Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna who is probably The unquestionable most prominent revolutionary figure of the 21st century, was able to have himself legendised after his encounter with the modern world’s most authoritative symbol of communism, Cuban leader; Fidel Alejandro Castro. Fidel Castro is famed for his prominence during his days as a student leader at the University of Havana in 1940s where he studied law and graduated in 1950.Che Guevara and Castro’s focus was aimed at redeeming Cuba from the hands of dictator Fulgencio Batista who was a puppet and dictator of American imperialism and other then enslaved states of Latin America. Although the first attempt to remove Batista was thwarted, Castro together with Che Guevara and the rest of the army (Marxists) managed to wrestle Batista from power and established a communist state of Cuba. It’s widely known that the majority of the leaders of the Cuban revolution were Castro’s university alumni colleagues.
In Indonesia it’s understood that through a student power protests, Dictator Mohammed Suharto relinquished the power he had held with an iron fist for a long time. Professor Horace Campbell of Syracuse University argues that the political leadership in Africa has been developed by morally weak leaders unlike the earlier objectives set by most of the African freedom heroes. Hence the political leadership in contemporary Africa especially Kenya has thus been criminalized. He therefore argues that the major challenge to upcoming leadership is to decriminalize the African leadership institutions. My understanding is that if any fruits have to be realized, then university and college students need to sensitize themselves be on the frontline in leading the student movement and join other civil society organizations to decriminalize our institutions.
The lesson from the Cuban revolution and Suharto exit from power teaches us that an opportunity of physical nearness of intellectual minds is a great resource that must be tapped for the purposes of transforming and recreating a criminal society to a great and popular leadership. Many modernists believe that the days of violent revolutions are long gone and thus revolutions can be realized through the ballot and not necessarily the bullet.
That brings the reason as to why our universities and other institutions of higher learning have a big responsibility to transform, recreate and organize our society as themed at the third national youth convention held in august in Nairobi this year. Students form such an important youth component in modern Kenya’s move towards good governance, agitation of freedom, justice, and equality.
Unfortunately the trend and significance of students and student unions like son and others have been pushed to the periphery of irrelevance because of well orchestrated plans to shut true leadership from running the affairs of student welfare. Student leadership has been compromised through short term favors so as to ensure that the leadership remains caged and focused on petty issues and highly prohibited from making contributions to advancement of democracy and good leadership at the national level. University student leaders have been reduced to manage crisis for embattled vice chancellors at the expense of the golden opportunity and platform to advance national reform agenda. the honored revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara once noted that
"Man really attains the state of complete humanity when he produces, without being forced by physical need to sell himself as a commodity.”
it is thus a trend that is not so new but its difficult to last in leadership for posterity with such tendencies.
It must be noted that the Kenyan youth is the main casualty and victim of bad governance, corruption, and tolerance of other forms of vices.
For example the grace period of repaying loan acquired through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has been reduced because the government is so much constrained to fund high education. That makes it compulsory for any graduate to start paying loan as soon as he/she completes the degree. Such pressures are resultant of the corrupt systems that even students themselves have taken a back seat in criticizing with fear and intimidation by the powers that be and their agents in form of student leaders who win elections through questionable means. The continued fear will hence catch up with you when you fall victim of the evils you tolerated.
Cyprian Nyamwamu;the executive director of national convention executive council(NCEC)notes that the corrupt minds in authority have intentions and have already captured some institutions that may descent against injustices such as churches, mosques and student unions. The University of Nairobi is no exception under this category.
It must be noted that studentship is a serious opportunity that has already mobilized intellectual minds that should be able to use such opportunity to transform the society and stand to be counted.
Student organizations like SONU have a reach history with the likes of Hon. Wanyiri Kihoro,Hon.James Orengo and the late Titus Adungosi whose contribution in the student leadership of this country speaks volumes and worthy to emulate and I will not be shy to also praise the leadership up to our time. Unfortunately of late the student leadership has become another slave of the criminalized society.
That is why there is no surprise that when we protested against the media bill, members of parliaments intention to rob Kenyans 1.4 billion shillings and even Anglo leasing, no student union or its leadership came to authoritatively identify with the cause. Students must wake up indeed otherwise history will judge them by their actions.
Fwamba NC Fwamba—
A designer and defender of human rights is a former vice chairman of SONU&Chairman of the students’ parliament 2003/2004
Friday, August 24, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
RAILA EJECTION AND THE LESSON TO KENYAN VOTERS
The ejection of ODM presidential hopeful Raila Odinga and his entourage from a hotel owned by a relative of president Kibaki was a primitive act that should not only be condemned but has no place in the modern civilization. It must be noted that whatever the reason was such an action reflected on how polarized our country is along tribal lines. we can remember Raila himself proved that he was not a tribalism when he declared ‘Kibaki tussah’ in 2002.But now its coming to a point where some people in this country believe that the seat of the president is their preserve and whoever else seeks it is an enemy who doesn’t deserve any hospitality even if he is paying for it.
It is shame if at all Raila’s ejection was as a result of a tall order from a senior family member of Hon. Mwai Kibaki as its being speculated.
