From: Tebiti Oisaboke

Junior the son of Jomo is kidding the nation by insisting that he won’t quit his DPM’s job because he says the law doesn’t “permit” him to do so. He is protected by the law. I don’t blame him for misunderstanding the law but I blame the folks he hangs out with some of them holds colorful college diplomas in law. It makes no sense for someone like St. Steve the Watermelon who is a distinguished attorney to tell Jr and Mr. Kirimi Muthaura that it wasn’t necessary for them to step down from their public jobs after the ICC court at the Hague confirmed their charges against inhumanity, rape and deportation of persons. Kalonzo and Prof Muigai are shamelessly telling the country that it was okay for these guys to continue holding on to their jobs even though they have serious cases hanging on their backs. I applaud the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Mr. Mutula Kilonzo for telling Jr and Co what exactly the law states as written. I like folks like Mutula who stands and defends the constitution as is regardless of who is who in Kenya and has broken or is intending to break the law. Mutula is interpreting the law clearly as it says to Jr and here St. Steve the Wiper is busy telling Jr the wrong thing to do. He and his followers have given Jr a big thick head to confidently stand in a public rally and tell Kenyans he ain’t going anywhere and those intending to push him out of the DPM’s office should table a motion in the Chamber and evict or burn him out. Mutula has told St. Steve, Prof and the rest that the law will soon catch up with them for the law is SUPREME and must be respected by all citizens regardless who you are or who much you are worth financially.

Junior and Co should stop dreaming that they can fight with the law and just step down peacefully. We don’t want any more troubles as we have enough than what we can handle. For him showing us that he is a MACHOMAN tells a lot and such kind of behavior could be counterproductive in his ambition of becoming the next occupant at the big house in the hill. If he is not obeying the law now, will he do it once he sets foot in the big house? He needs to humble himself and talk in a polite and respectful way in order to attract our trust in him. If he can’t obey a simple law now how can we trust that he will safeguard our country Kenya if we hire him for the job? If he is not able to conduct himself in a mature and respectful way before his prospective future employers, then he is failing or franking the test with an F.

I am glad to hear that some of his buddies said at his prayer meeting that if Samoei arap Ruto and him are barred from contesting the elections they will boycott the exercise all together. That is very good, because we have thousands and thousands of Kenya citizens who have been on route 11 for years and can’t find any job anywhere. We can always find somebody to do the job and we will be very much OKAY!!! Let them not think that without them we can’t live. We have always lived and survived guys. If we made it through during Senior and Nyayo’s days, why not now?

Finally, I’m surprised a lot of people spoke at that meeting but none mentioned anything to do with the IDPs. See how mean these dudes are?

God bless Kenya
TOI

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Uhuru: I will not quit, only MPs can push me out of post

By Mutinda Mwanzia

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to stay put despite calls for his resignation. Uhuru insisted that he would not step down as one of the two deputy prime ministers, adding that only a vote of no confidence would remove him from office.

“Let those pushing the clamour to oust me bring a Motion in Parliament and we will fight it out there. The law protects my office,” he declared. Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka urged Uhuru to stay put in office, adding that those pushing him to resign as the DPM, want to set the stage for the collapse of the Coalition Government.

“I had in fact told Uhuru and Muthaura not to resign since by doing so they would be betraying the interests of many Kenyans,” said Kalonzo.

Assistant Minister and Nithi MP Kareke Mbiuki and Yatta MP Charles Kilonzo urged the Wiper party to sack Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo as its Secretary General, terming him a disgrace.

“We have given him an office yet he is even contradicting the party leader,” said Kilonzo.

But in a swift rejoinder, Mutula told off Kalonzo and his critics terming them political opportunists. Mutula said he would not be shaken by their attacks, adding that it was immoral for the Vice-President to consort with persons charged with crimes against humanity.

“I am not losing any sleep due to their shouts, but I can tell you for free that the law will catch up with them. Let them grand- stand, but the Constitution will reign supreme,” Mutula told The Standard On Sunday.

Machakos Town MP Victor Munyaka said Kalonzo was committed to ensuring that whoever wins PNU Alliance presidential nominations would be supported.

Munyaka said there was no stopping Kalonzo, Uhuru, and Ruto in their march to State House.

The politicians were speaking on Saturday at a second prayer rally in as many days by the G7 group in Ruiru Stadium, Kiambu County. Kalonzo joined presidential hopefuls Uhuru and Ruto in their prayer rallies where allies of the two ICC suspects vowed to boycott the General Election if the names of the accused are not in the ballot.

Fifty MPs drawn from various political parties said there was no provision in the Constitution barring Uhuru and Ruto from the presidential race.

Belgut MP Charles Keter sounded the elections boycott clarion call, saying if Uhuru and Ruto are locked out of the State House race, then they would mobilise their supporters to boycott the polls.

Branded opportunist

The rally was also a forum to hit out at Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo who has insisted that Uhuru and Ruto should stop their presidential ambitions due to the ICC charges.

Kalonzo declared he was not a traitor, adding he would not benefit from the ICC ruling that confirmed charges against Uhuru and Ruto. He said that he saved the country and especially the people of central Kenya when he joined Kibaki to form a government after the disputed 2007 presidential election results.

Kalonzo said he was not a coward, adding those who have branded him an opportunist did not understand him. “Some are saying that I am crying crocodile tears for Uhuru and Ruto and that is not true. I mean well for them,” said Kalonzo.

Ruto said nothing barred them from the presidential race, adding their political enemies were behind the scheme to lock them out of the race. But Ruto did not mention Chapter Six of the Constitution that demands integrity in public office.

Ministers Kiraitu Murungi, Amos Kimunya, Robinson Githae, Chirau Ali Mwakwere, Samuel Poghisio, Naomi Shabaan and presidential hopefuls Raphael Tuju, Eugene Wamalwa, and Cyrus Jirongo were also present.

The leaders lauded Prime Minister’s Raila Odinga’s wife, Ida Odinga, for supporting a local mechanism to try those facing ICC charges.