Security a matter of concern for all Kenyans

Kenya for long time has been facing a lot of attacks since 2005 and it is now becoming a national disaster where  many Kenyans has lost their lives

All over the country people are crying for the lost of their loved ones and their closest friends who were brutally butchered through  attacks that  has left us as Kenyans terrified without knowing what will happen next,for last two months we has lost more than 70 Kenyans many injured and others still hospitalized
The recent attacks in Northern Kenya has left me in dismay horrified and lost hope with our security apparatus and personnel i know this is not the time to argue and blame each other but all in all  how many people has to die?
I welcome the move by the president to appoint Joseph Nkaissery in security docket since the man he has what it takes to bring back the confidence that Kenyans has lost in that ministry

I hope Nkaissery have in mind and has strategies on how to curb the Alshabaab militia who has totally brought fear and have continued attacking and butchering innocent Kenyans on their believe of revenging the government  on the recent invasion of mosques

President Kenyatta must act as he is incapacitated in the new constitution by ensuring the country is safe for it citizens and make sure our polar regions are well safeguarded

We can not wait to see more Kenyans butchered as we have seen in Mandera and as the president said security start with you and me eventhough the police are there let give them impending fear of suspected criminals and the police service should change their traditions of assuming and waiting the mess
Kenya is you and me let safeguard our country Kenya

#My dress my choice Stripping women is primitive where are women reps?

The recent  actions by men to strip  women on matter of there dress code should be condemned in one heart it caught me moving by videos that emanated from such scenes it unacceptable and heinous

It all started from Embakasi and now it is trending in high rate but where did we as society went wrong? previously such acts were never there and we never heard such

For now girl child is on danger end each day incidences of molesting girls is increasing and the question of who should protect women and girls is a matter of concern

Women representatives you were elected to fight for women rights but where are you? men never had such post now it' time to show your worth by legislating laws to guard and safeguard girls and women rights

 Women should make sure they wear decent and all pertains on how they wear should be personal responsibilities, and men should not do as to what we has been seeing on social sites what does it cost as a man to avoid it?

I concur with" LSK Chairman who said  " professional body is petitioning the office of the Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko for special permission to prosecute the criminals. “LSK wants to be granted special leave by the DPP to prosecute any person arrested in connection with stripping, defiling or insulting women in public,”
T his comes after hundreds of protesters took to Nairobi streets recently to condemn the humiliating public stripping of three women.
The mobilization for the protest started through social media under the hashtag #MyDressMyChoice and which now clear that such acts are continuing who will stop this?

UHURU FORGIVES MIGORI YOUTHS AND ORDERS YOUTH TO BE SET FREE

President Uhuru Kenyatta have forgiven  youths who disrupted his meeting when he visited Migori to launch a 7 billion mosquitoes net distribution to the area in order to curb the malaria menace
the youth started hurling shoes, chairs and insults and chanting anti government slogans

President have ordered the immediate release of youths who were under custody after allegedly involved in that incident

Migori elders and more than 600 residents from that county had arrived yesterday with aim to seek forgiveness from the president following that incident

President have accused political leaders for using old politics with aim of misusing youths to cause violence

Migori incident was accused by jubilee leaders ordering former Prime minister and also the party leader of opposition Raila Odinga to apologize to the nation following that incident

Parliament approves Philip Wachira Kameru as the new NIS chief and 25 nominees for ambassadorial positions.

Parliament have approved the nominee of the president in national intelligence service boss Phillip Kameru
Members of parliament unanimously approved him on his credentials claiming that Kameru have the right experience have served on the forces more than 20 years

The leader of majority Aden Duale have approved him as the nominee claiming that Kameru have the right skills and expertise to fight the intolerance security menace that have been disturbing the country for a long period of time

Gem member of parliament Jakoyo Midiwo have also supported kamerus nomination but he have questioned the intelligence reports and intelligence service claiming that it have falied its mandate  stating that the recent drama in Migori where president was booed by laundry crowds was shameful for the intelligence personnel.

Aldas member of parliament Aden Keinan have also hailed Kameru on his credentials stating that he have fought a great fight  within the force which makes him the ideal candidate for that position

This now gives the president a chance to stamp Kameru on that position since he have passed the right channels

Consecutively parliament have also approved 25 nominees in ambassadorial positions and which puts the road clear to former cabinet ministers Njeru Githae and Sam Ongeri to represent the country in that capacity

"Njeru Githae is the right candidate to represent the country in Washington DC since his performance in ministry of finance where he did tremendous job" Ole Sekuda said.(Kajiado north member of parliament)

PRESIDENT NOMINATE GENERALPHILLIP KAMERU AS "NIS" BOSS

It's now official that President Uhuru has nominated Maj Gen. Phillip Wachira Kameru as the new NIS Director General.
This has come after  resignation of  former intelligence chief Major-General Michael Gichangi  week ago on his personal ground
The parliamentary committee on  Defense committee is set to vet him within 14 days where they will vet him and later taken before the parliament to be voted.
Before his nomination Maj Kameru served as Kenya’s Director of Military Intelligence and he is seen e is seen as being the mastermind of the success of Kenya Defense Forces in Somalia in an operation by name "Operation Linda Nchi".

