MUMO MATEMU RESIGNS; THE POWER OF CORRUPTION AND THE CORRUPT.

I must start by noting that as much as historians’ document human race to be evolving continually, the evolution of the Kenyan society is very fast that the turn of another phase occurs just before the previous phase is over. Kenyans are however masked with a cocoon of what I will term as ignorant and rhetorically resistant attitude as well as vision towards these unnecessary evolutions. Interesting is in the direction in which these evolutions are moving the country to. 

Kenya is a country endowed with many privileges though even a young kid knows that these privileges only exist in books, journals and presentation in special forums, conferences and any other presumed special sittings. Kenya is accelerated towards the ditch by her own leaders and entrusted political machineries who cannot actually revert back erroneous intentional decisions they make because these are selfish motivated and with ill interests.

It is merely less than 60 days since the president of the republic of Kenya presented what has come to be known as "List of Shame" to the parliament house. This of course was followed by a prediction of a war that had just been stirred and left to bomb the state. Analysts gave all the perspectives of the matter but I know few people, if at all any really paid attention to these forecasts. We all remember Irene Keino narrating how she had been threatened to resigned and even promised another lucrative appointment. These allegations were given by a confident Keino and aired to the whole world. However, these claims were treated as mere politics and as we talk to date the following have never been pursued so as to justify or annul as whether the complainant sought to establish herself as a sacred sheep or if the stated sentiments were of a complainant delivering what the intimidator had really presented.

Little attention was paid to establishing who actually could have made the promise, where the promise was made, what was the motive of the promise, and how did it come to this level. Today the 12th May 2015 Mumo Matemu resigned citing personal reasons which am sure may not be disclosed to any one in any time soon. Matemu goes home after breaking partially a shell that no any former chairman of the Ethics and Anti corruption Commission has ever even tried to hit before. Starting from the days of Ringera, to the verbal chairman PLO Lumumba, EACC was a commission known to threaten the perpetrators of corruption introducing the phrases "Big fish" and "Small Fish" in the Kenya arena of political address.

Matemu will be credited for having been one of whose regime was characterized by numerous legal challenges and battles at the Integrity centre but at least one who flipped through the pages that Kenyans once longed to see open for long. He may not have opened to where it was expected, but the courage, zeal and the determination that Matemu demonstrated to that far would have never been seen in this country if we were still to live our past. The longevity of his tenure at the helm of this fierce commission was ruled short the moment H.E. Uhuru surrendered the list to the House of both learned and defenders of Justice and perpetrators of injustice.

The helms have been cut even shorter because Matemu may never be a happy man to enjoy that vision he once had of seeing a corrupt free country. All prosecutions if any will be done are going to be when this man is out of office. I will draw your attention to what happened at the ICC when Ocampo Louis investigated the 2007-2008 PEV and handed the prosecution to Fatou Bensouda. This is the scenario with the so called "List of Shame".  Analysis will show you the memory of the "List of Shame" should start flickering in minds of Kenyans now as pertaining the "List of Shame". 

It can be deciphered by any creature with cerebral as well as medulla coordination that this resignation has come at such a time when it was least supposed to happen. This gives you the possible reasons for the occurrence of this resignation. This resignation could have been prompted either in favor of the prevailing circumstances or against the wish of Matemu actually. We are yet to decipher, but as Kenyans it is time we all joined in forces of prayer and faith and liberated ourselves from the shackles we have handcuffed ourselves with. Our leaders will continue to sabotage our boundaries of freedom allocated to us by nature. 

As I end this article I would like you to think about this, "After resignation, Kazungu Kambi is still earning his full salary." 

SCRAPE THE 47 COUNTY WOMEN REPS! WHY KENYANS SHOULD NOT EVEN THINK OF 20 WOMEN REPS.

I consider it appropriate time to poke my nose in the highly talk of, what I will call us, parochial women representation. The war of words and bitter phrases has rocked the media houses giving journalists and bloggers sweet titles to write about. This has prompted even house politicians to become columnists just to help drive home their thoughts as independent Kenyans.

