Kenyan Politicians And Footballers Resemble

Politicians are like a national team, when they play for their respective clubs, they appear to be enemies attacking each other and hurling abuses at each other in the field of play. But when on national duty, they hug and celebrate a goal together.
When our politicians are in the public arena, they abuse and abuse each other,making us actually believe that they are enemies indeed.However, when seated in parliament they agree on issues such as salary increment and send-off packages. We, the fans, on the other hand can even go to an extent of comitting suicide once we hear our favourite team lost.
We can initiate violence because politician X has lost to politician Y. Yet, just like footballers we praise, they dont know that you even exist. We go ahead and butcher each other for holding different political ideologies. We are the fans at the terraces, we pay the gate fee(Taxes) to pay the players, yet the players(Politicians) can deceive us to fight each other unnecessarily.
As campaigns heat up, it is saddening to see Kenyans stooping so low to worship politicians because they want a token, a token stolen from the public coffers. Our youths should learn that the country we call Kenya can only exist if they resolve to peacefully vote and keep off from violent acts. One stone can turn into two and then thousands creating a massive loss of property and wealth. Our economy was crippled after the 2007 elections, because we resolved to engage in violent acts after our preferred candidates, who by the way, are now 'enemies', lost 'unfairly'. The normal lifestyle was paralysed, we went to the streets chanting the "Haki yetu" slogan.We forgot the brotherhood, we forgot our pride.
The same memories may be rekindled if we continue with this trend. We should guard our nation like an egg. Our nation is so fragile that it cannot afford to be hurled with even one single stone. Forget about politics. Take your voters card, elect a mature and responsible leader and go home and continue with your daily chores. These politicians' families live in mansions abroad. When we will start fighting and shedding blood, he will fly away and join his happy family in Australia while your torched makuti house remin stranded in the hills of Gusii or in the lowland of the Coastal region. Pray for peace and prosperity for our beloved country and let us choose peace. Use your voters card, not stones.

Why Kenyans Must Vote The Current MPs Out

The book of 2 Samuel 2:13 clearly demonstrates the character that embeds in our legislators’ minds. In this book of the old testament thus states; The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him. "Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him." Davidburned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die! He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity."

It is a fact that the legislators live in high places, eating good food and driving Porsche cars when a simple taxpayer Kenyan is living in the slum and is not sure of the next meal. Apart from the hefty packages that will be drawn from the public coffers the members of parliament are also on a pension plan. It is draconian of the members of parliament to ignore the cry of Kenyans. And even as all this is taking place, a lot of questions remain unanswered; will those members who will retain their seats or get elected in other posts still be eligible for this send-off package? As a member of parliament of Othaya, will President Mwai Kibaki still get the send-off package apart from the one meant for the president? The same applies with the prime minister and his two deputies.

It is insatiable of the legislators to append themselves with the send-off packages when Kenyans are reeling in abject squalor. It is therefore prudent for president Mwai Kibaki to reject appending his signature on this dirty bill. If he does, then the smooth road of his legacy will be littered. Kenyans don’t forget mistakes no matter how an angel one has been.  And as this politicians criss-cross the country in their quest to remain in power, Kenyans should be made aware that the money that they will be given to act as bait is theirs.

The days when Kenyans could be lured by money to vote in a politician are long gone. Social media commentators and indeed the whole of social media have condemned the move by the legislatures to award themselves especially now that our economy is grappling with hardships.

