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1. joluo 1.30.08 / 1am

   Sillah,

   What is needed now is a UN peacekeeping force. Unlike Americans, Kenyans do not have “the right to bear arms.” Yet some tribes are better armed (illegally or, as some allege, “legally” through the Kibaki government) than are others.

   This is obviously a very dangerous situation.

   However, martial-law is not the solution. As we noted earlier, a military coup would almost certainly worsen not improve matters.

   We advocate peace at jaluo.com, but believe in self-defense. That said, even those who claim self-defense must be tried in court. Justice must place a premium on human life. After all, what are people fighting for if not the right to lead the lives that they believe they should be able to live–the right to live in an equitable society.

   THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS: IF THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT DEPLOY A PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO KENYA IMMEDIATELY, THEN KENYANS WILL BE FORCED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES. Every one of us would do the same if not for ourselves then certainly for our children were we in the shoes of someone who, through no action of their own, was targeted and lived daily in fear of imminent death.

   The west has been far too slow and far too keen on pushing its power-sharing agenda.

   Please see the contributions of one of our feature authors, b real, for more on the west’s “power-sharing” agenda at:

   http://www.moonofalabama.org/2008/01/coup-in-kenya-p.html

   The west, ESPECIALLY THE UNITED STATES, has yet to explain how it expects Kenyans to live with one another when all is said and done under such a power-sharing agreement.

   We reiterate that had the west pressed for a new election when all of this began, then many, many Kenyan lives could have been saved. As it is, the west does not realize that the options that it thinks are on the table are not the options that many Kenyans have in mind. We read that there are mobs of 5,000 engaging in violence. This is an indication of how monumental this problem has become. Kenya is rapidly moving toward civil war and the possible secession of the six pro-Odinga provinces from the two pro-Kibaki provinces.

   We should add that, at this point, secession may actually be the most humane resolution. It is fairly clear that certain groups can no longer fathom co-existing with certain other groups. Let us not wait until thousands have died before we admit the obvious. Secession could save lives.

   Frankly, a re-run is beginning to look like a nicety. The west and PNU apparently have yet to grasp this reality.

   If the west wants to keep Kenya intact, then we highly suggest that the UN deploy peacekeeping troops NOW as we and others suggested weeks ago…

   If the conditions for democracy can be restored, then a new election might be possible. Nonetheless, whoever wins such an election will have to work very hard to heal the divides that have festered and erupted due to the inadequate action of the west and the international community.

   Regards,
   Jaluo Press

   P.S. READERS: We will return to this topic of a new election and why we think that it is the best option for keeping Kenya not just peaceful, but also intact as a nation. Please stay posted and, above all, stay safe.
2. collins jaluo 1.30.08 / 4am

   Shame on Kenyan military these cowards can live and see their mother s, wives and daughters getting targeted and executed by politicians. I believe in self defense and justice. We know that when the votes failed Kenyans and their freedom of expression taken away the only thing left is to fight for it. Other Kenyans should be armed since the so called govt has malice, we cannot wait for the west, they instigated and perpetuated executions in Rwanda and i believe they are playing behind the scenes in Kenya too.
   Please let pray but too ask ODM to see that our communities has armed vigilantes for protection against police, the army and mungiki.
3. Jaber Nyar Alego 1.30.08 / 5am

   Nyikwa Ramogi joka nyanam. I am shocked at the turn of events and the unconfirmed reports of Mungiki in Nyanza and Western. it seems they are more organized, calculative and well funded aside from being united, its a shame that we havent learnt to do things in a similar manner if only to protect ourselves from imminent danger. People why dont you organize yourselves and protect yourselves from this menace? do not let them persecute you without a fight.

   Secondly and most disturbing, is the wanton destruction of cities, Kisumu, siaya, migori, homabay, rachuonyo etc, Luos please control yourselves, have you seen any jorabuon destroying their schools, hospitals, rails etc?? do you know that given the current situation these things might not be reconstructed in a long time, you have destroyed our beautiful city shamelessly and yet it is where you get your daily bread from, do you want to wallow in poverty forever?? can somebody please talk to youths to stop any further destruction of schools, hospitals, bulidings rails etc, the people you should direct your anger at are the mungiki who are coming armed with propeller grenades to kill you and you will be busy destroying things which did not do anything wrong to you.

   Lets u calm down, wabed uru piny wapar matek kendo wachan kaka wanyalo counter Mungiki, instead of wan’go sikunde, osibtende makonyowa wan nyikwa Ramogi, piny lich nono yawa!!
4. Karis 1.31.08 / 7am

   I cry for Kenya. I cant pretend that i hate my friend Atieno because of what is happening in Kenya. I chose not to involve in politics when i am with her but i truely care for her and have her best interst at heart.
   But how im i supposed to go on like this while i see my cousins being killed, chased out of their homes like animals?
   My conscience does not allow me to take revenge because i believe in God and only and only God is in charge.
   May God bless Kenya…..i mourn for the children who have died innocently……all children and all kenyans PEACE
5. Joseph R Alila 2.7.08 / 10pm

   Let us face facts here. You should find this assertion rather simplistic and naive, but in my view, the talks in Nairobi are aimed at “baby-sitting” ODM as Kibaki settles into his seat. I may be wrong, but listen to the latest word from Annan: under the present circumstances in Kenya, a re-run of the Presidential vote is not feasible for at least one year. Now, this statement came after he had received ODM’s evidence as to how the Presidential tally was rigged at ECK. Prior to this–Kalonzo, that pretty face from Masaku–is stomping world capitals singing that peace has returned to Kenya, and Kibaki is in control, and chairing IGAD.
   Meanwhile, ODM is being told by PNU that, indeed, ECK membership messed up, and will be reconstituted. Secondly, ODM is being advised by “alien friends” to swallow the bitter pill and take ministerial positions (Agriculture and Fisheries!) in a Kibaki Government (Coalision Arrangement!) as a new constitutional order for 2012 is being worked under WAKO, Karua and Parliament. To show that they are serious, these Western Friends have given a number of ODM MPs (and PNU too) DO-NOT-ADMIT cards so that they accept a coallition arrangement.
   ODM has been trapped; if it walks off City Hall in a huff, the label “Rebel” will follow it quickly. It will be miraculous for ODM to leave these talk as a solid entity: It accepts a coalition, and it dies as a Party of any relevence in 2012, and multi-party democracy with it. It walks off in protest, and the country burns with it, which ODM will not do.
   I have known African dictators who gleefully inspected guards of honor mounted by skulls and bones. The PNU band appears to be the dangerous sweet-talking type that can declare that there are floods in Garissa in the middle of a drought. This PNU band will not compromise its position, and will be willing to sit it out long and play the plight of IDPs in Kibera and Rift Valley to the international media. That land has become the contentious matter makes this scenerio the more likely (Look at Zimbabwe).
   In the unfolding tragedy, ODM will blink because too much suffering has visited the people, and conclude that it does not want “a bride with blood on her hands.” But ODM could become a formidable opposition in parliament. For this to happen, the leadership and MPs must be in it together, and the people must be willing to join them on this long journey to 2012. Bitter? Yes. But it is for the same reason that our men do not mourn the deaths of infants.

   JR Alila

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