Opinion: Kenyatta says to the Opposition – You can wait with dialogue until 2022!

We are today seeing the real vision of the Jubilee Party and the two center pieces of the administration. This being President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. At a speech done in Muranga, today the 9th December 2017. Just as his second official term as President is starting, after a pro-longed and hectic election period. Which has its consequence of a stand-off between Jubilee and the National Super Alliance with Raila Odinga. Clearly, this stand-off his hurting the pride of the President. Since he has gone back to not wishing to politic, but still tell how NASA is supposed to operate in the new environment. It is impressive, that he spells out that the successor is Ruto. No-one is surprised by that, its been in the cards unless Gideon Moi is surfacing like phoenix from the ashes. But for now, that will not happen.

That the President, the incumbent are so in dire needs to show his power over the opposition. Which entails, them being in the fringes and hope to talk in 2022. Like the Jubilee own the country, even after a giant shambolic and botched elections in October 2017. It is amazing how glaceed over that is and how blatant disregard of the other narrative is at play. That Jubilee shows their arrogance and their bitterness to NASA is evident. Since, they are still putting all the terms and all control. While expecting the NASA just to fold their hands and wait to see if their getting any breadcrumbs left on the plate by the President. By the way, with the little people showing up to the second presidential elections, proves that Kenyatta, really doesn’t have the people on his side. Maybe, the courts allowed the second one, because of lack of merit of the cases. Still, that doesn’t change the fact that Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) did a terrible job concealing their rigging for Kenyatta.

Here is what he himself has added to the world:

The President said Kenyans are waiting for development and are not interested in endless political talks. In a remark pointed at the leadership of the opposition which has been calling for dialogue with the Government, the President said the dialogue he is ready for is talk on how to develop Kenya and bring progress for Kenyans. He called on the opposition leaders to realise that the next phase of politics will be in 2022 when the country will go for another general election. He said they (opposition leaders) should wait for the next campaign season for any other type of dialogue and during that time the leader they will negotiate with will be Deputy President William Ruto. “The dialogue we are interested in now is the dialogue that transforms lives and brings development. On the other one of talking politics wait for 2022 and you will dialogue with William,” said the President” (Kenyatta, 2017).

It is hard to transform lives and bring development, when your trying to create it in a vacuum of dishonesty and ignorance. There is lack of trust between the legal government and popular uprising within the opposition. That is why President Kenyatta wants to silence the efforts done by NASA and their leadership. Even detain and arbitrary arrest them, when he sees fit. This phase will be hectic and be troublesome for the Jubilee. The NASA leadership will not accept the discontent and the aggressive use of security forces against them. That is why the Jubilee should be worried. Since they are creating are more hostile environment, because they are using the state sanctioned violence against their own citizens.

Kenyatta, might say he don’t want political talks, but he is the one needing it the most. He is most vulnerable. Kenyatta has everything to loose, the same has Ruto. They might not say it, but that is the truth. They have built it on a house of cards and it just needs a small movement, before the whole falls apart.

So when he wants to discuss development, it should be with concern he does so. Since he haven’t delivered in his first term. Most likely not in his second. Since the aggressive oppressive behavior will not put the case of rigging or illegitimate government to rest. It will just pro-long the exercise and create more wounds between both parties. Kenyatta knows all of this, since he has been himself in opposition, but the power has corrupted him.

I am not surprised that Kenyatta says these thing and suggest it. He wants to shield himself, but shoots himself in the foot. However, don’t get confused. It is all big talk from the big man, but he knows he is vulnerable too. If not, he wouldn’t put it this way and make the opposition looks like they need to talk to him. It is the other way around. Since his republic is in trouble. Internal trouble and with a stalemate, because of his actions and his sponsored activity, through his party and his infested acts within state organizations.

Kenyatta, if your playing smart. You are not playing like this. Your throwing matches into a barrel of gasoline. That will start a fire and fires are hard to control. Right now are the NASA starting their shadow government and their People’s Assemblies. As this movement is rising combined with boycotts. Will hurt the legitimacy and even show the lack of work done by the central government made by the Jubilee itself.

Kenyatta is not winning on doing it like this, but not that he cares. He could say during campaigns that in some counties, that he didn’t need their votes. Therefore, he don’t need the citizens, they are just props in his life. He needs to speak about development and development projects to secure donor funding for government projects. That is why he don’t need insecurity and becoming even more fragile, since that will hurt the cases for getting donor grants and prospects of foreign support. Peace.

