Who said an old mongel can ever learn new tricks? Wako is back at his old games. Now we know that somebody plans to replace the Electoral commissioners alone without the PM.
The question is once they have been filled, how do "they" hope to get the positions vacant again? That is when I start thinking of "Scientific Exorcism"
Wako's Tricks
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Fraud case: Ruto gave job to key potential witness
This just came up:
Suspended Higher Education minister William Ruto gave a parastatal job to a potential key witness in a fraud case against him.
Suspended Higher Education minister William Ruto gave a parastatal job to a potential key witness in a fraud case against him.
Mr Ruto appointed Hellen Chege Njue to the board of trustees of the Coffee Development Fund in July 2009. The Eldoret North MP then was the minister for Agriculture under which the parastatal falls.
Ms Njue was the finance manager at the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) when Sh272 million was paid out for plots in Nairobi’s Ngong Forest, a case which landed Mr Ruto, former President Moi’s aide Joshua Kulei and former Lands Commissioner and current Baringo Central MP Sammy Mwaita in court.
In acquitting Mr Ruto and his co-accused on Tuesday last week, Nairobi chief magistrate Gilbert Mutembei made it clear that Ms Njue was the missing link in the prosecution’s case.
“The prosecution failed to produce in court the then finance manager Hellen Njue to give her evidence on how she paid out the money. It is, therefore, clear that none of the accused ever received any money from KPC. The prosecution has failed to prove its case thus all the accused persons have no case to answer,” Mr Mutembei ruled.
Mr Ruto’s appointment of Ms Njue to a parastatal under his ministry at a time when he was facing fraud charges will be seen as curious, considering she was one of the witnesses the prosecution would have relied on in its case.
Ms Njue could have testified against the minister had the prosecution sought her statement or called her as a witness, an omission which has been pointed out by lawyers. No explanation was given as to why Ms Njue was not called as a witness.
“Corporate bodies can only act through human beings and no evidence was placed before the court on identity of persons representing the corporate bodies who made false representations to Hellen Njue,” defence lawyers argued.
At the time of the appointment Mr Ruto was facing a charge of fraudulently receiving money from Ms Njue, acting on behalf of KPC, by pretending he could sell to the corporation 1.75 hectares of land in Ngong Forest. The offence is said to have been committed on September 6, 2001.
Ms Njue’s appointment to the parastatal was published in a Kenya Gazette notice (No. 5262) of May 21, 2009 which stated: “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Coffee Act, 2001, the Minister for Agriculture appoints …Hellen Chege Njue (Ms), to be member of the Board of Trustees for the Coffee Development Fund, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from 29th April, 2009.”
The notice was signed by Mr Ruto. Ms Njue’s tenure at the board ends in April 2012.
The Coffee Development Fund was established in 2001 to provide credit and advances to coffee farmers.
False pretences
The charge sheet of July 27, 2004 did not list Ms Njue among the 10 witnesses in the case despite the investigating team asserting that Mr Ruto obtained Sh96 million from her by false pretences. This means that she was a complainant alongside KPC, and therefore would have been a prosecution witness
For more: http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Fraud+case+Ruto+gave+job+to+key+potential+witness+/-/1064/1145926/-/t8qmt6z/-/index.html
Compaore Soon Getting his Due
It is said that whenever you (a man) see another fella being shaved with a broken bottle, you had better start applying saliva to your own beard. That is because experience shows you will most likely be next!
There are tribes in West Africa that end their prayers with "As it was in the beginning so will it be in the End".
On October 15, 1987 Blaise Compaore invited Thomas Sankara to a meeting where they should sort out their differences. They had been at logger heads for a while. Much as Sankara was warned that this was most unwise and that he would be exposed to mortal danger, he was such an idealist that he agreed to go without conditions. He never made it fully out of the car; He was murdered along with 12 other senior officials that he had brought along by an armed gang led by his pal and revolutionary colleague, Blaise Compaoré.
Who was Thomas Sankara? Thomas Sankara is the leader you are all looking for in Kenya and indeed Africa. He is the leader who got rid of the curse of the limousine and other trappings of power. He dispensed with both the full and half carpet. He ordered the presidential toilet removed from the dais. In fact he found the whole idea of a grown up standing up in the midst of a meeting to go just behind the curtain and begin the usual anal bursts and explosions followed by a foul tincture rather embarrassing for an adult. He reasoned that if the citizens who come to the meeting were to each bring a toilet, the entire country would stink to Kingdom Come. So he decided to use the same toilet as other citizens. I can only imagine that since as of today - 23 years later only 6% of population have access to improved sanitation facilities in rural areas and a mere 33% in urban areas (UNICEF), then the majority of the citizens depend on the "bush". So it follows that President Thomas Sankara also used the "bush" when relieving himself!
Sankara got rid of extravagance. He was so determined that when Guinea attacked, he sued for peace and in fact suggested that the President of Guinea share some of his military arsenal. He surrendered and then told his people to their faces that they had been DEFEATED! No spin; No lies just the plain truth! He told them the reason is none other than their poverty. They are not able to buy weapons without money and they will not use their hard earned cash on weapons. What a man! The people loved hearing the truth from a leader for once!
He was equally frank with the man whose army had humiliated his country. He admitted defeat. No ceasirefires; No euphemism; Plain surrender! During his first post war meeting with President Conte of Guinea he informed him that in future if he fancied anything in Burkina Faso, he should just ask and he will be given. He need not send an army as they will not resist and prayed that he won't make too hard demands on the Burkinabe. In short the man unnerved all the neighbors and annoyed every opulence loving dictator!
