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Dear men and women of the cloth,

Not much time for greetings. I have been seeing you on TV screens and Newspapers and I can presume I know how you are doing.

Speaking of TV and Newspapers, something has come to my attention which I wish to address to you who were hitherto  shepherds of the breed we call the people of Kenya.

On the 4th date of August 2010, Kenyans of all walks went to polling stations. They had been told to choose the destiny of their beloved country – to vote for a new constitution. This was a pill which would heal the wound of the past and make the road hereafter much smoother for them. It was a special token that the people had sought for very many years. Recently, it has been reported that the search has lasted 20 years but from my basic history, this quest began at independence. Your sheep had been conned and disenfranchised that early. (more…)

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On the 4th August 2010, Kenyans went to the ballot to determine the future of their country. Nationally, we had an impressive vo

President Kibaki, Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice-President acknowledge the results of the Aug 4 Contitutional Referendum at KICC Nairobi.

ter turnout of over 72%. Pundits had expected the turnout to be much less and in a manner that would have affected the results of the referendum. That was impressive for a country with an average turnout of 62.1%.

I got into some argument with some of my friends when I stated that  voter turnouts of over 90% need to be investigated. In particular, I had Ainamoi constituency, which registered a surprising 99.77% turnout,  in mind.  The first response was by someone who had completely missed the point stating that another constituency in a ‘rival’ region had registered 100% turnout which was obviously false.

60 constituencies registered voter turnouts of over 80%.  There were only four which registered over 90 % turnouts: Ainamoi (99.77%), Mogotio (91.01%), Buret (90.80%) and Marakwet East at 91.67%.  Many constituencies in Central and Nyanza Provinces had voter turnouts above 85% .

The other serious responder, though lacking in civility and decorum,  stated that Kenyans are not the sluggards we think they are sometimes and that we should aim for 100% turnout.  Yet another said that the sentiments were idealistic. (more…)

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Mutahi Ngunyi is definitely right when he says that he is anti-reform. His articles over the last two weeks have left not doubt in anyone’s mind.  That said, I shall restrict my commentary to the article published in the Sunday Nation of May 30th 2010.

It is all too well for Mutahi to educate us on why we need to focus on the spirit of the law and that we do not refuse. But to tell us that the spirit of the law fails to encapsulate the letter of that law I find rather mischievous a trail of thought. To say that its spirit is dangerous and deceitful is at best misleading. (more…)

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