genocide
written by Mwambu , January 05, 2008

Does Mungiki and state sponsored genocide count as genocide or should we consider or label them ethnic instigated deaths?

The Ruthless Dictator Raila
written by Pen Kitolo , January 06, 2008

Incitement and trolling in obviously unfitting thread moderated. Ed.

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Raila, a a ruthless cunning and clannish character in Kenya had matured to take the overall leadership role in Kenya.
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Revolution
written by mothufare , January 06, 2008

Here is what one astute observer of Kenyan Politics has to say at the prospect of ODM ascending to power by revolution:
"If ODM takes power through revolutionary means, a counter-revolution is guaranteed.

And, as all Kenyans know from recent beheadings, the capacity for barbarity in some quarters is one of the most frightening realities of our troubled nation. There are sleeping dogs which must be allowed to lie."

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written by Mwambu , January 06, 2008

Hate speech instead of arguments; deleted. Ed.

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written by Rafiki , January 06, 2008

(Edited)

Nevertheless genocide watch has already published an alert for Kenya with stage 6 of 8.

http://www.genocidewatch.org/kenya.html

Careful with headlines
written by aeichener , January 06, 2008

The word must be used very carefully. Its use before the fact tends to escalate the situation and incite further violence, as another KI contributor has remarked.

Not every "hate crime" (statutory law parlance in Common Law countries) qualifies as genocide. The Italian penal law knows the additional qualification of mass murder as "strage" (art. 422 c.p., beyond "omicidio" art. 575 c.p.) which might be better applied.

Alexander

Raila\'s Strategy
written by Flintoff , January 06, 2008

mothufare wrote:

"If ODM takes power through revolutionary means, a counter-revolution is guaranteed"

Exactly!

Raila may have had a majority vote, almost certainly. Hence his anger may be genuine.

However, his protesters came up with such a viloent force and overeacted. There were beheadings, rape, all manner of killing including burning 35 people (many women and children) in a church, looting, burning property etc. He forgot that majority of Kenyans are christians. So, it is possible that many who cherished his style of politics, including many from his homeland have started to have a second thought. Am sure if elections were called today, JJ Kamotho can beat Raila AS PRESIDENT with a landslide victory (leave alone Kibaki). Raila has dug his own grave. He has finished himself! rerun.The protests have finished his career as a prospective presidential candidate in the future because he will always be associated with genocide and the blood that has been shed will always hound him from the graves. He will cancel the demand of a re-run of elections. Watch this space.

Raila\'s Strategy: The Orange
written by PEN KITOLO , January 06, 2008

Generalities about Ukraine and its orange revolution as idea-giver to Raila deleted: no context whatsoever to the genocide topic. Ed.

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written by Juma Ousman , January 06, 2008

This is not the time to discuss the semantics of what constitutes of a genocide or mass murder. I am quite sure if your loved one was faced with such danger ( God Forbid ) you wouldn't care with the definitions but the solution.

The last Dictator Kenya
written by Malcom-Y Kipkenya , January 06, 2008

Mere rants deleted. Make an argument instead. Ed.
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Moi handed over the power to you knowing that you will hand it over well,
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Anyone fighting democracy is just a nother form of thrash in african leader. That where you belong in the hearts of many kenyans.

ODM Election Strategy hinted o
written by Kobangoshe , January 06, 2008

If you happen to have accessed the ODM Election Strategy document, you must have realized that the events unfolding over the last one week had indeed been anticipated and planned well in advance. The people behind the strategy are for sure the political scientists providing intellectual input in the ODM Think Tank.

Prof Oyugi of the famous Dagoretti Motugu (Bar) Six; Prof Wanyande a don at University of Nairobi; Prof Nyong'o Secretary General of ODM, and O.Oloo. They very well had it all planned, should Raila loose the elections, fairly of otherwise. That explains why the youth watching the ECK press conference where the winner of election was announced, were ready and set with all sorts of weponary assortment, somewhere in Kibera. It is therefore not surprising that their task started immediately after the results were made public and the swearing ceremony was on. In otherwords, it's obvious that the riots and looting and killings were not spontaneous, whether in Kibera or in Kisumu and Eldoret.

The cleansing of members of certain communities in these areas has now turned Kenyans into a majimbo mode. Nobody can convince us that this is just coincidental.

