NYARIBARI CHACHE

Nyaribari chache is one constituency that voters need to take a close look at. For more than ten years now, we have witnessed the area Mp Hon S. Nyachae hold different influential positions in the government yet the constituency  has the highest number of youths who are unemployed.

Mr Nyachae needs to come clean and explain to  the voters the number of jobs he has created since he took office in 1992 instead of terrorising his own opponents.

We have farmers who work so had to produce agricultural produce yet they do not have a stable market for their produce instead they have turned to being mere hawker begging people to buy whatever they produce. Farmers  need a factory in the area where they can sell their produce hence employment. 

Before he took office schools were always among the top 100 but now it is hard to see any school from the constituency perform to the expectations of parents. We need a leader who will ensure that when parents send their children to school they should get good results in return.

 

CORRUPTION IN KENYA.

1.  THE GOLDENBERG SCANDAL

The longest runing corruption deal is the Goldenberg scandal, where the Kenyan government by then under President Moi  and his Vice President Prof. George Saitoti  subsidized exports of gold, paying exporters in Kenya shillings 35% over their foreign currency earnings. In this case,  the gold was smuggled from Congo. The scandal cost Kenya the equivalent of more that 10%of the country’s annual GDP and it is possible that no gold  or minimal amount of gold were exported.

On febuary 3rd 2006 a report  by  Mr Justice Bosire  recommended that the current  education minister George Saitoti should face criminal  charges for his actions and that the former president Moi should be further investigated.

On feb 13 2006 Saitoti resigned from the Government to pave way for the Bosire report to take effect but he has since been cleared by the Kibaki administation and he is back in the government.

What does these mean? It means that Kenyans lost millions spent by Bosire team only to accomplish nothing.

2  THE HELICOPTER CONTRACT

A  Sh 360 million helicopter servicing contract in South Africa.

The millitary officers had argued that the contract was too extravagant  and servicing the helicopters could be done locally. Kenya air force went ahead to spend 108 million shillings as a down payment  for servicing the Puma  helicopters. The millions were finally spent which could have done other services to improve the lives of millions of Kenyans who still live under serious poverty.

3. CONTRUCTION OF NEXUS.

    The Government spent 2.6 billion Kenya shillings to construct the secret millitary communication center in Karen. The funding was made through the minisry of Transport and communication  and the construction was completed without any site visits by either the DoD staff or the minisry of public works officials. Currently nobody is able to prove that all those billions were spent on that project a lone or they were diverted to other pockets.

4. SUPPLY  OF  30  PRISON BOILERS

  The prison department lost $ 3 million  after contracting  Hallmark International, a company associated with Mr Deepak Kamani of Kamsons motors, for the supply of 30 boilers . Only half of the boilers were delivered from India and not the United States as has agreed. All these happened with VP president Awori as head of that ministry.

5. ANGLO-LEASING   SCANDAL
The scandal is alleged to have started in 2002 when the Kenyan government wanted to replace its passport printing system.

Passport equipment system was sourced from France and the forensic laboratories for the police were sourced from Britain.

COMING SOON

 

MR KIBAKI

MR.  MWAI  KIBAKI

He  was  Vice President for ten years and  held several  cabinet positions  in Moi government.

In december 1991, only days after the repeal of  Section 2A of the constitution , which allowed Kenya to be multparty  system, Mr  Kibaki  defected from the government which he praised for years  and founded  the Democratic Party.

He run for President in 1992  and 1997 which he lost .

In prepation for the 2002 election, Kibaki realised that his party will not win the presidency alone. He  allied with several political parties  and this led to the formation of NAK.

NAK allied with LDP  to form NARC which saw him become  Kenya’s 3rd president in december 27 2002.

Kibaki’s first cabinet was careful balancing  act with one minister or assistant minister from each of  Kenya’s tribes.This  was the first time we saw  a balanced cabinet in Kenyan history.

He allowed his ministers to manage their own departmnents  un like Moi who controlled all the ministries.

He promised to fight corruption, eradicate  poverty  and  provide free primary education .

He  has so far introduced the free primary education that he promised Kenyans  which  has accorded him world respect. In november 2004  former  US President Bill Clinton  identified Kibaki  as the one living person he would like to meet because of the Kenyan government decision to abolish school fees for primary education.