With him making sacrifices, the people were only ready to make their own sacrifices. He thus rejected the IMF imposed SAPs and went along with his own. His own were more stringent than what the IMF imposed. It was not long before Rawlings played the same game (minus the demands on opulence).
So when the citizens work up to hear of the death of what Compaore called a "tyrant", they thought they were having a nightmare! Several weeks in to his dictatorship, Compaore changed tact and embraced Thomas Sankara but by way of monuments and Streets' names. He soon took off the Lieutenant's uniform and adorned a "French" Suit with "made in Paris" on it (in reality the Frenchman has them made in a sweatshop in Thailand).
It is therefore with pleasure that I see the citizens finally take to the streets in a Tunisia-like revolt that started within the army ranks. I pray that they overthrow the man but keep the army out of power.
There are tribes in West Africa that end their prayers with "As it was in the beginning so will it be in the End".
On October 15, 1987 Blaise Compaore invited Thomas Sankara to a meeting where they should sort out their differences. They had been at logger heads for a while. Much as Sankara was warned that this was most unwise and that he would be exposed to mortal danger, he was such an idealist that he agreed to go without conditions. He never made it fully out of the car; He was murdered along with 12 other senior officials that he had brought along by an armed gang led by his pal and revolutionary colleague, Blaise Compaoré.
Who was Thomas Sankara? Thomas Sankara is the leader you are all looking for in Kenya and indeed Africa. He is the leader who got rid of the curse of the limousine and other trappings of power. He dispensed with both the full and half carpet. He ordered the presidential toilet removed from the dais. In fact he found the whole idea of a grown up standing up in the midst of a meeting to go just behind the curtain and begin the usual anal bursts and explosions followed by a foul tincture rather embarrassing for an adult. He reasoned that if the citizens who come to the meeting were to each bring a toilet, the entire country would stink to Kingdom Come. So he decided to use the same toilet as other citizens. I can only imagine that since as of today - 23 years later only 6% of population have access to improved sanitation facilities in rural areas and a mere 33% in urban areas (UNICEF), then the majority of the citizens depend on the "bush". So it follows that President Thomas Sankara also used the "bush" when relieving himself!
Sankara got rid of extravagance. He was so determined that when Guinea attacked, he sued for peace and in fact suggested that the President of Guinea share some of his military arsenal. He surrendered and then told his people to their faces that they had been DEFEATED! No spin; No lies just the plain truth! He told them the reason is none other than their poverty. They are not able to buy weapons without money and they will not use their hard earned cash on weapons. What a man! The people loved hearing the truth from a leader for once!
He was equally frank with the man whose army had humiliated his country. He admitted defeat. No ceasirefires; No euphemism; Plain surrender! During his first post war meeting with President Conte of Guinea he informed him that in future if he fancied anything in Burkina Faso, he should just ask and he will be given. He need not send an army as they will not resist and prayed that he won't make too hard demands on the Burkinabe. In short the man unnerved all the neighbors and annoyed every opulence loving dictator!
With him making sacrifices, the people were only ready to make their own sacrifices. He thus rejected the IMF imposed SAPs and went along with his own. His own were more stringent than what the IMF imposed. It was not long before Rawlings played the same game (minus the demands on opulence).
So when the citizens work up to hear of the death of what Compaore called a "tyrant", they thought they were having a nightmare! Several weeks in to his dictatorship, Compaore changed tact and embraced Thomas Sankara but by way of monuments and Streets' names. He soon took off the Lieutenant's uniform and adorned a "French" Suit with "made in Paris" on it (in reality the Frenchman has them made in a sweatshop in Thailand).
It is therefore with pleasure that I see the citizens finally take to the streets in a Tunisia-like revolt that started within the army ranks. I pray that they overthrow the man but keep the army out of power.
Silvio Berlusconi Should Be Elected President of Africa
This guy is so much like our own mercurial dictators you wonder why he was so humble to be born in Europe instead of The Craddle of Mankind - Africa.
Noise
After I posted a personal statement at Nipate.com in which I tried to avoid any opprobrium, an old post that suggested a conspiracy between me and "Dr. Masinde" was "renewed". It was preceded by a post under the one I posted making similar insinuations. I was forced to eat humble pie and post a defence.
I want to make it clear that I have never entered in to any kind of arrangement with Dr Masinde. I joined Nipate BEFORE Dr Masinde. I have never really had any strategic alliance with him on any issue. I did change my mind at RCB and supported him after a long period of soul searching. I was convinced that he had won the poll and that he later lost afterwards under unclear circumstances.
I left RCB because the forces that out to prevent any intelligent debate overwhelmed me. I had the choice to stay there and fight and defeat them and end up alone at the site or simply walk away. Nipate happened to come by and I said why not.
Masinde did come to the site much later than such serious debaters like Pundit, Duru, Tornado, 64, Cookie, etc. (can't name them all)
Everyone knows that controversy drives up the numbers. After a period of niceties and platitudes, the forum picked up on real issues that now define it. We had Kichwa Mbaya and others come in and resume their one on one with Pundit. I took off my own gloves and went after Pundit.
I am sure if I knew Pundit in person, we could easily have a drink together and promise to meet "in the field" the next day.
