters. Mr. Kenyatta obviously won’t bag 100% of these votes but it doesn’t hurt to have a vote rich base. His stronghold of the wider Mt. Kenya region had the highest voter registration rate in the country. This, combined with the fact that his running mate brings in the populous Rift Valley region, gives Kenyatta a slight edge off the gates. Kenyatta’s strongholds (Mt. Kenya) and Rift Valley have historically had higher turnout rates than the regions that Odinga will need to win on March 4th. In 2002 Kenyatta’s strongholds had a higher turnout rate by 5 percentage points. In 2007 it was 10%. The combined high population, higher registration rates and expected higher turnout means that Mr. Kenyatta is presently the favorite to win the first round of the March 4th presidential poll. How can Odinga win? A lot of voters (24%) remain spread out among the smaller candidates or are undecided. Come election day these voters may break for Mr. Odinga for the reasons I gave in an earlier post. Mr. Odinga’s other path to victory is by ensuring high turnout in his strongholds of Nyanza, Western and Coast regions. Just by matching the expected turnout in Mr. Kenyatta’s strongholds he would reduce the deficit to about 250,000 votes. He must also eat into some of Mr. Kenyatta’s support in the Rift Valley and Central regions. If the election is a mere census then Mr. Kenyatta will win the first round (the second round is another story all together). For Mr. Odinga to win he must convince voters in Mr. Kenyatta’s strongholds that he is the better candidate. Facing reality: For a while it seemed like this election was Mr. Odinga’s to lose. I have since softened on this a little bit. Despite his many problems, Mr. Kenyatta can still win this election, at least the first round. In the second round everything will be contingent on who between Messrs Kenyatta and Odinga can bag the roughly 20% of votes that will go to various smaller candidates in the first round. As things stand Mr. Odinga is the likely beneficiary of these votes. A lot will happen between now and March 4th. But key things to consider include: If turnout is low on March 4th Mr. Kenyatta will emerge the winner. His (national) base is relatively wealthier and more urban (or more accurately, more politically engaged – if you doubt this see the voter registration numbers for Kiambu county alone) than Mr. Odinga’s and thus will have a higher turnout. Having failed to match Mr. Kenyatta’s voter registration rates, Mr. Odinga needs upwards of 80% of those registered in his strongholds to show up to vote, or else he will lose. Mr. Kenyatta appeared to be the better organized candidate in getting his base to register to vote. And given the way in which his party handled the nominations exercise, it is likely that he will out-organize Mr. Odinga in getting his supporters to the polls. This spells more trouble for Mr. Odinga. The nominations exercise gave Mr. Odinga’s coalition bad press for four consecutive days. His home base of Nyanza was the worst affected. Seemingly undemocratic nomination exercises – in which Odinga’s allies controversially won party primaries – in the region may depress turnout, something that Odinga should be worrying about A LOT. Watch out for how Mr. Odinga’s party handles the nominations fallout in his Nyanza backyard. Musalia Mudavadi appears to have made gains in Western province – he is polling there at 26%. His gain is Odinga’s loss. If Mr. Mudavadi continues to gain in the next 40 days then we shall almost be assured of a run off, after Mr. Kenyatta wins the first round. kenopalo.com/2013/01/23/uhuru-kenyatta-emerges-as-1st-round-favorite-in-kenyas-march-4th-poll/
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 24, 2013 12:27:54 GMT 3
I am always amused at the acrobatics of self-appointed Raila praise singers. Some of us have been supporting Raila for THIRTY YEARS, going back to the day when some people would not touch him because he was deemed too radical. Speaking as a Kenyan with roots in Siaya County who has been following the events unfolding in this region on a day to day basis-speaking primarily to ODM aspirants and folowers- I can not be amazed at the HYPOCRISY in trying to whitewash the undemocratic horrors witnessed in and across Siaya County- as indeed in Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori and other parts of Luo land by a cabal of electoral criminals. There is no contradiction in supporting Raila and insisting that William Oduol was robbed; if indeed the D in ODM means anything ODM supporters must be on the front line of denouncing all things that went wrong during the nominations. By the way, why did the ODM Electoral Board CANCEL all the certificates they had issued in Luo Nyanza?
