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Post by nowayhaha on Dec 4, 2012 18:27:07 GMT 3
Phil, What are skins Kosgey doing? where do they stand? With CORD or TNA? They ought to make up their minds Unconfirmed reports say Charity Ngilu requested PM Odinga to send Kosgeys to make a final attempt to lure Ruto back to fold after failing to do so herself prior to the Nakuru rally. They were obviously unsuccessful and Uhuru spent the better part of the day at URP presidential secretariat along Ngong Road just to make sure his priced asset is not lured away. Ngilu is also trying to get back Balala and Nyagah (who was due to defect to TNA on Thursday last week but did not). This is why the door has been left open for them as they are legally and technically still ODM members. I predict a very interesting one week ahead politically. Phil , do you even believe what you are writing ?
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Post by nowayhaha on Dec 3, 2012 17:48:00 GMT 3
Court approves new integrity case against Uhuru, Ruto A fresh petition challenging the integrity of Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto has been certified as urgent. Justice David Majanja on Monday ruled that the petition by the International Centre for Peace and Conflict (ICPC) raised weighty constitutional issues which need to be determined urgently. He directed the lobby group to serve Mr Kenyatta, Mr Ruto, the Attorney General and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission with the application before it is mentioned on Wednesday for further directions. This is the second time a petition questioning the integrity of Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto has been lodged. In the new development, the ICPC, through lawyer Eliud Senteu, submitted that the petition is of great public interest and should be heard on a priority basis given that the two have entered into a coalition to run for the presidency and deputy presidency. “Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto have been committed to trial at the International Criminal Court and there are all indication they will run for state offices therefore the issue of integrity as outlined in Chapter Six of the constitution need to be determined before nominations of candidates,” said Mr Senteu. Apart from Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto, the ICPC also wants the electoral commission barred from accepting the candidature of any person seeking to be president, governor, senator or MP if such a person is subject to a criminal case whose sentence is at least six months. They want a court declaration that the candidature of Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto is a threat to the constitution and a perpetuation of a culture of impunity. ICPC argued that according to the constitution, a leader is contemplated to be someone who carries dignity, legitimacy and has the people’s trust and confidence. “A person committed to trial at the Hague would not be able to discharge his duties since he would be required to attend the hearings which would seriously erode the honour and integrity required of any public officer,” said the lobby in their application. They submitted that electing any person committed to trial will bring dishonour to the office and seriously affect the person’s ability to discharge his duties. They added that the trial of Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto at the Hague court may lead to issuance of warrants of arrests and erode the country’s sovereignty and cause embarrassment. The group is seeking an interpretation of whether the presumption of innocence of a person committed to trial overrides the public interest of ensuring the protection of the values of the Constitution. “We also want a determination of whether Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto or any other person charged on similar crimes can hold a public office and whether that would be a recipe for anarchy and perpetuate the culture of impunity,” said the lobby group. The ICPC wants the court to find Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto unfit to contest the presidency, the deputy presidency or any other position due to their cases at the ICC. Last week, civil activists Charles Omanga and Patrick Njuguna withdrew their petition against the duo and promised to lodge a fresh one that will encompass all the presidential aspirants. (READ: Petitioners withdraw Uhuru, Ruto integrity case) Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto are facing charges of crimes against humanity arising from 2008 post-election violence which left over 1,000 people dead and over 650,000 displaced from their homes. They are due to stand trial at the ICC from April 2013. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Court-approves-new-integrity-case-against-Uhuru--Ruto/-/1064/1635450/-/4yjogb/-/index.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Dec 3, 2012 17:46:25 GMT 3
Kalonzo, Raila to sign pact Tuesday Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has said his Wiper Democratic Movement party (WDM) will on Tuesday sign a pre-election pact with Prime Minister Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and New Ford-K ahead of the forthcoming General Election. Mr. Musyoka said the agreement will involve a team of leaders who are serious in the fight against tribalism and negative ethnicity. He said the Wiper party technocrats were working with their ODM and New Ford-Kenya counterparts to finalize on the agreement before it is signed on Tuesday. "After we sign the agreement tomorrow, Kenyans will then know who true reformers are in this country,’’ said Mr Musyoka on Monday. However, New Ford Kenya leader Eugene Wamalwa immediately denied the claim of being party to the Kalonzo - Raila deal. Speaking at Tseikuru trading centre after registering as a voter, the Vice President warned that tribalism was taking centre stage in the country ahead of the coming elections. "Tribalism is becoming stronger now than during the 2007 general election,’’ said Mr Musyoka. He urged Kenyans to reject leaders who are agents of tribalism and elect those who can unite all Kenyan communities irrespective of tribal and political affiliations. Mr. Musyoka, who was accompanied by Kibwezi MP Prof. Philip Kaloki, IEBC Vice chair person Lilian Mahiri Zaja and IEBC IT Director Dismas Ongodi, wondered what happens to the smaller communities in this country if it is a must that the presidency must always hail from the larger tribes. "It is time champions against tribalism come out against tribal groupings in this country if we are to remain united as people of one nation,’’ he said. The Vice President once again appealed to Kenyans to vote for leaders irrespective of ethnic and political backgrounds come the next general election. He expressed concern at the manner in which residents in many parts of the country were turning up in small numbers to register barely two weeks before the deadline of the exercise. Mr. Musyoka made a passionate appeal to all Kenyans to make use of the ongoing biometric voter registration to register in large numbers so as to participate in the forthcoming general election. He said the biometric voter registration exercise will ensure names of ghost voters do not appear in the register. The Vice President at the same time directed the department of Registration of Persons to move with speed and ensure Kenyans over the age of 18 and who have applied for IDs are given within the shortest time possible so that they can participate in voter listing exercise. "It has become clear that thousands of Kenyans are yet to get IDs especially now that the country is preparing for elections,’’ he said. Mr. Ong’ondi and Ms Zaja urged Kenyans to make use of the remaining days to register noting that IEBC will not extend the registration period after December 18 www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Kalonzo-Raila-to-sign-pact-Tuesday/-/1064/1635508/-/153v627z/-/index.html
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 24, 2012 10:28:48 GMT 3
ODM Titanic: The ship sinks as the captain watches ust as one of the world's biggest and mightiest ships, The Titanic sunk 100 years ago in 1912 after hitting an iceberg, one of the most popular and mightiest political parties in Kenya, ODM seems to be sinking in 2012. Unlike the Titanic which hit just one iceberg, the ODM ship has hit many icebergs. And just as the captain of Titanic, Edward John Smith watched his ship sink and ultimately himself too, the ODM captain Prime Minister Raila Odinga is watching his ODM Titanic sinking fast. Will he also sink with his ship? The RMS Titanic liner had travelled almost three quarters of her doomed maiden voyage from Southampton, UK and was very close to her destination, New York, USA when it hit an iceberg at Newfoundland in North Atlantic Ocean. Similarly, The ODM Titanic liner has sailed for three quarters of its political journey and now has started hitting political icebergs in 2012, sinking together with its captain. The captain of ODM Titanic, also known as Kenya's enigma of politics is watching as the ship sinks together with his political career. Renowned West African novelist Chinua Achebe, would undoubtedly decscribe Raila Amollo Odinga, the captain of ODM Titanic, as Amalize the cat with nine lives and whose political back never touches the ground. Achebe, in his Things Fall Apart, would probably describe Raila as Okonkwo who was known throughout the nine villages of Umuofia but ruled his household with an iron fist. Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the captain of ODM Titanic, who is set to re-launch his campaign strategy, is said to have slowed down on seeking alliances with other presidential candidates sailing in other ships nearby after some key leaders in the G7 Alliance declined his SOS offers. After realizing that his ODM Titanic is sinking, the premier sent an SOS signal to other ships but none is willing to come to his rescue. Apart from icebergs, there is a northerly political turbulence and a tornado from the south. Just as 1912 Titanic captain sent SOS signals in vain, the captain of 2012 ODM Titanic has sent SOS signals of apologies. At a time when the political climate is awash with political deals and alliances ahead of the December 4th deadline, it appears no one is willing to form alliances with the 'reformer' captain even after sending his historical SOS apology to the Rift Valley citizenry. Just like some passengers of Titanic started to play piano and Saxophone tunes as the ship sunk, the former passengers of ODM Titanic have started playing songs of consolation from political arena advising the PM that he should consider retirement, leave the ship sink gracefully and go and try fish farming at Bondo. While this political cat captain with nine lives has learnt the art of political survival under harsh harmattan political climate, the sun seems to be setting for the liberator and 'reformer' of the common man as the ship sinks. Unfortunately, there is no time left and the waters are ice cold as political passengers start falling one by one into cold the waters and swimming on their own looking for life-saving boats when the ship is half way sunk. Suddenly, just as Titanic captain Smith started shooting his annoying passengers with a pistol instead of listening to them, the Captain of ODM Titanic stops listening to his political passengers’ grievances and starts shooting them with his dictatorial tendencies. While he has fought strongly for democratic freedoms and liberty for all Kenyans, the ODM Titanic captain seems to have played the political chessboard wrongly this time round and at times placing the cart before the horse long before his doomed political voyage in his luxurious Hummer ship model liner. Ever since he became Kenya's second premier since independence, Raila has made more political foes than friends in his ODM Titanic. Now that the famous ship is sinking, it’s everyone for himself and God for us all. The ship has now sunk three quarters but there are no enough life boats. It’s time to lower the few life boats onboard. The first boat to be lowered is to be rowed by a new captain, the Rift Valley King-maker, William Ruto who escapes into the sea with a considerable number of voters from the rich-vote Rift Valley Ocean. Soon, other boats are lowered and their captains include Musalia Mudavadi and Najib Balala who both escape with voters in different boats into the deep seas. Suddenly, ODM Titanic captain's SOS signals are heard by one good Samaritan sailor in a boat nearby and as recent media reports indicate, the captain of the boat, VP Kalonzo Musyoka is almost about to rescue ODM Titanic captain but the VP suddenly changes his mind and instead of rescuing the ODM Titanic captain, he rows his boat to catch that of his speeding neighbour Musalia Mudavadi. Kalonzo abandons his own boat and jumps in Musalia's boat and leaves the ODM Titanic to sink on its own. As this happens, the political life boats then return to rescue more political passengers swimming in cold waters of the North Atlantic. More MP passengers are rescued from the sinking ODM Titanic. As the ship sinks deeper and deeper, it hits more political icebergs. Rescued passengers include Charity Ngilu, a political Ukambani Ocean captain, Rachel Shebesh and Bomet Ocean captain, Beatrice Kones. Other passengers continue to jump from ODM Titanic in order to safe their political life, predominantly those from Rift Valley Ocean as the ODM Titanic ship sinks together with its captain. In 2013, mourners in a replica Titanic II visit the scene in remembrance to commemorate the sinking of ODM Titanic with flowers and placards reading ' R.I.P., ODM Titanic'! standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000071330&story_title=Kenya-ODM-Titanic:-The-ship-sinks-as-the-captain-watches---
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 16, 2012 10:26:39 GMT 3
www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/G7-Alliance-leaders-now-reach-out-to-Kalonzo-and-Mudavadi/-/1064/1621304/-/r0xnu0/-/index.htmlThe G7 Alliance has renewed efforts to bring on board Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi ahead of the December 4 deadline for registering pre-election coalitions. Eldoret North MP William Ruto of the United Republican Party (URP) on Wednesday night met Mr Musyoka (Wiper Democratic Party) at his Karen residence for four hours to discuss working together. (READ: Ruto will lose in G7, says Kalonzo) A meeting scheduled between Deputy PM Uhuru Kenyatta of The National Alliance (TNA) and Mr Mudavadi of the United Democratic Forum (UDF) failed to take place after the former was held up in Gatundu. The meeting has since been moved to next week. On Thursday, Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto appeared to confirm talks with Mr Musyoka and Mr Mudavadi when they said their aim was to unite all Kenyans. “Contrary to what our detractors are saying, TNA and URP will work with other parties to unite Kenya,” said Mr Kenyatta. URP spokesman Aden Duale and Ikolomani MP Boni Khalwale (UDF) confirmed the meetings. “It is true that the URP presidential candidate held a meeting with the Vice-President in Karen. They actually met for four hours to explore ways of working together in a coalition,” said Mr Duale on phone from Narok where URP was holding a campaign rally. Dr Khalwale said Mr Mudavadi was open to talks with parties pursuing a national agenda. “We have said that our intention is to go beyond communities and build a national coalition. This is why we have allowed our presidential aspirant to talk to his colleagues in an effort to attain that goal,” he said. The decision to approach Mr Musyoka and Mr Mudavadi comes a day after it was revealed that the planned coalition between Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto had hit a wall over the sharing of Cabinet slots. On Thursday, Mr Duale said URP was not in a hurry to sign a coalition deal with Mr Kenyatta, Mr Eugene Wamalwa of New Ford Kenya, Mrs Charity Ngilu of Narc and Mvita MP Najib Balala of the Republican Congress Party under the G7 Alliance. The party’s aim, he said, was to come up with a broad national coalition that can win the elections by garnering 70 per cent of the vote in the first round. “URP is not going to be rushed to sign a coalition agreement. We are not in a hurry at all. We want to build a coalition which unites all Kenyans and that is why Mr Ruto met the Vice-President. He is also reaching out to the UDF presidential candidate (Mr Mudavadi),” he said. Mr Musyoka quit the G7 Alliance after he was offered a lesser position, believed to be the Majority Leader in Parliament, by Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto. He has since held talks with Mr Mudavadi, who has not been a member of the alliance, for a possible coalition. The UDF flag-bearer has not ruled out talks with G7 Alliance leaders. Even as he sought to build a coalition, Mr Mudavadi declared that he will not give up his presidential bid. “In UDF there is no compromise on his presidential candidature. We can negotiate anything else, but the position of presidential candidate is not negotiable,” he told supporters at Kabula in Bumula Constituency. He said it was embarrassing that leaders from the province were being given junior positions in alliances. “There are those negotiating themselves out of a job, I am negotiating myself into the job”, he said In Nairobi, Cabinet ministers Moses Wetang’ula (Ford Kenya), Fred Gumo (ODM), and MPs Cyrus Jirongo ( Federal Party of Kenya) and Chris Okemo (ODM) met at Sankara Hotel in a bid to unite Luhya leaders behind one presidential aspirant
