Peek-a-Boo?
I’m looking for Koffi Annan. He’s supposed to be hiding at a “secret” location, working on a “secret” deal that will deliver I don’t know what, to I don’t know who.
I’ve never understood Koffi Annan. I view him as an uncreative bureaucrat who has spent his entire career at an organization that has largely achieved nothing. An African who, as head of the security force at the United Nations in 1994, refused to allow General Dallaire to use lethal force to stop the Rwandese Militia (right when it would have made a difference and probably averted that genocide).
So, what’s this Ghanian gentleman upto? According to the Standard: “Matters appeared to have come to a head at the plenary session when the former United Nations secretary-general allegedly seemed to suggest that PNU and rivals Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) had agreed on a transitional government and presidential elections after two years”. Martha Karua then had to rush issue a statement condemning this “suggestion”.
Kibaki is just buying time so that things can calm down and I’m very surprised that Koffi Annan has not figured this out yet. Like I said before, as soon as Annan leaves the country, whatever was discussed at these “secret” negotiations will be trashed. There is no way in hell that Kibaki will ever share power with Raila or Ruto.
This is going to turn out to be a great embarrassment for Annan and he will probably be very angry at Kibaki for having wasted his time, but hey…it’s about time Annan came into contact with the real world of politics. It’s about freaking time.
First of all you need to give Annan credit for coming to the rescue of ordinary Kenyans before Kenya had degenerated to become another sad story- yes like Rwanda. If you thought we are immune from falling into such an abyss let the events of this year constantly remind you.
As for power sharing, you ve got to be a pessimist and worse a prophet of doom to think Kibaki and Raila cannot come together. The spotlight is on the nation, and what happened in the past will not count here. Its either they toe the line or be judged harshly by history. The international community will on its part not just sit and watch. Thats where our good friend Koffi comes in. Moreover Kenya is just too strategic for the western world to give lip service.
Am almost inclined to ask you “wee unajua Kenya ama unaisikianga tu?”
Whats your insane obsession with Raila (or shall is say paranoia)…
Typical PNU deluded arrogance.
Regarding your post on Koffi, has it occurred to you that without Koffi at this moment in time we are doomed, mark my words doomed. if you imagine that things will calm down, my dear, that dream will rapidly become a nightmare whilst you happily type away on your keyboard where ever you are in Kenya (the other Kenya where people live behind electrical fences) ..
Real world politics, please define what that exactly means…
Thumbi:
Oh sure…I’ll be happy to explain the term realpolitk to you and here it is:
“Practical politics based on POWER rather than on IDEALS”. {or}
“Politics based on PRACTICAL rather than MORAL or ideological considerations” .
Kibaki will not share power, especially after it has now been established that part of the violence was pre-planned, but you are both welcome to believe this fantasy that is playing out before your eye’s.
KE,
Your attitude puzzles me !!! why do you wish Kenya to go Rwanda way? this is the only option if Annan’s effort fails. I am not surprised by your reasoning because you belong to that group of Kenyans who have never been there for last 6years. If Kenya goes Rwanda way you will be safe in MA. Some of us have been directly affected by the violence and we wish nothing but peace. Stop being a war monger because you have nothing to lose if Kenya is destroyed.
Njoroge:
I’m beginning to think that you either have problems with English comprehension or you probably don’t understand what the role of political commentary and analysis is (actually, it’s seems to be an issue with other commentators on this blog). I’ve tried to explain it before, but for some strange reason, it doesn’t seem to be sinking in.
This blog is not an advocacy blog and I am not an activist. The idea that people in Kenya are going to read this blog and ramp up their violence because of what’s written here, is pathetically ridiculous and naive.
The comments in this blog are designed to provide analysis of what the power brokers in Kenya are going to do and how they are going to deal with this crisis.
I am not trying to make you feel good about your country or even to give you hope. If you are looking for that, then I suggest you go somewhere else or perhaps try to find it from someone with whom you have an emotional connection with.
kE,
Here you go again !!!! there is nothing new you are explaining !!! what bothers me is how shallow is youe analysis , you should try to do more research to make your analysis more credible. Sometime i wonder what happens to some smart people ?
