


Kenya: Secession Bill by The Hon. Peter Kaluma. MP, Homabay Town (November 2017)







Clearly, this whole withdrawal from the European Union (EU) is becoming toxic for the Conservative Party and their Ally Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). The Tories where clearly not prepared for the consequences of the EU exit, if so then the process would have been so much more smoother and transparent. Even Prime Minister Theresa May knows this, but will not accept the defeat or the abysmal acts of her government. Not that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has helped, neither has Department of EU Exit (DexEU) David Davis and now even help of Michael Gove to question her through secret memos. The good news is that its revealed in the media. Since it shows the bad political craft done by the Tories concerning the biggest change of foreign involvement in last century. Still, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove isn’t showing loyalty, more using the debacle for their own gain. It is sinister and demeaning, instead of supporting and showing clear path. They are running on their own, while being part of May’s cabinet.
“EU Exit – Next Steps.
‘For your and Gavin’s eyes only.’
Your approach is governed by sensible pragmatism. That does not in any way dilute our ambition to be a fully independent self-governing country by the time of the next election.
If we are to counter those who wish to frustrate that end, there are ways of underlining your resolve.
We are profoundly worried that in some parts of Government the current preparations are not proceeding with anything like sufficient energy.
We have heard it argued by some that we cannot start preparations on the basis of ‘No Deal’ because that would undermine our obligation of ‘sincere co-operation’ with the EU. If taken seriously, that would leave us over a barrel in 2021.
We all want you to push your agenda forward with confidence and have your Government articulate the following…
Yours,
Boris and Michael” (Walters & Owen, 2017).
This Memo states they want a hard-Brexit, but not explaining how they will negotiate and how the United Kingdom will pay for the changes. How this will affect business or deep dive into ordinary people’s lives. That they just want to cut ties and hope the wounds doesn’t become severe or to damaging. That Johnson and Gove wants the United Kingdom to limp into the future is pretty clear by this memo. They are even defending even grander cut of ties, just to secure a majority within next election. Is more important than the possible impact of a hard-Brexit. That means if City of London sinks, if factories moves to cheaper tariffs and headquarters move to other business districts. It will clearly lose the taxes and be more severe cuts on the workforce within private business and several banking institutions. Who are now based in London, but might move to Dublin, Frankfurt and even Berlin. Who knows where they may leave. It is senseless to push for that, when the UK will pay more tariffs and more on the outside of the EU. The prices will go up and the economy will be hit. It is just a matter of how much. Clearly for Gove and Johnson the price the people have to pay, so the Tories can continue to rule and make sure the Conservative is still ruling by 2021. Not making sure people has jobs and can afford their daily meal. Instead, just making sure Gove and Johnson has a job as their representatives and the public being their subjects.
If this isn’t hurtful for the British, if this isn’t showing their disregard of the possible damages of a Hard-Brexit. Than who knows how far these two will go to stay in power. They have no conscience to the cost of the working-class and the industries who lives on exports. That will clearly go more down and lose the markets. As the profits are eaten up by the new tariffs as non-member nation imports to the Union. This is what is striking to me and they will clearly risk lots of industries from banking, steel-mills, car-factories to simply selling packaged tea to the rest of Europe. Peace.
Reference:
Walters, Simon & Owen, Glen – ‘Boris and Gove’s plot to ‘hijack’ Number 10 exposed: Menacing secret memo to Theresa May dictating terms for a hard Brexit triggers new Cabinet rift’ (11.11.2017) link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5073567/Boris-Gove-s-plot-hijack-Number-10-exposed.html#ixzz4yDj6syLR