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 15, 2012 17:43:49 GMT 3
R.I.P. Kasuku - In as much as disagree or agree here in Jukwaa Its evident we a one big family
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 15, 2012 17:39:29 GMT 3
www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Ruto-and-Uhuru-allies-clash-on-Cabinet-jobs/-/1064/1620308/-/mk7f58z/-/index.htmlRuto, Uhuru allies clash on Cabinet jobs Mr Uhuru Kenyatta’s TNA and William Ruto’s URP are locked in a battle over the sharing of the 22 Cabinet slots in a coalition they plan to announce by the end of the month. The differences came as Mr Ruto told supporters in Nairobi that he was still in the presidential race, contradicting earlier claims the he would be Mr Kenyatta’s running mate. MPs privy to the negotiations said URP was demanding 11 of the 22 slots and the National Assembly speaker’s position for the party’s chairman, Mr Francis ole Kaparo. Mr Ruto’s negotiating team wants Mr Kenyatta to share the seats set aside for TNA with New Ford Kenya’s Eugene Wamalwa and Water minister Charity Ngilu of Narc. “Our interest is clear; we are negotiating on a 50-50 basis. Narc and New Ford Kenya belong to TNA. Our negotiations are based on each party’s worth. So what TNA gets, they will have to share with their friends, for us, we are talking as URP and we have no extra load on us,” said Belgut MP Charles Keter. He went on: “ Eugene and Charity are talking directly to Uhuru Kenyatta. They have been holding negotiations for a long time. We only come in when their deal is done.” Apart from the 11 Cabinet slots TNA will get the slot for senate speaker. On Wednesday, assistant minister Kareke Mbiuki said TNA was not comfortable with URP’s proposal. (READ: Why Ruto and Uhuru are yet to sign G7 elections deal) “We want collective negotiations so that the burden of sharing the Cabinet positions and any other government positions becomes the responsibility of the two principles. "We want our brothers from the URP not to negotiate selfishly because I can foresee a situation where things may slip out of our hands if we are not careful,” said Mr Mbiuki. He said seats should be shared based on the votes delivered by each party. “If URP is demanding 50 per cent, then what will other parties get? What will Merus get? What will Kisiis get? We are not comfortable with that demand,” said Mr Mbiuki. Earlier, Mr Ruto told a press conference at his URP offices that he was still in the presidential race. “Who told you I want to be a running mate? URP is a serious national party with a serious agenda, a serious contender. It is here to stay and will be there after the elections,” he told journalists in Nairobi. Elsewhere in Kapsabet, Mr Musyoka claimed Mr Ruto chose to pitch tent with people who could not be trusted. “I wanted William Ruto to be my running mate but he was not willing. Some now want him to be their running mate,” said the Wiper presidential aspirant. In Nairobi, MPs allied to Mr Mudavadi of the United Democratic Forum (UDF) and Mr Musyoka said the two leaders met on Monday evening for four hours and agreed on the structure of their own coalition. They are also planning to start holding joint rallies. The structure was prepared by MPs David Musila (Wiper), Charles Kilonzo (Wiper), Boni Khalwale (UDF) and Jeremiah Kioni (UDF). “The leaders of the two parties met on Monday and agreed that they should work together. They will now inform members of their respective parties so that they can start working as a team,” said Mr Kilonzo, who is also Yatta MP.
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 15, 2012 17:36:21 GMT 3
standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000070672&story_title=Why-Uhuru,-Ruto-deal-must-wait By Alex Ndegwa and Martin Mutua NAIROBI, KENYA: Coalition talks between Mr Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr William Ruto have slackened because of their competing interests and precautions both sides have taken to avert a raw deal. The negotiations by National Alliance presidential aspirant and United Democratic Party flag-bearer have apparently run into the harder part of who else should be brought on board and both sides seemingly are not agreed on this aspect. With three weeks to the statutory deadline for parties to submit their pre-election coalition agreements, and with URP facing challenges in marketing a URP-TNA alliance in Rift Valley, the Ruto side is now working on a strategy to have this deadline extended. The disagreements have reportedly caused tension between the two groups; making it necessary for them buy time to let the sticky issues be ironed out. As an indicator of their unease and dissatisfaction with the direction the negotiations is taking, URP reportedly did not send representatives to a delegation Uhuru has been leading to meet regional Presidents over The Hague case facing him and Ruto. Uhuru who has embarked on shuttle diplomacy to endear his team to the regional leaders ahead of the March 4 elections has seen his team visit Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete, Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunzinza and the latest being South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir. There are also plans to visit Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni in the next few days. The Standard learnt URP is apprehensive that new entrants to the mooted alliance, apparently through TNA, are driving away Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka of Wiper Democratic Movement and United Democratic Front aspirant, Mr Musalia Mudavadi. Potential ally Sources within the two sides revealed the stand-off, which they anticipate would be resolved quickly, revolved around URP’s demand that the agreement cannot be signed until it has factored in Kalonzo and Musalia. This way they argued they would be assured of a win in the first round. However, officially both Kalonzo and Musalia, though having their own negotiations for an alliance, have maintained they are in the presidential race and won’t back out. However, the so-called new entrants into the G7 Alliance — Water Minister Charity Ngilu and Mutito MP Kiema Kilonzo — are reportedly pressing for a quick deal to be sealed in order to lock out Kalonzo. Equally, Justice Minister Eugene Wamalwa, who is a member of New Ford Kenya and was earlier, perceived to be Uhuru’s running mate, is also reportedly in a hurry to seal a deal that will see Mudavadi also locked out. Alongside Nominated MP Musikari Kombo with whom he shares a party and who has also been in Uhuru’s delegation to the regional heads, Wamalwa has bitter political rivalry with Mudavadi for the Western Kenya, which each claims to command. It’s also what they have been using to cast themselves as a potential ally other aspirants should look out for. “TNA is falling into Ngilu-Kiema machinations to undermine Kalonzo,” said an MP close to Ruto. “URP does not approve of these schemes to intimidate the VP and Uhuru has been briefed on the same,” he went on. The MP, who cannot be quoted for fear of repercussions within the party, revealed URP skipped Uhuru’s missions to regional leaders. “While URP had representatives during the visit to Tanzania, the party was not represented in the recent visits to Bujumbura, Burundi, and Juba,” added the legislator. At the same time another MP in the Uhuru camp who preferred anonymity told The Standard the threat by both Mudavadi and Kalonzo to form their own alliance was not auguring well within their camp. “There is the feeling that if let to go their way, the two could destabilise our game plan because after their campaigns, if they were to join the ODM team, this would complicate matters for us,” argued the MP. However, Cabinet minister Dr Naomi Shaban, an ally of Uhuru, exuded confidence the TNA-URP team had nothing to fear. Shaban told The Standard that as the days go by with new alliances coming up, they too were devising new strategies to counter them. “We are not just watching what is happening. The more things change the more we up our ground game to raise the bar and we have nothing to worry as we know how we are placed,” she added. Sharing of positions During the first trip for talks with regional heads, Medical Services Assistant minister Kazungu Kambi represented URP in Uhuru delegation. But Uhuru flew to Burundi’s capital-Bujumbura, with Wamalwa, Ngilu and Kiema among other MPs. The other dispute between URP-TNA reportedly revolves around the criteria for sharing of positions in the coalition structure because the late entrants have upset initial proposals. There is also a standoff over how parties plan to share funding given to parties by the State through the Consolidated Fund. The two sides are reportedly wary of a situation like that which hit the Party of National Unity when Narc-Kenya’s aspirant Martha Karua pulled out her party and went ahead to get her share of funding from the State. Sources further say no conclusive deal can be sealed yet on how government positions would be distributed within the coalition given efforts to reach out to Kalonzo and Mudavadi are still ongoing and their interests must also be taken care of if they have to be won over. The public statements by both Kalonzo and Mudavadi to disown reports of discussions with Prime Minister Raila Odinga have reportedly downplayed the suspicions from the other group. It is against this background that URP came up with the strategy of moving forward the December 4 deadline for parties to deposit their pre-election coalition agreements. Chepalungu MP Isaac Ruto — an ally of Mr William Ruto — confirmed the proposed amendment seeks to push the date for signing the pre-coalition pacts to January next year. While it is believed it would enjoy the support of majority of members of the House, which reopens on Tuesday, there are concerns about the implication on other electoral timelines. Verify legality Education Minister Mutula Kilonzo, who served as Justice Minister, argues there is a reason why it was decided the agreements be deposited three months before elections. He argued the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission needs the time to verify the legality of the coalitions to contest various elective seats and plan for electoral materials, including ballot papers. “Although I don’t support it, I know for a fact if such an amendment comes to the House when it reconvenes next week it will surely pass because of interests MPs have on the postponement,” he added. “Supposing a coalition comes a day before the elections and doesn’t qualify in accordance with Article 92 of the Constitution that governs political parties what would happen?” asked Mutula.
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 13, 2012 11:22:53 GMT 3
Tony Gachoka known to have been the "political strategist" for Ngilu-1997 ,Orengo-2002 ,Raila-2007 and currently Wamalwa and Ngilu might cost the G7 the election as proven in all the presidential polls not a single candidate in which he was involved in strategizing ever won the election. Its no secret he is the one who managed to sneak Ngilu in G7 thus elbowing Kalonzo out and also has derailed any serious alliance making with Mudavadi's UDF for the fear Mudavadi is a more serious contender than Wamalwa. If Tony Gachoka continues to get his way in decision making in G7 as it is now we might as well see a Raila presidency come 2013. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Why-Ruto-and-Uhuru-are-yet-to-sign-G7-elections-deal/-/1064/1617738/-/u9qy4wz/-/index.htmlwww.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Arch+rivals+shift+camp+as+new+alliances+are+cemented+/-/1064/1617046/-/tklxlfz/-/index.htmlTurf wars involving Cabinet ministers Charity Ngilu and Eugene Wamalwa are delaying the signing of a pre-election coalition deal by presidential aspirants in the G7 Alliance, we can reveal. Sources close to the negotiations between Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta (TNA) and Eldoret North MP William Ruto (URP) say the latter’s team is wary of the pace with which the two ministers want the pact concluded. MPs who have been attending the negotiations said Mrs Ngilu’s Narc wants the deal signed as soon as possible to eliminate the possibility of her political rival, Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, being brought on board. It is instructive that Mr Musyoka has already withdrawn from the political grouping. On his part, Mr Wamalwa (New Ford Kenya) is pushing for a quick deal to ensure that UDF presidential aspirant Musalia Mudavadi does not join the alliance. On Sunday, in what could add to the cracks that have already emerged in the G7 Alliance following threats by Cabinet minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere and assistant minister Kazungu Kambi to quit, Mrs Ngilu said she would talk to other leaders since the deal had not been signed. “I haven’t signed any pre-election coalition with Uhuru and Ruto; we are just engaging each other as party leaders and my party will continue to consult across the divide,” she said by phone from Mombasa. The Water minister said her recent dalliance with Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto did not mean she had severed links with Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Her ally, Mutito MP Kiema Kilonzo, however, said their decision to join the G7 Alliance was not meant to kick out Mr Musyoka who has since pulled out. “When we joined, we wanted the entire (Kamba) community to be part of the coalition because we knew he was there. We are surprised that he has bolted out,” he said by phone. It is not lost on observers that despite her active engagement with Mr Odinga’s rivals in the next elections, the PM and his ODM allies have kept a studious silence. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set December 4 as the deadline for political parties which want to enter into coalitions to submit the deals to the Registrar of Political Parties. URP’s Charles Keter said Mr Wamalwa and Mrs Ngilu were negotiating directly with Mr Kenyatta’s TNA without their involvement. “They have been talking with TNA for long and all we know is that it will be an agreement between them. We will come on board after that,” said the Belgut MP. The URP spokesman said the party was still holding talks with Mr Mudavadi and Mr Musyoka to form a broad coalition. “We in URP are talking to Kalonzo and Musalia. We believe in unity of the country and we are working for a united Kenya.” At the Coast, Mr Mwakwere and Mr Kambi have declared that they would rather defect from the G7 Alliance than share a table with Mr Najib Balala of the Republican Congress Party. The two are members of Mr Ruto’s URP. “We as Mijikenda leaders will not accept Mr Balala to be the Coast leader in the G7 political pact. We cannot accept to play second fiddle — not any more,” said Mr Kambi. He challenged Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto to pick the region’s spokesman from the Mijikenda community. Mr Mwakwere, who is also the Matuga MP, said Kaya elders had warned him against working with Mr Balala in any coalition. (READ: Cracks in G7 as allies in Coast reject Balala) On Sunday, Likoni politician Khamis Ali Domoko told off Mr Mwakwere and Mr Kambi, saying they did not have the people’s mandate to choose leaders for them.
