News Analysis By Leo Odera Omolo In Kisumu City.
WITH only 100 days to go before the next general elections are held on March 4, 2013 ignals of discontent and violent political wrangling seemed to be emerging from most parts of Luo-Nyanza,the worse being within the two counties of Kisumu and Homa-Bay.
In Nyando district within Kisumu County, the police were reported to be actively investigating the cause of death of a man whose body was fished out of the thicket after he was allegedly assaulted by the youth supporting the rival political camp after he was alleged to have tried to disrupt a campaign rally in the area by heckling the speakers, which sparked off the fist fighting.
The deceased whose name was given as Omuoyo from Kanyilum sub-clan within Wawidhi B area of South East Kano is said to have bee involved in fracas with supporters of the area MP Fred Outa. The youths are said to have set themselves upon the deceased with crude weapons.
The area MP Fred Outa is among the leaders aid to have spent several hours recording statements with the police with the police following the incident.
In the neighboring Nyakach also within Kisumu County, scores of people sustained minor bodily injuries following the outbreak of fighting at the ODM Mashinani campaign rally held at Pap-Onditi Center in lower Nyakach.
The trouble was sparked off following the late arrival at the meeting venue by on of the aspirant for Nyakach parliamentary seat Aduma-Owuor a former senior legal 0fficer of the City Council of Nairobi.
This was accompanied by dozens of drunken youth. However, Aduma Owuor was ushered in and given a seat at the dais as one of the aspirants. But his youth were not lucky to be accorded similar treatment by the conveners of the rally. The youth tried to force their way into the venue thereby st8iring up the commotion as the made an attempt to disrupt the sitting arrangement which had been made earlier.
This what sparked off the commotion and protest by the ODM youth manning the meeting, and controlling the crowd. At this juncture the fighting broke out wit plastic chairs flying out in all direction. The combatants also used other missiles and objects sending the participants scampering or their dear lives. One civic leader Omdi Ouko was beaten up to the ground.
Peace was temporarily restored, but no sooner did another aspirant for the Nyakach parliamentary aspirant Eng.Evans Kodera arrived in the company of shouting youths. They two were roughed by the ODM youths, most of them beaten to the ground.
Several candidate aspiring for the various elective positions with the County governance attended the meeting among them Aloys Ager who is contesting the Sigoti County Ward, Grace A. Akumu {parliament}, Ms Ruth Adhiambo Odinga {governor}, Dr Barrack Abonyo from the US {governor} Ojwang’K’Ombudo{governor].
Meanwhile several politicians in Homa-Bay have bitterly complained about the slow path it taking the police Rachuonyo South district to apprehend the suspects criminal who are supposed to be facing serious criminal charges of causing grievous harm related to violent assault incident which occurred in the lakeside town awe ago following the violent disruption of ODM Mashinani held there two weeks ago.
The police in Oyugis have yet to apprehend any of the suspects despite of a requesting letters from their Homa-Bay counter parts who have recorded statements from the complainants and potential prosecution witnesses in the serious criminal cases pending there.
The two suspects who are believed to have used the sharpened knives in stabbing several people during the fracas Homa-Bay are said to be still roaming freely in Oyugis town and its environs.
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SHUN VIOLENCE AND THE PROJECT
It is a shame that we cannot handle issues, any issues, using our brains rather than brawn. Why should brothers fight brothers in Nyando? Those who want to force themselves on societal leadership should be ashamed of themselves because their selfish action leads to shedding of innocent blood, injuries and pain to our people. We all need peace not shame and pain.
Shame be to us all!
THE PROJECT
WMM had no choice but to stick to TNA, the real owners of UDF. What other alternatives did he have other than being loyal to the letter to the masters of the ”project”. We should not lose sight of he fact he more than once in contraindication to all historical odds represented the president who was sworn in the dark of the night, in official functions. Even this strange weirdly night swearing in at night has never pricked his conscience being such an intelligent man. WMM shamelessly against all odds of history rode high in a presidential helicopter like a colossus across the country not realising that his action was filling God’s people with anger..
Let history take its toll and sweep clean.
Just for self gain an intelligent man decides to cheat history, notwithstanding the fact that history is brutally honest. Used and dumped is the game, WMM!
DR ODIDA OKUTHE.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF BUT WITH MORE VIM THIS TIME
In 1964 Jomo Kenyatta, the President of Kenya, entered a pact with KADU headed by Ronald Ngala who announced to the world, inter alia, ”We the Opposition is dismantled as from today. Any differences of opinion on matters of foreign policy, economic development or defence would be ironed out between ourselves (KANU and KADU)”. Ronald Ngala later made history by being the first human being created by almighty God to die in a motor accident at the same spot, Mariakani, travelling in an official Peugeot car to Nairobi, the driver having been stung by bees, while at the same time, same spot, same driver driving, the two cars in different directions, he died from the same accident in a state Mercedes Benz travelling to Mombasa, the car having been hit by a wildebeest!George Githii, the Chef Editor of the Nation gave the discordant hourly brief on what happened to the Jomo Kenyatta compromised minister.
What has followed is 50 years of state impunity and in-built corruption and an official cancerous tribalism. The nation is slowly dying notwithstanding the 2007/2008 PEV. Kofi Annan, the peace maker is dubbed by the elect of God, ”an intruder tourist, the arch enemy of the chosen few”!
50 years on Uhuru Muigai, son of Jomo, and William Somoei Ruto have signed an anti people pact to entrench impunity of the rich. Will the Nilote Laibon be the second human being created by almighty to God to make history by dying in two different cars driven by the same driver but heading different ways stung by bees and also differently hit by the ever present wildebeest at the spot, Mariakani?
Crying the beloved Kenya: The two must be stopped!
God save Kenya.
DR ODIDA OKUTHE