I have no idea who Nairobi pundit is and do not wish to know. He has launched a great site. For Masinde to start these silly rumours knowing full well that they will harm the site makes me wonder why. I hope the latest propaganda shall not make a dent on his site. There are very few self-regulation sites right now.
It has also been suggested that I tried to ask for "Bunge". This is from RCB where for a while there was panic from Njamlik (and) "Kuze", that I might go "back" there. (When did I leave?). I have not suggested any such thing to Nairobi Pundit. Bunge at RCB was an attempt to make use of all the resources at the site. Unfortunately it was an idea too advanced for the banter loving crowd over there - a majority who have posted thousands of one liners that never added value to the site. After I allegedly "left" Njamlik who incidentally made a dramatic "re-entry" the week elections were called posted over 200 posts nagging Rich to take down Bunge. He was not coming up with suggestions to improve the site. He was out to demolish it so it could look like it was before he "disappeared". Masharubu still insists on the old site with its dilapidated software. All these people are allegedly young but they have ideas that are older than Shariff Nassir! So much for "youthful" leadership!
So what does "ending a 'strategic' arrangement" mean? Has he been paying me? Or as he insinuates that I control Raila's propaganda funds, have I been paying him to sanitize Raila from criticism?
As I said earlier, the excessive and often crazy criticism of Raila simply works to the advantage of Raila. The rantings simply overwhelm people and cause them not to pay attention. It is a tactic used veru effectively in NAZI Germany. The people are exposed to the same or similar information around the clock. The message is consistent and persistent. And here is the clincher: ANYTHING (and anybody) that causes discordant is destroyed! There is no room for variation in the message. Facts shall be bent to the extent that they conform and break on the contrary.
When Masinde extended his attacks towards me; I had two choices: To devote one week or two to take him on and cut him to size, or walk away. Heaven knows I have done that before.
In Masinde's case I have decided to give him enough rope to hang himself. He shall fall on his own sword.
I want to make it clear that I have never entered in to any kind of arrangement with Dr Masinde. I joined Nipate BEFORE Dr Masinde. I have never really had any strategic alliance with him on any issue. I did change my mind at RCB and supported him after a long period of soul searching. I was convinced that he had won the poll and that he later lost afterwards under unclear circumstances.
I left RCB because the forces that out to prevent any intelligent debate overwhelmed me. I had the choice to stay there and fight and defeat them and end up alone at the site or simply walk away. Nipate happened to come by and I said why not.
Masinde did come to the site much later than such serious debaters like Pundit, Duru, Tornado, 64, Cookie, etc. (can't name them all)
Everyone knows that controversy drives up the numbers. After a period of niceties and platitudes, the forum picked up on real issues that now define it. We had Kichwa Mbaya and others come in and resume their one on one with Pundit. I took off my own gloves and went after Pundit.
I am sure if I knew Pundit in person, we could easily have a drink together and promise to meet "in the field" the next day.
I have no idea who Nairobi pundit is and do not wish to know. He has launched a great site. For Masinde to start these silly rumours knowing full well that they will harm the site makes me wonder why. I hope the latest propaganda shall not make a dent on his site. There are very few self-regulation sites right now.
It has also been suggested that I tried to ask for "Bunge". This is from RCB where for a while there was panic from Njamlik (and) "Kuze", that I might go "back" there. (When did I leave?). I have not suggested any such thing to Nairobi Pundit. Bunge at RCB was an attempt to make use of all the resources at the site. Unfortunately it was an idea too advanced for the banter loving crowd over there - a majority who have posted thousands of one liners that never added value to the site. After I allegedly "left" Njamlik who incidentally made a dramatic "re-entry" the week elections were called posted over 200 posts nagging Rich to take down Bunge. He was not coming up with suggestions to improve the site. He was out to demolish it so it could look like it was before he "disappeared". Masharubu still insists on the old site with its dilapidated software. All these people are allegedly young but they have ideas that are older than Shariff Nassir! So much for "youthful" leadership!
So what does "ending a 'strategic' arrangement" mean? Has he been paying me? Or as he insinuates that I control Raila's propaganda funds, have I been paying him to sanitize Raila from criticism?
As I said earlier, the excessive and often crazy criticism of Raila simply works to the advantage of Raila. The rantings simply overwhelm people and cause them not to pay attention. It is a tactic used veru effectively in NAZI Germany. The people are exposed to the same or similar information around the clock. The message is consistent and persistent. And here is the clincher: ANYTHING (and anybody) that causes discordant is destroyed! There is no room for variation in the message. Facts shall be bent to the extent that they conform and break on the contrary.
When Masinde extended his attacks towards me; I had two choices: To devote one week or two to take him on and cut him to size, or walk away. Heaven knows I have done that before.
In Masinde's case I have decided to give him enough rope to hang himself. He shall fall on his own sword.
Personal Statement Posted at Nipate.com
I have not been posting here or at any BB for a number of days. I must say I did not expect to like it so much. As a result, I have decided it is going to move towards permanency.