@Kenyanentrepreneur, Well. I rarely read nor comment on this blog because mostly there’s not much to say about anything you say. You in fact subtract value from any view you present or attempt to highlight.
A great example is your ‘nincompoopish’ views of the Annan talks. Reading through the nonsense you’ve sewn together yields absolutely nothing. You are an embarrassment to the blogging community.
Any one interested in any seriousness must visit: http:/kumekucha.blogspot.com (you missed this). Leave this potato head alone.
NJOROGE-Wake up and smell the aroma.You seem to be living in the dark ages.Open mindness is what we need. If you can’t handle a simple political analysis,then swallow a chill pill.Think about it!
KUMEKUCHA or is it KAMATUSA-Thats what Freedom is all about.Diversity in opinion.KE does a good job.Don’t hold him liable for your inabilities to comprehend his input.
Dee,
Aroma my foot !!!! here comes another sycophat who cannot handle the truth. BTW i know KE is a very smart but she is very poor in her political analysis !!! may be she should try to do more business commentary .
Njoroge:
I’m not here to baby anyone. So, if you can’t handle the information on this blog, please do yourself a favor and either stop reading or find a forum that will give you the hope you are yearning for (what else do you want me to say to you? stop wailing like a baby).
Kumekucha:
Don’t you see the irony in your own comment? You are coming to THIS blog and leaving a promotion/link to YOUR blog. What’s the problem? are you not getting enough readers and/or comments and you want traffic from this blog? I suggest you go back to writing about Jeff Koinange’s post-menopausal lover since that appears to be the one thing that increased your traffic.
Other than that, have a great day and feel free to continue to post your comments right along the “nincompoop”.
KE,
Poor you , you cannot handle critique. Sorry but i find you commentary shallow and disgusting and wanted to let you know.
KUMEKUCHA,
STOP HATIN, while promoting yourself …I’ve been to kumekucha, it’s a pro ODM blog but they try hide behind being “neutral”
you guys need to realize that Kibaki will not share power. In Kibaki’s mind, he doesn’t see why he should share power with someone who lost.
Kibaki will also not do another election, how can he go for an election when 300,000 of his supporters are displaced and maybe too afraid to vote again.
Raila will never be president. actually the opposition needs someone new to take over from raila.
Once Annan leaves, the “real work” will begin of going after the violence inciters, and by that I mean the big dogs, right now they are just dealing with the small fish and the middlemen, but after this they’ll COMPREHENSIVELY deal with the top dawgs.
People are already going on with their lives, parents are taking their kids to secondary school, and not having to pay as much.
Roads are being built, etc, basically life is going on. People will not want to revert to politicking again for the sake of raila and ruto.
It’s absolute fallacy to think kibaki will share power..
Mr KE first things first, You sound like one ignorant arrogant Kikuyu f.acker who does not understand what in the world is going on in Kenya right now, ati Kibaki is buying time to let things calm down and what Koffi Annnan is doing right now is a buch of BS, brother please, You gotta be dissilusioned or something. Matter of fact you remind me of this pastor in my hometown the other sunday saying that Kikuyus were the Israelites of Kenya and that they would rule Kenya forever because no other community was capable of rulling Kenya, anyway all I can tell you is 3/4 of the congregation walked out of the church and vowed never to return again and mind you they were all Kikuyu. So my brother it is important for you to understand that this is a make or break deal for Kenya and Kibaki or Raila will not go anywhere if they decide to ride solo. Second this is a chance we are getting as Kenyans to set our country in the right path by putting strong institutions that will stand the test of time. Third this was a wake up call to all Kenyans that Kenya is not immune to go the Rwanda or Somali way, atleast alot of us thought that way. Five, You are starting to sound like a Kibaki maniac, just like the Raila Maniacs who chase their own children out of school in the name of Raila. Kenya can be better if we all pull our strengths together and work as a team. It’s still cool to be proud of your heritage but just don’t look down on other tribes all because some members of your tribe have an edge in some matters over others because it’s plain and narrow minded. Finally I wanna see a stable country where I can invest with confidence, knowing my businesses will not be destroyed or boycotted because of my tribal affiliation, because if there is no peace and stability in Kenya nobody stands to gain anything. I don’t care if you are Meru, Kikuyu, Embu, Kamba or whatever else you claim to be. Keywords. Team Work. So KE be a team player in helping heal and strengthen our country.
