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I delivered my son to his killers
"Sometime last month, my son told me that he feared for his life because a vigilante group accused him of being a member of Mungiki and wanted him killed. He wanted to run away from home, but I urged him not to because he would explain his case. We know the vigilantes well and some are our neighbours, so I believed they would hear us out." READ ON...
The boy, who was to sit his KCSE exam this year, confided that it was true
he had been recruited into Mungiki, says his father.
Wanjohi said: "He told me, Dad, I have been scared all this time. Im sorry for letting you down."
He said sometime back, a boy from a neighbouring village laid a trap and led him and two other schoolmates into a Mungiki oath ceremony.
He was to take them to a homestead to borrow books but as soon as they entered the house, they were kidnapped and forced through the recruitment ritual.
They were threatened with death if they ever leaked the secret.
On April 18, he and the other two boys were asked by the local vigilante group to go and explain how they had joined Mungiki.
They told the boys to go in the company of their parents and would be forgiven if they confessed.
He was scared but I told him Be strong, I know they will forgive you."
Later in the day, I took his hand and led him to the vigilantes meeting. The boys explained how they had been forcibly recruited. But as soon as they confessed, the vigilantes leader said he had no powers to forgive. He said the boys must be taken to "The Hague" where their fate would be known.
("The Hague" is a spot near Kagumo town where several Mungiki suspects have been tried by a kangaroo court and executed.)
We followed the mob to "The Hague" where the overall leader said the boys must be killed.
They were kneeling down, crying out and begging to be spared but the leader said what he had ruled must be done.
I asked him Do you truly want to spill my sons blood? Would you make the same ruling if it was your own son?
"By then, I had lost hope. The hurt I felt in my heart is something that will never go away. I knew that boy had done something wrong, but we are all humans and he had asked for forgiveness."
"When the gang was preparing to hack him, a few people said they did not want him killed at the spot and led him to another place. The other parents were with us too, so we followed them as they took the children away. The boys were crying."
I looked at my son and he told me, Dad, dont worry.
"I could not take it any more. The men were brandishing pangas and axes, so I looked at my son one last time and sneaked away. As I walked off, I heard them start hacking the boys.
"I couldnt take the sound, so I started running in the rain and went home. I found his mother waiting up for me and told her they had killed our son. She cried the whole night." -
fast rende karucy's ingris
es unfoshunate,that we donti have a woman menesta,in the ministry of…..in the administreshono... menestry
naitha in enterno securete. we can! women we can! if thech was a woman meba of pariament,in the menestre of interno securete she woodi hav stopped this accidets. the menesta who es there today,ad am going to say
minister Saitoti. he waits antiro he hears of bad-aches in north eastern,bad-aches some-o-where eros,ad the nexti day,you see him there. enterno securete menestry means you protect everebody in Kenya . You stop accidents! adi donti tero me that es the job of the menesta for transport or for roads,no! etes yours,etes for porovesa saitoti,etes yours,
I was angry yesterday last evening when I saw him on tv,he has gone to thati spot where 118 kenyans died and this is ore he had 2 say "I hope you kenyans,this tragedy wiro teach you a resson"
He tod us,that this tragedy wiro teach us a resson. how cani dedi people be taught a resson?,theiya orede dead. ad I wadad why did he fry ore the way from nairobi to go to moro to say that.. to hurt the people who are orede mourning their dead,and he asked us kenyans when wiro you ever learn... . em.. i repry to him..
when you come to us,give us seveki ediocation,teach us,there in the ruro that petro is dagerous,dont sed your choodren to go adi correct et from a tank,when the tanki hasi forren.. -
Kenya: End Cabinet Stalemate, Says Envoy
The Rwandese ambassador to Kenya has called for a quick resolution of the Cabinet stalemate.
"Kenya can solve this problem. What happened should never be allowed again," Mr George Kayonga said.
Speaking when announcing the 14th commemoration of the Rwanda genocide to be marked on Wednesday, Kayonga expressed concern over loss of life in post-election violence.
"We commemorate for the 14th time the Rwanda genocide today by striving to eradicate its ideology, caring for survivors and promoting progress and development," Kayonga said.
The envoy said the loss of life was not comparable to the economic loss.
He told the leaders to be cautious in the way they handle the Cabinet stalemate. -
Revealed: Wrangles Inside the ODM Camp
Tempers flared yesterday even as the ODM group held its meeting behind closed doors to cut out a response message to what was viewed as a slap in the face by Amb. Muthaura's announcement. It has been revealed that many "junior" MPs are secretly displeased with what they consider to be a falling away situation. These MPs feelt that they have been ignored while the rank and file keep on getting the best of the deal.
