WACHA!... KAZI IENDELEE!......
-- Economy to grow by 10 per cent by 2012. -- Free secondary education in public schools. -- Free treatment for all students in public schools. -- National Youth Commission to address youth challenges. -- Women to get 30 per cent civil service jobs and leadership positions. -- Intensify devolution of resources to lower levels. -- Prioritise investment of resources in infrastructure projects. -- Reduce poverty levels down to less than 20 per cent by 2012 -- Upgrade slums to decent houses. -- Enforce rules and ensure vigorous campaigns against corruption. -- Build hawkers' markets and small business parks in all towns.
Mwai Kibaki’s Development Report!.. “Kibaki’s Green Book”
ACHIVEMENTS IN JUST FOUR (4)YEARSOver 7.6 million children are currently enjoying primary education countrywide because of President Kibaki's policy of Free primary Education.More empowerment for Communities; Money goes to the grassrootsOver Ksh. 60 million transferred to each constituency annuallyo Constituency Development Fund (CDF)o Constituency Bursary Fundo Constituency Roads Fund o Constituency Aids Fundo Local Authorities Transfer Fund (Latf)Better and affordable health care:o Now Kenyans get free malaria and TB treatment in all public health facilities.o Children under five years receive free medical attention o Government gives 6 million treated mosquito nets free to wananchio HIV/Aids patients get free ARV'so 1,000 new dispensaries and health clinics builto Hospital management streamlinedo Medicines now available in all public health centres across the country o ALL health centres countrywide receive Ksh.180, 000 and dispensaries Ksh.240, 000 for rehabilitation.Water for lifeo Over 500 boreholes drilled across the countryo Over 600 dams completedo Over 230 water schemes completed countrywide o Water boards formed to ensure equitable supply of watero Piped water to be brought to all villageso Kenya 's annual economic growth recovers from 0.3 % in 2002 to 7.1 % in 2007o The more than 1.8 million Kenyans in Diaspora, do contribute more than $1 billion each year since 2003.o Tax collection increases drastically - towards self reliance; Kulipa ushuru, ni kujitegemea!Vision 2030 launched - Kenya is on the path to First World status Lighting up Kenya : Electricity now in every constituency & townso Over 160 rural electrification projects in 58 districts completedo All schools, colleges, village polytechnics, community health centres, markets, and administrative centres to be supplied with electricity o 1208 projects in 191 constituencies, 418 trading centres, 288 secondary schools,107 health centres,43 water projects,39 coffee factories,13 tea buying centre and 13 police stations will be completed by June 30th , 2007 at a cost of over Ksh.7 billion.o A further 324 rural electrification schemes in 162 constituencies will be completed by December, 2007 at a cost of over Ksh.2 billlion.o 63 schools in ASAL areas benefit from solar generated power at a cost of Ksh.178 milliono Ksh.67 million for Mukuru, Mathare, Kayole, Kangemi and Kamukunji electrification.o No more power rationing as a result of diversification of power sourceso New energy law to make electricity available to all o Agriculture revived hence more money for the farmero Prices of dairy milk grow from Ksh. 7 in 2002, to Ksh. 18 per litre, todayo Maize prices rise from Ksh. 600 in 2002 to Ksh.1,350 per 90kg bag nowo Coffee prices up from Ksh. 1 in 2002 to Ksh.35 per kg now (over 1000 per cent turnaround)o Sugar cane farmers paid on timeo Cotton farming revivedo Kenya becomes the third largest tea producer in the world o Livestock farming made profitable - over 12,000 beef cattle and over 10,000 heads of goats exported to the Middle East and Rwanda o Ksh. 322 million: the money Kenya has earned from livestock products exports so faro Ksh. 20 million: the amount the Kibaki government has used to revive the Garissa investigation laboratory for livestock disease control. North Eastern and Coast Provinces main beneficiarieso Ksh. 5 billion earned from fishing in 2006 aloneo AFC loans/grants offered to farmersMany many more improvements o Irrigation schemes rehabilitatedo Ahero and Bunyala Rice schemeso Mwea, West Kano and Pekerao Bura, Hola and many more ongoingHundreds of industries, factories revived and jobs created: o Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC)o Kenya Meat Commission (KMC)o Mumias Sugar Company,• Kenya Seed Company, and many more now back to operationMotivated and efficient Public serviceo Better pay for teachers and civil Servantso No more delayed salarieso Public service reforms ongoing Performance contracting increases efficiencyo Rapid Results Approach (RRA) yields faster implementation of projects for wananchio 200% increase in pension benefits; retirement no longer a nightmareo Over 100 stalled government projects (white elephants) completed. For example, o NYS headquarters on Thika Road ,o Nyanza Provincial Headquarterso Makueni District Headquarters and many othersAll Kenyans now benefit from government resourceso President Kibaki has allocated Ksh. 10.7 billion for the affirmative action plan for North Eastern Province as well as Moyale, Isiolo and Marsabit districtsSpecial economic plan launched for Coast Provinceo Distribution of resources based on population and affirmative action to guarantee development of previously neglected regions o Equality ensured in distribution of national wealthYouth recognised and empoweredo More investments mean more jobs for the youtho Kibaki creates Ministry of Youth Affairso Ksh.1 billion youth enterprise fund set up, employment opportunities created o National Youth Policy passed by parliamentWomen empowermento Women guaranteed at least a third of all public employment opportunitiesGender Commission createdo Maendeleo Ya Wanawake leaders to participate directly in all development committees at the local and national levels o Three months maternity leave women and 2 weeks for the meno Mothers & children recognized as key players in developmento Free treatment to children under 5 years old.Better roadso Over 40,000 Kms of roads maintained o Over 1,006 Kms tarmacked among them Kisii-Chemosit, Olenguruone- Kiptagich, Sultan-Hamud- Mtito-Andei, etco 35 major roads projects going on in various parts of the country among them Maahi Mahiu-Naivasha- Lanet, Maji ya Chumvi-Miritini and Machakos Turn off-Machakos Town . Feeder roads constructedo Safer roads due to sanity in the transport sectoro Seat belts, speed governors and other public transport reforms improve the sectoro Law and order on our roads restoredo Matatu operations streamlined Airports and airstrips upgraded. For example,o Kisumu Airport gets Ksh.2.6 billion facelift, NOW fish will be able to reach the market faster and Kisumu city will be Lake Victoria 's hub o Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) being refurbished at Ksh.9billiono Moi International Airport Mombasa upgraded at Ksh. 200milliono Garissa, Malindi airports and many others being redone countrywideLand Grabbing - corruption reduced by 30% o A comprehensive National Land Policy draftedo Ksh.400million set aside to resettle squatters and victims of tribal clasheso Title deeds issued to Coast Provinces' landless communitieso The problem of absentee landlords being tackledIt's a freer Kenyao The first leader in Kenya not to have political detaineeso Now all Kenyans enjoy their human rights without fearo No more torture. No more political prisonerso Nyayo house torture chambers formally closedo No more politically instigated expulsions in public universities o Living conditions for prisoners and prisons staff upliftedo You are a free citizen wherever you areo Media freedom ensured. Fm radio stations now talk openlyo Freedom of expression has been enhanced and now Kenyans can discuss any topics without fear. Yes, you can call the president names and go home and sleep! Official Recognition for Heroeso A statue in honor of Independence hero Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi constructed on Nairobi 's Kimathi streeto Paul Ngei and Bildad Kaggia mausoleums unveiled o Funds to establish Koitalel arap Samoei education centre allocated.o Heroes Corner establishedTowards Zero Tolerance to CorruptionoPublic Officers Ethics Act enacted, now all public servants declare their wealth annually. o Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission set upo Corrupt people prosecutedo New Procurement law enacted to check corruption in public tendering processTourism grows by over 30 per cento Ksh. 48.9 billion earned from the sector with local tourism gradually growingJobs createdo Kenyan hotels operating at 100% capacityo Direct flights to the Far East and China by Kenya Airways bring more touristso KICC rehabilitated and is now a leading centre for conference tourismo Maasai Mara declared one of the seven wonders of the world - Ksh 3 billion Narok road to Maasai Mara Game Reserve under construction Media freedom enhancedo 16 television stations licensedo 30 FM stations operatingo 50 regional FM stations licensedo Freedom of information Bill before Parliament o Media vibrant and free to discuss topics without fearTelecommunications growo More than 260,000 fixed telephone lineso More than 6 million Kenyans now own mobile phones o Telecommunication has been diversified and now an internet lease line is in the pipelineo Fibre optic networks infrastructure under construction nationwideCo-operative sector revivedo 10,800 cooperative societies registered o 98 per cent of co-operatives hold democratic electionso 6 million: the number of Kenyans in the co-operative movemento Ksh. 105 billion ( 31% of the total national savings) mobilized by the sector so far Cities beautified and cleaned upo Street lighting installed in Nairobio Roads markedo Trees plantedo Landscaping doneo Mombasa clean-up and beautification undertaken
Traders receive supporto President Kibaki directs the construction of modern markets for hawkers in all the major urban centres o Ksh.1 billion construction work begins at Nairobi 's Muthurwao Jua kali sector supportedTremendous investment growtho Conducive business environment created o Onestop shop for business licensingo Ksh 89.4 billion worth of investment licences processed by the Kenya Investment Authorityo Small and micro enterprises (SME's) fund created o Leading multinationals such as Nokia and Coca cola open headquarters in KenyaSecurityo Pay rise for the police o Community policing takes rooto New vehicles and modern communication equipment for rapid responseo Police trained on human rights and customer care serviceo Safer streets- no more muggings in Nairobi streetsAnd many many more improvements as a result of President Mwai Kibaki's good leadership.Truly, things have become better and they are going to get even better For additional achievements Kibaki is the real benefits for all Kenyans....Manufaa halisi kwa wakenya wotePresident Kibaki's re-election platform can be summed up in two phrases: doing well and doing better.