It is important that a political solution is found soonest before the victimised communities take the challenge and start to revenge, because that would be something really messy. Ruto should soften his hear and tame his mouth and humble himself into a civil person and seek dialog. Hardline stand do not have room at the negotiation table, unless he is not serious and does not want any peace. He must also realize he too would loose out if full scale civil war was to beak up because he failed to stop it.

Oh plead with my own people in the Coast as a whole to demonstrate maturity and refuse their youth to be used by selfish politicians. The problems facing Kenyans can not be solved through violence and genocide acts.

A parallel between Louis XVI a
written by Wuod Aketch , January 06, 2008

The Execution of Louis XVI, 1793

Louis XVI in better times Louis XVI, king of France, arrived in the wrong historical place at the wrong time and soon found himself overwhelmed by events beyond his control.
Ascending the throne in 1774, Louis inherited a realm driven nearly bankrupt through the opulence of his predecessors Louis XIV and XV. After donning the crown, things only got worse. The economy spiraled downward (unemployment in Paris in 1788 is estimated at 50%), crops failed, the price of bread and other food soared. The people were not happy. To top it off, Louis had the misfortune to marry a foreigner, the Austrian Marie Antoinette. The anger of the French people, fueled by xenophobia, targeted Marie as a prime source of their problems.

In 1788, Louis was forced to reinstate France's National Assembly (the Estates-General) which quickly curtailed the king's powers. In July of the following year, the mobs of Paris stormed the hated prison at the Bastille. Feeling that power was shifting to their side, the mob forced the imprisonment of Louis and his family. Louis attempted escape in 1791 but was captured and returned to Paris. In 1792, the newly elected National Convention declared France a republic and brought Louis to trial for crimes against the people.
Read more here http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/louis.htm

Lives of many dictators have ended violently and many have died in exile : Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife were executed, Kabila senior assasinated, Mobutu, Marcos of the Philippines, Idi Amin ... all died in exile.

So it is dangerous being a dictator.

aketch
written by Stephen Wanyama , January 06, 2008

You seem to have an obsession with France, right? So let's have a revolution then, out with the ancien regime, off with Raila's head, let it roll with Kibaki's. How about that? Or is Raila immune? Is he from the right class? I thought he belonged to the oppressive class? Do the employees of Spectre, whether in Nairobi or in Kisumu represent anything but Odinga's tribalism? Are they treated well? Are they paid well? Is Raila for or against the robbery of the Kenyan poor by the privatisation of public property (shhhhh Molasses)? Is he against massive pay hikes for the mwananchi's slavers? Does he not thumb his nose at the poor as he goes about in his fancy chariot?

Dear Ed; King Raila The Great
written by PEN KITOLO , January 06, 2008

Dear Ed,

I wrote a very good article on Orange Revolution and you deleted it. It appears anything touching Raila and exposing his cunningness is censored. Is this not another sort of dictatorship in the Forum? Anyway am going to have a meaningful discussion as shown below. I hope you wont delete it;

Raila is God. Raila is Jesus. Raila is King George III. Raila is the Ruler of the world, Chief of Golden Hearts, Aluminium Lungs and Bronze Intestines, Order of the Burning Spear, Bows and Arrows. Raila Juuu juu zaidi. May he NEVER DIE!

That is the meaningful discussion you wanted, Honourable ED. Isn't it?

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written by aeichener , January 06, 2008

If you happen to have accessed the ODM Election Strategy document,

Please remember that at least part of this document is a *clear* forgery.

you must have realized that the events unfolding over the last one week had indeed been anticipated and planned well in advance.

Prepared for, yes. The ground was constantly plowed, and tribal hate was sowed.
Not necessarily planned as individual events, though.

Alexander

Think twice before ACTING
written by James Muritu , January 07, 2008

Fellow Kenyans,

I want to share with you a very bitter pill that most of us will find really hard to swallow. The following might happen or might not happen depending on how our leaders and Kenyan citizens behave. Ive been following the Kenya events on the international scene quite closely and the following might potentially happen in the next couple of months unless we all come back to our senses:

UN relocates to another country. Theres always been a tag of war for some years on whether to relocate UN from Kenya or not. Now theres enough reason for the relocation to happen

Foreign Direct Investment drops further. Quite a number of foreign companies, were playing a wait and see game to see how the elections turn out. I knew of several South African companies that had shown interests of entering Kenya if the elections went well. Thats history now

Tourism levels drop. While the coast region was slowly recovering from the Likoni clashes, its going to be another dip for this thriving industry. Take this instance. I live overseas and was escorting a friend to the airport the other day and overheard one mzungu advising his colleague as follows: dont spend a night in Kenya please. Things are bad there. Hey, am going to Dar and not Nairobi. Not Kenya.