Kenya buried in competive games

Kenya will continue watching other countries in all competitive  games all over the world after been eliminated by Lesotho  in Africa cup of nation

It's a game that brought a lot of criticism as to who to be blamed on the outcome of the performance of harrambee stars after been eliminated Kenya Federation sacked the coach and overhaul the players where after few days Bobby Williamson was appointed as Amrouche predecessor

Kenya in both tie played position football but they were unable to score any goal, which later brought a lot of question of clinical aspect of our strikers and the team as whole

President Kenyatta voluntarily paid tribute to those players by allowing them to watch world cup live in Brazil,this was great idea but that not solution of our national team performance
Up to now government is yet to release its statement concerning to the same issue where if government interferes with football affairs Kenya will be banned for several years

Former players have of recent challenged the Kenya federation for failing to bring positivity and unearthing challanges that affects our national team

Kenya is only country which expects positivity on unexpectable  dreams,set standards when it fails the tradition is "accept and move on"

Unless all stakeholders come together and identify the gap and offer the solution it will only be a stupid  dream that will never come true to play on high competitive game

Referendum saga continues it's show down

Referendum  issue continues to absorb heat on political parties both in government and in opposition on the aspect of when and reason as to why is required

Government side is split on the issue as its governors are behind the call for the referendum as the chairman of council of governors Isaac Ruto leads the rebels on government position on the issue,Isaac Ruto recently have been involving on hot exchanges with jubilee members of parliament and senators on his firm position of his stand on devolution where he have claimed government have i intention to sabotage county government

Meanwhile President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed referendum calls by governors and CORD ahead of the 2017 elections. President Uhuru maintained most issues being agitated by CORD and governors are being implemented by the jubilee government.He urged governors to spend prudently the funds allocated to counties. Addressing Kenyans in the US

Speaking in different occasion deputy president have called upon governors to drop the issue allegedly saying those who are behind have misused the public funds.

It's time to agree not to argue

The coalition of reforms and democracy (CORD) should negotiate with government without giving ultimatums instead of creating unnecessary tension in political sphere in the country

Cord leader Raila Odinga  should shun all political rallies and accept the need to have dialogue with the government side

Jubilee government should accept the fact that Kenyans are suffering from high standard of living,insecurity and give the cord coalition time to discuss the problems on constitutionally mandated arms of the government without sidelining them on tyranny of numbers

The challenge that CORD coalition is facing is tyranny of numbers  in parliament and the members of parliament should put  their differences aside and resolve the problems that Kenyans are facing   at large without looking on their political affiliations

RATIONALIZATION PROCESS SET TO COMMENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE

       The anxiety on public servants  on government plans to rationalize public service across all ranks  is set  to be felt even across the national and county government

 The programme is set to  start on November this year and for which 2 billion is set for that exercise by the treasury according to devolution cabinet secretary Ann Waiguru

The national government is in process to conduct out-sourced consultant to conduct  the extensive audit  of the public service
The chairperson of the Public Service Commission Margaret Kobia, Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) chairperson Sarah Serem,  played down the retrenchment fear, saying it was an exercise to make the public service efficient.

Waiguru has assured civil servants and general public that the exercise will be undertaken with utmost professionalism.

Cord gives goverment altimatum

 Police fired tear gas at protesters early on Monday, shortly before an opposition rally started, stoking tensions in a nation haunted by past political violence and battling a wave of militant attacks.

Police shot gas canisters to disperse unruly protesters on  streets and fired again after youths hurled stones on them

"Uhuru must go", chanted a group of a few hundred protesters in streets early on Monday. Some clambered over statues, prompting police to fire teargas.

Streets in Nairobi were quieter than normal, as many Kenyans steered clear of the city center.
Kenyatta aides have dismissed the call for dialogue, saying there are already channels for debate, such as parliament. They have accused the former prime minister of trying to claw his way back to power without a ballot, a charge Odinga denies.

Somali Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for Saturday's attacks - one in Lamu County and the other in Tana County.The group akso claimed responsibilities in mpeketoni last month that left more than 65 dead
This sabasaba comes when Kenya have have received recent attacks in Lamu county where more than 20 lives was lost
Government statements have left Kenyans confused about who is behind the militant strikes and worried that political squabbling will hamper a security campaign to stop them.