Such primitive characters have not had an opportunity to learn consequences of such primitive actions. Many will remember, the Nazi holocaust, racial hatred, the infamous Rwanda genocide which resulted from hatred between Tutsis and Hutus and the scenario where celebrated author and lecturer Prof.Ngugi wa Thiong’o was ejected from an hotel in California purportedly meant for whites only .Those ignorant of history and ignorant of global political trends do not know repercussions of such actions. Its time for Kenyans as elections approach to teach such people a lesson through the ballot. It doesn’t matter whether such people win or not but a statement should be made by us denying them our votes and rethinking on any other alternative.
If president Kibaki supporters and relatives can show such manners to his opponents, then they stand warned that even their candidate since they have decided to own him should not campaign outside Nyeri or Central province in that matter. Such actions easily convince me that Kenyans need to wake up (Amkeni Wakenya). I have been watching so many things going on in the Kibaki camp for the last few months, and this proves how tribalistic some of these people are. It will be as you have witnessed in the last five years that when they say they have a government of national unity, only a few political leaders from other communities benefit while other great opportunities such as high profile appointments and government tenders go to one specific community. It is a sad affair. Our earlier intentions to support Kibaki should be re considered basing on the fact that many things have happened since. Its time for political realignment and we must only go where we are respected and recognized. Not where we are going to rubberstamp other peoples fortunes. We have less than 100 days to election and that means we need to make a decision that makes sense to us and our interests, especially the young people both in western province and other parts of the country. If Kibaki team will be such a group, well if not we will certainly decide. We should not be as cheap like our leaders of national stature who are benefiting at our expense and promising Kibaki that they will mobilize us to vote for him.
It is a known fact that our political leaders in western were well contented when Kibaki cancelled debts for coffee farmers and tea farmers but when he came to western province he dilly dallied about the plight of the sugar cane and maize farmers. Then the leaders celebrated. Its corruption, tribalism and compromise of a few minority to manipulate the poor uninformed majority. It must also be noted that when Kibaki went to western province to create districts and start foundations for markets, some lobby group of made up of people from his province came and launched some outfit in Kakamega and declared that all western province is for Kibaki.they hereby stand warned that should they risk to go back to kakamega, whoever they should blame is only themselves. That is the trend they have created including appointing a person of central province to be a coordinator for western province. We are certainly against this kind of behavior and we promise to use any necessary force to deal with them should they ever attempt to continue with these actions. They have taken us for granted because our political leaders like Kombo and Kituyi and moody have decided to auction luhyas on the stake.
How could the president come to western province, leave without addressing the sugar cane issue and these guys are still singing that the Kibaki has a development record? Does it make sense if he gives everything to central province and we celebrate by getting the left over, just like what the field Negro (slaves) used to eat after being beaten from morning to night. Am informed that a Mr.Njoroge is the coordinator for western for a Kibaki campaign group. As I write this am hereby informing all you guys who support Kibaki and belong to this yahoo group and you come from western to refuse that kind of arrangement. All our networks in western province should share this information. Let us not rubberstamp the benefits the ministers have gained at our expense. We wanted to learn them and we actually discovered what they are. We will call you for a meeting soon to deliberate on this. We will only support whoever will show value to us and also have space for us. This decision comes after a series of deliberations and evidence that the people campaigning for Kibaki are nothing but a bunch of self centered bunch of tribalists.we have a vision to save the future of our people and not through Mwai Kibaki…we will tell you who. Forward this message to other contacts both in Kenya and outside. We will call a meeting soon over this…our initial support of Kibaki was important because without which we wouldn’t have known some of the evils these people commit. It will be time to spill the beans. While Kituyi, Kombo, and Awori, Kirwa trade with Kibaki they get compromised and pretend to be representing us. Young people wake up and save our country from scavengers, both old and others living amongst us, don’t be used as rubberstamps .Let them campaign in their villages since they think they can go far on their own.
Because we are trying to save Kenya as they struggle to rape her.
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA
It is shame if at all Raila’s ejection was as a result of a tall order from a senior family member of Hon. Mwai Kibaki as its being speculated.
Such primitive characters have not had an opportunity to learn consequences of such primitive actions. Many will remember, the Nazi holocaust, racial hatred, the infamous Rwanda genocide which resulted from hatred between Tutsis and Hutus and the scenario where celebrated author and lecturer Prof.Ngugi wa Thiong’o was ejected from an hotel in California purportedly meant for whites only .Those ignorant of history and ignorant of global political trends do not know repercussions of such actions. Its time for Kenyans as elections approach to teach such people a lesson through the ballot. It doesn’t matter whether such people win or not but a statement should be made by us denying them our votes and rethinking on any other alternative.
