MIGUNA MIGUNA responds to all Kenyan CRITICS
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Responding to Raila
Groupies, Kanu Orphans and other propagandists – RIGHT OF REPLY
By Miguna Miguna – July 28, 2012
By Miguna Miguna – July 28, 2012
I did not plan or intend to rebut the many mischievous, concocted, frivolous and vexatious opinions purportedly being published in the Kenyan press under the guise of ‘reviews’ about my book, Peeling Back the Mask: A Quest for Justice in Kenya. It’s not because I couldn’t or didn’t want to ‘defend’ myself. It’s because, firstly, most of the gratuitous attacks and inept psychoanalytic work by these peddlers ofad hominemare so pedestrian that I felt there would be no reasonable basis for debunking them; and secondly, I wanted the book to speak for itself.
However, the more I have continued to read of these misplaced, unfair and clearly incompetent ‘critiques,’ the more some of my friends and comrades have impressed on me to respond. I don’t want this to degenerate into ‘I am a better writer than X, Y, Z,’ as the chief pseudo-intellectual and robotic regurgitator Makau Mutua has ineptly tried to do. (He should feel free to write his own memoirs). Nor do I want to engage in slug-fests with paid Raila groupies and propagandists like Sarah Elderkin. (I haven’t said one negative thing about her in the book, though I could have.) I have absolutely no interest in debating with former Chief Kanu puppeteers like Philip Ochieng’ (he doesn’t deserve my time) or other Kanu Orphans. I want to leave them alone to wrestle with their ghosts, their past, and their debauched consciences.
It was my good friend, longstanding comrade, former political prisoner and fellow exile in Canada, Onyango Oloo, who eventually persuaded me to pen this ‘clarification’. Before I delve into some of the issues raised in the most vicious and vacuous attacks on me, let’s revisit what Oloo states a book review should be.
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my opinion, when you are critiquing a book, you analyze and comment on its
CONTENTS, giving your assessment of the veracity of its claims, the context
when it was written and perhaps even the finesse (or lack of it) in putting
together the book in literary terms. In a political memoir one cannot shy away
from ideological judgments made in the concrete historical, socio-economic,
cultural and broader political context in which the book was written.
At the end of day the critic must ask:
What did the author set out to do?
What were the central arguments and claims of the author?
Did the author succeed in making those claims in a factual, credible, consistent and verifiable way?
If the book was read two years, twelve years, twenty years or two hundred years from now, will it stand the test of time?
Has the book added to or subtracted from national discourse, dialogue or debate?
Is the country worse off or better placed as a result of the issues raised in the book?”
At the end of day the critic must ask:
What did the author set out to do?
What were the central arguments and claims of the author?
Did the author succeed in making those claims in a factual, credible, consistent and verifiable way?
If the book was read two years, twelve years, twenty years or two hundred years from now, will it stand the test of time?
Has the book added to or subtracted from national discourse, dialogue or debate?
Is the country worse off or better placed as a result of the issues raised in the book?”
On May 19, 2011, Sarah Elderkin published an article in the Star in my defence titled“Keep it real and keep it balanced,” in which she said, among other things:
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“But first I need to say that I know Miguna and
I have worked with him. I have found him intelligent, well-read, well-prepared,
honest, stalwart, upright, hardworking and supremely committed to what is good,
proper, right and just. I also know he is impatient and highly vocal about
anything that contravenes these values, and that he does not suffer fools
gladly. About his style of operation (never the substance), he and I have in
the past had rather lively discussions. But I have learned to respect Miguna.
He is one of the few people I know who actually reads complex legal and constitutional documents, when others are just too idle or too incompetent to put in the hard work required. Miguna patiently winkles out the loopholes otherwise overlooked, and bravely stands his ground against the inevitable attacks.
It is a lonely position, and Miguna might not always be diplomatic. But diplomacy isn’t everything. If things go well for us in this country, Kenyans will owe Miguna more than they know.
Little wonder, then, that Miguna strikes back to defend himself when people deliberately try to downgrade his work with cheap shots vilifying him as a person”.
He is one of the few people I know who actually reads complex legal and constitutional documents, when others are just too idle or too incompetent to put in the hard work required. Miguna patiently winkles out the loopholes otherwise overlooked, and bravely stands his ground against the inevitable attacks.
It is a lonely position, and Miguna might not always be diplomatic. But diplomacy isn’t everything. If things go well for us in this country, Kenyans will owe Miguna more than they know.
Little wonder, then, that Miguna strikes back to defend himself when people deliberately try to downgrade his work with cheap shots vilifying him as a person”.
She called me “intelligent, well-read, well-prepared, honest, stalwart, upright, hardworking and supremely committed to what is good, proper, right and just.” That was just about one year ago. Now Sarah would want Kenyans to believe that I am dishonest and an appalling liar. Am I a liar because I have disagreed with Raila? Am I dishonest merely on account of having published a book Raila and Sarah don’t like? You be the judge.
