UKAMBANI MP GRILLED OVER FORGED HAGUE LETTER.

Mr Muthama was summoned to the CID headquarters on Thursday afternoon and spent at least two hours with detectives who wanted to know the authenticity of the letter.

The letter which Prof Nyong’o has denied authoring was allegedly sent to The Hague shortly before the ICC Six suspects made an initial appearance there.

“We wanted to know what the Member of Parliament knows about this letter. We have questioned him and the investigations are going on,” one of the detectives handling the case said.

CID director Ndegwa Muhoro said he had not been adequately briefed about the case which is being handled by detectives attached to the Serious Crimes Unit.

The letter in question was publicly read during the rally at Uhuru Park on April 11 - on the day Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang returned from The Hague - during which Prof Nyong’o was accused by several MPs of interfering with the ICC case.

More than 40 Members of Parliament including Mr Muthama were present at the rally.

Detectives who grilled Mr Muthama said he denied knowledge of the letter before he was allowed to leave but the officers have indicated they may require him after analysing his statement.

Detectives handling the matter told Capital News that they are acting on a complaint lodged by the Medical Services Minister.

The letter alleged to have been authored by Prof Nyong’o had asked ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo to detain the Kenyan suspects facing war crime charges at The Hague “for the sake of the country’s security.”

Prof Nyong’o said by reading a “forged letter” in public, the Members of Parliament had tarnished his name and subjected him to ridicule, odium, contempt and hostility from his peers, family, constituents and members of the public.

Detectives have indicated they will be summoning more lawmakers who attended the Uhuru Park rally.

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WOMAN STRIPPED NAKED ON THEFT ALLEGATIONS.

FEMALE FATALITY

It requires less character to discover the fault in others than to tolerate them. Of the recent there has been so much razzmatazz about the swagarrific concert and other concerts where ladies translate feelings practically to removing their inner clothing and throwing them to the performers. Whether it is a sign of mad love or an, insult, that is left to the throwers.  Most of the people feel that such shows are an open insult to the cultural heritage and values of the African society. However it is interesting to note that in a country with a culture and heritage portfolio, nothing has been heard from the Minister in charge on such events.

Freedom of expression-is enshrined in the Kenyan constitution and that is why I find it interesting on the amount of rage that such concerts have generated over the recent past. There are very many ways in which a person can express his/her frenzieness especially in an environment dotted with alcoholic episodes. What should be of great concern is who is allowed to express him/herself in a manner that was seen in such concerts-is it the teenagers, the single ladies, married ladies, divorced or the widowed ones?  If a married lady decides to throw away her panties on stage would such an act receive the same reactions as to when a single lady does it? In view of such acts being done in public events, how will the society view the active participants?

Gender Equality-The United Nations has been pursuing women’s rights on a global scale since the Universal Declaration on Human Rights over fifty years ago. There are also many non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) such as Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch that investigate human rights violations including those against females, and try to encourage change on a national and global level.  The woman in the society is a symbol of hope, dignity, purity and continuity and that is why before marriage there had to be proof of chastity and purity.  With such events which compromises on the women’s character and reputation it is interesting to see whether the human rights being pursued by the UN will be of great significance on outcome. However the strength/power of a woman is only felt by the ladies who know that so much depends on reputation and according to the 5^th law of power by Robert Greene, one has to guard it with all her life.

Cultural fog-nothing encapsulates a person with zero identity much more than that who is ever aping others.  Even though a good number of people would be hawking their opinions that it is very normal for a lady to drink, get high and do the unnecessary after, it would also be wise to note that any normal man would not want such a character as a mother of his future children. Those who so wish to be in cooperated in the marriage institution have to uphold significant t amounts of self worth and dignity. However there is that category of ladies who feel that they are independent as they have their own careers and pay bills and not necessarily need a man yet they go out throwing their panties to these very men. They do not understand that being independent does not necessarily translate to being complete.

Liberation has to be exercised with responsibility for it makes sense and positive impact to the person. Liberation comes in the form of respect, recognition better education equal career opportunities and treatment in all life aspects. It is said that what a man can do a woman does best-but most importantly, to what direction.

'YOUTH DEMAGOGUE'

They have been used as a political tool for hooliganism, mass action, demonstrations and other forms of civil disobedience. A good number of them lack substantial economic, political or religious agenda whereas a section of them lack the discipline and common knowledge to differentiate between good and bad. This is a phase of self realization and foundation building for an individual towards his/her future. There is nothing much that brings together and defines the youth much more than age. However, this group has several demographic dispositions that make them different from each other in more than one way. Basically the youth are classified into five cadres

The Educated Youth:

They have University education and always keep abreast with the socio-political and economic discourse of their country in various capacities. They are very well informed, successful individuals and productive in the corporate sector. A good number of them are excellent communicators and use logic and rational thought in solving problems. The village envies them and sees them as arrogant and boisterous people. They have independent minds and have a thirst for knowledge. They always disassociate themselves from the unlearned and this is evident in their drinking partners and even invitees in their weddings. They are passionate about constructive debates and are hardly intimidated. They do not receive anonymous calls and have very few names in their phonebooks. In most cases, they consume media products selectively and critically-watching documentaries, news, talk shows and parliamentary sessions. They concentrate so much on their jobs at the expense of their families.

