Letter to Dr Willy Mutunga- Chief Justice Republic of Kenya

Dr Willy Mutunga,
Chief Justice- the High Courts of Kenya,
President- Supreme Court of Kenya,
Republic of Kenya.
Dear Sir,
We have come full circle and now, the ball has been placed in your court. You will either inflate her or deflate her.
Before I address you Sir, we had a galaxy of Election Observers both Local and International in Kenya for the March 4th General Elections. What did they observe? Were they happy with the state of unpreparedness of the IEBC? Were they satisfied that the process of Tallying where declared results were at variance with the posted results was credible? Or they were just on holiday in Kenya and observed non of the above?
But then, I must start by congratulating you, though belated, for your appointment to head the Judiciary in Kenya. Yours was a true Journey of Hope for our Motherland. I remember you in the liberation struggle when you were amongst the few gallant sons of Kenya who were detained for their thoughts and agitation for change and reform. I do not remember any women having been detained, but a few were with us in the trenches in the liberation struggle as well.
You taught Law at the University of Nairobi and many of the current crop of brilliant lawyers went through your class. And truly they honour and respect you for your credentials.
Your entry to the Corridors of Justice has rekindled immense hope on Kenyans that after all, our Courts of Law can uphold the rule of Law and respect the same. You came in at a time when many charlatans and miscreants were confident of running roughshod on the Judiciary. The joke was- why hire a lawyer when you can rent a Judge. And in those days, Judgements were never pronounced with absolute gravity. Judgement was dispensed on a need to know basis and on the weight of ones pocket, never the weight of evidence adduced and corroborated in Court.
This is why I started by saying that we have gone full circle.
We now have absolute confidence in our Judiciary and we have absolute confidence in our sons and daughters dispensing justice to the down trodden. Justice is truly becoming our shield and defender.
The fight for democracy and reforms has also come a full circle. Many of those who fought for reforms and democracy in Kenya have gone different ways. Those who fought for our Independence and bled for our freedom have been languishing in abject poverty ever since, while the Home Guards, those who never believed in the sovereignty of an African took over the reigns of power in many states in Africa. Their rule, or rather, mis-rule bled Africa for many years, in the process, killing some very brilliant names that would have taken Africa forward- The Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba, Pio Gama Pinto, Joseph Tom Mboya, Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Ronald Ngala, to mention but a few. These men never died in vain, and their blood is still restless.
A new breed of Africans had to step forward to start fighting for our Second Liberation, now from our own Brothers and Sisters who had amassed all power and affluence, in the process becoming blind to the daily norms of civilization and democracy.
As we clean Garbage from our midst, we must clean our Electoral Process to start respecting the wishes of Kenyans, not the wishes of some hidden faces of impunity in the next room
Kenyans went for an election on the 4th March 2013, and I want to believe that you and your fellow Judges also voted- for that is our joint democratic right. We came out in large numbers and lined up patiently and peacefully as One People under God. We were determined to elect a Leader of our choice- by voting.
Then the drama started, and I was reminded of Truth Meter- where a young Kenyans says- I witnessed the whole episode, it was like drama, like vindio- video. The supposedly Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission started treating Kenyans to Provisional Results that quickly assumed a life of its own. We were seeing figures that defied any logic and many eyebrows were raised. I bet you sat upright, for arithmetic was not adding up.
And we all witnessed when the Chair of the IEBC came on screen and told us that a Bug had been detected that was adding the Rejected Votes by 8. For at that time, the Rejected Votes were rapidly becoming the Third Force and Kenyans were being treated to this drama from our own IEBC- an Investment of upwards of Kshs 100Billion. The IEBC had spent colossal sums of Money to invest in the Planning and Hosting of the 2013 General Elections. I bet the Bug did not intervene to again give us the Tallying Process that was rapidly also assuming a life of its own. The Results that were being read by the Commissioners were not Tallying with the Results that were being posted as overall.
The IEBC Chair and his Team visited several Countries earlier to learn and witness how elections were conducted. They were even in the US in November 2012 to witness the largest democracy at work. And the US Results, true to form, came out in real time. And within minutes of the last man casting his vote, Barrack Obama was pronounced the President of the USA. It did not take Five- 5 days of tallying. For there is no science involved in adding up figures from 290 Constituencies.
They were also in Ghana for the same learning process. What lessons did they learn, or, were these the normal freebies and high life that comes with State Office in Kenya? Where results are never realized?
Mr President, Elections in Kenya must be won at the Ballot Box, not at the Tallying Centre and not in the Board Rooms. If the US, with a very large population of voters could post their results in real time, what was the problem with ours?
In the confines of my house, I had my own Tallying Centre where I posted on Excel ALL the results as they were being announced by the tired and in some cases confused Commissioners and I realized that the figures were not adding up. At some point, Commissioner Nzibo gave Mzee Uhuru Kenyatta 57,000 votes as cast from Tiaty Constituency to the chagrins of all. He had said the Constituency had only 18,000 Registered Voters, and I do not want to believe that he was being misquoted. He was reading the results and all the World was listening. And I want to believe that this is what they posted in their end results.
Such was the Tallying Mess that within one hour of Commissioner Nzibo asking us to go to bed, rest and come back fresh at 6.00am, new results were being posted declaring Mzee Uhuru Kenyatta as our new President-Elect. I was shocked. And I marveled at how Kenya had invested Billion of Shillings down the drain like this.
Elections Results were being cooked and Maths was not adding up. The Commission was struggling with facts and figures and down the drain was their credibility going as well. And facts and figures are very stubborn entities. They NEVER lie. You can only manipulate them, and this, I want to believe is what our IEBC Team was doing as the whole World watched in shock.
We had invested heavily in gadgets that NEVER worked for us. Did someone take us for a ride? Were Elections Results pre-meditated? Why could the IEBC not give us results in Real Time like they had done with all the by-elections they had conducted? Were they coooking figures to force a clear winner in Round One?
These are disturbing questions that Kenyans must get to know. And it is only you and your Team that can help us unravel this.
In 2007, we did one major mistake; we never punished those who connived against Kenyans in that botched exercise of an Election. We let them go scot free and even paid them off. It is only God who has been dealing with them one by one. They caused massive pain, misery, death and destruction on God's Bits of Wood, on Kenyans and our loving God will not let them rest easy. How I wish we were living during the times of Hamurabi the Law Giver- we would have acted appropriately.
As the protagonists come before you to seek redress, you and your able Bench must take the higher ground. You are Kenyans and you must help Kenyans regain confidence in the Electoral Process. As you look at what the Protagonists have presented before you, you must uphold the trust we have all bestowed upon you and walk down the history lane to come up with sound and secure judgement. The man hours we all spent patiently in long queues must never go in vain, and must never be manipulated to give pre-meditated results.
The Hon Chief Justice, if Elections must be won, they must be won in the Ballot. And not at the Tallying Centres where Resluts are programmed to come in a pre-determined fashion. And if the IEBC Team Members are found to have fiddled with the Tallying Process like they definitely did, judgement must be passed on them and each one of the Commissioners must be hanged separately in a Public Square for all to see. And they must re-pay all the Billions Kenyans invested in their comfort.
Kenyans are watching and the whole World is watching as Democracy goes on Trial in Kenya.

