Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:22:43 -0700
Wanakenya,
That is Maina Kiai’s response to Andrew Kerosi’ comments on his visit.
Jagwassi
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From: mkiai
It was wonderful to meet you all out there and I learnt way more than I expected and I am really grateful for that chance.
Now we focus on the hard job which is keeping the political class honest–on all sides–so they dont forget the country for their personl interests. It will be hard and it will require the supporters on both sides to be brutally honest with their leaders.
best, Maina
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Nicholas Mireri wrote:
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:08:54
Subject: [Mwanyagetinge] AN EVENING WELL SPENT WITH MAINA KIAI
First, I take this opportunity to thank the organizers of Saturday’s meeting in which Maina Kiai, the chairman, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights was the key speaker. Special thanks goes to the president and publisher, Tom Gitaa of Mshale Newspaper and his team and to the president of Midwest Career Institute and Chairman, Kenya for Change, Dr.Siyat Abdullah and his team.
The evening was pleasant as Maina eloquently articulated the events that took place after the Dec.2007, general elections. Maina is a firm believer of a fair distribution of our national resources to every community in Kenya and was quick to point out that Kenya is ours, we can not run away from it, that is what God gave us and we must endeavor to accommodate each other. His sense of humor left our hearts throbbing and thrilled, even as he talked of very disturbing stories that took place after the votes were stolen. Maina Kiai is a true son of Kenya, who has proved courageous at a time when most leaders went hiding, not even the church, was anywhere to be seen. We thank God for such men.
Current happenings in Kenya are rather disturbing, as the hardliners beleaguer the PM designate, with a clear mind of positioning themselves to have a say and do things as usual when the Grand Coalition process is completed. It is not in good faith and not even for the national good that these hardliners are dining and wineing with Raila. The hardliners owe an apology to the people of Kenya and they should wait until the outcome of Truth and Reconciliation commission. As far as I am concerned, the agreement that is there at the moment is to share power and the reconciliation process will follow and not haphazardly as they are trying to hoodwink Kenyans. There is no reconciliation yet. What has happened is that these hardliners would not manage to stop their leader from signing the agreement with Raila and effectively lost their grape vine and Kibaki is no longer listening to gossip. They are trying, very hard to encroach into Raila with their crooked ways of doing things. This is unacceptable. My dear Kenyans, remember that the agreement to share power, was not reached at the table where the hardliners were with Annan, it was rather at the table where Kibaki, Raila and Annan were. How come that they are now dining and wineing with Raila as though they are celebrating a good job done. This is a gimmick, brothers and sisters. Let us be sensible. The agreement is clear and its sole purpose is to unite the Kenyans without necessarily dining and wineing together. This can be done after a successful reconciliation process.
We should by now know how liars operate and the hardliners are lying openly with impunity. We want Raila to be respected and not to be feared and, therefore, the hardliners should be treated by Raila at arms length until they are told who they are by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Andrew Kerosi.