Chief amongst the complaints that took center stage is the fact that Sec. General, Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o, MP for Kisumu Rural, seems to be hogging the microphone and the limelight always insisting on reading the press conference. "Why should he be the only one reading? Some of us are learned as well, let us share this cake equally" Prof. Olweny, MP for Muhoroni questioned even as others nodded their heads in agreement. Seeing that this could lead to a disturbance of sorts, Raila moved in fast to quell the storm and managed to broker a deal where Dr. Anangwe, from the Luhya community, would go ahead to read the statement, thus killing the already growing perception among MPs that only elite Luo MPs were enjoying power.
After solving that issue, MPs moved on to deal with the Amb. Muthaura announcement. Raila was very silent as he let others talk. MPs from the Rift Valley area were very pointed in their denounciation of the deal. Many felt that their community would be served a raw deal, even after bringing in the Lion's share of the votes for ODM. "We know the Captain is tied to his promise of making the deputy captain his vice president [alluding to Hon. Musalia Mudavadi] but we feel that Ruto should take over the deputy premiership since he delivered" said nominated MP Musa Sirma. It was then that MPs allied to Raila, especially his older brother, moved in to forcefully say that rules are rules and ODM should be respected by Kenyans for following them.
It was evident that a growing clique of MPs is growing resentful over this whole power sharing deal saying that it is going to benefit only a few of them. Kaddu Chairman, Hon. Cyrus Jirongo was adamant that the positioning of Hon. Mudavadi as the deputy prime minister should not make it impossible for western MPs like himself to lose out on ministerial appointments, seeing that he steered his party into a coalition with ODM.
Matters came to a head when nominated MP and member of the pentagon Norman Nyaga tried to argue that MPs should be patient and all would well. He was shouted down and booed while being reminded that he was not even able to deliver Gachoka while he well knew he was a pentagon!. It was then that Raila moved in once again to tell MPs that they were in the deal to stay. He said that ODM is made of honorable people and that they should be proud of that "nilisema sisi ni chama ya wangwana. Hebu tusiharibu hio maneno. The whole world is watching us, and our fellow kenyans are waiting for us to deliver. This is unstoppable, and those who feel different should know that this cannot be stopped!" the leader thundered!
It was then that the meeting was summarily brought to a stop. Efforts by Starehe MP Hon. Margaret Wanjiru to end the meeting with a word of prayer were thrawted as Hon. Ruto and others signaled that they were getting impatient and wanted to leave at once. "Tutaomba nyumbani" Kosgey said as they made for the door. -
AGREEMENT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PARTNERSHIP OF THE COALITION
ACTING TOGETHER FOR KENYA
AGREEMENT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PARTNERSHIP OF THE COALITION GOVERNMENT
Preamble:
The crisis triggered by the 2007 disputed presidential elections has brought to the surface deep-seated and long-standing divisions within Kenyan society. If left unaddressed, these divisions threaten the very existence of Kenya as a unified country. The Kenyan people are now looking to their leaders to ensure that their country will not be lost.
Given the current situation, neither side can realistically govern the country without the other. There must be real power-sharing to move the country forward and begin the healing and reconciliation process.
With this agreement, we are stepping forwarding together, as political leaders, to overcome the current crisis and to set the country on a new path. As partners in a coalition government, we commit ourselves to work together in good faith as true partners, through constant consultation and willingness to compromise.
This agreement is designed to create an environment conducive to such a partnership and to build mutual trust and confidence. It is not about creating positions that reward individuals. It seeks to enable Kenya’s political leaders to look beyond partisan considerations with a view to promoting the greater interests of the nation as a whole. It provides the means to implement a coherent and far-reaching reform agenda, to address the fundamental root causes of recurrent conflict, and to create a better, more secure, more prosperous Kenya for all.
To resolve the political crisis, and in the spirit of coalition and partnership, we have agreed to enact the National Accord and Reconciliation Act 2008, whose provisions have been agreed upon in their entirety by the parties hereto and a draft copy thereof is appended hereto.
Its key points are:
* There will be a Prime Minister of the Government of Kenya, with authority to coordinate and supervise the execution of the functions and affairs of the Government of Kenya.
* The Prime Minister will be an elected member of the National Assembly and the parliamentary leader of the largest party in the National Assembly, or of a coalition, if the largest party does not command a majority.
* Each member of the coalition shall nominate one person from the National Assembly to be appointed a Deputy Prime Minister.
* The Cabinet will consist of the President, the Vice-President, the Prime Minister, the two Deputy Prime Ministers and the other Ministers. The removal of any Minister of the coalition will be subject to consultation and concurrence in writing by the leaders.
* The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers can only be removed if the National Assembly passes a motion of no confidence with a majority vote.
* The composition of the coalition government will at all times take into account the principle of portfolio balance and will reflect their relative parliamentary strength.
* The coalition will be dissolved if the Tenth Parliament is dissolved; or if the parties agree in writing; or if one coalition partner withdraws from the coalition.
* The National Accord and Reconciliation Act shall be entrenched in the Constitution.
Having agreed on the critical issues above, we will now take this process to Parliament. It will be convened at the earliest moment to enact these agreements. This will be in the form of an Act of Parliament and the necessary amendment to the Constitution.