Odhiambo T Oketch,

Executive Director,

The Clean Africa Campaign- TCAC

Nairobi Kenya.

The Clean Africa Campaign is an initiative of KCDN Kenya

Kenya's waste management challenge

Chifu,
These are the things we have been talking about, and I am happy that Nairobi has elected into office a savvy technocrat in the person of Dr Evans Kidero, whom I want to believe will address the issues. Infact, he can make Nairobi clean between now and 1st June 2013 as we celebrate our 50 Years of Independence.
It is not that our Towns are lacking in capacity to manage and control waste, the problem is, our technocrats in the Environment Departments have never been keen in addressing the menace that is waste and garbage.
We all know that waste is wealth, but what are our technocrats doing to empower the CBOs who have stepped forward to help realize this? Nothing. To our technocrats, shifting waste from one point to the next is so lucrative. This is why the City Council of Nairobi is spending Kshs 40 million every month on contracted Garbage Trucks, yet, no garbage is being shifted still. And again, at a time the Council could invest that money on buying new Trucks and developing skills for the many people who have steeped in to help manage waste in our former beautiful Town.
Nairobi along Enterprise Road on the 13th February 2013
I have told these mandarins at the Department of Environment at the City Council of Nairobi over and over that shifting waste from one point to the next will NEVER be waste management. But you see, there is profit in waste shifting.
We have introduced a Training Programme on Waste Management at The Clean Africa Campaign-TCAC, and if we can get support from the Governor-Elect, we will greatly reduce plastic and polythene waste in Nairobi and across our Cities and Towns. For, Plastic and Polythene waste are the main waste ingredients that clog our drainage systems and create massive waste piles across our Towns.
We are recalling the first batch of Trainees soon to enable us move forward. We are only waiting for the Governor to be sworn in to office before we pro-actively engage with him.
Again, we have been keen on piloting the Process of Separation of Waste at Source. This is a serious issue that must be enforced by the Governor and the Central Government. This is a process that will create massive employment opportunities across Kenya and Africa and we only need the goodwill and support of the Governor and we are home and dry.
We are replecating this across all Kenya as we move into other African Countries.
Managing waste has never been a difficult thing. We are only making it difficult because we want to use waste and garbage as a conduit to align our pockets.
Enterprise Road in Nairobi on the 13th February 2013
Our remedy is simple but effective; let the Governors-Elect revamp their Departments of Environment and set in place a clear process that will do the following;

