The Other side of the story , Stephen Omurwa

Let’s start with ODM, We shall talk about ODM Kenya another day.

Remember when Ruto, Mudavadi, Kalonzo and Raila were to attend a bonding meeting in London ?
Only Raila and Magara made it to the meeting. Ruto and Mudavadi stayed out saying they had not applied for travel visas while Kalonzo said that the meeting was planned to declare Raila Tosha.
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143965696&date=6/3/2007
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143965832

So why did Ruto have a hard time getting the UK visa? Because he had a case in court for grabbing forest land and then "selling" it to Kenya Pipeline.
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/june/tue29062004/headlines/news29060405.htm

Do you remember what Ruto and Jirongo's roles were in the 1990-1992 plunder of the economy in the name of YK '92?

What about our next VP Musalia Mudavadi? He is restricting his movement to the borders of Kenya because he was involved in the Goldenberg. Only Raila is traveling abroad to raise funds for the party since his mates cannot travel to most countries in the EU, and the USA .

A few years ago Raila asked Mudavadi to come clean on the G'berg saying:

"Musalia and (President) Moi know the whole truth about Goldenberg and they should come out clean. Mudavadi was the Finance minister in 1993. He first paid out the Sh5.8 billion in export compensation and then the
Sh13.5 billion. I know what I am talking about. I stand for the truth and the VP and the President should come out and prove me wrong."
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/17112002/News/mainNews18.html

Mudavadi is yet to come clean on the same. One can’t help but wonder if the watchdog in Railla has suddenly turned selectively blind. Clearly, the western vote is more important than the integrity of his running mate.

ODM Chairman Henry Kosgey was part of the team that brought in Dick Berg to execute the 1997 "4th All African Games" looting. You may remember this face:

Dick Berg, marketing consultant for the 4th All Africa Games in 1987, who fled the country with Sh200 million even before the games had began.
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/Saturday/2402/story1.htm

The same Henry Kosgey brought down a number of parastatals and is well known for milking Kenya National Assurance to death.

Read these news reports that shows how fast Raila ran to court to block any action on him regarding the land that he received 5 days after NDP joining Kanu. Raila paid 4M for 240 acres of prime land in Kisumu. That is about sh16, 000 per acre! Land must surely be cheap in Kisumu!

http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=36928&date=24/2/2006
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143958952
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=2566
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=37351
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/august/sun15082004/intelligence/intel15080404.htm

Raila's threats over the Ndung'u report are cheap rhetoric. This is not the first and it will not be the last of hot air. Raila will breathe hot air to maintain his opposition paragon of virtue image but deep down he is just like the rest of our politicians.

Raila's main strength is his mastery skill of telling the masses what they want to hear and when they want to hear it. The problem is that there are citizens in Kenya who will catch him when he contradicts himself. Such citizens can tell the genuine from the fake.

This is what Raila told the masses in Rift Valley in regard to Moi's loot:

http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143961640
"I came to Moi’s aid when the Government wanted to take away his houses and sue him over Goldenberg during my days as the Minister for Roads. Moi should be grateful. I organised his first meeting with Kibaki at State House. He should thank me by not attacking ODM unfairly"

http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143964454
Raila claimed that soon after taking office, President Kibaki’s government had wanted to sue Moi over the Goldenberg scandal and even throw him out of his Kabarnet Gardens residence but he objected.
"I was censured at the Cabinet meeting for fiercely defending Moi but as then Minister for Public Works, I said Moi still deserved to retain his Kabarnet Gardens home," he said.

One doesn't have to be a genius to see that the difference between ODM and PNU in dealing with corruption doesn't exist.
ODM should get a new campaign platform since they have no moral authority to talk about recovering the loot when they have not handed back to us what they stole.

One more thing, Kibaki has been accused of rewarding cronies who help him politically. So how does one justify that Kenya needs a president, prime minister, and an array of vice presidents among other positions? This looks more like a reward scheme rather than a strategic leadership plan .

The important thing here is that politicians want Kenyans to believe that their wrongs can be forgotten simply because they are in opposition. Kibaki has been accused of associating with Moi for political and economic gains.

Why did Mudavadi lose his Sabatia seat? He stuck with Moi even in desperate times. Strange how he now accuses Moi of running down the country while he sat high up in his government and watched over Goldenberg as Finance minister.
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And did you know that William Ruto almost lost Eldoret North to Reuben Chesire of NARC?(unconfirmed sources say he rigged) Reason? He stuck with “Mzee” to the bitter end. And now he has the wisdom to know that Moi and Kibaki have run down the country and he’s poised to be Kenya’s prime Minister and bring about ”genuine change” . I read Rift Valley votes in Raila’s mind and again, not the integrity of his prime minister.

Needless to say, there are many in ODM with a very tainted past and this cannot be wished away simply because “Kenyans want change” if change means the Rutos, Mudavadis, Kosgeys, Ntimamas and many other MPs who always reinvent themselves every time there is an opportunity, then Kenya does not need change for the sake of it, Kenya needs meaningful change.

An ODM government would be .... a case of exit the dragon, enter the dragon.