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Kenya’s endless extrajudicial killings, atrocities, decried by the Diaspora.

By Shem Kosse

A Kenyan escapee based in Canada, who is a renowned scholar cum human rights activist, has taken a swipe at the Kenyan government over the intermittent extrajudicial killings, atrocities, among other injustices, being visited on the innocent citizenry.

Speaking to this journalist, professor Cornel Omondi, who fled to Canada for fear of his life after providing earth-shaking information to the United Nations special Rappoteur Prof Philip Alston that saw them being, allegedly,the targets, of Kenyan police harassments and killings, said that he is amazed on the government’ laxity to curb the vice which continues to traumatize humanity.

Prof Alston’s move to investigate crimes against humanity in Kenya was prompted by the concern of the international community and a ten days investigation was carried out by the UN to ascertain the truth.

The university don, chronicled aftermath events of the Kenya’s 2007 botched elections that sparked the nationwide unrest and what took place on 21st February 2009 during the visit of Alston and his team to the lakeside city of kisumu which culminated to his escape.

Prior to his escape to Canada, Wasonga, who owns a MBA degree with emphasis in business from Lincoln University in the United States, was corporate training manager and training workshop (continuing education) facilitator with Learnex and Longsight Management Services, respectively, in Nairobi.

As a patriotic Kenyan, human rights activist, and someone against all forms of injustice and crimes against humanity, his problem with the government began way back after the Kenyan post-election upheavals of December 2007 -early 2008, which claimed many innocent lives.

The cause for these post-election skirmishes was over the disputed elections results in which ODM party alleged that elections were rigged in favour of their main rival party called PNU (Party of National Unity). PNU is the party headed by the president of Kenya, Hon. Mwai Kibaki. The declaration by the electoral commission of Kenya that PNU party had won the election, ignited violence.

“The violence found me at my home village, Kisian near Kisumu city; everyone had to vote where you had acquired your voting card and I remember on January 02, 2008 while demonstrations were still on but had declined a bit, especially around Kisumu, as I was driving my car towards the city at around 9:00 a.m. I met police patrolling at a small trading center, Bandani, near Kisumu airport on my way to the city of Kisumu. They flagged me down and ordered to get out of the car.” recalls the don.

The menacing police officers searched the car and released him to proceed on with the journey. And after covering approximately half a kilometre stretch, met another group of marauding policemen who pointed guns at him to stop.

“I obeyed and they told me to step out of the car, meanwhile talking and saying I was one of those sponsoring the violence ….. within seconds a police van came and I was bundled like a bag of beans into it. They took me to Kisumu police station, leaving my car behind.”, he says.

“I went through rigorous interview process with accusations that I am one of those sponsoring violence. I asked why do they accuse me, and they said that because the nature of my car suggests that I have lots of money and those with money are the ones sponsoring the riots and are also refusing to accept election results.I was detained for about five hours and later released. I then asked if I could be dropped back where I left my car, but I was told that there was no car, so I had to go by foot because there were still no public transports due to the fear of continuing violence.” he adds.

Continuing,: “Shockingly, when I returned to that place, I found that my car had been burnt to ashes, and onlookers told me that the police were responsible in setting my car in flames. A brand new Isuzu 4×4 double cabin that I had just acquired just vanished like that. I then returned to the police station in Kisumu, again by foot, to report the matter. It seemed like it was a crime to accuse police. They harassed me saying that, with numerous riots going on, how can I accuse the police for that act, but I told them that the nearby residents witnessed the act.”

The policemen never took a statement and told him that they will communicate to him when they are done with “investigations”. And he has since taken up the matter with the Commissioner of the police, a detrimental move that he largely attributes to his status of: narrow escape from Kenya, to Canada.

While the violence was still raging and claiming many innocent lives, a team led by Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, intervened. They came and held a series of meetings that ultimately culminated into amicable resolution between the two rival’s parties, ODM and PNU.

It resulted into the coalition government, which is a power sharing agreement. In this power sharing deal the two parties are expected to consult one another over key issues and or decisions. Unfortunately, this is not often the case.

Because the president hails from the PNU party, and the Prime Minister is from the ODM party, the President often makes certain decisions without consulting the Prime Minister. A group of faction from the ODM have always felt betrayed and therefore not pleased with the PNU behaviour in the coalition government.

And in the recent past, the incumbent president, unilaterally, appointed a team of Anti-Corruption Commission and judicial officials without consulting his key principal partner, the premier. This was immediately disputed by the legislature and other relevant authorities and consequently the appointments were revoked, by the president.

And due to humiliation caused to the president, he has secretly deployed the police namely, the “police death squads” to secretly hunt for those in the ODM party, alleged Wasonga who is also a staunchest supporter of ODM party.

On March 5, 2009 two prominent human right activists, namely Kamau Kingara and Paul Oulu, were brutally murdered around Nairobi. The duo was working for a famous organization called Oscar foundation. This organization provides free legal aid services to the financially crippled. The act was well planned and executed by the state agents, he further alleged.

This, he said, led to the commissioning of Prof. Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary executions, to visit Kenya to investigate the grave allegations. He came to Kenya and conducted investigations from February 16 to February 25, 2009.

He held several interviews, with Wasonga being one of the participants in one of the interviews, held at the Imperial Hotel, kisumu.Noteworthy, a one a Mr. Edy Ochan’g, who was among the interviewees at the meeting with Professor Alston has since fled to the USA in fear for his life and claimed refugee assistance in the USA. Ochang is currently working for Christian Democratic Movement of Kenya (CDMK), Humanitarian and Crisis Division’ International office, Canada.

Back to the fateful and brutal murder of the two civil society activits, namely Kamau and Paul, after the news of their death, demonstration by public and college students ensued. The demonstration was actually against the president because the nature of their deaths was quickly linked to the police death squad. Contradictory statements were made from some governments officials over the death of the pair. The official president’s spokesperson and the Prime Minister had different views over the death of the two.

“Unfortunately, being a lecturer (professor) and supporter of Oscar foundation a day after the demonstration I was approached by a car after I had just alighted at the bus stage from a public transport at Dagoreti Corner where I lived, walking towards my house, a white sedan car with three people in it appeared pointed a gun at me and ordered me to get into the car, i seated between two guys as one drove the car”

“I was driven towards a nearby small town called Karen, with a gun pointed in my stomach to stay silent. We passed Karen and headed towards another town called Ngong Hills. I knew that this was the end of me because this is a well known area for executions. I was ransacked and serverely tortured saying that they were aware that I was one of the ODM supporters who is constantly criticising the government, especially the president” he says of the Kenyan police unprofessional way of extracting information, physically.

Many prominent people and politicians have been murdered at this place. The late fiery politician Hon. J. M. Kariuki, being one of the victims.

As a concerned citizen and human rights activist, Wasonga, alongside other civil society bodies, have been exerting pressure, especially through the foreign embassies, on the government to prosecute the perpetrators of the post-election chaos in the ICC and resettle those who were internally displaced during the post polls violence.

The academician whose family too has been forced to flee to Swaziland for their safety due to alleged continual harassments by the state-driven security operatives, appears undeterred on his pursuit to exert pressure on the Kenyan government: “the Kenya government must walk the talks on reforms to the letter as envisaged in the Koffi Annan’ Agendas for the reforms or else brace fully for the wind of change which is akin to the one currently sweeping across Islamic Arabic world” he hinted, sounding perturbed by continued extrajudicial killings and atrocities reportedly hitting the cross section of the media and internet, globally.

ICC & Kenya: The Law at the ICC Hague should provide the Corner-stone Resolution

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Folks,

There is a tag-of-war between the coalition Government between PNU members and ODM that which is based on conflict of interests and is amounting to Kibaki engaging in Abuses of Office amounting to public civil mistrust where gross violation of the Government Institution is used to undermine The Constitution through gross misconduct and the misuse of facilities contrary to his Oath he took to uphold and honor. Kibaki’s behaviour and attitude absconded from the fundamental Reform of Institution of the Government he swore to observe and uphold in order to stop corruption and impunity coated with careless assassinations and intimidations, with unavailability to fair and just Rule of Law; him and his cronies have engaged in excessive indulgences in corruption, impunity and graft even after diverse popular public outcry he turned his head the other way from stopping abuses and corruption, but his actions were seen as fueling them. It has been notworthy his stand is solid with the Ocampo six who are going round the country chest-thumping and bragging, while they are busy shuttling the world spending taxpayers money to obstruct justice from taking place at the ICC Hague, knowing too well that they are not willing or are at any time soon, have a wish to institute Local Tribunal. Kibaki and his PNU team are standing on the way for Reform because they are unwilling to implement the New Constitution specifically the Federal Governance (Majimbo) rulership that of the public interest and which was voted overwhelmingly at the Referendum.
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They are seen to be in a severe conflict of interest more specifically, the reason they have compromised public interests to those of their personal and private interests for the quest of Complex Trade Secrets, that which involves International Intelligent Property theft and cases of commercial Litigation, and where Civil Antitrust Investigation is necessary and mostly urgent.
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Kibaki and his PNU team have grossly violated and committed serious crimes of Human Rights and abuses of very high magnitude and did not protect constitutional values nor the promotion to peaceful existance for purposes of National Unity.
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This is the reason Kibaki is striving very hard to protect the Ocampo six from facing justice at the ICC Hague trial…where he is aware that according to Law, the State cannot take side on injustices or cover or obstruct justice from taking place, especially when the Parliament had given Ocampo authority and powers to assume responsibilities to take charge on the matter. For this case, he had squandered more than $600,000 million in the shuttle of the Mission Team led by Kalonzo Musyoka to block and obstruct justice at the UN Security Council. Within his Office supervision and authority, he also commissioned people to sign petitions against the ICC Hague for deferrals against the people public interests and against a serious outcry from the international public forum.
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The state has no business to take sides in the ICC trials; the state is not on trial. Not unusually for him, he has reneged on his promise to cooperate with the ICC. He has illegally squandered large sums of public money lobbying for the deferral of the trials. Provincial administration under his office has coerced people into signing petitions against the ICC.

His recent nominations for the CJ, AG and DPP were made in bad taste at which he prompted massive and overwhelming condemnations locally and abroad and against public interests which were illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, seen to be of suspesious motives with intent to defraud and impose acts of improper lawlessness procedures before he was able to recind down.

The marriage of convenience between China and Kibaki is for the 300% gainful interests for the Chinese Government, compaired to gains by the Republic people’s interests that are seen to be robbing the Republic people of Kenya and Africa. They are engaged in Complex antitrust in Commercial Trade Secrets of Intellectual Property Criminal Theft through the engagement of Colonialism Slavery …. which they have to answer and compensate through the International Criminal Court, the ICC Hague, the reason they are backing the support for referral on the Ocampo Six who they have in cohort with Libya stolen public utilities, facilities and resouces, including land for Agriculture for their own business gains, Migingo, Lake Victoria Mining, Lamu Mining, Rift Valley Railways, etc., etc., while they are doing nothing to improve lives and situations of excessive poverty, hunger and sickness of the people of Kenya and Africa. The Country of Kenya and other Nations in Africa are solerly owned by the People Public of Kenya with those of other African Nationals. It is whose interests Mutual contracts between China, Libya and the Government should be engaged in benefiting as stakeholders.
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All these tactful maneuvres are noted with sadness as delaying tactics since immediately he summoned the Parliament to recess when urgent matters are pending and are behind scheduled time-table for National Reform Accord Agenda.

Kibaki must be rounded up with the Ocampo six to face justice at the ICC Hague with cases including:

(1) He is running the government as a personal private business, not a public institution under the constitution, to protect the Public and that of National interest objectively.

(2) He uses state taxpayers public money for unlawful private interests

(3) He has refused to releave Uhuru, Muthaura, Kimunya, John Michuki, Saitoti, Sam Ongeri and others off their public services, who are suspects of various serious offenses contravening the Law and are of abusing their Offices in conflicts of interests that require investigations while out of public offices

(4) that Kibaki has shown little respect for international law and the United Nations that were ratified by Kenyan law and are part of Kenyan Laws

(5) that Kibaki has totally neglected his official duties according to his Oath of Office he swore to uphold

(6) that Kibaki has magnified ethnic conflicts and disunity and marginalization to a high level instead of promoting national unity for common good and purposes, the reason he is against Federalism

(7) Kibaki has nominated candidates for constitutional office without proper background checks or scrutiny for compatibility with Chapter 6

(8) that Kibaki has continually consorted and conspired with ministers who are being investigated for charges with crimes against humanity

(9) That Kibaki is seen to be continuing with politics of impunity, where Police are still shooting in assassination style without the law taking its due charge, and the police go scott-free

(10) The Mungiki are still in the employment of the police as special police recruits
These and many others make Kibaki liable to face charges at the ICC Hague including Kalonzo Musyoka, Saitoti to join the Ocampo six.

I hope the above will necessitate a wrap-up situation for the ICC Hague Judges to make possibilities of consolidating Complex Public Commercial Litigation and Legal Civil Antitrust Representation so we can settle matters amicably the Legal Way for the sake of Peace and Unity, Reconcilliation and Reconstruction away from constant too much talk, push and shove.