Clinton added that , by providing free  and compulsory primary education, what Kibaki had done would affect more lives than any president had done or would ever done by the end of the year. The free education programme saw nearly  1.7 million more pupils  enroll in school by the end of that year.

Kibaki never gave Kenyans  the new constitution he had promised to provide within hundred days of office and in november 21 2005  Kenyan constitutional referendum was held   to determine who wanted the new or old constitution to prevail.

Kenyans spoke once again  loud and clear by voting  that they wanted  a new constitution which they have not been able to get for years now.

After the referendum which the government lost, Kibaki made  a historic and decisive political move on november,23 2005 by dismissing his entire cabinet in the middle of his administration’s term . In his statement he said  “following the  results of the referendum, it has become necessary for me, as  the President of the  Republic, to re-orginise  my Government to make it more  cohesive and better able to serve the people of Kenya.” Every Kenyan  hoped that he will finally grant Kenyans what they wanted, a new constitution.

After he named his new cabinet we saw the President adopt the old syatem of governance  whereby he appointed people in the cabinet  dominantly from his own tribe and individuals believed to be royal to his Government. All the the prominent politicians who worked day and night  and gave up their political ambitions to enable him win and unite the country, were pushed to the wall.

In january 22 2006, John Githonga named  Kibaki’s VP  Moody Awori , Justice minister, Kiraitu Murungi, Finance minister, David  Mwirari  and Transport minister, Chris Murungaru  as politicians involved in the anglo-leasing scandal. He also claimed that President Kibaki was complicit in the affair.Githongo claimed that the money raised  was meant to fund the 2005 constitutinal referendum and the 2007 campaign.

On february 1 David Mwirari resigned to pave way for investigations to the scandal.

Moody Awori refused to resign  saying he saw no reason.

On february 13  the President announced that Kiraitu  and Murangaru  had resigned to allow full investigations.

On january 15 2006 the President reinstated Kiraitu  back in the cabinet after pressure from Kiraitu’s own village men.Kiruitu was never tried in court to prove himself  innocent. This has since contradicated the President’s ealier promise to fight corruption and bad governance.

Now Kibaki is running for his second term and one wonders what new promises is going to over Kenyans that will restore him back to state house.

Posted by;  MARK ONSONGO

 

ANGLO-LEASING SAGA

 

CORRUPTION WILL NOT BE A WAY OF LIFE BUT A THING OF THE PAST

These were the exact words the president said on his first speech. Four years down the line we have seen his own permanent seceratry  expose corruption deals in Kibaki’s  government. His own ministers were implicated in these deals and never faced the court of law to prove themselves innocent. Ringera being the highest payed civil servant responsible in prosecuting corrupt individuals never took action to ensure that those individuals were brought to book but instead defended corrupt individuals cought on tape. These and many more activities  being supported by the government are the reason why it will take our country   another centuary to elect a govenment that will truely work for the people of Kenya. Leaders are meant to be people’s servants but once they assume office they become people’s bosses.

Mr Ringera needs to impress the law in which he was appointed to defend by making sure that currupt individuals are brought to book regardless of their political parties  or origin without any  influence by the government in office.

MARK ONSONGO

 

KIBAKI FIRST SPEECH AS PRESIDENT!!!

 Presidents, KIBAKI  AND MOI  during the swearing in of Kibaki  as kenya’s 3rd President at Uhuru Park- Nairobi.

“I am greatly honoured for the confidence you extended to me and I PROMISE NOT TO LET YOU DOWN. I will be your servant, with all humanity and gratitude.

Some prophets of doom have predicted  a vicious in-fighting in Narc following this victory. I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THEY WILL BE DISAPPOINTED. Our strength will grow stronger and coalesce into a single party that will become  a beacon of HOPE not only to Kenyans but to the rest of Africa.

