The East African Standard (Nairobi)
12 January 2008
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) plans countrywide three-day rallies beginning Wednesday as part of its mass action programme to push up its claim President Kibaki stole their victory.
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becous it damages our country, and distore country ,eg in the past mass action caused alot of dead and distory ,,, iam afraid our country will be as somali and zar iir and sudanis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Well the violence will inevitably stop however what you need to understand is that sometimes sacrifices have to be made inorder to get things done.
Those who live by the sword invariably die by the sword. It is ridiculous for these leaders to call on the citizens to fight for a cause to which no end is in sight. If anything Kenya is on the brink of war. This is non-productive and is costing the country colossal amounts of resources and money. Kenyans need to consider what these two leaders have done economically for the country as well as the region in general before resorting to mass killings of fellow Kenyans based on tribal guidelines and colonial based animosities. What have these two leaders done towards alleviating the suffering caused by this post-election violence? responsible leaders would put their differences aside and greed for power, and look towards assisting in re-settling those who have been flushed out of their homes, expediting medication and food to those regions hardest hit with this violence such as Kisumu, Eldoret and areas in Nairobi. Instead, they continue to wrangle for power and butt heads while people continue to suffer and die. The election process was supposed to be free and fair, and was upheld as being a transparent operation by the electoral commission; obviously this was not the case. Surely, we have all seen the carnage and wasteful loss of life, not to mention terror civil wars and genocides in places like Somalia, DRC, Sudan and Rwanda has caused to the citizens in those nations. Why are Kenyans acting like they think they are an exception to the rule of law and war? Children and women suffer terribly in war and these two leaders have proved inept and have failed the citizens of Kenya. They must act maturely and responsibly in the people’s interest, which is what good leadership is about. Kenya's instability could destabilize the whole East African region, Kenyans must hold their leaders accountable for what they do while in office. Disappointed Kenyan
Thanks for this I wish all Keyans will see things the way you see them, because is all about the leaders and not the people. They dont care how many people die so long they can get what they want, be in office and steal all the money for themselves and their family. Africans should wakeup and stopo allowing people to use them for their own interest
in my idea to stop the v