African Press International (API)

 

The common saying that a hero is not sung for in his own village came in hand last wek following the power sharing agreement reached after nearly months of heated debate at the negotiating table.

 

Many people have commented on this kind of a miracle agreement ,which come only 24 hours after the seemingly frustrated chief mediator Dr.Kofi Annan had suspended the talks and promised to engage the principal rivals President Kibaki and his Prime Minister Raila Odinga

I am very pleased to note that our government has been so kind by reinstating the police security details of the Nobel  Leureate. This iron lady is a great asset to the Kenyan people. She recently emerged as the only voice of reasoning during the volatile period when Kenyans were at uncalled war with each other.

 

Prof Wangari stubbornly refused to sucked into parochial tribal politics, and she had always spoke her mind advising Kenyans not to hate one  another, but to live harmoniously as brothers and sisters .She, is indeed, the kind of persons who Kenyans needs most.

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But those airing their views while showing a lot of praise to Dr.Kofi Annan and his mediation team consisting of former Tanzania President Benjamin William Mkapa and former Mozambican and South African First Lady Graca Machel Mandela have deliberately ignored the role played by a few patriotic Kenyans towards the search for peaceful solution to the political impasse , which was bedeviling the country.

 

One of the few Kenyans who had stood firm and steadfastly and flatly refused to be drawn into parochial politics of tribalism is the world renown conservationist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof Wangari Mathai. W      e,truly needs more leaders of her callibre who can speak their minds during a distasteful conditions in which Kenyan found themselves following the disputed presidential election results.

 

During the dark days of post election violence and political impasse that followed this iron lady remained steadfast as the only voice of reasons. And true to my assessment, she is..

 

Prof Mathai is my hero. She should be given a pat on the back for having stood firm besides millions of Kenyans who were being  tear-gassed and shot and killed by the trigger happy policemen with impunity. .Bravo..Lady Mathai keep it up, and even our almighty God will reward you.

 

Many politicians in this country had fallen and sunked deep into the murky waters of tribalism and ethnically biased kind of politics .In my view Madam Mathai is a hero on herr own right and she deserves another coveted national and international award to crown up her noble peace prize.

 

Our politicians had fallen in the trap of ethnicity and only few were able to speak like Kenyans and displayed the true spirit of true nationalism and patriotism.

 

And even the so called government spokesman Dr.Alfred Mutua did not measure up to what was expected of him. The good doctor ceased to be a spokesman for all Kenyans, which he was supposed to have been by virtue of his office. But  as things turned out he unknowingly became the PNU’S propaganda mouthpiece. The time is, however ,ripe  for the doctor to quit and relinquish his position honourebly and to look for other avenues because I am sure for certain that the will not fit into the new establishment in the  system of PNU-ODM power-sharing.

 

Kenyans were puzzled when Dr. Mutua went full blast defending what in my view was indefensible,,especially when he maliciously accused the KTN camera man who had captured live the cold blooded murder of two young demonstrators who were shot and killed by a member of anti riot police unit in a Kisumu street. What a shame!!.

 

 

The suspect in this brutal killing has since appeared before a court of law .This particular incident has totally dismantled Mutua’s credibility .In addition to some of his unwarranted and uncalled for comments during the referendum voting campaign of Nov 200 5 If there is any public servant who should be taken to court and be prosecuted for an offence of abuse of office, Mutua should take the lead. His frequent outbursts sounded rather sycophantic and apologistic.

 

Mutua had on various occasions dismissed the ODM leaders as a bunch of day dreamers while marketing the defeated banana group .Some of us felt that the duty and responsibility of a government spokesman should be confined strictly to commenting on governmental matters, but at the same the holder of the office to steer clear of party politics maintaining the policy of positive neutrality and impartiality as a public servant.

 

Mutual has since went silent after making brief appearances in defense of the much flawed and discredited December 27 2007 presidential election results .May be he had burned his finger who knows.

 

Anyway many level minded Kenyans might also not forget, though they may forgive the likes of Mrs. Beth Mugo,Danson Mungatana who shamelessly treated us to uncoordinated fire spitting comments vilifying the Pentagon team that had won the heart of the electorate.They did so against the popular opnion that the ODM was heading for an overwhelming vitory over PNU. Four country to realize a true spirit of reconciliation and unity of purpose, these people should not be included in the new power-sharing government.

 

Mungatana represents a very meager number of voters and as such he should have desisted from hurling his negative vitriols on those representative of the majority of Kenyan .May be he was lobbying for ministerial appointment, which in my view he does not deserve after his team was given a thorough beating at the polls in the Coast Province .And even his own  re-election to parliament was controversial and left many  big question marks..

 

Anyway, I am glad that our other bad mouthing and stale leadership like that of Simeon Nyachae ,Musikari Kombo,Kipruto Arap Kirwa,Gedion Konchela,David Mwiraria,Raphael Tuju just to mention only a few were taught good lessons by the very people they have been claiming to represent.

 

The new power-sharing government must only shop for steadfast and respected MPs for Ministerial appointments. It should lock our many political turn-coats.and power thirsty elements. It must be purely PNU-ODM affairs

 

The Vice President Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka should quit the PNU-ODM government and mobilize the smaller partiy MPS and form an opposition within Parliament sio that he can occupy the seat of the leader of the Official Opposition in parliament. That is where belonged, or else he should dissolve his ODM-K and join either PNU or ODM if at all he wants to enjoy the fruits of the coalition partnership. For now, Kalonzo Musyoka’s presence in the government is irrelevant and unconstitutional. .

 

I am sure President Kibaki and Raila Odinga will not allow the new government to be infiltrated by those who have perfected in the arts of political opportunism! And let such people reap the fruits while they did not shed sweats.

 

Let those who were melting tribal animosity and fueling communal hatred stay out of the new government to allow only the true spirit of patriotism to prevail. Both the two camps in the political divide has sufficient numbers it moderates who can serve Kenyans well.

 

I also have the feeling that although Prof Mathai had lost the Tetu Parliamentary seat, the new government should consider her and serve any role to play in shaping up the future of our country. This is because good leaders with traits cannot only serve as an MP but can still make useful and meaningful contribution in one way or another.

 

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