Opinion: President Kenyatta’s corruption fight is like a mirage

If the sword of oppression be permitted to lop off one limb without opposition, reiterated strokes will soon dismember the whole body.” Alexander Hamilton

After the recent weeks and the new fancy scandals, you can pound and wonder, where is there no corruption, Mr. President?

The President, I am asking today is President Uhuru Kenyatta and his administration. The Jubilee has a special feature, they have a own slogan of fighting corruption, while amassing more of them at the same time. They are capturing the headlines nearly daily.

President Kenyatta and Deputy President Ruto are in the wind, they are battling a big monster, which themselves are contributing too. They are trying to play the card of battling it, while they are feeding it. The Cabinet Secretaries are usually implicated, the Principal Secretaries are as well.

The government are doing it all ways possible, by borrowing money for ghost projects like ghost-dams, which has been revealed recently. The state has taken giant loans from Eurobonds twice and still configured ways to siphon the funds away from the government. The Jubilee have eaten directly from the investment funds directed to youth employment. The Jubilee have been able to take away from health care procurement and waste funds there, instead of helping the sickly in dire need.

This is how we can go-on. This is a continued saga that never stops. While the Jubilee have a stark rise in corruption, at the same time, the state has taken out more and more debt. Therefore, the state is not only owning the creditors more money, but they are also wasting the loans. Which the state will pay back with interests after the grace period. This is will backfire on the next cabinets and next state officials, as they will have to clear the debts and find revenue to repay them. If not sell collateral- or assets. This will really be devastating.

Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto will downplay the indirect bribes, graft and corruption done by their officials, they will say it is less or not really allocated. They will act a fool, but at the same time attack the cause and say they are dealing with it. By going after the minor cases or small fry, they are going after the chicken thief or the small businessmen who does it to be able to trade on the market. However, the ones who runs the market and runs the “monopoly” imports are in the pocket of the administration, and will will not be touched.

As long as Cheech and Chong is running this Republic. The growth of the corruption will continue to rise. As their businesses are growing, their empires are getting stronger. The two leaders are grabbing more land, more government tenders and even development projects. That is what the President and Deputy does. While the Jubilee says they are fighting it.

Therefore, as long as these two are running the government. Expect more graft, bribes, kick-backs, siphoned funds and ghost projects. There will ghost everywhere, the cronies will create straw/shell companies who siphon funds… this will occur again and again. The state will give- or loan for non-function development projects/organizations, whose supposed to do something, but in reality it will be a figment of imagination. It will be a make believe like a mirage. It will only be in the vision of the person hinging for water, but when the person arrives to the mirage. There will be no water, but only more hot-sand. This is what the Jubilee does to the public.

The Jubilee is offering a mirage to continue … and hoping no one is feeling the hot-sand, but believing in the mirage. Peace.

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Opinion: Kalonzo bows down for Kenyatta!

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka has been called a watermelon, a sissy and a fraud. For various of reasons, as he has flipped the script. Changed loyalty to stay vibrant and always tried to find the way to narrow streets of power. By alliances and being committed to the ones of power.

Yesterday, he let the whole scenario out of the bag. As he committed to possible amend the Constitution, so that two term President Uhuru Kenyatta could run for a third. Because, Kalonzo thinks its a good idea that his Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) should join Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Musalia Mudavadi’s Amani National Congress (ANC) and together with William Ruto/ Uhuru Kenyatta Jubilee Party become one strong alliance. That is what this man saying, in front of everyone at the Unity Meeting of the Ukambani on Friday the 8th February 2019.

This shows, that the man wants to be sucked in and be a loyal crony. Even to the extent where the political families, the dynasties own the Republic and he eats as well. That is what it seems. The rule of law can be bent, as long as he is viable and his friends are getting the cut. There is not other way to see it.

If he thinks this shows strengths or courage, if this shows leadership or even a mere hope. The Ukambani leader Kalonzo is very wrong. This shows his cronyism and his shallowness to a level that is insane. This is the blind leader who follows into levels of worship, where they ability to change laws for selected individuals are lack of respect for rule of law, even for justice and liberty. As it seems like in the vision of Kalonzo, that Kenyatta is bound to rule for life and every is supposed to follow suit.

There is nothing to be captured by the will to change and amend the constitution so that Kenyatta can have another term. Because, when you have first open the opportunity. Why shouldn’t Kenyatta get a fourth? Or a fifth? Maybe even a sixth term?

When you can take away the two terms, why not open the whole can of worms and give him a free ride to eternity, right?

If you let Kenyatta have three, why not more?

Kalonzo has really shown his loyalty and that he bows downs to the dynasties. As he knows in the end, that makes him some ends. He gets checks and titles, he get cash to spend and lives lavish. So, as long as he shows respect and loyalty, that will pay-off in the long run. That why he stays for the long-con. That why he didn’t show up for the inauguration, but was in trouble in his own home. Now, he shown his true face.

That he is minor, a fringe player, who cannot play unless someone gives him a ball. He needs to await the coach on the side to give him that. So, his allowed to play and get ability to be in circle of power. Peace.

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