For the last two weeks, the President has come out of the comforts of State House to remind Kenyans that he has set the foundation and that he should be given another five years to complete it. The bottom line is to strive to limit, in as much as possible, the degree of poverty, disease and ignorance. And in their place, bring about enterprise, robust health and knowledge for development. States the President of his score card since 2003: "My Government has waged successful battles against each one of the three adversaries, and achieved meaningful victories for the Kenyan people.The Party of National Unity (PNU) flag bearer, states that the economy will grow at 7 per cent by the end of the year, poverty levels have come down from 56 per cent to 46 per cent (approximately 2 million people out of abject poverty), over 1.8 million jobs created, and per capita income grown from $400 to $600. Since he took over power, President Kibaki reckons that 1.7 million children have joined school through the Free Primary Education, reduced prevalence of HIV and Aids from 13 per cent to 6 per cent, started a Sh1 billion youth fund and a Sh2 billion women fund. In addition, 30 per cent of all jobs in the civil service have been set aside for women, hospitals are fully equipped with drugs and personnel. In line with its campaign slogan -Kazi na iendelee (Work must continue) - PNU is making further pledges to the public as it seeks President Kibaki's re-election. It has pledged to ensure that the economic growth rate has grown to 10 per cent and reduce poverty levels by 30 per cent - below 20 per cent - by the year 2012. President Kibaki promises to take FPE a notch higher by introducing Free Secondary Education in all public schools. The school-going children will, also, benefit from free treatment and drugs in public health facilities. Previously, it was only children under five years of age who benefited from the policy. Similar support, PNU pledges, will go to slum children non-formal primary schools, nomadic areas and the disabled. To tackle the section of the population - the youth - that opinion polls has shown prefers the opposition, the President promises to set up national youth commission to address their needs in addition to the Sh1 billion fund. His next Government will build hawkers' markets, Jua kali and small business parks in all town in the country to meet their concerns.He promises: "The last five years saw us change the economy from a no-jobs economy into one with many jobs. We have just started to bake the cake, and it is becoming bigger by the day. We will grow this cake into a huge one under my stewardship with enough slices for everyone." THE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE SELF EXPLANATORY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTIONNOR PLAN-B. WE WILL AND WE MUST SUCCEED!!
Friday, January 25, 2008
count your blessings
Koitalel Arap SamoeiA Nandi leader and an orkoiyot, a diviner. He detested the invasion of the British into the Nandi territory while building the Kenya-Uganda Railway. He prophesied that a black snake would tear through Nandiland and it would be spitting fire and would make its way into peoples' life. The construction of the railway saw this as a fulfilment of this prophecy. He led the Nandi people into a fight against the builders of the Railway line for ten years. The British were determined to build the railway line and they tricked the orkoiyot into a meeting for an agreement, where a British commander shot Samoei and killed him during the conference. Without a leader, the Nandi were finally defeated in 1905 and the construction of the railway line continued without resistance. Mekatilili Wa MenzaMekatilili led the Giriama people in a rebellion against the British, in what many had seen as a fulfilment of a prophecy, that she would be a leader of her people. This was a rare prophecy in a patriarchal community. She resisted British invasions and attempts to stamp out the Giriama traditional culture through the destruction of kaya, sacred forest shrines and places of worship. She was then captured and exiled to Mumias in Western Kenya, where she was held together with Wanyi wa Madori her cousin. Five years later, she returned to the coast. Her inspiring story has been told by the modern woman to re-assert the woman's place in Kenya's history and destiny. Waiyaki Wa HingaHe was a Gikuyu pre-colonial chief who ruled around Dagoretti. He encountered the British around 1890 when he signed a treaty with Fredrick Lugard of the Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEA), who later pitched their tent at Dagoretti. Lugard and his men harassed the Gikuyu people and demanded for their food and their women. In retaliation the Kikuyu burnt down Lugard's fortress at Dagoretti. In 1892, the colonial administration kidnapped and took him to Coast where he is believed to have met his death. He was buried alive by his abductors. Bones believed to be his have been discovered after many years. Dedan KimathiHe was the high priest of the Mau Mau movement, and the mention of his name spread fear among the settler community. At the height of the ongoing struggle for independence, he commanded thousands of fighters along the Aberdares. Kimathi became a cultic figure and his fame spread like bushfire. An amount of sh. 10,000 reward was placed for whoever found him. He was eventually captured in October, 1956. He was sentenced to death by hanging and his remains are buried in an unmarked grave at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. Wangu wa MakeriWangu wa Makeri was born in the second half of the nineteenth century into traditional Gikuyu society. She underwent customary rites and married. In 1901, she was appointed the 'headman' of Weithaga Location, the first and only female headman of the entire colonial period. The author outlines her character and background, and the kind of leadership Wangu showed her community; and discusses to what extent the stereotypical portrayals of her as a leader - as a whore or personification of evil - are true. The study also assesses the significance in her fall from power of the conflict between traditional society and the colonial political framework within which Wangu worked, as against her own role in her downfall. Harry ThukuHe was born in Kiambu, educated at mission schools and then employed by the colonial government. In 1921, he founded the Young Kikuyu Association to protest against alienation of land, forced labour, taxation, low wages and the kipande laws. In 1922 he was arrested after being declared 'dangerous to peace and good order' and was detained for nine years. After his release he joined KAU (Kenya African Union) in 1944 and later joined KANU (Kenya African National Union) in 1960. He died in 1970. Ezekiel ApindiHe was born in 1885 in Siaya. He went to a mission school and became a teacher in Mombasa. He later taught in Maseno School and became a member of the Young Kavirondo Association and the Piny Owacho movement. In 1931, he travelled to Britain to air the grievances of the Kenyan Africans to the British Parliament. He died in 1959. Mzee Jomo KenyattaKenyatta was born in 1893, in Kiambu and was originally called Kamau wa Ngengi. He later changed his name to Johnstone Kamau when he was baptized. He joined a Mission in Thogoto in 1909. In 1928, he became the Secretary General of Kikuyu Central Association, (KCA).He became the editor of Muigwithania from its beginning in 1929, which articulated the social issues of the Gikuyu before he got a job with the Nairobi City Council. In 1927, KCA sent Kenyatta to London to represent them in airing their land grievances. He made a brief return to Kenya in 1931 and stayed in Britain until 1946, during which he studied Anthropology and got married. He joined the Pan Africanists who pressed for Africa's independence. In 1946, he returned and took leadership of Kenya African Study Union (KASU), the precursor of Kenya African Union. In October 20, 1952, Kenyatta and other nationalists were arrested for administering oaths and leading Mau Mau, which was an illegal movement. He was then sentenced to seven years imprisonment and released in 1961. He became the Prime Minister of independent Kenya and the first President of the Republic of Kenya until his death in 1978. Ronald NgalaHe hailed from Kilifi and was a student of Alliance High School and Makerere University. He became a teacher, although his interest was in politics and as result founded the Mijikenda Union in 1947. In 1957, he was elected as a member of Coast and in 1960, helped found the Kenya African Democratic Union, KADU. In 1964, KADU and KANU merged and Ronald Ngala was appointed a minister where he served his country until his tragic death in a road accident in 1972. Oginga OdingaOginga Odinga was born in 1911 in Siaya District and was a student of Maseno and Alliance High School. He then went to Makerere University and in 1940, he returned to Maseno High School as a teacher. In 1948, he joined KAU and in 1957 