Companies relocate to South Africa, Ghana or Tanzania. Quite a number of companies have setup their bases in Nairobi. I worked for one company that was in the process of setting up an African regional office in Nairobi (read, Nairobi and not Jobag or Lagos). Honestly speaking that may change after what has happened.

More brain drain. The hype people had of a prosperous Kenya might potentially go down and rather than decide to stay home; more people might opt to immigrate to UK, Canada and Australia.

Poverty escalates to levels never seen before.

Crime rises to new levels

Am not being a prophet of doom and am just trying to stir up my fellow Kenyans that unless we act responsibility, theres every possibility that what Ive mentioned above might happen. With Kibaki and Raila still refusing to meet and talk and opting to exchange statements via the media, they are just moving things from bad to worse. Meanwhile with ODMs pre-occupation to hold rallies, they are not making things any better. As for those of us writing divisive emails and blog posts, think twice before hitting that Enter key. As for those intending to avenge the death of their tribesmen, think twice as well before proceeding with your action.

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written by a guest , January 07, 2008

The issue ahead of us is grave and there is nothing here but chest thumping and posturing.

Fact: The violence was pre-planned especially the cleansing operations in R. Valley

Fact: inspite of the largely valid claims that polticians instigated the violence, the roots of these have nothing to do with the Rutos and Raila's of this world; thy have to do with Kenyatta's bias towards his tribesmen when distributing land just after independence.

Kibaki lost any credibility to husband a solution. raila lost it last week as well with the mini genocide. None of the two are viewed as credible by their opponents.

Change is needed though and a comprehensive one otherwise there will be more of last week coming up later. Even if Raila disappears from the scene, some other loose mouth politician with an agenda will pop up. there seems to be no shortage of these in the world.

Kikuyu leadeship must take the initiative. after all despite the song and dance about keeping status quo, central made possible the most comprehensive sweep of old guards. Tje new leaders, untainted with past events can just have the credentials to do this.

As to the Raila/Kibaki feud, am getting a little sick and tired of the two. If both sides remove the blinkers, there was rigging on both sides so what we have are two mediocre men arguing who among them is a better thief. in the mean time the country burns and innocents perish. we need to show these two that their big egos are tiny compared to the collective future of 40 million Kenyans. We need to kick both of them out and see if Kenya will cease to exist without them. After Kibaki broke days of silence to only spew out rhetoric and raila was touring morgues, the sight of the two makes me want to puke

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written by manta ray , January 07, 2008

It is very,very important that the goings on especially in Eldoret are well documented and preserved with a view to instituting prosecution for what may not be genocide, but is certainly ethnic cleansing, a war crime under international law. Kenyans should not make the mistakes of Bosnia or Kosovo where lack of documented proof of these crimes enabled many perpetrators to escape prosecution.
Local NGOs can start the process by interviewing the liberated victims coming from those areas in order to look for evidence. Where a pattern of willful,systematic murder and ethnic cleansing emerges, the evidence should be presented to Mr Amos Wako for action at the Hague and if he drags his feet, a private party can take the case to the UN War crimes prosecutor.

Please see as follows:



Why did countries decide to set up an International Criminal Court? How is it different from other courts?

In 1948, following the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after the Second World War, the United Nations General Assembly first recognized the need for a permanent international court to deal with the kind of atrocities that had recently taken place. Since then, the need for such a court has been discussed off and on at the UN. The scope, scale and hateful nature of atrocities that have taken place during the last 20 years in many parts of the world gave impetus to creating a permanent mechanism to bring to justice the perpetrators of such crimes as genocide, ethnic cleansing, sexual slavery and maiming, including amputation of limbs of non-combatants, even women and children, and to finally put an end to the impunity so often enjoyed by those in positions of power.

