from “elijah.agevi@ . . .
date Sep 8, 2009 10:59 AM
subject Re: The Mau Circus Continues

Dear Odhiambo,

Thanks for keeping us in the loop. And yes the Mau case can only happen in Kenya! Where else can one try to justify and delay such case as Mau? When shall will be strategic and decisive in our actions? What are we as a nation waiting for before we take the long over due action?

Have a good evening as the struggle continues.

Elijah Agevi

from OKELLO David Otieno
date Sep 8, 2009 9:43 AM
subject Re: The Mau Circus Continues

I suggest a very different approach towards this MAU issue..

Why can’t we the affected, go there and plead with those at the complex to come out, we talk to tham one-on-one, get them enlightened and understand why we want them out, then…the govet. come in and pays them….

We are not getting a solution and nature does not give time….

David

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Tel: +254-770-045590
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from Boniface Mwirigi Kiula
date Sep 8, 2009 8:36 AM
subject Re: [KENVA] The Mau Circus Continues

Sometimes I feel fed up with the nonsense of our political class. Okecth, thank you for highlighting the truth. KICC did not require funding with billions to revert to the state. It did not even require Pres. Kibaki himself to issue a statement. It only called for him to make a decision and send a minister to issue the decree and justice had been made.

Why do have a lot of talk on Mau, Wilson Airport, Sugar, Maize…everything? It is all because of self-serving politicians. A few more people ought to get fed up and say Kenya can be a better Nation and it requires you and I selflessly serving. Kiula B. M.

from odhiambo okecth
date Sep 8, 2009 3:08 AM
subject The Mau Circus Continues

The Mau Circus 8th September 2009

For a long time now, we have been discussing the Mau issue.

It all started when evidence of the destruction could not be down played anymore. The rivers were drying up; the cattle were dying for lack of water; our taps became dry for lack of water; KPLC started rationing power because they did not have water in their dams; our animals all migrated to other countries because we did not have water; Even the Wildebeests did not do their yearly tricks this year.

All these because Mau had been invaded and those who sold Mau off could not hide the ramifications of their act any more. We could all see for ourselves the effects of their rule.

But as all this happen, our leaders are busy planning for a kill; a kill out of our plight. As they do always, they know we are a Talking Nation, and they know how to deal with us, because they know we are gullible.

Have you paused for a while to ask yourself why the Government wants Kshs 38 Billion to effect evictions on Mau?

To the Government, Kshs 38 Billion is some small money. Just take this walk down with me so that we can justify this Kshs 38 Billion which the Government wants to beg for as Kenyans are still living in camps; as more Kenyans go hungry because our politicians sold all our strategic grain reserves;

1] The police force that we will use to effect the Mau evictions are people in the pay roll of the government as we speak. They will not be new recruits and as such, they need no new considerations. They will just be doing what we pay them to do.

2] The officers tasked with handling this job are government employees. They need no new pay packages besides what they are earning currently. They will be doing what we are paying them to do.

3] The Rangers who will protect the forest after the evictions are people already working for the government. They will need no new pay to enable them do what we are already paying them to do.

4] The Ministry staff from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, Lands, Water, Office of the Prime Minister and Office of the President are people already in employment. They will be doing what we are paying them to do.

5] The seedlings that we need to re plant at Mau should come from the Kenya Forestry Research Institute, a government body with personnel in employment as we speak. If they have failed in their mandate to do their work, we have many Friends of the Environment who are willing to give seedlings for free.

6] The lawyers who will be looking at the documents if need be are from the State Law Office, and they are officers already in our employment.

I do not need to list more of the basics. My concern is simple; what do we need this Kshs 38 Billion for if all the key players are people or institutions that we are already funding through the exchequer? We do not need Kshs 38 Billion to save Mau. It is the politicians that need this money to serve themselves.

What do we need this money for? Kenya is the only country where a billion makes no sense. They talk of a billion as if it was some piece of bread, and they care less, for we are gullible. Soon they will outgrow the billion syndrome and move to trillion, and all commissions and agencies they create to mint money will having there budgets in trillion.

Lastly, if someone causes you all this kind of suffering, do you say thank you to them by paying them off? I join Hon Bill Ole Ntimama in demanding action, action now and no payment to these people.

They can go back to where they came from.

Odhiambo T Oketch

Moving From Talking to Tasking

Note; Some people have gone to court over Ringera. They are playing the known script; go to court and make the issue sub-judice and forestall public debate. I would not be surprised if they were acting on instructions from the same Ringera.