Kenyans,
What is at play here is; HONESTY.
How honest is Kibaki in this peace accord?
The facts are very clear. The accord that saved Kenya from the brink of collapse was signed between Raila and Kibaki, as equal partners.
This is how simple it is. So how does Kalonzo swoto ume in this process? He is Kibaki’s assistant, just like Raila also has an assistant. To this end, Kibaki’s assistant can NEVER be superior to Raila, who is Kibaki’s equal.
The sooner we all accept this as reality, the better for Kenya.
Odhiambo T Oketch
Komarock Nairobi.
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:45:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: odhiambo okecth
Subject: Re: First Public Boxing: Kalonzo Vs Raila
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— On Thu, 4/24/08, Kuria-Mwangi wrote:
From: Kuria-Mwangi
Subject: Re: First Public Boxing: Kalonzo Vs Raila
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008, 5:10 PM
Bob-K
Don’t under rate Tinga. He knows what he is doing. Kalonzo will be fought in Ukambani and other fronts. He knows (Tinga) how to get Kibaki on his side. Remember him and Moi.
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On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 5:37 PM, mrbob_k wrote:
Migosi Mwangi
How will this end up?
Bob-K
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— Kuria-Mwangi wrote:
We have not yet seen anything. The war has just began.
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Raila ignores Kalonzo in protocol fiasco
BY BERNARD MOMANYI and KEVIN KEYA
*NAIROBI, April 24 – –
Government hierarchy wrangles pitting Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka became clearly evident once again Thursday when Odinga ignored Musyoka and went ahead to invite the President to address a rally in Eldoret.*
Odinga maintained that he was second in command in the government pecking
order and blamed protocol officials for failing to clarify the matter.
“Those in charge of protocol are to blame for this mess. Let it be known
that it is the President on one side and the Prime Minister on the other.
The Vice President becomes third because it is PNU’s and ODM’s merger,” he
said.
Odinga had been invited by the Agriculture Minister William Ruto, who was
the master of ceremony at the peace rally in Eldoret’s Kipchoge Keino
stadium.
And when he stood to address the gathering, Odinga started by clarifying the
protocol order before he invited President Mwai Kibaki.
But instead, it was the Vice President who stood up, and before he could
even begin addressing the gathering a group of youth booed and jeered him.
Musyoka later invited President Kibaki to the podium, who then urged all the
leaders to embrace peace and maintain respect for others.
“The truth of the matter is that Kenyans want to live in peace. This kind of
noise will not help us. Let us all respect one another and embrace peace,” he cajoled.
The leaders were in Eldoret where they began their first peace and reconciliation tour of the Rift Valley as part of the resettlement process
for hundreds of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
Eldoret is among the towns hosting the highest number of IDPs in the province.
They are part of nearly 350,000 persons who were uprooted from their homes
following the violence that erupted after the disputed Presidential polls in
December last year.
Nearly 1,200 people were killed during the countrywide protests before the
crisis was resolved by former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan,
who successfully mediated a power sharing deal between the two leaders that
culminated in a Grand Coalition Government.
But by the time the deal was signed, Musyoka, who clinched the third position in last year’s Presidential poll, had been named Vice President and his party ODM-Kenya co-opted in government.
Differences between Odinga and Musyoka are traced back to the campaign period when the latter de-camped from Odinga’s party to contest for the top job.
With the power now shared amongst President Kibaki and the two foes, Odinga
made it clear Thursday that he does not recognise Musyoka’s presence and his
party in the government.
When they addressed another rally at Cherangany, Odinga displayed that he meant business when he invited the Vice President to make brief remarks
before he proceeded with his speech and later invited President Kibaki to
conclude the event.
The tour by President Kibaki and the Prime Minister, which is the first of
its kind, is aimed at preparing the ground for the resettlement exercise.
On Friday, the two leaders will address another public rally at Kipkelion
Township in Kipkelion District at 10.30 a.m. This will be followed by another peace meeting at Chebilat market in Sotik district at 1.30 pm.
On Saturday the leaders are scheduled to visit Molo District and address a public rally in Molo Town before travelling to Kuresoi for another address at the Kuresoi Market.
The tour will be concluded by a final rally at Naivasha town on Saturday.
In an immediate rejoinder, a section of MPs reacted angrily to the protocol mishap between Odinga and Musyoka.
The legislators, David Njuguna of Lari, Walter Nyambati of Kitutu Masaba, Johnstone Muthama of Kangundo, ODM-K nominated MP Mohammed Affey and Jeremiah Kioni of Ndaragua, who held a press conference at Parliament Buildings on Thursday afternoon faulted Odinga for failing to recognise the VP.
Affey said there was need for the leaders to observe protocol.
“State functions are serious functions. And in functions where the President presides over there ought to be respect,” he said.
They instead called on leaders to respect their colleagues during state functions, and exercise tolerance by not embarrassing each other.
Muthama remarked: “I thought the campaigns ended in December last year and whatever squabbles were there were sealed by the Accord.”