Comments on: New Year’s Day – Kenya Election 2007

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:05:08 +0000

there is a you tube video of Kivuitu talking about the phone calls that he was getting. Of course the story is also carried on the Standard website but just listen to him. Also, is it correct for the law police to use live bullets on these people? CNN website reports Ruto saying if teargas doesnt work, we will use live bullets. Isn’t that a little too drastic, how about teargas to rubber bullets first?

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:57:48 +0000

Raila should not concede in the name of being “the bigger man”, the unravelling events are bigger than Raila, alot of hopes and dreams were vested in those innumerable votes cast in his favour. I do not in any way condone the heinous actions of those causing great harm to others, however it is foolish to argue that the rampaging masses are doing so with only Raila in mind. What we are witnessing is the rage of a deeply wounded section of the electrolate, the pent up frustrations of those striving to drag themselves out of a raging inferno but are being forcibly dragged back. An electrolate that has had to put up with all manner of nonsense in the last 5 years, patiently waiting for that moment when they would unleash their voice to say “ENOUGH ALREADY! Just for it to be silenced, in the name of Raila must cast himself as the bigger man? No! it is not about the bigger or smaller man. It is about a collection of small men, the wananchi striving to secure fundamental change.

Kibaki’s actions have left a scar on the collective psyche of the Nation, his actions have striped him of any moral authority, if he goes unchallenged, we will have opened up a pandora’s box, wananchi both ‘big’ and ‘small’ will never ever again respect any form of authority at all. If we allow for this chiccanery to take route and flourish for 5 years, we will be living a lie, future generations will deride us for having lived a lie.

By: Wanjiru

Wanjiru — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:21:45 +0000

thanks for the updates, we are counting on them. Democracy is not an easy road but one man can’t keep democracy from being realized in Kenya. I believe at the end of the day Kibaki’s government will be defeated and the Kenyan’s will get the change they voted for and they deserve. I am glad to see that kenyans no longer allow themselves to be taken advantage of….unfortunately, like in past experiences, violence is the only option left for people whose honor and dignity has been taken away from them. I believe Kenya will go through some very tough times, but thank God for democracy – it is worth the fight! viva Africa!

By: helenism

helenism — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:28:53 +0000

hey you – have been thinking of you and worried. Thanks for posting. Hope there will be some peaceful resolution to this conflict, a resolution brought about by affected Kenyans and not third party observers. Keep us posted and be safe in your activism.

By: Irwin Chen

Irwin Chen — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:24:50 +0000

Can someone please explain to me why the ECK official website has Raila beating Kibaki by 411,369 votes?
RAILA AMOLO ODINGA 1,534,293 ODM
MWAI KIBAKI 1,122,924 PNU

http://www.eck.or.ke/elections2007/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=8

By: momo

momo — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:10:33 +0000

see previous comment

By: momo

momo — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:09:47 +0000

Mental,

Hope that you are safe – been looking out for the updates anxiously. Ory, kumekucha, thinker and you are our only outlets for whats happening on the ground.

Thanks for all your efforts

By: alexcia

alexcia — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:50:30 +0000

All told, this regime has murdered more central kenya youths in the name of fighting mungiki than any other people
NB: I will not use the tribal word “Kikuyus” because i believe this is merely the third language spoken by these people. Colonial tribal divisions does not define our ethnicity in 2008.
We are so integrated today our tribe is “kenya” and our first language is “sheng” [swa], second is english. Most of us cannot find our “home districts” on a map let alone of the ground!
Let us not be co-opted in this OLD octagenerian war

By: contact

contact — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:03:50 +0000

contact barack obama http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/contact2

By: harinjaka

harinjaka — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:02:38 +0000

Thank you for sharing this information. Be safe bro