I feel that I have done my part in promoting the culture of debate among citizens of the Fatherland. Those who have followed both the style and content have learned something. I hope they have discovered that debating following set rules and guidelines remains superior to any kind of debate. There have been moments when I have fallen victim to my own sword for example where I have resorted to ad hominem and thrown a number of bricks. For that I apologize to those I have hit fairly and unfairly. For ad hominem is the surest way to lose a debate! It has been amazing that I have hitherto not really suffered the effects perhaps because my interlocutors believed more in ad hominem than I did and hence I kept the upper hand. If I appear boastful to you then I have lost you along the way: Nobody can be proud of ad hominem. Its employment is usually the final proof that the debater has nothing more to offer and it serves as an open invitation for the other party to go for the kill. Let's hope far from becoming a "nickname" it will help to steer Kenyans away from dirty politics to issue-oriented politics.
One may wonder why I choose to mention ad hominem out of the many things I have encountered: The reason is simple Ad hominem is ruining Kenya and will indeed be the COD (Cause of Death) of the country. The ongoing debate in Kenya between the Ocampo six and others is pure ad hominem. Some of the insults used have become choice words for a number of netters; Kibaki himself (and who can accuse me of ever loving Kibaki) pleased me for a while when he remarked that "how can you pray to God in the midst of all the matusi (ad hominem)?" It was recognition by Kibaki of the harm that ad hominem is doing to Kenya.
I leave knowing that to some the term means nothing beyond Omollo. Hopefully some will pick up the crusade against ad hominem and by that promote debate based on ideas.
I am not leaving Nipate or TOP. I shall hang around but I shall fight hard not to contribute. Once in a while I shall post something here or at my new blog: http://omollosview.blogspot.com/ Feel free to drop by. I shall eventually take this down perhaps at the end of the year.
I know in a moment of anger I offered to sponsor anybody to start a BB. I have since received many requests. I did buy a disposable credit card at a supermarket with the aim of going through with it. But then I asked myself what site would be founded on anger and survive once the anger is spent? The world is full of monuments to such anger with only a few managing to survive and prosper.
I shall use some of my time to complete a number of personal projects.
I believe God said: Go ye debate! But I now realized that he told everybody not just Omollo! Let’s say my period of online debating is over.
I wish you all well.
Nairobi pundit I would appreciate if you lock this topic as I shall not have the opportunity to reply.
Friday, April 15, 2011
The Ocampo Six and their Luggage
Anybody who has ever dealt with police anywhere on earth knows that they are extremely unreliable and prone to tell lies especially in court. I have never really understood why of all the places policemen like to tell lies inside the one place where a lie would have serious consequences.
One lawyer I know found out that many decades ago and decided to make sure this comes to the benefit of his clients. He specializes in cross examining policemen, getting them to tell tall tales or just plainly lie and then use that to dismiss all the good evidence they may have introduced in court. This advocate does not need to get the police to lie about the case; it is not necessary! He just has to get them lying about something or anything. In one case I know of, another lawyer whose client had been caught over speeding in his sports car had run out of options. However despite having all the best technical evidence which included the speed camera etc, the prosecution needed the policeman who had held the radar to introduce the evidence.
The man, a veteran of testifying in court, was relaxed. He came in chewing gum more to relax than to cover over his hangover. So as he took the stand, he did not see it fit to remove the gum from his mouth but simply continued chewing it. Everyone including the judge saw him chewing gum. They may not have liked the habit but then there is no law preventing anybody - not even a policeman - from chewing gum. And that is when the advocate saw his chance.
When the time came for him to cross examine, he asked him about his profession, his experience and noted that he had testified in hundreds of cases, to which the policeman nodded with satisfaction, pride and a smile. He sure had done a very good job of upholding the law. That is when the advocate calmly asked him if "by the way" he was chewing gum in court?
The way it was worded, the policeman was not sure if he had somehow fallen foul of an archaic law that somebody had forgotten to periodically dust off the soot. He therefore made one cardinal error: Assuming that nobody was watching him, he carefully bent forward as if to tie his laces and spat, nay, let drop from his mouth the gum. He rose up and pretended he had not heard the question. The advocate like a leopard that has sensed fear in the prey, moved for the kill but not fast - stealthily! He repeated the question still pouring over his papers and as if not interested in the answer. For that is exactly what he wanted the policeman to think! The policeman answered: NO
That response was shocking. The prosecutor would later say it was that moment that he knew he had lost the case. The judge who kind of anticipated some trick with the questions and had a mind to stop the fishing expedition would later confess to his wife that he kind of let it play out for the kicks. All that would happen later.
Right now, the advocate jumped out of his seat and exclaimed: I BEG YOUR PARDON!
It would take a short process for the judge to order the bailiff to verify what the policeman dropped on the ground. It was under his shoe. He owned up. The prosecutor with drew the case rather than have his star witnesses declared a perjurer and for ever never testify in any court of law. The speeding money bags sped off from the court having signed yet another big check for the advocate.
So much for the anecdote. The bottom line is that policemen lie.
But there is one exception: Leaking facts about crimes!
The police found a way of making some extra cash on the cases they are investigating. It does not matter whether they are in Europe, US, Africa, Asia or Oceania - policemen leak.
When I was told that the source of the 10 dollar lost bag was a policeman, I said to myself "there is something to that!" Later, we have been told that it was a lie. I take it in to consideration that as of now, the newspaper has not retracted the story and nobody is suing for "defamation".
That made me wonder what actually happened. Here is my intelligent guess:
Uhuru finally listened to his advocate.
The advocate told him that filing a complaint with the police would generate a formal police complaint. His complaint would form fact which can stand in a court of law. It is the same or better than an affidavit.
