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• December 04, 2007
• 21:06

  Danger Ahead: The Next Move Could Leave Kenyans Numb With Shock

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  For one magical moment in the recent post where I reproduced the hate literature being distributed in the Rift Valley, all major Kumekucha contributors for once seemed to find a common ground. Everybody agreed that this was something that Kenya does NOT need.
  
  It is my sincere hope that what I am about to say will be received in the same spirit because it is bigger than petty partisan politics. It is more important than PNU and more important than ODM, ODM-Kenya and any other political party for that matter.
  
  Let me also emphasize that it has nothing to do with tribalism. The truth is that greedy politicians have always managed to rally their tribesmen around themselves in their grand mission to enrich themselves and to destroy any obstacle standing in their way. This appeal to the tribe has always worked like magic. For instance nobody talks about Anglo Leasing any more because the widely held view by those supporting PNU is that there is a bigger enemy that has to be dealt with first. Little do they know that this election is all about retaining power so as to continue with the plan of personal enrichment and more Anglo Leasing by certain individuals in the current government. It has nothing to do with our poor Kikuyu brothers, some of whom have suffered more than other communities in Kenya, losing scores of relatives who basically died for nothing.
  
  In the same way, Tom Mboya was NOT assassinated by the Kikuyus and neither was Robert Ouko bumped off by the Kalenjins. NO!!! This dirty work was carried out by individuals who fell back on their tribes for support after their evil mission was accomplished.
  
  For some time now, there have been rumours (mainly brushed aside by most wise know-all analysts) about an impending political assassination. Interestingly this rumour has been strongest amongst security personnel (which should tell you a lot.)
  
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• 21:01

  The PNU MOU That Nobody Is Talking About

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  Guest column by Kijana M. Kibisu
  
  One question that has refused to go away is why the leader of the official opposition party would abandon his constitutional role to support the re-election of a sitting head of state. Historians tell us that this unprecedented action has already Uhuru a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
  
  What historians forget to add is that Uhuru's move took months of negotiations with the current regime. In a series of meetings brokered by Central Province old guard, John Michuki, Njenga Karume and Kibaki's Muthaiga golf club friends, Uhuru was prevailed upon not only to abandon his plans of running for the top post in 2007 but also to reunite KANU by making peace with Nicholas Biwott's New KANU. Further, he was asked to keep a decent distance from Raila's Odinga's ODM. These discussions culminated in the signing of a secret MoU between Kibaki and Uhuru. So what was Uhuru promised in return?
  
  By agreeing to support Kibaki's PNU, KANU was allowed the privilege of preserving its identity within the umbrella party. While other parties were being pressurized to accept joint nomination under PNU, KANU was exempted. The second part of the MoU dealt with campaign funds.
  
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• 14:49

  Africa's Top Five Kings of Leather

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  The five shortlisted top 5 African footballers for the year 2007 could as well be described predictable. Who can fault the Drog with his appetite and thirst for goals or 'new' Thiery Henry in Emmanuel Adebayor?
  
  Essien's physical presence is almost become synonymous with Chelsea and we already had Samuel Eto as the face of World cup 2010 to be staged in South Africa. While Kanoute may not be a 'very popular' (in the traditinal sense), the versatile Malian is the heart of his national side. He recently measured to that bill and reputation by scoring the decisive goal that ensured Mali joined Africa's elite footballing nations in Accra next month.
  
  With all the five nominees virtually being West Africans, where does that leave the rest of the continent? Or put different is playing in the Premier League the alpha and omega in football? Where are East, South, Central or North Africans?
  
  Well the jury is still out and very soon we would be victims of the same media blitz where any mundane dribbling is speedily judged world class. Poor Benni McCarthy could not feature anywhere despite his form for Blackburn. Woe unto other African footballers plying their trade outside Europe in general and England in particular.
• 3:09

  The Controversial Hate Leaflet

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  There is a good chance that the 2007 general elections will be remebered as the "propaganda elections."
  
  What may not be legible in the image;
  
  Raila says; Kyo jilil Kenyit ab tomonwok sisit ak aeng (1982), raini kokanamak.
  
