The first world, the second world and the third world are in competition.

It is the third world that gets targetted at all times.

When we talk of politics, when we talk of environmental destruction and when we talk of , all we eye is the third world and blame its leadership. We cannot only blame the first and second world on reasons that make the thrid world belittled. The third world leaders are the on allowing the western leaders to dictate them all the time.

Look at Kenya and the way the US small king who is the ambassador in Nairobi being allowed to urinate on Kenyan leaders and disciplining them as if he is a headmaster of a school or a headboy-prefect. Why are Kenyan leaders putting up with this Ranneberger man instead of telling him to SHUT up. There was one US ambassador Hempstone also who disturbed former Kenyan president Daniel Moi. We will not talk of that one now that he has died in his country after harrassing Kenyans long enough.

Al Bashir, the Sudanese president has been targetted by the International Criminal Court� (ICC) and if arrested, will face the court on the so-called crimes against humanity, having been categorized by the Western leaders and mostly former colonialist. The same finger pointed at Bashir is the same that put Taylor, the former Liberian president into trial in western capital. He is now at The Haque fighting for his life. He does not want to be sentenced for crimes the international community say he committed against humanity. The next batch are the Kenyan leaders who may soon be rounded up by the ICC and arraigned in the ICC. Raila Odinga, Wiliam Ruto, and even Kibaki may be in the so-called Waki list. Why did Waki hand over the envelope to a foreigner – Kofi Annan, and yet it was President Kibaki appointing him (Waki) to head the commission that produced the secret enveloped-names?

Such actions make Kenyans to be seen as the underdogs, people who depend on the foreigners in order to be able to

Arresting those said to have committed Crimes against humanity: Why not the American leaders responsible for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Why not those funding wars worldwide? Or is the ICC law only for the blacks and not the whites like George Bush one and two who are responsible for starting war in Iraq and Afghanistan?

We do not support leaders committing crimes against humanity. All we are saying is that all the leaders must be treated equally.

By Chief editor Korir/ African Press International.

According to a Nowegian newspaper, the VG of today, The Nobel Committee that awarded Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize is now in crying mood to have Mrs Obama attend the concert following the dishing of the award. All is not meant for strengthening world peace but a PR-stunt for Norway to market itself internationally.

It seems hell is coming upon earth as though the US first family are the new messiahs. It remains to be seen what Norway will achieve out of all this saga that now rages in almost all the Norwegian circles.

It is now clear that the award was given to get the first family to Norway even if they were not qualified as many people have stated.

It has never been so before when one gets the award that the Committee cries loud to have the spouse of the winner. Now they are not only crying for Mrs Obama to attend the Nobel concert, but they are also stretching their hands crying to have Obama’s children.

If Obama and the family travel to Norway, Norway will be up on the moon because what the country wants is to get the maximum limelight ed towards one of the smallest countries on earth – Norway near the north pole.

It is said that if the world gets a black Pope, Norwegian Nobel Committee will award him the Nobel Peace Prize now that the Prize has become a thing like a cup of tea for the bold and beautiful! Ther committee stands congratulated for th new style of dishing out the Prize.

By Chief editor Korir/ African Press International.

Daniel Chege Gichia, 39, who wed Charles Ngengi, 40, (above right) in London on Saturday. Photo/GITAU wa NJENGA

The couple separated four years ago but remained close. Mr Chege now lives with his partner in a one-bedroom council flat in Finsbury Park, North London. Born in Gaturi village in Murang�a Mr Chege dropped out of primary school before he could finish Standard Eight due to what he once said were financial difficulties.

Living home with only Sh5, Chege moved to Nairobi in 1989 in search of employment. With the help of a relative, he first secured a job at fruit kiosk in the city centre. In a newspaper interview in 2000, he said he had always been attracted to men and it was while in the city that he was able to find his way into Nairobi�s gay community. He left the country in 1994, first flying to Spain before moving to London where he met Cleaves. The couple visited Kenya on holiday on several times and spent some time at Chege�s home in Murang�a.

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Never before has the Nobel Peace Prize caused a headache as Barack Obama’s win this year. The man can give incredible speeches. The man can smile.� The man can charm. And as he charmed his way to the White House, he has now managed to charm his way to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee led by the former Norwegian Prime Minister Jagland who collapsed due to Obama charm, lost way and decided to award him by giving him the Prize even before staying in the Office as President for 10 months.

Many now say, the next Nobel Peace Prize should be given to Miss World, now that the Noblety of Nobel has been reduced to charms as qualification to get it.

Bank robbers can also now qualify for the prize, if this is the way Norway has started doing things. One thing the robbers need to do is to confess their guilt as robbers and promise to change their way of living and start a peace march around the world teaching criminals not to rob banks any more. Thereby geeting the Nobel Peace Prize Committee led by Mr Jagland to notice them and award the Prize.

