12/02/07
By Patrick L Okeyo
Politics is tricky! People keep on trekking politics although they all understand that it is dirty. When the earthquake hits the coast the whole nation trembles, when Raila campaigns with his vision on particular areas and makes MOU they tremble because the ground is soft and when Kibaki made MOU about 100 days to amend the constitution they danced and are still on the exercise.
Politics is tricky!
When Im dating my girlfriend and promise to buy her a Mercedes Benz is that another mans problem? Of course not! I have not married her yet but Im talking sweet to win her! A date is pleasant; a political date is a credit to all because of power invested in it. Both dates are crucial for one is life and the other is politics which humans depend on.
Today I imagined that I made MOU with Muslims I will protect your rights, but I will not tolerate terrorism, harbor terrorism or do activities purporting terror.
Let us not over react with short comings. The real issue is not Jimbo or MOU between Raila and Muslims; the issue is to scandalize Railas name. Jimbo is not law in our constitution; MOU with Muslims is not law in our constitution; Church leaders have found a way now to use sitting allowances to react and over react to the vacuum of politics of promising the promised. The Raila Jimbo and Muslim MOU is not yet ripe, no mating yet, no conception yet and then no child. Dont buy clothes before the child is born as forefathers said. If Kenyans want to vote in Raila, do so but denounce his constitutional projects during the constitutional review deliberations.
The task in front of us is: Is Jimbo tribalism compared to regional appointments; Is Muslim MOU too hard although not a constitution yet, than using police to distribute hate leaflets on GK vessels; Is Railas vision partitioning the nation when Kibaki is using GK vehicles to transport illegal weapons to cause alarm, harm and chaos before and during elections? Making illegal voting cards using names of the deceased and staging a secret police unit to fulfill rigging is another wonder.
It just amazed me until I went to brush my mouth for a laugh!
Raila is non religious!
Does the constitution require one to be identified to a religion to be elected president? Secondly, Raila has one wife when Kibaki has Lucy and Wambui and yet attends Catholic Church. Does that incriminate someone? During the past years Mary Wambui was NARC activist, she was transferred in the same capacity to Narc-Kenya, now she is a PANU activist. Raila is non religious when Kibaki is religious! Hallelujah! Amen!
The Jimbo and Muslim MOU are just visions which President Raila has provided, he may win by majority, but may not get parliament approval of Jimbo and MOU with Muslims even from his own ODM MPs. Dont wet your beds so early before the night is in the middle. Church leaders and radio stations should not mislead people as Kenya is in the mark of democracy where democracy will be used to pass a constitutional bill to make it a law in Kenya. Those who wish to vote for Raila go vote for him and those with Kibaki do the same.
The Jimbo government in Nigeria openly proves how Christians clash with Muslims and the rebellious Niger Delta kidnappings and ransom demands. The basket full of fruits doesnt promise all are good as some may have been spoiled. So politics is tricky as politicians keep on trekking on it!