Friday 24 January 2014

Odinga might Be right

While I was away the deputy president flew to the Netherlands, and while I was away again Raila Odinga lamented the military for being partisan and trying to perpetuate status qua. I cannot ascertain the truth behind Odinga's allegation because am an alien in the corridors of power, am a distant spectator who only can see the smoke and sometimes not even see the fire. But being alive in the political arena, I know Odinga is the man who will speak whenever he is pressed. some may think, he is loosing his mind, but I guess it was time to spill the beans.
I read a post yesterday on the social media, that Odinga should forget about the presidency since he has lashed at the army. Maybe that is very true, but can the intensity of his allegation really affirm the truth of this matter. Might our military been part of this conspiracy, to frustrate Kenya's democratic course? that might be true, but it might not also be true, because as I said earlier, am an alien in the corridors of power.
Again, the national intelligence security have resolved to pursue Odinga, am not sure why? Do they want to establish the truth behind his allegations or do they want to victimise the man for whatever reason. what I also do not understand, is the legality of his allegations and its implications to the independence of the bills of rights. The membranes that house our bills of rights are semi porous, This gives the government the right to confiscate these freedoms, if we put them in the wrong use.
But what define the 'wrong use' is the bone of contention. Freedom of expression, where is the ceiling of this freedom? Is it the supremacy of the government? the under dealings of the government? The character of the president and his presidency? Does the tenets of accountability and transparency exclude the mega government projects like the standard gauge railway? Is our military so immune to public criticism so that any allegations levelled against the military attracts sanction and arrest warrants?
A government that is inducing fear in its citizenry, is not pegged on the principles of democracy. If tribal mobilizations are what define our politics, and if further this is undermining the progress of our nationality, the government should be the remedy. You don't heal the tribal wounds by rewarding loyal tribes and alienating those with dissenting views. You don't unite a nation by victimizing the opposition. You don't preach democracy while dissent cannot be tolerated in your administration.
Something is surely cooking in our government, and we must stand on our feet and proclaim democracy. We must quench our thirsty of the so much questions unanswered on the standard gauge railway. We must establish the truth behind Odinga's allegation against the military. We must also question the president's word on how he can unite this nation minus skewed public appointments. Am just a Kenyan and not a politician.

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