Raila is not commited to democracy or justice- He is only interested in power.

You cannot fight for justice by killing innocent people and destroying their property based on their ethnicity. –this fact am sure our good old educated engineer Prime Minister Raila Odinga knows too well. While I do agree that the ECK perhaps engaged in questionable conduct over the hotly contested presidential election- Raila and ODM's response was one of a leader and a party that put its interests first and the country’s in the back banner. Is this a leader we want? Raila had the option of going to court to challenge Kibaki’s victory but he instead opted for the streets. That is why I believe that even his promise for peace during the ongoing Hague trials are hypocritical and too little too late. While this promise will undeniably have great effect, why didn’t he make this same plea back in 2007? Ohh well, at-least he is doing something this time.... If Raila is so committed to justice and reconciliation, why isn’t he pressing for the resettlement of the IDPS? (Just in case he is waiting to deliver miracles in the brisk of the next elections-well, I hope Kenyans will know the truth then and understand that they are not being resettled for their sake but for the same of garnering votes-Mhhh educated prime minister Kant is so disappointed with the possibility of you using others as a means to an end).

Raila is a man who has demonstrated that votes and popularity are clearly up high on his priority list evidence from his political double speak : Jail homosexuals then not jail them… Really? Go to the Hague then we need a deferral…….Really?  While Raila’s homophobia-gets-votes campaign might have won him supports from the right wing and religious groups, it endangered a large number of the citizens he is supposed to serve and protect as a leader. Is this a man we really want for the presidency?

Kenyans let us choose our political leaders wisely and remember that the 2008 post election violence  displaced up to 600,000 Kenyans and left more than 1,100 dead, dividing what was once considered the most stable country in the region down tribal and ethnic lines. Victims were hacked to death with machetes and metal bars, houses torched and in one of the worst attacks, around 30 people were burnt alive in a church in the Rift Valley. Let us do everything possible to prevent this situation from ever happening again.

The claim by  Raila and ODM that they protested and took to the streets to protect democracy is highly hypocritical since evidence shows that they were involved in eroding this same democracy they were alleged protesting to protect.  How can you claim to be protecting that which you are abusing? Mhhh I really don't understand.... On January 17, 2008, three weeks after the disputed presidential election, Ambassador Michael Ranneberger dispatched an unclassified cable looking at the results of the election.  He claimed that “We found evidence of rigging on both sides and confirmation that some of the rigging took place inside ECK headquarters itself. By analyzing various data-sets, we developed scenarios that could point to either a Kibaki or a Raila victory. “We do not think it will ever be possible to tell definitively who won the election. This is due in part to the compromise of the election officials and election-related ballots and forms, but also because our estimated number of ‘ghost votes’ (i.e. stuffed ballots) from both sides easily exceeded Kibaki’s margin of victory,” states the cable. The cable adds, “the cheating” in vote tallying at the Electoral Commission of Kenya between December 28 and 30 “was done exclusively by PNU partisans in Kibaki’s favor”. The cable makes clear that “there was cheating at constituency level by the ODM and PNU”. It ultimately concludes that there was massive cheating on both sides. According to Ambassador Michael Ranneberger, the margin of victory for either side is slim and ultimately unknowable”. Could this be reason why Raila did not opt to challenge Kibaki's victory in court? Fellow Kenyans lets think about it..........

Raila believes in power not democracy and he will do anything to get this power.

Kenyans let us not be fooled by the current political elite- It is time we started truly looking into our communities to find the often under-appreciated heroes and leaders working to transform our communities in various ways. Have you talked to your fellow youth organizers this month? Have you worked with your community to keep your village clean, mentor the youth to stay in school, campaign against drugs or had an honest conversation with your friends about the dangers of HIV/AIDS.  By honest conversation here I don't mean right wing guilting and condemnation or the nonsense tumechill campaigns-in an ideal world that would work but the truth is that we live in a human world with people prone to error, attracted to pleasure and curious about their bodies. The truth is that people are having sex outside of marriage- maybe even some of you reading this have done that or are doing it. Therefore, we cannot afford to continue endorsing abstinence as the only option. Statistics show that this option is failing us miserably with a devastating high cost of  both lives and money. The people of Kenya need to learn about their options in engaging in safe sex. Its time to have that comprehensive hard talk about choices and contraceptives. Have you encouraged someone to stay in school  and take education as a pathway to transform their lives?  Have you used your money to help someone stay in school? Have you discussed with your friends democracy, leadership and good governance? Let us expose the hypocrisy of our current leaders and start holding them accountable to the Kenyan people.  

In-case you are wondering, I have focused on Raila because despite his disservice to the people of Kenya, he enjoys an almost cult like following -this is how dictators are made fellow Kenyans- power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely unless there are checks and balances to hold powerful leaders accountable. When a leader knows that he can do almost anything and get away with it, am inclined to think that he will be tempted to do more bad things. It is crucial to hold our leaders accountable- let us judge them based on their competence, honesty, accountability, and their vision for our country off-course coupled with the plans they have for accomplishing those visions.

Raila is considered a reformist by many. My fellow Kenyans, if this are the reformists we have, where is our country headed to? Let us look into our communities for the true reformists-our teachers, parents, and neighbors- the hardworking Kenyans working day and night to make ends meet amidst extreme poverty, diseases, corruption, drought and escalating food prices. Slightly more than half of the Kenyan population is living on less than a dollar a day while our members of parliament brag on national television about 2500 KSh lunches at prestigious hotels and refuse to pay taxes despite their handsome salaries. (note-the number of Kenyans below the poverty line might actually be higher than the statistics show-due to the decline in value of the US dollar, more people have been bumped up the poverty line).  

My fellow Kenyans, how can our legislators be among the highest paid in the world, taking home a whopping 85000 KSh per month, in a country where slightly more than half the population lives below the poverty line?

Come 2012 let us send everybody who did not serve us properly home.

My fellow Kenyans, look at the pictures bellow and tell me what you see.