Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:35:18 -0800 [02/27/2009 01:35:18 AM CST]
From: john vorster
Subject: Re: Foreigners to head all Kenyans Institutions!
Folks,
Let us accept the reality on this matter and suggestion by Hon. Raila Odinga. As some do suggest, ever since independence, our leaders have failed the litmus test of good governance. I would indeed wish that we have an open minded leader with vision of Kenya at heart. Today we all complain of our dearly elected/appointed/nominated….. and some senior servants have either accepted promotion by merit or taste of a particular ethnic queuing. The fact is we have ALL inclusively failed and no one would dare tell the reality that he/she would be better placed to heed the citizens call and wants. A very near example is the concluded Yashpal Ghai who though did commendable job but failed the implementation due to same theocratic behaviors of “our legislators and institutional heads” who were never accorded the choice to conduct the task Prof. Ghai did on constitution. Folks, believe it or not, as soon as one is charged with such a responsibility, then he/she will be toasted with flavors and mucky green soup to dilute his intelligence and experience of which many of these folks have fallen prey to and sit adjacent to the brewing industry decanting the very past deeds. For the nominee, that is like a fishing gear set near Migingo Island a waiting goodies by the landing bay. As someone once said that soccer is a game of talent but watched by many fools, the same is applicable with our to-be or seated leaders while seeking a profile position and the brewing of kitu kidogo comes with the name…….
Ndungu Matunda and Otieno, something is wrong and we might both be on the same foot-thumping looking for solution/s with many strings attached on the reserve. We dearly need to accept the fact that we are being diluted with open door policy of corruption where justice will never prevail however much debate we might engage each other in search of good stewardship….. it will take the present Kenya 3-4 more decades to come up with visionary leadership……but why, the good seeds the country has produced are either resting in eternal Peace or undergoing tremendous brain drain in exile.
“Bado Mapambano”
JAKISUMU
Vorster
— On Thu, 2/26/09, Kasipul Kabondo wrote:
From: Kasipul Kabondo
Subject: Foreigners to head all Kenyans Institutions!
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 5:48 PM
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/535008/-/yg8dr2z/-/index.html
Something must be terribly wrong with my friend’s judgement! How can Hon Raila, who is the Kenyan PM make such careless statements. You can see that even the Mzungu seated next to him is equally surprised. Why can’t he consult thoroughly with his advisors? I understand the labour politics in the West so much that I will be a fool to advocate for foreigners to take over the running of our institutions simply because of mistrust. The mistrust we are talking of has been created and exercebated by bad leadership Kenya has had since independence. Any Kenya (African) working abroad will find such an insult when their leaders, instead of creating opprtunities for their people, fight for the scarce positions for foreigners!
Something is terribly wrong!
Otieno Mbare
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Otieno Mbare, P.hD (Econ & Bus.Adm)
Research Fellow, Åbo Akademi University &
Lecturer, Turku University of Applied Sciences
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— On Wed, 2/25/09, Dickens Odhiambo wrote:
From: Dickens Odhiambo
Subject: BREAKING NEWS : UN investigator says Kenya responsible for police killings
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 8:53 AM
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/534800/-/u2hu54/-/index.html
Extra-judicial killings: UN investigator indicts Government, the military and the police force, calls for sacking of Attorney-General Amos Wako and Police Commissioner Hussein Ali.