Dear Majestic People Of Kenya,
I return to the Kenyan election saga because I must. I was in Kenya when the election was stolen with impunity in favor of Mwai Kibaki. Catastrophe followed, and with my own eyes, I have seen the pictures and heard the stories. Suffice is to say, we only imagined reality. Regardless of where we are, Kenyans have lived the reality of a stolen election already. But worse can still happen, and yet the best days for Kenya are actually upon us.
It is however a mistake for Kofi Annan to assume that negotiations can bear fruit without actively engaging the feuding principals, Raila & Mwai. The UK, AU,UN, EU & US have a big stake in Kenya and can not allow her to slide into a anarchy. What my 10th great grandfather Ragem advises is that the UK, AU, UN, EU, & US engage Raila & Mwai directly. Again, he advises them to sequester Raila and Kibaki and not let them out until they agree for the sake of Kenya and the world. Meanwhile, the Speaker of Parliament can run the operations of the house that keeps the government running.
Considering that the parties negotiating on behalf of the feuding principals have already been sequestered, my 10th great grandfather Ragem has a piece of advice as well. You have been given the power to negotiate on behalf of Raila & Mwai. This means that to the eyes of Kenyans and the world, you “are” Raila or Mwai. Do not harden your heart, because you are “not” Raila or Kibaki. Yield more ground, heck change your mind if need be and save our country. Whatever you agree on, Raila or Kibaki cannot disagree with. They gave you the mandate and so has the entire mankind. This is the situation the UK, AU, UN, EU & US have placed the feuding principals in – a catch 22 situation. The feuding principals have no option but to accept whatever you decide.
Indeed, Kenya lost its sovereignty the moment we started fighting amongst ourselves and the moment UK, AU, UN, EU & US put its foot on the door. It is too late to argue therwise, though Martha Karua may try. To her, we remind her of Tarik Aziz and the Iraq dilemma.
The way I see it, the west brought this mongrel called democracy to Africa. It was obvious that it had a lot of side effects but for a while was thought to work in Kenya. The festering unseen wound ruptured in an orgy of blood, habitat destruction and dehumanization what with the crumble of weak democratic institutions like ECK. That the African Union summit in Ethiopia was divided was a sign of acknowledgment that democracy is a corrupt pill with terrible side effects, just like the Polio vaccine’s side effects brought us HIV in the Congo Brazzaville.
The mediators including the UK, AU, UN, EU & US will either give us normalcy in a pioneered and tailored solution unique to Kenya, or they will give us death. I prefer the former since it would demonstrate justice.
Meanwhile, I want to emphasize that the Kenyan problem is not tribalism, but elitism. So please do not butcher my name. It is a tradition I am proud of and prepared to die defending!