We have talked, pushed and shoved enough, it is time for action to take its Legal causeway. It is time where the incorrigible above the Law personalities will begin to adjust and respect the Institution of Law irrespectively……especially incase they are too powerful for their Local Country Legal institutions and are untouchable…..Conditions must force them to begin to understand that, Law is Law and their ways must change accordingly. This is because, Law and Order is a pre-requisite for good peaceful living, which we all are obliged to obey without malice.

What a wonderful world it will be !

Thank you all,

Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com

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Kibaki Thanks China Over ICC Deferral

18 March 2011

Nairobi ? President Kibaki has thanked China for supporting government’s bid to defer the post election violence cases for a year.

He said Kenya’s engagement with the international community over the deferral was aimed at entrenching peace and security in the country.

President Kibaki made the remarks during discussions with the visiting Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Wang Qishan at State House, Nairobi Friday.

The Head of State told the Vice Premier that the one year deferral would accord the government time to establish a credible local judicial system to try the six suspects behind the post-election violence.

The Vice Premier noted that China supported home grown solutions that would help Kenya overcome any challenges it faced including the ICC process.
The Vice Premier pledged his country’s support for the initiatives Kenya is taking to deal with its domestic issues as a sovereign nation.

Terming China as a dependable development partner, President Kibaki acknowledged that the two nations have had a fruitful cooperation between them on matters of international concern, citing piracy and terrorism among others.

“Over the years, Kenya has benefited substantially from the financial and technical support extended by your government, making China one of the leading bilateral donors to Kenya today. This assistance has had considerable impact on Kenya’s social economic development,” said the President.

At the meeting, Kenya and China signed ten agreements in various economic and social fields that will see China fund projects in Health, Infrastructure and other fields of progress.

Saying the relation between Kenya and China continues to flourish in many sectors including Agriculture, Education, Trade and Tourism, President Kibaki reaffirmed the government’s commitment to also continue cooperating in areas of peace and security.

Recalling his visit to China last year during which he held fruitful discussion with the country’s President Hu Jintao, the Head of State said Kenya and China undertook to maintain high level visits contacts to expand and strengthen the bilateral relations.

President Kibaki was among few Heads of State and government invited by China to grace the opening of Shanghai World Expo 2010.

China’s financial and technical assistance to Kenya within the years, which runs into billions of shillings, has made significant impact to the country’s social-economic development, said the President.

Among the ongoing projects financed by the government of China through concessionary loans and Preferential Buyers Credits and at various stages of implementation include expansion of Nairobi- Thika Highway, construction of Nairobi Eastern and Northern by-passes and Kenya Power Distribution Modernization Strengthening projects.

“This cooperation has similarly been advanced through the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) which is anchored on the FOCAC action plan 2010-2010. The plan was adopted during a Ministerial Conference held in Egypt in November last year,” The President added.

Reiterating Kenya’s support for a one China Policy, President Kibaki, at the same time, supported efforts by the international community for tackling climate change and other associated problems in realization of a green economy.

Besides bilateral talks the President and the China’s Vice Premier discussed various regional and international issues of common interest including the security situation in the Great Lakes region, the horn of Africa and the Africa continent.

The Head of State stressed that the piracy problem in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Eden can only be solved through enhanced participation of all UN member states.

Appreciating China’s determination and continued support to full implementation of the Sudan CPA, President Kibaki expressed the government commitment to regional peace and stability especially in the great lakes region and the horn of Africa.

Following the outcome of the recent referendum in the Southern Sudan, the Head of State said, Kenya looked forward to continue working closely with China to ensure establishment of two friendly and viable sovereign states in the Sudan living peacefully side by side.

Later at State House Nairobi, President Kibaki and the Chinese vice Premier witnessed the signing of ten agreements on economic, financial and technical cooperation between the two countries.

The deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Trade Minister Chirao Ali Makwere signed on behalf of Kenya while the Vice Minister for Commerce Mr. Fu Ziying signed on behalf of China.

The visit by the China’s Vice Premier responsible for Economic and Financial Affairs, which is his first in Kenya and Africa, is aimed at further strengthening the good political relations existing between the two countries.

The China’s delegation in the talks included the president of China Exim (Export-Import) bank Mr. Li Ruo Gu, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Liu Guangyuan, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Zhai Jun and the deputy Secretary General of the State Council Mr. Bi Jingquan.

In attendance were Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Cabinet Ministers Ali Chirau Mwakwere, Prof. Hellen Sambili, Dalmas Otieno, Amos Kimunya, Franklin Bett, Prof Anyang’ Nyongo and Assistant Minister Richard Onyonka, Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Muthaura and other senior government officials.

During the grand occasion ten agreements were signed touching on cooperation on various sectors of the economy among them Trade, Investment, Economic and Technical Cooperation, Free-Interest Loans, Bilateral training for Kenya Government Officials as well as provision of Concessional Loans.

UN Council Rejects Kenya’s Deferral Bid

Murithi Mutiga

19 March 2011

Nairobi ? Kenya’s bid for the suspension of International Criminal Court action against the Ocampo Six has flopped following a rejection of the plea by key UN Security Council members.

An informal meeting between Kenyan envoys and members of the council on Friday yielded no breakthrough for Kenyan officials. UN Security Council members including permanent members US, Britain and France said they would reject the request.

A veto by any of the three countries would be enough to doom the mission, championed by President Kibaki’s allies, for a deferral of ICC action.
The Reuters news agency quoted French ambassador to the UN Gerard Araud saying Kenya stood no chance for success when asked if the Security Council might accept the request.

“No, I don’t think so. The conditions of the implementation of Article 16 are not fulfilled.”
Article 16 of the Rome Statute, which set up the ICC, allows the Security Council to suspend the court’s proceedings if prosecutions at The Hague would constitute a threat to international peace and security.

“Every council member has told them individually that their request will be rejected,” a council diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
“One point of today’s (Friday) meeting was for the council to collectively make that clear to the Kenyans.”

The rejection by the Security Council will come as a setback to government, which has been on a shuttle diplomacy led by Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, to lobby the UNSC to postpone The Hague trials.

In December, ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno- Ocampo named Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta, head of Civil Service Francis Muthaura, Postmaster General Hussein Ali, MPs William Ruto, Henry Kosgey and radio presenter Joshua arap Sang as the men bearing the greatest responsibility for the post election violence that killed 1,133 and 650,000 uprooted from their homes.

The Ocampo Six have been summoned to make an initial appearance on April 7 and 8. They have indicated readiness to obey the summonses.

The six are separately charged with murder, rape, deportation, torture and other inhumane acts.

Ocampo seeks harsher charges on Kibaki men

By Alex Ndegwa and Cyrus Ombati

International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo wants far more serious charges preferred against three of President Kibaki’s associates whose written summonses arrived this week.

Ocampo also contends his case could be undermined by the judge’s re-classification of the crime of forced circumcision, which he puts under “sexual offences”, to “other inhuman acts” by the chamber. If he is granted leave to appeal, he will be arguing the judges did so “without explanation of legal support”.

The prosecutor argues the three — Uhuru Kenyatta, Francis Muthaura and Hussein Ali — were among Government officials who presided over systematic executions targeting perceived Orange Democratic Movement supporters.

The objective, he argues, was to keep President Kibaki and his Party of National Unity in power. He describes the action of the Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Civil Service, and then Police Commissioner as an answer to ODM’s own organised attacks against PNU supporters in its strongholds.

He also explained that though Mr Uhuru was not in Government at the time he had been either in or worked closely with it in the past.

The judges had ruled Mr Muthaura, who is the chairman of the National Security Advisory Council, Ali, who was the police chief during, and Uhuru, being State agents could only be charged if they had acted pursuant to a “State policy”. Ocampo in his application for summons against them did not submit a plea for a “State policy” in attacks against ODM supporters. He said evidence did not support such a conclusion. Consequently, the judges also rejected the contribution of the police to the crimes in Kisumu and Kibera.

News of Ocampo’s appeal came as Kenya Police served summonses on some of the six individuals. Kass FM Radio presenter Joshua arap Sang was the first to be served with his summons by the deputy director of police reforms, Kingori Mwangi.

The Standard has also confirmed Kingori later served Muthaura, Uhuru and Ali. They each had to sign a document showing they had received the summonses. Sang’s lawyers Kimutai Bosek and Katwa Kigen witnessed the service and told him to sign the delivery note.

Summons

Kingori and Sang signed the paper showing the service was conducted at the Kass FM studios along Dennis Pritt Road. A letter by Commissioner of Police, Mathew Iteere, which asked Sang to acknowledge receipt, introduced the summons: “I have received summons from the Hon Attorney General Amos Wako. I ask you to acknowledge receipt of the same.”

“He told me he had my summons from The Hague and we agreed they be delivered here today (yesterday) morning. He sent Kingori and we acknowledged receipt,” added Sang.

For Moreno-Ocampo the contention is the chamber’s conclusion that he had not pleaded that the conduct of the police was part of a “State Policy”, and “accordingly refused to consider the police conduct and the criminal behaviour attributed by the prosecution to the suspects stemming from it.” “It did so as a result of its implicit legal conclusions that persons holding State offices may not form part of an organisation and misuse a portion of the State apparatus to implement a non-State organisational policy within the meaning of Article 7(2)(a),” argues Ocampo.

Ocampo is concerned the judges have restricted the alleged commission of crimes against humanity to events in Naivasha and Nakuru and further only to those acts that were linked to Mungiki.

The prosecutor contends although preliminary evidence suggested there was no “State policy” to commit the crimes if they were unpunished it could promote impunity.

“The standard adopted could, if not corrected, provide impunity for criminal activity directly perpetrated by the police or encouraged by its deliberate failure to act,” he argues.

In pursuit of the elevation of charges into a higher threshold and in seeking to reinstate the level of seriousness of the crimes he proposed against the three, which were rejected by the Pre-Trial Chamber II, Ocampo has written to the judges.

He is seeking permission to appeal against the judges’ specific decisions and conclusions.

He argues Pre-Trial Chamber II erred in rejecting his argument the police killings in January 2008 were part of a “State policy” of shoot-to-kill by police, on the basis his application did not specifically ask for this consideration.

Prosecution’s charges

He argues the consequence of the decision could influence future cases because it threatens to protect an entire category of persons from criminal charges such as State officers who contribute State machinery to attack civilians in furtherance of a non-State organisational policy. He contends the Pre-Trial Chamber had overstepped its powers because “it cannot narrow the prosecution’s charges by excluding facts and circumstances unless the narrowing is required by law.”

If he has his way, the three who are clustered under the same grave charges that include killings and uprooting of populations, will be staring at more counts on their list, which possibly could attract harsher sentences if supported by evidence.

But the chamber will first have to confirm the charges against them beginning next month. That is why Ocampo wants his appeal dispensed with before this crucial stage in The Hague hearings, which takes up to seven months. His other reasons for seeking the green light to appeal lies in disagreement with the judges on the level of ‘organisation’ required to qualify a crime against humanity.

In particular he wants the judges to re-examine his argument that the State actors or people in or close to the Government, including the three, acted within a network of crime, which in this case is the Mungiki sect. When State actors act within a network like this, he says, it should be held that they were acting on a predetermined “State policy”.

World: The Right to Information and Privacy: Balancing Rights and Managing Conflicts

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From: Yona Maro

Privacy is increasingly being challenged by new technologies and practices. The technologies facilitate the growing collection and sharing of personal information. Sensitive personal data (including biometrics and DNA makeup) are now collected and used routinely. Public records are being disclosed over the Internet. In response to this set of circumstances, more than 60 countries have adopted comprehensive laws that give individuals some control over the collection and use of these data by public and private bodies.

Several major international conventions have long been in place in Europe, and new ones are emerging in Africa and Asia. At the same time, the public’s right to information is becoming widely accepted. RTI laws are now common around the world, with legislation adopted in almost 90 countries.

Access to information is being facilitated through new information and communications technologies, and Web sites containing searchable government records are becoming even more widely available. International bodies are developing conventions, and relevant decisions are being issued by international courts.

This paper will examine the two rights and the conflicts that arise, and will describe institutional models to ensure the exercise of both rights. It will present short case studies from four countries (Ireland, Mexico, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom) that have adopted different models for addressing the conflicts, describing how those models work.

http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/Data/wbi/wbicms/files/drupal-acquia/wbi/Right%20to%20Information%20and%20Privacy.pdf

Kenya & UK: Queen’s Counsel in Hague cases

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from Judy Miriga

Folks,

Political (the Legislatures) roles in the Government is to navigate functions in the management and in the enforcement of existing New Constitution, which is the existing LAWS….according to the Public satisfactory mandate and approval. When public disapprove some activities or actions of some Legislatures in a popular dialogue, it is an indication there is a serious problem that require urgent remedy or resolution. Public disapprovals are a composition of informed as well as voiceless specialized individuals with consolidated constitutional rights that the elected Legislatures have no right to trim, trump or annihilate. The people power should not be taken for granted because they cannot be defeat, destroyed or trampled upon.