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 7, 2012 10:49:37 GMT 3
ICC like any other credible court only convicts suspects if they're proved guilty. Both Uhuru and Ruto have maintained their innocense and if they truly believe that to be true, they shouldn't care where they'r tried, Hague or Arusha! The two should instead focus on why Kenyans should trust them with the leadership of the country. Their campaigns shouldn't even reference anything to do with the ICC BUT FOCUS ON ISSUES THAT COMMON MWANANCHI CARES ABOUT. JOBS, SECURITY, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, HABITABLE HOUSING, CORRUPTION, ECONOMY, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY E.T.C. As a matter of fact, anyone who wants to be my president come 2013 should stick to these issues. Earlier tonight Citizen's 9pm news bulletin issued two red cards. One to Uhuruto for precisely what you state above & the other to Raila for stating that when he is elected he will lobby (the international community?) to get the trials of the ICC 4 brought back to KE. Both camps, the editors argued, are hijacking our elections & making them about the ICC instead of all the things you have capitalized above..... Rais Wakesho & B6k, If you would have noticed and pointed out - It was Raila who brought out the ICC issue - Uhuru & Ruto were going about with their campaigns and tours highlighting to Kenyans the change they can bring if elected presidents - If Raila had not brought this issue out we wouldnt be hearing of any counter conferences reminding Raila of his flip-flops. If we look at this ICC issue critically Its an ODM baby and a propaganda tool they want to use in RV politics to show that Ruto is just looking at his interest(evade ICC) over communities interest . Will this propaganda work - you have to look at the 2010 referendum votes in RV and you will have an answer . In as much as it should not form a basis of campaign . This issue a has just proven that voting for Raila to become the Kenyan president is dangerous -This man does not have a stand . One day he is assuring Ruto once he becomes the president and Ruto his deputy he will handle the ICC issue the next day he is assuring Ruto that he cannot escape ICC even with Ruto becoming the president . Which is which ? and this the person you want to entrust with Kenyan presidency ? noway www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Ruto+Uhuru+dismiss+Raila+claim/-/1064/1613288/-/tce5kx/-/index.htmlIn Summary Mr Ruto accused the PM of engaging in politics of expediency, saying it appeared his comments were not in line with his party ODM Separately, Mr Kenyatta’s spokesman said no one could believe Mr Odinga’s promise that he would defer the ICC cases to Kenya once he was elected president Mr Ruto urged his former ally to engage in politics of honesty and stop deceiving Kenyans by frequently changing positions on issues At the same time, four MPs allied to Mr Kenyatta’s The National Alliance (TNA) dismissed the PM’s comments and asked him to act on his words if he was really serious about it SHARE THIS STORY Presidential aspirants William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday dismissed comments by Prime Minister Raila Odinga that he would have the cases against them at The Hague brought home. Mr Ruto accused the PM of engaging in politics of expediency, saying it appeared his comments were not in line with his party ODM. (Read: Winning polls won't stop ICC trials, Raila tells Uhuru, Ruto) “It is on record the PM said that we should not be free men but should be in the gallows,” he said, castigating the PM for shifting positions. Separately, Mr Kenyatta’s spokesman said no one could believe Mr Odinga’s promise that he would defer the ICC cases to Kenya once he was elected president. “When the government went out to convince the UN Security Council over deferral, ODM wrote to say it wasn’t party (to the effort). When did they get on the road to Damascus?” Mr Munyori Buku asked. Mr Ruto also said he held a meeting with Mr Odinga where he turned down an offer to be his running mate, and accused the Lang’ata MP of attacking him later with claims that he was neither fit to be president nor running mate. “If I was fit to be a running mate when I was meeting him, how come when I refused the offer he now claims I am not fit to be a president or running mate?” he asked. Mr Ruto urged his former ally to engage in politics of honesty and stop deceiving Kenyans by frequently changing positions on issues. He was speaking at the URP party offices on Ngong Road in Nairobi, where he received defectors from Trans Mara constituency and Narok County led by former Party of National Unity (PNU) chairman Gideon Konchellah. Mr Odinga claimed during a meeting with Kalenjin elders in Eldoret on Monday that he would fight for the ICC cases facing four Kenyans among them Mr Ruto, Mr Kenyatta, former head of civil service Mr Francis Muthaura and Radio Presenter Joshua arap Sang, to be heard in Kenya if elected president in the March 4 General Election. Mr Ruto said the Prime Minister missed an opportunity to sell his party’s agenda during the Eldoret visit, by choosing to “deceive” a bunch of elders. The URP party leader at the weekend said the Kalenjin community would forgive the Prime Minister, following his apology to the community, but would not give him votes. Dujis MP Aden Duale said the ICC matter was secondary to the party, stressing that its priority was to build alliances with suitable parties and to win the election. “Once our candidate is in State House after the March 4 election — that is when we will deal with the secondary issue of the ICC,” he said. At the same time, four MPs allied to Mr Kenyatta’s The National Alliance (TNA) dismissed the PM’s comments and asked him to act on his words if he was really serious about it. Naivasha MP John Mututho said the PM’s comments were a confirmation of their “suspicions” that he was using the ICC cases politically. “We have always suspected that he (Mr Odinga) has the key on how they can be tried here or there (The Hague),” Mr Mututho said. Moyale’s Abdul Bahari said it was known that the ICC cases were being handled at The Hague but it was now “surprising that the PM had the power to defer the cases”. “We have always said that this case is political and from what the PM has said then we have no reason but to believe that the cases are being used politically,” Embakasi MP Ferdinard Waititu added. www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000070105&story_title=Kenya-Uhuru,-Ruto-take-on-Raila-over-ICC Uhuru, Ruto take on Raila over ICC Related News Raila congratulates Obama Reality check on Ruto, Uhuru presidential bids Ruto says URP will win in first round Rift Valley elders pledge to stick by Raila SHARE THIS STORY Email this story Email this story Updated 10 hrs 50 mins ago By MOSES NJAGIH Presidential aspirants Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto and MPs allied to them hit back at Prime Minister Raila Odinga over his statement that winning State House would not spare the two trials at The Hague. On Tuesday, Uhuru told the PM he is not a stranger to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and would honour court summonses as he has done before. Ruto and Uhuru’s trials over the 2008 post-election violence start on April 10 and 11, next year. Also to be tried at The Hague are radio journalist Joshua arap Sang and former Head of the Civil Service, Francis Muthaura. On Monday, Raila warned Uhuru and Ruto that even if either of them made it to State House, they could not stop the ICC process. Uhuru and Ruto dismissed as deceitful an assurance by Raila he would seek to have the two cases referred to Kenya for conclusion if he is elected president. They claimed the PM has in the past openly expressed his wish to have them jailed. In a strong attack on the statement that Raila made while touring Ruto’s stronghold in the North Rift, the two presidential hopefuls separately told the PM to “stop playing politics of expedience”, saying he cannot ‘fool’ Kenyans that he was supporting local trials. “The Prime Minister should know that there is a shortage of foolish people in Kenya whom he can lie to that he would support local trials of ICC cases,” said a hard-talking Ruto. The Eldoret North MP was speaking during a press conference at his United Republican Party offices in Nairobi. Ruto added: “He is on record saying that we should not even be free, that we should be in jail. Who is he now trying to fool”? Ruto said that Raila should not think that Kenyans “including the old men that he went cheating in Eldoret”, would fall to his deceit when he has in the past indicated that he was not for either referral or deferral of the cases. “At the very least, the PM should be honest on this. What he is now engaging in is political conmanship (sic) which Kenyans cannot buy,” said Ruto. He added: “He has squandered his opportunity to articulate his vision for this country and now he will be going back to the Rift Valley again to seek apology to the people of the region”. Separately, Uhuru said Kenyans would never believe Raila’s promise that he would lobby for referral of the cases. He claimed ODM Secretary General Anyang’ Nyong’o wrote to the United Nation’s Security Council against the shuttle diplomacy spearheaded by Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka to stop The Hague trials. “Who can believe him now? When the Government sought deferral at the UN Security Council, his party wrote to say that it was not part of the decision. Just when did Saul become Paul,” said Uhuru, through his Director of Communication Munyori Buku. Uhuru insisted that he and Ruto are not strangers to The Hague, as they had gone to defend themselves against the charges during the Confirmation stage, saying even now they are ready to go and prove their innocence. Speaking in Eldoret, Raila had said the two should not seek the country’s leadership in the hope that this would shield them from the ICC trial. Claiming that Raila is seeking to redeem his political fortunes, Ruto wondered how his political standing diminished only weeks after the PM sought him to be his running mate. “When I met him a few weeks ago, I was good as his running-mate, but when I declined I am neither good as the president or even any one’s running mate. What politics is this?” posed Ruto. The URP presidential aspirant, who spoke when he received defectors from Narok and Transmara, claimed that the letter addressed to then UN Security Council President Li Baoding revealed that Raila and ODM side of the coalition were against the referral of the cases. “He now wants to craft a make-believe theory, when Nyong’o’s letter clearly states that it was written with the express authority of the PM,” said Ruto, quoting sections of the letter on the 16 reasons against the deferral or referral of the cases. “I don’t think the PM believes in the statements he makes. I don’t think he bothered to listen to himself, for if he did, he would know the records speak differently,” he said. The leaders further unleashed their lieutenants who dismissed the sentiments by Raila, urging him to stop using the ICC cases as a political tool to boost his candidature. Uhuru’s allies in TNA, Rachel Shebesh, John Mututho, Ferdinand Waititu, and Abdul Bahari dismissed Raila’s comments at a press conference in Parliament. Mututho said Raila’s statement was “very much welcome”. “We have been suspecting that Raila had the keys to this problem. Let him start the processes of bringing the ICC trials back here now or else he should keep quiet,” said the Naivasha MP. Bahari said Raila should not let the four suspects go to The Hague if he had the power to refer the trials to Kenya, from The Netherlands. “Why wait until elected president to do so? He is in power even now,” he added. Waititu said the ICC process should not be politicised by aspirants seeking to gain mileage from the process. Shebesh said Raila touched on matters that interfere with national healing. “We have started to heal. The issue of being taken back and forth is destroying the unity of Kenyans,” she added. Dualle, who had accompanied Ruto at his press conference, claimed Raila had stated his wish to have Ruto and Uhuru jailed in the hope that this would increase his chances of winning the presidency. “I wonder if he takes stock of what he says. His Director of Communication should jog his memory and remind him of what he has been saying over the ICC trials,” said Dujis MP, Dualle, an ally of Ruto. Dualle said URP was not concerned by the trials at the ICC, as this would be handled if they win elections. “As a party we are less concerned with that now, once we win the elections in the first round we would have all the time to deal with the secondary aspect of ICC. For now we are telling the PM, please give us a break!” said Dualle.
