from Judy Miriga
Good People,
The reshuffle in Coalition Government Cabinet Ministers is a prescription for avalanche with Professor Ongeri as foreign Minister is equally questionable. Once people of questionable characters are put on strategic position, the world must be worried of what will transpire next.
Kenya is so strategic to the world’s stability and success and the world cannot sit back and watch Kenya destroyed by the Chinese Commission Agent of the International Corporate Special Business Interest cartel network. We now need swift urgent action. The fact remains that The Coalition Government has failed and it cannot be allowed to spin out of control. It is already leaning at danger zone, will the world leaders sit back and spectate?
We demand that, Kibaki and Raila dissolve the Government now and the Transitional Caretaker step in to fix the fixtures towards a safer and secured democratic electioneering.
Wake up people, wake up……..
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
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Don’t rush new laws, warns judge
Published on 05/04/2012
BY WAHOME THUKU
Supreme Court judge Njoki Ndung’u has warned against rushing implementation of the new Constitution.
Lady Justice Ndung’u, who is one of the crafters of the Constitution, said rushing the process will lead to a false start. She said contrary to wide perceptions, the Constitution was not designed to be implemented at once or by the current Parliament only.
“It was not for this Parliament to legislate all the laws. We will take ten to 15 years to fully implement the Constitution, but if we rush, it we would fail,” the judge said.
She was addressing members of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK) during their 19th annual dinner at Panafric Hotel in Nairobi on Wednesday evening.
Ndung’u was a member of the technical committee of experts that drafted the Constitution. She was also a nominated MP at a time debate on the Constitution review was at its peak. The judge, who was the chief guest, urged professionals to get more involved in management of counties.
run like businesses
“The running of counties will determine the economic growth of the country. But they will only succeed if they are run like businesses, so you should be looking for good managers,” she told ICPSK members.
The judge said devolution of services will not happen at the same time for all counties.
Ndung’u appealed to the public to shift debate from political aspects of the next election to technical issues.
She said Judiciary has undergone tremendous reforms in the past months, but more is yet to be done.
“Success will not come from internal reforms only. We must respect judicial decisions even as we make criticism of the Judiciary,” she added. Ndung’u appealed to the public to shift debate from political aspects of the next election to technical issues.
Anti-graft veto sparks anxiety
By JUMA KWAYERA
Is there a plot to frustrate the creation of a new anti-graft body that may pursue key politicians and lock them out of the next General Election?
This is the question after Mutula Kilonzo’s removal from the Justice Ministry raised doubts about the fate of proposed changes to a draft law that would give more powers to the Independent Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. The body is among the vetting agencies that would screen candidates for political office on integrity issues.
The EACC remains hamstrung by controversy over the appointment of commissioners.
Five months since a parliamentary committee rejected three nominees picked by President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to head the body, the push to roll back graft has lost steam.
Its predecessor, the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, had targeted senior politicians and other Government officials implicated in graft, but its disbandment has taken the wind out of the sails of the anti-corruption effort.
Former KACC Director-General PLO Lumumba and four deputies were shown the door last year after MPs made changes to the Bill creating the EACC. Dr Lumumba’s ejection came after his famous declaration regarding five to ten “high voltage files”, alluding to investigations targeting four Cabinet ministers and at least 45 heads of parastatals.
As with the law on KACC before it, MPs watered down the Bill, taking away proposed powers to prosecute among other steps to clip the commission’s wings even before establishment. Their argument, that such powers would cause a clash between the EACC and the Director of Public Prosecutions ignored the fact that the Bill had stated the commission would institute criminal proceedings “in consultation with the office of the Secretary of Public Prosecutions”.
Before he was moved to the Education Ministry in a recent Cabinet reshuffle, then Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo had stated he had written to the Kenya Law Reform Commission seeking to amend the EACC Act to give it prosecutorial powers. These were the subjects of one of the more controversial changes to the Bill.
Draft law
The original draft law had also barred State officers from operating bank accounts abroad to clamp down on offshore accounts where looted public funds are stashed. The provision was expunged in a move supported by Cabinet ministers James Orengo and Amos Kimunya.
The recent Cabinet changes came against the backdrop of discussions on legislation on leadership and integrity, which will give EACC powers to bar any person from seeking elected or appointed office if they have contravened the law.
The apathy to an anti-graft effort is apparent in the way the Executive and the Legislature have dragged their feet in creating a fully operational autonomous institution.
