Talking Point

LETTER TO RAILA ODINGA Re published, written by Donald Kipkorir  Baba, no matter the outcome of the presidential elections, your place in the History of our country is cast in stone. No other leader, bar President Daniel Arap Moi has mentored leaders across the country. From Mombasa to Turkana to Garissa to Busia to Kajiado, and even in Meru, you picked nondescript and gave them national profile. Personally, I wanted you to be President and I voted for you. Many conveniently forget that without you, Kenya wouldn't have been a multi-party democracy. Moi, was there before Yoweri Museveni and Robert Mugabe. Hadn't you made possible for Kenya to be multi-party, Moi will still be President now. Your father also made sure that Jomo Kenyatta became our first Prime Minister then President. With time, our electoral process is getting better each election year, courtesy of your standing up for a credible process. Kenya is a beacon of democracy, thanks to you. N...

PEACE IS IMPORTANT BUT THEN, CREDIBLE , FAIR, FREE, VERIFIABLE ELECTION EQUALS PEACE. By Armstrong K. Abala It is good that we are preaching peace, but at what cost is this peace going to come? What must we pay to have this peace in this country during the election of 8 th of August 2017? It is my conclusion that Kenya is a peaceful country as it is now and that what we need is to maintain the peace that we have. However, not fighting also does not translate to availability of peace. The Kenyan society is a hugely divided nation. This nation is highly divided along tribal lines. Political coalitions are based on tribal mobilizations. There is a sharp divide in this country between the two major political formations in this country; National Super Alliance (NASA) on one side and Jubilee on the other side. In Kenya, you are either Jubilee or NASA.   If you are not fighting for Jubilee, then you are fighting for NASA. This sharp divide has gone a notch higher...