The Government therefore as an institution has a duty to deliver services, protect and prevent injustices. In this case, the behavior of Legislatures, their attitude and affairs within the Coalition Government is lacking credibility and is questionable in cases involving the Ocampo six, where matters have turned out to be a Ping-Pong game, and are seen likely to be trivialized to evade justice; the reason there are constant skewed skimpiness with the dodging maneuvers to avoid ICC Hague when they were buying time from constituting Local Tribunal to tackle legal justice according to the Time Table of National Reform Accord Agenda and as contained in the New Constitution; the reason why hip-hop style of shifting goal-post to create confusion and that they be able to buy time so they can get away with the questionable evil inhuman behavior of demonic influence; the reason they decide to put illegal non-constitutional beacons to conspire, jeopardize, corrupt public kitty unjustly to pay for their Legal protection and so delay and obstruct legal justice against their electorate citizens by the Shuttle of Diplomacy of the commission Agents by Kibaki that is led by Kalonzo Musyoka at public expense, and equally providing a final blow of engaging the Counsel of the Queen of England to seal the coffin box of the African poor by six inch nail.

It is prudent that the people public as well feel they should have limitations and litigation to represent their interest, since People interest and survival are now under severe threat by the Super Rich Special Interests, who over the years have pushed the poor Africa to poverty death bed, killed their sons and daughters without mercy or human empathy, stolen from Africa’s Natural Resources and exasperated Slavery of the marginalized poor through such maneuvers with Government Legislative Conspiratorial “Intelligent Property Theft”…..Wont we stand up, expose and speak even unto our death beds as helpless as we are? Isn’t our God bigger than anything else in this world? Didn’t God the Creator made this universe, who Himself promised us Peace, Love and Unity and live in bountiful??? Why would the Queens Counsel step in to deflate power of the poor African who are struggling for change to have a better life from Oppressive Regime?? Does she care for humanity?? How much of sucking the poor will she call “it is enough”…. How will she feel if any of her family members belong to the marginalized African poor who upon their death beds enlisted to slaughter house? How much pain is more severe than what they have undergone in the marginalization and sinking into poverty death beds. When shall poor Africans call for Liberty from Freedom?

These are grave public concerns affecting poor Government service deliveries that have jammed-up and shadowed violation and crimes committed before and after 2007/08, where many lives of their electorates were lost and hopes for survival destroyed. It is not possible therefore, that the Coalition Government, as an Institution which is expected to prevent injustices, are the ones busy engaging in ways and means to block wrong-doers from facing the Law and are at the same time paying and utilizing public taxpayer money to protect and cover those suspected of Crime and violating People’s Rights.

Do we actually need government? Is it possible to live without laws or rulers? Because man needs a moral limits, government is absolutely and fundamentally necessary, but Natural Rights under Human Rights must be respected under Law where discipline can be instituted to restore Law and Order for purposes of Democracy to take roots and Development be seen to take shape under transparency and accountability. It is the Peoples responsibilities to stand together and stop this cancer of Greed and Oppressive rule from the Status Quo who want to continue to stay in power to corrupt their way through impunity, marginalization and genocide.

It is about time we establish constitutional laws and end these vices so we can encourage moral virtue and respect all community with their traditions. This is because we have a moral obligation as a society to chart for our future and secure our destiny for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

We will not at any rate, buy their waka-waka skimpish theories which will provide them with safety-net for their evil acts, but challenge them openly and demand to know what’s cooking at the Queen’s kitchen and why she would be seen to be embroiled in supporting Autocracy in Kenya or for any matter in any part of Africa.

I hope the response will be that she too is supporting true Democracy for the people of Africa except some unscrupulous people trying to tarnish her honorable title respected all over the world. We must be watchful people!

Is it true, “mnyonge hana sauti”? And who is doubting African Woman’s Leadership in Kenya???

All members of Public in every society of the world struggle for dignity, freedom, Peace and Love and Unity for common purpose is what unite cultural diversity so we can live together sharing the Love mutually caring for one another and in a responsible organized strategic plan for the exchange social prospects and of Trading in Partnership amicably…..this is what we all need, and this is what we must all nurture.

A working Government system that facilitates and delivers services according to the Constitutional people’s mandate is a necessity to all people of every Republic of the world. But this Kenyan Coalition with most African Government have proved they are not working for the best interest of people. Their principles are factually based on, round the clock crimes and prejudices that are seen to eliminate social fabric of responsible survival with greater society pains of disconnect from reality year after year, in the expansion of injustices, elevation of slavery, perfecting skills for oppressive rules through organized Mafia and thugs factors that create fear and fuel Civil war, assassination as well as cases that destabilizes unity for common purpose so they can have their ways and succeed in their norm.

We appeal to all Leaders of the world to stand with us to demand standing down and the dissolution of the Coalition Government to pave way for Transitional Government, a caretaker government that are able to put the New Constitution in place for the planned election of 2011 to take place as planned.

We demand that the current Coalition Government Leaders including Uhuru with Ocampo team as well as the Shuttle Diplomacy Commission Agents, step aside before it is too late or before things fall apart, so that the ICC Hague can effectively do their work without tits of high level of sophisticated hustle and drama. It is the public who loses in leaps and bounds which ultimately severs people’s mandate for Democracy and the quest for Just Rule of Law.

Thank you all,

Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com

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State enlists Queen’s Counsel in Hague cases

By MUGUMO MUNENE mmunene@ke.nationmedia.com

Posted Saturday, March 12 2011 at 22:00

In Summary

Attorney General Amos Wako has tapped two British lawyers, Sir Geoffrey Nice and Rodney Dixon, both associated with Sudanese President al-Bashir’s legal battles at The Hague, to advise the government on how to defer the cases against the Ocampo Six. Who are these lawyers, and can their legal advice advance the government’s cause?

AG Amos Wako says he’ll present opinion of the two lawyers to the Cabinet

The government has turned to two British lawyers associated with the case against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir at the International Criminal Court in a last-ditch attempt to end the case against the Ocampo Six.

Sir Geoffrey Nice, Queen’s Counsel, and Rodney Dixon arrived in the country last week and held their first meeting with Attorney-General Amos Wako on Friday, sources at the AG’s chambers told the Sunday Nation.

The two British lawyers are expected to help the government put up a strong case against the efforts of ICC challenging prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo to have six Kenyans indicted for crimes against humanity.

“They are here to form a preliminary opinion on the various issues before I can confirm their appointment,” AG Amos Wako told the Sunday Nation. “I want to handle this professionally, and I want an opinion from people who have practised before the ICC. I want an informed opinion.”

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Head of Civil Service Francis Muthaura, former Police Commissioner Hussein Ali, Eldoret North MP William Ruto, his Tinderet counterpart Henry Kosgey and radio presenter Joshua Sang have been accused of committing crimes against humanity during the post-election violence in 2007-2008.

The government has mounted an expensive campaign, including lobbying the UN Security Council, to have the six tried in Kenya.

On Saturday Mr Wako said he plans to present the opinion drawn up by the two lawyers to the Cabinet for consideration and formulation of a strategy.

The AG spoke as Law Society of Kenya chairman Kenneth Akide cast doubts on Kenya’s ability to convince the world that the cases should be deferred.

“The government must engage the ICC and demonstrate to the court what mechanisms it has put in place to bring to account the persons whom investigations have pointed to. Short of that, we do not support the current process because we think it’s an extension of the impunity we are trying to punish,” Mr Akide said.

He suggested that the government should make another attempt to establish a local tribunal.

“The government needs to go back to the drawing board and engage Parliament and set up a credible local tribunal. The ICC knows the necessary benchmarks. I do not think there are sufficient grounds to challenge admissibility and jurisdiction,’’ he said.

The Kenya chapter of the International Commission of Jurists is also of the view that the challenge Mr Wako has promised to put up will fail.

“The government has the right to challenge admissibility, but if wise counsel prevailed, they would spend that time doing something else. If government was saying it has got something of its own that it’s falling back on, then you would sympathise with the government. But they are saying let’s not have ICC and instead let’s have nothing. They are saying–leave us alone,’’ said ICJ executive director George Kegoro.

“The Ocampo Six just have to go and defend themselves. They say they are going to respond to the summonses, and that is wise. I hope they put up a spirited defence for themselves, and then we will abide by the decision of the court. That is really the only option,” he said.

According to the ICJ, those still holding public office should resign because they are in contravention of the Public Officer Ethics Act that prohibits conflict of interest.

“You can’t be involved in making decisions in a matter where you have an interest,” he said.
The government– even though coalition partner ODM has expressed its reservations–has resolved to go before the Pre-Trial Chamber to block Mr Moreno Ocampo from opening cases against the six.

Through Mr Wako, Kenya will submit that the ICC has no powers to hear the cases.
The Rome Statute, which established the ICC, has provisions that allow both the Ocampo Six and Kenya to go before the Pre-Trial Chamber judges to argue that the two cases should not be allowed to proceed.

The two British lawyers tapped by the State Law Office have extensive legal experience in England and have also practised international criminal law.

Sir Geoffrey has previously worked for the United Nations at The Hague where he prosecuted former Serbian President Slobodan Milosovic for war crimes.

He left the ICC under controversial circumstances.
Mr Milosovic died of a heart attack on March 11, 2006 in his prison cell at The Hague before his case was concluded.

Mr Dixon has been representing Mr al-Bashir in proceedings involving the ICC and the Darfur conflict.

Last July the two lawyers told reporters in Kampala that the arrest warrants issued for Mr al-Bashir on allegations of war crimes and genocide were illegal and should be revoked.
They raised a legal argument that a sitting head of state should enjoy immunity from prosecution at the ICC.

The issue of immunity for a sitting president has never been resolved and can only be dealt with by the International Court of Justice (which is distinct from the ICC), according to Sir Geoffrey and Mr Dixon.

“There is a provision in the ICC charter that states should observe their obligations to other states in terms of immunity, even where there is an indictment by the ICC,” Sir Geoffrey told reporters at the AU summit held just outside Kampala.

The two attorneys are now supposed to help the Kenya Government block the International Criminal Court from charging the Ocampo Six.

The two are the latest foreign lawyers to join Kenya’s ICC case. Mr Kenyatta, Mr Muthaura and Gen Ali have all retained foreigners as lead attorneys in their bid to fend off Mr Moreno Ocampo.

The two lawyers and Mr Wako begin work days after a United Nations agency official cautioned Kenya against mounting a challenge before starting investigations against the post-election violence suspects.

“For states with sovereign jurisdiction desiring to challenge admissibility, the bottom line is that they must clearly demonstrate that they are truly and genuinely investigating or prosecuting the cases in question,” Mr Chile Eboe-Isiji, a legal adviser to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, wrote.

To successfully argue the case, Kenya will be required to prove that the Ocampo Six and other alleged perpetrators of the violence are either being investigated over or prosecuted for the crimes.

The AG can also argue that Kenya has already investigated the case and decided against prosecuting the concerned people.

But if the decision was based on the unwillingness or the inability of the government to prosecute, the court will rule against the challenge.

Kenya may also claim that since a new Constitution was approved, it is in the process of putting in place institutions that will ably investigate and prosecute the Ocampo Six.

Kenya: Methodology and Logistics on Collective Bargaining Rights Principles

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from Judy Miriga

Folks,

Commonsense Structure for a successful Methodology and Logistics for Maintaining Collective Bargaining Principles is to first and foremost, benefit all level classes of Business Merchandising, and discipline Service delivery in order to remain in the “Proof of Eating Pudding”, gravity of balance where control of Supply Vs. Demand between the Government, the Community and the Global Market-Place are put in the scale of varying interests which are providing common solutions to all stakeholders, and are fully and effectively are Represented without discrimination or seen to be in any way discriminatory, the trickle of economic revenue drops are able to bring the desired change. How the Budget and Revenues are collected and distributed fairly to All players, must of great importance and be Protected in an organized manner and amicably without favor or malice and the driver indicators must be well maintained under a Platform of Collective Bargaining Principle Rights Authority Representation.

Collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and the representatives of a group or Workers Union of employees aimed at reaching agreements which provide and help regulate means to improve working conditions and service to offer progressive benefits and shareholding stakeholders’ prospective.

People are free to choose and vote for Unions or be members of Civil Society or Non-Governmental that which will equally offer collective bargaining Rights on their behalf, and it is a process where such negotiation between representatives of workers, Welfare Community and Government management Ministries are working together in Consultative measures to determine the conditions or needs of Democracy, Legal Justice, Development, employment, production within the balanced gravity of supply and demand. They are bound to collectively determine agreement that which may cover security, health, training upgrades, social insurance, compensation, hiring practices, layoff s, promotions, working conditions and hours, extended educational exchange programs and internships, worker’s discipline, and other benefit programs are all essentials.

The executive branch of the Union group, the Civil Society, the NGO or the Welfare Community group, plan and proposes their local needs and budget, which they submit and discuss with Regional Leaders to be included in the budget lines for Revenue allocations based on projected programs as per their local resources availability and needs. This provides better estimations of budget item allocation for their regions, because the budget lines are subject to contract that must be released to all Regional’s from the Central Government to effectively keep all Regional’s functionability at par without neglect or conflicts of interests. If revenues fall short of projections, the state must still meet its contractual obligations all Regions in order to maintain balance of activities going on undeterred. This has the effect of regulating free-flow of service, smoothing out the ups and downs of salary increases, Tax Revenues Regional disbursements, that which would not be successful without collective bargaining principles.

