It is apparent that William Ruto is spoiling for war, and reasons are best known to him. When i look at Ruto clearly, and listen to him, he has changed drastically. I see a frustrated and deeply indecisive man, he is not just fighting political wars but his own personal wars that i don't want to postulate as for now. I wont go deep in my analysis, but adept naysayers can create a direct connection between the rebellion in ODM and William Ruto. Start with the initial cabinet after the grand coalition was formed, move to the Issues of Mau, then move to recent party posts distribution in ODM where Ruto was demanding the Deputy party leader's position and now the Waki report. Is it coincidence that William Ruto and Raila Odinga have disagreed on majority of issues this year? Or is Ruto still stuck with the opposition mentality?
Let us examine this Waki thing.
I have no doubts that this is a real problem , but not just to Ruto, but for all politicians across Kenya. So why is Ruto behaving as if he is the only one who is in that list? and in the first place who said Mr. Ruto was in the envelope? Granted, i agree with folks who see beyond the facade of this Waki report. William Ruto is not just panicking about the Waki report and the consequences incase he is included, he is fighting a sectarian battle of political succession and political survival. He sees he has not been rewarded effectively, yet he could be fried for something "they did for someone else". It doesnt end there. It ends with what the community stands to gain or lose after this incriminating exercise. But what does the community stand to gain or lose? I dont see anything other that what they have already lost, politically speaking.
Paradoxically, there could be more Octogenarians on the Waki report from Ruto's political front, but that has to do with individuals, not the community. Did the community kill, maim or rape? The answer is nay. So why is Ruto dragging the entire community into his battles? I Beg to differ with by old friend Kutuny who says that they "were protesting" the bungling of votes. And this is how, did the women steal the votes and does raping them bring home the course? Did the kids, count votes, or vote for that matter? Do you protest a vote by stealing and looting other people's property? Waki says that the skirmishes were planned, that alone is reason enough to make someone go to jail. The reprisals mounted in Naivasha were post planned, and someone must go to jail, and here we agree with William, two wrongs don't make a right!
So why are the politicians panicking, yet they most probably never killed, raped or maimed?
Make your own guesses, but this is my verdict: The big fish must fry, so is the small fish. Kenya must rise above petty politics and individualism and avoid rewarding criminals as Kibaki is doing. We want reconciliation, truth and justice. In this pursuit we should apply the law indiscriminately. The business of law is to reward those who keep it, and punish those who break it; and not to act sentimental through psychological understanding. This is what it means putting an end to impunity. If we shield political criminals today, we'll have no country tomorrow. Let the octogenarians fight their own battles.
Kibaki, ECK, PNU, Raila, Including all other hired goons who played a role in the skirmishes, directly or indirectly, must ask for forgiveness, and where there is sufficiently adduced evidence, let them go to jail. Where that jail will be, i dont care, how many people have suffered worse than being in jail? Again, if jail were supposed to be lenient it wouldn't be jail, finally the perfect punishment for murder is the noose. Panic or not, maybe its just time we shouldn't allow criminals become judges in their own case, or what do you think?
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