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It is preposterous for fellows like Canon Peter Karanja, Secretary General of the National Council of the Churches of Kenya and Pastor Oginde of Christ is the Answer Ministry to claim that the referendum was marred by irregularities. These two gentlemen have now left the pulpit altogether and become politicians. It is interesting that even seasoned politicians as the retired President Moi accepted the result of the referendum. Kenyans had spoken loud and clear; no wonder Karanja and Oginde are not being listened to.

On the morning of August 4th, I woke very early in the morning and went to vote. The main reason was that I believed that my vote could actually make a difference in this country.  More that 8 million others did the same.  Out of those over 6 million voted with me to approve the draft constitution. (more…)

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I don’t envy Uhuru Kenyatta’s place in Kenya’s politics today. The man is faced with the daunting task of managing our money at a time that is proving to be more critical than anyone would have ever imagined.

Recently, there was uproar about funds for civic education. The Committee of Experts was all over the media raising hell about the money they had asked for and did not get. Mr Uhuru was demonized for failing to give cash to such an important government organ. He kept to his word that all the money that was available had been allocated.  Pundits even started to interpret Uhuru’s move as one to suggest that he was not keen on us having a new constitution. As usual our dear Prime Minister rose to the occasion and saved the day.  Of course, nobody now cares that budgets of other ministries were cut without parliamentary approval to fund the ‘deficit’ at the Committee of Experts on Constitutional Review. (more…)

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Mr. Linturi has said that MPs need Civic Education on the Constitution so that they can be aware what he describes as salient issues, or contradictions for that matter in the proposed constitution. In his article, ‘Yes, it is, indeed, about land’ he argues that this constitution will be used to disenfranchise Kenyans. He argues that section 67 will make the poor to be taxed on the small holding of land they have and secondly that section 68 will determine minimum acreage in which case poor Kenyans may be forced to form co-operatives. In his interpretation, this is contradictory to the clauses in the constitution that not only allow but protect private ownership of property. He argues that MPs been educated on those provisions, they would have all been on the no side. How misled can anyone be?

I submit that Mr. Linturi and his colleagues on the side, assuming they hold that same position are the ones that need to be educated. (more…)

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