The affidavit - for that is what I want to call it - would disclose clear offences under money laundering and customs statutes of Kenya and the Netherlands. I have no idea if he stopped over in any other place or if he flew directly. However if he had the money on arrival in Holland then he broke the law and made himself guilty of several counts; Every day he stayed there without declaring the huge treasure was an offence committed. They day he flew out with the money still undeclared is the day he also committed several serious offences.
So some lawyer must have got to Uhuru and asked him to for once shut his mouth unless he thought Holland "ne kwa nyina"
Suddenly there was no lost bag. A paltry ten million dollars in exchange for freedom.
Let's hope the Dutch Police believe the spin and not the police leaks.
One lawyer I know found out that many decades ago and decided to make sure this comes to the benefit of his clients. He specializes in cross examining policemen, getting them to tell tall tales or just plainly lie and then use that to dismiss all the good evidence they may have introduced in court. This advocate does not need to get the police to lie about the case; it is not necessary! He just has to get them lying about something or anything. In one case I know of, another lawyer whose client had been caught over speeding in his sports car had run out of options. However despite having all the best technical evidence which included the speed camera etc, the prosecution needed the policeman who had held the radar to introduce the evidence.
The man, a veteran of testifying in court, was relaxed. He came in chewing gum more to relax than to cover over his hangover. So as he took the stand, he did not see it fit to remove the gum from his mouth but simply continued chewing it. Everyone including the judge saw him chewing gum. They may not have liked the habit but then there is no law preventing anybody - not even a policeman - from chewing gum. And that is when the advocate saw his chance.
When the time came for him to cross examine, he asked him about his profession, his experience and noted that he had testified in hundreds of cases, to which the policeman nodded with satisfaction, pride and a smile. He sure had done a very good job of upholding the law. That is when the advocate calmly asked him if "by the way" he was chewing gum in court?
The way it was worded, the policeman was not sure if he had somehow fallen foul of an archaic law that somebody had forgotten to periodically dust off the soot. He therefore made one cardinal error: Assuming that nobody was watching him, he carefully bent forward as if to tie his laces and spat, nay, let drop from his mouth the gum. He rose up and pretended he had not heard the question. The advocate like a leopard that has sensed fear in the prey, moved for the kill but not fast - stealthily! He repeated the question still pouring over his papers and as if not interested in the answer. For that is exactly what he wanted the policeman to think! The policeman answered: NO
That response was shocking. The prosecutor would later say it was that moment that he knew he had lost the case. The judge who kind of anticipated some trick with the questions and had a mind to stop the fishing expedition would later confess to his wife that he kind of let it play out for the kicks. All that would happen later.
Right now, the advocate jumped out of his seat and exclaimed: I BEG YOUR PARDON!
It would take a short process for the judge to order the bailiff to verify what the policeman dropped on the ground. It was under his shoe. He owned up. The prosecutor with drew the case rather than have his star witnesses declared a perjurer and for ever never testify in any court of law. The speeding money bags sped off from the court having signed yet another big check for the advocate.
So much for the anecdote. The bottom line is that policemen lie.
But there is one exception: Leaking facts about crimes!
The police found a way of making some extra cash on the cases they are investigating. It does not matter whether they are in Europe, US, Africa, Asia or Oceania - policemen leak.
When I was told that the source of the 10 dollar lost bag was a policeman, I said to myself "there is something to that!" Later, we have been told that it was a lie. I take it in to consideration that as of now, the newspaper has not retracted the story and nobody is suing for "defamation".
That made me wonder what actually happened. Here is my intelligent guess:
Uhuru finally listened to his advocate.
The advocate told him that filing a complaint with the police would generate a formal police complaint. His complaint would form fact which can stand in a court of law. It is the same or better than an affidavit.
The affidavit - for that is what I want to call it - would disclose clear offences under money laundering and customs statutes of Kenya and the Netherlands. I have no idea if he stopped over in any other place or if he flew directly. However if he had the money on arrival in Holland then he broke the law and made himself guilty of several counts; Every day he stayed there without declaring the huge treasure was an offence committed. They day he flew out with the money still undeclared is the day he also committed several serious offences.
So some lawyer must have got to Uhuru and asked him to for once shut his mouth unless he thought Holland "ne kwa nyina"
Suddenly there was no lost bag. A paltry ten million dollars in exchange for freedom.
Let's hope the Dutch Police believe the spin and not the police leaks.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Why Masinde is Raila's Greatest Asset
I decided to cut and paste this one from Nipate.com
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Masinde
I know you want a comrade in wasting life over Raila- hence your recent direct attacks on me. You have sought to create the impression that I am acting at the behest of Raila and that I am his "youth-winger" at this site.
Let me repeat what you know but choose to ignore: I am not a Railaist and just like your repeated rants about Raila have never affected him negatively so is your repeated claims to the contrary bound to fail. As some very observant lady pointed out you are a one-issue netter and should Raila drop dead, you would be forced to eat poison and die in a hurry too in the hope that you will continue your "occupation" on the other side. Such is your devotion to the man! You see the Tick and the Rhino bird are both condemned to live on the Rhino! None has greater "rights" than the other. Even if the Rhino might prefer the bird, it knows that it needs the ticks to feed the bird so as keep the it in place to help scare away the irritating flies.
Lets look at how effective your rants about Raila have been?
