Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:59:50 -0700 [04/16/2009 04:59:50 AM CDT]
From: otieno sungu
Subject: Re: KIBERA – RAILWAY LINE PULLED DOWN ONCE MORE, KENYA POWER & POLICE TO BLAME

Wainaina,

If it means uprooting everything for Kibaki to listen, so be it. Remember, this is more of civil disobidience rather than an act of hooliganism for it’s sake. The only option Kibaki has left Kenyans to fight for their sovereignity.

And Wainaina, every struggle comes with a cost, just like the Mau Mau was a great cost for which most galant sons of Kenya like Deadan Kimathi never enjoyed but homeguards like Michuki are now.

Good day,

Sungu.
Juba

— On Thu, 4/16/09, joseph wainaina wrote:

From: joseph wainaina
Subject: Re: KIBERA – RAILWAY LINE PULLED DOWN ONCE MORE, KENYA POWER & POLICE TO BLAME
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 3:07 AM

Thank u @ Kimanthi for telling them the truth…
I also think uprooting the railway is primitive because;
1.The same fellows are the one being serviced by cheap commuter train to n from town-and saved from exploitation by matatus…for their info Neither Kibaki nor Raila or Govt big fish uses the railway
2.They should not expect to use electricity without paying-if you cannt afford then just forego the service,most of us are paying for the electricity we use.Freebies are only supplied by UN and Kenya redcross!!!
3.Railway transport to UG represents a very small percentage of the goods to UG, most of the business people use road transport due to its efficiency.
4. The cost of replacing that railway will be from the taxes they pay thus the broke govt will forego development expenditure(if they had any planned) and divert it to recurrent expenditure-which will not help anyone.

And finally this guys should save their energy to do something constructive to improve their life instead of waiting for handouts from politicians who misuse them!!!

— On Wed, 4/15/09, kimathi munjuri wrote:

From: kimathi munjuri
Subject: Re: KIBERA – RAILWAY LINE PULLED DOWN ONCE MORE, KENYA POWER & POLICE TO BLAME
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 11:57 PM
Jane,

Whether I live in Kibera or in Runda, I have the responsibility of paying for the utilities that I enjoy otherwise they will not be sustainable. If Kibera residents do not want to pay for electricity and water, let them not consume it, otherwise who do they expect to pay for their consumption?

It costs to generate and distribute these products and this habit should not be let to interfere with the rest of society that have done their part.

There are no free things anywhere. Even relief is paid for by some sympathiser!!!!!!!!! And there is still a rider to it.

And please, lets quit this culture of destroying property every time there is a dissagreement!! Did we not learn anything from the election violence? We destroyed everything and have to rebuild everything again at a terribly higher cost.

If its blockading Uganda, let us do it with a targeted plan with minimal loss to ourselves. It is Uganda aggressing us not Rift Valley, Nyanza and Western who we also cut off when the railway is uprooted in Kibera.

Kimathi

— On Wed, 4/15/09, Debra Peku wrote:

From: Debra Peku
Subject: Re: KIBERA – RAILWAY LINE PULLED DOWN ONCE MORE, KENYA POWER & POLICE TO BLAME
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 11:13 PM

Maybe, JUST MAYBE, Gen Kiguoya, being himself, doesn’t want confrontation with Museveni, so what does he do? Incite the people of Kibera (is Kibera the only slum area where elec is illegally connected? – I THINK NOT), where majority of the residents can relate to Migingo, then get them to do his dirty work for him………

On 15/04/2009, jane anyango wrote:

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:42:18 -0700 [04/15/2009 10:42:18 AM CDT]
From: jane anyango
Subject: KIBERA – RAILWAY LINE PULLED DOWN ONCE MORE, KENYA POWER & POLICE TO BLAME

At times I really wonder what is wrong with our government. With the Migingo situation and the current political situation Kenya Power still team up with the police to attack Kibera people for illegal consumption of power. Are they trying to get Kibera people to start fighting once again. This is almost the 5th time Kibera residents are being attacked for illegal power connection. For how long will this go on? Is it fundraising by the government and Kenya Power as they fine whoever is arrested Kshs 5,000 without any option.

Shame on Kenya Power and Lightening for provoking Kibera residents and now Raili imeng’olewa na wanasema, Uganda hawapati mali yao kutoka Mombasa na wamenyakwa Migingo!