Good People,
There is nothing Kenya wants more than peace. Security of the people is
also fundamentally important. The Government must also be ready to crack
their whip on rebellious group of people who plan to throw Kenya into chaos
in the name of Saba Saba.
Kenya has always been home to South Sudanese ever since John Garang time.
What Raila's foot soldiers and Agents are talking about is nothing but
day-dreaming. These are only signs that there are plans to force Uhuru out
of power by illegal means sometimes before or early in July and that must
be watched carefully because, there is nothing worse and destructive than
war.
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
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Raila rejects Uhuru's 'tea', Ruto fights back
Cord leader Raila Odinga has ruled out meeting President Uhuru Kenyatta for a
friendly chat at State House.
By MAZERA NDURYA
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Cord leader Raila Odinga has ruled out meeting President Uhuru Kenyatta for a friendly chat at State House.
Thursday, Mr Odinga said he would mobilise Kenyans on Saba Saba Day, the day historically associated with the pro-democracy movement in Kenya when opposition leaders would hold rallies on July 7 to put pressure on the Kanu government to allow multi-party politics.
"Let me inform them that Saba Saba is coming. There is no stopping it if the government will not have talked to us. All Kenyans will meet and discuss the ills that are bedevilling this country and I promise you that God will hear us on that day," Mr Odinga told a rally in Eastleigh.
But in Mathira, Nyeri County, Deputy President William Ruto ruled out any engagement with the opposition.
"We will not waste our time in empty politicking but we want to deliver on the promises we made to Kenyans," he said during the burial of Mzee Nahashon Gachagua Reriani, the father of Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua.
Mr Ruto said that although the Opposition had a role to play, it should let the government run its affairs. Jubilee, he said, had put in place adequate measures to deal with the issues raised by Cord.
"We want to move together. Elections are over. Others won and those who lost should wait for the next polls. Those who were elected should perform their duties without discrimination," he said and told Cord leaders that there was nothing wrong in being in the Opposition.
"Leaders should work in building a united nation and not a country tainted by issues of tribal, religious or political affiliations," he said.
In Nairobi, Mr Odinga warned the Jubilee Government to brace for Saba Saba if the President will not have called for the national dialogue to seek solutions to problems facing the country.
IMPORTANT FORUM
"My brother Uhuru agreed to a national dialogue during Madaraka Day celebrations only to turn around after meeting Jubilee officials and instead invited me and Kalonzo Musyoka for a cup of tea at State House," Mr Odinga said.
"It is an insult to say that if Raila and Kalonzo want to talk they should come to State House for a cup of tea. Do we look like people who can be enticed with a cup of tea? The era when leaders would be invited to State House for some goodies are long gone."
Mr Odinga said it was wrong for the President to be prevailed upon by Jubilee leaders to reject such an important forum that had sought to find solutions to the problems affecting the country.
"The President should see the way the wind is blowing," Mr Odinga said without elaborating.
Raila said issues such as the status of devolution and the position of the IEBC have to be addressed alongside security and corruption.
Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto, who also addressed the gathering in Mathira, dismissed those calling for mass action and said that such activities would interfere with peace in the country.
The governor said county and national governments should work together on matters of development and for the success of devolution.
"Some of the people who contested national positions should be given fall-back positions so that they also contribute in the running of the nation. I honestly miss contributions of leaders like Martha Karua," he said.
His Kakamega counterpart Wycliffe Oparanya urged the Jubilee administration to consider holding talks with the opposition and find ways of solving the problems facing the country.
"The government should accommodate the Opposition and listen to their grievances and engage in national dialogue," said Mr Oparanya of Cord.
Nyeri Senator Mutahi Kagwe maintained that parliamentary committees would be the best place for the proposed dialogue because the composition was from the Government and Opposition.
"Every week, senators and MPs from the Government and Opposition meet at the floor of the House. We are not going to engage in any other meeting other than that provided for by the structures," he said.
On Tuesday, MPs allied to the Jubilee Coalition ruled out any national dialogue conference and asked their Cord counterparts to go through established institutions like Parliament to address challenges facing the nation.
Additional reporting by Dan Otieno and DPPS
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MPs want South Sudan leaders out of Windsor
A group of MPs have demanded the expulsion of South Sudanese leaders
from the Windsor Hotel in Nairobi.
By Nation Reporter
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A group of MPs have demanded the expulsion of South Sudanese leaders from the Windsor Hotel in Nairobi.
The Parliamentary Caucus on Human Rights members said the 11 leaders who were detained and released by President Salva Kiir's government were engaging in selfish political re-organisation and not helping in the peace efforts.
They want Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku, who is in charge of the national security docket, to expel the leaders and demand they seek asylum by following normal procedures.
"The said leaders were to help in the peace process and the negotiations taking place in Ethiopia, and not live in opulence at the expense of the Kenyan taxpayer. They are engaging in selfish political re-organising that does not help South Sudan," the MPs said in a joint statement.
They included Kibra MP Ken Okoth, Wajir South MP Abdulahi Diriye, Ndhiwa MP Agostinho Neto, Matungulu MP Stephen Mule and Senator Daisy Kanaiza.
They also criticised the government for accommodating the leaders. "Kenya should not let its territory be used by rebels for political reorganisation in the name of the "Third Force" that is housed in Windsor and also by friends and relatives of Dr Riek Machar," the group said.
"South Sudan still has a legitimate government headed by His Excellency Salva Kiir, his problems notwithstanding. Kenya should therefore be working with the elected leaders of South Sudan," the MPs stated.
They said any talks held in Kenya should be attended by both President Kiir and Dr Machar to avoid creating suspicions. "It is bad that a rebel leader in the person of Dr Machar should be given red carpet reception in Nairobi as that might portray Kenya as a partial peace arbiter," they stated.
The caucus also wants Igad to pass a resolution to transfer the peace negotiations to Nairobi, arguing that Kenya midwifed the initial process and the regional body is chaired by President Kenyatta. This is part of amendments the parliamentary caucus seeks to make on a motion already before Parliament.
The MPs also want Parliament to form an ad hoc committee on the South Sudan to team up with the South Sudan MPs.
"Should we do the above, Kenya will be fairly overseeing the implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement," the MPs said.
They said President Kenyatta had failed as chairman of Igad by failing to ensure implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.
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KIBRA MP IN BOSTON TO MEET RAILA
Diaspora Messenger | May 13, 2014 |
Kibra MP Kennedy Okoth on Sunday posted his travel ticket on Facebook, saying that he was heading to Boston to visit 'Baba' Raila Odinga.
In the posting, he said: "Naenda Boston kuona Baba. Nimwambie nini? Nchi wachina wameuziwa?" (Going to Boston to meet Baba. What should I tell him? The country has been sold off to the Chinese."
Those who commented on the posting passed their regards to Mr Odinga.
George Madanyi posted 'Tel him to come back home'
Ronnie Osumba posted 'Safe journeys bro. Salamia baba'
The Kibra MP later posted photos of him with Raila and Ida Odinga at the Logan International Airport in Boston.
Mr Odinga is in Boston for a programme organised for former elected heads of State.
The two-months programme is coordinated by the African Presidential Center with several African leaders in attendance.
In March Kirinyaga MP Joseph Gitari asked majority leader Aden Duale to explain what the former Prime Minister was doing in the trip that is meant for 'former leaders who are no longer active in politics.'
-nairobinews
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