The scene created reminds me of a pregnant company I once worked for in my earlier days of employment in the informal sectors. It was a sole proprietorship kind of business so the proprietor had the final decision. This guy lacked enough managerial skills. He therefore didn't have a clear plan for appraisal. Whenever he could suspect his foreman he could create an office for another performing staff without a clear job description. This had an implication on his company and created a cold conflict amongst his staff. At one point you would find all staff on duty to bosses and a complicated command order would ensue creating a web of confusion among the staff.

I remember a close friend rising through the ranks within months to a rank that lacked title but resuming 90% of duties of the foreman who was still retaining his initial capacity. The running costs went high, what followed next is history.

I write this as my opinion and I would like to share with you that in line with Article 34 of the constitution that entitles me like any other Kenyan to the right of Opinion hence not representing the view of any particular group or any other individual. I would like we get to the chronicles of the constitution review, implementation to the time when the 2013 general elections under the newly promulgated constitution as it was by then. The country was brought to a halt by the wage bill debate that beckoned the attention of media houses, civil groups, government, international community and all contributors who could utter anything by then. Some of the factors that were noted to have increased the wage bill that needed to be tamed were;

• The introduction of the bicameral house.
• Expanded national assembly composition.
• Introduction of more constitutional offices.
• Large county assemblies among other minor factors.

It was here that the country remembered of the effects of constitution implementation and started thinking of taming the large parliament. 

A section of members of Women parliamentarians association argue that after Kenyans voting in for the constitution they should be ready for the costs of implementation. It is here that we realize that Kenya does not have 42 tribes as claimed by most naive Kenyans; Kenya has two tribes, the rich and the poor. The same association sensationally stated that all they wanted was the support of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto and The Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. These group of parliamentarians do not want the support of Kenyans in order to pass laws that will deprive them salaries, Kenyans are only necessary when climbing the ladder to where the same Kenyans can be manipulated.

This is contempt of the highest order on Kenyans who go on hungry stomachs in the name of tax payment for the same MPs. Kenyan leaders never fail to entertain. If there was any legality in this issue it is in my opinion that the women parliaments would seek help of their employers who happen to be Kenyans.

Why I don't Support the proposed 94 women reps?

Going by the proposal of the Women Parliamentarians association that each county elects two women reps, the Impasse of women representation would still not be achieved. In short, continued existence of Article 97(i)-b, c of our constitution with editing of the numbers alone does not solve the stalemate. Instead, this would even worsen the situation further adding more state officers. My lose scrutiny reveals that the current capacity of the national assembly after renovation going by the number of the seats available can only be 349 members. This can be seen from times when there is usually a joint sitting such as the one held on 27th April 2015 during the President's state address. These seats will therefore need further expansion in case the   doubling of numbers of women sails through.

Now, let us reason, assume elections were held today when we are having the 290 constituencies and 100 women’s seats. This would automatically translate to 384 elective posts. But we can all do simple math and see that in the event all the 290 slots only men are elected, the 94 will not amount to 1/3. Even going by the current statitistics, there are only 16 women MPs out of the elected 290. If by any chance we are to do our math, we would have 110 elected women in a parliament having approximately 434 seats. This still will not be enough. This therefore means we shall need a parliament of up to 440 seats in order to fulfill this law with so many vague political nominations. This of the offices for these enlarged houses, staff in their offices, their security and of course car grants. Is it economic friendly?

The way forward;

Kenya cannot afford to assume this law because it already exists. Implementation is inevitable. It is after this critical analysis that I think of Speaker Justin Muturi's proposal not in his capacity as it is in Article 22 of the constitution but as a common Kenyan and fall for it. Scrapping of the 47 county women rep seats will do more service to this country and even to the children that those women gave birth to. This will guarantee that always there will be balanced representation in the house with little tussle of the interests among leaders. Establishment of the 100 affirmative seats in a house of 300 members will see the women number always at 1/3 of the total house constitution math that even a single elementary school child can do for you.

The costs of running the parliament will narrow down as well and the country wage bill will be tamed.  Even if we had 1000 women reps without clear description of their duties, it will remain irrelevant.

As I finish, I would like to send you as an emissary, Post here for me two things that your Women rep has done that never happened before she went to office?

God bless Uhuru Kenyatta, and May God Bless Kenya!