Surely, look at the shock worldwide now that Obama has said yes to accept the Prize. Some say it is premature. Some say he does not qualify. Some say Norway used it to get him to visit their country this year simply because Obama visited Denmark last month in connection with the IOC meeting in Copenhagen. The two countries seem to compete in everything.

Who cares after all if Obama or Castro gets the Nobel Peace Prize? Are there people out there who really believe that the Prize will change the world? There are many who do not.

The wise thing Obama should have done is to refuse recieving the prize or make the Jagland led Nobel Committee think twice by sending his wife or his aid to collect it instead of travelling all the way to Oslo himself where he will most probably get booed by those who do not think he deserves the prize..

Written by Chief Editor Korir

By Oscar Obonyo

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai�s decision to boycott the unity Government until sticking issues are resolved reads like a script all too familiar to Kenyans..

Tsvangirai�s threats are akin to his Kenyan counterpart Raila Odinga�s, during the nascent stages of the Grand Coalition Government. Tsvangirai and Raila, who maintain their election victories were stolen, are both stuck in a political marriage of convenience. While their separate power-sharing pacts dictate a 50-50 deal, coalition partners, Zimbabwe�s President Robert Mugabe and President Kibaki retain and enjoy the bulk of the power.

University of Nairobi Political Science Lecturer Adams Oloo points out this anomaly as the basis of friction in the Zimbabwe and Kenya.

“There was no way Kibaki and Mugabe were going to share power equally with individuals they perceive forced themselves into their Governments. While Raila finally accepted this fact and opted to quietly negotiate for his space, Tsvangirai seems unable to negotiate from within,” observes Oloo.

The apparent denial by Tsvangirai that his Movement for Democratic (MDC) party is practically a junior partner to Mugabe�s Zanu-PF, has impeded harmony in Government.

Tsvangirai�s latest battle is a protest against the arrest of Mr Roy Bennet, a senior MDC official.

“The detention of our party treasurer has brought home the self-evident fact that Zanu-PF sees us as junior, fickle and unserious partners,” said Tsvangirai last Friday when he “disengaged from government”.

Tsvangirai, who is certain his decision will paralyse operations of the Government, has threatened to pull out from Government altogether if Mugabe does not stop his “dishonest and unreliable ways”.

The action of Zimbabwean politician is watched closely by some ODM members, who feel their party leader has endured a lot of dishonour from PNU. While some MPs have openly asked Raila to pull out of Government in protest, political analysts are convinced the PM will stay put.

According to Munene Macharia, professor of History and International Relations at the United States International University, Raila is unlikely to pull out of Government because he has negotiated a better deal compared to Tsvangirai.

“But again this has more to do with the characters and personalities of the individuals in question. Tsvangirai does not appear as forceful as his Kenyan counterpart, let alone the general perception in the eyes of the international community that Raila calls the shots in Kenya,” says Munene.

Unlike Kibaki, who seems indifferent in issues of governance, Munene observes that Mugabe has a tighter grip on the events of his government.

Oloo further points out that Mugabe and Tsvangirai have nothing that binds them together as opposed to the Kenyan principals who share a history and good inter-personal relationship. Their foot-soldiers in PNU and ODM might be embroiled in a verbal war”, observes Oloo, but “Kibaki and Raila have no choice but work together”.

In Kenya�s case, Oloo notes that a number of tasks, including long-term ones, were set up under Agenda Four compelling the two principals to walk through the process together.

New electoral body

“In Zimbabwe�s case, there is no new electoral body or any other that has been set up. It was simply a question of Mugabe and Tsvangirai forming a united Government,” he says.

Except for the circumstances under which the coalition governments were set up, following botched presidential elections, the Kenyan situation is quite different from Zimbabwe�s.

Raila, for instance, is paired with a partner who is on his way out of political power after 2012 and who is believably not engaging the PM in dirty battles. On the contrary, politicians in Zimbabwe confess they have no idea if and when Mugabe will exit the political scene. All the moves by the strongman of the Central African nation are accordingly perceived to be geared towards power retention.

Back home, President Kibaki is equally under pressure from members of his PNU brigade to groom one of their own to succeed him. The President, who last year officially assumed the position of party leader during PNU�s national conference, may be involved in the party�s activities, but he is yet to publicly anoint his successor.

In the meantime, Zimbabwe grapples on with a difficult administrative phase same as Kenya�s a year ago, when Kibaki and Raila locked horns over appointments to the Civil Service and diplomatic postings.

“Unlike Raila, Tsvangirai has the MDC numbers solidly behind him and he may just give meaning to his threat. Raila�s party, on the other hand, is leaking slowly and a decision to opt out of Government might not be very prudent for ODM,” says Munene.

But Oloo argues that the PM has experienced the folly of fighting the Government from outside and cannot make that mistake this time around.

Observes the expert: “He learnt from his late father, (Kenya�s first Vice-President) Jaramogi (Oginga Odinga) who formed KPU party but the State machinery battled him to near political irrelevance. On the flipside, Raila joined Kanu in 2002 and walked away with the heart of the party days to the General Elections, leaving it virtually dead.”

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