Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:45:16
by Ceeloh
Great signs of division have began to emerge in the Party of National Unity after members of parliament calling itself Members from the Central Rift are threatening that they will ensure that no single constitutional ammendment bill is going to pass in parliament next week .
Adressing a press conference at the parliament chambers, Mwangi Kiunjuri MP for Laikipia East says that the goverment has resolved to apply selective prosecution on those suspected to have been involed in the post elections violence. According to him, “Only the small fish are languishing in police cells and and real perpetrators have not been arrested.”
At the same time, they have threatened to call for peacefull mass action if the police commissioner fail to arrest all those who funded the Eldoret massacres and put the goverment on notice that they will name the suspects one by one since they know them and have all the evidence aganist them.
The group was speaking in defence of Naivasha MP John Mutotho who was summoned in court yesterday to answer charges in connection to the murder of nonKikuyus in Naivasha three weeks ago. Allegations which he vehemently denies.
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I support a peaceful mass demonstration to seek justice for the killed, maimed, raped, displaced, regardless of tribe. If we preach there is no peace without justice for political crisis, then how do you justify a different prescription for the human crisis? Would you not call that hypocritical? Would that mean justice is on a “pick and choose” basis? Is that the kind of democracy we’re dying for? Is that how we intend to make a difference and bring change?
Kenyans should never ascribe tribal labels on crime, and then continue with impunity. Tables can easily turn in the next years and it could be you or your children being burnt or displaced. Do you want others to be complacent then? Do you want justice to be selective? Such lawlessness and atrocities should not find a home amongst us. It will only make it easier to kill and burn more people next time around. Go down memory lane and explain atrocities in RV every 5 yrs that have been subjected to non-kalenjins (including luos, luhyas, etc.). So, before you start getting complacent, or maybe even content with who the victims were this time around, remember, tomorrow it maybe you. If past behavior is a good predictor of future behavior, continued impunity for longtime criminals threatens all Kenyans. Impunity emboldens and next time people may not need a political or land reason to massacre. Think ahead, don’t be stuck in myopialand!