was elected to the Legislative Council as member for Nyanza Central. He was one of the founder members of KANU in 1960 and was its first vice-president. When Kenya became a Republic in 1964, he was President Kenyatta's first vice-president. After a disagreement with KANU, he formed his own party in 1967, Kenya People's Union (KPU). It was banned in 1969 and Oginga was detained.James GichuruHe was born in 1914 at Thogoto, Kiambu. He was educated at a mission school and Makerere College. In 1934, he qualified as a teacher and later ended his teaching career as a Headmaster when he became active in politics. He was one of the founders and the first president of KAU and in 1946, he stepped down from this post for Mzee Kenyatta. During the State of emergency he was restricted at Githunguri from 1955 to 1960. After the restriction was lifted he joined politics again and helped found KANU, of which he was again the first president. He served as a government minister from 1962 until his death in 1982. Daniel Arap MoiDaniel Toroitich Arap Moi was born in Baringo District in 1924. He studied at Kabartonjo, Kapsabet and the Government African School at Kabarnet. He then followed a teaching career, becoming the Headmaster of Tambach Primary School and Assistant Principal of Tambach Teachers Training College. In 1955, he joined politics and became a member of the Legislative Council. In 1957, he was chosen as a Legco member for Rift Valley. Daniel Moi became a member of Kenya's first Republican Cabinet in 1964. In 1967, he became the Vice-President and Minister of Home Affairs where he served until the death of Mzee Kenyatta. He was elected President in 1978 and since then he has led Kenya's development in the light of the Nyayo philosophy of peace, love and unity. Tom MboyaHe was born in 1930, near Thika, although his parents came from Rusinga Island. In 1951, he began working with the Nairobi City Council after completing his education from the then Royal Sanitary Institute at Kabete. He was a keen trade unionist and a member of KAU until it was banned. By October 1953, he became the Secretary General of the Kenya Federation of Registered Trade Unions, KFRTU, which later became the Kenya Federation of Labour in 1955. He was elected as member of Legco for Nairobi in 1957. In 1960, he helped to found KANU and became its Secretary General. He was Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the first KANU government and later became Minister of Economic Planning. He was assassinated in 1969 by a gunman outside a shop on Nairobi's Government Road, now Moi Avenue.
Friday, January 18, 2008
power to Raila at all cost?
Kenya's opposition says it will boycott companies run by allies of President Mwai Kibaki in protest at the outcome of last month's presidential election.
The Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) change of tactics came as police shot five dead on a third day of rallies.
One protester died in Mombasa and four were killed in Nairobi. The post-poll violence has left 600 dead.
Five bodies of people from Mr Kibaki's Kikuyu ethnic group were found with arrow and machete wounds, police said.
It was not clear when they were killed.
Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights has cast doubt on the vote that returned President Kibaki to power.
KENYA CRISIS
27 Dec: Presidential and parliamentary elections
30 Dec: Violence as President Kibaki is declared the winner
10 Jan: First international mediation effort fails
16-18 Jan: Three days of mass opposition rallies
Protests in pictures
Police criticised
Press anguish
At a news conference in Nairobi, the state-sponsored body listed a catalogue of irregularities in a report entitled "Thirty Hours that Destroyed Kenya".
It catalogued a series of what it described as electoral offences such as turnouts of more than 100% in some constituencies and the obstruction of election observers.
The commission said at least 360,000 votes could not be verified - in a vote where the two candidates were separated by about 230,000 ballots.
ODM leader Raila Odinga has demanded a re-run of the election.
The UN announced that Kofi Annan, its former secretary general, would fly to Kenya on Tuesday to help mediate between Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga.
Live rounds
Two members of Mr Annan's team - ex-Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa and Graca Machel, wife of ex-South African President Nelson Mandela - have already arrived.
ODM spokesman Salim Lone told the BBC that from next week, the opposition would switch to other forms of action, such as boycotts of firms run by what he called the government hardliners.
He mentioned specifically the Brookside Dairies, Equity Bank, and City Hopper bus services as possible targets for action.
The ODM launched a third and final consecutive day of nationwide protests on Friday.
In Mombasa, police clashed with a group of Muslims who tried to march through the coastal city after Friday prayers in protest at the election results.
Officers opened fire, killing one protestor and injuring at least five others, police said.
'Bloodlust'
In Nairobi, police confronted demonstrators in the Kibera slum after more than 600 youths tore up a section of railway track running through the centre of the area.
Officers fired tear gas and live rounds leaving four dead.
A member of the president's Kikuyu community died after being pierced with a poisoned arrow shot by Masai youths, police said.
The death at the town of Narok came amid inter-communal violence which saw homes and shops set ablaze.
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'We only have stones'
Change of tactics
Four other members of the Kikuyu group were killed with bows and arrows and machetes in the area, which is beside Kenya's premier Masai Mara game reserve.
The latest deaths bring to 21 the number of people killed during three days of opposition protests.
Mr Odinga said police were turning the country into "killing fields of the innocent, executing at will in an unprecedented bloodlust".
But police said their response had been restrained and officers had only fired at rioters and looters.
Public demonstrations were banned by police immediately after Mr Kibaki's swearing-in on 30 December.
The European Parliament unanimously backed a resolution on Thursday calling for the EU to suspend aid to the Kenyan government.
Meanwhile, the UN has launched a $34m (£17.3m) appeal for Kenya to help those affected by the recent unrest, in which a quarter of a million people have left their homes.
The Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) change of tactics came as police shot five dead on a third day of rallies.
One protester died in Mombasa and four were killed in Nairobi. The post-poll violence has left 600 dead.
Five bodies of people from Mr Kibaki's Kikuyu ethnic group were found with arrow and machete wounds, police said.
It was not clear when they were killed.
Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights has cast doubt on the vote that returned President Kibaki to power.
KENYA CRISIS
27 Dec: Presidential and parliamentary elections
30 Dec: Violence as President Kibaki is declared the winner
10 Jan: First international mediation effort fails
16-18 Jan: Three days of mass opposition rallies
Protests in pictures
Police criticised
Press anguish
At a news conference in Nairobi, the state-sponsored body listed a catalogue of irregularities in a report entitled "Thirty Hours that Destroyed Kenya".
It catalogued a series of what it described as electoral offences such as turnouts of more than 100% in some constituencies and the obstruction of election observers.
The commission said at least 360,000 votes could not be verified - in a vote where the two candidates were separated by about 230,000 ballots.
ODM leader Raila Odinga has demanded a re-run of the election.
The UN announced that Kofi Annan, its former secretary general, would fly to Kenya on Tuesday to help mediate between Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga.
Live rounds
Two members of Mr Annan's team - ex-Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa and Graca Machel, wife of ex-South African President Nelson Mandela - have already arrived.
ODM spokesman Salim Lone told the BBC that from next week, the opposition would switch to other forms of action, such as boycotts of firms run by what he called the government hardliners.
He mentioned specifically the Brookside Dairies, Equity Bank, and City Hopper bus services as possible targets for action.
The ODM launched a third and final consecutive day of nationwide protests on Friday.
In Mombasa, police clashed with a group of Muslims who tried to march through the coastal city after Friday prayers in protest at the election results.
Officers opened fire, killing one protestor and injuring at least five others, police said.
'Bloodlust'
In Nairobi, police confronted demonstrators in the Kibera slum after more than 600 youths tore up a section of railway track running through the centre of the area.