Are you aware that Talking About The Topic Of Raila generates publicity for the man - regardless of whether what you say is "positive" or "negative". That is the problem of engaging in propaganda with ignorance. So you are in fact doing your avowed enemy the greatest service of getting him publicity. As we know all publicity is good!
You also sanitize the man: By constantly repeating the things you write about him, you are unwittingly sanitizing him against the very poison! I sometimes wonder whether he pays you to do that very important service for him. After all you have lost your credibility in exactly that issue. In other words there is hardly anybody who imagines that you can offer a balanced view of anything involving the man. Yaani: Even if Raila were raping Martha Karua on Uhuru Highway and you ran to tell the police, they will dismiss you.
There are parallels in Kenya when it comes to this issue:
#1 When Redykyulass Comedians started their satire about Moi, the conventional wisdom was that they should be banned and harassed in to the nearest mental asylum. Luckily for all, Moi was then employing a team of spin doctors who advised strongly against it. Instead the group was "assisted" and ended up making Moi more popular than any campaign.
#2 Political Foreshadowing: (hopefully so you can understand why I repeat that you are irritating rather than support a ban against you): It is an established practice in Westminster for a troublesome MP (of the Shikuku caliber) to be given some sensitive information about a controversial project the government plans to set up. The information would be largely correct but simply exaggerated. Once out, the government of course laughs off the claim before laying out the real project. People sigh with relief that the monstrous description by the MP was after all wrong. There is a short or no debate.
So, you are doing a lot for Raila not me. You assist him to prevent any reasonable debate and a keen examination of his policies, actions, pronouncements and political direction. With you stifling the debate, Raila is a free man. I have a feeling you advise Uhuru too for his “fury” coincided you’re your increased lunacy against Raila. The debate is dead! Who wins it by default?
Nobody has been on Raila’s case as closely as me. I however prefer informed criticism of the man rather than emotional knee-jerk reaction to everything he does. Telling a lie about a fellow is the worst you can do. The principle: Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus comes calling rather early.
I do not support his presidential ambitions and do not believe he can win. I have urged him to find a young man to run for office. I am on record proposing Ruto (before he lost himself completely).
So the “Railaist” label will have a very hard time sticking.
You on the other hand remain his greatest asset. Whatever you say about him attracts laughter or rolling eyes. Thus you manage to cause any serious discussion about Raila to Die Upon Departure! Because most people just get lethargic, tired and bored and never look at it. That way, you are a greater supporter of Raila and Railaism than Kichwa Mbaya.
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Masinde
I know you want a comrade in wasting life over Raila- hence your recent direct attacks on me. You have sought to create the impression that I am acting at the behest of Raila and that I am his "youth-winger" at this site.
Let me repeat what you know but choose to ignore: I am not a Railaist and just like your repeated rants about Raila have never affected him negatively so is your repeated claims to the contrary bound to fail. As some very observant lady pointed out you are a one-issue netter and should Raila drop dead, you would be forced to eat poison and die in a hurry too in the hope that you will continue your "occupation" on the other side. Such is your devotion to the man! You see the Tick and the Rhino bird are both condemned to live on the Rhino! None has greater "rights" than the other. Even if the Rhino might prefer the bird, it knows that it needs the ticks to feed the bird so as keep the it in place to help scare away the irritating flies.
Lets look at how effective your rants about Raila have been?
Are you aware that Talking About The Topic Of Raila generates publicity for the man - regardless of whether what you say is "positive" or "negative". That is the problem of engaging in propaganda with ignorance. So you are in fact doing your avowed enemy the greatest service of getting him publicity. As we know all publicity is good!
You also sanitize the man: By constantly repeating the things you write about him, you are unwittingly sanitizing him against the very poison! I sometimes wonder whether he pays you to do that very important service for him. After all you have lost your credibility in exactly that issue. In other words there is hardly anybody who imagines that you can offer a balanced view of anything involving the man. Yaani: Even if Raila were raping Martha Karua on Uhuru Highway and you ran to tell the police, they will dismiss you.
There are parallels in Kenya when it comes to this issue:
#1 When Redykyulass Comedians started their satire about Moi, the conventional wisdom was that they should be banned and harassed in to the nearest mental asylum. Luckily for all, Moi was then employing a team of spin doctors who advised strongly against it. Instead the group was "assisted" and ended up making Moi more popular than any campaign.
#2 Political Foreshadowing: (hopefully so you can understand why I repeat that you are irritating rather than support a ban against you): It is an established practice in Westminster for a troublesome MP (of the Shikuku caliber) to be given some sensitive information about a controversial project the government plans to set up. The information would be largely correct but simply exaggerated. Once out, the government of course laughs off the claim before laying out the real project. People sigh with relief that the monstrous description by the MP was after all wrong. There is a short or no debate.
So, you are doing a lot for Raila not me. You assist him to prevent any reasonable debate and a keen examination of his policies, actions, pronouncements and political direction. With you stifling the debate, Raila is a free man. I have a feeling you advise Uhuru too for his “fury” coincided you’re your increased lunacy against Raila. The debate is dead! Who wins it by default?
Nobody has been on Raila’s case as closely as me. I however prefer informed criticism of the man rather than emotional knee-jerk reaction to everything he does. Telling a lie about a fellow is the worst you can do. The principle: Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus comes calling rather early.
I do not support his presidential ambitions and do not believe he can win. I have urged him to find a young man to run for office. I am on record proposing Ruto (before he lost himself completely).