  List of people waiting to be hanged; Ruto, Philip, Cheserem, Kosgei, Gideon, Kulei, Sumbeiywo, Biwott, (the last two not legible).
• December 03, 2007
• 19:50

  Election Violence And The Peace Envoy To The Sudan Who Should Be Sent To The Rift Valley First

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  There are many posts in Kumekucha that have come back to haunt me. They have not come back to haunt me because I have been wrong, rather it is because I sincerely wish that I had been wrong.
  
  One excellent example is this one written in 2006 about violence in Kibera.
  
  But for today I would really like to share something very funny that is not really funny at all because innocent Kenyans are losing their lives for no good reason. Retired president Daniel Arap Moi was recently appointed Kenya’s special envoy to the Sudan where there is plenty of politically instigated violence (heard of a place called Darfur?).
  
  Recently when Moi was in Ethiopia as part of his Sudan peace mission, two APs (since released without charge) were caught distributing hate literature in the Rift Valley. Just days before some ugly new politically instigated “land clashes” broke out in Kuresoi in the Rift Valley.
  
  Fascinatingly part of the reason why the Rift Valley is so vulnerable to these so-called clashes is because of the settlement (mainly by members of the Kikuyu community) organized by Kenya’s first president, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in the region in the 60s and 70s. Now here is the really bizarre part. According to Hilary Ngweno’s popular documentary series; The Making Of A Nation Kenyatta used Moi (then the VP) to organize these settlements.
  
  That would make the retired president the most qualified person on earth to end the land clashes in the Rift Valley once and for all. He would also be the most qualified to instigate the same land clashes in the region.
  
  If the Kibaki administration is serious about ending the election violence, why not send Moi to his own backyard to end the violence first before sending him all the way to the Sudan?
  
  Why make Kenya a laughing stock? Can you imagine what the Sudanese are whispering amongst themselves as they see Moi hovering around their country brokering peace evena as politically instigated violence rages in Kenya’s and Moi’s own Rift Valley?
  
  But alas, I am not naïve. The politically sponsored land clashes in the Rift Valley are in the best interests of the current administration. The evidence for those who still doubted was the recent move to free those 2 APs caught red-handed distributing hate literature in the Rift Valley. The 2 cops clearly said that they received their instructions from this SSP based in the office of the president in Harambee House.
  
  And lest you forget, the reason why the 2007 general elections are shaping up to be the most violent ever is simply because the stakes are way too high as the Mois, Kenyattas and Kibakis battle for the survival of their families. Incidentally this is a selfish, self-centred mission which many unsuspecting Kenyans have been pulled into to support. And yet this selfish initiative has no interests of the greater Kenyans anywhere near its’ agenda.
  
  P.S. I have now established that what many readers have been trying to tell me here about Raila’s alleged initial denial of the existence of an MOU with the Muslims is true.
  
  The facts are that Hon Raila did NOT at any time deny the existence of such an MOU in fact he is the one who brought the whole saga into the limelight for the first time during the ODM presidential nominations in his acceptance speech. I have since established that somebody playing some serious political mischief led the Daily Nation to publish a report to the effect that Raila had initially denied the existence of such an MOU. The Nation later apologized for this, but as many readers here have pointed out, it was a little too late and most of the damage had already been done.
  
  I therefore take this opportunity to set the record straight. At no time has Raila Odinga denied the existence of the said MOU. I apologize for that error of fact in a recent post I made here.
  
  
  The 5 Most popular stories in Kumekucha today-Nov 3rd;
  
  1. Mystery behind Raila's sudden popularity
  
  2. Leaked PNU post nominations campaign strategy.
  
  3. Regular violent wife rape by dutiful husband
  
  4. Sahel CEO says that Raila is God's Choice
  
  5. Is Nairobi an extension of Central province?
• 10:59

  Leaked! PNU Post Nomination Campaign Proposal

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  Just a few days ago Chris had a post here at Kumekucha wherein allegations published that ODM was distributing leaflets in Rift Valley Against Its own Candidate. Nothing could be further from the truth.
  
  Today, I am taking the liberty to publish PNU insider information that shows that PNU were not only the culprits in printing leaflets depicting Raila 'hanging' former President Moi with a sheepishly smiling Ruto watching, but PNU are blatantly committing many election malpractices.
  