WHY WE MUST FORGE A COMMON PATH AS KENYANS; Let us fight as a country...

It is few years since this country lost true statesmen who were committed to values and ideals of security and national development. Months earlier preceding their demise the country had just lost another gallant soldier whose values are still deeply entrenched in the chronicles of security to date. The ability, zeal and dedication that the duo of the Ngong copter crush claimed the lives were admirable and desirable for this country.

Their dedication could only be compared to the efforts that were demonstrated by the forefathers in the wars they fought in forests and mountains to give us independence we celebrate today. George Saitoti and Orwa Ojode were able Duos whom in my chronicles of the third liberation I will term them as the “The Duo of 2012” It inarguable truths that these two worked with commitment that should be emulated by all who desire success.

Two years ago, this country lost another tough committed gallant soldier whom to date as his death is remembered no one has been able to unravel the true course of his death. The demise of Mutula Kilonzo saw an engulfed nation in grief whose consolation could not be easily jotted in words. Sad enough is that to date we still mumble over “What killed Kilonzo?”

These events continue to bite us back like a deep frost dropped on our skin us the soldiers, generals, commands and cornels of tomorrow of Kenya. One investigation after the other, sabotage comes from inside and outside all to botch the success made. Few people wake up to gain from the occasion while orchestrating a vice that let down the whole nation. The vice of corruption continue to cut us into pieces while leaving us with no chance to excuse our future.

However, as all this occurs, the affected generations mature, embrace the regime and the ball continues rolling. All over worldwide, it has cost the efforts of the people to have their fate established and corrected for the good of a nation. Starts from Rwanda, Egypt, to Philippines, Seychelles e.t.c. were all liberated not by the aggressive foreign forces but by their unity and identification of a common problem.

Kenya shall not be saved by Religion, neither by a culture nor shall a government, Kenya be saved by her people. People who will forge a common destiny, common need for prosperity and need for a united front. Kenya needs more than a political, religious or a local leader or even leaders. Kenya needs unity of her citizen and Identification of a common enemy. Let us all wake up Kenyan citizens.

Let us embrace values of unity, loyalty and patriotism, let us embrace brotherhood and oneness, and let us forge a common destiny. We shall liberate Kenya. Kenya is Oppressed, Kenya is bleeding; Kenya is in the hands of cartels. And it is rivalry of these cartels that will sabotage the efforts of the poor. Kenyans we are able, we have the ability, and we can.

Wake up Kenya!

It is Time For Africa; Wake Up Africa.

After the recently concluded African heads summit in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, the social media as well as new rooms were all full of proceedings of the summit as well as the resolutions. However the most discussed and eye catching was the establishment of the African court of justice(ACJ) that would be an equivalent of the current International Criminal court that is based at the hague. Little discussed was;

• the state of restlessness in the sovereign republic of Nigeria due to the extremist bokoharam.
• The continuous torture of africans in the Saudi arabia who go looking for green pastures.
• The unstable African economy that continue to be sabbotaged by the west economy.
• the state of the nation of sierra leon and Liberia after the attempted coup by ebola.

Domination of the ACJ subject was seen as a selfish move by the African heads after it seemed to get more propulsion force from the reigning Kenyan President H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, Commander in chief of the Defence forces. This was interpreted in line that he had been the recent victim of ICC infringement of what a good friend H.E. Museveni would call "Uhuru wa Afrika". The able, eloquent president justified why As africa we needed African solutions to African problems.This sounded a brilliant idea and it still sounds, but what of implementation.
The cacoon covering the whole idea seem to be a retaliatory attack after the former Chief prosecutor of the ICC seemed to politicize justice by suing the famous ICC six in line with their 2007 political affiliations.

Let us reason;

1. Assume Ocampo Moreno Louis sued the six without considering PNU or ODM, would it have come this extent?
2. Assume Ocampo adhered to the principles of justice and stood out fair and conducted an intensive investigation, would the culmination of all the events that have followed been this shameful?
3. Now, take it that Ocampo entered Kenya specifically to investigate peroetrators of 2007 post election violence without getting interested in ODM or PNU affairs, what kind of submission do you think would he have handed over to the ICC?
4. Finally, assume Ocampo was left to conduct this case to the end as the chief prosecutor..... I pose.