The Spanner ‘boys’

These are boys and girls with very humble academic backgrounds and selective exposure. Most of them are those who were referred to as escorting others during their school days. They are very aggressive, violent, gullible and rarely visionary. They focus too much on current survival at the expense of the future. They have a fetish for freebies and quick money without necessarily working hard for it and blame the government for all their predicaments. They can even undress, howl, and wail as a show of solidarity to their politician who has had a brush with the law. They are physically abundant and always present in political rallies assuming the role of body guards even when the security of the politician is not threatened. They hardly reason and resort to physical confrontation whenever the refree in the field does not award a penalty to their favorite team. Generally, their sycophantic nature enders them to the politician during campaigns only to be damped after winning or loosing. He/ she has the phone number of waheshimiwas but ironically is jobless and sleeps in the popular slums.

The Eternal Job Hunter

These are individuals with average academic exposure but with little lack in job attainment. They are very humble, introverted but very emotional. They attempt to reason in congruence with the modern day challenges albeit in futility as they marry at an early age even with little or zero financial security. They know very little about the political discourse and would take up any odd job irrespective of their academic qualifications. They are always apathetic to the current systems and rarely vote during elections.

The’Blingie’

They are obsessed with the showbiz industry in a bid to get attention and self realization. They have attended 90% plus of all the Jamaican concerts and have downed almost all the alcoholic brands. They have the flashiest china handsets, the heaviest neck chains and piercings to their navels. They are wholly obsessed with oversized clothes trying to match up with the hip hop trends. They buy and sell phones and other gadgets in a bid to raise money to release their first album, their talent or lack of it notwithstanding. They have little or literally no time for the national issues. They are always smart and broke as a result of spending so much of their little pocket money on facebooking and tooth grilling. They flaunt their many girlfriends and boyfriends during the day only to lose them at night to pot bellied sugar daddies and obese sugar mummies’. They always dream of moving out from their parents houses without necessarily getting the means to and even if they move out, they always come back to their parents and brothers to pay their rent and electricity bills. They are not proficient in any language including their own mother tongue and compensate this damning inadequacy with ‘sheng’. They are the heaviest consumers of media products and wholly depend on media to mainstream their thought process and lifestyle. They have awkwardly void ambitions of becoming the global top model, famous rapper or producer with scarce knowledge, creativity and blank talent. They will be willing to be rained on waiting for that flashy matatu driven by the flirtatious driver. They spot an engagement ring without necessarily envisaging its meaning. Ask them who is the minister of foreign affairs and they will say something laughable.

The Entrepreneur

They have limited academic exposure if any but have vast investments. He/she is the owner of the first barber shop in the village, the first carwash in the estate, and has significantly risen to own the best restaurant in town. He is now or in the future planning to become the Member of Parliament and counts on the voters in the area for he has created employment for many people hand helped out in many funerals. He has the top of the range vehicle to compensate his/her inadequate academic exposure. However he is quite emotional sometimes crying whenever the county council demolishes stalls around the estate. He is less informed and operates on rumours, propaganda and shies away from applying wisdom (if any) during conflict. He/ she has archaic conflict resolution approaches especially in marital issues. He/ she has worked hard for it and would not like his/her children to go through what he went through thereby investing heavily on education and not necessarily moral upbringing of the children. They speak so much whenever there is so much noise and commotion but will stammer and fall short of words during moments of silence. He/ she would do everything within his powers to protect his/her property.

Every sub group of the youth has its own limitations and strengths at varying intensity levels occasioning them to have special needs different from the other. Each sub group has its own values, beliefs, attitudes, priorities and visions. They engage at different symbiotic levels. Anybody who wonders why the greatest population otherwise referred to as the youth never support their own youth in a political process has all his/her answers above. It is not only laughable but least wise to see how politicians use the ‘youth’ as a tool for self gratification in keeping with their political expediencies coated in promises for youth liberation, employment, emancipation and recognition. The sooner we realize that there is no uniqueness on the problems facing the youth, and that there is no cohesive problem shared across the youth, the better for the society.

WHY MARTHA CAN BUT WILL NOT MAKE IT TO PRESIDENCY IN 2012

Hon.Martha Karua. MP-Gichugu.