The Tories-DUP Government can come with their promises and keep the people in the dark. But when one company who has their European Headquarters there and is an international car-producer, their advice and their reasons for their production and sales should be listen too. These sort of facts from them is because they are thinking of their future and their possible profits. The Honda Factory is in Swindon and has 4,000 workers, also 500 people at the Headquarter. That means the Brexit can have effects for 4500 workers directly, plus the traders and mechanics who are label based.
Therefore, this part of their written statement is very damaging:
“Although we are looking to increase our share of exports to non-EU destinations, the US in particular, 35% of Honda’s UK production would still be exposed to tariffs, ‘resulting in increased costs to’ Honda’s business, loss of competitiveness and potential cost increases for consumers. As we have experienced with the Israel market, when failure to meet Rules of Origin thresholds resulted in the need to pay tariffs, a 10% tariff would make our vehicles uncompetitive, and would impose costs we cannot afford to absorb” (Honda Motor Europe, 2017).
When leaving the European Union the tariffs between them and non-EU Member Nations. This will hurt the bottom-line of the production and also the exports of Honda Production from Swindon. That should worry the Tories-DUP as this is one manufacturer with this result and these findings. Who knows what the steel-mill in Wales, the Whiskey production in Scotland and whatnot they are selling from Newcastle. Therefore, the exports and Yorkshire tea might be more expansive after the Brexit. When considering the 10% added tariff on the manufactured goods in the UK after they have left. This will hurt more businesses than Honda. Honda is just proving the difficulties.
This is even more important to look at, since the Tories Government have kept the public in the dark over their assessments and their reports of the aftermath and result of the withdrawal from the EU. Therefore, the written statement from Honda. Gives clarity and also an explain how the leaving will effect business. Peace.
Reference:
Honda Motor Europe (BRA0008) – ‘Written Evidence’ (20.10.2017)















“The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people.” – Niccolò Machiavelli
Today is the deadline day for Election Petitions against the announced results of the Fresh Presidential Election on the 26th October 2017 and the result announced on the 30th October 2017. The initial petitions that might be powerful and question the election will be the ones served by Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu (KYSY), Institute for Democratic Governance and Harun Mwau private petition.
Because this elections has been filled irregularities, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and their proceedings as the timeline, the nominations and all the other appointments, which can be questioned. Not only the results in mind, where you can question the registered voters, the amount of voters and the turn-out. There are so many numbers that was pulled out of the hat, that the IEBC could cook anything, horse, rats and beef at some point.
The IEBC and this petitions will have a hard time to answer the findings of KYSY, Institute for Democratic Governance and Harun Mwau. All of these petitions can show different finds and also question different parts of the Fresh Presidential Elections. There are enough breaches and codes broken that is simple to find within the Constitution of 2010. That is something the IEBC knows and should know as they have already been nullified once in 2017.
The IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati and CEO Ezra Chiloba should be shaken and questioned for their acts and behavior. The Internal Memo’s that has been released and come to the public view, all of them has showed their appointments, their agreements with tenders and how they have discussed the Fresh Presidential Election. Clearly, the IEBC have not done this properly.
That is why we can look with interest what the Supreme Court of Kenya will look into petitions and what they are finding, the possible breaches. All of them will be vital to prove that the recent presidential election in Kenya was a shambolic and botched event, that no-one should be promised to have won. The winner Kenyatta, should have wished he lost to Dr. Ekuru Aukot of Thirdway Alliance, since he didn’t really win and the election have no credibility. That in mind of how IEBC kept themselves in public while counting ballots and also how they forged 34A forms and 34B forms.
This time James Orengo and National Super Alliance (NASA) has not filled any petition, as they are boycotting it as they did during the polls as well. We can just await the verdicts of these or if they will dismiss them, but they will prove important steps through the protocol and expectations as those days in question has not been used as the provisions of law are saying it should be. That is why the gazetted changes and possible days ahead of 26th October can be questions as either lawful or unlawful.
We have the rights to question it, as it is easy to say that some parts of what the IEBC did and compared to the current law are open breaches, but if the Supreme Court has the same understanding. Will be told as the petition and the trials will start in the coming days. Together with the gathered evidence and possible questions it arises. Peace.