Africa needs African problems. The joining of American forces to bring down Ghadhaffi a renown west African icon did no good but rather harm. The entry of Kenya forces in somalia has seen our somali brothers return home to rebuild a once colapsing nation.
Let us wake up Africa, no one will come to arm us to build our heritage, our prosperity, our future, we shall do it on our own. African is able, Africa has the capability. The plethora of our coastal marines to our beautiful natural resources are all sweet resources whose manipulation we have overlooked for long.
Wake up Africa, For Africa, deserves African solutions.

THE PAINS AND PRIVILEDGES ENDOWED TO AFRICA.

I have grown up an African and it is beyond any doubt that definitely by the time My God comes for establishment of another beautiful kingdom in a new paradise, an African I will. I have never doubted the fact that as an African I have the capability of achieving anything anywhere. From Socio-economic success, Academic breakthrough to attainment of a politically informed successful reign are all ambitions I have never been challenged why as an African I can't see them come true.

However, it comes to a point where stagnation starts. An enabling environment. From so many statutes to which as a people we stand signatories to MoUs our leaders get us into, most of them do not, if at all any, help us get to where our fore fathers dreamt us to be 5 decades after independence. It is in Africa where Polio was pandemic and trials for vaccine as well as drugs done. It is same Africa where cholera was a menace before it was combated.

Africa has been a destination of relief foods, drugs, weapons, military personnel and many more donations. Just in a bid to establish a stable, calm Africa. From HIV outbreaks, to Malaria, to HIV again to Ebola to hunger, problem after the other. All befalling Africa. Why Africa??
Our people let's ask,

Why Africa?

In forums such as Young African Leaders Initiative Network​ you will read and hear of sweet dreams and ambitions our people hold dear. But when shall they be realized?
I ask When? Africa, endowed with beautiful culture, plenty vegetation, colorful climate, fertile soils and many more is the same home of troubles, disasters, wars and all forms of atrocities meted both to innocent and guilty.
Africa, when shall we learn this which we have missed most.
Africa. I pride myself as Africa, But it pains me to do nothing in Liberating My Africa.

Let us rise Africa!

The African Sacarcism. Unity our Key to prosperity.....

Sometimes one may be tempted to sit down and wonder, “Why a black people in the word?”

Africa prides itself as a home of vast human history starting all from the magical evolution to beautiful wild life. Africa as a continent hosts hosts beautiful homesteads, attractive creatures, good scented flowers and birds.

But one thing, kills the African success story and zeal. The thing is Lack of identity. Our former Pan Africanists all from:

• Muammar Ghaddhaffi.
• Kwame Nkuruma.
• Nelson Mandela.
• Tom Mboya​ e.t.c

Just to name few, all shared one common dream for African people. A story of success. Traverse from the rich Nigerian soil all to the beautiful Kenya, From the drylands of Egypt to fertile South Africa you will love Africa.

But where did we go wrong?

As a people with a common origin we have lost in defining a common destiny that we share. We wander and stumble in the thickets like lost camels which I find even more better because they can never miss to get back home.

We in Africa we have risen to kill our own spirit that is necessary to overcome the question of poverty. Selfish desires, Chauvinism, Greed, political intolerance among many other are just but few of the many challenges that have culminated to the all known problems facing an African person. Political wars in Nigeria, threats of ceasation and rise extremist terrorist groups are ll killing African spirit.

The coordination of bringing down stable governments, killing of citizens based on their religious faiths and tribal affiliations is all killing an African person.

Back home still, judicial injustices, uneven distribution of resources and social discrimination are all problems we must tackle. These contribute to each other and culminate to a common problem whose solution is just unity.

As a people let us rise. It is all unity that is needed. Unity of our people. Unity of us people.

All forums from Young African Leaders Initiative Network​ to pages such as True African Art.com​ all tell you of African beauty.

It pains to hear Good Luck Jonathan call for American intervention to curb Boko Haram. It is so sad to Hear Somalia ask for American help to restore Somali economy.
It pains.
Let us Rise Africa.
It is our time.
It is in African Spirit I write this.
Okoti Aluora Okot​

Paul Muite Has to Win in Digital Migration case, For Kenyan's to win as well.....

