Tuesday 25 September 2007
PRESIDENT KIBAKI IS RIGHT; HON. MUTAHI KAGWE HAS DONE WELL IN MUKURWE-INI.
In a rare political gesture, President Mwai Kibaki over the weekend complimented the Member of Parliament MP for Mukurwe-ini and Minister for Information and Communications, Hon. Mutahi Kagwe. Some sections of the media reported that the president had endorsed the minister as his point-man in the Central Kenya and campaigned for his re-election at the exclusion of other aspirants. This is a misconception. Before the president spoke a number of local leaders including the immediate former MP, Muhika Mutahi had addressed the public and extolled the development record of the minister. They publicly announced that they had withdrawn from the race and were supporting the minister’s re-election due to his exemplary development record. And they are right. Since his election as the MP for Mukurwe-ini, Hon. Mutahi Kagwe has mobilised professionals, intellectuals and opinion leaders from all parts of the constituency and harnessed their energies to uplift the living standards of the local people. He is a very rare breed in politics. He is a visionary who works with all leaders including his opponents for the benefit of the people. During his tenure as MP for Mukurwe-ini, the residents have seen the revival of stalled water projects, educational institutions, health centres, rural electrification, construction of modern rural markets, administrative and security posts and grading of access roads. He has actively supported farmers in the coffee, dairy and horticultural sectors. Mukurwe-ini, which was considered a hardship area by people of the greater Nyeri has now become a beehive of economic activity and will soon have its first industry for the production of animal feeds. In contrast with other constituencies, the minister has been very accountable in the use of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). To avoid wrangles, he left the management of the fund in the hands of the local leaders. The accounts of the CDF are published in the Constituency Website for all to see. Residents are able to participate and question the manner in which the money is spent. At the national level Hon. Mutahi’s tenure as Minister for Information and Communications has seen the extension of broadcasting services to the residents of outlying districts such as Turkana and Lamu. His Ministry has other visionary and ambitious projects such as the expansion of digital villages into the rural areas and training of entrepreneurs. President Kibaki must be pleased by the work of his minister and that is why he urged the residents of Mukurwe-ini to appreciate and reward the good work of their industrious MP.
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In this era i was surprised to read Capt. Wanderi showering praises on Kibaki and at the same time condemning the leadership of the KACC. One question that comes into mind is "if Justice Ringera has failed in his job,who then should take the lead and show him the door?......Kibaki ofcourse. Many pple seems to forget (including Wanderi) why we elect leaders and then those leaders have the mandate to delegate duties to other pple.But then if the chosen pple fails in their duties then our leaders should take the blame. So with all being said and done, the buck stops with the president. So Capt. Wanderi and the rest should take the blame where it is well rested ...Kibaki again.
Capt. Wanderi seems to complain so much abt favorism at the KAAC while at the same time defending this Govt. against ethinism, tribalism and nepotism.....why the double standard? when are we gonna rise above ethinism and tribal politics. It's sad even the educated are falling into the tribal bandwagon.....why the see no evil hear no evil attitude when it comes to pple from the same geographical location.In my considered opinion,i think leaders should be held accountable for the failures of their juniors regardless just as in the developed nations. Though Capt. Wanderi and i come from the same constituency,that does not mean i should agree with him and support Kibaki, coz i believe there always gonna be differences but what makes a big difference is how we handle those differences and surely i've bn disappointed in how Kibaki and his men have handled various issues in their term.At the top of the list is the constitution..."someone said a bad constitution can even corrupt an angel", second on the list is corruption...( why fry the small fish when you let the big ones go scot free"..just to mention but a few. During Moi's era, he surely tried to have the kikuyus segregated for 24 yrs of which he failed but Kibaki did it in 3yrs. Personally i give some credit to Kibaki coz of the good things he has done for the country but at the same time there's alot of stuff that leaves alot to be desired.Our country has the potential of becoming like Asian tigers but only with the good leadership. Kibaki could be a good man at a glance but he has sorrounded himself with sharks. As they say "show me your friends and i'll tell you who you are"....I know in the current list of potential leaders,we surely don't have anybody who is not tainted even Kalonzo,they all belonged to Kanu at some point but we as the youth and the leaders of tommorow "of which never comes", have the power to navigate our country to the same route that the asian tigers took. But our greatest enemy being afraid of change, we tend to be more comfortable with our our current situations. If only we can embrace the change,then we would be set to roll the dice and take this country to greater heights. As for the current presidential contenders, we know we don't have the best but we just have to choose the one who we can relate to and who is willing to empower the youth and not the old guards(they had their chance and now its ours).So before you make the next move,think beyond the next five years, think about your future,and lastly think about the next generation.Lets not be selfish.
jg.
gaitho@hotmail.com
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