The nomination of former Kenya Revenue Authority commissioner Mumo Matemu and his deputies —Jane Onsongo and Irene Keino — has hit a dead end. The lack of progress since has led to a growing perception Kibaki and Raila are reluctant to open a corruption can of worms ahead of the General Election.
New ministers have work cut out for them
Published on 27/03/2012
He barged into the political scene with youthful vigour and has maintained that label: Kenya future prosperity belongs to, and must be steered by the youth. That man is Eugene Wamalwa.
And with the same gusto, he took over his first ministerial appointment at the Justice ministry yesterday, in place of long-serving veteran lawyer Mutula Kilonzo.
And of course, all media has an opinion or other during these testy and momentous times. Ours is to congratulate Eugene for his elevation as Watchdog Number One of the rights of all Kenyans, even as we demand a few things in return.
Given the sensitivity and overall importance of the Justice and Constitutional Affairs docket, Eugene will undoubtedly be in the public eye a lot more, from now henceforth. For the lawyer in him, the courtroom just got wider and louder and he will learn to keep his counsel, advise government on the best possible legal routes to tread and read the charts for the ubiquitous ‘mines’ that will no doubt litter his tenure.
The new minister shall learn to develop a thick skin, as the spotlight shall invariably be on his office and interpretations or directions that may emanate from there.
Given the fractious nature of the Grand Coalition Government and a decidedly polarised Parliament, his must become a unifying rather than divisive appointment. He shall find his office faced with the self-same challenges of selective interpretation of provisions in the new Constitution by vested interests.
Not-so-rosy task
He shall have to deal with the steaming potato that is the International Criminal Court, appointments to public office, confronting the Lords of Impunity, witness protection and a host of other pieces of legislation.
It is, therefore, not a time to celebrate the elevation, rather time to roll up the sleeves and get some judicial work done.
These observations do not just apply to Eugene Wamalwa alone. The same appointing authority handed Mr Danson Mwazo, another newcomer to Cabinet, the not-so-rosy task of ensuring Kenya becomes and remains the destination of choice for tourists. Easier said than done, as many of his predecessors have found out.
However, much ground has been covered and Mr Mwazo’s task would be to breathe life into the legacies of past Tourism ministers.
Mr Wetangula is no stranger to roundtable negotiations or recognising when to play hardball. As the immediate former Foreign minister, he is very well placed to address trade matters regionally and internationally. As it is, recent high-profile visitors to Kenya were here solely on matters to do with trade. What more is there to say?
Environment minister Ali Chirau Mwakwere has for the second time taken over a docket formerly held by the late John Michuki. First was the Transport ministry and now Environment. His predecessor had things sewed up pretty well and ran a tight, well-regimented ship. If the accolades Michuki was showered with at his requiem Mass are any indicator, let’s hope he did not raise the bar too high.
Mr Jamleck Kamau comes in to replace the late son of Murang’a, Michuki. No one needs to draw him a map of Nairobi or enumerate the myriad needs unique to this city. Can he prove that he is the man Nairobians have been waiting for?
Prof Sam Ongeri is known for his methodical approach to issues. And having been a key PNU-Kanu negotiator at the Serena talks in 2008, he appears to be the right appointee to the Foreign Affairs desk. It is time he oversaw crafting of some hard and fast rules and a Foreign Policy seeing as Kenya is increasingly being called upon to lead or arbitrate between states, the world over.
In confirming Mr Njeru Githae at the Treasury, the President must have been alive to the fact that the annual Budget cycle is being assailed and pressured by demands from every ministry.
In this docket too, lies the make-or-break proposal that devolved government is waiting for. At no other time in the history of this nation has the Treasury been under such scrutiny. Githae needs no “honeymoon” and would be well advised to start counting the shillings and make sense thereof.
Plush offices
Mutula Kilonzo is no stranger to this publication. The straight-talking lawyer has little fear for criticism and will have little trouble straightening the Education ministry at a time when there are calls for revising the learning system, higher education is expanding, teachers’ unions are as militant as ever and the examinations council is taking a beating. “Good morning Mr Kilonzo”, they shall keep saying until they realise he is the man that wields the cane!
Whatever other motivation informed this mini-reshuffle, it is clear there is a lot of work ahead for all these gentlemen whose plush offices we shall call into in 100 days. Need we say more?
