From: Bunge La Mwanainchi.

Following the promulgation of the new constitution today at Uhuru park.Activist and Human Rights Defenders converged at Jevanjee Gardens and contacted the Human Right Organizations countrywide on the presence of El Bashir President of Sudan his presence in this historic event, since a majority of HRDs Organizations shared the same resentment as a majority of Kenyans they embarked on issuing a Press briefing for immediate arrest of the said international criminal whom were told has already left the country, while we embarked on organizing the street demonstration and picketing, Kenyans were disappointed forhis presence in their midst hence the people hopes on new order of things will be adhered to, the invitation of President of Sudan El.Bashir whom is wanted by the International Criminal Court of Justice for the genocide committed to innocent people of Sudan cannot be left to lie low.Kenya Being a signatory of the Rome status of 2002 Kenya Police Terrorism branch under the leadership of Commissioner Mathew Iteere should have embarked on arresting this international criminal,hence they found it simple to arrest the bunge members whom were demostrating for the arrest of the said International Criminal the placards they were carrying have messages “Arrest President El Bashil Now.”,the 2 arrested have been locked up at Central Police Station one of them badly injured.Francis Kihara and Peter Muli.I have visited them and talked to both of them,they showed me the marks in their bodies the assault and injuries they sustained while being arrested.

Kindly circulate and assist us to question the illegal arrest of activist on Chapter 4 on constitution bill of rights to demonstrate,picket and assembly.

Report by.
Patrick Kamotho.

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— On Thu, 8/26/10, odhiambo okecth wrote:

As we promulgate the New Constitution tomorrow the 27th August 2010, there are a few things that we must put in proper perspective. Kenyans must remain eternally vigilant.

In 1963, we were taken for a ride by the political class upon attainment of Independence. We thought we got our Independence yet it is the political class that got their Independence; Independence to loot the state coffers; Independence to flout the laws; Independence to invent corruption and Independence to bring tribalism.

We watched as slowly by slowly they raped our Independence Constitution. We must remain watchful and this time around, we must give them no chance. And this has been achieved by making amendments fairly difficult.

47 years down the line, we have nothing to show for our Independence. We have borrowed a lot from foreigners to the extent that all the 40 Million of us Kenyans are each in debt to the tune of Kshs 30,000.00, yet, we have nothing to show for it.

We have been given a lot of grants and free money yet, we are worse off than we were at Independence. We have nothing to show for the Grants and Free Money we have been given.

There are a few things that make sense to any proud nation. We need good roads; We need clean water; we need affordable shelter; we need electricity; we need hospitals with drugs; we need affordable health care; we need schools with known curriculum; What then must we do as Kenyans to ensure there is Service Delivery from our political class?

I will invite you to attempt answering this simple question with me. To set the ball rolling, we must start by electing men and women who believe in Kenya; people who have some focus; people who have feelings. We have been given an opportunity every 5 years and what do we do with it? We elect thieves, pimps and charlatans; people who have no idea about what leadership is all about. We have refused to stand up for our rightful share of leadership. By continuously electing the same people, we cannot expect different results. This group will keep hopping from one conference to the next workshop at the expense of development. We must start from ourselves and come the next elections, vote for the right people into the right offices. Let us not vote for money. These are the people who make our laws, yet, they are the same people who trample on the same laws. We must make our politicians to respect our laws.

Secondly, we must demand for a credible Judiciary. They are tasked to meet out Justice to the offenders, yet, it is our Judiciary that protects known thieves, the corrupt and those who break the law. Time has come for us to remain vigilant and demand that the Judiciary must respect the rule of law as they meet out justice to Kenyans.

Thirdly, the Police Force must enforce the rule of law. It does not matter your station in life, if you break the law, you must be arrested and appropriately charged. They must fight all sorts of crime; economic and political. Kenyans must remain eternally vigilant to ensure that the Police Force works for us, not for the Executive.

In so doing, we will keep hope alive for our New Kenya.

Again, as we promulgate our New Constitution, I want to invite Kenyans to join in demanding the following;

Vetting our political leaders; let us vet all those who offer themselves for political office. If we vote in thieves, we will get the leadership that we have voted in.

Demanding an explanation to the public debt; we must demand to be told who borrowed what for what. We cannot assume and pretend. We are each in debt of Kshs 30,000.00 on account of some money that was borrowed on our behalf yet, the proceeds were spent in private enterprise. We must demand full disclosure on the public debt.

Demanding action on economic crimes; We must make economic crime punishable and what better way will we start by demanding that all proceeds of economic crime must be confiscated by the state. It is only when this is done will our economic saboteurs know that economic crime does not pay.

Demanding action on Judicial mischief; Judges and Magistrates have ruined Kenya by not remaining faithful to the rule of law. We must demand action on all those who have chosen to auction Justice from the Bench. Radical surgery must be radical and real.

Demanding end to political impunity; we must all demand that our politicians start by respecting the rule of law. We all know that it is our politicians, people we elect, who have reigned impunity on us. We must demand action on all of those who will break the law.

Demanding equitable distribution of human and economic resource; we all know how Kenyans have been taken for a ride in as far as job distribution and resource allocation has been done. We must demand fairness for all Kenya and Kenyans.

Lastly, we must outlaw conferencing and workshoping and start working. We must reduce attendance of such and focus more on Service Delivery.

The bottom line is; we have refused to stand up for our rights. We have refused to elect people who have some vision for Kenya. We have refused to consign tribalism to the back banners and we have refused to make Kenya proud.

Eternal Vigilance has always been the price of liberty. The time is now and this time is right.

Peace and blessings as we usher in a New Kenya; Happy New Kenya.

Odhiambo T Oketch
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Odhiambo is the current chairman to the Stakeholders Evaluation Team on Performance Contract and Rapid Results Initiative at the City Council of Nairobi- CCNSET