  It is shocking to see how far a government that purports to be democratic can go in order to win elections are are rigged in advance. Voter bribery, misusing provincial administration and frightening propaganda! The entire unedited dossier is re-published herebelow.
  
  To add insult to injury, two APs who were caught red-handed distributing the foul literaure and were positively identified by the press in the presence of senior police officers have since been released without charge. The two officers were instead 're-deployed' to AP training school in Embakasi even after having confessed to have been acting on orders from Office of the President.
  
  Where is Brigadier Ali to tell us no sacred cows will be spared? Or Derek to lament kazi iendelee?
  
  Rift Valley Zone
  Introduction
  Field visits and information available indicate in all the 49 constituencies in Rift Valley, the backlash/fall-out is in our favour. We should therefore seize the Opportunity to campaign at grassroots level for our candidate and to sell and Market the PNU. After the nomination, there are so many guest speakers including those who have crossed-over as the ODM euphoria wanes.
  
  Proposal
  We are proposing a 3 (Three)-Pronged Strategy:-
  (a) Two to three Meetings in a week at Divisional level.
  (b) A Mini-Rally every week or two weeks.
  (c) Constituency Rallies.
  
  Weekly Meetings
  These should target the Youth, Women and Organized Groups in all the divisions in a constituency with clear message and commitment to campaign for our candidate.
  
  Programs
  1. Prayers
  2. Traditional / choir songs
  These to be loaded with our candidates’ Achievements and Can-do Messages.
  3. Speakers
  Drilled in various Achievement Messages and local propaganda emphasize Raila is a devil worshiper out to punish Moi and other Kalenjin leaders
  4. Resolution
  
  • To support PNU and our candidate
  • Commitment of each person to go and recruit 5-10 others to re-elect our candidate.
  • Use the leaflets more specifically to diminish Railas image within the Kalenjin land.
  
  Other propaganda materials to be finalized by second week of December
  
  1. Details of Raila’s participation in the 1982 coup emphasize on how he killed kalenjins and kikuyus
  
  2. Design another MOU between him and Ruto and emphasize on how he will not honour it by his previous record
  
  3. Booklet of how Kikuyu will help Kalenjin owned companies and how Raila tried to snatch kalenjin wealth while he was minister of energy
  
  Mini- Weekly Rallies
  These should include two to three Divisions in the constituency held at Local strategic centres. The pattern of the program should be as above. Local Key nominated speakers should be encouraged to market our candidate and themselves in these Rallies. The Raila leaflets should be spread well in advance with supervision of provincial administration
  
  Constituency Rallies
  These should include mobilization from all the divisions within the constituency and held at strategic central places within the constituency or any historical centre within the constituency.
  The program pattern should be as above but the thrust of the rallies are to support our candidate while demonizing our greatest challenger. The propaganda must be intensified and Moi has promised to finance more materials to be distributed within a span of two weeks. Local Key speakers and invited outside speakers should grace these rallies.
  
  The 3 (Three)-Pronged Strategy can be initiated by our constituency coordinators together with their local Strategy Committees and assistance from the Secretariat.
  
  Requirements
  1. Hire of halls and site venues if these were not free as well as decorating /banners.
  2. Hire of Tents and a few chairs.
  3. Hospitality such as water.
  4. Publicity /Announcements.
  5. Police Notice of the function.
  6. Subsidized transport in some instances particularly if the Guest Speakers are from far.
  7. Branding of traditional singers and choirs
  
  8. Any other necessities to make the Meetings /Mini-Rallies a success.
  
  Assistance From The Secretariat
  1. Materials
  T-shirts
  Caps
  Posters
  Mini-flags
  Sunvisors
  Propaganda leaflets (to be financed separately)
  
  Other
  2. Facilitation
  Modest facilitation on weekly basis against well planned programs of the week.
  3. National Rallies
  Advanced notice of any national Rallies within 3- 4 days away in any major Regions.
  
  Recommendations
  ODM euphoria is waning in Rift Valley zone. We should seize the opportunity to adopt the above proposals and any other consistent with our overall objective to win re-election for our candidate. Reactivate the propaganda about Raila and ensure it penetrates to the local level. The second bunch of leaflets depicting Raila hanging Moi and Ruto must be dropped at night and not daytime as previously done.
  