Officers fired tear gas and live rounds leaving four dead.
A member of the president's Kikuyu community died after being pierced with a poisoned arrow shot by Masai youths, police said.
The death at the town of Narok came amid inter-communal violence which saw homes and shops set ablaze.
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So far the two leaders have had a total disregard to humanity
Obed MochamaKansas City
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'We only have stones'
Change of tactics
Four other members of the Kikuyu group were killed with bows and arrows and machetes in the area, which is beside Kenya's premier Masai Mara game reserve.
The latest deaths bring to 21 the number of people killed during three days of opposition protests.
Mr Odinga said police were turning the country into "killing fields of the innocent, executing at will in an unprecedented bloodlust".
But police said their response had been restrained and officers had only fired at rioters and looters.
Public demonstrations were banned by police immediately after Mr Kibaki's swearing-in on 30 December.
The European Parliament unanimously backed a resolution on Thursday calling for the EU to suspend aid to the Kenyan government.
Meanwhile, the UN has launched a $34m (£17.3m) appeal for Kenya to help those affected by the recent unrest, in which a quarter of a million people have left their homes.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
mashujaa
Koitalel Arap Samoei A Nandi leader and an orkoiyot, a diviner. He detested the invasion of the British into the Nandi territory while building the Kenya-Uganda Railway. He prophesied that a black snake would tear through Nandiland and it would be spitting fire and would make its way into peoples' life. The construction of the railway saw this as a fulfilment of this prophecy.
He led the Nandi people into a fight against the builders of the Railway line for ten years. The British were determined to build the railway line and they tricked the orkoiyot into a meeting for an agreement, where a British commander shot Samoei and killed him during the conference. Without a leader, the Nandi were finally defeated in 1905 and the construction of the railway line continued without resistance.
Mekatilili Wa Menza Mekatilili led the Giriama people in a rebellion against the British, in what many had seen as a fulfilment of a prophecy, that she would be a leader of her people. This was a rare prophecy in a patriarchal community. She resisted British invasions and attempts to stamp out the Giriama traditional culture through the destruction of kaya, sacred forest shrines and places of worship.
She was then captured and exiled to Mumias in Western Kenya, where she was held together with Wanyi wa Madori her cousin. Five years later, she returned to the coast. Her inspiring story has been told by the modern woman to re-assert the woman's place in Kenya's history and destiny.
Waiyaki Wa HingaHe was a Gikuyu pre-colonial chief who ruled around Dagoretti. He encountered the British around 1890 when he signed a treaty with Fredrick Lugard of the Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEA), who later pitched their tent at Dagoretti.
Lugard and his men harassed the Gikuyu people and demanded for their food and their women. In retaliation the Kikuyu burnt down Lugard's fortress at Dagoretti. In 1892, the colonial administration kidnapped and took him to Coast where he is believed to have met his death. He was buried alive by his abductors. Bones believed to be his have been discovered after many years.
Dedan Kimathi He was the high priest of the Mau Mau movement, and the mention of his name spread fear among the settler community. At the height of the ongoing struggle for independence, he commanded thousands of fighters along the Aberdares. Kimathi became a cultic figure and his fame spread like bushfire.
An amount of sh. 10,000 reward was placed for whoever found him. He was eventually captured in October, 1956. He was sentenced to death by hanging and his remains are buried in an unmarked grave at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
Harry Thuku He was born in Kiambu, educated at mission schools and then employed by the colonial government. In 1921, he founded the Young Kikuyu Association to protest against alienation of land, forced labour, taxation, low wages and the kipande laws. In 1922 he was arrested after being declared 'dangerous to peace and good order' and was detained for nine years. After his release he joined KAU (Kenya African Union) in 1944 and later joined KANU (Kenya African National Union) in 1960. He died in 1970.
Ezekiel ApindiHe was born in 1885 in Siaya. He went to a mission school and became a teacher in Mombasa. He later taught in Maseno School and became a member of the Young Kavirondo Association and the Piny Owacho movement. In 1931, he travelled to Britain to air the grievances of the Kenyan Africans to the British Parliament. He died in 1959.
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta Kenyatta was born in 1893, in Kiambu and was originally called Kamau wa Ngengi. He later changed his name to Johnstone Kamau when he was baptized. He joined a Mission in Thogoto in 1909. In 1928, he became the Secretary General of Kikuyu Central Association, (KCA).
He became the editor of Muigwithania from its beginning in 1929, which articulated the social issues of the Gikuyu before he got a job with the Nairobi City Council. In 1927, KCA sent Kenyatta to London to represent them in airing their land grievances. He made a brief return to Kenya in 1931 and stayed in Britain until 1946, during which he studied Anthropology and got married. He joined the Pan Africanists who pressed for Africa's independence.
In 1946, he returned and took leadership of Kenya African Study Union (KASU), the precursor of Kenya African Union. In October 20, 1952, Kenyatta and other nationalists were arrested for administering oaths and leading Mau Mau, which was an illegal movement. He was then sentenced to seven years imprisonment and released in 1961. He became the Prime Minister of independent Kenya and the first President of the Republic of Kenya until his death in 1978.
Ronald Ngala He hailed from Kilifi and was a student of Alliance High School and Makerere University. He became a teacher, although his interest was in politics and as result founded the Mijikenda Union in 1947. In 1957, he was elected as a member of Coast and in 1960, helped found the Kenya African Democratic Union, KADU.
In 1964, KADU and KANU merged and Ronald Ngala was appointed a minister where he served his country until his tragic death in a road accident in 1972.
Oginga OdingaOginga Odinga was born in 1911 in Siaya District and was a student of Maseno and Alliance High School. He then went to Makerere University and in 1940, he returned to Maseno High School as a teacher. In 1948, he joined KAU and in 1957 was elected to the Legislative Council as member for Nyanza Central. He was one of the founder members of KANU in 1960 and was its first vice-president. When Kenya became a Republic in 1964, he was President Kenyatta's first vice-president.
After a disagreement with KANU, he formed his own party in 1967, Kenya People's Union (KPU). It was banned in 1969 and Oginga was detained.
James Gichuru He was born in 1914 at Thogoto, Kiambu. He was educated at a mission school and Makerere College. In 1934, he qualified as a teacher and later ended his teaching career as a Headmaster when he became active in politics. He was one of the founders and the first president of KAU and in 1946, he stepped down from this post for Mzee Kenyatta.
During the State of emergency he was restricted at Githunguri from 1955 to 1960. After the restriction was lifted he joined politics again and helped found KANU, of which he was again the first president. He served as a government minister from 1962 until his death in 1982.
Daniel Arap Moi Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi was born in Baringo District in 1924. He studied at Kabartonjo, Kapsabet and the Government African School at Kabarnet. He then followed a teaching career, becoming the Headmaster of Tambach Primary School and Assistant Principal of Tambach Teachers Training College. In 1955, he joined politics and became a member of the Legislative Council. In 1957, he was chosen as a Legco member for Rift Valley.
Daniel Moi became a member of Kenya's first Republican Cabinet in 1964. In 1967, he became the Vice-President and Minister of Home Affairs where he served until the death of Mzee Kenyatta. He was elected President in 1978 and since then he has led Kenya's development in the light of the Nyayo philosophy of peace, love and unity.
Tom MboyaHe was born in 1930, near Thika, although his parents came from Rusinga Island. In 1951, he began working with the Nairobi City Council after completing his education from the then Royal Sanitary Institute at Kabete.
He was a keen trade unionist and a member of KAU until it was banned. By October 1953, he became the Secretary General of the Kenya Federation of Registered Trade Unions, KFRTU, which later became the Kenya Federation of Labour in 1955.
He was elected as member of Legco for Nairobi in 1957. In 1960, he helped to found KANU and became its Secretary General. He was Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the first KANU government and later became Minister of Economic Planning. He was assassinated in 1969 by a gunman outside a shop on Nairobi's Government Road, now Moi Avenue.
He led the Nandi people into a fight against the builders of the Railway line for ten years. The British were determined to build the railway line and they tricked the orkoiyot into a meeting for an agreement, where a British commander shot Samoei and killed him during the conference. Without a leader, the Nandi were finally defeated in 1905 and the construction of the railway line continued without resistance.