1. Register all waste handling groups across our Cities
2. Train the same groups on proper waste management with particular emphasis to specialization on different waste streams
3. Delineate clear waste streams for each group
4. Create holding grounds for the waste handlers as they sort and transport each waste stream to the end user
5. Create a clear data bank for all waste users and convertors to enable the waste handlers know where to take their various forms of waste
6. Then create a clear payment structure for each waste stream and make those payments be on real time.

Waste and Garbage Management is becoming a big issue and according to projections from the World Bank in their last report, the Municipal Solid Waste generated by the Municipals across the World will hit 2.2 Billion Tonnes by 2025 and this will cost the World some $375 Billion annually to manage.
This is huge, and definitely, it is beyond the current teams managing waste in Africa and more so in Kenya.It needs the undivided attention of our Governors as a priority and the involvement of the Central Governments for support.
We are currently developing our 5 Year Strategic Plan and we want to conform this to the Electoral Circle as we engage all our Governors to work for a Clean Kenya as our immediate measure as we approach celebrating our 50 Years of Independence on the 1st June 2013. We will then hit the ground running in April with a view to making change happen across Kenya and Africa.
Then on 5th June 2013, as we celebrate the World Environment Day, we will host The Kenya Environmentalist of the Year Award- KEYA Awards where we will appreciate best practices from our Towns and Cities, colleges and estates.
We are inviting partnerships that can work with us towards achieving these goals.
Peace and blessings,

Odhiambo T Oketch,

Executive Director,

The Clean Africa Campaign- TCAC

Nairobi Kenya.

The Clean Africa Campaign is an initiative of KCDN Kenya

Our Journey of Hope across Kenya and into Africa

2011
We hosted 17 events besides the other mobilization processes and engagements we had in the following manner;
1. Kibera on the 22^nd January- Nationwide Clean-up; Thank you Kenya
2. Mombasa on 20^th February-  Thank you Mombasa Clean up Campaign

3. Huruma in Nairobi on 26^th Feb- 26th Feb in Huruma along Juja Road

4. Eastleigh in Nairobi on 26^th March- 3rd Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign
5. Ngong Hills on 2^nd April- God Firmly in Charge; Successful event
6. Official launch of our website on the 20^th April at Charter Hall- Launch of the KCDN Website
7. Eldoret on the 21^st May- The Eldoret Campaign; A big success
8. Kenyatta National Hospital on the 28^th May- Friends of KNH Maternity Unit
9. Kisii on 17^th June- The Kisii Campaign 17th June 2011
10. Kisumu on the 16^th July- The Kisumu Clean-up Campaign
11. Kakamega on the 23^rd July- Kakamega Clean-up Campaign Launched
12. Nyeri on the 20^th August- Reinventing our Pride; Transforming Kenya, The Nyeri Clean-up Consultative Meeting, The Nyeri Clean up Campaign
13. Nyayo Highrise Estate Embakasi on 13^th October- Kenyans doing it for themselves
14. Hurumu on the 17^th October- The Huruma Consultative Forum
15. Huruma on the 22^nd October- Need for greater coordination; PC Nairobi
16. Maringo on 19^th November- Maringo Clean-up Campaign
17. Buru Buru Prudential on the 10^th December- Dr Kaudia Launches The Litter Bins Programme in Ke...