  The availability of Materials and modest facilitation, management and coordination are Key to these proposals’ success.
  
  I attach herewith the estimates Materials and facilitations for the Rift Valley Zone.
  
  Other Local Issues
  
  KANU/PNU Meetings
  KANU has persistently branded themselves KANU whenever they have Meetings to the exclusion of other PNU parties.
  
  In Some parts of Rift Valley Province, where ODM euphoria had gained ground the bulk of ODM followers were infact KANU supporters. The danger in this is that these followers may continue to support ODM at the expense of PNU presidential votes.
  
  One solution to this problem is to brand PNU all the traditional singers and choirs whenever KANU hold its Meetings. This implies that we must hold limited materials stock such as T-shirts and Caps plus posters with out constituency coordinators to enable them take the initiative to brand all Meetings and Mini-Rallies in their respective constituencies
  
  Constituency coordinators / Provincial Administrations mobilization
  There have been instances where mobilization has been done by Provincial Administration to the exclusion of our constituency coordinators or indeed involvement of non-locals particularly in Greater Kericho Districts, Greater Baringo Districts and Usain Gishu.
  
  This is beginning to cause murmurs and resistance amongst the Chiefs’ extended families who mobilize themselves expecting hand-outs and the rest of the community. This is unnecessary and uncalled for. We are proposing that all mobilizations be harmonized between the C.C.S. and Provincial Administration and the local be involved so as to make them own the decision making process regarding theses Meetings / Rallies.
  
  Prepared By:
  Elijah Chepkwony
  Rift valley Zonal Coordinator
  November 26, 2007
  
  
  
• 4:54

  The Failure Syndrome: Don't Let it Infect You

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  When you mention failure, some people cringe, some cower and others twist their noses in a manner likely to suggest that failure is not their lot in life (and can never even dare come their way!). What sanctimonious pride!
  
  There have been hyped messages suggesting (even dragging it to the "fact" list) that failure is part of life. Some have even gone to the extent of quoting what famous men (Sir Winston Churchill and his ilk) said about failure and take it that without failure one is as good as dead.
  
  Being puffed up with the pride of knowing as many quotes as possible on failure and saying that you "fail forwards on the road to success" while, in essence, you are doing nothing to salvage matters, will not, and does not, help save face.
  
  To come to terms with failure, we have to deal with the core causes first. We do court failure some of the time, giving it the time and space to bare its fangs. When we vacillate, its venom is injected into our systems paralyzing them.
  
  Is failure staring you in the face?
  Check these faucets:
   Time:
  How do you use your time? Time is one of the most precious things all people are equally endowed with. Use it wisely and prudently. Plan well to make maximum profits from time invested.
  • Don't ruminate over 'tomorrow' today at the expense of what has to be accomplished 'today'. Otherwise, you'll spend your 'tomorrow' regretting why you didn't do what you ought to have done 'today'. That's a wasted resource that can never, ever, be recovered.
   Opportunities:
  The proverb 'Fortune knocks once at every man's door' has a subtle warning attached to it. Look at it twice and you'll see it: If you don't take up opportunity when it knocks, chances are that it won't come knocking again. Take opportunities for what they are: Gems on the scoreboard of success, and run with them to their utter limits.
   Bulldog Tenacity:
  • You have to relentlessly pursue opportunities and relationships that have positive impacts on you performance. Without such a quality, some obstacles would mean the end of your journey to success. Hold on, fight through (snarl, if you can) and victory is yours for the taking.
   Relationships:
  • No man is an island. You need people in order to advance your career. You need people to help you through. You need to lie on someone's shoulder for comfort and support. You desperately need people around you for approval (and criticism!)
  • You can never wish to get the best from people around you if your relationship with them is shaky and feigned.
  • Treat people well, show them that you care and you'll be surprised how they respond when you need them to help you out.
  • Treating people well involves listening to them and valuing their input and effort.
   Trust and Integrity:
  Being a man or a woman of integrity will open many doors for you. This is simply because most people like associating with people whom they can trust (of course there are others who have an acrid view towards faithfulness and integrity).
  • Let people trust you with their money, secrets and well being. You need this in your quest for success.
   People's Mistakes:
  • Try to know the reasons that made some people fail (in a certain venture, for instance) and purpose, with your heart of hearts, not to make the same mistakes. In essence, learn from other people's mistakes.
  