Although there have been series of research processes in science technology especially the IT online capabilities that are fast changing business scenarios on merchandising discipline, it is true African Local Communities must be urgently organized to catch up with the rest of the world. The Computerization of New Science Technology have made it easier and changed the outlook of many retail processes and as we agree that Science is good for innovation and progress, there is need for upgrading Community understanding and education so to incorporate and advance Methodology and Logistics to provide a balance of Nature that go along with the basic day to day needs and demands of general livelihood of all and the principles of balancing survival for example, Water and Air are fundamental basics of life. Therefore Anything that which pollutes or destroys water and air are factors that are posing danger to life and are of Nature destructions. They are seen as they do not belong or are not ways from God. They are based as common denominator factors that could easily destroy and end life and are looked at as principles working against the Will and Purpose of God’s Creation.

However, too much faith and trust in science is not always grounded in a factual balance of Nature creating natural conflicting reactions and thereby understanding of what it can do to the existence of the Universal Environmental Global Warming effects, the reason why diverse collective bargains involving all manner of Business and Trading groups from local community grassroots to the upper-most International Corporate Business Community must collectively contribute and provide a balance in all activities observing International Legal Treaty in one way or the other and in a popular participation, engage the protection and practices of Global Warming and Environmental protection concern which is of fundamental important and is necessary to be observed by all humanity, in order to apply effective preventive measures and evade serious effects and dangers of Global Warming .

Transfer of Technology and Research must be environmental friendly in their cross-pollinating that must be done properly and professionally in all the Trading Merchandising concerns, whether it be Medical, Agricultural, Engineering, Socially, Economically or Politically and the way to its success must be monitored under an effective Legitimate Governmental Service Regulatory system according to Principles of Democratization and Just Rule of Law through Ministerial Supervisory and Coordination in a Consultative Team. The insight of Business and Technological challenges of modern IT are now extended to retail industry and therefore, Government Leadership must be computerized in order to provide advice and be able to gravitate onward specific needs professionally and in a timely and effective manner. This is the Win-Win strategy for success and an outlook to a brighter future where a large-scale of Job/Employment opportunity is realized and plans are scaled and balanced for expansion are dealt with, so to accommodate and navigate specifics of the successive growing needs.

The Collective Bargaining Principles that which incorporate both the Government and the organized Grassroot Community programs with Unionized Groups will provide Benchmarks containing analysis of effective Business Drivers, Opportunities, as well as organizational constraints surrounding Trading and Merchandising planning and execution in a popularly agreed, safe and organized methodologies that are of sound logistical recommended functioning structures that are not imposed, non-familiar and are perceived as foreign ideologies that are not Culturally friendly and finally turn to become constraint, unpopular and unsuccessful.

Merchandising and supply chain have business regulatory documentation that which provides good transactions and operations which through the Regulatory Workforce Management and supervising, offers State-of-The-Art Supply Vs. Demand timely service deliveries to multi-channel millennium Technology Vendors without affecting or failing any chain-command and Advisory services that are set within the required system within the balance of Supply Vs. Demand.

This will therefore ensure Optimization in Merchandising Products, Processes and Prices, that are based on solid understand that are without conflicts but provides give and take shared philosophy in Compliance by all stakeholders. It will eliminate Government employee conflict of interest with a good level of margin. It will reduce chronic corruption and impunity in Africa. It will equally eliminate The Emerging African Millennium Slavery that which is currently looming in an extremely dangerous scenario and wipe-out the Extension of Slavery aggression Mentality that are being imposed and are notably taking place through the Chinese Invasion to Africa and from the Special Interest International Corporate Business Groups and the Corrupt locally connected business Community from ripping the market for selfish and personal interests.

It is a method that which will provide the Employee of Unionized and Cooperative groups to lobby effectively for good service prospects and deliveries as well as offer negotiated balance for Supply Vs. Demand for Cooperative Organizations, public and private businesses for small traders and small peasant community farmers, as well as consumer protection in Africa, so to stay afloat in their small businesses against harsh competition realities and maintain a regular profitable income for their small land and farms without being stolen from or intercepted by Government corrupt maneuvering leaders or being swallowed by the Special Interest Corporate Business community.

Collective bargaining Rights in the public sector is fundamentally important because it keeps all businesses at fair play and in standing up to challenge acts of conspiracies that jeopardizes as they are intended to wrongfully discriminate, favor, manipulate or suppress employee’s needs and securities and are not able to protect small businesses and consumer benefits from rip-off or overtaxing.

Low income earners with poor unexplored potentials and economies as seen in some African Regions, have constantly become easy prey to International Corporate Business Community invasion target for exploitation whereby the people are used as cheap labor or slavery under “The Intelligence Property Ownership Theft” that which has intensified corrupt and impunity to earn them more than 200% Business profit. Collective Bargaining Rights through unionized groups, civil society, Local Community Welfare Groups and other Non-Governmental Organizations are the fair-play protective means that can provide a balance and bargain or lobby for their livelihood and survival. This is because, mean and low meager earnings cannot stand the test of time and opposed the Mega Economic power of the network of the International Corporate Business Community unless some sensible and meaningful negotiations are lobbied through the consensus of Consultative Collective Bargaining Rights.

The Consultative Collective Bargaining Rights are able to effectively negotiate Environmental Pollution and keep the business in checks and balances. The illegal emission of mining wastes that are dug by the Chinese and the radiating pollutants in the air that are left unchecked are exposing lives of the local people in jeopardy. The people living in those areas are prone to suffer exposure to dangerous toxins, vapor intrusion, tainted water, conditions of blood disorder where the body’s bone marrow is not able to naturally make enough blood cells, noxious odors from landfills that fill the environment air including water as pollutions have become dangerous requiring intervention and representation by Legal experts because the Environmental Legal Protections are commonly evaded and not observed as required by those unscrupulous Special Interests International Corporate Business Community at the detrimental staggering life threatening and great loses by the Local community and land owners who endure adverse effects from such exploitation.

This kind of International Special Interest Business behavior which has corrupted African Leadership deep skin and made them non-compliance, does not affect poor Africans alone, but in extension and gradually can be felt a cross-border of Global Regions of the world. These situations if left unchecked promotes extension to Global Slavery, unlawlessness, increase of Criminal Thuggery of the class of world Mafia and Terrorism, excessive poverty below average situation, Landlessness, homelessness, Joblessness and altogether are the main causes of employment bottleneck, marginalization of many from accessing basic government support, service or meet needs , lack of self-sustainable employment opportunities, lack of fair economic growth and expansion to benefit many without being a target for intimidation or racial discrimination, whereby in many cases, it results to severing ways and means for survival leading to death and life becomes completely unsafe and unbearable.

This brings us back to agree that we all want Peace, Love and Unity for common good of purpose for us all. How can we then, not agree to come together and save this great world from collapse and human lives from perishing, since it is for all our benefits and we are bound to do what is needful. The starting point is where people begin to use their constitutional people’s power to demand their mandate and be firm and straight in condemning wrong doers while keep the fire of pressure on for realistic change, making sure that Legal Jurisdiction atleast, e.g. that of the ICC Hague, take formative effect on hardcore headswells who are never remorseful but whose actions are poisonously sending wrong signals, proving they are above the Law and are incorrigible, are able to defy all manner of Legal Justice to have their way, that their way is the highway to go.

In Africa, the Bill of Rights as is in the Constitution are seriously undermined, the reason there are no serious Independent Legal Institution to stand against violation of Human Rights and Violation through the abuse of power, notably through the Corrupt Status Quo continuous stay in power by holding tight public offices to their control for personal and family gains.

The ICC Hague seems to be the answer to many of our Global problems and will provide the platform for African Governments corruption and impunity, the Key solution and answer for us to secure our prospects to Democratization and Development on a Level Playing Field.

Tangible facts about abuse are the use of public office for private gain, corrupt or improper practice or custom, human rights’ abuse (by the authorities), a lack of (or selective) enforcement, abuse of power by executive or judicial branches, abuse of religion by religious authorities, waste of natural resources, pollution, disinformation, discrimination, covering-up fraud or dangerous experiments of dehumanization or for experimental purposes of human beings to guinea pigs amounts to psychological torture and sufferings that must not be acceptable.

Torch of Liberty we all struggle for is to find ways and means for impeachments and engage Legal convictions which are not yet formed as Independent Legal Institutions in African Nations to offer representation for people’s mandate and power fairly. It is crucial that every local Community engage and dedicate their communities to stand for their Bill of Rights that cannot be infringed. That When it is in full operation, the Welfare Community group, Civil Society, the Non-Governmental and Employee Unionized groups will be strong enough to protect the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights cannot be infringed by the government officials Conflict of Interest.

Abuse is the improper usage or treatment intended for negative purposes, often seen as unfair personal action for personal gain done improperly for unintended for the purposed official mission and are therefore not legitimate. The consequences results to injuries, pain suffering, violation, criminal, unjust and wrongful practices or sometimes seen as intuitive and intuitive to customs culture and traditions that invokes spiritualism spell to those who believe or cultural taboos or sexual assaults according to norms of traditional and cultural community system etc., These and many others are mental and psychological torture and stigmas that are seen as credible type of crime, violation and abuses that need reparation under Reconstruction and Reconciliation for purposes of Peace and Unity we all need.

People, I am saddened that Kibaki is able to act in ways of Contempt of Court discussing things that are already put under summons of Court Jurisdiction from his recent meeting with PNU along with Ocampo six to solicit maneuvres to obstruct justice where they discussed (“The government will challenge the admissibility of the cases as well as the jurisdiction of the court,”) after ICC Judges issued Notice of Summon of Ocampo six to Hague. Kibaki is therefore known to be against the majority public interest and opinions and is actively fighting public people’s interests for Status Quo support in order they continue with oppressive rules……people and the world are watching their stubbonness, where they refuse and are adamant to go by the National Accord Agenda timetable nor implement the New Constitution through delay tactics…….so they can escape and have their way, which is according to them, the Kenyan Public Highway…..Sad to say, wake up people……The poor are endangered species, lets stand together with the World for this is a greater International Public concern…….which we must find solutions and The Power is with the People…….

Lets change the world for common good to all and for the sake of Peace, Love and Unity in a more secure and safer livelihood full of hope for future survival as is and was the Will, Promise and Purpose of God’s Creation.

Thank you all,

Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com

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Kenya weighs options after ICC summons
Published: March. 10, 2011 at 11:01 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 10 (UPI) —

Nairobi said it might challenge the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court after key leaders were called to The Hague for alleged war crimes.

ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo accused six Kenyan leaders from opposing parties for their roles in ethnic violence surrounding 2007 elections in the country.
Members of two major political parties — the Party for National Unity and the Orange Democratic Party — were among those named by the prosecutor.

Nairobi said it was moving to take the accused before domestic courts, the BBC reports.
A peace deal reached in 2008 said that those accused of atrocities would face justice at home or at the international court in The Hague.

Kenyan lawmakers, the BBC notes, blocked a local tribunal in December, opening the door for the ICC to step into the high-profile case.

The Kenyan government, the BBC adds, said it would challenge ICC jurisdiction in the matter. The ICC in response said Nairobi should raise the issue of jurisdiction before the court.

The accused are called to appear in The Hague in April.

The ICC said more than 1,000 people died and 3,500 were injured in 30 days of post-election violence in 2007 that included hundreds of rapes.

Muthaura And Uhuru Won’t Quit

10 March 2011

Nairobi — A Cabinet minister and two public servants among the Ocampo Six will not step down, the government said on Thursday.

Government spokesman Alfred Mutua said the suspects would only be required to step aside once formal charges are preferred against them by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

“As per our laws, it is only after someone has been charged that they are expected to immediately step aside from their public duties. Therefore, let us await the findings of the court,” Dr Mutua said.

Pressure has been mounting on Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Public Service head Francis Muthaura and Postmaster-General Maj-Gen Hussein Ali to step aside following Tuesday’s verdict by two ICC judges that there were reasonably grounds that the Ocampo Six are criminally responsible for the violence.

The judges have summoned the six — Mr Kenyatta, Mr Muthaura, Maj-Gen Ali, Eldoret North MP William Ruto, Tinderet MP Henry Kosgey and radio presenter Joshua Sang to appear before them on April 7.

The judges have warned they will issue arrest warrants if the six fail to honour the summonses.

Parliament in Kenya should pass the law barring sons of ex-presidents from contesting the presidency

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From: Leo Odera Omolo
Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 6:17 PM
Subject: Parliaent in Kenya should pass the law barring sons of ex-presidents from contesting the presidency
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PARLIAMENT SHOULD PASS THE LAW THAT IS PROHIBITING THE SONS OF EX-DICTATORS FROM CONTESTING THE PRESIDENCY OF THIS COUNTRY.

Commentary By Leo Odera Omoloin Kisumu City.