Why Musalia Mudavadi's third force is likely to hurt Cord

Mudavadi's cobbling up of a third force hasn't been received with cheers from political rivals who perceive his candidacy as a threat. Analysts have also predicted that Mudavadi's entrance may create a run-off to determine Kenya's next President. But then, let us get real. Cord alliance is likely to suffer from this scenario. I have based my argument on the following premises; Mudavadi, hails from Western Kenya. It is a fact that he will shepherd the Luhya vote(third largest in population) to his side, a feat he is likely to achieve. The Luhyas, may disappoint Cord's point man in Western-Moses Wetang'ula because they will be poisoned by the siege mentality. They must have one of their own in state house. Such likelihood, will render Wetang'ula's presence in Cord irrelevant since he will not marshall the Luhya vote to rally behind Cord. Therefore, Western Kenya, home of Cord's presidential flag bearer will remain divided. Raila's full support will will only be isolated to the Luo Nyanza with Gusii vote still remaining to be a wild card.
Another big man in the Cord alliance Kalonzo Musyoka, may fail to bring in the desired numbers. With the presence of Charity Ngilu, the Kamba vote will remain divided.
Raila's popularity, yes, remains high. However, popularity in itself may not hand him the presidency. The pattern of voting in Kenya is based on the ethnic card, a card that has bee well played by the Jubilee alliance. For Raila to beat Uhuru, he should improvise a way to woo Mudavadi to his camp-in this case, during the run-off. Otherwise his chances still remain to be dim considering the fact that the Jubilee alliance has locked the Kikuyu vote, Kalenjin vote,and a section of the Northern Kenya vote. By getting real with issues, we will be discussing mature politic here. I am not in any way affiliated to Jubilee, in fact, i have a soft spot for Cord.
That is my analogy.

Let Us Get Real: Facing The Facts On The March Poll

 From my previous update on why Raila might lose in the March poll, i recieved overwhelming backlash from a rather perturbed section of the social media community. In their argument, the antagonists claimed that the Jubilee alliance will not ascend to power due to the yet-to-begin ICC trials. I find the argument not satisfactory. Once again, many were easily swayed from facing real issues affecting Kenyans. Today, we will debate on the impact of the ICC incase of Uhuru presidency. Those spreading unjustifiable propaganda that Kenya will face international economic sanctions if the Jubilee alliance forms the next government need to rethink again. It is even preposterous for us to compare Kenya with Sudan which has been declared to be a pariah state. Uhuru Kenyatta has made it clear that incase he wins the Presidency, he will coopertae with the ICC. The cooperation in itself will not chase away foreign investors, it will not cripple Kenya's economy. Bashir(Sudan) is having a hard time because he failed to coopertate with the ICC. The ICC issue is more than meets the eye. Did Ruto sponsor the violence that erupted in Kisumu? Did Uhuru sponsor the violence in Kibera? Or were they self-sponsored. I am not saying that Ocampo did a shoddy work, neither am i saying that the PEV victims shouldn't get justice,no. All am saying is the truthh that we think we know might be a tip of the iceberg. Uhuru-Sang-Ruto-Mutahaura who have been suspected to be the faces behind the post-poll violence, may be a cog in a big machine.

WHY JUBILEE WILL BEAT CORD

I fear that Raila Odinga might lose in the March poll. Here is why; The March election will be a contest between the old generation(CORD) and the modern, otherwise digital generation(Jubilee). Majority of the voters lie in the latter's bracket in terms of age. The representation of the youth in the Cord alliance is  scanty as compared to the Jubilee alliance. The top three people in Cord(Wetang'ula, Raila and Kalonzo) are above 50 whereas the Jubilee alliance is a composition of men below the age of 50. That is a factor. Cord's sidelining of the youth is a clear indication that they do not have the interests of the youth at heart. The youth, who have the wherewithal to proppel someone to the House on the hill will be more secure in the Jubilee alliance rather than Cord.
Another factor is women representation. In the Cord's hierarchy, women are not richly represented as compared to Jubilee where Charity Ngilu is among the Jubilee's decision makers. That sends jitters down my spine. I fear that failure by Cord to respect the gender rule in its organ, will work against them in the coming general election. Women will feel that they will not have a mouthpiece in the Cord's regime as compared to that of Jubilee where they will bank their hopes on Charity Ngilu who has even included the Women Agenda in her manifesto that Uhuru-Ruto team pledged to honour.
Thirdly, those who surround Raila are a liability. Ranging from Jakoyo Midiwo to Anyang' Nyong'o, these people are known to be arrogant and not to be trusted. The way Anyang' Nyong'o has approached the issue on Nurses strike has put a stain on his managerial skills. His arrogance and threats might be a sign of a dictatorial rule. Kenyans will shy away from voting in leaders who are likely not going to listen to their pleas. Leaders who instead finding an amicable solution when there is an industrial action, use threats to compel the minors to submit. That is not where we want to go. Kenyans want a government that listens to them and acts to the good of the public. Nyong'o has watched patients suffer when the Nurses were on strike, he, instead of demonstrating good managerial skills, littered the public with threats to Nurses.
Also, the inside steak that made up ODM disintegrated into other parties. As much as i want to believe that those who made the exodus were of selfish minds, i am compelled to question the real reason. There is a Swahili saying "Ajuaye adhabu ya kaburi ni maiti"(He who knows the grave is the corpse). Those who exited did so with a motive. We cannot assume that. Something is really wrong in the Raila's camp.