Cord coalitions have given the government ultimatums where they have decided to start revolution:
i)Okoa kenya to protect people

ii)Demand reviewing of taxation of goods

iii)Disbanding IEBC

iv)corruption:cancellation of safaricom contract failure they will give commercial sanction

v)reject any attempt to change TJRC report

vi)national audit of public service workers on tribe gender and where they come from

Raila have called upon the government decision to deploy 15 thousand police men in Uhuru Park is a coward attempt saying government have failed to protect its citizens

Kalonzo said the government should return Kenyan army who are working under Amisom to come back to Kenya as it is hard to fight with extremist, also he have called on tally on number of military who have died in Somali to be done.

JKIA PARALYZED

Operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) were grounded this morning after a person was found dead on the runway

Police said they were trying to establish if there were any identification documents on the body of the man whose nationality was not immediately known. .

 An airport security source has  said landing and take-off was temporarily suspended until the runway is cleared.

According to police, an initial investigation based on assessment on the man’s body shows he might have been a stowaway who fell off from a landing aircraft.

President warns politicians

The president have addressed the nation due to recent attacks that left 50 dead and many injured the president has retaliated that the violence was politically motivated and it was well planned

He have assured that the  government is doing everything  to bring the perpetrators to the book and he has stressed the attackers were not Al shabaab
The president has said his government wont allow ethnic differences and  reckless leaders to continue releasing hate speech  that  continue dividing Kenyans along ethical lines.

He have urged Kenyans to keep our country safe by ensuring the security of the nation by reporting anyone who might be a threat to our nation.

He have also assured the affected families the government will arrange funeral arrangement of those who died in the attack.

15 MORE DIES IN MPEKETONI

Fifteen more dies in fresh attacks in Mpeketoni in Lamu county where 50 more people have been reported dead and many injured since Sunday
This comes when Kenya political waves are arguing on that attack where cord leaders are calling on Ole Lenku resignation,addressing to the media yesterday Former Prime Minister Raila Ondinga have referred Ole Lenku recent comments accusing him as the perpetrator  of the recent attacks in Lamu as nonsense
Addressing media yesterday Ole Lenku blamed the attack and accused Cord leaders and said the attack was political.
The attack is alleged to have been have along tension between the communities who live in Mpeketoni fighting over land.
Jubilee leaders have called upon government to take stern actions on the perpetrators of those heinous acts that  left more death and injured.

Up to now nobody have been arrested on the attack and investigation are ongoing .

Lethal brew kills more in kenya as WHO releases it's report

Illegal alcohol continues to kill as three people were hospitalized in Kakamega on Sunday, more than 80 people have died after drinking a batch of illegal liquor in Kenya police report said last Wednesday.

Consumption of illegal brew is common in Kenya where common man can not afford company made beers, recent death in Kenya is the largest number of people who have died in a single incident.Investigations into the source of the drinks is ongoing National disaster operation said on twitter.

The most affected counties are Embu, Murang'a,Makueni and Kitui  where more than 60 had been reported to have died on Thursday  and dozen had been hospitalized, recently more five people died in Naivasha, Interior cabinet secretary has warned  that,anyone found to have manufactured the liquor in the affected areas will face murder charges.

Where else as Kenya deaths continues to increase WHO has released its report where 3.3 million people worldwide died in 2012 from harmful use of alcohol. That is 5.9 percent of all deaths world wide, it measured alcohol consumption based on equivalent of litres of pure alcohol consumed on average, each of the 38.3 percent of people over 15 years old worldwide who drink consume 17 litres {4.4 gallons of pure alcohol per year.That is around 1.5{0z} every day.

Of course the question isn't  so much the quantity of people drink but how they do it,according to WHO ,alcohol related harm is determined by volume consumed pattern of drinking and lesser extent the quality of alcohol " We found out that worldwide about 16 percent of drinkers engage in heavy episodic drinking often referred to as 'binge drinking which is harmful to the health " Dr Shekhar director for mental health and substance abuse at WHO said.

Alcohol caused the deaths of 7.6 percent of men and 4 percent of women in 2012 where more people in countries where alcohol consumption has been low like China and India are increasingly taking up the habit as their wealth increases however drinking is linked to more than 200 health conditions including cancer and cirrhosis,report on oncology 2013 went further to say when  it comes to cancer no amount of alcohol is safe alcohol makes people to be more prone to contradicting or worsening infectious diseases like tuberculosis,HIV, and pheunomia WHO found.

Most deaths attributed to alcohol around third are caused by associated diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.WHO calls its 194 members countries to take more steps to reduce drinking like taxing alcohol more and fighting illegal alcohol production.It hopes to reduce harmful drinking by 10 percent by 2025

This report clearly shows not only Kenya is affected with illicit brew, it is a disaster worldwide where it is estimated after every 10 seconds a person dies worldwide.