Mekatilili Wa Menza Mekatilili led the Giriama people in a rebellion against the British, in what many had seen as a fulfilment of a prophecy, that she would be a leader of her people. This was a rare prophecy in a patriarchal community. She resisted British invasions and attempts to stamp out the Giriama traditional culture through the destruction of kaya, sacred forest shrines and places of worship.
She was then captured and exiled to Mumias in Western Kenya, where she was held together with Wanyi wa Madori her cousin. Five years later, she returned to the coast. Her inspiring story has been told by the modern woman to re-assert the woman's place in Kenya's history and destiny.
Waiyaki Wa HingaHe was a Gikuyu pre-colonial chief who ruled around Dagoretti. He encountered the British around 1890 when he signed a treaty with Fredrick Lugard of the Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEA), who later pitched their tent at Dagoretti.
Lugard and his men harassed the Gikuyu people and demanded for their food and their women. In retaliation the Kikuyu burnt down Lugard's fortress at Dagoretti. In 1892, the colonial administration kidnapped and took him to Coast where he is believed to have met his death. He was buried alive by his abductors. Bones believed to be his have been discovered after many years.
Dedan Kimathi He was the high priest of the Mau Mau movement, and the mention of his name spread fear among the settler community. At the height of the ongoing struggle for independence, he commanded thousands of fighters along the Aberdares. Kimathi became a cultic figure and his fame spread like bushfire.
An amount of sh. 10,000 reward was placed for whoever found him. He was eventually captured in October, 1956. He was sentenced to death by hanging and his remains are buried in an unmarked grave at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
Harry Thuku He was born in Kiambu, educated at mission schools and then employed by the colonial government. In 1921, he founded the Young Kikuyu Association to protest against alienation of land, forced labour, taxation, low wages and the kipande laws. In 1922 he was arrested after being declared 'dangerous to peace and good order' and was detained for nine years. After his release he joined KAU (Kenya African Union) in 1944 and later joined KANU (Kenya African National Union) in 1960. He died in 1970.
Ezekiel ApindiHe was born in 1885 in Siaya. He went to a mission school and became a teacher in Mombasa. He later taught in Maseno School and became a member of the Young Kavirondo Association and the Piny Owacho movement. In 1931, he travelled to Britain to air the grievances of the Kenyan Africans to the British Parliament. He died in 1959.
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta Kenyatta was born in 1893, in Kiambu and was originally called Kamau wa Ngengi. He later changed his name to Johnstone Kamau when he was baptized. He joined a Mission in Thogoto in 1909. In 1928, he became the Secretary General of Kikuyu Central Association, (KCA).
He became the editor of Muigwithania from its beginning in 1929, which articulated the social issues of the Gikuyu before he got a job with the Nairobi City Council. In 1927, KCA sent Kenyatta to London to represent them in airing their land grievances. He made a brief return to Kenya in 1931 and stayed in Britain until 1946, during which he studied Anthropology and got married. He joined the Pan Africanists who pressed for Africa's independence.
In 1946, he returned and took leadership of Kenya African Study Union (KASU), the precursor of Kenya African Union. In October 20, 1952, Kenyatta and other nationalists were arrested for administering oaths and leading Mau Mau, which was an illegal movement. He was then sentenced to seven years imprisonment and released in 1961. He became the Prime Minister of independent Kenya and the first President of the Republic of Kenya until his death in 1978.
Ronald Ngala He hailed from Kilifi and was a student of Alliance High School and Makerere University. He became a teacher, although his interest was in politics and as result founded the Mijikenda Union in 1947. In 1957, he was elected as a member of Coast and in 1960, helped found the Kenya African Democratic Union, KADU.
In 1964, KADU and KANU merged and Ronald Ngala was appointed a minister where he served his country until his tragic death in a road accident in 1972.
Oginga OdingaOginga Odinga was born in 1911 in Siaya District and was a student of Maseno and Alliance High School. He then went to Makerere University and in 1940, he returned to Maseno High School as a teacher. In 1948, he joined KAU and in 1957 was elected to the Legislative Council as member for Nyanza Central. He was one of the founder members of KANU in 1960 and was its first vice-president. When Kenya became a Republic in 1964, he was President Kenyatta's first vice-president.
After a disagreement with KANU, he formed his own party in 1967, Kenya People's Union (KPU). It was banned in 1969 and Oginga was detained.
James Gichuru He was born in 1914 at Thogoto, Kiambu. He was educated at a mission school and Makerere College. In 1934, he qualified as a teacher and later ended his teaching career as a Headmaster when he became active in politics. He was one of the founders and the first president of KAU and in 1946, he stepped down from this post for Mzee Kenyatta.
During the State of emergency he was restricted at Githunguri from 1955 to 1960. After the restriction was lifted he joined politics again and helped found KANU, of which he was again the first president. He served as a government minister from 1962 until his death in 1982.
Daniel Arap Moi Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi was born in Baringo District in 1924. He studied at Kabartonjo, Kapsabet and the Government African School at Kabarnet. He then followed a teaching career, becoming the Headmaster of Tambach Primary School and Assistant Principal of Tambach Teachers Training College. In 1955, he joined politics and became a member of the Legislative Council. In 1957, he was chosen as a Legco member for Rift Valley.
Daniel Moi became a member of Kenya's first Republican Cabinet in 1964. In 1967, he became the Vice-President and Minister of Home Affairs where he served until the death of Mzee Kenyatta. He was elected President in 1978 and since then he has led Kenya's development in the light of the Nyayo philosophy of peace, love and unity.
Tom MboyaHe was born in 1930, near Thika, although his parents came from Rusinga Island. In 1951, he began working with the Nairobi City Council after completing his education from the then Royal Sanitary Institute at Kabete.
He was a keen trade unionist and a member of KAU until it was banned. By October 1953, he became the Secretary General of the Kenya Federation of Registered Trade Unions, KFRTU, which later became the Kenya Federation of Labour in 1955.
He was elected as member of Legco for Nairobi in 1957. In 1960, he helped to found KANU and became its Secretary General. He was Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the first KANU government and later became Minister of Economic Planning. He was assassinated in 1969 by a gunman outside a shop on Nairobi's Government Road, now Moi Avenue.
mbona fitina?
Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, was a Kikuyu. Kenya's third and current president, Mwai Kibaki is also a Kikuyu. Kibaki won the 2002 elections in a landslide against Uhuru Kenyatta, son of the first president, despite outgoing president Daniel Arap Moi's support for Kenyatta. Wangari Maathai, Africa's first female Nobel Peace Prize winner, is a Kikuyu, as is the famous Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who now writes exclusively in Kikuyu and Swahili. John Githongo, the former anti-graft advisor to the president, now since 2005 self-exiled in Britain, is a Kikuyu. Famous Kikuyu sports stars include: Julius Kariuki, the 3,000m steeplechase 1988 olympic champion; John Ngugi, 5,000m 1988 Olympic champion; Douglas Wakiihuri, a Nagoya and London Marathon Champion; Catherine Ndereba, the Boston and Chicago marathon champion and Charles Kamathi, the 2001 world champion at 10,000m. The Kikuyu have continued to play vital roles in independent Kenya's political and economic development. However, it is not uncommon to hear negative commentaries in the local media of the involvement of Kikuyus in government affairs.