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 7, 2012 10:43:02 GMT 3
nowayhahaTwo things On this very thread, I previously warned b6k against defaming my character by referring to me as an official of ODM. I now see that both you and @kamale have repeated those defamatory statements. I retain the right to take corrective measures unless you and your friends retract these incorrect and libelious statements. Why personalise debate instead of facing issues? Back to the issue at hand, you need to check and understand the meaning of REFERRAL as opposed to DEFERRAL. ODM as a party has been consistent on the matter of establishing a local tribunal. We know which politicians prevented this and we know which side they stand to date. Whichever way you look at it, justice to vicitims of PEV will not be delayed. REFERRAL VS DEFERRAL -We have been there before-Check the archives . Wasnt this the reason why Anyang Nyongo had to write for the second time to UN to retaliate that ODMs position is of that under no circumstances should the the cases be reverted to Kenya this was when Raila and Orengos were flip-flopping . Even in the initial letter he clearly articulated that read it once again |" Sixteen Reasons Why the Kenyan Cases at the ICC must neither be Deferred nor Referred to Kenya:
Read more: jukwaa.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=7505&page=3#ixzz2BWHUzKHj | " Sixteen Reasons Why the Kenyan Cases at the ICC must neither be Deferred nor Referred to Kenya:• The prosecution of the Kenyan Cases at the ICC does not pose any threat to international peace and security. To the contrary, failure to bring to justice the perpetrators of post-election violence poses grave danger to Kenya’s internal peace and security. • The ICC process was unanimously approved by the two parties under the Annan-brokered National Accord, and the instruments that paved the way for the process were signed by both the President and the Prime Minister for and on behalf of their respective political parties, which form a coalition. • The great majority of Kenyans (more than eighty per cent) support the ICC process as the most credible method to fighting the culture of impunity in Kenya. Surveys by leading institutions in the country have repeatedly confirmed this position. • Local (Kenyan) trials will be exposed to: o political manipulation by leaders pleading the ethnic card; o Threats to witnesses, their families and friends. Indeed, many witnesses have been hunted down and killed by State security agents; and o Undue delays engineered by frivolous and vexatious applications. • Local trials are not possible at the moment as there is no national judicial mechanism in place to handle the cases. There have been no investigations and prosecutions since the crimes were committed more than three years ago. Moreover, the criminal justice system has not been reformed to enable it to handle the cases. Although Kenya has enacted the International Crimes Act, it is in doubt as to whether Kenyan courts have jurisdiction over the international crimes committed before January 2009 when the Act became operational. • The judicial reforms contemplated under the new Constitution have not been implemented. The judges and magistrates have not been vetted. There is no independent prosecutorial authority. • The involvement of the ICC was necessitated by Kenya’s rejection to establish a national judicial mechanism to deal with the crimes committed. In fact, the Government of Kenya repeatedly made verbal and written commitments to cooperate with the ICC and indicated that if it was unable to prosecute the perpetrators of the 2007/08 post election violence by September 2009, the ICC should do so. Those written and public commitments were made by the Government to the ICC Prosecutor both at The Hague and during his official visits to Nairobi. • Local trials will be used to shield the suspects from justice. This was recently demonstrated by the nominations of Mr. Githu Muigai and Mr. Kioko Kilukumi to the positions of Attorney-General and Director of Public Prosecutions, respectively, while they are on record as lawyers for two of the ICC suspects. In addition, an ICC suspect chaired the Panel that identified and nominated Justice Visram to the position of new Chief Justice. Although President Kibaki was forced to withdraw his nominations through public outcry, a court order and stinging resolutions of the National Assembly Speaker, the Judicial Service Commission, the Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution, the Law Society of Kenya, the Federation of Women Lawyers and nearly all Kenyan civil society groups; it demonstrated the extent to which President Kibaki’s Party of National Unity and the six individuals summoned by the ICC would go to defeat the cause of justice. • The request for a deferral of the Kenyan cases pending before the ICC has been made by one side of the Kenyan coalition government, namely the Party of National Unity headed by President Mwai Kibaki. The Orange Democratic Movement headed by the Prime Minister Raila Odinga, does not support that request. • Because of the significant positions held in and influence the suspects wield within Government, they are the ones spearheading the deferral request as a means of defeating the cause of justice. Ultimately, the six suspects the ICC has summoned intend to use the deferral, if granted, as the basis of perpetuating the culture of impunity in Kenya. • The deferral request should therefore be seen as evidence that the Party of National Unity and President Mwai Kibaki are both unwilling and unable to prosecute the six suspects for the crimes alleged by the ICC. • Since 1992, each general election has been characterized by state sponsored violence and ethnic cleansings leading to mass deaths, evictions, rapes and arson. While there have been official judicial inquiries on these crimes, no prosecutions have ever been conducted, and no culprits have been punished. • Extra-judicial killings have increased significantly since 2003. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Prof. Philip Alston has investigated and made far-reaching findings and recommendations. However, the Government has not taken any action. • Both the Cabinet and Kenyan Parliament have on more than two occasions rejected Bills for the establishment of a local tribunal for the cases and instead declared that the trials should be held at The Hague. • The ICC process is the only opportunity that Kenyans have to break the culture of impunity and the circle of elections-related violence. • In view of the foregoing the request for deferral does not qualify or merit consideration by the UN Security Council within the provisions of Article 16 of the Rome Statute, or through any other provisions. This is particularly the case because the Kenyan Situation at the ICC was not originated by a referral by the UN Security Council. Consequently, the request for a deferral is an unwarranted interference with the Court’s mandate, its independence and impartiality. We therefore submit that the request for a deferral by a section of the Kenyan Government be rejected as being incompetent and frivolous. On behalf of the Orange Democratic Movement and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, The Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, EGH, MP, I would like to request you to bring this letter to the attention of all Council Members of the Security Council and to have it issued as a document of the Council, as a matter of great urgency. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Anyang\’ Nyong\’o is the Secretary General, Orange Democratic Movement) Read more: jukwaa.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=7505&page=3#ixzz2BWJxNJ7H
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 7, 2012 9:54:27 GMT 3
nowayhahaSelective reporting of the media will not help advance your arguments. In this day and age, many Kenyans are keenly following current affairs and cannot be lied to so easily. In fact, those of us who followed the entire Eldoret meeting on live radion notice with disgust how what the elders said has been totally ignored for two simple lines uttered by the PM about the ICC. For the records, the direction the ICC trials take are beyond the control of the Prime Minister even if he is elected president. Ruto is bitter, very bitter that Kass FM aired the entire event live, so the entire Kalenjin nation, including one in the diaspora got the message directly from the elders. And secondly, ruto us angry that his lies about ICC are slowly but surely being exposed. He is the one who has changed positions and flip flopped on the ICC matter too many times. Raila and ODM have always been for local tribunal and this is still the message that was given to elders by the ODM in Eldoret yesterday. That an ODM government will push for a referral of the trials to Kenya. In other words, perhaps establish a local tribunal that Uhuruto rejected three times in 2009/2010. For the records again, here is Ruto confirming his support for ICC trials: www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/533390/-/u2h24m/-/index.htmlThat was way back in 2009 February when Master of doublespeak William Ruto was not sure his name was in the sealed envelope handed to ICC by Koffi Annan. By then not everyone was sure about what it means to be charged at the ICC. Ruto also had no idea what it will entail to have a local tribunal. Dont try to twist arguments to suit your warped arguments for crying out loud. The records are there for all to see. The question is: When will Ruto lauch his presidential bid, if indeed as he says, he is not running mate to anyone? This is what everyone wants to know. Phil this is pathetic attempt of twisting facts especially coming from the director of communications of a "big party" like ODM -Lets see how long you will last if not booted already . ODM prevented the cases being brought back to Kenya from hague actually they went ahead and through their secretary general Anyang Nyongo wrote a letter in support of this course .As you can see from this link the letter actually jolted the bid to revert the cases back to Kenya , www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2011/03/odm-letter-jolts-deferral-bid/Here is the letter www.capitalfm.co.ke/eblog/2011/03/14/petition-to-un-security-council-regarding-kenyan-cases-at-the-icc/Petition to UN Security Council regarding Kenyan cases at the ICC Posted by Opinion Leaders on March 14, 2011 BY ANYANG NYONGO It is my pleasure and privilege to refer to the ongoing International Criminal Court proceedings relating to Kenya and the deferral request made by a section of the Government of Kenya to the United Nations Security Council. Background: The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya presented to the United Nations and to all the Permanent and Observer Missions to the United Nations an Aide Memoire titled “Kenya’s Reform Agenda and Engagement with International Criminal Court (ICC)”. Kenya’s Vice-President, H.E. Kalonzo Musyoka has led a delegation to the UN Secretary General to discuss the Aide Memoire, alongside the Communiqué of the 17th Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government on Sudan, Somalia and Kenya, and the African Union Decision on the Implementation of the Decisions on the International Criminal Court on the deferral/referral of the Kenyan Cases at the ICC. It is important for the UN Members, the Security Council and Secretary-General to have a complete picture and understanding of the situation in Kenya before making any determination on the Aide Memoire from President Kibaki. This petition presents a set of incontrovertible facts which will assist The Security Council and other interested parties to understand why the Kenyan Cases at the ICC should neither be deferred nor referred. These facts justify why the ongoing ICC process is the best and only means of securing justice to the innocent victims of Kenya’s post election violence of 2007/8. It is imperative to underline the fact that the institutions, groups and individuals that were allegedly involved in the planning and execution of the crimes against humanity during the 2007/8 post-election violence in Kenya continue to operate unfettered and occupy important positions of power within and outside government. Sixteen Reasons Why the Kenyan Cases at the ICC must neither be Deferred nor Referred to Kenya: • The prosecution of the Kenyan Cases at the ICC does not pose any threat to international peace and security. To the contrary, failure to bring to justice the perpetrators of post-election violence poses grave danger to Kenya’s internal peace and security. • The ICC process was unanimously approved by the two parties under the Annan-brokered National Accord, and the instruments that paved the way for the process were signed by both the President and the Prime Minister for and on behalf of their respective political parties, which form a coalition. • The great majority of Kenyans (more than eighty per cent) support the ICC process as the most credible method to fighting the culture of impunity in Kenya. Surveys by leading institutions in the country have repeatedly confirmed this position. • Local (Kenyan) trials will be exposed to: o political manipulation by leaders pleading the ethnic card; o Threats to witnesses, their families and friends. Indeed, many witnesses have been hunted down and killed by State security agents; and o Undue delays engineered by frivolous and vexatious applications. • Local trials are not possible at the moment as there is no national judicial mechanism in place to handle the cases. There have been no investigations and prosecutions since the crimes were committed more than three years ago. Moreover, the criminal justice system has not been reformed to enable it to handle the cases. Although Kenya has enacted the International Crimes Act, it is in doubt as to whether Kenyan courts have jurisdiction over the international crimes committed before January 2009 when the Act became operational. • The judicial reforms contemplated under the new Constitution have not been implemented. The judges and magistrates have not been vetted. There is no independent prosecutorial authority. • The involvement of the ICC was necessitated by Kenya’s rejection to establish a national judicial mechanism to deal with the crimes committed. In fact, the Government of Kenya repeatedly made verbal and written commitments to cooperate with the ICC and indicated that if it was unable to prosecute the perpetrators of the 2007/08 post election violence by September 2009, the ICC should do so. Those written and public commitments were made by the Government to the ICC Prosecutor both at The Hague and during his official visits to Nairobi. • Local trials will be used to shield the suspects from justice. This was recently demonstrated by the nominations of Mr. Githu Muigai and Mr. Kioko Kilukumi to the positions of Attorney-General and Director of Public Prosecutions, respectively, while they are on record as lawyers for two of the ICC suspects. In addition, an ICC suspect chaired the Panel that identified and nominated Justice Visram to the position of new Chief Justice. Although President Kibaki was forced to withdraw his nominations through public outcry, a court order and stinging resolutions of the National Assembly Speaker, the Judicial Service Commission, the Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution, the Law Society of Kenya, the Federation of Women Lawyers and nearly all Kenyan civil society groups; it demonstrated the extent to which President Kibaki’s Party of National Unity and the six individuals summoned by the ICC would go to defeat the cause of justice. • The request for a deferral of the Kenyan cases pending before the ICC has been made by one side of the Kenyan coalition government, namely the Party of National Unity headed by President Mwai Kibaki. The Orange Democratic Movement headed by the Prime Minister Raila Odinga, does not support that request. • Because of the significant positions held in and influence the suspects wield within Government, they are the ones spearheading the deferral request as a means of defeating the cause of justice. Ultimately, the six suspects the ICC has summoned intend to use the deferral, if granted, as the basis of perpetuating the culture of impunity in Kenya. • The deferral request should therefore be seen as evidence that the Party of National Unity and President Mwai Kibaki are both unwilling and unable to prosecute the six suspects for the crimes alleged by the ICC. • Since 1992, each general election has been characterized by state sponsored violence and ethnic cleansings leading to mass deaths, evictions, rapes and arson. While there have been official judicial inquiries on these crimes, no prosecutions have ever been conducted, and no culprits have been punished. • Extra-judicial killings have increased significantly since 2003. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Prof. Philip Alston has investigated and made far-reaching findings and recommendations. However, the Government has not taken any action. • Both the Cabinet and Kenyan Parliament have on more than two occasions rejected Bills for the establishment of a local tribunal for the cases and instead declared that the trials should be held at The Hague. • The ICC process is the only opportunity that Kenyans have to break the culture of impunity and the circle of elections-related violence. • In view of the foregoing the request for deferral does not qualify or merit consideration by the UN Security Council within the provisions of Article 16 of the Rome Statute, or through any other provisions. This is particularly the case because the Kenyan Situation at the ICC was not originated by a referral by the UN Security Council. Consequently, the request for a deferral is an unwarranted interference with the Court’s mandate, its independence and impartiality. We therefore submit that the request for a deferral by a section of the Kenyan Government be rejected as being incompetent and frivolous. On behalf of the Orange Democratic Movement and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, The Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, EGH, MP, I would like to request you to bring this letter to the attention of all Council Members of the Security Council and to have it issued as a document of the Council, as a matter of great urgency. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Anyang\’ Nyong\’o is the Secretary General, Orange Democratic Movement)
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 6, 2012 15:04:53 GMT 3
Phil Some answers for you on this betrayal: Kalonzo - free and fair ODM nomination Eugene - Historical betrayal of running away after losing from big bro Uhuru - Abandoning KANU when he could not get nominated and making kanu lose the election Ruto - I could write passages....you know what I mean. That was an easy one eh? Kamale was this necessary bearing in mind that this is public knowledge . Topnotch is merely trying to divert the thread . The thread was trying to highlight the fact that by agreeing to work for Raila as Deputy President e.t.c., Ruto and Kalonzo are in the process of alienating a huge chunk of votes from wananchi who would never want a Raila presidency and thus show cast Musalia as the only genuine politician ready to fight against Raila and true to that matter you saw a quick tactical retreat from Ruto and his allies negating any alliance with Raila and reiterating that It would be better for URP to work with "like" minded parties and politicians. About betrayal - why is Raila asking for forgiveness ? If you figure that out , then ponder the chance of Raila betraying the same people once again . Heck Ruto had to dodge questions of his thoughts towards Raila asking for forgiveness . In a nutshell Ruto and Kalonzo might just as well have handed Mudavadi the presidency . Its upto Mudavadi to stay put(no meetings with Raila e.t.c.) and capitalize from the anti Raila votes . Topnotch & Phil, It took a week for Raila to openly show that he will "sell" Ruto if he had a chance to- In the meeting with Ruto ,ICC was one of the key agenda item and supposedly Raila assured Ruto that the cases would also be his burden and he would handle it and now warning Ruto not even a Ruto presidency could save him from ICC. It begs to ask a question how will Raila handle the ICC issue if he becomes the president come 2013 and Ruto his deputy ? Your guess is as good as mine --> another betrayal in the offing sample below excerpts www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/What+Raila+offered+Ruto/-/1064/1532058/-/5clyn2z/-/index.html“Mr Odinga is said to have given the assurance that it [ICC trials] would be his burden too and that he would handle it. It was an ice-breaking meeting really. After dinner the offer was given but there was no commitment,” said an aide to one of the two leaders who could not be named for fear of betraying the trust of his boss www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Raila+warns+Ruto+Uhuru+on+Hague/-/1064/1612588/-/item/0/-/10g5lo6/-/index.htmlPrime Minister Raila Odinga has warned that not even victory at the ballot would save his rivals William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta from trial at The Hague over the post-election violence. Responding to questions by Kalenjin elders in Eldoret town, Mr Odinga cited Sudanese President Omar al Bashir who became a pariah after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant of arrest against him three years ago over the Darfur massacre.
