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No amendments please

Posted in New Constitution, Political Analysis, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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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Church lost credibility long before Aug 4

Posted in New Constitution, Political Analysis, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

There are three big winners in the recently concluded referendum. The first is Mwai Kibaki. He has secured his legacy. Second is Raila Odinga. He stole the show and he definitely will win the presidency in 2012. Third is William Ruto. He is the only politician who has shown how much power he has.  The losers are also known; The church leads the pack.

When we went to the referendum in 2005, the church was divided. Ethnicity was a major driving force in that referendum which explained why Njue didn’t ask us to reject the draft. Some clergy including Rev. Mutava Musyimi the then Secretary General of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) told us to vote with our conscience. It was no surprise that he was in the PNU brigade in 2007. Others especially from the Rift and Nyanza were more plain; vote No. The vote was lost; the oranges carried the day with 1m vote difference. (more…)

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Vox populi, Vox Dei

Posted in New Constitution, Political Analysis, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The people of Kenya have spoken. God has spoken.  The Latin expression vox populi, vox Dei translates to the voice of the people is the voice of God.

As the results continue to trickle in it is very clear that Yes is headed for a landslide win and Kenya is destined for a new dawn. At the moment, the Yes side is leading with 67% of the votes cast while the No trails with 33%. Yes is leading in all but one province; the Rift Valley as was widely expected.  For the constitution to be approved it must garner a majority vote, 50% plus one vote and also garner 25% of all votes cast in at least 5 provinces.

It should be very clear to all by now that the people of Kenya have spoken and God with them. Those who came to us bearing a message masquerading as the voice of God are now exposed. They said that God was on their side. Not true. They said God doesn’t lose battles. True. They peddled falsehoods alongside their politician friends. (more…)

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A shade of white

Posted in New Constitution, Political Analysis, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The day is finally come. The noise from the politicians and clergy  has quietened and focus has now turned to the actual referendum exercise.

The Interim Independent Electoral Commission has told us that it is ready to conduct the poll tomorrow from 6am. They have assured us  that the process will be free and fair; we will know the official results by Friday but we will start getting provisional results as soon as an hour after polling stations close at 5pm.

The police have assured us of our security and the security of voting materials. We are confident that the process will run smoothly. Media houses are falling over themselves to capture our attention for their coverage of the day. (more…)

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Separation of Powers a key ingredient of democracy

Posted in New Constitution, Political Analysis, tagged , , , , , , , on July 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Mr Moi has recently been reported as saying that the proposed new constitution (PNC) is not good because everybody that the Kenyans will elect, will be a back-bencher.

Clearly Mr Moi is still well stuck in the days when he would reshuffle ministers and drop them at will to reward ‘good‘ behaviour and punish ‘bad‘ behaviour. For Mr Moi, it is critical that ministers are members of parliament so that the ideas of tokenism and psycho-fancy can find a place in the politics of Kenya.  Unfortunately for him and his not-so-lucky students, appointing a cabinet minister to reward ethnic communities will be a thing of the past after we pass the new constitution next week.  (more…)

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