Then we covered our events in some summary-  Our Journey of Hope Part 1 and 2,  Our Journey of Hope across Kenya Part 2

2012
In the year 2012, we hosted 25 events besides the other mobilization processes and engagements we had in the following manner;

1.    Zimmerman Estate on 21^st January- Kenyans making a difference; Zimmerman Clean-up Ca...

2.    Kongowea in Mombasa on 18^th February- The best ever Clean-up Campaign; Kongowea Market

3.    Kondele in Kisumu on 17^th March- Massive Kondele Clean-up Campaign

4.    World Clean-up Day in Umoja on 24^th March- The Mother of all Clean-ups; A Huge Success

5.    Peace Building in Kibigori and Chemase - 20th April 2012 Moving the Peace Building Process...

6.    Kapsoya in Eldoret on the 21^st April- The Eldoret Clean-up Campaign

7.    International Campaign to stop rape and gender violence during conflict on 18^th May-Launch of The International Campaign to Stop Rape ...

8.    World Environment Day 5^th June- Moving towards Separation of Waste at Source

9.    With Zetech College on June 23^rd- Zetech College joins in cleaning Nairobi

10. The 1^st Consultative Forum on Waste Management at Charter Hall on the 11^th July- Consultative Forum on Waste Management 11th July 2...

11.  Pumwani Majengo on July 21^st- Let us apprehend those who litter- Hon Beth Mugo

12.  Kayole and Githurai on 25^th August- Action Time across Kenya; Clean-ups

13. The 2^nd Consultative Forum on Waste Management on 28^th August- A double score for The Clean Kenya Campaign

14. Kibera on 15^th September- Kibera Public Space Project 04

15. Kibera 26^th September- Another Kibera is Possible, Kibera; It can be done

16. Dandora Scars with Violet Otindo- 1^st October- The Dandora Scars- with Violet Otindo, The Dandora Scars with Violet Otindo Part 2, The Dandora Scars on YouTube

17. TNA joins in Cleaning Muthurwa Market on 10^th October- TNA Joins in Cleaning Muthurwa Market

18. Pumwani Majengo with Hon Yusuf Hassan on 27^th October- Hon Yusuf Hassan joins The Clean Kenya Campaign, Clean-ups on the 27th October across kenya

19. Training Programme on Waste Management 16^th November- Training Programme on Waste Management

20. The Sofia Majengo Clean-up on 17^th November- The Sofia Majengo Clean-up on 17th Nov 2012, Sofia Clean up Campaign

21. The Kibera Medical and Peace Camp on 18^th November- The Kibera Medical and Peace Camp

22. Start of Training Programme on Waste Management on 5^th December- Start of the Training Programme on Waste Managemen...

23. Calling out Kenyans to register as voters 13^th December- Calling Kenyans Out to Register as Voters

24. Massive voter registration campaign on 14^th December- Massive turn out at Mukuru- Voter Registration

25. Prayers for Peace and a Clean General Election 30^th December- Prayers for Peace at Redeemed Gospel Church
2013
In the year 2013, we have hosted 10 events besides the other mobilization processes we have had in the following manner;

1.    Huruma on the 5^th January- The Huruma Clean up Campaign; Garbage in the mind

2.    Appreciation from Let’s Do it World received 7^th January- Appreciation from Let's do it Foundation

3.    Langata on 12^th January- The Langata Clean-up Campaign; 12th Jan 2013

4.    Kariobangi North 16^th January- The Best; Kariobangi Clean-up and Peace Building

5.    Mathare 19^th January- The Mathare Human Peace Caravan; A Great Success

6.    Dagoreti 25^th January- Dagoreti Human Peace Caravan; a huge success

7.    Dandora 2^nd February- The Dandora Human Peace Caravan; a huge success

8.    Makadara 13^th February- The Mater Kayaba Viwandani Human Peace Caravan

9.    Kisumu 16^th February- The Kisumu Human Peace Caravan

10. Westlands 20^th February- The Kangemi Waruku Human Peace Caravan

We are developing a 5 Year Comprehensive Strategic Plan to help guide our programmes into the next 5 Years and I want to believe that you will join with us and be part of Our Journey of Hope across Kenya as well.
I want to sincerely thank ALL our Friends and Partners, you have made us achieve all these.
Let us join hands and work for a Clean Kenya, a Clean Africa.
Odhiambo T Oketch,                                                                                                                 Executive Director,                                                                                                                           The Clean Africa Campaign-TCAC,                                                                                                    Tel; 0724 365 557,            
Nairobi Kenya.