Njoroge:
If I couldn’t handle the criticism, I would simply have deleted your comments. I didn’t because they really don’t bother me. You are obviously reading this blog out of your own free will and if it’s disgusting you, then you should exercise that same free will and stop reading it.
Merudamu:
Again, I am not an advocate. If you want to preach peace on-line, please feel free to start your own blog and use it as a peace forum.
I”ve never said that Kikuyu’s were israelits or even Gods. I’m saying that they have the power now (today) and they are going to use it in a certain way. If people want to walk out of a church let them walk out – it’s their right.
KE,
I have no problem with your blog !!!! what bothers me is way you are trying to discuss things you do not understand. Reading from your past entries i can tell you are a ” theorist’ who spends alot of time thinking of crazy internet business ideas ; Political issues in Kenya calls for somebody who has wide breath and grasp of what is happening on the ground; You do not fall into that category; Your many years in this country and physical detachment of Kenya disqualifies you. Please do us a favor and concetrate on other issues. Stopping exposing your intellectual ignorance.
I agree with Njoroge. KE, you need to go out there and shop for handbags, scarves and stilettos.
This mambo of politics is way beyond your understating. It’s feeble minds like yours that are leading a few ignorant Kikuyus into the abyss. I’m here not by will but by the need to save the idiots listening to anything you say about politics.
You are clearly succeeding in monopolizing political idiocy.
Please please continue to specialize on the cheapest websites to buy lipstick or air tickets.
so
NJOROGE & HEY,
What’s your analysis and solution to all that’s going on in kenya ?
and HEY, where did “a fe ignorant kikuyus” come into this ?
Njoroge & Hey,
as mzieya asks…..what’s your analysis? You insult KE but yet he has written his opinion…. whats yours? Kenya has changed completely! The kenya of before elections is the yester-kenya. If you’re on the ground you would understand that people are asking for JUSTICE before the peace(false) that you claim to ask for. Innocent people were slaughtered coze the powers to-be in ODM could not face the real culprits (land Barons) who include kenyattas, Njonjos,Moi’s, kibakis,Odingas, Kuleis & the white/British settlers who have huge tracts of land in RV. The defence movement is in place and only justice and land redistribution since the pre-colonial era will achieve real peace.
After reading what all you people have written,one thing is clear, We are all not ready for change in this country because if we are not in power yet we have such bad negative thots and mistrust against each other?? what about them that have caused all this!!! Its time we be the change we want to see in this country!!!!
I thought I was the only one who noticed the dubiety of KE’s analysis. Its not different from the now perfected Hitler strategy of repeating a lie many times until it becomes true.
As much as we have the freedom to ignore your blog and read others that “appease us” (or as you arrogantly added find an emotional connection with our loved ones), your posts cannot escape scrutiny. We ve got to be factual and bring out the situation as it is. Unfortunately that is acutely lacking in your discourse. Or maybe its just a bad coincidence that many seem to notice this.
Peace!
We’re not ready for change? How are you going to change the minds of the kalenjin’s/masaai’s that all the land the kikuyus have in RV was not given to them by Kenyatta? How are you going to change the minds of the kikuyus that the Kalenjins/masaai’s/lous are not trying to cleanse and finish them completely? How are you going to convince the lous who believe that nyanza is poor because of the kikuyus? How are you going to convince the kikuyus who had been threatened that their businesses & properties would be taken over after odm victory that life is okay now? I can’t have a luhya maid or watch-man coze he might be the one planning my death!I can’t send my son to maseno high or a Mr. Onyango can’t send his son to Nyeri high…that’s the reality on the ground! Kikuyus have been warned from attending universities in the RV including private colleges like Baraton…..so Mr Peace-makers where do think they’ll attend the universities? and where will those vacancies will come from? Unless the Kalenjins and lous are moved to colleges in their region’s. The MISTRUST is alive and a peace deal is not enough! I have just come from the kenya and even my friends from other tribes are apprehensive about the damage already done. Kikuyus have been the most dis-united group in Kenya but now it’s diff coze the deal is who can watch your back!
