Daktari carefully ducked my question on Kimunya
Posted by africanpress on July 6, 2008
Daktari, Jairus and Judy,
The case is steadily being built for why the coalition government is a pipe-dream. Last week I stated my reasons for thinking these are two separate and unequal governments. What’s going on now is a classic example of that. You see the Odinga government trying to do the right thing. You see the Kibaki government going all out to retain a corrupt official. It’s despicable. That said, I’m still of the opinion that building this case is a sound way to proceed. We have to raise the temperature in Kenya in a calibrated way, push it toward a boiling point in a manner that seems logical and thoroughly considered.
It’s important to remember that when the Prime Minister came into a coalition with Kibaki, it was to pull Kenya back from the brink of a disaster. Some people disagreed with that approach…and I understand why they did. But I also believe that the Hon Odinga acted in good faith. As we move forward, going toward the one year mark, he is well aware that Kenyans will look back at the closing year and ask questions. At that point the good people of our country will have ample evidence to build a solid case against the continuance of this sham of a coalition, and indeed a case to pass a vote of no confidence in Kibaki.
I must sound a warning, however, that if we acted in haste and seemed like we were eager to walk out of this coalition, the PNU will be the side to build a case against us. Because when all is said and done, we are playing to the audience in Kenya on the one hand, and the international community, on the other. So while we keep the pressure on the actors on the ground, let’s be mindful of the pace of events.
Judy, I loved the exhibits. I also noted that Daktari carefully ducked my question on Kimunya. Bwana K’Onyiego, I think you and I will get our answer to this question when we visit the good doctor in Europe.
Sam O. Okello
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