  Failure is like a roaring lion that roams about seeking for prey to devour. At all costs, let the prey not be you.
• 4:33

  Face Challenges Head-on: The Battle is not for the Self-effacing

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  In his book Ake, Wole Soyinka writes what his grandfather told him about dealing with bullies:
  "Wherever you find yourself, don't run away from a fight. Your adversary will probably be bigger, he will trounce you the first time. Next time you meet him, challenge him again. He will beat you all over again. The third, time I promise you this, you will either defeat him or he will run away."
  
  As we end this year and look forward for the new year, let us brace ourselves for change, new challenges and new ways of dealing with these challenges and difficulties. Life is not for the faint-hearted but for those who have the heart of a lion.
  
  Dr Maya Angelou once said: "You may encounter many defeats, but you must never be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter some defeats to know who you are. Forgive yourself – no one else will."
  
  The good thing is that challenges never leave you where they find you. When you bare your muscle and brawn and fight through the mist of near-defeat, you emerge better than you started out. Furthermore, nothing good comes easy. In fact, faint heart never won fair lady!
  
  Challenges come to mould us and make us strong. They come to help us focus even more intently on matters at hand.
  My call to us today is to face challenges that come our way with sober minds and to realise that the battle is for the strong (not necessarily physical strength) and not for the fearful and self-effacing.
  
  I believe people with such kind of outlook on life are what our dear country needs. Our country is me and you.
• 1:16

  Is Nairobi an Extension of Central Province?

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  Cosmopolitan Nairobi, Kenya’s administrative and commercial capital, remains one of the most multi-racial and multi-cultural cities in Africa. Facts on the ground, particularly in the political arena, reveal a scary prospect.
  
  For instance, going by the published nominations line-up of parliamentary and civic aspirants in Nairobi, it seems the city remains the exclusive domain of a select group of leaders. It is a pity because the NARC wave of 2002 was wrongly presumed to have slayed Kenya’s infamous ethnicity dragon.
  
  A casual look at the line-ups of the leading political parties in this year’s general election who have already completed their nominations leaves a sour taste in the mouths of those who have been fighting for equality and balance in the Kenyan society beginning with Nairobi.
  
  PNU Nairobi Parliamentary Aspirants
  Dick Wathika - Makadara - (Kikuyu)
  Simon Mbugua – Kamukunji - (Kikuyu)
  Beth Mugo – Dagoretti - (Kikuyu)
  Maina Kamanda – Starehe - (Kikuyu)
  Lee Kamau – Kasarani - (Kikuyu)
  Betty Njeri Tett – Westlands - (Kikuyu)
  John Ndirangu - Embakassi - (Kikuyu)
  Stanley Livondo – Langata - (Luhya?)
  
  It does not end there. In addition to the above, other PNU ‘affiliate’ parties, especially the Democratic Party (DP) whose Chairman is Mwai Kibaki, is fielding candidates in all Nairobi constituencies. A classic fall-back plan if you ask me, but what is the common thread?
  
  DP Nairobi Parliamentary Aspirants
  Paul Mugeke - Makadara - (Kikuyu)
  Duncan Mwangi – Kamukunji - (Kikuyu)
  Francis Ngokonyo – Dagoretti - (Kikuyu)
  Jimna Mbaru – Starehe - (Kikuyu)
  Adolf Muchiri – Kasarani - (Kikuyu)
  Rebecca Mwicigi – Westlands - (Kikuyu)
  Ferdinand Waititu - Embakasi - (Kikuyu)
  Langata – No DP candidate but two candidates Ndura Waruinge (Kikuyu) on UDP and Nduta Mageri (Kikuyu) on KENDA are both supporting PNU and President Kibaki’s second term.
  
  All angles, it seems, are well covered by President Kibaki’s tribal cronies.
  
  In contrast, the ODM line-up is a refreshing mix of age, experience, gender, culture and religion.
  