If president Kibaki supporters and relatives can show such manners to his opponents, then they stand warned that even their candidate since they have decided to own him should not campaign outside Nyeri or Central province in that matter. Such actions easily convince me that Kenyans need to wake up (Amkeni Wakenya). I have been watching so many things going on in the Kibaki camp for the last few months, and this proves how tribalistic some of these people are. It will be as you have witnessed in the last five years that when they say they have a government of national unity, only a few political leaders from other communities benefit while other great opportunities such as high profile appointments and government tenders go to one specific community. It is a sad affair. Our earlier intentions to support Kibaki should be re considered basing on the fact that many things have happened since. Its time for political realignment and we must only go where we are respected and recognized. Not where we are going to rubberstamp other peoples fortunes. We have less than 100 days to election and that means we need to make a decision that makes sense to us and our interests, especially the young people both in western province and other parts of the country. If Kibaki team will be such a group, well if not we will certainly decide. We should not be as cheap like our leaders of national stature who are benefiting at our expense and promising Kibaki that they will mobilize us to vote for him.
It is a known fact that our political leaders in western were well contented when Kibaki cancelled debts for coffee farmers and tea farmers but when he came to western province he dilly dallied about the plight of the sugar cane and maize farmers. Then the leaders celebrated. Its corruption, tribalism and compromise of a few minority to manipulate the poor uninformed majority. It must also be noted that when Kibaki went to western province to create districts and start foundations for markets, some lobby group of made up of people from his province came and launched some outfit in Kakamega and declared that all western province is for Kibaki.they hereby stand warned that should they risk to go back to kakamega, whoever they should blame is only themselves. That is the trend they have created including appointing a person of central province to be a coordinator for western province. We are certainly against this kind of behavior and we promise to use any necessary force to deal with them should they ever attempt to continue with these actions. They have taken us for granted because our political leaders like Kombo and Kituyi and moody have decided to auction luhyas on the stake.
How could the president come to western province, leave without addressing the sugar cane issue and these guys are still singing that the Kibaki has a development record? Does it make sense if he gives everything to central province and we celebrate by getting the left over, just like what the field Negro (slaves) used to eat after being beaten from morning to night. Am informed that a Mr.Njoroge is the coordinator for western for a Kibaki campaign group. As I write this am hereby informing all you guys who support Kibaki and belong to this yahoo group and you come from western to refuse that kind of arrangement. All our networks in western province should share this information. Let us not rubberstamp the benefits the ministers have gained at our expense. We wanted to learn them and we actually discovered what they are. We will call you for a meeting soon to deliberate on this. We will only support whoever will show value to us and also have space for us. This decision comes after a series of deliberations and evidence that the people campaigning for Kibaki are nothing but a bunch of self centered bunch of tribalists.we have a vision to save the future of our people and not through Mwai Kibaki…we will tell you who. Forward this message to other contacts both in Kenya and outside. We will call a meeting soon over this…our initial support of Kibaki was important because without which we wouldn’t have known some of the evils these people commit. It will be time to spill the beans. While Kituyi, Kombo, and Awori, Kirwa trade with Kibaki they get compromised and pretend to be representing us. Young people wake up and save our country from scavengers, both old and others living amongst us, don’t be used as rubberstamps .Let them campaign in their villages since they think they can go far on their own.
Because we are trying to save Kenya as they struggle to rape her.
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA
Monday, August 20, 2007
BUNGE PUBLIC LECTURE!
BUNGE PUBLIC LECTURE!
BUNGE PUBLIC LECTURE!
TOPIC:
POLITICS, POLITICAL PROCESSES AND GENERAL ELECTIONS: WHAT MUST COMMON MAN KNOW?
(TRANSLATION: SIASA, HARAKATI ZA SIASA NA UCHAGUZI MKUU: NINI CHA LAZIMA MWANANCHI WA KAWAIDA KUJUA?)
DELIVERED BY:
HON WANYIRI KIHORO
Hon Wanyiri Kihoro is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Land Economist and the Secretary of FPAK. He was the MP for Nyeri Town in 1997-2002. He was educated at the University of Nairobi , University of London , London School of Economics and the University of Cambridge . He has written widely on land, law, freedom and nationalism in Kenya .
DATE: FRIDAY, 24TH AUGUST 2007
TIME: 3-6PM
VENUE: BUNGE LA MWANANCHI, JEVANJEE GARDENS
CONTACTS: GEORGE NYONGESA, +254 720 451 235
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA, +254 721 779 445
ORGANIZED BY: BUNGE LA MWANANCHI, AMKENI KENYA INITIATIVE, KENYA YOUNG VOTERS ALLIANCE, NAIROBI & KENYATTA UNIVERSITY STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS, AND KENYA POLYTECHNIC
“…BE INFORMED, BE MOTIVATED AND VOTE WISELY….”
BUNGE PUBLIC LECTURE!
TOPIC:
POLITICS, POLITICAL PROCESSES AND GENERAL ELECTIONS: WHAT MUST COMMON MAN KNOW?
(TRANSLATION: SIASA, HARAKATI ZA SIASA NA UCHAGUZI MKUU: NINI CHA LAZIMA MWANANCHI WA KAWAIDA KUJUA?)
