Sunday, March 16, 2008

Warlords and Militia in Kenya govenment

It is very sad to read the media depiction of how the Kikiyu’s have dominated Kenya, both economically and politically for the last 40 years. The fact is before Kibaki come to power president Moi, a kalinjin had ruled Kenya for 24 years uninterrupted. For those 24, every five years whenever there was an election there has been killing of the kikuyu’s community in the rift valley and yet the united states and the world has witnessed this without any condemnation. The notion that the kikuyu has benefited from the government has no foundation. The kikuyu’s are very hard working and industries that the rest of the other Kenyans are begrudge.
African democracy has to be defined by the African themselves. The continental policy of appeasement or business as usual in the United Nations will not end a deliberate policy of targeted killings and forced movements of people from ancestral lands by a sitting government or the warlords and militia like In the case of Kenya. The African Union has to step in and come up with a plan to protect these two regions, the Darfur and Kenya rift valley.
There is history of ethnics cleansing in Kenya that target the kikuyu’s. There were killing lead by Moi government for 24 years and now there is cleansing lead by warlors Raila and Ruto in Kenya. It is a same that this is happening when Kenya has a kikuyu seating president. People need to understand since the cleansing is done by Khartoum or the warlords like ODM does not make any difference, it’s is still human life. There is a comparable between Kenya and Sudan, both in ethnics cleansing. We are yet to see any verifiable signs that the government of Sudan is ending its deadly policy in Darfur, neither there is no sign also that the Kenyan government lead by Kibaki has done anything to protect the lives of the kikuyu people in the rift valley. There is need for the African union to send peacekeepers to save lives in Darfur and also in the Kenyan rift valley.
President Kibaki is calling the displaced people to go back to their property and yet the opposition (Warlards), whom are now in his government, still has militia waiting for these people to return for an easy Kill. It is clear from the elections of 1992 onwards, that the sacrificing of the kikuyu’s will happen every five years, it is also clear that the Kenyan government, either lead by a kikuyu or a non-kikuyu cannot protect these hard working peoples. It is clear that the Kenyan government is now run by member of the ODM Militia and warlords who do not care for its people as long as they have power.
African Union’s leading proponents of the new vision for Africa and with strong armies, should contribute well-armed troops that can protect lives and stare down any armed militia and warlords in Sudan and Kenyan rift valley, to stop intent on continued killing of innocent women and children. It would be a defining moment for the African Union to act first without waiting for the United Nations or Western governments. African leaders should be prepared to do whatever it takes to stamp out the roots of ethnic cleansing or genocide in the continent. Since Kibaki is not sending any peace keeping mission in the valley, most of the Kenyan will not return and I do not blame them. Kibaki and his warlords, militia government of unity has failed to protect it people. The AU needs to move in and move in fast.