— On Mon, 11/7/11, Judy Miriga wrote:
From: Judy Miriga
Subject: WORLD BANKER MAKES STUNNING CONFESSION (Please Watch) It is what is true in Kenya
Date: Monday, November 7, 2011, 10:31 AM
From: Judy Miriga
Folks,
Revelation of the World Bank as a Financial Institution dominance and control into the future is threatening. This is a deliberate scheme to the world of Conspiracy. It is our life and we must take charge to decide how to live our lives Democratically. The shift of wealth from west to East is scarring. We must unite with the World to correct the wrong. Quote……THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK 1995 – 2005, JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN, recently made a stunning speech about Wealth, Race and Economics to a group of students in Stanford University…….WOLFENSOHN’S OWN INVESTMENT FIRM IS IN CHINA, POISED TO PROFIT FROM THIS “IMMINENT SHIFT” IN GLOBAL WEALTH, and could this be the reason for the shift of Global Wealth pitying the poor livelihood…..??……Is it a conspiracy….???…..This is a silent weapon to destroy lives of the poor of Africa along with the Global poor including the destruction of the Middle Class of the world. To counter this, the Government must step up and bond with the public to safeguard public interest. The World Bank, IMF with other Financial Institution must preserve dignity and liberty of humanity. They must work alongside the people public to nub thievers who are trading unscrupulously.
A lot of Kenyan Funded loans have not been put to do what it was requested for or intended to do. The funds have since 1995 been steadily diverted. There is need to check and investigate “Equity Bank of Kenya” lest it is operating in the “Ponzi Scheme” using public money in the form of Loans in their business……This is a serious concern. World Bank, IMF with other Financial institutions must stand by the public to expose corruption which is a serious cancer to the whole world region. World Bank have enough evidence to expose to public so proper measures can be taken against unscrupulous leaders. This will prove World Bank is not covering or working together with unscrupulous rich to rob taxpayers from exhobitant defrauding scheme which is in its climax…….This cancerous killer must be nipped in the bud…..it is deadly and it is destroying the whole world…….If let loose, no one will escape or survive at the rate things are………It is wicked and satanic…….
Yes, What is driving this World Wide Change craze is greed…???……The Poor of Africa and the Middle Class poor of the World are the New Minion Class. Minions are the true workforce of Evil. Sure, Evil Overlords get the fame and notoriety, In fact, the only thing we have to look forward to is a cruel and painful death. As long as Evil Minions take pride in their work, we will continue to be a labor force for Overlords, Warlords, Mad Scientists, Criminal Masterminds and any other charismatic madman in search of world domination. They are putting a good face on evil, such like you see hunger, poverty, draught, faked HIV/Aids, faked Malaria and other faked diseases, pain and suffering of the poor, taking property and land of the poor free and by force, through torture, assassinations and exterminations…….
This is a Global Political Power machination of conspiracy, where majority of them invested in Gold, Diamond, Titanium, Gas and Oil and the Africa’s Agricultural Marketing control by the unscrupulous Rich, and some pretend behind religious groupings, driving and draining the poor of dear life and leaving the poor to die out of poverty and hunger in a hopelessness manner.
This is what Predicts China’s Economy boom against Europe Financial collapse, it is done through “Ponzi Scheme” and “Hedge Funding”……the reason China has taken control in “Intellectual Property Thieving” in the acquisition and ownership of Africa’s public and community land, in the watch of Kenya Coalition Government connected to the previous ones….It is the reason the Coalition Government of Kibaki and Raila Refused to offer proper implementation of the Constitution as is mandated at Referendum and provide Devolution of Counties as Public Demands…..it is the reason they are dilly dallying, trying to chart out the Constitution to cater for their interests……What is their the projection for the next 10 to 20 years???….This is the period the Rich of Africa and Kenya have quietly given away the land as an example of Dominion Farm by …..Ask yourselves…….Will Africa break free from its former Colonial masters???…..Yes, it must and it has, and that is the reason they had a Referendum to own their Democratic Governance. Africa is not a major problem to the Rich World, because it is open to mutual Partnership arrangement for Development where the poor also gets involved into Development Agenda on a shared give and take. But, the problem with the unscrupulous rich is that, they want to take and own everything as if it is their own. They are dealing in “Ponzi Scheme”, and this is not fair…..Africa provide vital resources for the rich, and so in a barter trade or shared in Partnership under cooperative arrangement, we will preserve life in a challenging and competitive manner. Through mutual partnership cooperative arrangement, we will remain at Peace, in Love and United with each other in the Global World of Emerging Market…It is the way to go to a long lasting relationship into the future we all aspire for. Local and Foreign NGOs controlled by the unscrupulous rich are the problem, who jointly are after eliminating the poor from survival.