Is Franklin Bett a TNA mole? Onyango OlooOO, Find below an answer to your question . Franklin Bett was planted by none other than Kajwang, Nyongo, Midiwo and if we go by the results of the nomination the ploy was a successs. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Parties-face-nominations-fall-out-/-/1064/1651974/-/3dhj70/-/index.htmlDr Henry Muthee Kathurima was replaced by Roads minister Franklin Bett, who announced last week that he would not be contesting any seat in next year’s elections. D r Kathurima was kicked out after a month-long tug of war between the party secretariat and the elections board amid claims some senior party officials were trying to manipulate the process in favour of some “politically correct candidates”.The former chairman claimed that the plot to dish out direct nominations was being engineered by top party officials at Orange House. “There are things which are happening because of competition for places. We as a board want to carry out our mandate without interference because that is what we pledged to do,” Dr Kathurima said.
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 24, 2013 12:20:00 GMT 3
The level of INTOLERANCE by some ODM die hards on this forum is startling. If some of you are talking like this now, BEFORE the March 2013 elections, what will happen if CORD forms the next government? I heard one of my good friends say on Ramogi FM this morning: "Akwayo anyuola ni kik omi ogendni moko paro ni ka Onagi okawo loch to wabiro layo ni ji e alot." Translation: " I urge members of our (Luo) community not to make other tribes fear that if Luos form part of the leadership we will urinate on the vegetables ( on sale at the market)."Incidentally, from what I have been hearing from many Siaya voters, they do NOT have a problem casting their ballot for Raila Odinga. It is ODM that they have a problem with when it comes to the Governor, Senator, MP and other County positions. Onyango OlooIf some of you are talking like this now, BEFORE the March 2013 elections, what will happen if CORD forms the next government? Good One Bwana Onyango, I would also throw the same question but have it like this If some of you are talking like this now, BEFORE the March 2013 elections, what will happen if CORD is defeated and doesnt form the next government?
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 21, 2013 20:21:38 GMT 3
Had to bring this back , after yesterday faceoff with Waititu -kidero still hasnt learnt a thing or two in live tv interview /debate
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 21, 2013 9:53:31 GMT 3
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 20, 2013 16:00:34 GMT 3
REVOLT AGAINST RAILA IN NYANZA www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-103482/revolt-against-raila-nyanzaVOTERS in Nyanza have revolted against Prime Minister Raila Odinga by rejecting most of his allies in the ODM nominations. Nyanza has been a stronghold of Odingaism since independence when Jaramogi Oginga Odinga was listened to religiously. Raila’s word still carries weight but now virtually all Luo Nyanza MPs have been voted out except for James Orengo, Dalmas Otieno and John Pesa. The Odinga family also took a beating with Raila's sister being rejected and his brother apparently struggling. Raila's cousin Jakoyo Midiwo, ODM chief whip in the last Parliament, apparently lost earlier in the day but managed to force a recount in Gem constituency. Historically association with Raila was a virtual guarantee for the party ticket and an easy election. Raila’s elder brother Dr Oburu Oginga was apparently a major casualty. As the Star went to press last night, Oburu was teetering towards defeat by newcomer William Oduol for the Siaya governor seat. Oduol had opened an unassailable lead of 16,980 votes to Oburu’s 3,866 while the third placed Otieno Okanja had just 211. But it was then announced on media that Oburu had won the ticket with 62,232 against Oduol's 35,198. Called for confirmation, ODM election chairman Franklin Bett said no results were yet final. "I will respect the people's will and will work with whoever is elected," said Raila yesterday morning. In Kisumu County, Raila’s sister Ruth Odinga was floored by Jack Ranguma, a former Kenya Revenue Authority official, in the confused nominations. Ruth and aspirant Omollo Owino later condemned the nomination exercise as a sham. She accused ODM headquarters of stage-managing the nomination on behalf of Ranguma. The Odinga family has dominated Nyanza politics for years. Raila's father wielded immense