Raila’s Visions…
It looks like it’s going to be Raila vs. Kibaki. I’m not going to talk about the other presidential candidates because frankly, they have no chance of making it (and on that point, can somebody please beam Najib Balala back to earth? does he honestly believe he’ll be elected president?). Let’s just keep it real here: Kenyans will never vote for an Arab/Muslim.
Actually, let me expand on this point. If you belong to certain ethnic groups in Kenya, the chances of you becoming president are pretty much slim to none. Maybe in 30 years, when Kenya is a less tribal country, people will actually vote on the issues as opposed to the tribe, but in present day Kenya, if you are a member of any of these groups, you simply have no chance. What ethnic groups are these?
I’m not going to be like mama kayai…oops, I meant to say Maina Kiai (forgive me. They’re both so maternal that I sometimes confuse the two. Hug me Maina and wipe away my tears, put feathers in my pillow and sing me a lullaby).
Anyway, what I’m trying to say is that I’m not going to be like Kiai and sing kumbaya songs about why we all can’t just get along. I’m taking Kenya as it is: a tribal country full of divisions.
On to Kibaki and Raila: I’ll be satisfied with either Kibaki or Raila as president. I don’t think either of them will screw up the country as badly as Moi. I like somethings about both and I don’t like other things about both. What things are those? First, Raila.
What I don’t like:
Next is Kibaki.
What I like:
What I don’t like:
And that’s it.
It looks like Kibaki will run on the economy, while Raila will tout the tribal imbalance and the lack of progress in tackling the disparities between the rich and the poor. I guess we’ll see who’ll come out on top.
While i think its too early to say that it will be Raila vs Kibaki, i like the balanced and factual analysis. They both have good and bad pts and are to a certain extent a “known quantity” unlike say Kalonzo, who i suspect is far worse than he comes across.
H/ever, its still depressing that no other Kenyan is standing up with a far more exciting vision for our motherland. So how about it KE?
Kalonzo is spineless and lacks passion. I read an interview in the Nation that he gave and was not impressed with his answers at all. It sounded like he hadn’t really thought about why he wants to be president.
[...] “It looks like it’s going to be Raila vs. Kibaki,” writes Kenyan Entrepreneur: I’m not going to talk about the other presidential candidates because frankly, they have no chance of making it (and on that point, can somebody please beam Najib Balala back to earth? does he honestly believe he’ll be elected president?). Let’s just keep it real here: Kenyans will never vote for an Arab/Muslim. [...]
Raila vs kibaki,its either going to be one of them.I will prefer Raila to kib coz he raila belongs to group of commited reformists and revolutionaries,ug has had its rr in mu7ni,Tz in nyerere,rwanda in paul kagame and now its time for the strogest nation in eastafrica.The other thing is Raila is youg educated,knowledgable,and pert of percell that brought changes which mzee kibaki is enjoying now,lastly my vote will not go to raila coz he helped bring down kanu dictatorship but bcoz i belive he got what it takes to usher in poltics of selflessness.as for others like uhuru,ruto mdavadi etc they should simply forget it,to uhuru if he cant control the drink,how can he guide a dynamic nation like ours.
Funika,
Are you a Luo? I’m just curious because I’m trying to figure out if non-luo’s will swing towards Raila (although I’d eliminate Kikuyu’s from that swing vote because I’m assuming that 90% of the Kikuyu vote is going to Kibaki)
For more information on Raila vision, please check out http://www.whyraila.com. Has his vision and the reasons why he should be the next president of Kenya.
Kibaki is busy giving other regions Districts and posting his kinsmen there while Raila is visiting the same districts and getting the votes. Not as many districts in his home area. Terrible thing to have an abusive President
I guess at the end of the day they say like father like son the error.
Look at it this way moi used to be the president of this country for 27 fucked up years and all this time all this leaders who really crave for power worked under him this means that whatever this guys are doing was as a result of how they were brought up by the “father”(moi).
So at the end of the day peace is in your head and not in the country cos as it it no tribe stands the other.
And as for our political leaders well what the hell there all just a bunch of hungry muther fuckers sorry to say it’s all about them fuck the country you live in.
All God can save you.