Mr Mathiu, I have read your write up on I know who will save us from these
political gasbags and I agree with you on several statements like: “I AM
VERY CLEAR IN MY MIND THAT ORDINARY Kenyans need to network with a shared
resolve to ensure two things: First, that there should never be violence in
this country, ever again. Violence, in my definition, includes the rigging
of elections.
Secondly, that we all need to realize that basically, there is nothing
wrong with Kenya but there is plenty that is wrong with our corrupt, tribal
and power-mad politicians. Our job as Kenyans, therefore, is to protect our
country from politicians.
I don’t quite agree with you on some parts of the following statement,
where you categorically imply that the electoral commission participated in
the rigging of elections. Not that they wouldn’t, but they have not been
proved to have done it.” That the Electoral Commission of Kenya, the
electoral body which, through incompetence or collusion allows or
participates in the rigging of elections, is a threat to national security.
It is also a threat to democracy and quite intolerable”. I think on this
statement you were too harsh on the Electoral Commission since a case has
not been proved against them. It is all allegations. It’s not like you were
in Kenya and interested and following the proceedings as we waited for the
elections and on the behavior of ODM team at KICC during the announcement
of the elections results. If you were as keen as I was and as I would
expect you were, you must have noticed the deliberate stage managing of ODM
of incidents purported to be elections rigging strategies by PNU. The
administration police story of marking ballot papers, a man touted to be a
returning officer at KICC who was supposed to give the correct results for
some constituency and another gentleman on the morning of polling day. The
latter was allegedly arrested by the public carrying, as they put it 2
million Kenya Shillings to, they said, bribe voters or buy voting cards.
Who had told the public all this and how did the station, KTN, appear on
the scene.
Mr Mathiu, I don’t think you agreed with the ODM on the issue of Majimbo.
The common man interpretation of Majimbo is well known and the leaders
shouting that during the campaigns that Kenya would be a Majimbo state
know all too well what they wanted to achieve. No wonder the motivation of
Kalenjins in Rift Valley. The uprising cannot have been spontaneous as the
ODM would like us to believe. In all honesty, Mr Mathiu, no ordinary
Kenyan, Kalejin, Luo , luhya or Kikuyu would rise against his neighbor in
such a magnitude without support or sponsorship from a higher power.
Personally, where I live in Kenya, I have a Luo neighbor and who is a close
friend to date! There has been a more serious case of election meddling in
Zimbabwe, but we have not heard of the opposition rising in any way close
to the Kenya style. So, who in Kenya fought who and why? It must be known
by the government and the reasons too are known, but even if it was due to
elections rigging, no one is justified to fight another in that way except
in a situation as you rightly put it, where there are ‘tribal and
power-mad politicians’. In your sermon, Mr Mathiu, you did not apportion
blame rightly or condemn the perpetrators of the killings and
displacements, while, unless you are not a Kenyan, you know exactly who is
involved. Journalists should as far as possible report fairly. You are not
unfair, but you appear as I note of late with Kenya news papers fear or are
reserved or shy to tell ODM exactly who they have proved to be. Just power
hungry at any cost. How many people have been killed in their watch, how
much properties burnt down or looted and how many people displaced and why.
How does it benefit a man to gain the whole world but lose his soul. They
would not mind gaining the leadership of Kenya at whatever cost and they
don’t care for their souls.
Mr Mathiu, I have read your write up on I know who will save us from these political gasbags and I agree with you on several statements like: “I AM VERY CLEAR IN MY MIND THAT ORDINARY Kenyans need to network with a shared resolve to ensure two things: First, that there should never be violence in this country, ever again. Violence, in my definition, includes the rigging of elections. Secondly, that we all need to realize that basically, there is nothing wrong with Kenya but there is plenty that is wrong with our corrupt, tribal and power-mad politicians. Our job as Kenyans, therefore, is to protect our country from politicians. I don’t quite agree with you on some parts of the following statement, where you categorically imply that the electoral commission participated in the rigging of elections. Not that they wouldn’t, but they have not been proved to have done it.” That the Electoral Commission of Kenya, the electoral body which, through incompetence or collusion allows or participates in the rigging of elections, is a threat to national security. It is also a threat to democracy and quite intolerable”. I think on this statement you were too harsh on the Electoral Commission since a case has not been proved against them. It is all allegations. It’s not like you were in Kenya and interested and following the proceedings as we waited for the elections and on the behavior of ODM team at KICC during the announcement of the elections results. If you were as keen as I was and as I would expect you were, you must have noticed the deliberate stage managing of ODM of incidents purported to be elections rigging strategies by PNU. The administration police story of marking ballot papers, a man touted to be a returning officer at KICC who was supposed to give the correct results for some constituency and another gentleman on the morning of polling day. The latter was allegedly arrested by the public carrying, as they put it 2 million Kenya Shillings to, they said, bribe voters or buy voting cards. Who had told the public all this and how did the station, KTN, appear on the scene. Mr Mathiu, I don’t think you agreed with the ODM on the issue of Majimbo. The common man interpretation of Majimbo is well known and the leaders shouting that during the campaigns that Kenya would be a Majimbo state know all too well what they wanted to achieve. No wonder the motivation of Kalenjins in Rift Valley. The uprising cannot have been spontaneous as the ODM would like us to believe. In all honesty, Mr Mathiu, no ordinary Kenyan, Kalejin, Luo , luhya or Kikuyu would rise against his neighbor in such a magnitude without support or sponsorship from a higher power. Personally, where I live in Kenya, I have a Luo neighbor and who is a close friend to date! There has been a more serious case of election meddling in Zimbabwe, but we have not heard of the opposition rising in any way close to the Kenya style. So, who in Kenya fought who and why? It must be known by the government and the reasons too are known, but even if it was due to elections rigging, no one is justified to fight another in that way except in a situation as you rightly put it, where there are ‘tribal and power-mad politicians’. In your sermon, Mr Mathiu, you did not apportion blame rightly or condemn the perpetrators of the killings and displacements, while, unless you are not a Kenyan, you know exactly who is involved. Journalists should as far as possible report fairly. You are not unfair, but you appear as I note of late with Kenya news papers fear or are reserved or shy to tell ODM exactly who they have proved to be. Just power hungry at any cost. How many people have been killed in their watch, how much properties burnt down or looted and how many people displaced and why. How does it benefit a man to gain the whole world but lose his soul. They would not mind gaining the leadership of Kenya at whatever cost and they don’t care for their souls.