KENYA’s parliament should introduce a controversial Bill that would automatically prohibiting the sons, of ex-presidents who are known to have ruled the country with an iron fist and were also involved in certain excess such as abuse of office, violation of human rights and atrocities against mankind, from contesting the presidency.

The same rule of law should apply the same to the families of those despotic ex-rulers who had presided over the murderer’s regime of the past in which some of the most illustrious sons and daughters of Kenya, politicians and highly prized academician and individual personalities lost their lives under mysterious circumstances which are yet to be resolved.

Similar law should also apply to the ex-presidents under whose regime the taxpayers in Kenya lost billions through corrupt practices thereby rendering to ruinous the nation’s economy.

The same law to be passed by parliament should declared those who have erroneously and unlawfully acquired thousands of hectares of land at the expenses of the landless Wananchi to surrender such land for distributions to the landless Kenyans, particularly the IDPs who lost their land and homes under the politically motivated tribal clashes of the recent past.

This in my view is the only sensible and reasonable means of ending impunity.

A clause clearly spelling the above issues should be inserted in the new constitution and I am sure it will bring discipline to the Kenyan society.

I am sure for certain that such draconian policy would keep at bay the masters of political deceits in this country.

As well know the late President Jomo Kenyatta was never involved in the Mau Mau uprising bush war that sent the colonialists and white settlers packing. Kenyatta had early in 1952 denounced the Mau Mau activities with other Kikuyu leaders like Anglican Bishop Obadia Kariuki, Ex-Senior Chief Njiri wa Karanja, Chief Nderi of Nyeri, Chief Waruhiu of Kiambu and Chief Josiah Njonjo of Kabete.

But due to lust for money a section of Kikuyu elite were set upon him by he colonialists who were hell-bent to see that Kenyatta and his close associates were sent to jail for long period of time.

But the poor Kenyatta was fixed when Rawson Mbugua Macharia turned up at the now infamous Kapenguria trial in 1953 and gave e\sworn evidence claiming that he had personally witnessed Kenyatta administering oath to the Mau Mau newly recruited cadres.

After the completion of his seven years prison sentence, Kenyatta was banished in the remote Maralal in Northern Kenya where he languished for a long time. He later rode on the back of the one hero and uncompromised freedom fighter in the name of the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and another most illustrious and true nationalist with mobilization and organizational ability par excellence the late Tom Mboya to power and ultimately to State House.

Kenyatta was later to abandon these colleagues of his, and even sent as far as detaining Jaramogi,while Mboya was paid the highest price with his blood and was cosigned to early resting in the grave.

As soon as Kenyatta walked into State House, he quickly forgot the Mau Mau fighters and those who lost their lives in the struggle for independence, and was immediately surrounded by the sons of the colonial chiefs and former Home-Guards who had killed thousands of the Kikuyus.

He began hurling insults to the freedom fighters. What happened thereafter is history, which is a common knowledge to all sane person and level minded Kenyans in their true frame of mind. The former President took the largest slight of land made available by the British government which was meant for th3 compensation of the white settlers who had opted to leave the country at the time of independence in 1963.

This is how the family acquired the largest land in Taita/Taveta district, Laikipia, Ngata. Ruiru and in other farms, which are scattered all other parts of Kenya without spending even one cent from their own pocket. The same with beach plots at the coast whose acquisition become who is who the Kenyatta regime.

And now Kenyatta’s most favorite son Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta like his father is eyeing the State use, but in the same fashion like his father and very much aware that he cannot make to the State House on his own is trying his luck by way of ridding on the back of President Mwai Kibaki and MP William Ruto to the lesser extent the Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka.

He had tried it once again when he rode on the back of the retired President Daniel Arap Moi in 2002, but his effort at the presidency was thwarted by the euphoria of Narc.

He had briefly occupied the office of the official leader of the Opposition in Parliament, but quickly abandoned it and even KANU a party that had sponsored him to parliament and joined President Kibaki’s PNU side soon after being made a cabinet Minister. What an opportunists this man?

And the only sensible way of Kenyans could become cohesive enough, even Gideon Moi, the favorite son of the retired President Daniel Arap Moi and any other of his sons should be kept at bay and strictly not allowed anywhere near the corridor of power.

For Kibaki it is still too early to pass any kangaroo judgment on him while he is still in the stewardship’s seat, but his record at the State House will be subjected to thorough examination by historians and experts after he vacated office in 2012.

Let those who fathers error red pay the heavy penalties for the sins of their parents. Kibaki’s only minor mistake is that he has allowed himself to be pushed around by joy-riders who did not win genuinely any elective seat in 2007, but have erroneously found themselves flying the national flags on their vehicles bonnets. There are also other advisers with vested interests and these are the one contributing to political instability which is bogging down the operations of the grand coalition government.

The use of ODM rebel MPs allied to the suspended Higher Education Minister William Ruto, and allowing them to participate in the PNU parliamentary group meetings, and yet in the true sense of the law they are still members of the rival ODM is another case of recklessness on the part of His Excellency the President.

This is a case of miscalculation, underestimation of facts and misdirection which is retrogressive in my views.

The other area which if not corrected in time could color the history of President Kibaki with red paints is his continuing allowing certain individuals facing criminal cases in courts including those of the ICC at the Hague to continue sitting in the cabinet and discharging their duties as if nothing has happened is a big mistake..

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The wind of change sweeps the Arab world

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From: Stevens Musuku

Civilization, it is said, started from the north towards the south. And so did freedom/independence. It started from the north, cruising the difficult and hard-core minds and hearts of dictatorial colonialists, heading to the down south of the black Africa.

We followed suit; we fought, we got killed in masses, but eventually, we got our independence at at and when we did. Each country at a time. History is now repeating itself in a reverse manner. Democracy is now sweeping the world from down south, towards the north.

But this wind is a little more different from the first two winds. This is more specific and more particular. I will call it “The Wind of Change Sweeps The Arab World”. Sorry for our Muslim brothers and sisters; this is just for discussion purposes and does not mean any negativity. This wind of change that is sweeping the Arab world is so very calculated that at some point I stop and ask myself if God has a hand in it. But I guess, people have just had it with the kind of leadership, (is it leadership or rule?) of the Arab nations. They seek equality, equal distribution of national resources et al. They want democracy. In simpler terms, democracy is all they need, all they are asking for. Make no mistake, brothers and sisters, this wind shall sweep until they get what they desire to have.

It started with Sudan, then it went to Tunisia, Egypt, flew all the way to smaller Bahrain, sprinkled into Jordan, a whirlwind took it over to Yemen, and then, there it is……. Libya. Muammar Guaddaffi is on his way out, just like the Tunisian top man and the Egyptian ruler. Nothing is being spared, no country is being spared in this whirlwind of change. The whole of the Arab world is in for a great surprise this time round. God help these brothers and sisters of ours.

Back to Kenya, do we need change? If so, what kind of change? How best do we go about getting this change? Following the kind of government we have in place today and the ills happening in our society, we do need that change very badly. Kenyans may have to go the Arab-type search for change. As much as I respect humanity, I would not not want to see lives get lost for the sake of change. Lives were lost during the fight for independence which we got in 1963. We do not have to shade more blood like the Arabs are doing. What we need is a mature, calculated achievement of change; the ballot. I love my Country, and I would hate to see it rubbished by a few cruel politicians who are turning it into a tribal coin to be tossed right left and centre.

I hate their attitude.

Regds
Steve

Ivory Coast: 6 killed as army opens fire in Ivory Coast; African Union panel arrives

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Folks,

Laurent Gbagbo should just relinquish power to the opposition Leader Alassane Ouattara respectfully and avoid confrontational….this is just going too far and hurting many more unnecessarily.

Laurent Gbagbo knows his demands cannot be accepted in any way, because it is unconstitutional and illegal and his continued forceful stay is totally unproceedural and unfair.

His case must now be referred to ICC Hague and he should not expect any compromise.

A win is a win an he must respect the spirit of Voting power and Democratization so people can move on.

Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com

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6 killed as army opens fire in Ivory Coast; African Union panel arrives

By MARCO CHOWN OVED , Associated Press

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Elite troops loyal to the sitting president Laurent Gbagbo entered opposition neighborhoods in Ivory Coast’s biggest city on Monday, throwing grenades, firing machine guns and attacking the population with rocket launchers, witnesses said.
The attack happened as an African Union delegation arrived in a last-ditch effort to find a solution to the crisis that has gripped this nations since a contested election nearly three months ago.

At least six people were killed during the Monday assault, including a 14-year-old boy who was rushed to a local clinic in the Treichville district of Abidjan. Doctors said he died of blood loss and a reporter saw his corpse, his chest and abdomen crisscrossed by hundreds of shrapnel wounds.

A few blocks away, dozens of community members sat vigil around a second body, this one of a young man draped in a bloody sheet who had half his face torn off by what witnesses said was fire from a machine gun mounted on the back of a police truck.
A reporter was led to the spot where two more people had died, and whose bodies had been taken away. At least 15 people were wounded and those that could talk say they recognized the signature red berets of the presidential guard as well as the elite unit’s insignia on the trucks.

The crackdown happened in neighborhoods that support opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, who is the internationally recognized president of Ivory Coast. He is expected to receive the AU delegation on Tuesday inside the hotel where he has been barricaded since the Nov. 28 election, unable to govern the country he was elected to lead because the sitting president refuses to go.

Laurent Gbagbo, who has been in power for a decade, has refused to accept the results issued by his country’s electoral commission which are considered legitimate by the United Nations and all the international observation missions. The country’s constitutional council, headed by one of Gbagbo’s closest advisers, has overturned those results.
While the sound of explosions echoed through the town, the pomp and ceremony that accompanied the arrival of four African presidents sent to resolve the political crisis continued as if nothing was going on.

The AU delegation first went to the presidency and is expected on Tuesday to head to the Golf Hotel, a resort hotel on an arm of Abidjan’s lagoon where Ouattara and his staff live under 24-hour U.N. guard. The panel created by the African Union comes on the heels of numerous other mediation efforts and is the latest attempt to try to find a graceful exit for Gbagbo, who has been able to cling to power because he still controls the army.
The U.N. estimates close to 300 people have been killed since the vote, a majority of whom were supporters of Ouattara.

The five president panel includes the presidents of Chad, Mauritania, South Africa and Tanzania. Another panel member, Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore, canceled his trip to Abidjan after a violent youth militia aligned with Gbagbo descended on the airport late Sunday, saying they planned to attack Compaore’s convoy if he attempted to enter the country.

Of the five, Compaore has been the most vocal supporter of Ouattara. By contrast, Zuma has suggested that the results, which have already been certified by the United Nations and accepted by governments around the world, should be reviewed.

Neither side believes the mediation effort will work. Gbagbo’s advisers have said they will not accept the panel’s conclusions if the panel attempts to tell Gbagbo to leave.

Ouattara’s side is equally pessimistic. His prime minister, Guillaume Soro, said last week he expects the negotiation attempt to fail. He called on Ouattara’s supporters to launch an ‘Egypt-style’ revolution.

In Ouattara neighborhoods over the weekend, police opened fire in places where residents were attempting to hold meetings. On Monday, shots could be heard ringing out from Treichville including what sounded like heavy artillery.

Large caliber bullet holes riddled the storefronts in Treichville and a hole 2-feet in diameter was visible in the concrete side of a building that, witnesses say, was blown open by a rocket. Doctors say security forces used grenades during the operation.

Kady Konate, the president of the youth branch of Ouattara’s party in Treichville said that demonstrators had tried to take to the streets.

“We called on our supporters to line the sides of the boulevard,” said Konate. “The police pushed us back into the neighborhood, where there were lots of bystanders caught by surprise.”

Monday afternoon residents built makeshift defenses to keep the police out, including pits dug into the middle of the road and fires lit in each intersection.

Speaking inside the clinic in Treichville, Amadou Koffi said he and his friends ventured out when they saw smoke rising from the street. It was tear gas, he said.

AU & World: African Union among Global institutions lagging in defense of press freedom

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African governments criminalizing investigative reporting

By Agwanda Powerman in Nairobi Kenya.

Global and regional institutions with a responsibility to guard press freedom are largely failing to fulfill their mandate as journalists worldwide continue to face threats, imprisonment, intimidation, and killings, according to Attacks on the Press, a yearly survey released today by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

“While international law guarantees the right to free expression, journalists cannot count on a robust defense of those rights,” said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. “The recent unprecedented repression and persecution of journalists in Egypt , for example, provides an important opportunity for global and regional institutions to speak and act forcefully in defense of a free press.”

Attacks on the Press is the world’s most comprehensive guide to international press freedom, with thorough analyses of the key factors that obstruct a free press by CPJ’s regional experts. It includes a special feature on the invisible nature of online attacks meant to curb journalists, including online surveillance, malicious software, and the elimination of news sites from the Internet.

CPJ found that a halfhearted, inconsistent approach to defending press freedom plagues institutions like the United Nations, the African Union, the Organization of American States, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, among others. “While valiant special rapporteurs at various institutions battle anti-media violence, their efforts are stymied by a halting political will to guarantee press freedom,” said Simon.