Friday, January 4, 2008
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Raila's leadership has to be questioned . The man has a problem .How come there is always trouble and disagreement where he is involved . That says something about the man .We cant blame other leaders its time Luos took a hard look at the kind of leaders they chose to represent them case in example 1.Original FORD-raila and his father refusing to support masinde muliro2.FORD-Kenya-raila clashing and disagreeing with kijana wamalwa3.NDP-trouble with NDP Founder eventually kicked out by raila4.KANU-raila disagreeing with Moi 5.NARC-raila disagreeing with Kibaki 6.ODM -raila disagreeing with KalonzoYou cant tell us that everyone has a problem but raila ,that all those politicians were bad and that raila has always been right .what kind of leadership would raila bring to kenya if he cant agree with anyone .With him its always my way or the highway, that is not the kind of leader that kenya needs .In as much as we need a strong leader we need a leader who is able to listen to other leaders and what the country is saying .Raila is simply not that man .Yes the luo community has been marginalized but it has been marginalized by Raila for his own goals and ambitions
There is a desperation in Raila's luos supporters for a luo presidency that has led to the kind of crude and ugly tribalism we see on this forum.Raila and his sycophants cannot campaign on Raila's record of failure.Raila as an Mp has failed Kibera under his leadership it has become the largest and worst slum in africa. Kibera's dirt and squalor are now an international tourist attraction.In Bondo and Luo Nyanza while Raila held sway as the undisputed king of the luo poverty multiplied and nyanza became the second poorest province in Kenya. This situation has only improved during Kibaki's tenure Nyanza is rebounding due to the efforts of Kibaki and people like Tuju.Raila record includes failed campaigns for president, a failed coup an attempt to install a luo dictatorship on Kenyans. In general failure is Raila's legacy.Then Raila is dogged by a corrupt past. Stolen money from luo thrift, he swindled luos out of luo union money and kisumu development trust funds.Raila corruptly obtained a mollasses plant for selling out luos to Moi.Raila when he was given the energy ministry impoverished Kenyans by swindling billions of shillings with his nigerian buddies most of which went to the Nigerians. Raila even failed in his corruption ventures and was cheated by the nigerians out of the bulk of the skimmed money.Therefore Raila and his desperate luo sycophants can only campaign by trying to tear down kibaki. They spread lies that kibaki has done nothing. They deny obvious development. They gnash their teeth and cry over economic development claiming they are not getting their share.Then raila and his luo sycophants are trying to create a tsunami of hate in Kenya against kikuyus with lies and propaganda. Hoping that if Kenyans are split into tribal cocoons Raila will stand a chance of bringing the presidency to luos.I can only say this there are many good and honest luos who disagree with Raila's strategy. Hatred will not propel Raila or luos to the presidency . We will simply get another Raila failure.The bad blood and tribalism that Raila has planted will live on long after he is defeated. This tsunami of tribalism is bad for luos, bad for kikuyus and bad for all Kenyans.
There is a desperation in Raila's luos supporters for a luo presidency that has led to the kind of crude and ugly tribalism we see on this forum.Raila and his sycophants cannot campaign on Raila's record of failure.Raila as an Mp has failed Kibera under his leadership it has become the largest and worst slum in africa. Kibera's dirt and squalor are now an international tourist attraction.In Bondo and Luo Nyanza while Raila held sway as the undisputed king of the luo poverty multiplied and nyanza became the second poorest province in Kenya. This situation has only improved during Kibaki's tenure Nyanza is rebounding due to the efforts of Kibaki and people like Tuju.Raila record includes failed campaigns for president, a failed coup an attempt to install a luo dictatorship on Kenyans. In general failure is Raila's legacy.Then Raila is dogged by a corrupt past. Stolen money from luo thrift, he swindled luos out of luo union money and kisumu development trust funds.Raila corruptly obtained a mollasses plant for selling out luos to Moi.Raila when he was given the energy ministry impoverished Kenyans by swindling billions of shillings with his nigerian buddies most of which went to the Nigerians. Raila even failed in his corruption ventures and was cheated by the nigerians out of the bulk of the skimmed money.Therefore Raila and his desperate luo sycophants can only campaign by trying to tear down kibaki. They spread lies that kibaki has done nothing. They deny obvious development. They gnash their teeth and cry over economic development claiming they are not getting their share.Then raila and his luo sycophants are trying to create a tsunami of hate in Kenya against kikuyus with lies and propaganda. Hoping that if Kenyans are split into tribal cocoons Raila will stand a chance of bringing the presidency to luos.I can only say this there are many good and honest luos who disagree with Raila's strategy. Hatred will not propel Raila or luos to the presidency . We will simply get another Raila failure.The bad blood and tribalism that Raila has planted will live on long after he is defeated. This tsunami of tribalism is bad for luos, bad for kikuyus and bad for all Kenyans.
Jameni furahieni maendeleo!
THE KIBAKI STORY
Kamau wa Njoroge, (not his real name) who happens to own five acres of land somewhere in the Rift valley-tuseme Laikipia my home district- willthis year sell his maize, yes! Maize for kshs. 1,300 a bag. He sells his produce at the local cereal board (NCPB). Right across the street fromthe NCPB, Mr. Kiptoo is doing a roaring business akisiaga posho. He even mills the sifted unga and hence no need for rural folks to buy Hostessfrom Unga limited.Five years ago, he got about shs. 400 for the same if he even dared plantit in the first place.His five cows give him an average of 25 kilos/litres of milk per day. He reserves 5 litres for subsistence and sells 20 everyday at a price ofKshs. 18 per litre. That is kshs. 360 daily and since cows give milk even on Christmas day, it is kshs. 10,800 every month.He has three kids in primary school. He is a reasonably young man and since he is not paying school fees, he is busy saving money for theirsecondary education.Across the road from Kamas's shamba, his neighbor James Koske has 10 acres. He has put 5 acres under wheat cultivation, 2 under maize, 2 underother cash crop like potatoes, oranges and other types of vegetables. HE will be selling his wheat for about kshs. 1,500 a bag. That is about700 more than what he'd have received 5 years ago. Wheat yield is about 15 bags per acre. That will give him about kshs.108,000 per year.He has 7 cows. That gives him over 12,000 shillings monthly. He sellsoranges and other vegetables. He is smiling because he is gettingrewardedfor his efforts.That is the same case for Simiyu in Mumias and his sugarcane farm. Chacha and his tobacco is getting the same.Otieno the Jua kali artisan and panel beater has just taken up a smallloan from Equity bank to expand his business. He has actually hired three more guys, two panel beaters and a painter man.Mama mboga is doing roaring business at the soko and so is Joseph, the owner of Hilton hotel across the market.Mwalimu ameongezewa mshahara and so is the civil servant. He now has moredisposable income and some of it is being left at mama mboga's andjoseph's kiosk.Dr. Ogeto, a vet. Doctor is doing roaring business at Nyahururu town selling Adamycin, anti bloat medicine and Nilzan dewormer to farmers.Wakulima wameongeza mifugo coz KMC is doing roaring business and so is KCC.All these are common dudes. They are the small guys, the small trader.ODM, tafadhali acheni fitina. You look bad. Try something else. The economy is our strength; it is Kibaki's strength.The economy is not doing well for two kinds of people;1. Those who wait for free things, for manna to fall from above.2. The lazy idlers.For everyone who has a body temperature and willingness as well as the initiative to take a risk, something is happening.There are so many University graduates who are unemployed in Kenya today. They are still waiting for those six figure income jobs.They should go get a life. Start farming. its the easiest way to make somemoney. Some of them have land lying idle (their parents) but can't eveneducate their parents on what should be done. Hang on Matatus as manambas and save some money and do something.For anyone who had saved kshs. 12,000 last year, that was enough money to buy 1,000 shares of KENGEN. (@Kshs. 12.00). He would have made a cool8,000 shillings any day after the shares were floated in the market for doing nothing. Reinvest the same money in something else and the moneywould have given 50% yield (shs. 4,000) giving him kshs. 12,000 or double what he had saved.He now has 24,000 shillings in less than six months. That is enough tosecure him a loan at the bank or something else.Remember the woman who borrowed kshs. 100,000, bought 6400 KENGEN sharesfor approximately 77,000, sold the shares at kshs. 40 each making 28 shillings per share or 180,000 shares, repaid her 100,000 loan and madekshs. 80,000 ALL THAT IN A WEEK???? Why wouldn't a university graduate do that?Remember the Chokora who saved kshs. 50,000 and bought the same leavingKimunya impressed? Watu! Stop whining. It only makes you look bad.Finally, everyone has a story of a small trader be it mitumba, bike repairer, shopkeeper e.t.c. who has made it in the last 4 years in a wayhe could only have dreamt of.Remember, there are no two economies in Kenya. There is just one economy. You don't have to be a genius to realize that if all sectors of theeconomy are growing including major employing sectors such asagriculture and tourism then automatically jobs are being created.E.g. 5 new KTB employees go to Europe to promote tourism = Mr. shah gets10000 tourist through his hotel this year= Mr. shah needs to hire cooks,watchmen waiters entertainers, drivers etc =Mr. shah also needs supportservices a company to do his laundry and provide supplies.Mr. shah also needs to feed the tourist =enter Mr. kamau. Mr. kamau needsto supply the fruits eggs milk for Mr. shah he also needs people to gobuythe stuff from the farms clean package and deliver them to Mr. shah.EnterMr. mwachofi he knows all the right people to do this job. While the tourist are in Mombassa salim the local has a tour guidecompany that guides tourist around the coast, he also has a small kikoi shop and curving he employs mutiso kilonzo and mwangumi. Later mahanga and his friends the local beach boys troop in to go sell the carvings Meanwhile Mr. shah, kamau and mwachofi need to operate offices to deal with billing, payment, taxation to deal with KRA etc by DEC 2007 600,000 JOBS CREATED NAHIYO NI MAENDELEO SIO MAANDAMANO Meanwhile Onyango is still living in kibera and attending endless ODM rallies. While Mr. shah, kamau, koske, mwachifi, kiptoo, salim, mutiso mahanga and nyongesa make some money and vote for Kibaki in 2007 and dont forget the women Mrs. shah, Kiptoo, kamau, salim and nyongesa. CDF projects have also created jobs especially in the construction sector, but in some areas MPs resorted to buying lab items from there own companies and also spend all the money in giving bursary to private students attending there private owned schools. People in such areas will never feel or see the impact of the money. President Kibaki promised that he would steer the economy to create 500,000 jobs annually.Kenya has 210 constituencies.Each constituency receives approximately Kshs. 20 million annually inCDF.On average, each constituency needs to create 2380 jobs to attain the desired goal.Granted, some constituencies will definitely create more jobs than othersfor example, Nairobi. This is the hub of commerce and industry as well asthe service sector be it tourism, banking, hotel etc.Some areas like the Rift Valley and Central Province are also very vibrant in terms of the economy and will see a disproportionate job growth thanother areas.