In the aftermath of the events in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, the United Nations Security Council responded by creating tribunals to bring individual perpetrators to justice. However, tribunals established after the fact are typically bound by mandates that are specific in time and place. To establish such a tribunal is a challenging, lengthy and expensive undertaking. A permanent court with a mandate to bring to justice individuals responsible for the world's most serious crimes, atrocities and mass murders will be more effective and efficient. It will be able to take action quickly, and possibly limit the extent or duration of violence; by nature of its very existence, it will provide a much stronger deterrent. Potential war criminals might reconsider carrying out their plans when they know that they may be held accountable - as an individual - even if they are a head of State. The International Criminal Court, established as an independent entity, will be able to act regarding crimes within its jurisdiction without a special mandate from the United Nations Security Council.

What crimes will the Court try?

The Court has a mandate to try individuals rather than States and to hold them accountable for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community - genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and, eventually, the crime of aggression. A common misperception is that the Court will be able to try those accused of having committed such crimes in the past, but this is not the case. The Court will have jurisdiction only over crimes committed after 1 July 2002, when the Statute entered into force.

Genocide is defined as a list of prohibited acts, such as killing or causing serious harm, committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.

As set out in the Statute, crimes against humanity include crimes such as the extermination of civilians, enslavement, torture, rape, forced pregnancy, persecution on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious or gender grounds, and enforced disappearances - but only when they are part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population.

The "widespread or systematic" qualification for crimes against humanity is very important, as it provides a higher threshold, requiring a particular magnitude and/or scope before a crime qualifies for the Court's jurisdiction. This differentiates random acts of violence - such as rape, murder, or even torture - that could be carried out, perhaps even by soldiers in uniform, but which may not actually qualify as crimes against humanity.

War crimes include grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and other serious violations of the laws and customs that can be applied in international armed conflict, and in armed conflict "not of an international character", as listed in the Statute, when they are committed as part of a plan or policy or on a large scale.

What about aggression? Isn't it in the Statute?

Aggression has been included as a crime within the Court's jurisdiction. But first, the States Parties must adopt an agreement setting out two things: a definition of aggression, which has so far proven difficult, and the conditions under which the Court could exercise its jurisdiction. Several proposals have been considered. Some countries feel that, in line with the UN Charter and the mandate it gives to the Security Council, only the Council has the authority to find that an act of aggression has occurred. If this is agreed, then such a finding by the Council would be required before the Court itself could take any action. Other countries feel that such authority should not be limited to the Security Council. There are proposals under consideration that would give that role to the General Assembly or to the International Court of Justice, if an accusation of aggression were made and the Security Council did not act within a certain time. In September 2002, the Assembly of States Parties to the Court established a special working group, open to all States, to elaborate proposals for a provision on aggression.

What about terrorism and drug trafficking?

In Rome, there was significant interest in including terrorism in the Court's mandate, but it was decided not to do so. Today, in addition to various treaties prohibiting many specific acts of terrorism, and in the aftermath of 11 September 2001, the Member States of the UN have undertaken the drafting of a comprehensive convention against terrorism. At a future review conference, if the States Parties so decide, the crime of terrorism could be added to the Court's jurisdiction.

It was the interest of a Member State (Trinidad and Tobago) in establishing an international court to prosecute crimes of drug trafficking that revitalized the process culminating in the establishment of the International Criminal Court. During the negotiations in Rome, delegations realized that, because of the magnitude of the problem of drug trafficking, to include it in the Court's mandate, with the investigations that would be required, would very likely result in the Court's limited resources quickly being overwhelmed. But drug trafficking could also be added in a future review conference.

What is the relationship between the international Court and national courts?

The Court's jurisdiction is very carefully set out in the Statute. The entire premise of the Court is based on the principle of complementarity, which means that the Court can only exercise its jurisdiction when a national court is unable or unwilling to genuinely do so itself. The first priority always goes to national courts. The International Criminal Court is in no way meant to replace the authority of national courts. But there may be times when a State's court system collapses and ceases to function. Similarly, there may be governments that condone or participate in an atrocity themselves, or officials may be reluctant to prosecute someone in a position of great power and authority.

What conditions are required for the Court to act? When can it do so?

