Thoughts on Mugabe - A side note on Zimbabwe
by Wangari Kebuchi on May 3, 2008 in Blog, Kenya Crisis
It may be clear to the world that Mugabe has to be removed from office, but we must not assume that this clarity is shared by a large proportion of Zimbabweans in Zimbabwe. The winds of change are sweeping across the Zimbabwean landscape but the main question is: Does Zimbabwe have its sails up? Read more
Insubordination
by Wangari Kebuchi on April 23, 2008 in Blog, Kenya Crisis
For some reason, today I have been thinking about what insubordination, or the perception of insubordination can lead to in the context of African politics. I talked to a friend of mine about this today and as we spoke I remembered what had transpired with Robert Ouko, one of Kenya’s rising leaders. As the story goes, he was killed because president had perceived signs of insubordination from him. Read more
Kenya Becomes Zim Advisor?
by Wangari Kebuchi on April 18, 2008 in Blog, Kenya Crisis
“We have come to Kenya because of its uniqueness and its basic resemblance with our crisis. Kenyan people feel the pains their counterparts in Zimbabwe were experiencing” - MDC Secretary General, Mr Tendai Biti
Ok……????
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=121487
40 days, 40 nights and 40 cabinet ministers
by Wangari Kebuchi on April 13, 2008 in Blog, Kenya Crisis
Moses and Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights and respectively brought us the ten commandments and the resurrection. Kibaki and Raila, about 40 days after the peace deal, brought us a beefy cabinet of 40 ministers, learning neither from Moses or Jesus, the two key lessons: i)less is more or ii)how to resist temptation. Read more
Springing back from the break
by Wangari Kebuchi on March 30, 2008 in Blog, Kenya Crisis
Before I get to responding to Peter, a few things: I went to Kenya over spring break and it is business as usual. I felt safe and I felt like things were as back to normal - as much as can be felt in a one week sojourn in Nairobi. Read more
Ballots to Bullets
by Wangari Kebuchi on March 19, 2008 in Blog, Kenya Crisis
The Human Rights Watch has released a report titled Ballots to Bullets, detailing how the violence was instigated and how it happened so quickly.
Here is the actual report
Re: Re: Man or Mouse?
by Wangari Kebuchi on March 12, 2008 in Blog, Kenya Crisis
Wow. This is exciting. Gosh, should I continue writing my SYPA or should I take Peter down? Ah to heck with it, I have a few more days to finish the whole half of my SYPA, the first half of which took me a semester and a half to write.
Ok first of all Kalonzo did ditch his party. Read more
Man or Mouse?
by Wangari Kebuchi on March 10, 2008 in Blog, Kenya Crisis
Now that the president and the prime-minister to be have become amazingly chummy post peace-deal, the new discussion is who the next opposition leader should be now that the lead opposition party (ODM) formed a coalition with the main party (PNU).
My friend Peter thinks that since the VP position is becoming obsolete, the next plum position after Prime Minister is Leader of the Opposition. So therefore the argument made was that the current VP, who is also the head of ODM-Kenya (note - different from ODM), should quit and become the Leader of the Opposition.
Well, Kalonzo Musyoka (said VP) already ditched his party when he went ahead accepted the VP post without consulting his party peeps when it was handed to him by Kibaki (way to be selfish!!). So I do not think that he has much of a following. I think of the day he took the VP post, thinking he was sticking Raila in the eye, and now he’s like “wha….???”.
So Kalonzo, are you a man or a mouse? Read more
Hope is Infectious
by Wangari Kebuchi on March 5, 2008 in Kenya Crisis
re: previous post - “Hopefully with this power sharing deal, I am hopeful….. ”
Clearly I’ve been watching too much Obama…….
Anyway - speaking of hope, tourism in Kenya is getting back on track, and Kenya opens a new and unique Parliament this week with Odinga and his new official security detail.
Is Kibaki The Queen?
by Wangari Kebuchi on March 5, 2008 in Blog, Kenya Crisis
The most famous heads of state that come to mind for me are the Emperor Akihito of Japan, and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. So with this new power sharing deal making Kibaki head of state, and Kenya being a former British colony, I had to wonder - is Kibaki the Queen-of-England of Kenya? Read more