MAU FOREST WAS A WORTH CAUSE

 A Scania bus was driving down a cliff at a very high speed.As it reached in the middle of the cliff, a woman who didn't notice the bus was crossing. Coincidentally, the woman crossing was the driver's fiancee. The mother of his kids. The Scania bus driver had to quickly decide.He had only two option.Would he risk the lives of the many people he was carrying by making an emergency break which could roll the bus or would he just ram on the woman to save the passengers. Brave as he was,he opted for the latter. He knew what he had lost but then had to do it for the sake of the many passengers he was carrying.He quickly stopped the bus a few metres ahead to try and save the woman's fading life but it was rather too late. They reached when she was taking the last breath. Ofcourse the driver was crestfallen. Upon receiving the news, the family of the woman's side blamed the driver and hurled abuses at him. They completely disengaged with him. They even took his kids away. However, those who knew that decisions made out of anger never last comforted the driver hailing his brevity. It was a worthy cause.
That is the kind of debacle that Raila Odinga is facing from the Kalenjin people. They are blaming him fronting for the evictions of the Mau forest squatters. After his brevity in evicting squatters from Kenya's major water tower, leaders from the region saw an opening to launch a backlash. Led by William Ruto, they stormed out of ODM.

WATER AND OIL: ELUDED PRESIDENCY

The Kikuyu vote is hermetic, seldom do they endorse an outsider.I am not a hater, neither am i propagating tribalism here. I arrived at this conclusion after constructing viable premises. Here we go; The period that preceded Kenya's independence provided an opportunity for the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga a clear opportunity to be president. But instead of grabbing this opportunity, he demonstrated a rare fete, he opted to preserve this coveted seat to the detained Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. And that is how the Presidency eluded the Luo community- to date. Although he was made Kenya's first Vice President, he would later fall out with Mzee in 1966 after serving on a short stint. Then, one of the architects of Kenya's economic development Tom Mboya, the man who was making long strides towards succeeding Mzee Jomo, was assassinated July 5, 1969. It is a muted truth that those behind his brutal killing were the powerful people who didn't want him to take the mantle from Kenyatta. Well, several years passed on, Moi took over the reigns of power, the 1982's failed coup de tat, in which the Odingas were widely mentioned. However,Odinga would mount a powerful rebellion in the late 80s to push for a multi party Kenya. He succeeded and for the first time, the presidency had come a reality for Jaramogi after he was made the Chairman for the FORD party, a party that appeared strong enough to pluck KANU's Moi from State House. The dream was short-lived. Matiba, who was entrusted to deliver the Central Kenya vote disengaged from FORD to form FORD-Asili. Matiba finished second in the hotly contested 1992 general election. If he had partnered with Jaramogi, surely, the arithmetic could have been different. Unfortunately, Jaramogi died January 1994.