Mutula Kilonzo and James Orengo Bring Down Bricks on their Bosses

If you have ever known a clumsy person, then you also know that such a person can be dangerous to limb and life. Both ODM and PNU must be feeling like they swallowed several live wasps who are now working their stomachs.

It all started with the decision by Mutula Kilonzo to head to The Hague. He must have had a very low opinion of Koffi Anan. He somehow managed to convince those who matter that taking the short trip to The Hague would see the idea of an international tribunal to try the big names behind the election violence in 2007/ 2008 dead and buried. Mutula is not a man given to thinking small. His grand vision of events in The Hague comprised of an ICC prosecutor who would accede to every demand by Mutual Kilonzo. In fact he was so sure of his success that he took time off to tell off Koffi Anan. The Standard drew attention to the tiff in tabloid fashion: Mutula Scoffs at Annan...

For those new to Mutula Kilonzo, he is the minister who planned to construct the largest lego city in Africa - complete with special highways for the President, Prime Minister, ministers and other VIPs. He thought a helipad to give VIPs a headstart on the traffic jams towards the airport was a good idea.

Not to be outdone, ODM threw in James Orengo.

Now there is a reason why somebody decided to include breaks on every moving car.

The team met Koffi Anan. He told them his piece. They had to have the tribunal in place by August or he will hand over the envelope.

Wiser men would have rejected his offer for them to talk directly to the ICC prosecutor. The prosecutor would never move if the former secretary general of the UN sitting together with former presidents Benjamin Mkapa, Joachim Chissano and the wife of a living legend Nelson Mandela is telling him to stand still.

The team went to the Hague and a few days later Anan made his own trip to The Hague with an envelope in his hand.

The mission to The Hague was a disaster.

Richard Bowen's Elections

Phase one of the elections at RCB has just been completed. Looks like all moderators who chose not to resign have been retained. It is unlikely I would have served had I been elected any way. The terms of my contesting were sadly not met.

I stated that if one of the moderators gets re-elected I shall not serve alongside him. He has a huge tally of votes of which I am made to understand none included the many new handles. It appears out of all the new handles four or so voted for me ( and their votes were deducted from my total). Still none voted against me or any other candidate (at the time of going to press). It is amazing that none voted for or against Mla Chake.

Any way a full summary of my take on the election will be forthcoming later. Right now my supporters are more hurt than the candidate. It hurts me that they are so hurt.

I shall go to bed soon and when I wake up, will consider listening to all the good ideas that I have heard this long night. I am not entirely against the idea of patronizing an alternative site. It pains me though that I would undermine the work Nene and I did back in 1996. I urge supporters to stay calm. Do not plaster RCB with complaints. It does not work and works to build the egos of your detractors. Use your heads and consult as you have been doing.

For those waiting for the usual speech, save your lantern oil. I shall not be writing any surrender speeches any time soon until I am convinced that stories about unfairness in the process are untrue.