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 6, 2012 14:51:43 GMT 3
It was a matter of time - Ruto rules out alliance with Raila www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Ruto+rules+out+alliance+with+Raila++/-/1064/1611538/-/gyphax/-/index.htmlTalk of political alliances has dominated rallies as presidential aspirants combed the country for votes. Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi, Cabinet minister Eugene Wamalwa and Eldoret North MP William Ruto confirmed holding separate talks with other aspirants for possible alliances. But Mr Ruto announced he was ending talks with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, whom he accused of causing the displacement of thousands of Kalenjins from Mau Forest.
“Since independence, Kalenjins have never spent nights in the cold as was the case when they were evicted from Mau Forest where they lived in peace. Their troubles started when the PM and Lands minister James Orengo authorised their eviction,” said Mr Ruto.
Speaking in Nandi, just a day after Mr Odinga toured the area, Mr Ruto said his party, the United Republican Party (URP) and Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta’s The National Alliance (TNA) would win the March 4 election in the first round. Mr Ruto and Mr Odinga met last month and discussed the possibility of a joint ticket. (READ: Why a Raila Ruto alliance strikes fear) The two were allies in the Orange party before Mr Ruto decamped over the Mau evictions, among other grievances. Mr Musyoka and Mr Mudavadi, who have been left in an awkward position by the alliance between Mr Ruto and Mr Kenyatta, said they were negotiating with other aspirants but did not reveal details. Speaking in Nandi Hills, Mr Ruto dismissed Rift Valley leaders opposed to his alliance with Mr Kenyatta as short-sighted and misinformed, adding that the meeting planned for today in Eldoret by Mr Odinga was inconsequential. In a disguised jab at the PM, he claimed some presidential aspirants were travelling around the country “telling stories that could not push forward the national development agenda.” Sotik MP Joyce Laboso, who dumped ODM for URP last month, asked Kipkelion MP Magerer Lang’at to decamp to save his seat. Dr Laboso said it was not politically prudent for Mr Lang’at to continue supporting Mr Odinga when his constituents were behind Mr Ruto. MPs Charles Keter (Belgut) and Zakayo Cheruiyot (Kuresoi) said the party will be in the next government. Speaking in Kericho accompanied by MPs Isaac Rutto, Jackson Kiptanui, Gideon Konchella, Benjamin Lang’at and Aden Duale, the Eldoret North lawmaker dismissed Mr Mudavadi of the United Democratic Forum (UDF) as a spoiler with little chance of becoming president. Mr Ruto and Mr Kenyatta are among the four Kenyans facing charges of crimes against humanity over the 2007/08 post-election violence at the International Criminal Court. The High Court is yet to rule on a case challenging their eligibility to contest the election. Mr Odinga spent the day at his rural home in Bondo, Siaya County. His aides said he did not have any public events lined up. But his supporters, campaigning under the banner of ODM-Reloaded, were in Baringo County, where they changed tact from holding rallies to county hall type meetings with residents for question and answer sessions. In Makueni, Mr Mudavadi said he was open to pre-election coalitions ahead of the December 4 deadline. “I appeal to Kenyans to be very careful with hurriedly put together coalitions. We must have proper policy bringing us together because of the experience we have had. "We cannot afford to have a government built on shaky grounds,” he said at the African Inland Church, Wote, Makueni, where he was hosted by former Makueni MP Peter Maundu.
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 4, 2012 14:30:56 GMT 3
Ruto: We’ll forgive PM but deny him votes Mr Ruto pointed out that the Kalenjin accorded Mr Odinga overwhelming support in the last elections but it was sad that he had turned against the community and its leaders after ascending to the premier’s docket Mr Ruto said his party was going into alliance with like minded presidential aspirants for a straight win in the first round during the next election Leaders at the meeting gave Ruto the mandate to go into coalition talks with other presidential aspirants but if such talks would be extended to the premier he should forget about leadership SHARE THIS STORY United Republican Party (URP) leader William Ruto on Saturday took his presidential campaign to the South Rift region and declared that the Kalenjin were ready to forgive Prime Minister Raila Odinga for the wrongs he may have committed against the community. However, the Eldoret North MP told the premier that the community would not vote for him in his bid for the presidency in the next General Election. (Read: Raila apologises to Rift Valley) Mr Ruto pointed out that the Kalenjin accorded Mr Odinga overwhelming support in the last elections but it was sad that he had turned against the community and its leaders after ascending to the premier’s docket. This time round, the Eldoret North MP stated, Mr Odinga should not waste his energies trying to convince the community to back him. “Raila should forget our votes much as we may forgive him for the wrongs that he may have committed against the community and its leaders,” he said. Mr Ruto spoke at Chemaner Primary School sports ground in Longisa division of the Bomet County during a rally organised by local leaders to drum up support for his presidential bid. He was accompanied by MPs Aden Duale, Charles Keter, Isaac Ruto, Benjamin Langat, Dr Joyce Laboso, Jackson Kiptanui, Dr Julius Kones and Zakayo Cheruiyot. And while exuding confidence that URP will form the next government, Mr Ruto assured the party members that the forthcoming party nominations will be free and fair. Mr Ruto said his party was going into alliance with like minded presidential aspirants for a straight win in the first round during the next election. The government that he expected to form, he said, was one that would bring together its citizenry and sensitise them on the need to remain united so as to build a healthy and united nation devoid of tribalism. He assured Kenyans that those he was teaming up with are focused presidential hopefuls who have clear development agenda for the country. Leaders at the meeting gave Ruto the mandate to go into coalition talks with other presidential aspirants but if such talks would be extended to the premier he should forget about leadership.The MPs said they had severed links with ODM and that they welcomed the on going talks between URP and The National Alliance. Mr Duale said it was sad to note that as the country was headed to the next election, the Mau evictees were still languishing in transitional camps. “It is not that the government has no money to resettle these families but rather it was reluctant and not ready to fund the exercise,” said Duale. The leaders vowed to drum up support for Eldoret North MP presidential bid. Dr Laboso extended an olive branch to Bomet MP Beatrice Kones who however was not at the meeting to decamp from ODM and join URP. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Well+forgive+PM+but+deny+him+votes/-/1064/1611076/-/vy47r2/-/index.html Most Popular PICTURE GALLERY IN PICTURES: Suspect arrested with grenade A grenade that was recovered from the suspect in Kawangware, Nairobi on November 1, 2012. Photo/ANTHONY OMUYA A grenade that was recovered from the suspect in Kawangware, Nairobi on November 1, 2012.... A fallen tree lies in front of Hoboken University hospital that remains flooded with water from Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images/AFP IN PICTURES: Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy A Rioting member of the public near a bon fire lit as they attempted to storm the Kondele Police station after an aspirant Shem Onyango Kwega was shot by thugs in his car. Photo/TOM OTIENO IN PICTURES: Kisumu riots ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda leaves after addressing the media at Serena Hotel in Nairobi on October 22, 2012. Photo | BILLY MUTAI IN PICTURES: Bensouda's Kenya visit n-sokoZuqkaAbout usSyndicationEditorial TeamNMG Editorial PolicyCont
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Post by nowayhaha on Nov 4, 2012 14:21:55 GMT 3
Quite predictably none of you commentor see nothing wrong (or right!) in @nowwayhaha's baseless and imaginary allegations below. And quite predictably too, none of you can dare answer what topnotch has innocently asked. Perhaps hanging on to every word that yours trully publishes here is a career for some of you folk. Get back to the topic and let's get over with it. Phil Some answers for you on this betrayal: Kalonzo - free and fair ODM nomination Eugene - Historical betrayal of running away after losing from big bro Uhuru - Abandoning KANU when he could not get nominated and making kanu lose the election Ruto - I could write passages....you know what I mean. That was an easy one eh? Kamale was this necessary bearing in mind that this is public knowledge . Topnotch is merely trying to divert the thread . The thread was trying to highlight the fact that by agreeing to work for Raila as Deputy President e.t.c., Ruto and Kalonzo are in the process of alienating a huge chunk of votes from wananchi who would never want a Raila presidency and thus show cast Musalia as the only genuine politician ready to fight against Raila and true to that matter you saw a quick tactical retreat from Ruto and his allies negating any alliance with Raila and reiterating that It would be better for URP to work with "like" minded parties and politicians. About betrayal - why is Raila asking for forgiveness ? If you figure that out , then ponder the chance of Raila betraying the same people once again . Heck Ruto had to dodge questions of his thoughts towards Raila asking for forgiveness . In a nutshell Ruto and Kalonzo might just as well have handed Mudavadi the presidency . Its upto Mudavadi to stay put(no meetings with Raila e.t.c.) and capitalize from the anti Raila votes .
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Post by nowayhaha on Oct 29, 2012 15:41:38 GMT 3
When Mudavadi defected from ODM and joined URP it was clear that this was a political move well crafted , we were sure this move not only will it cause jitters in ODM but also in G7 . The G7 alliance truth be told was an alliance built on betrayal by Raila to his former allies who had either in the past supported him and actually marshaled support for his presidential candidature which he lost in 2007. Raila not only betrayed the politicians but also the voters where the politicians came from and voters have not forgotten the betrayal but also are not ready to forgive. By Ruto and Kalonzo showing signs that they are ready to support Raila presidential candidature will in the long run play against them . There is a substantial number of voters who dont want a Raila presidency and they will vote for a candidate who will be up against Raila come 2013. So come next year dont be surprised come elections to see a Raila vs Mudavadi contest.(With Mutunga hinting on the outcome of the integrity case ruling Uhuru and Ruto might not be in the ballot- Which is actually a good thing for the voters who dont want a Raila presidency )
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Post by nowayhaha on Aug 23, 2012 19:13:15 GMT 3
www.nation.co.ke/News/CJ+Mutunga+says+he+will+not+influence+judges/-/1056/1484288/-/195me3/-/index.html
4. The CJ was asked about the raging debate on the Leadership and Integrity Bill before parliament and what would happen to those deemed unfit to hold office. The CJ said he cannot comment on that issue because it is before the courts and may reach the Supreme Court.