  ODM Nairobi Parliamentary Aspirants
  Reuben Ndolo - Makadara - (Luo)
  Fred Gumo - Westlands - (Luhya)
  John Kiarie - Dagoretti - (Kikuyu)
  Raila Odinga - Langata - (Luo)
  Margaret Wanjiru - Starehe - (Kikuyu)
  Mugabe Were - Embakasi -(Luhya)
  Elizabeth Ogolla - Kasarani - (Luo)
  Yusuf Ibrahim - Kamukunji - (Somali)
  
  My opinion is that the ruling party and its affiliate parties- in this case the PNU, DP and others - are not helping matters here. Political parties must put in place systems that will ensure one group does not dominate minorities in terms of gender and other social backgrounds.
  

  • Is it a mere democratic coincidence that PNU boast of only one out of eight non-GEMA candidate in Nairobi? Or to ask in a different way, is Stanley Livondo keeping the right political company or is he just a pawn in a well rehearsed game?
  • Is it another act-of-god that all of DP’s candidates in the city share a common heritage?
  • Why is there a large pool of semi illiterate ex-civic leaders running on PNU ticket bearing in mind that City Hall is a well known den of corruption and nepotism?
    

  Hard questions indeed.
  
  Ladies and gentlemen, this is only but a sober assessment of the parliamentary race in the capital city. The list of civic seat aspirants makes worse reading due to the false sense of dominance by some political parties and I shall not dare publish it here.
• December 02, 2007
• 6:31

  Those Who Do Not Want To Vote For Kibaki Can Go To Another Country, First Lady Tells Kenyans

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  First lady Lucy Kibaki is known by most Kenyans for her usually controversial pronouncements.
  
  For example her statement captured on national TV some time back where she said: Mimi kama rais is still fresh on the minds of many.
  
  Still the PNU campaign team seems convinced that she can add value to the president’s campaign.
  
  So much so that recently she had her allowance increased from KShs 350,000 a month to Kshs 500,000 a month. Reasons given were “increased social responsibilities.” Top ODM officials wasted no time in urging Lucy to reject her pay rise in the same spirit that her husband had rejected his given by parliament earlier this year.
  
  There is nothing wrong in the fact that the first lady now has a budget, staff and an office in NHIF house in Nairobi. The only problem is that it was never announced to Kenyans and we have come to find out at the eleventh hour.
  
  Even more worrying is the fact that it is rather obvious that the first lady’s itinerary in recent months has been filled with functions whose only objective is to campaign for her husband the president. Could this be the “increased social responsibilities,” cited for increasing her monthly allowances so heftily?
  
  The first lady’s office has then promptly gone ahead to use tax payer’s funds to provoke wananchi with inflammatory statements like the one she recently made urging all those who do not want to vote for President Kibaki “to go to another country.”
  
  All this is happening behind a back drop where her dramatic “raid” on the Nation offices where she damaged a KTN cameraman’s camera are still vivid on the minds of most Kenyans.
  
  One would think that in view of this, she is a liability to president Kibaki’s re-election campaigns rather than an asset.
  
  5 most popular stories in Kumekucha today-2nd Dec
  
  1. Mystery behind Raila's sudden popularity
  
  2. Sahel CEO says Raila is God's choice.
  
  3. What our Luo brothers need to know
  
  4. The Uhuru question and Kibaki succession
  
  5. Regular violent wife rape by dutiful husband
• 6:30

  ODM Distributed Hate Literature Against Its’ Own Presidential Candidate, Says PNU

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  The Two APs arrested for being caught red handed distributing the hate posters and flyers in the Rift Valley have been freed. But not before Kenyans were treated to high drama.
  
  The government started off by dismissing the early reports made public by ODM on the existence of the controversial posters. Using the police department the government sternly warned Prof Nyang Nyong’o for his cheap publicity stunts and even as the press conference was going on, the APs and some civilians were being arrested.
  
  This was followed by a statement form the Administration police spokesman saying that after accounting for all their men, they could confirm that the two men arrested were NOT APs. KTN later obtained the two men’s full names and force number which they released to the public.
  
  Now the latest in this highly amusing drama is that PNU says that the hate literature was in fact distributed by ODM people.
  
