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.”

UNITY ABOVE ALL FOR DEVELOPMENT

“In politics, there are no permanent enemies.” The say goes so. Truthful it is and indeed a reflection of what politics is. As a matter of fact, the political; differences are simply due to the difference in opinions. Attesting to this true fact is the relationship that subsists between the Kenyan politicians; among them Former Premier, Hon Raila Odinga, President Uhuru, Former DPM Musalia Mudavadi and Former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka. 

Indeed History is the best teacher and without it, we cannot advance.  The date 25^th October still remains on the history books as the date the founding father, Jomo Kenyatta was attacked while in Kisumu to commission the opening of Russia hospital. At this fourth dimension, he was in the company of the then Vice President Hon Oginga Odinga. 

It is indeed shameful that to date, the nation leaders are divided and some don’t see eye to eye. It’s indeed time for the Kenyan leaders make a resolve and work together to develop and advance the nation. The rural area has indeed undergone several problems as a termination of the variances among the leaders with the best example being the 2007/2008 Post Election Skirmishes that claimed several lives. The need for a resolve to work together among the leaders is beyond no doubt,  the necessity for the state as a whole to aid and advance its dream of travelling beyond the todays’ development impasse.

Presently, the nation has parties and associations formed along tribal and ethnic lines. The translation and radicalization of the politics of development in the nation is by not chance a great impediment to the increase and progress of the state. In resolving to achieve the Vision 2030, the nation leaders and decision makers have to make this resolve to exercise in concert to promote integrity, sincerity, independence, democracy and participatory development.

Unity is indeed an essential for Development. In order to earn the international recognition, to earn respect globally, the nation leaders have to come up together, take disciplinary actions and look to it that they act together towards the growth of the country. The country needs to move out of the political mood that adjure it throughout the five years and work towards developing itself. Nevertheless, the Citizens and decision makers, need to acknowledge the fact that the time for politics is long gone. As a consequence, at that place is the demand to live with the opinion that it is time for the execution of the goals, objectives and blueprints that the nation has ahead of it to ensure the achievement of development plans.

Jubilees' plan to stop referendum push.

The ruling coalition has come up with plans to stop the referendum push by the Governors and the Opposition coalition. Speaking at the Parliament Buildings, the National Assembly Majority leader Honorable Aden Duale said that the country is not ready for a referendum and both the Governors and the Cord coalition should stop the call for a referendum.

Similarly, the other leaders allied to the ruling coalition including the Deputy President have stated that the nation is not ready to get into an election mode which i guess already it is in. Last week in a meeting attended by the Deputy President and leaders from Tanzania to commemorate the Mara events, the Leader of Majority in the National Assembly, Honorable Aden Duale, took onto the Bomet Governor, Honorable Isaac Ruto telling him off on his push for referendum and call for more money to be allocated to the counties.

The ruling coalition has also stated that it is going to discipline its leaders who are pro-referendum. This indeed places the Governors in a fix and some of them have already decamped from supporting the referendum drive.

The Gun Battle

Over the recent days this week, county assembly members and county leaders have engaged in fierce battles with the recent one being the Makueni event. This posses a question as to why leaders have to be in possesion of firearms.
However, with the latest events in Nandi county and Makueni county, the Members of County Asemblies countrywide are now demanding for firearms from the Uhurus' Government. Indeed, their demands are valid. One of the MCAs said that the Goverment should issue them with firearms just as other leaders are given security details with firearms.