Oh Jesus! This is the epitome of the inexplicable, Kenyan Economic growth has more often been affected by the ICC cum Hague talk, and want to point out here at ECOKE on how Kenyan then opposition party flared emotions for selfish gains. We all know what the imminent indictment by ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo is about, to hold those “most responsible” for the PEV” to account and its only befitting that the wheels of justice abound during this festive season, after all the injustices for which we desperately seek remedy were committed during the Holidays. Let me start with the PM, Raila Amolo Odinga; Odinga is a tenacious leader who unfortunately lacks tact and is a victim of his own missteps and impulsions, he has demonstrated over the years, time and time again, that he acts and says things without carefully thinking through first and in his position as a leader with such a national following, is dangerous. There are plenty of examples but for the purposes of the scope of the ICC, let me confine myself to 2007/208 PEV.
It is no secret that PM Odinga played a crucial role in Kibaki’s election in 2002 only to be betrayed shortly thereafter, be that as it may, so is politics. He was and still is a wounded man and when it became clear that the road to State House had narrowed considerably every passing day, he became ever more desperate and sought to whip up public emotions against the Kibaki administration way before the 2007 elections; it didn’t help matters that soon after taking office, Kibaki purged most of former President Moi’s staffers in government- most of them Kalenjin, and replaced them with what appeared to be his tribesmen, the Kikuyus. Subsequently, Odinga saw an opportunity in this turn of events and aligned himself with his erstwhile nemesis of the Moi era (the doctrine of the enemy of my enemy is my friend fit perfectly); this would have been perfectly legit but for the fact that at that moment the foundation for ethnic cleansing in Kenya was born.
Fast forward to the 2007 elections;- Odinga knew the results were a cliff hanger after Kalonzo had peeled away a sizeable number of voters from the original ODM; he had managed to turn a considerable electorate against Kibaki along ethnic lines; for example, William Ruto, clearly led the charge in Rift Valley of instigating prejudice against Kisiis and Kikuyus and so when the election results were announced, this anti Kikuyu/Kisii arsenal at his disposal was activated at a moment’s notice, he used it to his maximum benefit personally but unfortunately to the detriment of the nation as a whole. PM Odinga a.k.a. Arap Mibei explicitly called for MASS ACTION to protest the “stolen election” Odinga knew or should have known that such calls would result in violence but he did it anyway, repeatedly, and for that reason he must share the burden of the outcome of his calls. Paradoxically, the areas most affected by these protests were Rift Valley and Luo Nyanza, areas in which Odinga won handily almost to the last vote and therefore had the least reason or purpose to incite the public against fellow citizens (MADOADOA as they were referred to by ODM during the campaigns) unless of course to make a statement- it is premeditated!
There is clearly, at the very minimum, a case for “implied malice” on his part for which constructive criminal liability attaches for the purposes of the ICC. He and his estranged bed fellow William Ruto were on the same side of the battlefield, they campaigned and planned together, and they conspired together, before, during and after the general elections and I don’t get it now why and how Ruto would bear a higher burden in this than his friend the PM! I just don’t get it. Raila was the man running for President, not Ruto; besides his relatives and friends, the PM is the single greatest beneficiary of MASS ACTION, he wields executive authority; the same cannot be said of the dead, the raped many of whom contracted deadly diseases, the maimed, the displaced, the IDPs, Ruto, the PEV suspects in jail/remand- none of these people has anywhere near the rewards brought about by the calls for MASS ACTION as PM Odinga and therefore, truth be told, in balance and taking into account the Sum Total of his actions, before, during and after, PM Odinga bears the greatest responsibility for the 2007/2008 PEV in Kenya. The Prime Minister’s office in Kenya is drenched in innocent blood and it is a great thing it is going away.
Raila, Ruto, Balala, Kosgey, Kones, Larboso and many others are on record inflaming the public and when the dust settled, they strenuously defended the suspects, they said they didn’t do anything wrong because they were chasing their “stolen cows”, they tried to manipulate the ICC just as they did the Kenyan public; well guys- to those of you still around anyway, time is up- you can’t fool the world all the time. Time to pay is now.
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