DELIVERED BY:
HON WANYIRI KIHORO
Hon Wanyiri Kihoro is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Land Economist and the Secretary of FPAK. He was the MP for Nyeri Town in 1997-2002. He was educated at the University of Nairobi , University of London , London School of Economics and the University of Cambridge . He has written widely on land, law, freedom and nationalism in Kenya .
DATE: FRIDAY, 24TH AUGUST 2007
TIME: 3-6PM
VENUE: BUNGE LA MWANANCHI, JEVANJEE GARDENS
CONTACTS: GEORGE NYONGESA, +254 720 451 235
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA, +254 721 779 445
ORGANIZED BY: BUNGE LA MWANANCHI, AMKENI KENYA INITIATIVE, KENYA YOUNG VOTERS ALLIANCE, NAIROBI & KENYATTA UNIVERSITY STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS, AND KENYA POLYTECHNIC
“…BE INFORMED, BE MOTIVATED AND VOTE WISELY….”
Saturday, July 28, 2007
PARLIAMENT OF WHORES, VOTE EM OUT.
Shameless they are. Daylight robbers.thieves.They shamelessly can’t hide their gluttonous nudity. They are whores.they call themselves waheshimiwas or are they wezi-miwas. Comrades, lovers of peace freedom justice and equality, you have only one opportunity to rise and fight against injustices hurdled upon the Kenyan peasant, the proletariat, the worker and the tax payer. Are we going to watch as a few individuals who work less and earn more continue accumulating material affluence at our expence.enough is enough. you got to stand and be counted….our country can not be run by hungry dogs and barking bitches who are ever insatiable. Kenyans wake up and stop this mess. They too want to create backdoor parliamentary representatives for their mistresses, wives, daughters, nieces and concubines. They hypocritically want to cheat you that they want to give you better representation by gerrymandering 40 constituencies and 50 nominations for women. Which women are these? Representing who. Some of these clowns are the old proponents of Social Democracy. Which has turned into opportunism and Social Hypocricy.kenyans, wake up from your slumberland.as you sleep don’t be surprised to wake up and find all your granaries dry and members of parliament licking your plates. Are you going to watch as they move to pass this into law? It could be a legal move. But the remain guilty as far as social justice is concerned. And if it happens that the courts doesn’t condemn them. Then as a patriot, a citizen and a focused individual especially the oppressed, sidelined and ignored youth, you need to give justice. We got to stop it. Its time to rise up and be counted. Now is the time. Our disquiet about this brand of actions should be as loud as possible because at this trend, you never know. Down with the looters in the 9th parliament. In December this year, the chickens have to cross the road. Whatever happens before roosting; only lord knows? Young people of Kenya, it could be a provocation for a generational revolution. We got to take action. Your advice on this if you feel affected please be free to comment on the way forward. Let’s not mourn. Organize. I don’t care what they feel, they should feel what we care.
NB lobby, canvass. blog and. forward this message to as many people as many possible.
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA
NB lobby, canvass. blog and. forward this message to as many people as many possible.
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA
Thursday, July 19, 2007
NYCIII SHOULD ADDRESS THE PLIGHT OF A REVOLUTIONARY GENERATION.
Over the last one-decade, young people in Kenya have ventured into various political activities with an aim of shaping the future of this country and creating a niche for themselves to get into positions that affect policy formulation and governance.
The first national youth convention held in 1997 suggested possibilities and strategies of young people organizing themselves and bracing for leadership. At that time it was so common for most of senior politicians saying that the youth are leaders of tomorrow. It’s a big challenge today to the youth of that time to realize that yesterday’s tomorrow is today. Therefore its pertinent as we near the third national youth convention in august for the young people to look back and see how much has been achieved since the last convention was held. The matter of progress must be well scrutinized and assessed as young people especially those who participated in the first and second convention prepare for the next national youth convention.
It’s also important this being an election year for youths to know how many people are keen on advancing to national leadership as a result of this kind of civic education.
So far a number of young people have declared interests in vying for parliamentary seats, but it’s yet to be seen if such a move will help young people get to the helm of power. Its though a pity that a number of political parties and even presidential candidates have little attention to the issues concerning the youth within their manifestos and visions respectively. It’s however significantly noticeable that only Ford Kenya as a party has given room to full participation of young people in their activities. according to a report in one of the local newspapers its also commendable that some young people have resorted to forming and running their own political parties as ripe grounds for bargaining such groups include the Vijana Progressive Party(VIPA) and the Kenya youth movement(KYM) and youth lobby groups like the Kenya Young Voters Alliance(KYVA).
The biggest challenge during the convention should however focus on more serious avenues to power for the young people. It’s important to develop a National Youth Manifesto that should be the target of achievement for whoever will win the forthcoming general elections. It should also be noted that as the young people clamour for positive chance all political advances and support should be ideologically based and not necessarily assumed that age is an automatic qualification for one to cause positive change within the political, social and economic circles of this country. It’s however challenging that a number of young leaders have not embraced any specific ideology that can be sustained for years. The revolutionary generation should ensure that a policy paper for posterity is drawn, just like what the communist party under Fidel Castro did in Cuba after taking power in from Batista .they had sustainable policies and ideologies that have remained consistent to date.
