50 per cent of Kenyan parliamentarians have been to school.

The Times has reported that, “more than 50 per cent of MPs in the Ninth Parliament only posses basic education, a situation that can be attributed to lack of ideologies in the country’s politics, details contained in the official website of Kenya’s Parliament launched yesterday reveal.”

To be a politician in Kenya does not require one to have basic education.

That makes it difficult when passing laws in parliament because most of them are unable to understand what is written in the documents brought for discussions.

Many parliamentarians did not want the site to be launched, “but Speaker of the National Assembly Francis ole Kaparo who launched the website yesterday said it doesn’t matter what the curriculum vitaes of the MPs read since they cannot be changed.”

He praised the launching saying it has advantages because it makes parliament work easier, especially going online when MPs want o present statements to the Clerk of the National Assembly. “Mr Kaparo said the website (www.parliament.go.ke) goes beyond laying bare what MPs boasts of in terms of their levels of education to put the legislative institution in the technological sub-highways.”

Adding that the concern was not, “about who went to school where. It was upon the MPs to give Parliament their respective CVs. This is a milestone that goes along way to put our Parliament in the right path in the contemporary world order. We seek to make the work of MPs easier and make open to the public what revolves around Parliament and the elected leaders,” said Kaparo.

The parliamentary business will be easier to access by the members of the public who are interested to follow what is happening in parliament. “The website also enables access to all Parliamentary business including the Hansard, Order Papers, the Standing Orders, Sessional Papers, all information on Motions and Bills and the legislative process among others. Legislators will also be able to ask questions online, other than forward them in person to the Clerk’s office.”

Some may not understand why some leaders in Africa are almost uneducated, and yet will little education some can do a very good job. Look at former president Moi who served the country for 24 years. He has basic education and did well in running the country.

Leadership is not derived from educational background. Having wisdom and putting it practice in makes a good leader.

By Korir,  African Press in Norway, APN

africanpress@chello.no

source.times.ke

Kenyan court puts 3 to hang for Ngugi!

BBC has reported that a court in Kenya has decided to sentence 3 people to hang in the Ngugi wa Thiongo case.

Would the three have got the hanging sentence if Ngugi was not a known man?

It was reported that his wife was raped and Ngugi himself was a victim of robbery.

When Ngugi left the US with his wife, he travelled to Kenya and went to his home village in a convoy of cars following him.

He was happy to be back home, as he said safe because Moi was out of power.

Was he robbed when Moi was in Power? No.

BBC reports that, “his wife was also raped and burnt with cigarettes during the attack on the apartment in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. It took place in 2004 during Professor Ngugi’s first public visit home after 22 years in self-imposed exile.”

It is known that it was self-imposed exile. When Kanu lost power and Kibaki took over, Ngugi rejoiced and returned to what he called a new free Kenya. But it became tragic! 

He also wanted his nephew put to death for the same crime but the court looked at it in a different way. “His nephew, John Kiragu Chege, accused of arranging and taking part in the attack, was cleared of the charges.

By Korir, African Press in Norway, APN

africanpress@chello.no

source.bbc