  The truth is that all politicians tell lies when it suits them. ODM presidential candidate Raila Odinga initially told Kenyans that there was no MOU signed between him and the Muslims only to later retract that statement under immense public pressure.
  
  However this latest chain of lies by the government and PNU breaks all records and leaves the question; if these guys are willing to lie in broad daylight and abuse the intelligence of Kenyan voters, what else have they done that we do not yet know about?
  
  5 most popular stories in Kumekucha today-2nd Dec
  
  1. Mystery behind Raila's sudden popularity
  
  2. Sahel CEO says Raila is God's choice.
  
  3. What our Luo brothers need to know
  
  4. The Uhuru question and Kibaki succession
  
  5. Regular violent wife rape by dutiful husband
• 6:15

  Kumekucha Honeymoon That Will End On 28th December

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  Reading through Kumekucha and indeed most of the Kenyan press, you would quickly be convinced that the December 27th polls will be a very closely contested affair. If you have been following recent Steadmann polls then you should be convinced by now that by the tiom the polls come, incumbent President Kibaki will have surged forward in popularity and will easily get re-elected.
  
  You really can’t blame the media or Kumekucha because the whole idea s to appear as balanced as possible, but in the process we are carrying the views of Kenyans who make up less than 5% of the voters and who are busy analyzing what the presidential candidates are doing and saying. This elite group hardly reflects what is rally going on on the ground.
  
  In a way this saddens me because I spend a lot of time talking to ordinary Kenyans, and especially those who have no idea where their next meal is coming from. Hard working Kenyans struggling to keep “at least their noses, above the waters.” These guys who represent a vast majority of voters are telling a very different story. Mostly they are angry and are really looking forward to casting their angry “protest vote” against the current government and against the 9th parliament.
  
  And as I have said here many times before, it is not that these ordinary folks think that Raila is such a great guy. It is really just raw emotion and human nature at work here because they are determined to teach some people a lesson. The whole situation reminds me of the jilted woman in a restaurant who on seeing her ex-husband from a distance walking in with a young attractive woman, grabs the nearest attractive stranger and starts kissing him passionately. The whole thing is “just to show him” and that’s human nature. This is exactly what the vast majority of Kenyan voters will do on December 27th.
  
  Meanwhile we here at Kumekucha are on a “honeymoon” of “balanced” reporting (to some Kumekucha is an ODM blog whatever we try and say) and some of us are even convinced that the incumbent stands a fair chance of winning the December 27th polls in a free and fair contest. I am writing this post so that we can all refer back to it in early January and make judgment whether it is pure fiction that I move around a lot talking to Kenyans or what I am always saying is indeed true.
  
  Meanwhile my concern is that an ODM government will not be much different from the current one and may be worse in some cases, judging from the characters that pollute this political party and who will be extremely powerful if Raila comes to power. I will be delighted to be proved wrong but I doubt whether that will happen.
  
  But for the time being let’s enjoy the “honeymoon” shall we.
  
  P.S. I predict that PNU supporters will all go underground after 28th Dec (especially Kioko). Please prove me wrong and be here to face the music. Just like I will be here to face the music if PNU wins.
  
  5 most popular stories in Kumekucha today-2nd Dec
  
  1. Mystery behind Raila's sudden popularity
  
  2. Sahel CEO says Raila is God's choice.
  
  3. What our Luo brothers need to know
  
  4. The Uhuru question and Kibaki succession
  
  5. Regular violent wife rape by dutiful husband
• December 01, 2007
• 21:23

  Jimmy Kibaki Tosha

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  All political guns are out blazing. And who said Jimmy Kibaki was politically timid? The next Othaya MP is out and about selling his father's re-election bid. Seeing him addressing the crowd in Narok leaves no doubt that his sight is not limited to his dad's shadows.
  
  The Kibaki family is out campaigning full blast for the first time. With Lucy pitching camp in Western, Judy running the logistics at the secretariat and Emilio himself showing a reserve of energy combing Rift Valley like never before.
  
  Add to that the network of steely ambassador and activist at large Mary Wambui and the ODMs must be sleeping with both eyes wide open. It is all systems go and the political heat in the next three weeks will rival the inner sanctums of the sun. To spice this will be heightened dirty and hate campaigns. Na bado.