Most of the professional and politically conscious young people who are ambitious are so determined that change from poverty, corruption, insecurity and negative ethnicity will only be realized through them. That is why the young people should be more aggressive and be more focused as we approach the elections for this is the only opportunity to exercise their democratic right by electing a president who will be conscious of handing power to a younger generation. Thus its main focus should be to develop a political ideology that can make Kenya an economic superpower through use of intellectual human and natural resources
The NYC III should therefore be able to come up with a unique and most practical way to realization of meaningful socio/economic/political change in line with modern challenges to governance.
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA
BOX 41046, NAIROBI
+254721779445
The first national youth convention held in 1997 suggested possibilities and strategies of young people organizing themselves and bracing for leadership. At that time it was so common for most of senior politicians saying that the youth are leaders of tomorrow. It’s a big challenge today to the youth of that time to realize that yesterday’s tomorrow is today. Therefore its pertinent as we near the third national youth convention in august for the young people to look back and see how much has been achieved since the last convention was held. The matter of progress must be well scrutinized and assessed as young people especially those who participated in the first and second convention prepare for the next national youth convention.
It’s also important this being an election year for youths to know how many people are keen on advancing to national leadership as a result of this kind of civic education.
So far a number of young people have declared interests in vying for parliamentary seats, but it’s yet to be seen if such a move will help young people get to the helm of power. Its though a pity that a number of political parties and even presidential candidates have little attention to the issues concerning the youth within their manifestos and visions respectively. It’s however significantly noticeable that only Ford Kenya as a party has given room to full participation of young people in their activities. according to a report in one of the local newspapers its also commendable that some young people have resorted to forming and running their own political parties as ripe grounds for bargaining such groups include the Vijana Progressive Party(VIPA) and the Kenya youth movement(KYM) and youth lobby groups like the Kenya Young Voters Alliance(KYVA).
The biggest challenge during the convention should however focus on more serious avenues to power for the young people. It’s important to develop a National Youth Manifesto that should be the target of achievement for whoever will win the forthcoming general elections. It should also be noted that as the young people clamour for positive chance all political advances and support should be ideologically based and not necessarily assumed that age is an automatic qualification for one to cause positive change within the political, social and economic circles of this country. It’s however challenging that a number of young leaders have not embraced any specific ideology that can be sustained for years. The revolutionary generation should ensure that a policy paper for posterity is drawn, just like what the communist party under Fidel Castro did in Cuba after taking power in from Batista .they had sustainable policies and ideologies that have remained consistent to date.
Most of the professional and politically conscious young people who are ambitious are so determined that change from poverty, corruption, insecurity and negative ethnicity will only be realized through them. That is why the young people should be more aggressive and be more focused as we approach the elections for this is the only opportunity to exercise their democratic right by electing a president who will be conscious of handing power to a younger generation. Thus its main focus should be to develop a political ideology that can make Kenya an economic superpower through use of intellectual human and natural resources
The NYC III should therefore be able to come up with a unique and most practical way to realization of meaningful socio/economic/political change in line with modern challenges to governance.
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA
BOX 41046, NAIROBI
+254721779445
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
THE WOLF INTENDS TO MAKE YOU HIS MEAL
. KENYA: THE HOUSE OF WOLVES AND FOXES
Malcolm X had no illusions in the so-called differences between the Democrats and Republicans. “One is the wolf, the other is a fox. No matter what, they’ll both eat you.” In the 1964 presidential elections, when the US presidential candidates were Lyndon B. Johnson (the “peace” candidate) vs. Barry Goldwater (the “war” candidate), Malcolm X exposed the deceit of this phony distinction.“The shrewd capitalists, the shrewd imperialists,” he said, “knew that the only way people would run towards the fox (Johnson) would be if you showed them the wolf (Goldwater). So they created a ghastly alternative . . . And at the moment he (Johnson) had troops invading the Congo and South Vietnam.”
This above analogy by Malcolm x seems to fit well in the current political situation in Kenya. Everybody seems to be fighting corruption, give them power and you will see their true coloures.Show people true coloures of ODM-K and you will see them running towards NARC-K.