So the “Railaist” label will have a very hard time sticking.
You on the other hand remain his greatest asset. Whatever you say about him attracts laughter or rolling eyes. Thus you manage to cause any serious discussion about Raila to Die Upon Departure! Because most people just get lethargic, tired and bored and never look at it. That way, you are a greater supporter of Raila and Railaism than Kichwa Mbaya.
Uhuru and Ruto Need No Enemies
When the Ocampo Six returned from The Hague, one could see clearly which of them had benefitted from good legal advice and which had not just by the nature of their arrival.
Ali Hussein arrived early - in other words left The Hague - and then headed home or to his job. If anybody went to receive him, it was probably his close family, his driver and the usual retinue of body guards. Is he incapable of mobilizing support?
Ali is a man of means and in Kenya that means his compound is full of humanity. I am sure if I went to North Eastern Province where he hails from it would be overflowing with people, animals and birds. If I were able to speak to the local stray dogs in the nearest market, they would tell me they know when he is home because of the many bones that they eat. Such a man has more than his own dogs loitering in his compound.
Not just that, Ali to his Somali people remains a hero. He was among the first to rise to high ranks in the army and later the police force. So if he wished to, he could mobilize thousands of Somalis to besiege the airport and walk with him to Uhuru park where he could announce a new political movement to redress pass injustices against Somalis in Kenya. Yet he chooses to slide through the traffic unnoticed and go to his own home, the events in The Hague weighing him down.
Henry Kosgey may be an old man but he has clout. He has been a minister for generations. By the time he was elected for the first time as MP for Tinderet, William Ruto was a thirteen year old boy preparing to sit for Primary examinations later that year. He could mobilize the Kalenjin to come and escort him from the airport; but he chose not to!
I have no idea what clout Sang has got but he too could manage to get a reasonable crowd to escort him from the airport. He chose not to.
Among the Meru, Muthaura is King. He is the guy who replaced Jackson Angaine as the King of the Meru. The truth be told, no MP who wants to get reelected can defy Muthaura. So all he had to do was to demand that the MPs mobilize the Merus to welcome him; He did not!
I can only say Kosgey, Muthaura and Sang, like Ali benefitted from the experience and knowledge of the top dollar lawyers that the state has hired for them. They are model clients.
These days of facebook and other social media networks, when a client enters a lawyer's office, the first advice offered once the matter has been disclosed is to without let or hindrance, take down all the personal websites, profiles and keep off the media at all costs! Those who follow the advice smile on the day of judgment and cause the prosecutor to age earlier; Those who ignore the advice watch in grief as the judge pronounces his judgement as the prosecutor smiles.
So it was strange to watch Uhuru make his first speech at the airport. He was handed the microphone. You could see the reluctance he approached it with. Obviously the advice of his lawyer rung in his ears as he watched the microphone. Putting a microphone before a politician is worse than putting a carcass before a hungry hyena. So Uhuru eyed the microphone and his political mouth salivated. Like the proverbial hyena that followed a scent until it reached a crossroads, Uhuru was torn between the advice of his lawyer and the unbearable internal urge to grab the microphone. Had it been a battle, no scribe would have manage to do justice to all its facets. For us, three words would do: The Lawyer Lost! Uhuru grabbed his microphone.
I said Ruto was 13 when Kosgey became an MP for the first time. At that time, I am sure Ruto's God-Fearing mom would have advised her son to walk in the righteous paths. I am told Ruto is a born again Christian who eschews the worship of idols. It is the training his mother gave him. She picked it from the bible: So while he refused to bow down to one Idol, Ruto decided to ignore the advice of his lawyer and accept the example of an Idol.
The fact that the judge warned them and referred to the media was ignored.
What Uhuru and Ruto lacked was a willingness to abide by the intentions and wishes of the court. So they reasoned (without their lawyers) that as long as they did not personally spread hate, they could attend any meeting where hate was spewed.
At Nipate.com, I started a thread in which I pointed out that Ocampo was preparing to lock up Uhuru. Ofcourse Uhuru and Muthaura duly resigned their offending positions and I annouced that the danger was reduced but not over.
A few minutes ago, it was revealed that Ocampo was seeking to limit or delay discovery on the grounds that witnesses could be in danger. Allow me to quote:
Ali Hussein arrived early - in other words left The Hague - and then headed home or to his job. If anybody went to receive him, it was probably his close family, his driver and the usual retinue of body guards. Is he incapable of mobilizing support?
Ali is a man of means and in Kenya that means his compound is full of humanity. I am sure if I went to North Eastern Province where he hails from it would be overflowing with people, animals and birds. If I were able to speak to the local stray dogs in the nearest market, they would tell me they know when he is home because of the many bones that they eat. Such a man has more than his own dogs loitering in his compound.
Not just that, Ali to his Somali people remains a hero. He was among the first to rise to high ranks in the army and later the police force. So if he wished to, he could mobilize thousands of Somalis to besiege the airport and walk with him to Uhuru park where he could announce a new political movement to redress pass injustices against Somalis in Kenya. Yet he chooses to slide through the traffic unnoticed and go to his own home, the events in The Hague weighing him down.
Henry Kosgey may be an old man but he has clout. He has been a minister for generations. By the time he was elected for the first time as MP for Tinderet, William Ruto was a thirteen year old boy preparing to sit for Primary examinations later that year. He could mobilize the Kalenjin to come and escort him from the airport; but he chose not to!
