Comments on: Post-referendum doze..

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:20:28 +0000

I also own a political blog on Kenya. Would you be interested in exchanging links so that we can promote each other?

By: prousette

prousette — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:28:13 +0000

As one of those people who said no AND did not bother to read the proposed constitution, the reason for no was against chauvinism arrogance and house of Mumbi. Especially the house of mumbi part! Kenya ina wenyewe indeed.
What surprises me is that there was champagne and bulls ready to celebrate the Yes win. How narrow minded could the banana camp be:twisted::twisted:
and thank you for the analysis

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:51:52 +0000

echo keguro: thanks for keeping us informed.

By: InSidious

InSidious — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 08:41:26 +0000

Ory, Thank you!

You are welcome!

By: bankelele

bankelele — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:14:29 +0000

It was anniversary or orange revolution in Ukraine (which has since imploded)

Macharia gaitho has written some pretty hard-hitting opinion pieces - which even murungaru has responded to (complained about to the Nation) in writing.

Each business owner has to decide on the level of risk to his business, staff, and customers.

Macharia Gaitho has another good piece today in response to the Cabinet sacking.

By: kiptil-kimiet

kiptil-kimiet — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 05:45:25 +0000

The banana people lost it in May when they excluded LDP from the PSC on the pretext that they wanted Govt friendly MPs on the committee. They further imposed a chairman on the committee resulting in a KANU walkout.

This was just one of the many things they screwed up on….most people voted on other grounds, in fact the more I talk to people the more it is clear that this was a referendum on the government’s performance and the perceived arrogance of the Banana camp and what they purported to represent.

By: Keguro

Keguro — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:21:46 +0000

Your coverage (and comments) have been invaluable, especially for those of us living abroad.

Just wanted to say thanks!

You are welcome!

By: githush

githush — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 19:13:58 +0000

The “Orange Revolution” begun after November 21, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Revolution

I second magaidi’s sentiments on the SMS

Also find it rather odd that Banana was only able to carry Central, it would seem that they failed to reach out to other people, or did not have an efficient grass roots effort. You on the ground can better analyze the situation.

The final outcome was not just a result of a failure to reach out to other people or the lack of an efficent grassroots effort by the Banana camp, but also the amount of vitriol coming from their campaigners, especially those who campaigned in Central and from stations like Citizen FM who repeatedly talked about protecting the “House of Mumbi”…the rest of the country feared a return to the Kenyatta days when the only people who benefitted from the government were Kikuyus, as one person told me yesterday, it was time to let those who bandied ethnic chauvnism about that Kenya ina wenyewe.

By: magaidi

magaidi — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:29:33 +0000

Ory, that SMS was a killer! ‘Mtoto kubafu wa who??’…LMFAO!

I know, the beauty of Kenya…the amount of humor generated by this referendum has been never-ending.