Corruption has so much dominated the political scene until many Kenyans feel so betrayed by leaders who have decided to feed on the sweat of poor Kenyans, since independence to date. When are we going to put this to an end? After trying all my best to avoid the raging debate on the decision of choosing between a wolf (ODM-K) and a fox (NARC-K), the temptation can’t go further than this. I strongly believe that there is need for us to be realistic and avoid running into the ideologies (if any) advanced by the two sides. I consider my approach and understanding to this game realistic. Its highest time we stopped being hypocritical about our ideological orientation. Many of our people will come up with many theories that qualify ODM-K or NARC-K to be the best parties of belonging. If you become more metaphysical, you will understand what I mean. As I have always said and believed any political equation can only be qualified on the basis of which side of the spectrum you look at it. Let us look at this historical example:
In preparation of what would come to be known in history as the Russian revolution, students of Karl Marx; one group led by Lenin and another led by other communists developed two different approaches to governance. two of the main would be Lenin confidants:ie Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky joined the two opposing sides with what they called ideological reality according to their own respective ''schools of thought''.while Stalin followed Lenin to advocate for a leadership based on a kind of electoral college(Bolshevism)Trotsky on the other hand preferred to support the grassroots system-where leaders could be elected on the basis of getting direct peasantry vote.(Menshevism).later when the Mensheviks were defeated, Trotsky decided to realign himself with Lenin and became very loyal while still upholding his sincere ideological principles that favored grassroots involvement in the Communist party democracy. Most Bolsheviks who really looked at Lenin as a demi-god used every opportunity to sabotage Trotsky’s efforts to rise in ranks on the basis of his initial opposition to bolshevism. Stalin grew very popular in the communist party because of his hypocritical adoration of Lenin. It was too late for even Lenin himself to discover that Stalin had been only loyal because of personal selfish political reasons. Stalin was too powerful by the time Lenin discovered this and wanted Trotsky to be his political heir instead of Stalin. Therefore Stalin became the automatic heir to Lenin as the general secretary. On Lenin’s death in 1924, Stalin forged himself into leadership to later become the chairman of the people’s commissars.
To me the lesson here is that gaining political power has more to do with strategy and shrewdness than the sincere ideological approach that all of us commonly wish and advocate for. If its truth, let us say it. We all, (at least those who believe in certain principles) know that we believe in certain ways that we call moral governance. Most of us adore revolutionaries, we call them heroes, and we call them all names of admiration. America calls them dictators, war criminals, we associate political prowess with great names like Castro, Che Guevara,Tupac Amaru I(the last Inca of modern Peru)&Tupac Amaru II,Simon Bolivar,Kwame Nkrumah, Thomas Sankara,Malcolm X,Marcus Garvey,William Wilberforce, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, ,Patrice Lumumba,Dubcek,Husak,Olof Palme,Steve Biko,John Okello.,Haters of imperialism. We all categorize this people differently than what the US does. To America all those names mean terrorists, communists, human rights abusers.blah blah...but for us we look at all these names differently, there are heroes, there are criminals, there are role models, there are human rights activists, but for the US...it doesn’t care. They put Hideki Tojo and Che Guevara in the same group. The same way as a young person, these political vultures will never care what you believe in. they have already made their judgement...You are a political tool to be used. Or if you pose any political threat to them, then you are their enemy to be dealt with, or to be eliminated just like JM Kariuki was.
So what’s the way forward? To sit and wait to be judged? Or to move and create our own space and destiny in those ranks? I agree with all you comrades who insist that we should support or oppose such and such a party because its made up of heroes,villains,saints,sinners ,devils, angels or whatever you may call them. Have you been honored with the order of Vladmir...to sing and dance to their tune? Or you are just a well wisher, a goon or a sycophant. Being a well wisher or any of aforementioned attributes amount to serious level of political insignificance.
My position is that we got to be strategic otherwise we are going nowhere. for my choice if I were to choose between the wolf and a fox, which as per now I don’t intend to do, I would prefer the sly fox than the wolf that has decided to put on a sheep skin because the chicken worthy preying on are not in the vicinity. just know that the wolf in the sheep skin intends to make you his meal…once it gets near the chicken.
It’s wrong for us to start following monarchs who have presided and/or benefited from the economic atrocities committed against the people of this country for the last more than four decades of this country’s independence. lets not follow monarchs...our only way to political freedom is joining hands with self made politicians...not monarchs. Down with monarchs...If you can only be relevant in politics if your father was a president or a colonial chief, when are the sons and daughters of peasants like you and me going to rule this country? JUST TELL ME WHEN? We need to get the way out.
There we are.....me and you attempting to put Jommo Kenyatta's son in power? Daniel Moi’s son in power?, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s son in power?. Longest serving ministers like Kalonzo who have nothing to show after 19 years in cabinet in power? Moses Mudavadi's son in power? Ruto-the political son of a corrupt regime? If we stand and pursue freedom justice and equality, then we need the land back…the land cannot be returned by land grabbers in power.Landgrabbers and pretenders to democracy can’t be reformists. What are they reforming? They have already taken part in deforming the country.
If we want to achieve true change in this country we need to create a better strategy...if you read the future, then you will come to know that the only way of getting true reformists and sons and daughters of peasants to power is through NARC-K if all factors are kept constant consistent with the current prevailing conditions. To me and I don’t think any sane person will challenge that, NARC-K'S future could be us. Monarchs will never have space for us. They only have space for their sons and daughters in law. Those impoverished and deprived in the past are now we are getting into those positions.Kibaki is only but a unifying factor for NARC-K...Once he finishes his second term, then all kanu will have retired...Michuki, Karume, Nyachae,then people like Kibwana,Kituyi,Mungatana,Tuju,Kimunya,Karua,Kilemi Mwiria,Kirwa,(not necessarily them, but they are symbols of rise from ashy to classy, not from state house to state house.) ,and many of us in our age bracket who are coming up now will obviously have this space. A good number of protagonists here are the true reformists or even if they may not be according to some of the arguments some of you may advance. They at least were. and that’s why democratically we are where we are. most of you know the role played by people like Prof Kibwana and the likes of Dr.Njoya.,Henry Waruhiu,Muturi Kigano and the rest that you know who belong to this school in bringing Kenya to where it is now. We are at least where they helped us get. Its time to complete the revolution. And the revolution can’t be completed by the people we were revolting against. They are using the strategy used by Stalin to inherit Lenin’s position, but at least in a moral and democratic way, unlike Stalin. In the same vain, we need to use this strategy...that’s our only way to power. The rest are rhetorics.no monarchs please.