I have no idea what clout Sang has got but he too could manage to get a reasonable crowd to escort him from the airport. He chose not to.
Among the Meru, Muthaura is King. He is the guy who replaced Jackson Angaine as the King of the Meru. The truth be told, no MP who wants to get reelected can defy Muthaura. So all he had to do was to demand that the MPs mobilize the Merus to welcome him; He did not!
I can only say Kosgey, Muthaura and Sang, like Ali benefitted from the experience and knowledge of the top dollar lawyers that the state has hired for them. They are model clients.
These days of facebook and other social media networks, when a client enters a lawyer's office, the first advice offered once the matter has been disclosed is to without let or hindrance, take down all the personal websites, profiles and keep off the media at all costs! Those who follow the advice smile on the day of judgment and cause the prosecutor to age earlier; Those who ignore the advice watch in grief as the judge pronounces his judgement as the prosecutor smiles.
So it was strange to watch Uhuru make his first speech at the airport. He was handed the microphone. You could see the reluctance he approached it with. Obviously the advice of his lawyer rung in his ears as he watched the microphone. Putting a microphone before a politician is worse than putting a carcass before a hungry hyena. So Uhuru eyed the microphone and his political mouth salivated. Like the proverbial hyena that followed a scent until it reached a crossroads, Uhuru was torn between the advice of his lawyer and the unbearable internal urge to grab the microphone. Had it been a battle, no scribe would have manage to do justice to all its facets. For us, three words would do: The Lawyer Lost! Uhuru grabbed his microphone.
I said Ruto was 13 when Kosgey became an MP for the first time. At that time, I am sure Ruto's God-Fearing mom would have advised her son to walk in the righteous paths. I am told Ruto is a born again Christian who eschews the worship of idols. It is the training his mother gave him. She picked it from the bible: So while he refused to bow down to one Idol, Ruto decided to ignore the advice of his lawyer and accept the example of an Idol.
The fact that the judge warned them and referred to the media was ignored.
What Uhuru and Ruto lacked was a willingness to abide by the intentions and wishes of the court. So they reasoned (without their lawyers) that as long as they did not personally spread hate, they could attend any meeting where hate was spewed.
At Nipate.com, I started a thread in which I pointed out that Ocampo was preparing to lock up Uhuru. Ofcourse Uhuru and Muthaura duly resigned their offending positions and I annouced that the danger was reduced but not over.
A few minutes ago, it was revealed that Ocampo was seeking to limit or delay discovery on the grounds that witnesses could be in danger. Allow me to quote:
You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me,
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Welcome
I shall communicate with you here.
I shall first refute the allegations: I have not boycotted any site and have not been barred from Nipate or RCB. I can log in and post any time and no doubt will.
When I "left" RCB, it was to promote diversity and not kill it. I have constantly encouraged Africans and Kenyans in particular to open and run more discussion sites. There are three paltry sites (Jukwaa, RCB and Nipate) with about 100 active members. That is a disgrace.
Much as I want to pretend that I am not bothered by the recent events at Nipate.com, I have to admit that I function best within a debating environment. I love challenges and can debate the same topic for days. I am a debating animal. But I want it done within the established rules. The rules are made for the sake of protecting the debate and not necessarily stiffling it. So it is sad when a whole board becomes a one one topic or rather one man board.
So I will take a cooling off period during which time I hope there will either be changes or all the parties will sink in to their new roles and relaities and life shall go on.
For those salivating at the prospects of Omollo-bashing at RCB I say: You never know; I could come but then again I could not. It just have to remain a guessing game. I hope this will help calm your bowels.
Lastly, this blog is not being set up to support any politician, ideology or religion. I shall make fun of all politicians who don't clean their act; I shall lambast every nose picking public officer and I will pour cold water on any political party. This blog will be party-less.
I have said previously that I lean towards ODM. I will however not use this site as a propaganda tool for ODM.
Feel free to make comments. I shall try to be tolerant knowing that I am a guy who dishes it out quite often.
I shall first refute the allegations: I have not boycotted any site and have not been barred from Nipate or RCB. I can log in and post any time and no doubt will.
When I "left" RCB, it was to promote diversity and not kill it. I have constantly encouraged Africans and Kenyans in particular to open and run more discussion sites. There are three paltry sites (Jukwaa, RCB and Nipate) with about 100 active members. That is a disgrace.
Much as I want to pretend that I am not bothered by the recent events at Nipate.com, I have to admit that I function best within a debating environment. I love challenges and can debate the same topic for days. I am a debating animal. But I want it done within the established rules. The rules are made for the sake of protecting the debate and not necessarily stiffling it. So it is sad when a whole board becomes a one one topic or rather one man board.
So I will take a cooling off period during which time I hope there will either be changes or all the parties will sink in to their new roles and relaities and life shall go on.
For those salivating at the prospects of Omollo-bashing at RCB I say: You never know; I could come but then again I could not. It just have to remain a guessing game. I hope this will help calm your bowels.
Lastly, this blog is not being set up to support any politician, ideology or religion. I shall make fun of all politicians who don't clean their act; I shall lambast every nose picking public officer and I will pour cold water on any political party. This blog will be party-less.
I have said previously that I lean towards ODM. I will however not use this site as a propaganda tool for ODM.
Feel free to make comments. I shall try to be tolerant knowing that I am a guy who dishes it out quite often.
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