Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:52:54 -0800 [02/13/2009 04:52:54 AM CST]
From: HUMPHREY OMONDI
Subject: Re: Hongera to Kenya’s Parliament! The sadest day in deed!!
What baffles me is the fact that ‘Kenyans’, to say the least are celebrating at the turn of events.
We should be very sensitive to the fact that the so called Hague is not a solution to the Kenyan problems.
To the victims of the injustices committed by their fellow country men, who will ever fight for them?
The MPs have just shown us that they are so insensitive to the issues b trying to lie to wananchi that the ICC is the best option
My keen analysis of the whole idea is that these legislators colluded to deprive the victims of the skirmishes of their right for justice.
How then can you explain the sudden change of events in which Rift Valley MPs overwhelmingly voted against the bill, yet until recently they never wanted to hear the word HAGUE!
Let the truth be told.
The loser hear here is the Kenyan man, woman and child who was affected in one way or another as a result of the post election violence
Our Parliament has therefore deprived Kenyans of a very vital institution that would have seen justice to all Kenyans without having to look at who is who is this country.
Nothing and I mean NOTHING will come out of the Hague and that’s the bitter truth!!!!
— On Thu, 2/12/09, Chris Mogere wrote:
From: Chris Mogere
Subject: Re: Hongera to Kenya’s Parliament!
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 10:00 PM
I am saddened by your pride, this is the saddest day in Kenyan history..forget about the Hague we lost the fight against rapists, murderers, corruption…think of all kinds crime done in this country. We just lost and Kibaka should prologue pariament immediately for re-introduction of the bill after some amendments
From: Mburu
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:26:37 PM
Subject: Hongera to Kenya’s Parliament!
For the first-time since 2002, Kenya’s MPS have done what they should
be doing.
They voted against the Special Tribunal Kenya despite Kibaki and Raila
being in Parliment.
I really wonder what the suspects in the Waki Envelope are feeling!
Just follow this link and read for yourself:
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/529618/-/u1yqau/-/index.html
Mburu
I disagree with those who believe a local tribunal would have been a better option. Yes, the individual Kenyans who suffered from the attrocities may not obtain the ‘justice’ they may hope for but then how many such sufferings have gone by without justice being offered? The issue here as far as I am concerned is not to offer justice for each and every crime but to lay a base that will eradicate any other future cases of the same. The aim is to convict the major financiers and propagators with the hope that if these so-called godfathers don’t promote the atrocities by inciting the public we won’t have to deal with the recurrence of these heinous activities. Also, The Hague proceedings do not rule out local conviction of the small fries who actually physically participated in the atrocities. Actually it offers the government an opportunity to proscute the same locally while letting the international court deal with the major players.
As the old adage goes, if you wanna beet a mob, take out the leader first. That would scare out the hangers on. If the ICC could lock up the major PEV financiers and promoters it should now be the government’s opportunity to concentrate its resources in dealing with the underlings who will now be short of the political and financial backing of their godfathers and godmothers.
So, hongera to the Kenya’s parliament! I look forward to seeing some of those who voted against the local tribunal being netted in The Hague net though. Pray with me that this comes to pass sooner than later.