For you who have already taken sides...that’s my analysis. However if you are a general in the wolf kingdom you are better than a foot soldier in the fox kingdom. If you got no strategic standing then I consider this as the best position to adopt so long as you are not Kenyatta’s or Moi’s son or daughter.
The value of NARC Kenya to Kenyan youths as per now is that one of our own-Tedd Munovi is one of the nine national board members of the NARC-K election board. The great hope, which we are anyway yet to see, is that more positions will be allocated young people. We welcome the same or greater gesture by ODM-K or any other party with a political muscle.
I personally don’t think if we should vote in a wolf or a fox. But if we got no other option which is seemingly the case, then lets learn to use the Stalin strategy. Vote for the fox that is if it’s a must for you to choose between the two. Otherwise I would advice you to join Chama Cha Mwananchi (CCM).It could be the party that has meaning for the people at the grassroots...
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA
Kenya Young Voter’s Alliance
Box 41046, Nairobi
+254721779445
Malcolm X had no illusions in the so-called differences between the Democrats and Republicans. “One is the wolf, the other is a fox. No matter what, they’ll both eat you.” In the 1964 presidential elections, when the US presidential candidates were Lyndon B. Johnson (the “peace” candidate) vs. Barry Goldwater (the “war” candidate), Malcolm X exposed the deceit of this phony distinction.“The shrewd capitalists, the shrewd imperialists,” he said, “knew that the only way people would run towards the fox (Johnson) would be if you showed them the wolf (Goldwater). So they created a ghastly alternative . . . And at the moment he (Johnson) had troops invading the Congo and South Vietnam.”
This above analogy by Malcolm x seems to fit well in the current political situation in Kenya. Everybody seems to be fighting corruption, give them power and you will see their true coloures.Show people true coloures of ODM-K and you will see them running towards NARC-K.
Corruption has so much dominated the political scene until many Kenyans feel so betrayed by leaders who have decided to feed on the sweat of poor Kenyans, since independence to date. When are we going to put this to an end? After trying all my best to avoid the raging debate on the decision of choosing between a wolf (ODM-K) and a fox (NARC-K), the temptation can’t go further than this. I strongly believe that there is need for us to be realistic and avoid running into the ideologies (if any) advanced by the two sides. I consider my approach and understanding to this game realistic. Its highest time we stopped being hypocritical about our ideological orientation. Many of our people will come up with many theories that qualify ODM-K or NARC-K to be the best parties of belonging. If you become more metaphysical, you will understand what I mean. As I have always said and believed any political equation can only be qualified on the basis of which side of the spectrum you look at it. Let us look at this historical example:
In preparation of what would come to be known in history as the Russian revolution, students of Karl Marx; one group led by Lenin and another led by other communists developed two different approaches to governance. two of the main would be Lenin confidants:ie Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky joined the two opposing sides with what they called ideological reality according to their own respective ''schools of thought''.while Stalin followed Lenin to advocate for a leadership based on a kind of electoral college(Bolshevism)Trotsky on the other hand preferred to support the grassroots system-where leaders could be elected on the basis of getting direct peasantry vote.(Menshevism).later when the Mensheviks were defeated, Trotsky decided to realign himself with Lenin and became very loyal while still upholding his sincere ideological principles that favored grassroots involvement in the Communist party democracy. Most Bolsheviks who really looked at Lenin as a demi-god used every opportunity to sabotage Trotsky’s efforts to rise in ranks on the basis of his initial opposition to bolshevism. Stalin grew very popular in the communist party because of his hypocritical adoration of Lenin. It was too late for even Lenin himself to discover that Stalin had been only loyal because of personal selfish political reasons. Stalin was too powerful by the time Lenin discovered this and wanted Trotsky to be his political heir instead of Stalin. Therefore Stalin became the automatic heir to Lenin as the general secretary. On Lenin’s death in 1924, Stalin forged himself into leadership to later become the chairman of the people’s commissars.
