Yet another case is withdrawn

Its indeed a great relief to the people of Kenya as well as to the Governmnet of Kenya and the GEMA community as a whole to have yet another case withdrawn. The International Criminal Court has since withdrawn charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta. However, the court remains with two cases; that of Deputy President William Ruto and Radio Presenter Joshua Arap Sang. the prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, withdrew the case citing lack of adequate evidence to continue with the case.,

Leaders have congratulated the president and challenged him to perform his duties. The opposition has now called on the president to solve the issues facing the citizens with insecurity being top of the list.

In rememberance of Senator Kajwang

It's distressing to lose a friend, painful to lose a family member and a loved one and more distressing to lose a leader. The country has indeed lost a true leader and a patriot who devoted his time to serving the nation. Likewise, the family has lost a loved one, a darling of theirs and a mentor. The Orange Democratic Party and the CORD coalition has as well, lost a leader, an entertainer, an adviser, a darling and an influential personality.

Yet as the nation mourns the death of their son, there are cries of foul plays into the death of the Homa Bay Senator. The Late Kajwang’ was a mentor to many and the most inspiring leader of those who had a desire and a passion for politics. Indeed, he was the epitome of mobilization in the state as well as to the party.

Hon Kajwang’ is described as a personality who made Kenyan politics while both in and out of the system. Known for his song, “Mapambano,” he would charge the crowd and make the citizens lively. Nevertheless,  the song Mapambano could have gone silent last night at the Marter Hospital, never to be sung again by such a voice, but always will be a commemoration and a wake up call for Kenyans.

The senator was famed for his ability to whisk up the crowd emotions and his trademark, Bado Mapambano, and a whisk, was a wake up clarion to Kenyans. 

The jovial senator, is said to have succumbed to cardiac arrest at Marta Hospital, however, the opposition members of parliament, have as well thought of a foul play in the loss of their fallen soldier.  Nonetheless,a post-mortem is expected to be conducted this morning on the late Senators body so as to have the pathologist determine the course of the death.

Homa Bay Senator passes away

Former Cabinet minister and Homa Bay Senator is dead. The Orange Democratic Movement leader, passed on Tuesday night following a fight for his life with cardiac arrest. The ODM spokesperson, Hon Philip Etale confirmed the death shortly after midnight.

According to the spokesperson, the Homa bay senator passed on while undergoing treatment at Marter hospital, Nairobi where he had been rushed to. In a message sent by the spokesperson on Facebook, he wrote, “Sad to have lost Senator Otieno Kajwang'. It is by the will of God that Senator had to depart from our midst at this time,"

Likewise, Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen shortly posted on his twitter handle a post  announcing the death of the ODM Senator. He tweeted, "So shocked that my colleague and friend Senator Kajwang' has passed on .Will remember him as passionate and eloquent debater. A man full of life and humour,"

Effective leadership, the only way

Institutions can't guarantee us development in Kenya neither in Africa till we find the resolve to acquire a good leadership. Indeed, personalities in  the past regimes  set up institutions for their own gain and as every regime takes over the office, the previous institutions are taken down and new ones developed. It's thus necessary to develop a long lasting foundation that serves all and not personal issues.

I get a look at the current Kenya and Government and the call to censor a motion concerning Non-Governmental Organizations in the parliament are a honest move. Nevertheless, the feeling behind it makes it miserable. Censoring a motion in  parliamentary procedure to enforce development and accountability is a movement that is welcomed by all Kenyans despite the political association. Nevertheless, the Uhuru Governments’s move to sensor the motion so as to win protection from the ongoing ICC cases is merely merely a display of poor leadership and bad, corrupt administration.

Similarly, the political affiliation in Kenya that came as a consequence of the repealing of Section 2A, was a welcome move by all in the exercise of sound administration and democracy. Yet, to date, the political affiliations have been a cause of mayhem in the nation and have blocked the state from achieving discrete development. The in-fight by the UDF, ODM, THAN and WIPER  parties is indeed a deterrent to the growth of the country. A great deal of the legislator time is utilized in solving petty issues within the party and coalitions. Indeed, there is a demand for sobriety and diligence in dealing with disputes that originate inside the parties.

CJ’s House Wars

The president of the Judiciary, Willy Mutunga, got himself into a twitter war over his official residence issue. The warfare between the Judicature President and former Judicature Chief registrar, Gladys Boss Shollei, came out after the CJ had tweeted to his follows a tweet that in part read, “I hold no official residence. Since my appointment I live in a rented apartment. My house allowance is 100k and is taxed.”  In reply, Hon Gladys said, “Let’s not be fooled. Judiciary purchased a house and the JSC approved it”

The tweet that got the CJ into war, with his former Chief registrar, got the attention of other politicians, including Former Presidential Candidate and Minister, Martha Karua who intercepted and said, “what about the house in Runda we are told the judiciary purchased as official residence for CJ?”.

The twitter war over the media got complicated when Shollei even gave an attachment of signed documents that indicate that the Judiciary arm of the Government acquired a house worth 100million that was to be a residential place for the Country’s Chief Justices’. The home that was purchased from an influential politician and current Machakos Senator, Hon Johnston Muthama, however, still remains vacant after about two years after its purchase. It however remains ironical that the CJ has a housing allowance of 100,000 every month and still resides in an apartment, whereas he has a mansion bought by the Government as his official residence that lies vacant to date.

The twitter war on the CJ’s house continues with Justice Gladys Boss shollei stating that she was extremely shocked by the tweet. Her statement read, “I am extremely shocked at how a respectable mmber and President of an Arm of Governmnet would openly lie.”