Fellow Kenyans, I’m inheriting a country which has been badly ravaged by years of misrule and ineptitude. There has been a wide disconnect between the people and the government, between people’s aspirations and the government’s attitude towards them. I believe that governments exist to serve the people, not the people to serve the government. And ladies and gentlemen, by the way you have voted in the last election, I am calling upon all of you to come out and fight corruption, and agree to support the goverment in fighting corruption as our FIRST PRIORITY.” 

posted by; Mark onsongo

 

WHAT PROF. YASH GHAI SAID ABOUT NEW CONSTITUTION FOR KENYA

 

Prof. Ghai

“The political correct statement that evert one makes is that we are crafting a constitution for 100 or more years. There fore ,its provision should not be tied to individual politicians or political factions.

At the same time most Kenyans believe that negotiation at Bomas  II will center on personalities and that fundamental priciples will be sacrificed to temporary expediences of the moment. Nowhere is the danger of this greater than in provisions on the structure of the Executive, which has arouused the strongest emotions among political factions.

The issue of the office of the Prime Minister was the sudtex of many of the discussions at the Bomas I. The disagreement of it produced  intense antagonisms and divided those who wanted to complete the process by June 6, from others who wanted it drag.

Now as we approach the resumption  of the National Constitutional Conference, these differences have not been resolved. Of immediate consequence only to the factions within Narc, it is imperative not only that these differences have not been resolved.”

POSTED BY;  Mark Onsongo

 

WHAT HAPPENED TO BOMAS DRAFT?

The faces look familar to every Kenyan who has had the oppotunity to look at them. These are among the few induviduals that Kenyans had confidence that if they are given the oppotunity they will libarate Kenyans out of poverty, corruption, tribalism and police brutalty among many more.

They played a role in drafting a constitution which was approved by all Kenyans but due to the political climate  at that time, this draft was never given an ok by the then President.

During their  campaign five years  ago ,  (Kibaki,Raila,Nyachae) promised  Kenyans that if elected they will pass the Draft within hundred days of office. Kenyans gave them mandate to do so but five years down the line nothing has happened so far. The drafting of this  constitution spent millions of tax payers money but it was finally trashed. Mr RAILA who worked day and night to enable Mr Kibaki win was finally sidelined by selfish individuals who were afraid that the new constitition will favour Raila. Every Kenyan know what Mr Raila has done for this country democratically.
Mr Nyachae who was one of the leaders at Bomas, ended up disowning the draft after joining the Government.

Politicians have manipulated  Kenyans  for years and they should not be given any more chance to exploit Kenyans. We all must be ready to hold these people accountable and make sure that the same mistakes don’t happen again.

Posted by; MARK ONSONGO

 

FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY IN KENYA.

Kenyans have gone through a lot of suffering fighting for their democratic rights since we gained freedom from the colonial rule but nothing much has been achieved since.All their effort has always been frasturated by the leaders they elect. In 1992, we all witnessed innoncent  lives lost during the movement for mult-partism. In 2002 Kenyans were able to elect a democratic government which promised to liberate all Kenyans  regardless of tribe. Five years down the line,the same leaders who promised heaven on earth have turned against their promises. Corruption and tribalism which were a mong the promises the currents leaders promised to eradicate has been a way of live .For how long will  Kenyans wait to get the Government that is going to be for the people and by the people?

This is not going to be the end of corruption,it is not the end of tribalism, it is not the end of lawlessness.The struggle must continue until we attain our liberty.

For us to achieve all these, Kenyans must start holding our leaders accountable and make them understand that they are in office because people elected them.

 

EDUCATION

Is  our government providing  enough to Kenyan  children and teachers?

 

NEW CONSTITUTION

                                                               
MARK ONSONGO
If there is something that Kenyans have been yearning for since,  is the new constitution.Politicians have for  years  used this as a tool to  wage their campagn for people to   elect them.You can all agree that before the last election,the current Government promised Kenyans that they will adopt the bomas draft within hundred days of office. So far it is almost five years and nothing has been done so far.Kenyans now are waiting for the same people to start singing the same song again since this is an election year. These kind of politics should not be give a change and its now up to Kenyans to make a decission during the coming election that will enable us get people who can grant them their wishes.
Kenyans should not rest voting out leaders who fight for their own good. Till we get leaders who will be able to serve the Kenyan puplic regardless of their background both rich and poor,the struggle must continue.

MARK ONSONGO