WESTERN ALIENATED AS "LOOK EAST POLICY" INTENSIFIES; LI KIQIANG'S VISIT KENYA

Chinese priemier Likiqiang's arrived in Kenya ;where he was received by Kenya delegates led by president Uhuru Kenyatta.

Likiqiang's comes to Kenya as east policy which was developed by Uhuru Kenyatta continues to tightens its roots as western nations alienated; Likiqiang signed bi laterals cooperation in politics,economy,finance,environment and technologies.

Foreign Affairs and international trade principal secretary Kariuki kibicho said Chinese primer visits would increase Kenya role in social-economic development and opens more bilateral relations in the biggest level

President Uhuru Kenyatta who adopted east  policy visited china last August where he also signed agreements ;Kenya established diplomatic relations with China soon after the independence ion 1963

During the visit the Chinese premier ensured neutral trust  and pledged to invest more in Kenya also assist in transport herb,railway network and food security  due to economic joint mechanism

China recent dominance in Africa has raised fears among western countries as bilateral trades between them has ceased of late and Likiqiang visit boost China relations with Africans countries.

FLAMES OF HOPE RETURNS TO SOUTH.SUDAN

President Kirr at long last have agreed to sign an agreement to end the five month long conflict with his former vice president Dr Rick Ma char.

Leader of SPLM/A met in Adidis Ababa to sign a landmark agreement to end the conflict in S.Sudan yesterday 9th may 2014 , this was great achievement of peace process in that country where more hundreds have died others have been inflicted from their homes.

The meeting was facilitated by HE Hailemariam Dessalegm, PM of federal democratic republic of Ethiopia where he met the duo face-face since the outbreak of the war in 15th December last year he facilitated the deal and he ensured it was sealed.

The agreement contains the commitment to immediate end hostilities in the next 24hours of signing and redication to the cessation of hostilities agreement that was signed in Addia Ababa,they have also committed to freeze forces in current locations and refrain from any pro active  action and combat movement until the permanent ceasefire is agreed.

They also agreed to work together to move country forward by establishing a transitional government of national unity through all inclusive  peace process that will include direct negotiations SPLM/A, former detainees,political parties civil societies and faith based leaders

S.Sudan is a resourceful country and leaders should bring cohesion in their country for them to prosper also due to Kenyans who are investors there they have something to smile about.

What went wrong with ODM shambolic elections?

This is an issue that even  to date has never been answered after the out going secretary general Anyany' Nyongo called of indefinetly ODM party election following chaos that erupted in Kasarani Gymnasium.

The men with 'black' stormed and smashed ballot boxes and tore papers. This people according to party leader Raila Ondinga retaliated that he never knew them and he condemned the regretted scenes while likes of Namwamba and Zani blamed the other.

Raila assured that the issue will be investigated to determine the cause but it seems he just gave empty promises to the members of the party as up to now nothing have been released since then. He always says he believe in democracy but what went wrong with the party elections, after the elections in march he came with a slogan 'democracy is on trial', now what now went wrong on his own party?

Some of the members claimed the election didn't go in free and fair way and that is why the election led to the violence.

Wage bill is not the issue transparency is the key

                         
President kenyatta decision to command civil servants to take the pay cut to reduce Kenya baloonns public sector wage bill is great idea but accountability and transparency is the key.

It didn't argue well when the president realized this statement after some few days as it was alleged the trip that they went they used more than one hundred million. I tried to argue his words of saving Kenyan money for more development in the country, to me it sounded very ironical we save and the same time himself and his cabinet used millions in only four days.

The president must understand to take pay cut is not the solution,he must look all holes where public money sinks within the government, starting with un necessary trips by governments officials, huge allowances, instilling discipline in public sector by fighting corruption and ensuring government gives tender in a fair and transparency manner.

 

Governor Wambora was just a sacrificial lamb

Embu governor made history as first  in Kenya history to be impeached from power in new constitution dispensation; This was a hard pill to swallow for the Governor himself

Wambora valentine turned to be painful and stressful moments which he will never forget in his life; most of us glued to of television watching the senate to know his fate, as long as he was impeached he was just sacrificed due to the recent supremacy battles between governors and senators.

I keenly followed the proceedings looking on senators as they contributed their opinions regarding on three mistakes that Wambora was caught with by senate committee but according to my observations many senators had their own battles with governors regarding who is superior as their opinions vindicated.

It pains a leader who was elected by thousands of voters losing his sit just that way,it clearly now known if you don't impress  the MCAS and Senators you might be the next victim i don't tend to support governors but if we all fight governors we are just killing devolution.

All in all governors must be accountable in their respective counties by involving relevant stakeholders because this is only way we can develop our counties but if the supremacy battle continues we will just be ragging behind and devolution will just be a dream.