I then directed my last issue on the same Integrity Bill to members of the judiciary. I told them in my view anybody can ran for office (that includes my mother's cat). However based on Chapter Six of the constitution not everyone who can run for office can hold office. The issue to me was not who can run for office but rather what do we do with those who end up in office and are then declared unfit to hold office by a court decision in application of Chapter six of our constitution? That is the issue we have not debated at all.
What do we do if such a person is the president of the republic since a president can only be removed through impeachment which will have to be done by M.Ps who may be too compromised to act? What happens in that paralyzing stalemate? That was my concern and I felt the failure of the Integrity Bill is in not providing a clear cut mechanism declaring that any public officer found unfit for office based on Chapter Six of office must leave office immediately. That to me is the issue and that is where the cabinet, the M.Ps and even the CIC have failed the nation.
All these talk about vetting and declaration of wealth is just red-herring. It is nonsensical and would make no difference at all. We are having a false debate about the Integrity bill. We will pay for it dearly when the time comes because whatever the M.Ps pass will not change the constitution. As usual we will wait till the paralysis happens then we will deal wit hit. What else is new. Thanks for this wonderful summary. I'm in general agreement except for one crucial issue. Let us not downplay the numerous clause-by-clause reversals of the original Leadership and Integrity bill while only focusing on whether Uhuru or Ruto should run or not. Issues on wealth declaration and vetting (of public officers) are very important in a context I'll enumerate below. What is essentially happening is that many integrity-challenged individuals are building a strong (quid-pro-quo) coalition encompassing politicians, state bureaucrats, and even those with tentacles already dipped in various local and national resource taps. They have zeroed-down on this Bill to ensure it does not alter the tempo of business-as-usual. For example, if the law can be weakened to allow Uhuru to run, to allow a PS to continue contracting to his company, to allow a tax cheat be appointed into public office, to allow someone with a corruption case to join Treasury etc …everyone’s interest will be catered for among the impunity merchants. Therefore, it is not just Uhuru or Ruto who are anxiously following (& influencing) this. Many civil servants currently serving are having their modus operandi under threat. This important legislation is the first real threat to a culture born in the 1970s Kenyatta era. Since the Ndegwa Commission’s recommendation which allowed public officials to do business with government, corruption and situations of conflict-of-interest have soared high. Corruption is in fact one of the biggest problems in the country. It is in fact what really attracts many of these leaders like Uhuru and Ruto to run for office in the first place – to maximize its opportunity. If the opportunity cost of corruption is shifted – through stringent laws legislated in the spirit of the new Constitution – some of these crooks may even lose interest in running for political seats or seeking public office. This can only be done across the entire civil service; whereby issues like wealth declaration and vetting become very important. Without it, tax-cheats, convicted criminals, public looters, and all manner of hyenas will end up guarding our chicken house. I know many peoples’ interest is only focused on whether Uhuru and Ruto should run. In my view (for my own reasons), I want them to both run. They know they can run; that’s why Kenyatta is spending billions in his TNA campaigns. They already did their homework at the Naivasha PSC retreat – tinkering with the Constitution itself (as originally drafted by CoE). Article 80 of the Constitution (which they watered-down at the Naivasha retreat) does not now explicitly say that someone charged with a criminal offence should not run. I think their headache lies elsewhere – in a subsidiary law called the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes law which demands that if a public servant (at any level) is charged, they must either be suspended or they step aside on their own volition (until conclusion of the case). This is what happened with Henry Kosgey and others. This is also why Uhuru Kenyatta stepped aside as Finance Minister – in my view he ought to have also stepped aside as Deputy PM. You are right the debate needs better focus...but we must do it comprehensively without trivializing any aspects of it. If I had my way, the Leadership and Integrity Bill currently being debated (being superior to the Anti-Corruption law) should have been fully muscled with the spirit under Chapter 6 of the Constitution – to bar any charged person from running. That’s notwithstanding the fact that there is no such explicit order from the Constitution. This is exactly what Mutula Kilonzo tried to do for our country’s benefit. But then came Eugene Wamalwa and the rest is history – the baton is now with Amos Kimunya and Githu Muigai in Parliament. They are battling to insulate Uhuru Kenyatta’s ‘gains’ at the Naivasha retreat. They are also battling for themselves and fellow coalition members who’ve been illegally feeding from public coffers. The wagongaji, matapeli na wakora (as OO would say) are coalescing to write a law that benefits them and protects their looting turf. They are mercilessly dismantling the original bill drafted by Mutula Kilonzo and the CIC…right before our eyes. Whether we put up good debate here - the mutilation in Parliament is ensuing as we watch. The bar for leadership is being lowered; anyone can run for office; non-vetted individuals hiding their wealth can hold any office etc... The only good news is exactly what you captured when the Chief Justice said he couldn't comment on the debate since the matter might come up in the Supreme Court. That's the silver lining right there. These Parliamentarians are not the final authority in this debate. Courts of law can interpret the Constitution beyond words; drawing in its spirit. They may elevate the bar and block some of these crooks by declaring their watered-down bills unconstitutional. They might just spell out in black and white - who cannot be sworn into office. Courts might just decide that if you're facing serious criminal charges in a case yet to be concluded, then you don't meet the integrity requirements for Leadership enumerated under Chapter 6. Who knows? Job sample the below analysis found in the kenyan blog-sphere [quote The constitution has contingencies for every conceivable crisis, if it comes to that. One cannot therefore just pick and choose WHEN it is appropriate to adhere to constitutional principles and to shout 'crisis!' if others disagree. Those principles include the fundamental freedoms and rights of Uhuru and Ruto as FREE Kenyan citizens to vie for Presidential office and to be considered innocent 'unless found guilty and convicted'. The fact that Uhuru and Ruto have been accused at the Hague does not negate their fundamental rights as FREE Kenyan citizens to vie for elective office.
The constitution is very clear that:
143. (1) Criminal proceedings shall not be instituted or continued in any court against the President or a person performing the functions of that office, during their tenure of office.
However:
(4) The immunity of the President under this Article shall not extend to a crime for which the President may be prosecuted under any treaty to which Kenya is party and which prohibits such immunity.
It follows then:
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45. (1) A member of the National Assembly, supported by at least a third of all the members, may move a motion for the impeachment of the President—
(b) where there are serious reasons for believing that the President has committed a crime under national or international law;
IF the impeachment is successful, but which is a very tall order indeed, and to avoid that, the President resigns or steps down:
146. (1) The office of President shall become vacant if the holder of the office—
(a) dies;
(b) resigns, in writing, addressed to the Speaker of the National Assembly; or
(c) otherwise ceases to hold office under Article 144 or 145 or under any other provision of this Constitution.
(2) When a vacancy occurs in the office of President—
(a) the Deputy President shall assume office as President for the remainder of the term of the President;
(3) A person who assumes the office of President under clause (2) (a), or following an election required by clause (2) (b), shall, unless otherwise removed from office under this Constitution, hold office until a newly elected President is sworn in following the next regularly scheduled election under Article 136 (2) (a).
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Post by nowayhaha on Aug 22, 2012 17:10:14 GMT 3
The first time I met Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta was back in November 2003 during the Kenya Consultative Group Meeting at Safari Park hosted by Hon. David Mwiraria, then Minister for Finance and Mr. Makhtar Diop, then World Bank Director for Kenya, Eritrea and Somalia. The two would after the morning session have me kicked out of the meeting but I had by then heard quite a bit of good stuff. What actually happened was my attendance at this crucial donor meeting was arranged through the World Bank, Washington, DC office in my capacity as a representative of the Kenya Diaspora Network (KDN), an organization I and others were approached by the World Bank to form in efforts to organize Kenyans in the diaspora with a view to provide an avenue to contribute in our country’s economic growth beyond the disjointed and ineffective manner we do this to this day. Some sharp eyed dude, and I believe it was PS Nalo, spotted me sitting somewhere in the audience--or either that he knew everyone in attendance, which I doubt as it was quite a sizable one but be that as it may have been, the gentleman sent someone to inquire from me who the heck I was to which I simply told him my name and that I was an observer from the World Bank. Long story short, I was politely asked not to attend the afternoon session as this was "a very sensitive meeting only those invited by Mwiraria or Diop had permission to attend." I obliged but, before being kicked out, I had occasion to hear and observe a few things which many rarely get to do—and those have still kept me informed about our government to this day. For those who follow my blog or have read one in which I mention this meeting, this is the same event where a then minister and then friend now pretending to vie for president gave some lame excuse for not giving yours truly a ride back to town as his own driver was held in traffic coming back to pick him up. This is also the same event during lunch, yours truly sat next to the ever smiling former Attorney General Amos Wako and thought it might be a good opportunity to inquire what the good AG thought about some nuance regarding the dual citizenship provision in the then draft constitution. Either the good AG was enjoying his lunch too much to the point he had no clue what I was talking about or he simply had no clue what that nuance was with the net effect being the same, namely, yours truly coming away with the impression here we are fighting for something our AG didn't really care that much about to have or take a position respecting that nuance. Ironically enough, I would years later during promulgation find myself standing next to the good AG as the PM was addressing the crowd at the Carnivore and was very tempted to ask the good AG if he still didn't have a clue about the nuance involving dual citizenship but we were all in a jolly spirit and could not spoil the mood. Anyway, I digress but back to UK, I had occasion as I mentioned above to be introduced to him by a friend I happened to have a chat with when UK walked by at the venue of the meeting at Safari Park, just before the meeting was gavelled to order. It was a brief intro and chat with UK but I recall later that evening telling some friends at a usual hang-out that I had heard UK speak off-camera and told them to me, he sounded very articulate, knowledgeable, intelligent and, quite frankly, presidential material. I said so because prior to that time, all I really knew about UK were all the stories I am sure many of you have heard about him from Boston days through others since he returned home. As far as being president—or more precisely not being presidential material, my objection and opposition was as I am sure was the case with all other Kenyans who did not support the idea not just based on the fact that he was a Moi project, he was simply and factually not ready for the job--and some would argue that to be the case even to this day. I took delight back then (2002) in trashing UK, Moi and Raila in favor of my preferred candidate then, my good friend and one of my political mentors Omogaka Simeon Nyachae. The only thing I never did as I am incapable of doing so is spewing hate against any of them; including Raila who I have previously disclosed that I was as anti-him as anyone other than the haters. I never understand why people hate so much. Disagree and critique as I did back then, yes but not to the level of venomous hate and vitriol you see leveled against Raila by his haters on the Internet and elsewhere. I digress again but, back to when I met UK at Safari Park and heard him speak one on one, I was impressed at how articulate he was and obviously concluded he was not the dumb bloke many have wrongly come to believe about him, even to this day. The second time I met UK was years later during the referendum. In fact, it was the day after the referendum when I met him in the company of his wife at a mutual friend's home. He was there with his wife and I happen to have been headed to the airport to leave for the US and had stopped by to say goodbye to my friend and told him so. It was clear UK was just as excited about the referendum outcome and if he wasn’t, he had a poor manner of hiding the fact that he was not. Indeed, as he hugged me goodbye he wondered out loud why I shouldn’t stay for the promulgation, which was to follow less than a month later on on August 27th I told him I had to leave but planned to return for the promulgation, which I did. Fast forward to recently, some madman shared with another madman who doubles up as a moron a private and confidential email I sent to a handful of close friends and/or advisors of the PM, which the madman was copied. In that email, I expressed something I had anyway publicly blogged about before and that is, it would be an interesting twist and irony if Raila, the son of our first Vice President would vie with UK, the son of our first president as his running mate. When the aforementioned madman and moron published details of that email on the Internet, including the fact that I had suggested that UK be Raila’s running mate, I received an email from a relative, friend and supporter of Raila (and a few others) wondering if I had lost my mind; how could I possibly suggest that a “murderer” be Raila’s running mate? I replied to them saying what I have said all along about these ICC cases. If we are going to embrace the rule of law, then we must embrace all aspects of it—whether in favor or against our individual or even collective interests. One fundamental tenet of the rule of law is