With a preface by Al-Jazeera English anchor Riz Khan, the book provides an overview of media conditions in more than 100 countries along with data on journalists killed (44) and imprisoned (145) in 2010. Regional trends identified by CPJ include:

Africa:

A rise in investigative journalism has led governments in the region to crack down on journalists, particularly those reporting on the provision of basic services and the use of public money. From Cameroon to South Africa, authorities are moving aggressively to unmask confidential news sources, criminalize possession of government documents, and retaliate against probing journalists—all while governments across the continent, under pressure from donor countries, are pledging more transparency and accountability.

Americas:

Decades since democratization took hold in the region, a rise in censorship can be seen throughout Latin America , caused by government repression, judicial interference, and intimidation from criminal groups. In some countries, a climate of impunity perpetuates a cycle of violence and self-censorship. In others, governments abuse state resources to silence critical reporting, and powerful figures routinely utilize politicized courts to override constitutional guarantees of free expression.

Asia:

With a mixture of violence and official repression, censorship in Asia takes many forms. China ’s anti-media policies are becoming ever more entrenched, even as local journalists test the daily guidelines flowing from the Central Propaganda Department. Asian democracies like Thailand , the Philippines , and Indonesia appear incapable of reversing the impunity with which journalists are being killed, while Sri Lanka ’s peace dividend never materialized for journalists. Pakistan was the world’s deadliest country for journalists in 2010.

Europe and Central Asia :

Newer and subtler forms of censorship are taking hold across the region to counter the rise of electronic journalism, particularly in Russia and the former Soviet republics. These include the targeted use of technological attacks and the untraceable disabling of independent media websites. The physical violence already employed in several countries to harass and intimidate journalists working in traditional media now extends to bloggers. Meanwhile, journalists face restrictions and potential punishment from defamation laws and anti-extremism statutes.

Middle East and North Africa :

Throughout the region, governments are conflating critical coverage of counterterrorism with terrorism itself, claiming national security grounds to suppress news and views considered unfavorable. From Egypt to Turkey , sweeping national security legislation has been enacted, criminalizing the coverage of terrorism and politically sensitive topics. Iran leads the region in its abuse of anti-state charges, and from Sudan to Bahrain , authorities resort to threats, harassment, and restriction of movement to limit coverage and conceal controversial activities and flawed policies.

KENYA’S VP KALONZO MUSYOKA DEAD WRONG ON ICC, KKK- KENYA MUST LET THE PROCESS TAKE ITS COURSE

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From: David ochwangi

Watching VP Kalonzo crisscross Africa’s capitals seeking support to subvert the ICC process in Kenya as we seek justice in Kenya for victims of the most macabre violence in Kenya’s history is very painful, particularly from a man so close to becoming the country’s next president. There are not enough words to express dismay at Kalonzo’s behavior at a time when Kenyans are finally getting some relief from the abuses and excesses of the ruling class but; he has been hitherto untainted by the 2007/2008 violence but his actions now effectively make him an accessory after the fact. He is trying to suppress and conceal the truth from coming out in the open and this is beyond comprehension. What in the world does the AU have to do with our commitments to the ICC? Why does Kenya need AU’s support to pull out of the ICC, did the AU sign the treaty for Kenya? We agreed to the treaty as a sovereign nation, sovereignty these very politicians are notorious of invoking every time they are under international scrutiny, why do you now go around seeking AU’s blessing to deny our population protection from brutality? VP Kalonzo, STOP it-enough already! Your efforts may endear you to the Ocampo six but they are DEAD WRONG for Kenya. Whose side are you on anyway? Pick one- either the side of the six votes that may not be able to cast them for you or the Millions of Kenyans yearning for a break from the actors who brought this mess upon the country. Why do you see it fit to be to be entangled in this mess, why?

We are seeking a fresh start and a clean slate, Kalonzo is a political beneficiary by default of any fall outs from Raila, frankly- he need not do anything but keep his nose clean and run a clean campaign-Raila does bad all by himself; why on earth he craves so much to be identified with ICC suspects is beyond me.

Of-course we are cognizant that Ocampo skewed the process to fit the whims of whatever powers that be and that Raila is the primary benefactor who bequeathed Kenya most of the upheaval; the remedy, however, is NOT to deny justice to Kenyans in the guise of blocking Raila Odinga from the presidency, NO! Ocampo’s abuse of the ICC process per se is an insufficient basis to deny Kenyans the larger protections inherent within the ICC framework. His perceived prosecutorial transgressions are mitigated by the presumption of innocence- which even the ICC recognizes and a trial of facts by the court itself. The ICC has not tried any Kenyan let alone convicted any Kenyan. There is a good chance not all the six suspects will be convicted, that the judges will in fact acquit some of them for insufficient evidence. Kalonzo’s contention that this would be a “deferral” is laughable, it is NOT- it is simply a political ploy and an attempt to delay justice for Kenyans; justice delayed is justice denied. Applying lipstick on a pig doesn’t change the fact that it is still a pig, it is WRONG! These efforts to block the ICC are not only futile but also just as revolting as the sponsors who contrived the ICC’s interest in Kenya in the first place. It is irreconcilable to blame Raila as the agent provocateur and yet look the other way when the rights and wishes of majority of Kenyans are being trampled upon by the very people we have placed our hope in, it is an insult to our national conscience. The ICC is here to stay, Kenya’s leadership has had ample opportunities to do right by the people and failed miserably, now they want to bury the last and only hope left for Kenyans especially as we draw close to yet another likely explosive election cycle? Really??!! Is that your best offer? Do you want to expose Kenya once again to the barbaric whims of sour losers and madmen in our midst? Get REAL!

Similarly, this on and off idea of tribal alliances of the so called Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Kamba (KKK) alliance is completely asinine-put a lid on this nonsense once and for all. The only times we have contended with alliances are times of war, world war one and two, the lead-up to the 2007 elections with the “41 against 1” mantra and in the US, KKK stands for the Ku Klux Klan, a white separatist supremacy group which epitomizes anarchy- no different than Kenya’s so called KKK; are we preparing for war again in Kenya? So what if Raila did it in 2007? Haven’t you learned any lessons? Didn’t the MOU’s with Muslims, MODOADOA, etc, etc, teach you anything? Why are you at it again now? You are perpetuating the same problems and threats to our national security we desperately need to eliminate from our midst. We need unity and not this perverse divisiveness you are preaching, we see it- wacha kabisa. As for Kalonzo it is completely possible to be on the side of Kenyans and win the presidency and it is not too late to change course; there is no need to pander- pandering not only cost Odinga the presidency but landed the entire country in conflict, don’t do it. We are a heterogeneous country, what are you going to do with the 39 other non KKK tribes? Get your act together, keep your nose clean, preach peace and unity- we need good leadership to continue the remarkable economic achievements of the Kibaki era, these stupid alliances are repulsive, repugnant and will most certainly cost you support. Stop while you are still ahead!

Africa is full with dictators

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Guys,

African future looks very poor and gloomy. People have mostly focused on the black continent, that is south of sahara but even north Africa is not doing well either. North Africans are now faced with population problem, food problem and on top of that jobless whether educated or not. Some have resorted to read only koran and ready to be recruited for terrorism. Majority are now running away to europe as the last resort. Majority of north African population are less than 40 years and jobless.North Africans are now full in Europe and are proving most of the cheapest labour force available.

Let me just take you to this journey of north African dictators:

1. Marocco (marokko) : population 32,3 million. President King Mohammed VI has been ruling since 1999, does not even think about election.

2. Algeria: population 35,4 million. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been ruling since 1999, does not want to hear election.

3. Tunisia: population 10,4 million. President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali ruled from 1987-2011, just kicked out by force (mass action), no election yet.

4. Libya: population 6,5 million. President Everst Muammar Gaddafi has been ruling since 1969, thinks he owns Libya and now wants his own son to take over. The country is just waiting to explode after his death.

5. Egypt: Population 84.5 million. President Hosni Mubarak has been ruling since 1981, no proper election, if there is then always the winner. Now wants his son to take over. majority of Egyptians are less than 40 years of age and jobless. The country will explode after Mubarak`s death.

Now just look at the few european countries and the arab population: Spain has 5,6 million foreigners of which 710 000 are maroccons. France has 5.0 million foreigners of which 220 000 are Tunisians, 619 000 are Maroccons, 677 000 are Algerians. Italy has 4,3 million foreigners of which 433 000 are marocans.

Economically if you do good analysis you will come to a conclusion that if these africans were employed and doing work in Africa; then africa can build itself without foreign aid. But we still have the odds on our side. Now go down to south of sahara the situation is even worse. what is wrong with african rulers?. The cold war is over so whose interest are they serving if their people are suffering like that?.

Paul Nyandoto

KENYA: PRESS RELEASE – ICC, RUTO, PM, PRESIDENT

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from Ali Maalim

The lies they feed with their ill informed tribal loyalists are not only unfortunate but also potential risk to the country’s stability. In that regard, we urge the ICC to move swiftly to indict and lock up the six suspects or exonerate them immediately as the law so require. We strongly urge the Prime Minister and the President to stay on course

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Kenya Somali Community of North America

615-2706 Alta Vista Dr. Ottawa, Ontario K1V 7T4

PRESS RELEASE – January 21, 2011
We, members of the Kenya Somali Community of North America take this opportunity to support the Prime Minister of Kenya, Hon. Raila Odinga, the President of Kenya his Excellency Mwai Kibaki, and the government, in their pursuit to implement the New Constitution of Kenya. Also, we take this opportunity to denounce the political opportunists who are attempting to paralyze the government’s business by spreading sustained lies against the Prime Minister, and thus forestall the implementation of the New Constitution. The lies pedaled by Mr. Ruto and his compatriots to wit the Prime Minister has influenced the ICC in naming of the six post election violence suspects, is not only false, but also, nonsensical. Neither the Prime Minister nor the President has any power to influence the world’s court. Ruto and his cahoots have scuttled the creation of the local tribunal when we had the opportunity to have a motion passed by the parliament. They argued for The Hague instead. Now we say, don’t panic, it is The Hague.
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http://voiceofnomads.com/article/Politics/National_Politics/Press_release/38693

Kenya & ICC: Kenya top 6 P E V perpetrators petition signature

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from odhiamboc@ . . .

Hi,

I wanted to draw your attention to this important petition that I recently signed:

“Petition to the ICC TO prosecute Kenya top 6 P E V perpetrators”
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stopimpunity/

I really think this is an important cause, and I’d like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It’s free and takes just a few seconds of your time.

Thanks!
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p.s. If you would like to start your own free petition, you can do so at
http://www.ipetitions.com/start-petition

Kenya: Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation / Armed youth keep vigil to prevent resettlement of IDPs

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Folks,

Breaking of the Law by senior Government employee, a public servant is a serious offense punishable by law and a reason to vacate public office with immediate effect.

1) A public government employee should not, according to law, run his NGO using government facilities and resources for personal gains.

2) No Public servant should make use of his or her NGO as a tool for political campaign

3) Kalonzo Musyoka is seen to be invading in the Masailand which has been lodged pending in court, overriding court rulings and ordering resettlement of IDPs on a disputed land pending in court

4) Kalonzo Musyoka is out of order, using his personal NGO to garner and lure votes for 2012 Presidential election by false manoeuvres through public utility theft, taking for a ride unsuspecting voters. This is a criminal offense and this is a criminal act which must be condemned by all.

We expect these good-for-nothing leaders do a better job of resettling IDPs and not engaging false pretense or using shoddy quick fix to gain political credit.

Such leaders are creating more problems than good, where it is seen that they are paying off their bills and stuffing and fattening their personal accounts through ill gotten public funds. Where the public end up paying accrued taxes in Loans and Credits for such activities.

It is time they must be stopped and investigated because, the public facility and utilities are plundered and mismanaged by such leaders resulting in, Public Budget deficiency, in other words, causing the budget to fall short of binding legal implementation according to the Rule of funds disbursement. For this reason, the circumstances results in havoc and continued destruction.

Kalonzo Musyoka must be told and made to honor responsibility of his actions.

The wishes of Masai Community must be respected and honored. Their livelihood is at stake and they have a right to protect their land by all means.

Thanks,

Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com

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Armed youth keep vigil to prevent resettlement of IDPs

By Beatrice Obwocha

Armed youth are keeping vigil at the disputed Rose Farm in Mau Narok to prevent surveyors from subdividing land meant for resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons.
The youth armed with rungus, simis, bows and arrows vowed not to allow the surveyors into the land and threatened to lynch them.

Addressing the Press at the farm, representatives of villagers from Tipis accused the Government of using force to resettle IDPs there.

Kantet ole Yengo said they have vowed not to allow strangers to be resettled in the land as it belonged to their ancestors, hence it is theirs.

He said they chased away surveyors who wanted to subdivide the land last week and will not allow them in.

“This is our land and we will protect it even with our blood,’ he said.

Calls for dialogue

On Wednesday evening, a group of youth stormed the land that was bought from a British farmer, David Hampshire Rose, and chased away surveyors who were demarcating the land.

According to the villagers, the controversial land is part of the 30,000 acres taken from them by the British Government and should be returned to them. The Government has bought the land and plans to resettle over 900 IDPs on it.

Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and Special Progmammes Minister Esther Murugi assured IDPs that they would be resettled on the land early 2011 after surveyors finish subdividing it. But Eldoret Catholic Diocese Bishop Cornelius Korir has called for dialogue to resolve the standoff over resettlement of IDPs in parts of Rift Valley.

Bishop Korir said land was sensitive and communal dialogue should be embraced to curb recurrence of violence in future.

Cause of conflict

“People should not ignore sensitivity of land issues in Rift valley. Communities should not be ignored when it comes to resettlement to prevent eruption of violence in future,” said Korir.

Speaking at the Eldoret Catholic diocese, Korir urged Kenyans to use the festive season to build peace and reconciliation.

He told politicians to ensure the country was united before embarking on 2012 election campaigns.

Elsewhere, two MPs have urged the Government not to resettle IDPs on the controversial Mau Narok land. Fred Outa (Nyando) and Pollyns Ochieng (Nyakach) said resettlement of the IDPs on such land would cause conflict.

They cited the killing of an activist Moses ole Mpoe recently for speaking out against the planned exercise.

“We ask the Government to be cautious in its plans to settle IDPs in Mau Narok against the wishes of the local community,” said Outa.

Yesterday, the MPs told The Standard the Government needs to consult extensively with the Maasai, and listen to them on the particular land, before IDPs are resettled there.

– Additional reporting by Titus Too and Mangoa Mosota

Ocampo Six ‘legal kitty’ an insult, say IDPs

By TITUS TOO & KARANJA NJOROGE
STANDARD CORRESPONDENTS

Internally Displaced Persons in the North Rift are dismayed at efforts to raise legal fees for the Ocampo Six.

The IDPs, still languishing in camps, three years after the Grand Coalition Government was formed, are angered by the fact that they have not only failed to get justice, but have seen no real effort to resettle them.

Energy Minister Kiraitu Murungi led the appeal to raise money for the now infamous Hague Six.

Kiraitu even suggested not only the rich could contribute, but ordinary Kenyans could also conribute Sh100 each.

“We cannot sustain ourselves further because we are ravaged with diseases, lack of food and shelter. For the last three years, we have lived under God’s grace,” said Ms Mary Wambui, an IDP at Yamumbi camp in Eldoret.

She said the Sh100 ordinary Kenyans are being asked to contribute is hard to come by in the camps.

“That money can sustain a family of three for three days. Those planning to raise funds for the six suspects should give priority to Kenyans like us,” adds Wambui.

She claimed ten IDPs had died at the camp in the last three years, adding that it was unfortunate the next elections were approaching while people were still in camps.
Elsewhere in Nakuru IDPs at the Pipeline camp term the move to raise legal fees for the ‘Ocampo Six’ a mockery of their predicament, adding that most leaders spearheading the fundraiser had ignored their plight.

“We have always tried to lobby the MPs to put pressure on the Government to fast track our resettlement, but the MPs have not been enthusiastic like they are now for the Ocampo Six,” says Ms Nduta Marai outside her tattered tent.

Nduta says none of the leaders has ever bothered to come up with an initiative to raise money for their resettlement.

After the Government failed to assist them, some IDPs pooled resources and bought the 14-acre farm.

“The Sh10,000 we received is the one we used to buy this piece of land. Had we relied on some leaders we could have gone to the streets to beg,” she adds.

But many leaders are undeterred in raising money to help the Ocampo Six.
Nakuru Kikuyu Council of Elders chairman Samuel Maigua and Nakuru Mayor John Kitilit say it would be unfair to abandon post-election violence suspects.

“There is nothing wrong with the contributions. But if you want to assist you should not publicise it,” says Maigua.

“They(suspects) have been leading a life of opulence and they now want us to fundraise for them while they have been blind to our predicament,” Mr Nathan Waweru, who has been at the camp for two years with his family of six.

ICC, Kenya, Argintina: The Nightmare of Ocampo

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from Jagem K’Onyiego

Some people in Kenya are having bad dreams. Dreams that Ocampo is just some bad dream they are having and so when they come to, in the morning, it will have gone away. This to me is a bad dream.

Ocampo is a man who build his reputation over the years doing the near impossible. He investigated and prosecuted members of the Military regime who commited atrocities against humans (siyo Railway line), during their rule in Argentina. This was between 1976 to 1983. He wanted to make sure that those who thought they were untouchable in Argentina during that time were brought to book. The man is determined and I think no amout of heckling by Kiraitu, Isaac, Kioni, Mututho, or any other parliamenyerian will deter this man from completing what he has started.

Anybody who has doubt can read the article below. Argentina faced its past head on. They have jailed the former military president himself. The other low ranking Generals were already sent to prison courtesy of Ocampo. He is the only one who dared to that before he was appointed as ICC prosecutor.

Please read below.

Jagem

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Ex-Argentina leader jailed for life
12/23/2010 05:12:40 PM
A Buenos Aires court has sentenced Jorge Videla, the former Argentine military dictator, to life in prison for his role in the torture and murder of at least 31 political prisoners during the country’s so-called Dirty War from 1976-83.

The verdict on Wednesday was for charges related to a state-sponsored crackdown against opposition groups, including Marxists, leftist activists, trade unionists and journalists.

The court had already sentenced a group of ex-military members who had served Videla’s government to life in prison for crimes against humanity during the Dirty War.

The men were convicted for kidnapping, torturing and murdering more than 180 people in three secret detention centres.

Among those sentenced were Raul Guglielminetti, a former military intelligence agent, and Luis Juan Donocik, a former military police commissioner.

The majority of the crimes fell on Julio Simon, known as Turkish Julian, a former member of the military police.

Of the 17 on trial, 12 received life sentences, four received 25 years, and one was absolved.

A massive crowd of families and supporters of victims cheered on the streets in response to the sentencing.

Dirty War deaths

Videla assumed leadership in March of 1976 after deposing then-president Isabel Peron in a military coup.

According to a government report, more than 11,000 people died or disappeared during Argentina’s Dirty War. Human-rights groups say the figure is closer to 30,000.

Reporting from Buenos Aires, Lucia Newman, Al Jazeera’s Latin America editor, said that the relatives of those killed may feel that justice has only partially achieved.

“In all these cases people are still without the remains of their loved ones and many of them told me that they cannot forgive as they may never know where their loved ones are.”

Newman added that Videla has already been sentenced for human-rights violations – which he was pardoned for.

“He was sentenced in 1985 for gross human-rights violations, but five years later president Carlos Menem issued a broad pardon for all the so-called henchman of the Dirty War,” she said.

“Then a few years later he was imprisoned on a different charge, this time for stealing the babies of a lot of his victims, so that kept him under house arrest.”

In 2005, Argentina’s supreme court, at the urging of then-president Nestor Kirchner, struck down two amnesty laws that shielded hundreds of former officers from charges of human-rights abuses during the dictatorship.

Since becoming president in 2003, Cristina Fernandez has continued the push for renewing trials against military and police officers accused of human-rights violations during Videla’s rule.

Videla’s stand

In court on Tuesday, Videla appeared to lack any regret over his past actions, calling what many call the Dirty War a “just war”.

“I did not come here to defend myself today nor speak in my defence, in my eyes, defending myself doesn’t make sense,” he said.

“With this reality, which I cannot change, I will accept, however unwillingly, the unjust sentence that you are able to pass on me as a contribution on my part to the ends of national harmony and I will offer it as an additional service that I owe to God, Our Lord and the nation.”

In a clear jab at Fernandez and Kirchner, Videla said his “Marxist” enemies “completed their plans” and now rule the country.

“There is no doubt that the enemies defeated in the past completed their plans. Today they govern our country and aim to name themselves champions in defence of human rights while at the time they didn’t hesitate to violate them [human rights] in a superlative fashion.

“They no longer need violence to get power, because they have the power. And with that they intend to install a Gramscist [Italian Marxist theorist, Antonio Gramsci] Marxist regime.”

ICC & KENYA: “OCAMPO SIX HAVE NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE THE ICC PROCESS EVEN IF KENYA WAS TO WITHDRAW” – RAILA.

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By Dickens Wasonga in Kisumu.

Hopes for the Ocampo Six ,as they are now commonly known, seemed to sink further as the Kenya’s prime minister declared the country had lost the opportunity to have the suspects tried locally.

Speaking at Kenyatta sports grounds in Kisumu, Raila Odinga said the ICC had taken over the case and it was formally underway adding that the recent developments in parliament where MPs passed a motion seeking the country’s withdrawal from the courts as futile efforts that should not worry Kenyans.

The PM, who was in Kisumu to witness the home coming ceremony of the recently installed chairman of Luo council of elders, Mr Willis Otondi, said those who initially opposed the Hague process, while describing the local tribunal option as vague, have now realized that the ICC process is real and was here with them.

” When the matter of forming a local tribunal was brought for debate before the floor of parliament, most MPs who are now anti-Hague, described it as the best option. One of them even told the house that we should not be vague,go to the Hague. They believed the process would take years to catch up with the perpetrators.”, said Raila.

The ODM supremo said Kenyans had all the time to ensure those implicated were tried locally but the MPs frustrated the move and they must now chew what they picked.

” If a child cry for a razor blade, you as a parent should give him or her and if he or she cut himself or herself with it,they learn”, Raila said in Kiswahili.

He said Kofi Annan,, who brokered a peace deal that eventually ended the post poll chaos and later saw Kenya form a coalition government, held the secret envelop, which had names of those believed to have organized and funded the violence, for three months with the hope that the leaders would chose the local option in vain.

” Even Ocampo also held the envelop for a while, thinking that we could agree to have a local solution to this matter, but it did not happen, so nobody should claim he is favouring any side of the political divide because he is not even a Kenyan” He said.

And as if to offer solace to the Ocampo six, Raila said the Hague process can be reversed only if a local tribunal was formed and a thorough judicial reforms are carried out which will meet the UN set standards.

Raila said that route would take several years, and the six would still be under the close watch of the ICC, until Kenya convinces the international community that it now has the capacity to try and deliver justice to the victims of the post poll chaos.

He said the only way to end impunity in the country was by ensuring those who committed any atrocity during the violence are tried.

Other MPsj who spoke at the functionj included MPs Nicholas Gumbo [Rarieda], James Rege [Rachuonyo], Oyugi Magwanga [Kasipul Kabondo, and also included ministers James Orengo [ lands] Otieno Kajwang’ [Immigration] and assistant ministers Ayiecho Olweny[ Education]and Dr.Oburu Odinga[Finance].

Since the naming of the suspects, MPs allied to those six have been making claims that Raila had and in the issue and allegedly knew who was to be picked.

Those now opposing the process have of-late been pushing for withdrawal of Kenya from the ICC claiming it was partisan.

ENDS.

Kenya: Nation’s MPs vote to leave ICC over poll violence claims …

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Folks,

There is no escape to ICC Hague by the genocide culprits.

These MPs ruling calls for an Emergency move to Curtail their plan.

To save Kenya, we need urgent set up of an Interim Government.

These named culprits are using government position to collect money as well as disposing of public properties and utilities to unsuspecting lured investors creating unpleasant economic environment in Kenya that which will complicate matters further for the New Government come 2012.

They must be stopped before they bring Kenya down to its knees.

Decision must be made in a spar of the moment, right now.

Tabia Mbaya must be curbed, it is cancerous and contagious. We must apply urgent remedy before it spreads out and catches other delicate veins and organs.

Thanks,

Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com

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Kenya MPs vote to leave ICC over poll violence claims
23 December 2010 Last updated at 05:11 ET

Kenyan MPs have voted overwhelmingly for the country to pull out of the treaty which created the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

The move comes a week after the ICC prosecutor named six Kenyans he accuses of being behind post-election violence.

The prosecutor’s list included senior politicians and civil servants.

The MPs do not have the power to effect any immediate change in relation to the ICC but they have sent a message to government to start withdrawing.

Some 1,200 people died and more than 500,000 fled their homes in the violence following the disputed election in December 2007.

It ended when President Mwai Kibaki and his rival Raila Odinga agreed to share power, with Mr Odinga becoming prime minister.

In the peace deal they signed it was agreed perpetrators would face justice in Kenya or at the ICC in The Hague.

‘Face of impunity’

The BBC’s Will Ross in the capital, Nairobi, says if the government backs the MPs’ call it would take at least a year for Kenya to formally withdraw from the ICC but active cases would not be halted.

ICC Suspects

Kibaki allies

Uhuru Kenyatta (above), deputy PM and finance minister
Francis Kirimi Muthaura, secretary to the cabinet
Mohammed Hussein Ali, former police chief

Odinga allies

Henry Kosgey, minister for industrialisation
William Ruto, suspended education minister
Joshua Arap Sang, radio executive

USA: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repealed

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De : Barack Obama
À : MOSES OPADO
Envoyé le : Sam 18 décembre 2010, 23h 07min 24s
Objet : Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Friend —

Moments ago, the Senate voted to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

When that bill reaches my desk, I will sign it, and this discriminatory law will be repealed.

Gay and lesbian service members — brave Americans who enable our freedoms — will no longer have to hide who they are.

The fight for civil rights, a struggle that continues, will no longer include this one.

