It is official and in print: The tax payer shall cough out a whooping 33, 000, 000 to refurbish the private homes of Raila Odinga who is also the Prime Minister of Kenya.
If anybody still thinks Kibaki is a fool, that person better think twice.
Here is the big picture:
1. Kibaki has just rejected 5 or more luxury vehicles. The vehicles were not even personal but belonged to the state which then allowed him (Kibaki) to use. He would be required to surrender them on the 29th of December 2012 or upon resignation or death (whichever comes first).
2. Raila has just accepted to have his private home to be refurbished using government money. None of the improvements will belong to the government. He will keep the improvements and reap all the benefits whenever he leaves office. In event another prime minister comes to office, the state would have to spend the same or more money to bring the new person's residencies up to Prime Minister level.
A number of questions arise here:
3. Is Raila aware that real people are dying in Kenya as a result of food shortages? How does this play to the donors and others well-wishers who are being asked to bail out Kenya? Does he need a house in Mombasa as well?
I would have supported a new house being bought for the Prime Minister which would remain state property even when Raila ceases to be PM. May be somebody could have spoken to Moi to allow his former house in Kabarnet Gardens to return to the State for use by the PM. The government could also reposess some of the buildings and plots it once sold to well connected individuals in the 80s and 90s at throw away prices, well, on the same terms as they were sold. Whaever the case, more questions arise:
4. Does Raila and ODM still think they are on the side of wanainchi and Kibaki is not? Is Raila aware that 33 million is what it takes to educate 55 university students with each earning a Bachelors degree?
We have seen some level of wastefullness on the part of Raila that is fast creating a pattern that will be too hard to run away from.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Me and Toa Toa Princess
I was tipped off and sneaked to RCB to read this by Toa Toa Princess.
I now believe people do not understand why I have to leave RCB for good and hope it dies of natural causes.
She has stumbled on one of the reasons but still wants me to stay put. Touching.
I am leaving to protest against loaders (like the infamous moderator) who produce nothing but are ever present to undermine those who produce.
The moderator I am protesting about is known for simply deriding what others produce. I have never once read any opinion (beyond derision of other netters and what they post) from him on any issue. He posts highly tendetious one liners which try to show:
1. He is very wise
2. Others are unwise
3. He is not a tribalist
4. Others are tribalists
5. He loves Obama despite Obama being a Luo (see below)
He pretends to be a fan of Barry Obama and for that is an expert in posting links to stories and videos of Obama. I would believe him too if he wasn't trying too hard.
That, he thinks is what the RCB BB is all about. When a netter comes up with an original view - which distantly appears to be critical of his tribe - he loses his entire head: He derides the posting misuses his power as a moderator in several ways among them removing such a post from 'sticky' status which some other moderator would have given it.
Limited intellect is his problem too. Not every article that mentions tribe negatively is tribalistic. It requires a degree of intellect (which I hold that the said moderator lacks) to make a determination of what is tribalistic and therefore to be struck down and what is essentially harmless debate.
Well, the last time I had quite a run in with Toa Toa Princess. So I am surprised. I can't post my blogg on RCB, but it is freely available here and you can leave comments:
Yesterday 23:46:05
Toatoa princess
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Too bad Tingisa.
I joined Bowen about a year ago for a number of reasons, including seeing one of your posts that addressed the issue of emotional child abuse. I remember thinking that here was a place where Kenyans have fun, but also discussed serious issues.
Maybe one day you will tell why one person has gotten under your skin so much. It's hard for some to understand how cyber relationships can turn so sour.
Either way, good luck with your Blog. Maybe you can post it here for us to follow?
I now believe people do not understand why I have to leave RCB for good and hope it dies of natural causes.
She has stumbled on one of the reasons but still wants me to stay put. Touching.
I am leaving to protest against loaders (like the infamous moderator) who produce nothing but are ever present to undermine those who produce.
The moderator I am protesting about is known for simply deriding what others produce. I have never once read any opinion (beyond derision of other netters and what they post) from him on any issue. He posts highly tendetious one liners which try to show:
1. He is very wise
2. Others are unwise
3. He is not a tribalist
4. Others are tribalists
5. He loves Obama despite Obama being a Luo (see below)
He pretends to be a fan of Barry Obama and for that is an expert in posting links to stories and videos of Obama. I would believe him too if he wasn't trying too hard.
That, he thinks is what the RCB BB is all about. When a netter comes up with an original view - which distantly appears to be critical of his tribe - he loses his entire head: He derides the posting misuses his power as a moderator in several ways among them removing such a post from 'sticky' status which some other moderator would have given it.
Limited intellect is his problem too. Not every article that mentions tribe negatively is tribalistic. It requires a degree of intellect (which I hold that the said moderator lacks) to make a determination of what is tribalistic and therefore to be struck down and what is essentially harmless debate.
Well, the last time I had quite a run in with Toa Toa Princess. So I am surprised. I can't post my blogg on RCB, but it is freely available here and you can leave comments:
Yesterday 23:46:05
Toatoa princess
Frequent
Offline
Re: Elections and Me
Too bad Tingisa.
I joined Bowen about a year ago for a number of reasons, including seeing one of your posts that addressed the issue of emotional child abuse. I remember thinking that here was a place where Kenyans have fun, but also discussed serious issues.
Maybe one day you will tell why one person has gotten under your skin so much. It's hard for some to understand how cyber relationships can turn so sour.
Either way, good luck with your Blog. Maybe you can post it here for us to follow?
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