If society expectation is anything to go by, then Martha Karua shares one thing in common with Nancy Baraza and Willy Mutunga. Apart from the fact that the three have adequate academic backgrounds in their areas of specialization, they have incomplete nuclear family backgrounds.  It is common knowledge that a complete nuclear family consists of a father, mother and children. For Nancy and Willy, it is on record that they are divorced, however, for Martha it is not clear whether she was once married or not.

The intensive and incisive vetting by the Judicial Service Commission of the top two judicial candidates has emancipated the public on how to vet the capabilities of their MPs and even Presidents to be. The further vetting by the parliamentary committee on the candidates went a stretch ahead to indicate that the parameters that determine the suitability of a candidate rests not only in the echelons of his/her academic  history, past achievements and integrity but also their moral standing in the society. This will be determined by his/her principles, how well one manages his/ her family among other personal issues. It is crystal clear that anyone who aspires to be a holder of the highest office in the land, must be ready to have his/her personal life scrutinized by the public. Whether Martha is comfortable being asked questions about her personal life and some of her past encounters that compromised on her moral standing is left for time to tell.

Test run

Martha’s luck in the presidency will be determined by how well the top judicial candidates will positively transform an otherwise lame and hypocritical yet crucial arm of the government (Judiciary). However the assessment of their success will take time thereby putting Martha’s candidacy fruitful, if earliest in 2017. The public is well aware that no one can be perfect and therefore chose to overlook the morality queries leveled against the top judicial nominees an instead focused on their proven track records and past experiences in their respective fields. Should they fail this test, then even the trivial of issues including their hitherto questioned moral standings will be blamed for their squandered opportunity and the public would in the then future take precaution on such nominees either in Presidency or other top government positions.

Botched elections

At one point, she was seen as the ‘man’ in PNU during the election tallying process at KICC. She stood-up for the incumbent President during the process and even during the peace accord negotiations. Even though the electoral process was heavily faulted by most local and foreign organizations she did not budge out of her stand. It was interesting to see her quit cabinet citing sabotage and no-inclusivity  in critical decision making processes that touched on her docket for instance the appointment of the High Court Judges. This was a subtle admission of betrayal from the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The scenario is rich in irony as the man Martha was fighting-Raila is working with the President. It can be loosely seen that Martha does not have the political knack to fight a political system that is full of treachery, backstabbing and sabotage. She does not know when to quit and when to hold on. She ought to have learnt something from the Prime Minister that if you want to rock a boat, then do it from within just the way the latter drenched KANU and its stalwarts and more so how suspended Higher Education Minister is doing it to bring ODM to its  knees. Kenya is a frontier for economic and political progress in the region and one who wants to maintain and even improve the status must be very calculating, tolerant and decisive as opposed to temperamental and reactive.

Africanisation of civillisation

Apart from the chauvinists who exist in a near extinct form, Africa in general has not fully embraced the idea of a lady President. The cases are very minimal like Sierra Leone which had limited options. I would like to know why Nancy Baraza did not apply for the position of the Chief Justice and went for the deputy. Interesting to note that there is only one lady judge in the Supreme Court, there is no lady Deputy Prime Minister or Vice President and there is no aspiring lady governor. It is not further from the truth that Kenya just like most African states is not ready to embrace the idea of lady African president. However, the constitution has provisions on the gender parity in as far as distribution of the public positions is concerned, though the implementation of the constitution is gradual so once more this will take time.

Battle with the media

Martha is on record to have been in and out of court seeking compensation for damages that arose from defamation allegation that were perpetrated by some media company in Kenya .  Defamation arose from a kidnapping incident in which Father Wamugunda was a co-victim. Whether the media sensationalized the incident or not it is still left for the two who can author the events that unfolded, before, during and after the incident. But what remained is that her character and self was depicted in a questionable way to the public. Developed countries and civilized institutions are well aware of the power of the media-the power to shape perception of its people, set agendas and mainstream the people. I know of no one who has ever fought the media and survived-ask Mutahi Kagwe.

Anyone with Martha’s intellect knows well the political matrix involved in trying to clinch presidency in 2012, however, it is also imperative for one to create a political foundation to set base that would propel him/her to presidency in future. Kenya suffers a great deal of tribalism, nepotism, propaganda, barbaric political machinations among many other issues. It is also relieving for the likes of Martha that the public is immensely becoming very critical of the political process with a knowledge base. The political paradigm is shifting each day with more and more people becoming more interested in a candidate’s intellect, profile, reputation and achievements as opposed to tribe and monetary stamina. By 2017 and towards 2022 this group of people will be a force to reckon with but as at now, we still have to grapple with what we have.