There are clear conditions specified in the Rome Statute under which the Court can exercise its jurisdiction, as well as specific requirements as to when the Court can do so. There are many safeguards to prevent frivolous or politically motivated prosecutions from taking place, with ample, repetitive opportunities for challenges. When a State ratifies the Statute, it agrees to accept the jurisdiction of the Court over the crimes listed in the Statute. The Court may exercise its jurisdiction in situations that meet one of the following conditions: one or more of the parties involved is a State Party; the accused is a national of a State Party; the crime is committed on the territory of a State Party; or a State not party to the Statute may decide to accept the court's jurisdiction over a specific crime that has been committed within its territory, or by its national. But these conditions do not apply when the Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter, refers a situation to the Prosecutor.

But something else must happen first, before the Court can act. Either a State Party refers a "situation" to the Prosecutor; the Security Council refers a "situation" to the Prosecutor; or the Prosecutor initiates an investigation on his own authority, as set out in the Statute.

What is the Preparatory Commission? What did it do?

The Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court was established in 1998 by a resolution of the Final Act of the Rome Conference. It was assigned a number of tasks to be completed for the establishment and smooth functioning of the Court. The Preparatory Commission is open to participation by representatives of States that signed the Final Act or were invited to participate in the Conference. In July 2002, it completed the tasks assigned to it, thus fulfilling its mandate, and in September 2002 it submitted its report to the first session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, held in New York. Among the texts finalized -- essential to the successful functioning of the Court -- were the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the Elements of Crimes, the Relationship Agreement between the Court and the United Nations, the Financial Regulations, the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the Court, the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly of States Parties, the budget for the first financial period, basic principles governing a Headquarters Agreement between the Court and the Government of the Netherlands (the host country), as well as procedures for the nomination and election of judges, the Prosecutor and Deputy Prosecutor. The Preparatory Commission will forward the completed drafts to the Assembly of States Parties for its consideration and adoption. Following the conclusion of the first session of the Assembly of States Parties, a second resumed first session will be held in April 2003, and the Preparatory Commission will cease to exist.

What is the significance of the Elements of Crimes and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence? Can they change the intent of the Statute?

The completion of the Elements of Crimes is considered a landmark achievement in and of itself, because of its contribution to the development of international law. It is a cataloguing of the conditions, contexts and mental component, or intent, required for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity to be committed. The Elements of Crimes elaborate the definitions of the crimes in the Statute. Throughout the drafting process, great care was taken that the intent of the Statute not be changed. The Elements of Crimes are not in themselves binding, but have a "persuasive character".

The Rules of Procedure and Evidence set out general principles and clear descriptions of specific procedures underpinning and supplementing the provisions of the Statute. All procedures referred to in the Statute are thoroughly described. Specific guidelines are given for the various participants, describing how they are to carry out particular actions referred to in the Statute, the steps they must take, the sequence, the circumstances - all procedural details. Both the Elements of Crimes and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence are subordinate to the provisions of the Statute.

Where is the Court located?

The Court has its seat in The Hague, the Netherlands. With the entry into force of the Rome Statute, the host country has provided temporary premises for the Court on the outskirts of The Hague. The host country has selected an appropriate site and initiated an international architectural competition for the design of the Court building. The new building, which will comprise 30,000 square metres, is expected to be completed by 2007.

Who is going to pay for the Court?

The International Criminal Court is a separate entity from the United Nations. According to the Statute, its expenses shall be funded by assessed contributions made by States Parties and by voluntary contributions from Governments, international organizations, individuals, corporations and other entities. In special circumstances funds could be provided by the UN, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, when they relate to expenses incurred due to "situations" referred to the Court by the Security Council. The contributions of the States Parties will be assessed based on the scale adopted by the United Nations for its regular budget, but any States that wish to do so may voluntarily contribute additional funds. The Netherlands, the host country for the Court, has expressed its willingness to contribute funds for the first meetings of the Assembly of States Parties.

For further information see the UN website www.un.org/law/icc and the Court's web site www.icc.int.

Kenya Violence
written by Scholarsticar Odhiambo , January 07, 2008

I am a distraught Kenyan with sorrows in my tears. This is because my loved country is torn apart. I can only pray because what do i do anyway with my low status. Please let somebody talk to my leader Raila.