To me the lesson here is that gaining political power has more to do with strategy and shrewdness than the sincere ideological approach that all of us commonly wish and advocate for. If its truth, let us say it. We all, (at least those who believe in certain principles) know that we believe in certain ways that we call moral governance. Most of us adore revolutionaries, we call them heroes, and we call them all names of admiration. America calls them dictators, war criminals, we associate political prowess with great names like Castro, Che Guevara,Tupac Amaru I(the last Inca of modern Peru)&Tupac Amaru II,Simon Bolivar,Kwame Nkrumah, Thomas Sankara,Malcolm X,Marcus Garvey,William Wilberforce, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, ,Patrice Lumumba,Dubcek,Husak,Olof Palme,Steve Biko,John Okello.,Haters of imperialism. We all categorize this people differently than what the US does. To America all those names mean terrorists, communists, human rights abusers.blah blah...but for us we look at all these names differently, there are heroes, there are criminals, there are role models, there are human rights activists, but for the US...it doesn’t care. They put Hideki Tojo and Che Guevara in the same group. The same way as a young person, these political vultures will never care what you believe in. they have already made their judgement...You are a political tool to be used. Or if you pose any political threat to them, then you are their enemy to be dealt with, or to be eliminated just like JM Kariuki was.
So what’s the way forward? To sit and wait to be judged? Or to move and create our own space and destiny in those ranks? I agree with all you comrades who insist that we should support or oppose such and such a party because its made up of heroes,villains,saints,sinners ,devils, angels or whatever you may call them. Have you been honored with the order of Vladmir...to sing and dance to their tune? Or you are just a well wisher, a goon or a sycophant. Being a well wisher or any of aforementioned attributes amount to serious level of political insignificance.
My position is that we got to be strategic otherwise we are going nowhere. for my choice if I were to choose between the wolf and a fox, which as per now I don’t intend to do, I would prefer the sly fox than the wolf that has decided to put on a sheep skin because the chicken worthy preying on are not in the vicinity. just know that the wolf in the sheep skin intends to make you his meal…once it gets near the chicken.
It’s wrong for us to start following monarchs who have presided and/or benefited from the economic atrocities committed against the people of this country for the last more than four decades of this country’s independence. lets not follow monarchs...our only way to political freedom is joining hands with self made politicians...not monarchs. Down with monarchs...If you can only be relevant in politics if your father was a president or a colonial chief, when are the sons and daughters of peasants like you and me going to rule this country? JUST TELL ME WHEN? We need to get the way out.
There we are.....me and you attempting to put Jommo Kenyatta's son in power? Daniel Moi’s son in power?, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s son in power?. Longest serving ministers like Kalonzo who have nothing to show after 19 years in cabinet in power? Moses Mudavadi's son in power? Ruto-the political son of a corrupt regime? If we stand and pursue freedom justice and equality, then we need the land back…the land cannot be returned by land grabbers in power.Landgrabbers and pretenders to democracy can’t be reformists. What are they reforming? They have already taken part in deforming the country.
If we want to achieve true change in this country we need to create a better strategy...if you read the future, then you will come to know that the only way of getting true reformists and sons and daughters of peasants to power is through NARC-K if all factors are kept constant consistent with the current prevailing conditions. To me and I don’t think any sane person will challenge that, NARC-K'S future could be us. Monarchs will never have space for us. They only have space for their sons and daughters in law. Those impoverished and deprived in the past are now we are getting into those positions.Kibaki is only but a unifying factor for NARC-K...Once he finishes his second term, then all kanu will have retired...Michuki, Karume, Nyachae,then people like Kibwana,Kituyi,Mungatana,Tuju,Kimunya,Karua,Kilemi Mwiria,Kirwa,(not necessarily them, but they are symbols of rise from ashy to classy, not from state house to state house.) ,and many of us in our age bracket who are coming up now will obviously have this space. A good number of protagonists here are the true reformists or even if they may not be according to some of the arguments some of you may advance. They at least were. and that’s why democratically we are where we are. most of you know the role played by people like Prof Kibwana and the likes of Dr.Njoya.,Henry Waruhiu,Muturi Kigano and the rest that you know who belong to this school in bringing Kenya to where it is now. We are at least where they helped us get. Its time to complete the revolution. And the revolution can’t be completed by the people we were revolting against. They are using the strategy used by Stalin to inherit Lenin’s position, but at least in a moral and democratic way, unlike Stalin. In the same vain, we need to use this strategy...that’s our only way to power. The rest are rhetorics.no monarchs please.
For you who have already taken sides...that’s my analysis. However if you are a general in the wolf kingdom you are better than a foot soldier in the fox kingdom. If you got no strategic standing then I consider this as the best position to adopt so long as you are not Kenyatta’s or Moi’s son or daughter.
The value of NARC Kenya to Kenyan youths as per now is that one of our own-Tedd Munovi is one of the nine national board members of the NARC-K election board. The great hope, which we are anyway yet to see, is that more positions will be allocated young people. We welcome the same or greater gesture by ODM-K or any other party with a political muscle.
I personally don’t think if we should vote in a wolf or a fox. But if we got no other option which is seemingly the case, then lets learn to use the Stalin strategy. Vote for the fox that is if it’s a must for you to choose between the two. Otherwise I would advice you to join Chama Cha Mwananchi (CCM).It could be the party that has meaning for the people at the grassroots...
FWAMBA NC FWAMBA
Kenya Young Voter’s Alliance
Box 41046, Nairobi
+254721779445
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