Kibaki is a model citizen. A great patriot and one of the most distinguished politicians Kenya has produced.
The Hustler movement wants to wear a hollow mask of his qualities. POLITICAL MIMICRY. Part 3
I defend Ndiis right to his political choices. Same way I defend Raila Odingas. These are great Kenyans in their own right.
Kenyans have admired and demonized both at different turns when it is convenient. Are Kenyans worth sacrificing for anyway?
Ndii and Raila hold no public office. We must let them be. We have no contract with any of them to please us in their choice of political camps.
Mine is therefore not criticism of Ndii for his political ideas and choices. He is entitled to them
But again, I have a question for Mt Kenya leaders marketing DP as alternative to Uhuru. Why try now to wear a Kibaki face?
To dupe the gullible and oftentimes politically foolish Kikuyu community that an economic revolution called HUSTLER movement is coming
In ecology we teach MIMICRY. Where an animal steals the appearance of another but without having the qualities of that animal.
Like a butterfly adorning the spots of a very poisonous insect to deter off a predator such as a bird.
There is no better example of mimicry in Kenyan politics than the hustler movement invoking Kibaki’s name and imagery. Kibaki is a model citizen.
His tenure as President was not very auspicious, but he is one of the most distinguished politicians to emerge in Kenya.
Kibaki exemplifies hard work and professionalism. He was a minister of finance and VP for almost 10 years. And not single scandal to his name.
Kibaki never stashed money abroad like his peers in Moi government. He is a great patriot
For all the time he was VP, Kibaki never undermined Moi. He lost favour with Kikuyu voters for standing with his Moi. He earned the tag of a coward and fence sitter. He stood with Moi at great cost to his image and career.
He was committed to peace and national integration
Kibaki was involved in making of Kenya. Not in destruction. Kibaki had a vision for Kenya. He constantly advocated for government tolerance of dissent.
He constantly called on the government to withdraw from internal trading and level ground for private sector.
Kibaki remains one of the most brilliant Parliamentary debaters in Kenya’s history. He inspired many youth of my generation. We wanted to study economics and understand those terms like GDP. In school debates we would compete to act “finance minister”
The supporters of WSR especially the Mt Kenya leaders, WHY IS IT SO HARD TO TELL US WHICH QUALITIES THAT THE DP POSSESSES? What is his vision?
We are just being told that he is leading, he is the strongest candidate, that we promised him.
Just go home
The Kikuyu community. I don’t expect any different thinking. You have always been short sighted and self centred. The biggest political fraud is this hustler narrative you have embraced.
Moi always said WAKIKUYU WANAJIKAANGA NA MAFUTA YAO KAMA NGURUE.
Wajinga nyinyi
Ndii has in the past accused Raila of laundering Uhuru corruption. In principle, he is doing the same.
He is using his national and international professional esteem to launder sleaze by shoring up a career battered by integrity crisis. Part 2
In a past thread I said person BEHOLDEN to corruption cannot fight it. All Kenyan Presidents so far had better predisposition to fight corruption but failed.
Ruto is the least primed to fight corruption. Bcos He is too entangled in corruption lineage.
The news of Alliance between DP Ruto and David Ndii and other “Kibaki Economists” was big news last Sunday. This is none of my business.
But again both Ndii and DP are national figures and politics is our business.
I wanna say something
With all due respect to the supporters of WSR, He has not been a model citizen of Kenya. We all yearn for patriotic leadership.
We are currently crying and suffering because our country has been auctioned to the foreigners - esp China treat us like their colony
Patriotism is where a country comes first. Patriotic leaders rally their people to sacrifice for the country so that we can bequeath a better nation to our children.
And redeem our shattered image in Africa where we are always regarded as incapable of self rule.
Something happened during Kibaki’s tenure that would later transform Kenya’s business environment and become a critical economic platform.
That small innovation was called MPESA.
It may turn out to be Kibaki’s greatest but UNINTENDED legacy
Someone once said INVENTION IS THE MOTHER OF NECESSITY- corrupting the popular proverb which says the opposite.
MPESA was not a necessity before it came to our lives, it is a necessity only after it was invented, tried, and used by consumers.
I recall the speech to honour the founder of McDonalds fast foods.
It was stated he touched American life so much that “any student in America just wants to confirm wherever he goes for education THERE IS A GOOD HOSTEL AND A MCDONALD NEARBY.”
He made many mistakes:
Betrayed Mau Mau cause
Set a precedent of tribalism by creating Kikuyu hegemony
Set a precedent of corruption through land grabbing.
But I still vote him the best among the 4
Jomo Kenyatta's leadership was much more professional and forward-looking. Kenya laid very strong foundations and institutions under Kenyatta.
The education system, health, agriculture, civil service, strong and strategic parastatal companies
If there is one thing to learn from the interviews for CJ, it is HOW TO CONDUCT PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES.
Herding 8 candidates one evening and asking them questions for 10 minutes is not a presidential debate. That is just a waste of time
If the media is serious about interrogating presidential candidates, they should pull resources and carry out similar “interviews.” Each candidate should have a full day to themselves.
They answer questions about their visions, their past, their abilities, etc. Full day
And the time to do it is not 2 weeks before the elections. And YES, I know it's not “that easy”. But that is the way it should be done.
I am talking to you, media people.
For Kenyans to miss Kibaki whose government was so average, Uhuru must have failed them big time. Part 4
Moi had so many apologists- in government, academia, legal fraternity, private sector, in politics. Most of them had resigned to the fact of a new Kenya and sought to adjust to the new dispensation.
But Kibaki’s leadership crisis gave them a moral victory
The constant wrangling in Kibaki government and a subdued President who could not command authority made people miss Mois authoritarian leadership.
"Afadhali Moi" was now an openly expressed sentiment. From Moi must go to Moi must come