I believe that we are very close to the said target and in two or three years, if the status quo holds, we will definitely surpass it.
KIBAKI'S DISTRACTORSODM is so discomfited by the good economic news that they are groping in the dark looking for answers.Why not just give credit where it is due. If you think about the ODM big 6 (or seven if you add Dr. Julia Ojiambo), you'd be forgiven for making the assumption that they are not in thecountry.When there is good news, they are absent and notably very quiet.Some days ago, Equity bank announced its profits and the story is thesame. This is how the bank CEO summarized the rosy picture. I lifted it updirectly from the Kenya times. "Equity Bank's snowballing profit for the third quarter has spiraled by120 per cent to Sh774 million from Sh351 million recorded for the sameperiod last year. The soaring profitability, attributed mainly to a surge in volume ofbusiness, is certain to boost investor confidence among the bank'sshareholders following its listing at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE)." He said that it was due to a surge in volume of business.It wasn't EABL, KENGEN, SafariCom, Mumias and other blue chip companiesthat borrowed all this money; it was you and I, the small guy. It is good to be objective. It is by beingobjective that we can be proud of being Kenyans.Subjectivity has turned people into pessimists whocannot see light at the end of the tunnel. Thispessimism has been spread to many ignorant Kenyans who have fallen prey of selfish politicians. For exampleHon. Musa Sirma was sarcastic in his criticism of the NARC government.Buttoday he has seen what KANU was saying was impossible e.g. free primaryeducation is now possible. We are no longer kneeling down to donors yet every constituency including his EldamaRavine is getting something. However there are some who still cannotappreciate any of these goodies yet you cannot trace any performance record when they had a chance. For Instance: (1) Hon. Kamotho was minister for education,transport, local government, trade, and environment What legacy has he left in all these ministries? What can you remember? Coups in local authorities, chaos in transport, and Oh! What aboutKarura forest? Hon Michuki was in transport for only two years and hehas made history although Hon. Kajwang calls him - Muchuki. (2) Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka has been in parliament since 1988. Whenexpressing himself he has always referred to himself as a lawyer.... As alawyer he advised Kibaki to dissolve parliament and call fresh elections. As lawyer he predicted that 2006 would be a year of elections. Kenyansneed to see his legal competence in parliament. Dont forget Njoki Ndungujoined Parliament recently yet she will go into history books because of her contribution in parliament. Kalonzo needs to understand that Kenyansneed more of actions and less of empty talk. Again he was minister forforeign affairs, education, environment etc. Tell me something unique we can remember him for.(3)Hon. Raila Odinga was made minister for energy during the Moi regime. As a minister during that time do you remember him beyond landing inKisumu in a helicopter? Later he was appointed minister for public works.Do you remember him beyond brining down buildings on road reserves? Give performance a chance mheshimiwa.(4) Hon. Balala was made minister for sports and national heritage. As minister he could not bring order to KFF. Hon. Maina Kamanda was recentlyappointed minister for sports and we can see what is happening to sportsin this country. (5) Hon. Ruto can be best remembered in 1992 as a Kanu activist. Youremember the economy came to its knees as millions of shillings werelooted for campaigns and for years Kenyans have paid for this economic crime. Anything you can remember him for as minister? However within avery short time as minister, Hon. Kirwa has brought sanity in theagricultural sector. (6)Hon. William Ole Ntimama became minister in 1988. However I tend toremember him more issuing threats and insults than working as a minister.During the Narc era he was minister for public service. Do recall him beyond threatening public servants. In the short period Moses Akarangahasbeen Minister do you see what he has done? Actions speak louder than words. We have seen the likes of Munyes,Obwocha, Tuju, Karua, Ngilu, Kagwe, Soita...their actions are louder than their words. WE ARE NOT BLIND WE HAVE SEEN AND WE ARE NOT DEAF WE HAVE HEARD. Does the ODM have an agenda for Kenya or these people have an agendafor themselves?We can differentiate between competence and incompetence, selfishisness and selflessness. Can these people be trusted in their incompetence andinconsistency? You and other Kenyans should advice me. Send this to them and ask themto advise a Kenyan who wants to be proud of being a Kenyan. A sample often is reasonable. President Kibaki is going to be re-elected with a landslide,Wait and see...AND...That is the story
Kamau wa Njoroge, (not his real name) who happens to own five acres of land somewhere in the Rift valley-tuseme Laikipia my home district- willthis year sell his maize, yes! Maize for kshs. 1,300 a bag. He sells his produce at the local cereal board (NCPB). Right across the street fromthe NCPB, Mr. Kiptoo is doing a roaring business akisiaga posho. He even mills the sifted unga and hence no need for rural folks to buy Hostessfrom Unga limited.Five years ago, he got about shs. 400 for the same if he even dared plantit in the first place.His five cows give him an average of 25 kilos/litres of milk per day. He reserves 5 litres for subsistence and sells 20 everyday at a price ofKshs. 18 per litre. That is kshs. 360 daily and since cows give milk even on Christmas day, it is kshs. 10,800 every month.He has three kids in primary school. He is a reasonably young man and since he is not paying school fees, he is busy saving money for theirsecondary education.Across the road from Kamas's shamba, his neighbor James Koske has 10 acres. He has put 5 acres under wheat cultivation, 2 under maize, 2 underother cash crop like potatoes, oranges and other types of vegetables. HE will be selling his wheat for about kshs. 1,500 a bag. That is about700 more than what he'd have received 5 years ago. Wheat yield is about 15 bags per acre. That will give him about kshs.108,000 per year.He has 7 cows. That gives him over 12,000 shillings monthly. He sellsoranges and other vegetables. He is smiling because he is gettingrewardedfor his efforts.That is the same case for Simiyu in Mumias and his sugarcane farm. Chacha and his tobacco is getting the same.Otieno the Jua kali artisan and panel beater has just taken up a smallloan from Equity bank to expand his business. He has actually hired three more guys, two panel beaters and a painter man.Mama mboga is doing roaring business at the soko and so is Joseph, the owner of Hilton hotel across the market.Mwalimu ameongezewa mshahara and so is the civil servant. He now has moredisposable income and some of it is being left at mama mboga's andjoseph's kiosk.Dr. Ogeto, a vet. Doctor is doing roaring business at Nyahururu town selling Adamycin, anti bloat medicine and Nilzan dewormer to farmers.Wakulima wameongeza mifugo coz KMC is doing roaring business and so is KCC.All these are common dudes. They are the small guys, the small trader.ODM, tafadhali acheni fitina. You look bad. Try something else. The economy is our strength; it is Kibaki's strength.The economy is not doing well for two kinds of people;1. Those who wait for free things, for manna to fall from above.2. The lazy idlers.For everyone who has a body temperature and willingness as well as the initiative to take a risk, something is happening.There are so many University graduates who are unemployed in Kenya today. They are still waiting for those six figure income jobs.They should go get a life. Start farming. its the easiest way to make somemoney. Some of them have land lying idle (their parents) but can't eveneducate their parents on what should be done. Hang on Matatus as manambas and save some money and do something.For anyone who had saved kshs. 12,000 last year, that was enough money to buy 1,000 shares of KENGEN. (@Kshs. 12.00). He would have made a cool8,000 shillings any day after the shares were floated in the market for doing nothing. Reinvest the same money in something else and the moneywould have given 50% yield (shs. 4,000) giving him kshs. 12,000 or double what he had saved.He now has 24,000 shillings in less than six months. That is enough tosecure him a loan at the bank or something else.Remember the woman who borrowed kshs. 100,000, bought 6400 KENGEN sharesfor approximately 77,000, sold the shares at kshs. 40 each making 28 shillings per share or 180,000 shares, repaid her 100,000 loan and madekshs. 