Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:04 -0800 [06:12:04 AM CST]
From: owili nyatawo
Subject: Re: The Late Jomo Kenyatta, Mungiki, Mau Mau land issues and Waki report
The emergence of all these criminal gangs are a direct result of our failed socio-economic and political policies over the last 45 years. The failure of the state to provide safety nets for the majority of the citizenry leaves people with little options but to indulge into crimininality as a means of survival. Take for instance people in these column who have impressive accademic credentials but can’t find jobs yet we see daily the sons and daughters of the political elite with inferior or without any credentials to write home about walk easily into jobs their connections or set themselves up in businesses with their fathers ill gotten wealth. Yet we all sing praises and bow at the feet of these criminals and even vote them into the office without asking any questions.
It is a clear testament that hard work does not pay. It a further confirmation that crimes pays, where white caller crimes like the goldenberg and it twin the anglo leasing goes unpanished for decades. And in situations where you do not have a tall relative to open doors for you what options do these people have? They have to survive in one way or the other. The sad bit is that you we are all victims. This is by no means a justification for criminality but to tackle crime the policy makers must seek to deal with the root causes.
Secondly the approaches to law enforcement in Kenya leaves alot to be desired if not outrightly pathetic. We all know that dishing violence as is currently the practice by the men and women in blue breeds more violence. Using intelligence networks to gather information on criminals is a better way of collecting evidence and ensuring that the law enforcement agencies do not sleep walk into situations blindly. The collection of such data can help in the prevention of future crimes and planning operations to apprehend criminals. By killing criminals on sight, the police are losing valuable sources of intelligence. The police must not be allowed to be power unto themselves where they can kill any citizen without being called to account for their actions.
Finally, as long as white caller criminals are never punished and there is no deliberate measures to deal with cases of abject poverty and socio-economic deprevation, the resultant social exclusion will breed more criminals no matter how many the law enforcement agencies kill.
From: Robert Alai
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:01:29 AM
Subject: Re: The Late Jomo Kenyatta, Mungiki, Mau Mau land issues and Waki report
Kenyans aare waking up. We wont just support even the civil societies just because they arre civil societies. We will support those who are real. I am very much suprised when KHRC keep quiet when thugs kill Kenyans and Bagdad, Kosovo, Mungiki, Chinkoroos roam the country free but when boys in blue respond you will see one Hassan and Jaoko all over TV. Its a waste and its simply not pleasing. Kenyans want to know if KHRC is a criminal pr team or what. Are they out to speak for criminals only/ What about the kkeenyans beiing killed in Nyeri, Murang’a and everywhere?
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 7:52 AM, David Kilonzi wrote:
I beg to differ with you Rev.
How come you did not address the issue of extortion by sect members? THey have paralysed businessess in Central provinces especially Muranga and its environs? Does it mean that since they are grand children of Mau Mau fighters. they should engage in criminal activities?
Are they the only disadvantaged Kenyans? I come from Ukambani, and there is massive drought ravaging the area? Have the youths turned to extortions of businessess especially the transport industry?
The police are fighting criminals! PERIOD!
On 30/12/2008, ndebele okoth wrote:
Press Release
By Rev Okoth Otura
The Waki recommendation and setting up of the Kenya tribunal to look into the 2007 post-election violence will only bear lasting fruits if the Mungiki militia’s sect matters are also addressed as part of the main agenda.
The top Kikiyus in the government have for the past years been victimising innocent Kenyans in the name of being members of this outlawed sect, through well orchestrated propaganda being spread by security agents as licence to kill and brutally murder innocent people without justice.
Kenyan must not be deceived, there shall be no peace if the Mungiki sect pressing issues are not addressed, and in essence the road map for the tribunal success is to follow up with Kenyan PM Raila Odinga gesture to open up talks with Mungiki leaders, hear their grievances with sober approach to find a lasting solution to the same.
Hundreds of the suspected members of mungiki have been executed in cold blood in broad daylight, the butchering of people without charging them in the court of law shall not eliminate the group, and instead it will further escalate more violence and increase human right abuses in Kenya.
The Kenya government must accept the fact that this group are children of the Mau Mau freedom fighters who’s forefather fought for the liberation cause of the land, now living under extreme poverty in the streets or as squatters or landless, while ongoing killings and abductions are being staged by a renegade faction sponsored by government to distort the genuine and original cause of sect to demand back their ancestral land.
Sweep the history under the carpet in order to avoid answering questions on those behind the mysterious killings will let this myth go.
Many innocent Kikuyus are currently seeking asylum across the world after being falsely framed by the powerful figures of their community in the current government as members of the banned sect, this is a tact being used by these ruthless and blood thirsty wealthy land grabbers to eliminate rightful owners of land grabbed by the late Kenyatta’s family and his cronies.
There are reports that so many Kikuyus in the past years have fled the country and currently seeking asylums around the world under the fear of being implicated as members ofMungiki and therefore if the Kenya government does not take swift action to have formal reconciliation meeting with sect leaders, it won’t be surprised if they transformed itself to sophisticated and dangerous revolutionary movement in Central Province.
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