The Clean Africa Campaign is an initiative of KCDN Kenya.                                                  

Letter to the Rt Hon Raila Odinga- Prime Minister of Kenya

13th March 2013
The Rt Hon Raila Amolo Odinga,
Prime Minister,
Republic of Kenya.
Dear Sir,
I want to start by congratulating you for remaining steadfast for the ideals that you have stood for and cherished all your life. It was great seeing you come out strongly to challenge the electoral process where elections seems to be always won at the tallying level and in the Board Rooms.
It basically beats all logic for an Electoral Body to invite Kenyans to come out and vote for their leaders and then, fail to respect the same wishes of those voters.
I was at Radio Ramogi this morning between 8.00am and 9.00am and we were looking at the lessons learnt so far. And I want to state at the outset that I firmly support your democratic right to challenge the results as announced by the IEBC Chair on Saturday the 9th March 2013. 
In my small capacity and within the confines of my tallying centre in my house, I was able to record and realize the inconsistencies with the results as announced. I must assume that being a candidate, you and your team members are privy to many more such inconsistencies and the best arbiter is the Courts of Law.
You have done many Kenyans proud by choosing to seek legal redress and I am convinced that our Judges will stand firm on the right side of history. 
With all this said, I want to address a few issues that might be very painful to the men and women around you. You have been the epitome of democratic reforms and agitation in Kenya. In the company of the great Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, the late Masinde Muliro, Hon Charles Rubia, Hon Kenneth Matiba, the late Martin Shikuku, Hon Prof Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, Hon Gitobu Imanyara, Hon Kiraitu Muringi, Hon Paul Muite and all those celebrated sons and daughters of Kenya, you fought for The Second Liberation.
You were detained for 9 years fighting for justice and democracy for Kenya. You are truly the architect of The Second Liberation as sang by the late Musa Juma. When we won the repeal of section 2A of the then Constitution, a late comer to the liberation struggle in the name of Hon Mwai Emilio Kibaki ended with the big prize. He had only belatedly joined in the Second Liberation.
He beat all the Liberation Heroes to the tape and to the State Office.
He then attempted to saddle us with a watered down Constitution in 2005, and again, you were at hand to deliver and help Kenya. In the Elections of 2007, against all odds, Mzee Kibaki was pronounced the President and sworn in at night to the State Office. Kenyans were not amused and all hell broke loose. The rest has been history.
However, you had a negotiated settlement where you became the Prime Minister with half of the Government. I still vividly remember the then US Secretary of State Dr Condoliza Rice saying that there must be REAL power sharing. 
I honestly did not know how real power sharing only translated to appointing 22 Ministers and their Assistants! Real power sharing meant taking half of Government. You may have been let down by your immediate handlers and advisers- the same team that never saw your votes going in 2007.
In 2010, you helped to deliver a New Constitution and with it, we now have a reformed Judiciary. We have an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission- though doubts are now emerging at how Independent the Commission is. We have a reforming Police Force and some semblance of order is slowly creeping in.
Kenyans want order and Kenyans came out in large numbers to cast their votes. We were all resigned to either having you as our President or Uhuru Kenyatta. The rest were simply in queue. It was hence shocking when Kenyans were once more confronted by the ghosts of the defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya at tallying point at Bomas of Kenya.
Remember, you were robbed of victory the same way in 2007 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre. What lessons did you learn then and what measures did you and your team put in place to avoid similar situations ever happening again?
I bet your top team slept on the job as Kenyans voted for you. We must ask heard questions even as we seek justice and restoration or a Re-run. You were let down by your immediate team members- people who were fighting for election contracts instead of election victory.
Again, how come your team members were campaigning for Round 2? Did they imagine that Round 2 could even not be there? I have never seen people campaigning to be number 2 in my life. Elections are won by number 1s all over the world.
Then, the Team assumed some misplaced sense of self importance to an extent that they never answered their phones, they never called back and they never even responded to email and sms. The only person who did engage with the public and even responded to his calls and sms was Hon Prof Anyang' Nyong'o.
Many people who voted for you are annoyed beyond words. We are being consoled to seek Justice but the truth of the matter lies somewhere else. We did our duty and voted for you. Your Strategic Team members failed to guard and protect your votes and now, they want to gag us as we point these mistakes! Your Team made mistakes and even as we walk firmly in solidarity with you, we must tell them as much.
I would like to be told of what strategic importance was having Hon Otieno Kajwang as Minister for ID Cards and Hon James Orengo as Minsiter for Land? The duo failed in their respective portfolios and because they never listened to any wise counsel, let the counsel of public opinion deal with them.
Lastly, if the Strategic Team around Raila failed to see your votes going in 2007, and again in 2013, how sure are we that they will do a good job in 60 days if the Courts grants them their wish.
The time of reckoning is here and now with us. You must not go far to look for people who failed your campaign. They are all around you- kikulacho ki nguoni mwako.
But if a re-run is so ordered, we must all take up our formation and campaign for you as Kenyans without regard to your Strategic Team Members.
All the best as you confront Dr Willy Mutunga at our reformed Judiciary. I will be penning him my thoughts tomorrow.