I would want to understand what will happen to the 50% or more of the kenyans who didn't vote for him if he gets the power of this country. He refers to "the people of Kenya have been denied their rights", but the question is who are the people.The people who are not in the "people" may rise against the people then resorting to a serious crisis.

I am worried because this may bring his course to an end with all the love i have for him as my tribe leader.

Scholar.

Raila & Kibaki are now Kenya\'
written by Josiah , January 08, 2008

I support opinion given above that neither Raila or Kibaki now has enough credibility to rule Kenya as a country.

Kibaki is seen as Raila supporters as a dictator while Kibaki supporters are now saying "we told you so" about Raila being a Dangerous Man.

We need to sit down, finalise our constitution and hold new elections. We should ensure that our elections are never an idea of "the winner takes it all". To me, Raila and Kibaki are political demagogues.

I voted in Central Kenya and i can assure you the only reason the Kikuyus voted for Kibaki is because they believed they'd be persecuted if ODM came to power. In real sense, Kibaki is seen as a failure as a leader by his people. They all questioned his campaign strategy or lack of it and his overeliance with old men and golf club buddies. But they felt (imagined or otherwise) they would be persecuted if they gave power to Raila and that is why they voted for him to a man.

The future of Kenya rests in the youth, we should sweep aside all politicians with past bargage so that we can move on. This is the only future we need. If we have a new election, Kibaki, Raila and Kalonzo should all step aside and watch.

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written by manta ray , January 08, 2008

Too true. Kibaki and Raila are such polarising figures they should not run. Kalonzo has proved himself a spineless paper tiger. Let other potentials step forward.

the truth
written by truthseeker , January 08, 2008

This can be illustrated by the course taken in different regions. In Kisumu, our brothers burnt buildings and property indiscriminately, resulting in loss to their own tribe-mates. Clearly, urban Nyanza violence was not pre-planned and has caused great grief to Kisumu residents when computation of loss figures begun. Ida was in shock at the new ugly face of Kisumu and I'm not sure that she didn't cry. But I remember that severally, she cursed the devil who had gotten into her people to do this. This was when she 'flagged off' a bus-load of Kisiis going back home under tight security. She was in honest shock and I sympathised with her.

In Mombasa, a few dozen people burnt symbols of GEMA commerce like Leisure Lodge but went on to loot from all shops irrespective of an Arab, GEMA or Miji-Kenda owner. The deadliest violence lasted two days and died out. Clearly, this was not pre-planned.

In Eldoret and environs, the picture was completely different. 'Outsiders' were labelled madoadoa during the campaign period and informally asked to leave immediately after voting. Regrettably, many did not take the informal remarks (warnings) seriously. As early as the morning of 28th, the genocide had started. Hon. Kalonzo appeared on TV asking Ruto to ask his people marching from a certain village towards Eldoret to stop. The victims and Kales who were not in on the plot will tell you that they were surprised by the level of organisation and accuracy of the raids. The raiders knew that a particular building belonged to a GEMA member so they could loot and burn it. Another they would know belonged to a Kalenjin athlete but had been rented by a GEMA member. This one would be looted but not burnt to make sure the tenant lost, but not the local landlord. The youths were well fed, armed.
The instigators of 1991/2 and 1997 clashes were not brought to book and they will return every five years to create mayhem. These people, who are well known to fund the activities must be brought to book in the Hague which is non-partisan. It is unfortunate that NGO's and Kenya Human Rights Commission are biased and only serve selfish (read-donor funds) and partisan agendas instead of serving the ordinary mwananchi. The raiders are innocent for they were funded to do this (we all have our dark side). Capture, prosecute, hang (via legal processes) those who oil the engine of tribal clashes and this will never happen again. The anger poured out in Kisumu, Bungoma, Kitale, Mombasa etc was just that- anger and it can continue until justice is done. But genocide should never happen again in Kenya as happened in Eldoret.

closer every day
written by Amir Ibrahim , January 08, 2008

An official in neighboring Uganda said 30 fleeing Kenyans were thrown into the border river by Kenyan attackers, and were presumed drowned. Two Ugandan truck drivers carrying the group said they were stopped Saturday at a roadblock mounted by vigilantes who identified the refugees as Kikuyus and threw them into the deep, swift-flowing Kipkaren River, said Himbaza Hashaka, a Ugandan border official. The drivers said none survived, Hashaka said.

Link here.

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