Reference:

Kenyatta, Uhuru – ‘The season of politics is over, let us talk development, President Kenyatta says’ (09.12.2017)

South Sudan: Letter from Eng. Paul Kordit Akol & Daniel Dhieu Mauet to President Salva Kiir Mayardit – “Subject: Quick Intervention to rescue lives and properties of People of Western Lakes State” (08.12.2017)

NASA Statement: Roadmap of the People’s Assembly (08.12.2017)

South Sudan: “Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock: Statement to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, 07 December 2017” (07.12.2017)

Kenya: DCI Letter to NTV Larry Madowo – “Re: NTV Interview by Larry Madowo with David Ndii on 22nd August, 2017 at 900 P.M.” (05.12.2017)

South Sudan: Brigadier General Vitorio Morbe Woyoluro resigns from SPLM-IO to join NAS (29.11.2017)

NASA Statement of People’s Assembly Organising Committee (04.12.2017)

David Ndii Cash Bail Receipt (Bond Paper) – (04.12.2017)

Episcopal Church of South Sudan Central Equatoria internal Province (CEIP) – Statement of Bishops and Community Leaders on the Impact of the South Sudan Conflict in Central Equatoria (02.12.2017)

NASA Chief Strategist David Ndii arrested taken to Milimani Law Court and later released on Bond!

The National Super Alliance (NASA) Chief Strategist David Ndii who was arrested at his hotel, Leopard Hotel in Kwale County, driven towards Mombasa and finally ended in DCI in Nairobi. Today he has been charged and alleged with two counts of Incitement.

David Ndii and his legal team is at the Milimani Law Courts. Where the charges and counts will be delivered. I am suspecting that the state will using the Penal Code of CAP 63. Where they will use Article 96 : “Any person who, without lawful excuse, the burden of proof whereof shall lie upon him, utters, prints or publishes any words, or does any act or thing, indicating or implying that it is or might be desirable to do, or omit to do, any act the doing or omission of which is calculated” (Penal Code – Cap 63). This might be used against him for the resistance message and for the resistance of the state with the newly created People’s Assemblies, which he is running the county. If he is charged with this count in the court, he could face up to five years in prison.

If not as part of the same Penal Code of CAP 63 Article 77: “Subversive activities (1) Any person who does or attempts to do, or makes any preparation to do, or conspires with any person to do, any act with a subversive intention, or utters any words with a subversive intention, is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years” (Penal Code – CAP 63). But by forcing these laws for the public opinion and for creating People’s Assembly is a stretch to say at least. Than, you could question the subversive and incitement of violence created by William Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta during the campaign and the rallies after 1st September 2017. They have attacked and thrown rocks at the Courts and NASA. At levels that David Ndii ever has covered or acted upon.

That is why this sort of actions are worrying. Even if they are not sanctioned, but by his actions as a People’s Assembly Committee within the NASA is turned criminal. For standing up for his beliefs and his political place within Kenya. Shouldn’t be criminal. As he was hounded like a drug-lord in Kwale and later transported without knowledge to Nairobi. Later questioned by officers and then taken to Milimani Law Courts. Where several of attorneys and other NASA leaders came to help his case.

After over 24 hours with these charges, this news came:

DPP Keriako Tobiko has directed DCIKenya that David Ndii be released on police bond. Further, DPP has directed that once investigations are completed, the resultant inquiry file be forwarded to ODPP Kenya for appropriate directions” (ODPP KE, 04.12.2017).

Clearly, this case isn’t over and Kenyatta are using scare tactics and the courts to try to put opposition into submission. He and his comrades are clearly showing their totalitarian traits and their oppressive behavior. If they will ever charge him for the fake memo in the article inside Standard Media Digital on the 1st December 2017. Is hard to say, but that is paper-thin as the man himself is saying it is fake. Therefore, the NASA lawyers and others would have field day in the trial if the Jubilee used the courts to file a case on that matter.

So now they are pending investigations onto the man, who they have wrongfully arrested in the first place. If Ndii would sue the state and he should together with the NASA. To prove how wrong it was and how blatant disregard of the rule of law. It all was. This is totally disrespectful.

Ndii shouldn’t be out on BOND. He should be 100% free, just like all other citizens. But because of political affiliation and leadership role in NASA. He is now an open target by the authorities. It is really a double standard. Peace.