Odhiambo T Oketch,

Executive Director,

The Clean Africa Campaign- TCAC

Nairobi Kenya.

The Clean Africa Campaign is an initiative of KCDN Kenya

Letter to IEBC Chairman Isaack Hassan

Mr. Isaack Hassan,

Chairman- Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission,

Republic of Kenya.

Dear Sir,

I must start by congratulating you most sincerely for presiding over the most complex and the largest ever elections in the history of Kenya.

From the outset, we must appreciate that the Commission is supposed to be Independent and to this extent, I want to believe that there were no intimidating forces exerting pressure on you and your Team.

The violence that Kenya witnessed in 2008 were largely due to errors of omission on the side of the then Electoral Commission of Kenya led by the late Samuel Kivuitu- God rest his soul in peace. Kenyans voted in their thousands peacefully just like we did on the 4th March 2013, and the Commission bangled our hopes and aspirations as a people.

I voted at Komarock Primary School on the D-Day and I made several observations which I want to share with you, because, what I saw made me think that you were not prepared for this exercise.

The lines in the school were long and apparently, the IEBC staffers did not know which line led to where. They were of no significant help to the people. I had to line up in three different ques before I decided to find out for myself where the letter T was. Then to my chagrin, I found that several alphabets were split. Like the letter S was split into two. This was very confusing and I want to believe that it was not intentional.
The writer in a Group photo with Chairman Isaack Hassan, the PC Nairobi Mr. Njoroge Ndirangu and the IEBC Commissioners on 13th Dec 2012

The second issue I would want to ask, what became of the voter education? Did the IEBC really invest in voter education, and did the IEBC truly train their clerks to help the Team manage the Elections in an organized and professional manner? And how come we invested Kshs 9billion on gadgets that were designed to fail?

What about the Black Books that seemed not to have the same data with the BVR kits? Then, what happened to the tallying process? This was the simplest thing to do and yet, it seems to be the point where elections are either won or lost in Kenya.

It was amazing that Kenyans came out in their large numbers to elect their next CEO. What was difficult in capturing this data as honestly as they were cast. I am talking about this because after Kenyans had voted, we started seeing provisional results that reflected a huge number of votes being rejected. In fact, it became a public joke that the Rejected Votes were the Third Force in the Elections.

When your team realized this, you came out to tell the public that the high number of rejected votes was due to some bug that was multiplying the entered results by 8. Could this bug also have been able to alter results in favour of any of the Presidential Candidates? I am asking you this because when you started releasing the official results, I was tracking all those results on Excel and at all times, my tallied results which were based on what your Commissioners were reading to us never tallied with what you were posting online.

I found out that there were great anomalies on the posted results with one candidates results going up even with as much as 200,000 votes against the declared results while the other candidates figures went down below what your Commissioners had read. In fact, when your team announced the last batch of 15 Constituencies at around midnight on Friday, I was convinced that no candidate was going to get 50% plus 1. And the country was resigned to going for a Run-off. 

When I went to bed at 1.30am, I was sure of a run off because the 5 Constituencies that were outstanding could not significantly alter the posted results, and your Commissioner even told us to go to bed because the remaining 5 Results were to be announced at 6am when we were all fresh!

Now, I slept for only one hour since I was traveling to Bondo for a funeral and I wanted to leave Nairobi at 4am. I was shocked seeing my TV telling me that we now had a new President! Why did your Commissioner lie to the Nation?

Like Garbage collection, these are weighty issues Sir and we as a Nation must come around and be honest with each other and help clean the mess. Elections must be won in the ballot and not at tallying level and in the Board Rooms.