We believe by these steps we can together in the spirit of partnership bring peace and prosperity back to the people of Kenya who so richly deserve it.
Agreed this date 28 February 2008
________________________ ________________________
Hon. Raila Odinga H.E. President Mwai Kibaki
Orange Democratic Movement Government/Party of National Unity
Witnessed By:
_________________________ _________________________
H.E. Kofi A. Annan H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete
Chairman of the Panel President of the United Republic of
of Eminent African Personalities Tanzania
and Chairman of the African Union -
Kenyans 'forcibly recruited to fight'
A Kenyan (who wishes to remain anonymous) in the Rift Valley town of Naivasha describes how members of an outlawed sect - the Mungiki - are forcibly recruiting members of their Kikuyu ethnic group to kill non-Kikuyus - allied to the opposition. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7215107.stm
Law and order has broken down in the Rift Valley area since the disputed 27 December presidential election. Kenyan politics is polarised and because of this, when a community feels threatened, groupings or gangs arise in their defence.
It is really disgusting. People are being killed and burnt in their houses, even one person was buried alive... buried alive?
And other people are just watching.
There are gangs of Kikuyu coming knocking from door-to-door. But I really don't think they are from Naivasha - people know that Naivasha is usually a safe place, a place where people like peace.
But these people are coming and forcing people here to fight. So that's why they are going house-to-house making sure that if you are a Kikuyu, you have to come out and fight.
If you are not a Kikuyu, they just kill you immediately.
Not long ago they came into our estate and demanded the keys to the gate.
They used a petrol bomb to frighten us, telling us if we don't come out, they'll burn us.
Shooting, shooting, shooting
Luckily, I managed to hide under the bed.
Where they are targeting right now is Naivasha prison.
Groups of Kikuyu groups roam the streets of a neighborhood of Naivasha as fires burn
Homes belonging to Luos are being ransacked and set alight
The Kikuyus are going to the prison and they want to get the Luos and the Namdis who have gone there to seek refuge.
Gangs of Kikuyus are outside the prison and burning houses nearby but the police - there are many of them there - but it is like they are relaxed.
They are not doing anything, just shooting, shooting, shooting [up in the air] but not stopping these people from getting closer to the prison.
These Kikuyus that are doing all this - it is a kind of revenge.
In Naivasha it is revenge for what has been happening in other areas where Kikuyus have been killed. -
NAIROBI UNIVERSITY REPORTS ON EARTH TREMORS THAT HIT KENYA
After Kenya experience its 8th earth tremor in series of 5 days (since thursday) the government requested the geology department at the university Of Nairobi to prepare a detailed report on the matter. Here is the summary
a. The Earthquakes have originated from lake Natron – Ol Doinyo Lengai Area
b. So far they are 9 major ones which have been spread between 12th and 18th of July 2007
c. These major ones range in magnitude between 4.4 and 6.0 on the Richter scale
d. Last night, 17th and 18th of July the effects of 2 major quakes which hit the country were felt at 5.15 p.m. (local time) and 9.27 p.m. (local time)
They measured 6.0 and 5.0 on the Richter scale respectively
e. Effects of smaller tremors were felt during the night
f. Nobody can predict whether a major earthquake is coming or not
g. Kenyans are requested to be vigilant as we monitor the situation
h. Localities of origin (epicenters) of these tremors and earthquakes is northern Tanzania
For more details on the earth quakes visit webite of the official govt spokesman at http://www.communication.go.ke/media.asp?id=41... -
THE NAIROBI STAR, another headless snake
KISS 100 and Classic 105 have spent the last month hyping up the launch of their sister paper, the Nairobi Star.
So they claimed the paper would offer content unrivaled by The Nation and Standard Groups. Yet what i saw on the streets today is a total continuation of the status quo.
We have always complained that the media is selling big time in the market of sensationalism and vulgarism in order to hit high sells. Yet the Star promised us "real stories about us", they lied it would be a magazine in the body of a newspaper but what they offered was a tabloid not any different from Standard.
This is a headless snake that boasts to have changed our life for the better. In fact i now think the claim that they have a circulation of 50, 000 copies is all marketing gimmick. Where on earth can a newly launched paper still uncertain of market reaction be so bold to publish beyond the mainstream dailies (NATION- 250, 000 and STANDARD - 70, 000)???? some of these guys are now 50 years old in the newspaper industry for them to reach where they are.
With stories about Kamlesh Pattni, Enoch Kibunguchy etc arent thses the same politicians we read about in the other daillies. Surely, Media Africa and its MD Patrick Quarckoo can believe that a lie once repeated can be christened as the truth!
My verdict is that THE NAIROBI STAR is daily edition of Pulse Magazine, True Love, Eve, Drum etc courted with glossy graphix and sexist headlines.....this is not the kind of revolution we have been waiting for....Kenyans know better lets see what happens once the euphoria fades away... just like its predessesors PULSE we will get used to the rumours and gossips of the high and mighty...
I rest my case -
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