Asalam aleykum, my brothers and sisters.
So yesterday during a session in the 10th Parliament, of Kenya, MP Gitobu Imanyara dropped a bombshell. He alleged, with evidence, that the first family had hired a 'Death Squad' to kill him, amongst other prominent members of parliament, such as former Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Martha Karua.
He unleashed a letter, that circulated parliament, directly implicating the first family in an assassination attempt. Apparently, the only thing that saved him, probably was because, and this is all unsubstantiated so don't quote me, Major General Hussein Ali, out beloved Police Commissioner, refused to, in the words of Kiraitu Murungi, '
tow the line'.
Now, i wouldn't put it past the first family. Here's a little trip down memory lane if you don't remember. Gitobu Imanyara came to brighter light, when he was apparently slapped by First Lady, Lucy 'Crackhead' Kibaki in the halls of the State House.
He, being the lawyer that he is, threatened to sue. But instead he settled for a traditional appeasing, which the first family had to buy him a goat. That proves history.
To prove capability, lemme refer you to Paul Muite. He, during the 5th anniversary of the Standard raid, by President Kibaki's henchmen, said a couple of words that painted the first family in a bad light. Apparently, the Standard was raided because they were about to run a story about Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka's visit to Tanzania, to meet President Jakayo Kikwete, but the juicy part is, the meeting was supposed to be secret.
Remember the raid was right before the 2007 elections, and as you may know, the political heavyweights always play their cards close to their chest. So it didn't sit well with the government for the story to be blown in the news.
Anyway, back to the point. Paul Muite, during the anniversary, brought up this issue, which the government thought it had avoided. Suffice to say, the next time we heard about him, he was representing mungiki leader Maina Njenga. Now think about it. Why would a prominent lawyer represent a 'criminal' (i think he's a scapegoat)??
You guessed it. For protection... Against whom, you may ask... The dreaded first family!
As to prove motive, i would beg your indulgence. Gitobu Imanyara and Martha Karua share one thing in common. They are prominent leaders in Central Kenya. We all know about the Mount Kenya Mafia.
Now, consider an allegiance such as Kiraitu Murungi & Uhuru Kenyatta. The common denominator here is that they all serve in government, and play in Kibaki's little chess game. Uhuru is set up to run for president come 2012, and this time, he stands a good chance of winning. But he won't if the Kikuyu vote is split, thanks to Martha Karua not 'towing the line'. The same political strategy that keeps Raila Odinga in power. Kiraitu thinks he could make it to Prime Minister, but he can't because of the competition from Gitobu Imanyara.
We're are going back to the politics that lead to the many deaths of African freedom fighters across the continent. The same politics that keeps dictators in power. Divide and rule, if there's any actual competition in the bunch, kill them off...
Is this what Nelson Mandela spent eternity in jail for? Is this what Patrice Lumumba sacrificed his life for? Only time till tell...
Militant out.
