Just read a blog that was as funny as it was poignant, and no I did not thesaurus that word. He said, and I quote as concerns our beloved (sic) President, "... you have erectile dysfunction, not in your penis, but in your head... because you fail to rise to the occasion..".
(http://samsondelui.blogspot.com/2011/08/mr-president.html)
For my more seasoned readers, you already know that the political class and I are not very fond bedfellows, yes they have repeatedly tried to woo me but to no avail. So let me try write a blog about facts and not lace it with all the hatred I share with my blogmate.(... that does sound awfully gayish.)
First the two most officially powerful men in this country;
THE PRESIDENT
The President of this country has done the following in his life;
1. He is the longest serving politician in Kenyan history representing his constituency since independence. needless to say Othaya is nowhere near the best performing constituencies in this country.
2. He was a powerful Minister in both Moi and Kenyatta governments, amassing wealth political clout and not too much goodwill. Mwai Kibaki has an estimated (most conservatively) wealth of around USD 200M (In contrast, Pres. Obama is worth around 12 M USD).
3. He has consistently made decisions against the interest of the people when the interests thereof come into conflict with his political ones. In 1991 as Vice President and the lead Kikuyu in KANU he dismissed Matiba's claim for multi-partism stating memorably that it was "trying to cut down a mugumo tree with a razor blade." Or in 2005 when he replaced the Boma's draft with a more Kibaki flavored constitution.
4. He also is in power today as the result of a flawed election that was clearly rigged and he held on to that power even while thousands of Kenyans were dying.
5. as of now he is the head of a bloated cabinet that is sinking Billions in chauffeured limousines while Kenyans are dying of hunger, as a pointer; in Greece there are protests in the streets as unemployment soars to the dizzying heights of 17% while in Kenya its not even a concern when it is creaking past 45%!!!
6. When Kibaki came into power Kenya's revenue collection stood at Kshs. 150 Billion, donor aid at low levels of around 60-70 Billion a year. Today, Kibaki is commended for raising that to over 600 Billion shillings, that means government is literally making 5 times more than in 2002!! Yet today we cannot feed our people.
THE RIGHT HON. PRIME MINISTER
1. As his counterpart we saw his love for power exceed his love for human life as walipopigana nyasi....
2. He has not been an MP as long as his counterpart principal but his constituency is one of the worst in the country, with a slum so large it is a tourist attraction.
3. Raila also has made enormous amounts of money through dealings he made in the Moi government as Minister for energy, estimates place it at around Kshs. 4 billion in less than a year. These dealings with infamous Al Bakri group and the Right Hon. Prime Minister are classified as "State Secrets."
4. Although with a much better track record for reform than Kibaki, Raila's is still wanting. Having served in parliament since multi party politics started, he has engineered almost no reform mechanisms. He participated little in the drafting of any constitution although his political clout has enabled him hijack such reforms for political gain when they reached climax, circa 2005, circa 2010.
5.He has also been consistent in his disregard for the common mwananchi, being very much a populist he has made alot of idle gestures but never really did anything o help this country, he has participated in the largesse of this cabinet, even maintaining in his docket, Hon. Charity Ngilu whose indictment for corruption by the KACC was only stopped by the sacking of P.L.O and the disbandment of KACC.
6. More interestingly he has one of the poorest attendance records in parliament even prior to being appointed Prime Minister.
The above are facts, and I will not go into the other henchmen, the Uhurus the Rutos even the Martha Karuas and Mutulas who have questionable records themselves.
I have just this suggestion when considering ANYONE for President in 2012, What is their track record?
In politics?
For reform in their constituency?
Their participation in parliament?
Their personal accumulation of wealth from government positions?
In helping the common mwananchi get a better life?
With these questions... who do you think should take over from these two bastards?