Study/research other regions both in Africa, East-Europe, Asia and even the civil war in the US and it’ll give you a fair indication of how long and how much work it will and takes to convince the people to trust one another. Its not Simple but it’s POSSIBLE if we face it hard-on. Band aid won’t work and has never worked ……… it will need exceptional socio-political leadership.
KAPA , etc,
all I see yu guys doing is compalaining with no solutions or arguments of your own.
I see some posts here are totally devoid of any helpful discussion apart from personal attacks about “buying lipstick..etc”
If you feel a post is wrong, why not simply state it, and challenge it by giving your reason why?
It seems yu guys are so ticked by what KE Wrote, probably coz it’s not what you want to hear, but it may as well be true and the truth hurts at times.
I’m still waiting for yu guys to counter KE’s arguments with your own analysis and let’s see where you’re coming from, we may even educate each other.
As T FIG Said, it’s a new kenya. Gone are the days of yapping nonsense without backing your claims.
I even saw the govt a few weeks ago ask all these guys the same questions and frankly, no one came foward.
I’M talking about the government putting out full page ads in the dailies, asking kina Maina Kiai, ODM, EU, etc to come foward with evidence about vote rigging and the violence instead of just yapping away things for the sake.
The media ban was lifted but trust me, the gvt is going after those stations that incited so KASS FM, be warned. As Kofi Annan said ” the days of impunity should not come back”
So if you feel you have a valid argument, it’s better to point it out instead of throwing loose careless statements that hold no weight.
I think this is a good analysis and I was hoping this blog would at least have some peace.
However, every market has a madman/woman. In this blog, it is the likes of Njoroge, MeruDamu and Kumekucha. They simply will not allow KE to air his views and yet they do not have any viable views of their own. Pure jealousy and envy is what it is.
To come come back to the point, I agree with you KE when you say that Kibz has no intention of sharing power with the ODManiacs. They started the slaughter in Kenya for no reason at all. They planned to unleash regardless of the results. For this reason, I would not blame Kibz if he decided not to share power. Infact, I would advise Kibz to embark on one massive and ruthless crackdown on all warmongers so that the unity of our nation is never threatened again.
As for the genocidal maniacs, they should have learnt by now that violence begets violence. Their plan was nipped in the bud and they will never succeed.
T.Fig,
I understand your frustrations but this is the time to look for solutions and not despair. As it is well known Kenya was one day going to fall into this mess because of burrying our heads in the sand for too long. I remember I used to hear this lazy line that Kenya cannot be like our war torn neighbours because we have so many tribes; a sizeable middle class; a robust economy and other farce. I need to add though, that the scale and nature of this recent flare up cannot be compared to Rwanda as some journalists have been quick to do.
I really never like the way we casually make jokes about each other. I mean someone has the audacity to call you a thief, witch, cook etc and pass it of as a joke when you get offended. For some of you who are tucked in cosy homes away from the harsh reality on the ground this issue may seem far fetched. The quiet animosity especially between two large communities had reached a point where you could not sit next to a person from the other tribe in a bus. Socially, there has existed an unofficial segregation of bars in Nairobi which has been passed off as cultural renaissance but methinks its fear of others. Now students are now being locked out from pursuit of knowledge in unfriendly zones.
Its by nipping this desperate situation in the bud, so to speak, that will make us come out of this mess stronger. I hated the school of thought that unless a country goes through a crisis then it cannot succeed. I thought we could learn from looking around us. Perhaps we can lend credence to that school of thought because what we have gone through is enough crisis for a generation, and so we should rise above this desperate situation and reclaim our spot as a vibrant society in Africa.