80,000 ALL THAT IN A WEEK???? Why wouldn't a university graduate do that?Remember the Chokora who saved kshs. 50,000 and bought the same leavingKimunya impressed? Watu! Stop whining. It only makes you look bad.Finally, everyone has a story of a small trader be it mitumba, bike repairer, shopkeeper e.t.c. who has made it in the last 4 years in a wayhe could only have dreamt of.Remember, there are no two economies in Kenya. There is just one economy. You don't have to be a genius to realize that if all sectors of theeconomy are growing including major employing sectors such asagriculture and tourism then automatically jobs are being created.E.g. 5 new KTB employees go to Europe to promote tourism = Mr. shah gets10000 tourist through his hotel this year= Mr. shah needs to hire cooks,watchmen waiters entertainers, drivers etc =Mr. shah also needs supportservices a company to do his laundry and provide supplies.Mr. shah also needs to feed the tourist =enter Mr. kamau. Mr. kamau needsto supply the fruits eggs milk for Mr. shah he also needs people to gobuythe stuff from the farms clean package and deliver them to Mr. shah.EnterMr. mwachofi he knows all the right people to do this job. While the tourist are in Mombassa salim the local has a tour guidecompany that guides tourist around the coast, he also has a small kikoi shop and curving he employs mutiso kilonzo and mwangumi. Later mahanga and his friends the local beach boys troop in to go sell the carvings Meanwhile Mr. shah, kamau and mwachofi need to operate offices to deal with billing, payment, taxation to deal with KRA etc by DEC 2007 600,000 JOBS CREATED NAHIYO NI MAENDELEO SIO MAANDAMANO Meanwhile Onyango is still living in kibera and attending endless ODM rallies. While Mr. shah, kamau, koske, mwachifi, kiptoo, salim, mutiso mahanga and nyongesa make some money and vote for Kibaki in 2007 and dont forget the women Mrs. shah, Kiptoo, kamau, salim and nyongesa. CDF projects have also created jobs especially in the construction sector, but in some areas MPs resorted to buying lab items from there own companies and also spend all the money in giving bursary to private students attending there private owned schools. People in such areas will never feel or see the impact of the money. President Kibaki promised that he would steer the economy to create 500,000 jobs annually.Kenya has 210 constituencies.Each constituency receives approximately Kshs. 20 million annually inCDF.On average, each constituency needs to create 2380 jobs to attain the desired goal.Granted, some constituencies will definitely create more jobs than othersfor example, Nairobi. This is the hub of commerce and industry as well asthe service sector be it tourism, banking, hotel etc.Some areas like the Rift Valley and Central Province are also very vibrant in terms of the economy and will see a disproportionate job growth thanother areas.
I believe that we are very close to the said target and in two or three years, if the status quo holds, we will definitely surpass it.
KIBAKI'S DISTRACTORSODM is so discomfited by the good economic news that they are groping in the dark looking for answers.Why not just give credit where it is due. If you think about the ODM big 6 (or seven if you add Dr. Julia Ojiambo), you'd be forgiven for making the assumption that they are not in thecountry.When there is good news, they are absent and notably very quiet.Some days ago, Equity bank announced its profits and the story is thesame. This is how the bank CEO summarized the rosy picture. I lifted it updirectly from the Kenya times. "Equity Bank's snowballing profit for the third quarter has spiraled by120 per cent to Sh774 million from Sh351 million recorded for the sameperiod last year. The soaring profitability, attributed mainly to a surge in volume ofbusiness, is certain to boost investor confidence among the bank'sshareholders following its listing at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE)." He said that it was due to a surge in volume of business.It wasn't EABL, KENGEN, SafariCom, Mumias and other blue chip companiesthat borrowed all this money; it was you and I, the small guy. It is good to be objective. It is by beingobjective that we can be proud of being Kenyans.Subjectivity has turned people into pessimists whocannot see light at the end of the tunnel. Thispessimism has been spread to many ignorant Kenyans who have fallen prey of selfish politicians. For exampleHon. Musa Sirma was sarcastic in his criticism of the NARC government.Buttoday he has seen what KANU was saying was impossible e.g. free primaryeducation is now possible. We are no longer kneeling down to donors yet every constituency including his EldamaRavine is getting something. However there are some who still cannotappreciate any of these goodies yet you cannot trace any performance record when they had a chance. For Instance: (1) Hon. Kamotho was minister for education,transport, local government, trade, and environment What legacy has he left in all these ministries? What can you remember? Coups in local authorities, chaos in transport, and Oh! What aboutKarura forest? Hon Michuki was in transport for only two years and hehas made history although Hon. Kajwang calls him - Muchuki. (2) Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka has been in parliament since 1988. Whenexpressing himself he has always referred to himself as a lawyer.... As alawyer he advised Kibaki to dissolve parliament and call fresh elections. As lawyer he predicted that 2006 would be a year of elections. Kenyansneed to see his legal competence in parliament. Dont forget Njoki Ndungujoined Parliament recently yet she will go into history books because of her contribution in parliament. Kalonzo needs to understand that Kenyansneed more of actions and less of empty talk. Again he was minister forforeign affairs, education, environment etc. Tell me something unique we can remember him for.(3)Hon. Raila Odinga was made minister for energy during the Moi regime. As a minister during that time do you remember him beyond landing inKisumu in a helicopter? Later he was appointed minister for public works.Do you remember him beyond brining down buildings on road reserves? Give performance a chance mheshimiwa.(4) Hon. Balala was made minister for sports and national heritage. As minister he could not bring order to KFF. Hon. Maina Kamanda was recentlyappointed minister for sports and we can see what is happening to sportsin this country. (5) Hon. Ruto can be best remembered in 1992 as a Kanu activist. Youremember the economy came to its knees as millions of shillings werelooted for campaigns and for years Kenyans have paid for this economic crime. Anything you can remember him for as minister? However within avery short time as minister, Hon. Kirwa has brought sanity in theagricultural sector. (6)Hon. William Ole Ntimama became minister in 1988. However I tend toremember him more issuing threats and insults than working as a minister.During the Narc era he was minister for public service. Do recall him beyond threatening public servants. In the short period Moses Akarangahasbeen Minister do you see what he has done? Actions speak louder than words. We have seen the likes of Munyes,Obwocha, Tuju, Karua, Ngilu, Kagwe, Soita...their actions are louder than their words. WE ARE NOT BLIND WE HAVE SEEN AND WE ARE NOT DEAF WE HAVE HEARD. Does the ODM have an agenda for Kenya or these people have an agendafor themselves?We can differentiate between competence and incompetence, selfishisness and selflessness. Can these people be trusted in their incompetence andinconsistency? You and other Kenyans should advice me. Send this to them and ask themto advise a Kenyan who wants to be proud of being a Kenyan. A sample often is reasonable. President Kibaki is going to be re-elected with a landslide,Wait and see...AND...That is the story
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