influence there until his death in 1994 and anyone who opposed him was branded a traitor and 'punished' by the voters. His son Raila inherited Jaramogi's mantle and has since then exercised considerable influence on who gets elected. Until these nominations, it was only in 1997 that Ford Kenya’s James Orengo, MP for Ugenya, and Joe Donde, MP for Gem, went against the NDP wave but still managed to triumph in the polls. That year Raila was the NDP presidential candidate and emerged third behind President Moi and then opposition leader Mwai Kibaki of DP. But they were not lucky a second time lucky in 2002. Narc swept the region as Kenyans voted out the KANU regime. Orengo was defeated by his late brother-in-law Stephen Ondiek and only made a comeback in 2007 after swallowing his pride and rejoining Raila's ODM. Aggrey Mwamu, a Kisumu-based lawyer, yesterday denied that the people were challenging Raila. “It is not about Odingaism but about the people realizing their rights under the new constitution and the need for change. They are voting against the conduct of the MPs which has been very poor,” said Mwamu. According to Mwamu, the former MPs had mismanaged the Constituency Development Funds and failed to initiate development projects. The cousin of former Mbita MP Otieno Kajwang narrowly escaped death narrowly. Angry voters attacked him claiming that he was marking ballot papers in favour of the Immigration minister who is seeking the ODM ticket for the Senate. The revolt in Gem constituency saw Midiwo beaten by another newcomer Elisha Odhiambo who was leading with 12,124 votes to Midiwo’s 7,109. Last night returning officers had reportedly nullified the primaries in Gem and Alego-Usonga constituencies after chaos broke out amid claims of irregularities. Other former MPs who were defeated were Martin Ogindo in Homa Bay; Edick Anyanga; and Nyakach MP Pollyns Ochieng who lost to Aduma Owuor by 12,562 to 6,241. ODM Secretary General Anyang’ Nyong’o was also hanging on precariously in the race for the Kisumu senate seat nomination. Former Kisumu Town West MP Olago Aluoch was running for the ODM ticket against Rozah Buyu. There was controversy as election materials went missing and prevented voting. Former Karachuonyo MP James Rege’s lead is still being contested by his challengers Adipo Okuome, Dr Ofafa Alfred and Tom Dola. Public Service Minister Dalmas Otieno managed to trounce his opponents. In Ugenya, Steve Mwanga, Orange House’s favourite and part of Oburu’s line-up, could only manage fifth position against newcomer David Ouma. The returning officer declined to declare the results as tension rose in the constituency previously represented by Orengo. Orengo’s former personal assistant, Tom Nduku, also fared badly, managing only a third position behind James Opiyo Wandayi and Joseph Aluru in the newly-created Ugunja constituency.
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 20, 2013 16:00:02 GMT 3
Sunday January 20, 2013 - Prime Minister Raila Odinga is facing a tough rebellion in his Nyanza backyard over the just concluded Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party nominations. Odingaism in the region is crumbling like the fall of the Berlin wall. The PM’s word in the region still carries weight but now virtually all Luo Nyanza MPs have been voted out except for James Orengo, Dalmas Otieno and John Pesa. The Odinga lineage also took a beating with Raila’s sister, Ruth Odinga being rejected and his brother Dr Oburu Oginga apparently struggling. Raila’s cousin Jakoyo Midiwo who is outgoing Gem MP, lost earlier in the day but managed to force a recount in Gem constituency. The Odingas have dominated Nyanza politics for years. Raila’s father wielded immense influence there until his death in 1994 and anyone who opposed him was branded a traitor and ‘punished’ by the voters. His son Raila inherited Jaramogi’s mantle and has since then exercised considerable influence on who gets elected. But now the Nyanza electorate have at last seen light at the end of the tunnel and now Odingaism is crumbling with the emergence of new crop of leaders who are outside the Odinga family. www.kenyan-post.com/2013/01/raila-faces-tough-rebellion-in-nyanza.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 19, 2013 14:52:42 GMT 3
Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) leader Kalonzo Musyoka has urged political parties to consider contracting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to conduct future nominations. Mr Musyoka said parties faced major challenges in the just concluded party primaries including logistical and technical problems. The Vice President urged disgruntled aspirants to exploit their respective parties dispute resolution mechanisms to address grievances. "All political parties will agree with me that going forward, we will have to have better ways of nominations and my observation is that they be IEBC-led because the polls body is the only institution that has the wherewithal to conduct the exercise," Mr Musyoka said when he received two Coast politicians to Wiper. Former Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) vice chairman Hassan Omar and Mombasa businessman Suleiman Shabbal, who are vying for the Senate and Governor seats in Mombasa County respectively, joined Wiper. The VP’s close allies among them Isaac Muoki who was eyeing the Kitui governor ticket, Benson Mbai (Masinga constituency) and Victor Munyaka (Machakos Town) lost during the primaries. Mr Musyoka promised that the party’s appeals board comprising of retired Justice Kasanga Mulwa, Judy Sijeni and lawyer John Katuku will adjudicate the grievances before Monday’s deadline for submitting final party lists. He disclosed that the Cord alliance principals will be traversing the troubled areas beginning with Ukambani region to thaw tensions with supporters who have threatened to boycott elections citing flawed primaries. Mr Musyoka said Cord leaders will attend prayers at African Inland Church, Athi River, Kathiani constituency and later address a rally at Machakos town on Sunday. On Monday, the team will tour Mutomo, Kabati, Zombe and address a rally in Kitui town. The leaders will also tour Kibwezi, Kambu and Emali and hold a rally at Wote in Makueni County on Tuesday. "We are aware that some of the aspirants are still nursing wounds from losing the primaries and these rallies will be to tell them that as Cord we are one. Anyone’s victory belongs to all of us,” he said. My Musyoka urged the alliance supporters not to lose sight and remain focused on the March 4 General Election saying Cord’s victory is within sight. Present were former MPS Charles Kilonzo (Yatta), Charles Nyamai ( Kitui West), former nominated MP Mohamed Affey among others. elections.nation.co.ke/news/-/1631868/1669638/-/p9d5nuz/-/index.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 18, 2013 22:51:40 GMT 3
The latest development is mind boggling .The following are the current scenarios -There wont be repeat elections . -ODM should issue out the nomination certificate . -Time is running out and names/nomination certificate should be submitted to IEBC by Monday.
This case is closed and there is noway Oduol can be declared the winner. As Phil had opined somewhere else they should just settle for a power-sharing agreement yo save face for ODM and Raila.
This case goes to prove beyond reasonable doubt that ODM is undemocratic as it comes and reflects the party involvement in the rigging of 2007 elections , Is ICC and the whole world watching .
Why is it that the nominations in ODM popular regions were marred with violence and rigging allegations and why is it that the losers refuse to accecpt defeat and turn to the streets and violence?
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 18, 2013 20:05:32 GMT 3
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 18, 2013 19:56:23 GMT 3
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 18, 2013 19:44:47 GMT 3
After Oburus victory #NOODUOLNORAILA becomes a trending topic in the social media twitter.com/search?q=%23NoOduolNoRaila&src=hashOburu Odinga wins ODM Siaya gubernatorial seat standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000075333&story_title=Kenya-Oburu-Odinga-wins-ODM-Siaya-gubernatorial-seatSIAYA; KENYA: Oburu Odinga has been declared winner in the ODM nominations for the Governor seat in Siaya County. Oburu Odinga, who is also the Assistant Minister for Finance, won the gubernatorial seat nominations with 62, 232 votes against William Oduol’s 35,198. After winning the seat, Oburu thanked the people of Siaya for nominating him and asked for their support in the General Electyions. “I want to thank the people of Siaya for nominating me. I now appeal to my opponents to back me in the main General Election,” Oburu said. He went on to say that his opponent, William Oduol had announced his own results even before the tallying was completed, an action that send mixed signals and confusing voters.
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Post by nowayhaha on Jan 18, 2013 19:34:46 GMT 3
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