Comments on: Post-media blackout update Jan 2 12:15 am

By: Marianna @ Minnesota 4G Wireless

Marianna @ Minnesota 4G Wireless — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:04:13 +0000

Hi, just wandered by. I have a Minnesota 4g site. Can’t believe the amount of information out there. Wasn’t what I was looking for, but great site. Take care.

By: James Muritu

James Muritu — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:33:12 +0000

Two pieces of information am looking for from people:

1. How to donate or help the people who’ve been affected by the chaos in Kenya. Please post the details in KenyaPundit.com or http://runboard.com/bongasasa. I’ve created a forum specifically for this in bongasasa. I belive there are more organisations besides RedCross co-ordinating the assistance

2. I want people, especially in Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombabsa and Eldoret to report on the good things happening there. Even amidst all the chaos, I believe there are some good reports worth writing about. This is the only way we can negate what international media has decided to do(depict Kenya as a country of butchers and mass murderers). Not all Kenyans murdered! Guys bring on the good reports. Once again post them in kenyanpundit.com or runboard.com/bongasasa; whichever is easier for you. Thank you and God bless Kenya

By: Guilt, Accountability, and Agency « African Rhetoric

Guilt, Accountability, and Agency « African Rhetoric — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:26:30 +0000

[...] and Raila Odinga are equally responsible for the violence that is currently tearing Kenya apart. Kenyan Pundit highlights as “Comment of the Day” the statement of an unnamed “foreigner” [...]

By: James Muritu

James Muritu — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:46:47 +0000

Guys, it’s really sad what’s happenning in Kenya. I wish to congratulate KenyanPundit for non-partisan reporting. What is being said in some blogs in the name of generating traffic is unimaginable. To facilitate Objective and Focussed discussions on Kenya events and to complement what’s already being done by Pundit, I’ve put together a Discussion Board at http://www.runboard.com/bongasasa.

By: Citizen1

Citizen1 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:59:05 +0000

Rao your words are golden. We should have spoken for the poor man way before all this. This is not about this election, politicians will always be politicians, here in the States they talk crap to get ahead too. Talks for peace must begin and I dont believe Raila or Kibaki will be able to govern the country effectively, I have lost faith in them both ( I am sure they both rigged here and there and I cannot say who would have won a fair election) . I will look upon even a new face with a whole lot of scrutiny.

By: Bella

Bella — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:28:25 +0000

MedialChannel.org, I was in Kenya until Monday the 31st when I flew back to the US. The planes were coming in and leaving then. I hope your niece makes it out. When did Kibaki talk to Kenyans about peace and to stop fighting? Until I left, he never once appealed to the Wanainchi to calm down. Raila did. What can we do to help?

By: MediaChannel.org

MediaChannel.org — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:56:03 +0000

[...] of the Electoral Commission of Kenya, Samuel Kivuitu, has admitted to announcing the results under pressure: Kivuitu admits to acting under pressure. The story was apparently up on the Standard website, but [...]

By: debaba

debaba — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:21:50 +0000

Anyone knows if the planes are flying? I need to get my niece out of Nairobi to fly to Entebbe? she is is a war zone

By: Ishara

Ishara — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:21:58 +0000

I read and watch all these comments from Kenyans who want Odinga to ‘be the better man’ or ‘love the Kenyan people’ or ‘realize the nation is bigger than the individual’ or ‘has let down the Kenyan people’ et al and I shake my head.

What they really mean to say is that Odinga should completely disregard all those who voted for him and supported him in favour of a leader that now even the ECK admits being pressured into declaring the winner?

I find that problematic but even more problematic for me is the fact that if Kibaki remained in office illegitimately-this is his last term so he has no obligation whatsoever to heed or so much as listen to the Kenyan people at all-after all he could not run for another term.

Going by his cavalier manner, attitude and behaviour toward wananchi when HE DID want to get re-elected (abysmal) I think his manner and bahaviour towards us when HE CAN’T GET re-elected will forseeably only get worse.

Going by the majority of responses here, we need someone who will NOT sweep our problems under the carpet. We need someone who is approachable, can listen to our concerns and act to fulfill them. That clique of Kibaki advisors have so insulated him that NO Kenyan looks forward to hearing him speak because he is so out of touch.

I do not know whether the way forward will come with an independent audit of the ECK but one think I know FOR SURE is that it will NOT come via the Constitutional Justice route.

Let’ face it, what are the chances of getting a just legal remedy in our Kenya Courts when our Judges are extremely politicized?

If the court system were a viable option I believe Odinga would have already filed suit. The fact that his legal advisor Justice Kwach shunned the High Court of Kenya after spending decades on the bench says something.

If a former Justice of the court has no confidence in this third branch of government that suggests our courts are not as “autonomous” as they should be, court ‘packing’ 2 days before the election and executive ‘sympathy’ notwithstanding.

Am I wrong Ory?

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:06:37 +0000

Us Kenyans in the Diaspora are doing whatever we can to shed light on the situation back home. Today at Noon we have a demonstration for Peace and Justice at the State Capitol here in Minnesota and on Friday there will be another one at the Kenyan Embassy in DC.
We need to raise the question of the humanitarian crisis on the ground. We should all do whatever we can to try and alleviate the conditions that can plunge our country into further chaos.