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Invasion of Kenyatta's Northlands, by Kikuyus (majority from Kiambu), should ring a warning bell, a time bomb. It's POLITICAL & ILLEGAL. But underlying this CRIMINAL act is a deep community grievance. I once read Mau Mau's Mzee Gítú Kahengeri notes on Northlands transaction.
Holoi poloi, proletariat, peasants in Kiambu, indeed most Kikuyus, community, have no sympathies on Kenyattas on the Land Question. Resentment is deepest in Ichaweri. Unfortunately, Uhuru never used his presidency to mend. Evicting urban poor Ruai, Kariobangi, aggravated it.
We successfully lobbied President Kibaki on Nyeri squatter problem. It was partly solved, with tacit compassionate help of First Lady Lucy. Unfortunately, as in Mau Mau settlement, it's public dormain over 50% of Solio ranch was grabbed by greedy elites and politically connected.
Raila a stateman. Questions being asked around: he rushed to Wanjigi, Matiang'i, Uhuru properties when under siege. That's true friendship. But victims of Uhuru's evictions in Ruai, Kariobangi, and their sympathisers are all-over asking where all this compassion in their case.
21 yrs after retiring, and years after his death, many land cases against President Moi continue. This is despite Kibaki and Uhuru giving Moi retirement generous benefits and protection. It's 45 yrs since Jomo died, but a village land case involving a kin still in court. Why?
Kenya's Land Question is sensitive, divisive, deadly. It'll explode, even without criminal political instigation. Attack on Kenyatta's Northlands serves to warn us all of the vulnerabilities we live in. If not addressed elaborately, we are all in peril. It's not just about Uhuru.
Evident that invaders of Northlands were organised and facilitated by Ruto's UDA regime Kikuyu high commanders. Send a Kikuyu to finish a Kikuyu. But notwithstanding Agíkùyú regrets on Uhuru, these culprits must know their reign terminal is nigh. You can't politically survive it.
Amidst din, notoriety of Northlands invasion, the jury is out there. Kenya can't survive the contrast of hosting amongst Africa's richest dollar billionaires and most landed gentry against the poorest. Divide between Kenya's rich and poor is CRIMINAL. Let's resolve Land Question
To meliorate myriad of livelihood maladies, let's resolve to finish impunity and corruption. If Uhuru did it, the neighbouring communities would be his bulwark against external threats. But now they're a threat. A ship of affluence in a sea of want sails rickety. Not sustainable
If we invade to destroy private property, we'll go Zimbabwe way. Not good. Yet, amidst abject poverty, majority can't care. Mugabe wasn't a villain to all. Conscientiously and on law, we stand with Uhuru. But we care more about poor of my community, my country. Justice to all.
For umpteenth time, we say: The only credible, publicly beneficial Ruto-Raila engagement should be a structured NATIONAL DIALOGUE on #statecapture inquiry commission - #CoK2010Agenda4 #Pandorapapers #kroll #tjrc #Ndung'uLand reports to #EndImpunity&Graft in Kenya. #NoHandshake
Enduring changes happen in crisis time. Revolutions eat their own children. R & R must accept to sacrifice burdens to rebirth Kenya. RAO, free from Uhuru-era baggage. WSR, distance from UDA extremists. Kenya is NOT about power & riches for you two. #NATIONALDialogue #StateCapture
Most who steadfastly supported #BabaNaMama in trust that they'd disentangle from mess to install #NationalRainbow readily admitted we lost. Ruto won fair. The mess that was Azimio's presidential campaigns is sufficiently archived. But if only to reinforce, why not #OpenServers ?
It's foolhardy to shout #CostOfLivingCrisis while not committing to indulging for radical surgery of Kenya's socio-economic & polical anatomy that enables Impunity and Corruption. So what if Ruto falls and Raila gets in with the same outfit "It Is Our Time To Eat"? #Rebirth
It's no longer if there will be a NATIONAL DIALOGUE. The QUESTION is what shape it should take. If Raila is genuine, let him pronounce commitment for immediate program to end Impunity and Corruption. If Ruto has nothing to hide, he'd pronounce 'EXECUTIVE ORDER' to #OpenServers.
If the iebc servers are (re)opened and proved Ruto won, that will be the end of Baba. If the contrary comes true, Wafula Chebukati troop will rot in jail, and 'Ruto Must Go' will echo from molehills & mountain tops. A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT will herald. Cry My Beloved Country.
We fully agreed with the Supreme Court verdict @Kenyajudiciary that Ruto won. He's constitutionally validated. Kenya is a constitutional democracy. But we ask, why are Western powers so keen to embrace Ruto than they did Mwai Kibaki? What is in Ruto for them? Is Ruto a puppet?
We Kenyans, indeed Africans, must be conscious to the fact, reality that we won't grow and prosper on external puppeteering or foreign patronage. South Eastern Asia Economic Tigers - Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia - sprang to Economic sparkles due to sovereign, bold visions.
1976, Jomo cautioned the change-the-constitution-group (Gema powermen) that wanted VP Moi blocked from automatically succeeding him; "ng'ombe ndíonagio kamúkwa". To save himself, rescue family estate, Uhuru will fight Ruto-Rigathi ruthlessly, or he is vanquished. Is Ruto ready?
Every passing minute gets more Ruto voters trooping to Maandamano, gaining traction as the cost of living gets nastier, nothing to lose except their chains. UDA has lost touch, #hustlernation slipping away fast and furious. But does Tinga have a better plan? Kenya on tenterhooks.
We believe the Land Question needs a quick address via #TJRC #Ndung'u #Kroll reports #statecapture inquiry commission. But UDA-sponsored invasion of Northlands, Uhuru's Kedong', plotting to invade Ichaweri will end badly Ruto regime. Forces of Evil will unite with Forces of Good.
Uhuru must be a very troubled man. His own Ichaweri watches aghast as he's tormented. He can redeem by publicly declaring partnership with Raila to redress the #LandQuestion. But we know he won't! So, debris crumbles on him as Ruto-Rigathi vindictive era devours him ravaneously.
If President Ruto doesn't brink, Raila Odinga's #Maandamano will exploit fluidity fuelled by abject poverty, hunger, unemployment, mass discontent with UDA's alienation of #HustlerNation to cause a big uprising that will drive Ruto out of helm. Kenya on the brink of precipice.
President is constitutionally validated. Most of Raila's grievances eg BBI are contradictory. But then, why not just open iebc servers to end these bloody protests? More #MaandamanoMondays and we'll have no country to call home. But a Raila-led OFFICIAL opposition will help 🇰🇪.
President Ruto should indulge stately. Raila isn't going to brink. And the hungry, jobless, marginalised youthful masses will keep joining him. Nairobi won't survive another week of policed riots. It'll pour mass uprising! Ruto daily losing space to lead 🇰🇪 as extremists dig in.
But for high curiosity caused by Raila's demand, 'Open Servers', other grievances are an exploitation of prevalent mass economic sufferings, which he didn't see when he enjoyed UhuRao handshake boom. With escalation in KANU-type Ruto's UDA bravados, fodder ripe to fuel uprising.
If Ruto doesn't act stately, more people will go #MaandamanoMondays #MaandamanoThursdays
not because Raila is right but because Ruto, as president who's Head of Government, will have failed in his role as Head of State and remained as Ruto, the UDA candidate. Time lapsing fast.
Hunger, joblessness, despair, frustrations, 'don't care' culture amongst most Kenyans fueled by terrible economy caused by we corrupt political leaders. If Raila doesn't state his #Maandamano ENDGAME and exact ACTIONS to end impunity before Monday, he'd stop the damn protests.

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