Your conduct of this process, right from preparations to the elections day to the way you managed the tallying process for so many days to the last minute deceit has placed a heavy yoke on your shoulders. It will permanently make you be part of the history that will define how Kenyans loose elections at the Board Room and not during the balloting process.

Shame on the IEBC Team for throwing the confidence that Kenyans and the whole World had on you. We all know that even Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot on account of 30 pieces of silver. I do not want to believe that this could have been true for us in the year of our Lord 2013.

May the good Lord give you the Grace and Humility to struggle with where you have placed yourself in the history of humanity.

Odhiambo T Oketch,

Executive Director,

The Clean Africa Campaign- TCAC

Nairobi Kenya.

The Clean Africa Campaign is an initiative of KCDN Kenya

Letter to HE President-Elect Uhuru Kenyatta

Your Excellency Hon Uhuru Kenyatta,
President-Elect of the Republic of Kenya.
I want to officially congratulate you and the Jubilee Team for convincingly winning the just concluded General Elections. There were anomalies yes, but you won and won big and even if a Re-run is ordered by the Supreme Court, I know you will still win, and now even with a bigger margin.
When Kenyans were invited to register as voters, you and your Team Members went to work, and you registered what the maverick Mutahi Nginyi later called 'The Tyrany of Numbers'. Your supporters came out in large numbers and we could see evidence of that. 

Then, you mounted a very well organized campaign across Kenya. You beat your opponents by back-pedelling them to the wall all the times. You were on top of the propaganda war- fare and you won big on that. I liked how you and your Team Members would lit a fire at some point then run very first shouting fire fire as you fetched water to put it out.
That was brilliant and that is what politics is all about.

Inviting Kenyans to work for Peace; DO 1 Westlands Mr. Mohammed, Mr. Odhiambo T Oketch of The Clean Africa Campaign and Ms Flora Mworia- DC Westlands
You talked about the Rt Hon Raila Odinga almost 80% times in your campaigns, preferring not to call him by name. You called him huyo mjamaa wa vitendawili and that resonated out so well with your supporters. But then, you kept pointing out to the people that it was the Cord Team that was talking about people and not you. Honestly, I never heard what you said you wanted to do for Kenya. Again, that was brilliant.
On the D-day, your supporters came out in their droves to vote for you. The Cord supporters were as lethargic as they have always been. This must be a lesson to all Kenyans. When the IEBC invites us to come out and register as voters, we must do so if we want our voices to be heard, or, if we want to form the Government.
Governments are not formed without numbers, for that is the essence of democracy all over the world. Losers never form Governments.
Your opponents did not invest in mass mobilization either for registration, nor for voting. I cannot hence help but weep with them at this time as they mourn. But then, we are Kenyans and we have moved on and many are now accepting that indeed, you will be our President.
Your Excellency, as our next CEO, you have some huge responsibility on your shoulders. First, you and your Principal Assistant- the Enigmatic William Ruto must attend the ICC cases in person. Please prove to the world that you are all innocent and let the world be ashamed.
But in the event that you are convicted, kindly step aside as fast as you can. We will stand strong with you now that you are our President.
Again, move with speed to construct the Mau Summit- Kericho nightmare of a road that we have had for this long. Move with speed to remove the hyacinth that has clogged Lake Victoria for all this long. You may be the Joshua that is taking us to Canaan.
Develop for the people around the Lake Victoria Fish Processing Plants for their fish produce. Move with speed to incorporate the people who did not vote for you in your Government, and make Kisumu- especially Kondele be your first public engagement as the President of Kenya after you are sworn in. Host your first political thank you rally in Kisumu, then move to other regions as well.

Your predecessors talked of preaching Peace across all Kenya immediately they signed the National Accord on the 28th February 2008, but we did not see them do that even once in the 5 Years we have lived with them. Kindly make Peace and National Reconciliation a priority number one.

I loved it when you invited Kenyans to go back to their work during your acceptance speech on Saturday the 9th March 2013. You did not order for 2 days of National Celebrations. That was good.
Your Excellency, our Towns have been dirty, in fact, very dirty. Garbage and Waste has been competing with all available space as the out going teams watch. Prove to the whole world that Garbage and Waste is huge business. Initiate the process of Separation of Waste at Source as a mandatory household undertaking and make the 3rd Saturday of every Month a National Clean-up Day. 

