http://blog.jaluo.com/?p=797
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Date:  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 16:43:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:  Judy Miriga
Subject:  Grand Coalition Opposition

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— On Sun, 6/1/08, David ochwangi wrote:

NONSENSE! Why don’t you discuss the substance and merits of opposition politics and whether or not that is Kenya’s priority at the moment and not Ababu Namwamba? Frankly, who cares about Namwamba? The question, in my opinion anyway, is whether or not opposition politics is appropriate for Kenya and the answer is YES and YES. Democracy will be stifled if we suspend opposition and muzzle other voices just because Odinga and Kibaki signed a grand coalition government agreement. Just like many in ODM believe law and order as well as justice were suspended during elections and the violent weeks that followed and are now advocating impunity by openly calling for release of violent criminal suspects claiming they “did nothing wrong”, “they were fighting for democracy”, “they were chasing after their “cows”” etc, Kenya’s politicians will make major mistakes without some type of opposition to check errors and excesses. You don’t hear the clamor for MAJIMBO or “MONTHLY CASH TRANSFERS” to Kenya’s poor which these campaigns promised anymore, do you? Point being my friend, these so called leaders are prone to make serious pronouncements and mistakes to achieve self preservation; pronouncements which in many cases lead to despair and violence when they don’t deliver, we must be on guard AT ALL TIMES and a viable opposition is a very sure way to assure we don’t go down to the junctions of Idiotsville Ave and Too Late Dr.

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From: David ochwangi
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2008, 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: GRAND OPPOSITION COALITION is of no SUBSTANCE

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You are as confused as what you are writing about.

If we must talk about justice and courts, then we must start with Kibaki, Kivuitu, The Police and everybody.

But if we must talk about Peace, National Healing and Reconciliation, then we must not talk about justice and the courts. That is all Bullshit if the real people who messed Kenya are not apprehended and also taken to court.

oto

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Date:  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 10:51:33 -0700 (PDT)
From:  odhiambo okecth
Subject:   Re: GRAND OPPOSITION COALITION is of no SUBSTANCE

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In reference to justice, yours is a moot point at this time omera, the president put the issue to rest at Madaraka Day gathering and justice will prevail, like it or not. As for grand opposition, don’t run scared, many in ODM claim they are in the majority and so there shouldn’t be any “wasi wasi” about the direction the country is going, right? I think the priorities should be IDPs and the economy, and education, there are at least four years left before the next election, why are we bickering about opposition, we do have a government in place Odhis, don’t we? Let’s give it a chance to work and if the others want to oppose it, it is very well within their right, let’s not panic. PM Odinga hasn’t panicked, why should we? Let’s give this thing a fair chance to work while we check for errors in the opposition… comprende?

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Date:  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 13:52:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:  David ochwangi
Subject:   Re: GRAND OPPOSITION COALITION is of no SUBSTANCE