The Nation vs. The Standard: Two Sets of Eyes?
I’m kind of stunned at the diametrically opposing headlines in the Standard and the Nation. When ten people in a market are sprayed with bullets by a mercenary group of thugs or rebels, you’d think both newspapers would lead with the same headline!
But nooo…the nation leads with a flimsy story about some nominated councillor in Mombasa who wants to be reinstated as mayor. These politicians need to get over themselves. Does anyone take this Taib guy seriously? He didn’t seem to do very much during his stint as mayor.
I said before that I didn’t understand why the army wasn’t being brought in to quell the violence in western Kenya. I got a bunch of bureaucratic answers to that question — “the army does not deal with internal conflicts”, blah, blah, blah… the army’s role is not just to protect the government from a coup. It has an obligation to ensure that all citizens are protected from this kind of anarchy and wanton violence!!
I don’t understand why Michuki just doesn’t call up the army. Can someone explain it to me? I find it hard to believe that he’s being restricted by some bureaucratic rules ( if you can send in a bunch of thugs to harass unarmed journalists, surely you can send in the army to put an end to marauding rebels brandishing AK 47’s who are out to just kill innocent people)
Once your elected, your obligation to your country should extend to all it’s citizens, regardless of whether they voted for you.
boss, these ‘disturbances’ are, i’d bet my ass, politically manufactured. ever notice how there is ALWAYS a rise in violence just before the elections? More armed robberies, Mungikis, clashes, etc?
i think its a setting, you know, like a stage, for politicians to divert attention from more important things. only sad thing is, these diversions are paid at the price of human life.