We are just able to comment about the things we see happening. I believe, we can find a solution. It is the decision of the majority. If we want to safeguard lives we must provide serious debate of the same and make Mutual Agreement based justice and according to majority demands of the world.
Life is precious, lets us all unite to preserve it because of Peace, Love and Unity.
The Coalition Government of Kibaki and Raila are busy changing the constitution to suit their private and personal interest. The Coalition Government must disolve now. They failed to abide by the public mandate at Referendum and they have no business staying in Public Office. They are not constitutionally in order to occupy public office.
Wake up people and run to Court…….Stand up for your Rights, the Constitution is your Right……….
May God Bless us all…….
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
WORLD BANKER MAKES STUNNING CONFESSION
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THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK, JAMES WOLFENSOHN, MAKES STUNNING CONFESSIONS AS HE ADDRESSES GRADUATE STUDENTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. HE REVEALS THE INSIDE HAND OF WORLD DOMINATION FROM PAST, TO THE PRESENT AND INTO THE FUTURE. THE SPEECH WAS MAS MADE JANUARY 11TH, 2010. THE NEXT 19 MINUTES MAY OPEN YOUR MIND TO A VERY DELIBERATE WORLD.
HE TELLS THE GRAD STUDENTS WHAT’S COMING, A “TECTONIC SHIFT” IN WEALTH FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST. BUT HE DOESN’T TELL THE STUDENTS THAT IT IS HIS INSTITUTION, THE WORLD BANK, THAT’S DIRECTING AND CHANNELING THESE CHANGES.
WOLFENSOHN’S OWN INVESTMENT FIRM IS IN CHINA, POISED TO PROFIT FROM THIS “IMMINENT SHIFT” IN GLOBAL WEALTH.
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@AffinityNetNews Right. Well said. But these people have historically waged war against those who resist them. Lincoln printed his own dollar right before he was ”mysteriously” shot, rendering Congressional dollars? worthless….bankers won.
Kennendy proposed a bill meant as a form of resistence …before he was mysteriously killed.
The Tzars of Russia resisted…then the family was finally killed and overthrown…Bankers don’t just steal. They kill those who resist.
cbasallie 3 days ago 4 On October 31, 2011 the UN announced the world had reached 7 billion in population. In the next few years it will hit 10 billion. And WHERE will all THOSE jobs come from?
Govt downplays drought severity
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Abbas Gullet, the secretary general of the Kenya Red Cross society says the government has repeatedly failed to heed to warnings about the need to put in place contingency measures to deal with frequent drought. And as Lindah Oguttu reports, fresh revelations that donor funds meant for alleviating the effects of drought in northern Kenya have been embezzled further dents the government’s image, as millions face the risk of starvation.
Updated In Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, relief efforts intensify
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World Vision’s response to the drought and hunger in the Horn of Africa intensifies.
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World Vision talks to Somali refugee children
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World Vision staff member Mindy Minzell speaks to children in Dadaab the world’s largest refugee camp. Their main concerns: food, safety and access to an education.
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Drought UNICEF children crisis
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A hunger crisis is putting millions of children at risk in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia as the drought situation begins taking its toll. The United Nations children’s fund, UNICEF, has called for an immediate expansion of assistance across the horn of Africato address the dire needs of more than two million children, 500,000 of whom face imminent risk of dying. Prime Minister Raila Odinga says aid should be distributed across the somali border to control the high numbers of refugees crossing into Kenya due to hunger.
Turkana drought
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The United Kingdom has pledged 17.5 billion shillings in emergency aid to help drought victims in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. The news comes just in time with a report released yesterday predicting that as many as 3.5 million people in Kenya alone will be in need of food aid in the next few months. Wajir district and the greater Turkana region are among the worst hit areas. Kenya Red Cross statistics show that about 800,000 people in the Turkana region are dependent on donors. KTN’s Betty Kyallo has just returned from Turkana Central and brings us this report.
For Somali refugee children in Kenya, the new school offers a fresh start
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