This victory belongs to you. Without your commitment, the promise I made as a candidate would have remained just that.

Instead, you helped prove again that no one should underestimate this movement. Every phone call to a senator on the fence, every letter to the editor in a local paper, and every message in a congressional inbox makes it clear to those who would stand in the way of justice: We will not quit.

This victory also belongs to Senator Harry Reid, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and our many allies in Congress who refused to let politics get in the way of what was right.

Like you, they never gave up, and I want them to know how grateful we are for that commitment.

Will you join me in thanking them by adding your name to Organizing for America’s letter?

I will make sure these messages are delivered — you can also add a comment about what the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” means to you.

As Commander in Chief, I fought to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” because it weakens our national security and military readiness. It violates the fundamental American principles of equality and fairness.

But this victory is also personal.

I will never know what it feels like to be discriminated against because of my sexual orientation.

But I know my story would not be possible without the sacrifice and struggle of those who came before me — many I will never meet, and can never thank.

I know this repeal is a crucial step for civil rights, and that it strengthens our military and national security. I know it is the right thing to do.

But the rightness of our cause does not guarantee success, and today, celebration of this historic step forward is tempered by the defeat of another — the DREAM Act. I am incredibly disappointed that a minority of senators refused to move forward on this important, commonsense reform that most Americans understand is the right thing for our country. On this issue, our work must continue.

Today, I’m proud that we took these fights on.

Please join me in thanking those in Congress who helped make “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal possible:

http://my.barackobama.com/Repealed

Thank you,

Barack

KENYA: RECONCILIATION IS A BETTER DEAL FOR THE NATION

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Many have forgotten what befell our country almost 35 years ago. Kikuyus became ardent enemies of the luos and luos never forgave the kikuyus. Reason, Kenyatta was almost killed in kisumu stadium while Odinga was reduced to nothing in the entire Kenyatta regime. That was the beginning of tribalism in Kenya. Historically, tribalism had nothing to do with anything between me and my great friend Philip Ngungi and yet when I joined Njiiri high school several years later, I was still branded a jaluo while those who joined Maseno high from kikuyu land were called bim nyajuaola. It is time for intellectuals to analyze history, judge it as it was/is and come out with real solutions, not foreign solutions.

You cannot take Kenyatta and Mbio Koinange to jail. They are dead. Indeed dead as a dodo. We cannot either continue judging the son of Kenyatta or the son of Odinga, they were kids then and have chosen in fact to reconcile. Why is the grass suffering while the bulls have stopped fighting. It is time for real Kenyans to find real solutions and those real solutions are in the common oblangata of the middle class who even though have gained in the amalgamated system have chosen to accept what? the difference between one old dead Odinga and Kenyatta. What a tragedy? I hate to be included in this poker.

Now we are busy creating a new game. “Oh lets take Ruto and Uhuru to the Hague, oh they killed so many people let them go to the hague, the hague! Hague! Hague! Hague! Hague! the Hague! juu juu saidi!” as if the Hague will clothe naked Kenyans. What the heck is the Hague? It is an international criminal court that has failed to arrest Omar Bashir. Where was the Hague when Tom Mboya was killed cold blood. Why has the Hague not investigated the slaughterer of a beautiful brain in the name of Robert Ouko or JM Kariuki. I repeat what the heck is the Hague?

Kenyans problems are big but they are not bigger than Kenyans. Kenyans must start believing in themselves. “If it is a Kenyan problem, we can come up with a Kenyan solution.” As I said before, Ocampo is not the solution. The solutions are with Kenyans and that solution is reconciliation. Indeed like I have said before “RECONCILIATION IS THE REAL DEAL”. It is the answer. If it worked for south Africa why not for us.

Kenyans must ask themselves one question, “will we finish tribalism and animosity by sending Ruto and Uhuru to the Hague or will we enhance it?” . The answer for sure is “we will enhance it” BIG TIME . We are repeating the same mistake that created the real tribalism between kikuyuis and the luos. Now it will be extended to luos, kikuyus and kalenjins . Is this the Kenya we want. If it is what we want then lets be prepared for Somalia or Congo.’MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN’

There has to be reasoning people among mad men. The Hague will not solve our problem. it will enhance it. Our solutions for centuries had been based on elders from one tribe meeting elders from the other tribe and saying enough is enough. No more blood need to be shed and people ended up respecting each others boundary and living with each others issues and problems.

If we don’t solve this Ocampo issue the traditional reconciliatory way then Kenya may very soon be another Somali where each tribe will demand to be a country. Where are the patriotic Kenyans. We seem to have just revengers.

So good for those who are demanding justice, we can also demand our own justice and who on earth will deliver it. Tom Mboya is dead, Robert Ouko is dead, Argwings Kodhek is dead, Oginga Odinga died a miserable man, JM is dead, Jindo Matiba is incapacitated, Bildad Kagia is dead, Ochieng Oneko died a miserable man, Paul Ngei became paralysed, Martin shikuku may now be talking to himself. You want justice we cannot find it. Lets reconcile. There can never be a real compensation for the real damages all we are asking for now form the Hague is chaos.

Lets forgive but not forget.

Dr. Barack Otieno Abonyo
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Florida A and M University
1415 Martin Luther King Dr.
Tallahassee Fl, 32304
Tel:850-561-2553
850-339-4806

AFRICA: OCAMPO A PAINFUL THORN IN AFRICA

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BON VOYAGE washukiwa wote wa vurugu za 2008 mkavune kile mlichopanda kwa kiburi na damu ya wanyonge. Sasa kumekucha Kenya. Haki na hujuma kuchuana. Raila na Kibaki kuchuana kuhusu viongozi hao waandamizi kukamatwa na kufikishwa ICC.

Kuna kila dalili kuwa Kibaki km mteuzi wa watuhumiwa kwenye serikali yake huenda asitoe kibali kirahisi kwa hao waandamizi wakamatwe na ndiyo maana wakati rais El Bashir alipokuwa Kenya serikali ya Kibaki haikumkamata kwa sababu ilijuwafika kuwa na wao kiyama chao kinakuja [same applies to Museveni], hivyo hii ni dalili tosha kbs kuwa Kibaki hataridhia watuhumiwa hao kukamatwa na kupelekwa The Hague na hapa ndipo waziri mkuu Raila atakapoanza kupiga jaramba ya kutaka haki itendeke na maamuzi halali ya ICC yaheshimiwe kwa kutekelezwa ndani ya Kenya iliyotia sahihi kuwa mwanachama wa ICC na hapa ndipo natabiri mwanzo wa mwisho wa Raila na Kibaki kuwa kitu kimoja.

Kibaki alisaidiwa na mauaji haya kuingia ikulu na hata Raila na wote wadadisi wa mambo wanajuwa hili waziwazi, ndiyo maana Kibaki hakuwa tayari kesi hii iendeshwe nje ya Kenya kwa sababu hata yeye inawezakumfanya El Bashir wa Kenya.

Kwa upande wa Raila, yeye ana utayari wa kujitokeza mbele ya haki kama angetajwa pia kwa sababu ni mzoefu wa siasa za misukosuko ya kudai haki ya umma na yuko tayari hata kuhitilafiana na rais lijapo swala la haki kwa umma na ndiyo maana hakusita kuridhia Ruto kuachia ngazi kwenye nafasi ya uwaziri wa elimu hata pale ambapo Kibaki alipomtetea Ruto kuwa aendelee kuwepo kazini km kawaida, ndipo Raila kwa uzoefu na umahiri wake wa kisiasa akamfungulia Kibaki darasa kuwa yeye Raila hakumfukuza Ruto kama anavyodai Kibaki kuwa yeye ndiyo ana uwezo wa kikatiba kumsimamisha kazi waziri ndipo Raila akam-elimisha Kibaki kuwa, ili haki itendeke inabidi Ruto awe pembeni ili apishe uchunguzi huru wa kashfa ya fedha ktk wizara yake, lkn pia Raila ndiyo mkuu wa upainzani ktk serikali ya umoja hivyo ni bosi wa Ruto, lkn pia ktk kuteuwa mawaziri makubaliano ni kuwa lzm rais akubaliane na upande wa pili wa serikali ya umoja wa kitaifa hapa ndipo Kibaki akaonekana kuwa hajui kutafsiri kanuni ambazo ndiyo nguzo za serikali ya umoja wa kitaifa.

Raila ni waziri mkuu mwenye nguvu na mvuto kuliko bosi wake, hali hii ndiyo inatatiza itifaki ya Kenya kila mara lijapo swala lenye kuhitaji uamuzi wa ngazi ya juu ya serikali. Nijuavyo Kenya, huu uamuzi wa ICC tayari ni mtaji mkubwa sana wa kisiasa kuelekea 2012 na kuwa hiki pekee ndicho kilikuwa kikwazo kilichobaki kwa Raila kutamalaki nchi ya Kenya 2012 hasa baada ya kupigana mpaka kupata katiba ambayo ni kitanzi kwa wasiopenda haki lkn mkombozi wa mnyonge, katiba ambayo imetafsiriwa kuwa hakuna Afrika nzima na lbd hata baadhi ya nchi za Ulaya ya kutolea mfano wake, hii yote ni jasho la Raila.

Niijuavyo Kenya ni kuwa tayari Kenya imeanza kampeni za 2012. Yaani tayari Raila ameishawapa katiba ambayo haikuwahi kuwepo na huenda isiwepo Afrika km siyo Kenya, pili kuzuia mishahara dhalimu ya wabunge ili kipaumbele kiwe ni maslahi ya walipa kodi, tatu swala la ICC pia ni mafanikio ya Raila, nne Raila lzm atapata support ya kimataifa endapo Kibaki hatapendezewa na speed yake kwa sbb kwa kitendo hiki cha ICC ni kuwa vinara wote wa ukabila wametokomezwa na km wamebaki basi ni wale wasio na nguvu na hivyo njia ni waaaaaaazi kwa Raila 2012, na hii ndiyo inayomnyima Kibaki usingizi kwa sababu lzm ya akina Kariuki, Ouko, Arwings Kodheks nk nayo yakawezekana ikiwa mpenzi wa wakenya ataingia ikulu 2012, lengo ni kuwa na political master plan au tuseme strategic plan ya kuiponya Kenya kabisa na makovu ya kihistoria [damu yoyote iliyomwagwa lzm siku moja itaibuka na kuongea tu].

Lkn pia Raila ana kikwazo kimoja tu cha umri kuelekea 2012 na ndiyo maana anajitahidi ili kuwa km atashindwa mpango wake wa kutaka kupigiwa mizinga 21 akiwa hai basi angalao ataingia kwenye historia ya Kenya ambayo hakuna mwanasiasa wa kizazi hiki ama kizazi cha babake ameweza ku-define Kenya mpya isipokuwa yeye mwenyewe AMOLO TINGA RAILA OGINGA ODINGA EARTHQUAKE.

Babake hayati AJUMA JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA [a star mathematician]alileta uhuru. Yeye RAILA AMOLO TINGA WICH KIDHER [ a mechanical engineer] ameleta Kenya mpya ambayo iliporwa na kufanywa mali binafsi ya mafisadi wa kisiasa na kiuchumi.

Lkn Raila ni mtu wa ajabu sana asiyetabirika kirahisi na hii tabia yake ndiyo inawapa wanasiasa wa Kenya homa za vipindi zisizopona kwa dawa yoyote, namaanisha kuwa hata Kibaki akiamua leo kumfukuza kazi [ingawa ni ngumu kwa sabau inawezazusha yale yale ya 2008 tena] yeye Raila haoni shida yoyote kwa sababu kwake hoja siyo cheo ila hoja ni kuona Kenya yenye maziwa na asali siyo tu inawezekana bali inapatikana pia kabla yeye Raila hajenda kaburini. Kibaki anatangaza kuimarisha ulinzi nchi nzima huku ICC nayo ikifanya jitihada za kuwahamishia nje ya Kenya mashahidi kwa kuhofu usalama wao, je, swali ni kwamba mbona Kibaki hakuimarisha ulinzi huo wakati ule wa vurugu zile za 2008 na badala yake leo dunia inashuhudia bosi wa polisi ambaye ni mteule wa Kibaki anasubiriwa kwa hamu kubwa kule The Hague.

Ocampo kiboko ya madhalimu wa Afrika akimalizana na Kenya na El Bashir huenda akabisha hodi Zim kukwaana na kisiki kilichomshinda UK na USA. Kweli Afrika ni kichaka cha majambazi.

BON VOYAGE washukiwa wote wa vurugu za 2008 mkavune kile mlichopanda kwa kiburi na damu za wanyonge. Tusalimieni Jean Bemba na Charles Taylor, muwaambie Afrika sasa haikaliki, mzungu amechachamaa na ICC yake, tena muwaeleze wamwaandalie nafasi bosi wa Zim km Tchangirai naye atacheza kete km za Raila na Kabila lkn wasichukue nafasi ya Hon. El Bashir ambaye huenda vikosi vya ujasusi vya Israel vikapata tenda ya kumkamata nyumbani kwake km walivyomkamata Savimbi na kumpumzisha jumla baada ya majeshi makubwa ya mataifa makubwa kushindwa.

Douglas Majwala.

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