the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. I firmly believe in this notion. Even where someone has been convicted, there is still a good chance the person is innocent albeit less probable than in the case where guilty persons walk, which is more frequent and actually favored by the rule of law than convicting an innocent person. Thus, as I told my friend and have stated before, the now Ocampo-4 are actually presumed innocent until proven guilty. This is also the reason why I maintain none of them should be barred from vying for any public office as a matter of law. However, that position does not mean any one of them cannot remove themselves for consideration as both a matter of personal morality and practical considerations in view of the serious charges they face. I did take issue with UK and Ruto when they started going around the country planting seeds of discord following the confirmation of charges against them but, given they have dramatically scaled back the rhetoric and they are now busy scheming other means to deal with the elephant in the room, I say that’s fine so long as whatever they do is not divisive or hate based. They’ll still likely not succeed, anyway, given what is known. That’s UK. Ruto, I have only met him face to face one time, which I have previously blogged about and this was during peak of 2007 elections. Although I had seen Ruto around and in various places both before and after the elections, the one time I recall that created an impression was at Fairview Hotel in which I have previously blogged about in Who Is William Ruto Part IV. omwenga.com/2011/04/04/who-is-william-ruto-part-iv/ as follows: I actually had an occasion to meet Ruto and four of the Pentagon Five at the Fairview Hotel in Nairobi just before the elections in 07 and told a Kalenjin friend I was with immediately after the meeting that, looking at that table, and given Ruto’s discomfort with our presence, it was my conclusion that Ruto could not possibly be on that team for much long after the elections. I based this on what I observed with the four sitting at table and told my friend this: there was Ruto, looking at Ngilu, Mudavadi and Balala and visually Raila who was not present at the time; of the four, he was the most visibly annoyed with our briefly joining them (we were actually there to have an unrelated lunch at a table next to the gazebo table where they were seated so we did the obligatory hello as we were passing by and actually had a very good chat with all but Ruto who was mum). Be as it may, we moved on to our table after the brief chat and there I told my friend what I observed and thought: knowing he was the youngest of the four sitting there and the fifth Pentagon member who was not present but in his mind, Ruto must have surely been thinking if each ruled as president at a minimum one term, that would translate to 25 years before his turn arrived, going by the politics of the oldest first; if each ruled for a maximum two terms, he was then looking at 50 years before his turn. If you factor in the opposition taking one or two of those terms, add at least five more years, which whichever way he looked at it, he couldn’t possibly wait that long. For this reason, I told my friend Ruto would soon have to find a way to cut the line and this could not possibly happen in ODM. The only way he could not have been thinking about this, I told my friend, was if he was given a pacifier in the form of a premiership which Ruto now claims he was promised but not given, never mind the person who he claims promised him this could not have offered him this as he was himself the Prime Minister. My observations of Ruto back in December 2007 as shared with my friend and others has turned out to quite the case and I am sure others saw the same thing as Ruto has for all practical purposes abandoned ODM and seeks another path to State House shorter than what chance he has through ODM. There is one little stumbling block in the way, however, and that is the ICC. End quote. In Part II of this blog, I will update the immediately preceding conclusion with respect to Ruto and where I think things stand or should stand with him relative to Raila and ODM. If you are wondering where I am otherwise headed with this blog, then you’ll have to read Part II to make sense of it all, if you have not figured it already. Uchambuzi Tanaka, www.omwenga.com[Unedited] Omwenga, Once again you have used alot of words but said nothing will wait and see your point if there will be any and if it makes sense in PTII but you need to know that coming of politicians together to run under one platform or offering support to one candidate who will run for presidency is their democratic right and it would go against the spirit of new constitution to condemn them. When the Railas ,Mudavadi , Ruto ,Ngilu, Balala ,Ntimamas etc came together against Kibaki in 2007 or when Kibaki ,Raila ,Kalonzo ,Ngilu ,Wamalwa Maithas came together against Uhuru in 2002 they was applauded and the coming together was termed as unity that without it the then ODM and NARC would not have "won" the elections .The differences is that in those two occasions Raila was part and parcel of the alliance why the double standards and hypocrisy now? why is the unity between politicians with exclusion of Raila termed as ganging up ,devious undemocratic ? Kenyans can see through the divisive tactics and its the fear with G7 unity -Raila will not become the president of Kenya come 2013.
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Post by nowayhaha on Aug 22, 2012 16:46:50 GMT 3
I wonder sometimes if some people have blocks of ice where their hearts ought to be. You may have missed my meaning. I truly and deeply empathise with the family of the Late Michuki's. That is why I am unhappy that TNA preyed on an old, grieving and sick widow, forcing her to attend to transient political matters, including laboriously writing an endorsement. She could have conserved her energy, spent more time with her grandchildren, and perhaps lived a bit longer. RR, The highlighted item above is distasteful and misleading .Without providing evidence that TNA FORCED Josephine to attend to transient political matters and this is what lead to her death borders to witch hunting . This is a pure act of trying to paint TNA in a bad-light without caring the consequences of such an utterance can have to the Michukis mourning family. Provide the evidence for us to believe that TNA arm-twisted the late widow to laboriously write an endorsement. Can we respect the late Michukis family in this mourning period (remember its their second loss within a short period ) rather than contort callous propaganda ,but then again that is asking much from you (((
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Post by nowayhaha on Aug 20, 2012 14:56:45 GMT 3
Mwalimu, Now you see why the once brilliant party ODM has erred in the last 4 years to an extent of becoming extinct , Its the buying and application of ideas,opinions and predictions from the likes of Job . Its as clear as crystal that in the ndiwa ODM ticket was rigged in favour of Netto so that he would drop the case and thus avoid embarrassing Raila who has painted himself as safi kama pamba. blog.jaluo.com/?p=29317From: Ouko joachim omolo Voices of Justice for Peace Regional News BY FR JOACHIM OMOLO OUKO, AJ NAIROBI-KENYA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2012 Mr Augustino Neto Oyugi is my best friend. I have been with him together with human rights activists Okia Omtatah in this field for long. He is just 35 years, the age I joined the Seminary. He has just won the ODM nominations for the Ndhiwa constituency by-election among other human right activists. I am not bitter with him the only thing that will make him unpopular is the fact that he wants the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to bar permanently Mr Raila Odinga, Mr Kalonzo Musyoka, Mr Musalia Mudavadi, Deputy PM Uhuru Kenyatta, and Eldoret North MP William Ruto from the State House race. This is because like Miguna Miguna, Tony Gachoka among others who are alleged to be paid to spoil for Raila presidency, the time for doing it is not yet ripe. Probably if he was paid the money would have been enough to push him even if he did not win Ndhiwa Constituency on ODM ticket, but he would have lost as human rights activist. The petitioners want Raila to explain why he worked as a lecturer at the University of Nairobi without clear academic credentials, and to clarify his graduate studies at a German university. They also want him to explain about Maize scandal saga, Molasses plant land and his participation in 1982 failed coup and indirectly getting involved in events and utterances that caused the 2007/08 post-election violence. Mr Odinga is also accused of nepotism by employing his relatives in public offices. They also want Mudavadi to defend himself from committing perjury during the Goldenberg Commission of Inquiry by misleading the commission on his role in the scandal, cemetery scandals among others. Kalonzo is to explain how he used his office to acquire radio frequencies on December 6, 2010, for a company called Athiani Holdings Ltd owned by his wife, Pauline, and son Kennedy Kalonzo, and of authorising the illegal sale of the embassy of Somalia in Nairobi while serving as the minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation among others. This is how some Kenyans responded to the issue: Daily Nation- Alfotula argues-“chickens coming home to roost! This is very exciting. Guys, clear your names. Bw PM, this is your last chance to clear your name from all these issues. If you do, I hope that the haters will now hate you less. By the way, is it illegal to proceed to high sch and then to uni without a primary sch cert? Did Raila employ himself at UoN? Bw Kalonzo, I see that you have just been a politician like any other. Muda, save us the agony and tell Kenyans what happened wrt Goldenberg. As for the Ocampo 2, your cases are straightforward. This is gonna be hillarious. No wonder Kiyapi is in the race. He suspected that none of the other candidates will pass the test of Chap 6. He might go in unopposed”. Barak Oyula-“Neto & co,there are also other 22o MPs plus former ones who should be barred. A good example is Kanjwang who it is alleged to have ''EATEN'' his clients' cash. Have anybody ever heard him denying?” Magunga- “Kweli some people would rather have the country burn than have one single man become president. What is it that they fear so much? This is just one man for heaven's sake! Truly money can be a portent weapon in the hands of someone who knows how to use it. The only problem so far is that every effort ends up hitting the wall while Kenya remains steadfast in its unfolding new dawn”. Ndura wa Mwaganu- “These are all serious and if proven true will truelly change the Kenya politics for better. I cannot point a finger at anybody, but knowing kenya, all these are likely to be true. Most of the old gurds need to be removed completely. they are all CORRUPT!! There has been some injustices for such a long time and we keep returning the same old bad people back. Please let this be true. This will remove kenyan from Bondage”. MMusa2843- “Uhuru's and Ruto's are serious allegations. The other three are frivolous arguments - a waste of Court's time and resources. How trivial and riduculous are these people to think that no one can attain masters degree unless they go through all the stages from baby class -nursery-primary-secondary schools, etc. Their reasoning requires them to go to school, They are very illiterate”. Rapliege No Komment-“too much freedom now every tom,dick and harry think they can wake up any morning and implicate anyone just because we are democratic.why did the crimes of way way back take them this long to figure out if they themselves made it past primary school? how many elections have above persons taken part in? we are sick of schemes from a given people to stop a bus that's on it's way”. James Getabu- “Kenyans are a wake. These people who some call themselves reformers must be examined and scrutinised. Get records of all those seeking the high office. We need chapter six to be implemented fully and all these guys will never see the inside of the house at the top hill. Now the cat is out of the gunny and that is why the Integrity bill was being watered and one of them is dealing with the government business in parliament. Hold their horns and they will tell Kenyans the truth and must return all those ill gotten property to the government or to the wanjikus. Hope they are not going to run to their ethnic groups for support. Carry your own cross and Kenya will continue without people of such character. We can only achieve vision 2030 when all the cobwebs have been cleared. Mr Mutunga tighten the rope for these people. Impunity must be burried in order to develop our great country. We need to know the records of other candidates as well. God bless Kenya”. Ali Mohamud- “These allegations must be dealt with thorough process of legality and not be politicized in order to avoid repeating another civil unrest in Kenya. It will be fair if applied to all African leaders that candidate themselves even after being accused of felony and corruption, misappropriation and so fourth like what is happening in Somalia”. Sisemi- “Some of the accusations about Raila are nonsensical, The title "Diplom Ingenieur" or in short Dipl. Ing. is the equivalent of a Masters degree in the Anglo-Saxon world. You get it after 5 years of study and it enables someone to proceed directly to doctoral studies to obtain a doctorate degree. There is no PhDs in Germany. With a Dipl. Ing. someone is fully qualified as an ingineer unlike in kenya were one has to still apply for registration. All the hightech. made in Germany are mostly designed and manufactured by Dipl. Ing. Graduates”. Aminimungu- “Bravo Bravo to the eight petitioners, this guy's represent modern kenya, they also have realised that kenya is bigger than anyone,the new constitution has allowed old and new issues to be dealt,Non of this petitioners can be accused of tribalist because the accused hail from different tribes, this is the new kenya calling for its own leaders to be accountable, keep it up guys”. pwaniyetu- “Very strange.... civil society activists with a sense of balance in Kenya's extremely partial politics. Whether they will succeed is another matter. Obviously, very few leaders would pass the integrity test in this country. But then, we get the leaders we deserve!” Peter Nguli- “Why is Kenyan politics so charged and adrenaline-fuelled? Kenya is probably the only country in Africa where politicians spent all their time politicking instead of serving their fellow citizens. While I acknowledge that Kenyan judiciary seems to be the only hope for Kenyans apart from the electorate (the ballot), does it mean that there will be a case in the courts every week? On the other side of the coin, it could ideally be a good move if the courts bar all the current tainted characters so that Kenya selects a new crop of blood to push this magnificent nation in the right direction in the years ahead”. Xallo- “Very few of the politicians can withstand being put under a microscope, especially those who are currently in government. Starting from the 'reformists' who have been prancing around the country telling Kenyans how clean they are, to the Party leaders who think the 80s are a distant memory. Let them all be scrutinised carefully so that Kenyans can know who they are voting for. These recycled former KANU stalwarts and failed 'activists' need to retire and fresh blood brought in”. Ernest Odhiambo- “Neto did not sign that affidavit. Njuguna did and of course he feels let down by Neto since Neto is almost assured of the ODM seat. But I am surprised that your reporter is conveniently not supplying these details”. Zem2011- “Wow!!. This is what we call the new Kenya. The character of a person who wants to lead a nation must be examined by a microscope. This is what is known deconstructing the personal characteristics of a person. Also known as decoding. The time for scratching the surfaces of issues in Kenya is coming to the end. The media has failed us on that area for a long time. All they have done is just report political rallies without considering what is said,who said it,what it means,its effect and how consistent the person is. But,who is this Augostino Neto?An ODM aspirant stabbing the party leader?. ODM has to block him and seek a fresh nomination and candidate. This is by no means trivializing the deconstruction”. Nabs 101- “If justice is truly to be seen to be done, then Raila Odinga is toast; as are Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Mudavadi, William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta! And it is about time too! Kenya needs a fresh start with new untainted faces! Is it any wonder now that the cabinet sought to diminish and rubbish the Integrity Bill? Mr. Nyachae should not just threaten but should also go to court pronto! Enough of the impunity!” jdudna1960- “Looks good to me, I could not stop laughing. Just forgive those candidates with petty crimes or offence, but those with grave public and private crimes like crime against humanity, massive/megga corruption and grabbing, Fraud of any kind(electoral) should face the law. I can wait for Wikileaks after this election. WaKenya tutajua zile za ndani, I want to hear a Kibaki-Miguna, Uhuru-Miguna, Ruto-Miguna, Kalonzo-Miguna.Only Kenneth and Kiyapi may be safe”. Taharka Piankhy- “Maybe....just maybe....Kenya is on the right path. If these thugs are prevented from running for office, I dare say Kenya will have a bright future”. High Court judge, Justice Isaac Lenaola approved the amendments to the initial suit by Mr Patrick Njuguna, Mr Augustino Netto, Mr Charles Omanga and others and fixed the hearing date for September 27. Justices Lenaola, Mohamed Warsame and Philomena Mwilu will hear the case. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education should also provide the court with a list of international universities and colleges that were recognized in Kenya between 1962 and 1974. Education PS should also supply the court with information on whether academic institutions in East Germany were recognized in Kenya for purposes of training of students in Kenya. They are also seeking for information on when Maranda Secondary School was started. The case is filed at the time former Raila Odinga aide Tony Gachoka claims to have 3,00 page dossier linking the PM to post-election violence. Tony Gachoka described himself in a quarter-page advertisement in The Standard on Sunday as a ‘Kenyan Investigative Media Personality’ with ‘a proven track-record as a whistleblower’ and was apparently Prime Minister Odinga’s Chief of Protocol between 2008 and 2009 and before that, he says, ‘a political aide’ from 2005. The advertisement was a copy of a letter Gachoka sent on August 1st to Ms Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor with the ICC and the woman in charge of handling the trials of Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Henry Kosgey and Francis Muthaura, now scheduled to begin in March 2013. Gachoka claims his ‘crucial evidence’ is set out in a “comprehensive dossier of 11 documents of more than 3,000 pages” and ‘is extremely prejudicial to some of the most powerful and influential personalities in Kenya today’. “I have evidence to show that [post-election] violence was premeditated, coordinated, planned, commissioned and executed by order of the PM”, Gachoka told The Star in a telephone interview reported on Monday. The press coverage of Gachoka’s startling claims was in itself somewhat odd. The Standard on Sunday that carried his advertisement gave the story only a small column of coverage on page 4 of the same issue (‘Another ex-Raila aide seeks ICC eye’). The Star did give it front page billing the next day (‘Gachoka tries to link Raila to chaos’) but The Daily Nation did not mention it at all. Gachoka told The Star that prior to the 2007 election the ODM followed a policy of “42 against 1” and that the party’s leadership targeted the Kikuyu community but tried to cover up this policy by including Co-operative minister Joseph Nyagah as part of the ‘Pentagon’ group, the party’s main leadership body. Raila Odinga’s name had been included into a report on post-election violence, claims Gachoka but was subsequently edited out of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights’ (KNCHR) report ‘On the Brink of the Precipice: A Human Rights Account of Kenya’s Post 2007 Election Violence’. Gachoka also claims that he has a tape recording of KNCHR commissioner Hassan Omar Hassan discussing the report with Raila Odinga. Some questions arise: The Kenya Forum admittedly has doubts about anyone calling themselves a ‘Kenyan Investigative Media Personality’ however Tony Gachoka’s claims do raise some interesting questions that need answering. First up, why now Mr Gachoka? Why over four years after the event have you now decided to reveal all? Gachoka says he has ‘agonized’ over the decision and had hoped that the ICC’s investigations would have revealed the truth without his intervention but now, despite his ‘great trepidation’, he has been ‘spurred by the desire to deliver justice to the victims of violence and help heal my homeland’. Mmmm…. KNCHR commissioner Hassan Omar Hassan – Gachoka claims to have tape recording of discussion with Raila Odinga. The KNCHR, and perhaps Hassan Omar Hassan in particular, need to confirm or deny whether their original report into post-election violence in any way cited Raila Odinga. 3,000 pages in 11 documents and a tape recording is potentially a lot of evidence but equally, potentially, much ado about nothing. It could just be a would-be ‘media personality’ trying to get publicity to raise his profile but it should be considered and reviewed says the Kenya Forum. Not to look at it, even if it is adjudged to be nonsense, will leave the ICC at risk of appearing to be running a political trial. According to Zuzzanna (via Facebook), August 9, 2012 at 9:40 am, When you want to hit a dog you will always find a stick…it won’t work and pple are notorious to alter documents…if he knew this was the plan as he alleges why didn’t he blew the whistle immediately and leave..or claim his life is in danger since he is of the same ethnicity? It seems that there was a deliberate to pay someone to stay, likely to alter/forge/make cosmetic changes to documents to damage the credibility of others…justice shall prevail no matter what and God has seen …everything …Interestingly so many documents tabled as evidence even recently coming from a certain camp have been forged on so many occasions. Fr Joachim Omolo Ouko, AJ
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Post by nowayhaha on Aug 20, 2012 14:35:49 GMT 3
Einstein, Phil – thanks for the statistics. I agree with the analysis: Ever since Kenya started holding multi-party elections, the Kikuyu’s have always voted for a kikuyu. In fact, they have given, consistently, over 90% of their vote to one of their own! That is to say: 97% in 2007, 98% in 2002, 90% in 1997, 96% in 1992… (simply combine the votes offered Kikuyu candidates when more than one were on the ballot) In sharp contrast, no other Kenyan ethnic group has voted consistently in such a tribal manner, when one of their own was on the ballot. The fair conclusion is that we should not expect any different. For whatever reason, the Kikuyu seem to believe only in voting for one of their own. The Kikuyu psyche as promoted by the elite is one of hegemony. They do not believe there can be intelligence, leadership, innovation or entrepreneurship other than among the Kikuyu. The stranglehold of the Kikuyu in all spheres of Kenyan economy and public service is suffocating. For example, there is absolutely no legit reason why some security meetings or sessions at the Kenyan treasury cannot be conducted in pure Kikuyu! This mindset, and the realization, that it is tightening and entrenching among some Kikuyu, rather than thawing led to calls for a new constitution and for devolution. On the verge of losing power in 2007, the Kikuyu elite who could not countenance alternative leadership that would weaken their grip on state resources, unleashed chaos of PEV by stealing elections and clamping on freedoms. It seems those violent results have not deterred them one bit. What you are not pointing out is that Kenyans have been voting along tribal lines and the same applies to the other regions especially the so called big tribes and to larger extent the Luo Nyanza. By giving an example that the luos in 2002 voted for Kibaki is erroneous Kibaki was Raila in as much as Moi was to Uhuru. If Raila had stuck in KANU that time then Luos would have voted for Uhuru. Another thing to note in that analysis is that Uhuru was more popular than Kibaki in Central in 2002 but then again the Central Province analysis excludes Mt Kenya voting block which consists of Eastern and Riftvalley diaspora votes
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Post by nowayhaha on Aug 19, 2012 12:50:06 GMT 3
A few months ago Augustino Netto was a little known activist.However, he has gained stature when he and two other voters filed a suit to challenge the eligibility of Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP Willian Ruto to contest the presidency on integrity grounds. Early this week, he won the ODM nomination for the Ndhiwa parliamentary seat. His nomination coincided with the decision by the courts to enjoin ODM party leader Raila Odinga, Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka in the eligibility case. Neto is now facing a dilemma— withdraw from the eligibility case and at least get an assurance of being elected or continue with the case and face a resounding defeat at the polls. Our moles tell us that Neto has disowned the petition enjoining Raila and the others in the eligibility case and is in the next few days expected to instruct his lawyer to formally withdraw the case. the-star.co.ke/national/corridors-of-power/90212-corridors-of-power
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Post by nowayhaha on Aug 3, 2012 18:39:08 GMT 3
With ODM fielding a candidate in NDHIWA and avoiding Kajiado North and Kangema only goes along to prove that it has been reduced to a Luo-Nyanza party . We forewarned this scenario 2 years ago here in Jukwaa but some members dismissed the warnings . This should be weird as ODMs party leader wanted to form an alliance with the late Prof George Saitoti and by extension the people the late George led starting from his constituency -Kajiado North . As Miguna says in his book ODM "You've Made Your Bed, Now You Must Sleep In " www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/ODM+will+not+contest+Kangema++Kajiado+North+mini+polls/-/1064/1470364/-/aifk5m/-/index.html#disqus_threadODM will not contest Kangema, Kajiado North mini polls Share Bookmark Print Email Rating ODM's director of elections Joseph Misoi. The party will not field candidates in Kangema and Kajiado North constituencies during next month’s by-elections August 3, 2012. FILE ODM's director of elections Joseph Misoi. The party will not field candidates in Kangema and Kajiado North constituencies during next month’s by-elections August 3, 2012. FILE By OLIVER MATHENGE omathenge@ke.nationmedia.com Posted Friday, August 3 2012 at 16:16 The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) will not field candidates in Kangema and Kajiado North constituencies during next month’s by-elections. On Friday, ODM through its national elections board secretary Joseph Misoi called on aspirants for the Ndhiwa Constituency to send in their applications by Thursday. According to the advert, the Orange party will also field candidates in only five of the 15 wards which will also be holding by-elections on September 17. The Party of National Unity (PNU) and The National Alliance (TNA) are the other parties that have asked aspirants seeking to vie in Ndhiwa, Kajiado North and Kangema to send their applications. The deadlines for applications for the PNU ticket is on Monday while that for the TNA ticket is on Wednesday, according to their adverts. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has asked parties to nominate their candidates for Kajiado North, Kangema and Ndhiwa by August 15. The late Internal Security Assistant minister Orwa Ojode was the MP for Ndhiwa until his death in June alongside his boss George Saitoti. More than 30 aspirants have declared their interest in the ODM ticket to contest the Ndhiwa parliamentary seat. Share This Story Share Related Stories ODM will not contest Kangema, Kajiado North mini polls Kangema was represented by the late Environment minister John Michuki of PNU who passed away in March while Kajiado North was represented by Prof Saitoti who until his death was the PNU chairman. PNU and TNA are expected to use the by-elections in Kangema and Kajiado North as testing grounds for their popularity. In Kajiado North, one of the perceived front-runners, Moses ole Sakuda, jumped from ODM to join TNA. It will be the first time in 24 years that Kajiado North voters will be electing a new MP. TNA contenders Joseph Manje, Moses ole Sakuda and Francis Gitau in Kajiado North have been conducting road shows to popularise themselves and their party. The winner in TNA nomination will fight it out with Salaine Kashorda of UDF, Solomon Kinyanjui of PNU and David Parseina of URP. There are eight aspirants who are seeking TNA ticket in Kangema and they have been seeking confirmation from the party that there will be no direct nominations. Other than filling the application form, those seeking the TNA ticket are also required to sign “the iBelieve Candidates Creed” and also submit an essay of more than 100 words on their agenda for the position and the people they wish to represent.
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Post by nowayhaha on Jul 30, 2012 15:48:33 GMT 3
www.jambonewspot.com/man-beaten-by-a-mob-in-kisumu-for-possessing-migunas-book/Man Beaten by a Mob in Kisumu for Possessing Miguna’s Book Residents of Kisumu town were on Sunday treated to rare drama, after a group of irate youths at the Kisumu bus terminus, frog-matched a Luhya man for spotting him with Miguna’s book Peeling Back the Mask. The man who was boarding a bus to Busia town was spotted by youths who were campaigning for a popular presidential aspirant at the park, and he was partly roughed up before engaging in a serious confrontation. The man only identified as Tom had a rough time convincing the youths that he was a literature teacher and he wanted to get some wits from the controversial memoir. As the confrontation went on, the man was given a thorough beating and frog-matched to a nearby dumpsite to throw the book. He was later spotted near the bus park bleeding profusely and with tattered clothes, begging passengers for bus fare back home since his wallet and mobile phone was stolen during scuffle. Police manning the bus terminus raised the fare and he was taken to a nearby dispensary where he was treated for minor wounds and later boarded a bus to Busia town. The Kenyan Daily Post
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