KAPA,
That thought of not suceeeding unless we went thru a crsis may be true.
Yes, it’s true we have neighbors that are war torn, but we never thought we’d be that way and now we were proven wrong.
However, let’s not blindly call for peace coz it’s the right thing to do or coz everyone is doing so. Let’s call for peace and seek justice at the same time.
Let’s call for peace and seek justice and condemn the violence and it’s perpetrators.
Let’s look at the root cause of this violence, be it historical from independence or recent from political incitement.
Let’s look at politicians who took the freedom of speech and association mantras to think they could use it to incite violence and spew hate.
Why did Raila not prepare his people for the eventuality that he may not win?
I remember before the elections Kimunya said that PNU was ready to step down if it lost, he then tossed the question to Raila .of which Raila never answered..
Njoroge:
You keep complaining, but you keep coming back: to read, then to post, then to complain, then to read, then to post again. How many times do you want me to tell you to move on to other blogs that will tell you what you want to hear?
T.fig:
The truth is not pretty and people don’t want to hear it. I sometimes wonder who they think is running the country? I would say that 90% of the Kenyan blogs are pro-odm and I think it just galls people to discover that there is a counter-point to all these other Kenyan blogs.
Kapa:
It’s not arrogance because it’s not my job to provide people with solace. These people are adults. Why can’t they handle a counter point to their views? Telling me what to post on MY blog is quite silly, really (start your own blog and post what YOU want). You’d think I was forcing some of these people to come here and read.
I feel like I’m telling a bunch of children that they are not going to get ice cream and they can’t handle it and they all start wailing.
No ice cream!
I believe it when people say that there can be no peace without justice. It would be in order for us to examine our history and examine the injustices that have brought us here. While such an exercise is vital for the masses who may not be fully appreciating the reason why we are where we are today, I believe that the educated folk will need to be re-educated on certain issues.
Key among these issues is the mass deception that Kikuyus have wronged the country. It needs to be put clear in black and white that Kikuyus, rich or poor, can never be held accountable for the mistakes of the State (which they have had disconnect with all these years). Granted, some Kikuyus corruptly benefitted from past regimes. However, the same case applies with other communities and anyone who is learned should be able to appreciate this. Personally I believe the attempt to isolate Kikuyus in the national psyche is naive as it fails to realize their independent nature.
KE,
True its your right to air your views after all its your blog. Power sharing is not a difficult thing just to let you know. Its happened elsewhere and can happen here also.
The problem that the people commenting against your post is the manner in which you seem to downplay the role of mediation and the much needed healing in the country. One gets the feeling that you may well be typing those words while feasting on a super sized McDonalds completely detached from the situation on ground zero.
Kapa:
I don’t eat McDonalds or any other kind of American fast food. When I want to have “fast” food, I go to my local indian restaurant and order my special: (basmati rice and chicken tikka masala with extra onion chutney).
Like I’ve said numerous times, this blog is really offering MY commentary based on what I believe is happening and what I believe is going to happen (derived from my knowledge of the people who are in power now).
And that’s it. I am now going to eat my dinner (a salad with avocado, tomatoes & feta cheese and grilled lamb).
KAPA,
What’s with your obsession of people being abraod? I get this feeling about you that you resent the fact that there are people not in kenya…u sound like you are in kenya and abit mad at the people who aren’t.. I guess it’s misplaced anger..
and just for ur education, McDonalds Burger in the U.S. is not considered good/desirable….It’s not something to brag about like eating at steers or those other fast food places.
U say it’s naive for people to be mad at kikuyus….chief, r u NAIVE or what ? Don’t u know that was what ODM used as it’s campaign platform
with raila saying “Hatutaki madoadoa” while in Riftvalley…?
u guy u need to face facts as they are whether pleasant or unpleasant.
Kumekucha,
You have lost credibility in your blog and that’s why you are shamelessly packin’ your Ja’Lou smelly ass here.
The revolution is dead in the water all your work for the last two years has been washed back to Lake Victoria; where you belong. You advocated for Majimbo now you have it, even on the web. I told my friends and family long before the campaigns that you were a Ja’luo masquarading and sure enough I was right.