I have always supported the battle of Royal Media, Standard and Nation Media Group through counsel Paul Muite. However, I have never got time to sit down and explain to you why. Today I think Wahome Thuku's content can help me fiil this gap;
Read this is if you are as well interested to know more and take an informed stand as you stop yapping around in ignorance;
WARNING: This post is long, and the subsequent ones will not be any shorter. They are ONLY intended for a mind that reads for knowledge (and grasps).

DIGITAL MIGRATION - ONE

In the year 2000, the world decided to migrate from analogue to digital TV broadcasting. several meetings were held under the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

At the Regional Radiocommunications Conference in Geneva (RRC-06) held on June 17, 2006, countries signed an agreement setting June 17, 2015 as the deadline for the switch from digital to analogue TV technology.

Some countries requested that their deadline be June 17, 2020 and were granted the request. Other who were absent were giving 90 days to chose between the two dates failing which, their deadline would be June 17, 2015.
Countries were free to have effected their migration any time before the deadline. Kenya was present and accepted the June 17, 2015 hence its bound by that agreement. Every player in the broadcasting industry fully accepts that date.

To activate the process the Kenya government in March 2007, set up the National Digital Migration Task-force (NDMT) to guide the country on the digital migration.

The NDMT comprised of the Ministry of Information and Communications, National Communications Secretariat, Communications Commission of Kenya, Media Owners Association (MOA), KBC, Media Council of Kenya and Association of Practitioners in Advertising (APA).

The task-force completed its work and handed in a report to the government in October 2007. It recommended that in accordance with the ICT Sector Policy Guidelines of March 2006, practical measures be taken by the government to licence signal distribution providers in Kenya. In particular, it recommended that:

1. In order to reduce the cost of migration, the existing analogue transmission sites and infrastructure would be used for digital transmission.

2. Based on the government decision to licence KBC as a signal distributor, KBC shall form an independent company to run the signal distribution services in order to avoid conflict of interests or cross subsidies.

3. The current broadcasters will be allowed to form an independent company to run the signal distribution services in order to utilize their existing infrastructure. This company should be independent to avoid conflict of interests or cross subsidies. This company will be given the first preference to a (second) signal distribution licence.

4. Existing broadcasters who own infrastructure will negotiate commercial
terms with the licenced signal distribution provider for transfer of ownership
of the infrastructure.

5. A time limit be set after which broadcasters will not be allowed to operate unlicenced signal distribution services.

In February 2008 the government set up a Digital Television Committee (DTC) to implement recommendations of the task-force.

As recommended and agreed, the first Broadcast Signal Distribution (BSD) license was allocated to the State broadcaster KBC without any controversies. KBC formed the independent company called SIGNET to distribute the signal.

But both KBC and the government were too broke to embark on building the infrastructure. As will be clear later, KBC's Signet surrendered its frequencies to MultiChoice for use by its firm GoTV. The story of GoTV is itself an interesting read.

To take care of this problem the then Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) decided to allocate a second BSD licence to another company through competitive bidding.

One of the firms that tendered for the licence was Pan Africa Network Group (PANG-Kenya) a company owned 100% by Chinese. This is the company that owns Startimes.

Three local media houses Nation Media Group, Royal Media Services and Standard Group formed a company called Africa Digital Network which also tendered for the licence. (Read recommendation 3 above)

In what Media Owners still believe was due to manipulation and tempering with their tender documents, the second BSD was awarded to PANG-Kenya.

KTN, NTV, QTV and Citizen were now required to hand over their broadcast content to Signet or PANG for distribution. This is where trouble started. The three media houses declared they would do that over their “dead bodies” and for reasons I will be analyzing later.

So the argument that the three are opposed digital migration is hogwash and propaganda. It's about a simple question which they ask, “In a country that prides of media freedom, democracy and sovereignty, should we hand over our broadcast content to the Kenya government (KBC-Signet) or to China (Pang) for distribution. They said No. And began the legal process to challenge the allocation of the licence to PANG-Kenya.