We cannot live like this. A Clean neighbourhood is a sure reflection of our intellectual infrastructure

Strengthen our democratic space and make it possible for any Kenyan to be President- not based on The Tyranny of Tribal Arithmetic, but on clear Policy and Manifesto. Invite all Kenyans to love each other and more so, invite your core supporters to be ready to vote for non of their own.

Move with speed to solve the land question and issue all persons who have come of age with Identity Cards. The out going teams failed on this.

We still have along way to go with you. This is just the beginning of the several letters you will be getting from us. You are now our President and we will be complimenting each good move you make. But we will equally be very hard on you when you make a wrong move.

May the good Lord give you the Grace and Humility to serve Kenyans with love, dedication and results.

Odhiambo T Oketch,

Executive Director,

The Clean Africa Campaign- TCAC

Nairobi Kenya.

The Clean Africa Campaign is an initiative of KCDN Kenya

We have made great strides as a People

Friends,
We fought in 2008, burned each other, killed our neighbours, uprooted our own people from their homes and destroyed our own property.
Today, as we wait for the Presidential Address at 4.00pm this afternoon and as we wait to vote on the 4th March 2013, I want to look at the strides we have made as a people since then.
The World responded to our situation when all seemed lost. Many world leaders invited us to keep peace and Mr. Kofi Annan was mandated to bring the two protagonists together. He was joined by a Team of Eminent Persons His Excellency Benjamin Mkapa and Her Excellency Madam Graca Machel.
In their shuttle diplomacy, a Team comprising of Kenyans was put in place to tackle issues that needed serious intervention. From the ODM side we had Hon Sally Kosgey, Hon Musalia Mudavadi, Hon James Orengo and Hon William Ruto.
From the PNU side we had Hon Martha Karua, Hon Mutula Kilonzo, Hon Moses Wetangula and Hon Sam Ongeri. These Kenyans identified the short term, mid term and long term interventions and out of it, Constitutional Offices were created.
The Electoral Commission of Kenya was disbanded and in came the current team- the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Of course we had the Hon Andrew Ligale led Boundaries Commission that went around the Country delimiting new Electoral Boundaries as they exist now. We have faith that Chairman Isaack Hassan and his Team at the IEBC are credible people and they are going to preside over a credible process and give us credible results.
We now have Constitutional Offices that are helping us move forward. And most of them have done well. I am happy that the hitherto moribund National Cohesion and Integration Commission has bubbled into life, The only dead Commission we now have is the rudderless Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission. They still do not know even why they came into existence.
Our Judiciary under Dr Willy Mutunga has been refreshing and inspiring. They have become no-nonsense and the good thing is, these men and women have made up their mind that their first love is the Constitution followed by Kenya. They have closed their minds to other issues. And we are praying for them.
There is great effort within the Police Force and as it is, Kenyans are happy that the Police are starting to respect the Law, not individuals. We are hoping that they will remain impartial and help deliver a credible election. We are also praying for the new Inspector General Mr. David Kimaiyo and his Team.
The Transition Authority under Mr. Kinuthia Wamwangi is hands on and I am happy with their approach to duty. It is important to note that Mr. Wamwangi was my Committee Member when I chaired the City Council of Nairobi Stakeholders Evaluation Team. My current Chair at The Clean Kenya Campaign Mr. Elijah Agevi was also my Committee Member then and he has also moved to be a member of the Ministerial Task force on Devolution.
We are giving our best for our Motherland and we are happy about this.
Then the biggest stride we have made is to give ourselves a New Constitution. It is on record that Hon William Ruto, the Jubilee Deputy Presidential contender opposed this document vehemently and we are asking aloud, how will he implement what he had opposed? But these are the irony, acrobatics and lip service that come with political leadership in Kenya. We all know Ruto would kill Devolution if given any small power.
On the development front, we have seen alot take place during the life time of the Coalition Government. Roads have been built across Kenya, University Education has been expanded- never mind about the quality of education and instruction, and many more have been accomplished. On the whole, we have done well in the last 5 years and we must clap for ourselves. 
I am hence convinced that no one will want to disrupt the tempo that we have set as a Country and as a People. If any such person exists in our midst, then, ashindwe. It is hence only fitting that we come out in large numbers to support the core team that have been in the frontline of all these achivements.
With Mzee Kibaki heading home, he is leaving us in the safe hands of Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetangula and Kenyans.

I have spoken and I am Oto