Mwizii wewe, Mwizii wa miwa. choma yeye
Finally this Ja’luo’s are leaving Nairobi and all major towns.
KE, Josh and the rest.
Keep up the good work, I will sms/text this link to everyone, just to make a campiagn out of it. Kazi iendelea.
This Ja’Luo has really pissed me off.
KE,
seems you hit a nerve on this one! but i’d rather you gave mr.annan more credit,unless you’ve something about the him and the UN
Kumekucha
your blog was a reliable meter of the kenyan scene up till the time of marianne brinner. from then onward things went downhill. who wants to read posts like ‘a declaration of the six and a half provinces of the orange republic of kenya’? is that what you call seriousness? marxists!
KE one minor flaw in your assessment:
1) whatever deal is hatched out will be enshrined in law through ratification by Parliament……meaning Annan is not dumb enough to put faith in anything signed on paper by either party hence the reason why Parliament will be hastily convened to pass ammendments to existing constitutional law.
Basically you’re assuming that Annan and ODM are dumb enough to go the ‘MOU’ route again……the reason why Karua threw a hissy fit is because they know significant alterations are going to be made from a constitutional perspective that will make a lot of Presidential carte blanche moot including the power to over-rule the structure of Executive power.
Considering that ODM controls Parliament what remains to be seen is if the agreement changes the threshold for Parliamentary veto, right now there is a 2 vote difference between the two sides and allies so the size of the ‘majority’ needed to pass the constitutional ammendments will be crucial.
KE,
I’m starting to believe what you said..slowly tho and unwillingly. ask me why ?
Last week, Kofi Annan assured us that there’ll be major breakthrough or announcements by the end of this week.
Now he says he’ll give a press conference tommorrow friday, and then the meeting will reconvene on Monday.
Monday? reconvene? I thought they’d have this wrapped up by this week, and i thought Annan seemed so confident about it.
I can only reason that they haven’t agreed on stuff and major stuff coz why esle would they need to meet on monday?
I also read this from the kumekucha blog and surprisingly, it seems to echo what you predicted
go to kumekucha and look for the heading :
“Annan Conditions Kenyans for bad news”
Sijui:
Do you honestly believe that the likes of Michuki and Kibaki will be restricted by legal amendments? Kibaki is now a dictator and he will rule the country like a dictator for the next 5 years. Laws written from paper will not preclude him from doing what he wants to do.
KE: Please rock right on wit your bad self (ODMers notwithstanding). Someone needs to provide diversity, and you shonuff is it. To quote (late) Shariff’s (taarab-oriented) sycophants, “wape wape ee vidonge vyao; wakimeza, wakitema”…
@KE,
ur spot on. tell them……
KE.
kip it up guy…u doin gr8….leave kumekucha(pronounced lame-dog) alone…he’s fearing especially after the ally pandashuka.wordpress.com blog was deleted. let e luoz go on yappin…but by the end of the day..guyz in central province are pushin on…and ready to defend themselves if anythin
KE:
I love ur comments.These Jaluos(Mera) en Kales(Rumbwa) are just having a problem accepting the election results two months on.
Kumekucha
:U sound like a chicken thief who was waiting for Raila to allocate him one of my father’s matatus or my uncle’s supermarket. Endelea kuuza omena.Meanwhile, we are ok here in central. Kibaki cannot share power with those murdereres.Nyinyi mnasema he rigged, why did raila refuse a recount?He rigged more!!!Enyewe, handing over power to ODM would have been signing death warrants for every kikuyu includind children. “U people could have looted much worse….BTW kuna wajaluo wameshikwa sahii am hearing on the news they refused to pay rent.
I myself
they thot ati Agwambo -as they prefer callin him- wud be payin their rents…woe unto them..I like Bakoo’s stand…NO EXECUTIVE PM.if ne thin they goin to share within e current constitution. pliz why are the Jaluo being mis-used. u knw as for the Kalez, they gat food coz they also farm…lakini wajaluo only gat fish na hyacinth