Then on August 8, 2011 – just two days after Raila had suspended me unjustly - Sarah wrote to Raila and stated, among other things, the following:
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“I personally think that what has happened is appalling. When I heard of it, my first thought was Moi, and the trepidation with which people awaited the one o’clock news and roadside declarations about their sacking. It is terrible that an action of your office should reduce me, of all people, to that kind of comparison.
Apart from being completely ill-advised that you rid yourself of one of the best brains you have around you (and you have got some nincompoops, that’s for sure) this has been done in the most disgusting fashion. Public executions went out in the UK a couple of hundred years ago. They were mourned by some as a loss of spectator sport.
That a man who has been so loyal to you and to the party and put so much of himself into defending it against destructive incursions from outside should be publicly lynched in this manner is something I cannot and will never be able to condone. It is primitive and uncivilized and inhumane. How is this person ever to retrieve his reputation and continue with his life? Was this necessary? It’s a disgrace.
And that is not to go into the details. Suspended without pay? Apart from the fact that this is completely illegal, Miguna has five young children at home to take care of. Inhumane or what? What message does this give about you and your office?
You have people around you playing major roles who are irredeemably corrupt. Two of them were suspended earlier and then incomprehensibly reinstated. They were suspended on full pay and benefits. Now you have a man who is totally loyal and not involved in your office staff’s blatant, well-known all over town, corruption, yet he is ‘suspended’ without pay – and this is activated by one of those whose integrity I wouldn’t trust beyond a yard away from me, someone the whole town talks about.”
Not only did Sarah term my suspension “appalling,
ill-advised, illegal, primitive, uncivilized and inhumane”; she also accused
Raila of discarding “a man who is totally loyal and not involved in your office
staff’s blatant, well-known all over town, corruption…” So, Sarah knew of the
“blatant, well-known all over town corruption” of the Raila’s staff; correct?
The same “blatant, well-known over town corruption” that I have exposed in my
book and which, she, among other sycophantic paid propagandists, are now
desperately trying to conceal and wish away? The question is why? Why is Sarah
virulently attacking me for exposing what she herself stridently complained
about in that letter to Raila less than one year ago? Has she undergone an
amnesiac attack?
And why is the Kenyan media condoning, encouraging and perpetuating this double standard and the attendant perpetuation of the culture of impunity? When and why did Sarah change her mind over the blatant corruption at the OPM? Why is she rooting for those she termed “blatantly corrupt?” Does Sarah really care about cleaning up Kenya of corruption, tribalism and nepotism? Where is the evidence of her commitment?
Sarah has falsely accused me of breaching an undertaking of confidentiality over the letter she wrote to Raila about the universally acknowledged blatant corruption of Raila’s office staff. Ironically, she hasn’t produced a copy of that undertaking because it doesn’t exist. I never, ever gave Sarah that undertaking. I wouldn’t have. Why would I have given an undertaking to keep the letter hidden away from the public? Isn’t it in the public interest for Sarah and me to come clean on the “blatant, well-known all over town corruption” at the OPM?
Between full and complete disclosure of corruption and non-disclosure, why does Sarah prefer the latter? Is it because Sarah is more loyal to Raila Odinga the person and more committed to his presidential quest than she is to the truth, honesty and the fight against corruption in Kenya?
For months following my unlawful suspension, Sarah kept writing and speaking to me (we also visited each other at our respective homes), and urging me to apply for the various constitutional offices that were being filled. In one touching email on August 30, 2011 (nearly one month after my suspension), she asserted that:
And why is the Kenyan media condoning, encouraging and perpetuating this double standard and the attendant perpetuation of the culture of impunity? When and why did Sarah change her mind over the blatant corruption at the OPM? Why is she rooting for those she termed “blatantly corrupt?” Does Sarah really care about cleaning up Kenya of corruption, tribalism and nepotism? Where is the evidence of her commitment?
Sarah has falsely accused me of breaching an undertaking of confidentiality over the letter she wrote to Raila about the universally acknowledged blatant corruption of Raila’s office staff. Ironically, she hasn’t produced a copy of that undertaking because it doesn’t exist. I never, ever gave Sarah that undertaking. I wouldn’t have. Why would I have given an undertaking to keep the letter hidden away from the public? Isn’t it in the public interest for Sarah and me to come clean on the “blatant, well-known all over town corruption” at the OPM?
Between full and complete disclosure of corruption and non-disclosure, why does Sarah prefer the latter? Is it because Sarah is more loyal to Raila Odinga the person and more committed to his presidential quest than she is to the truth, honesty and the fight against corruption in Kenya?
For months following my unlawful suspension, Sarah kept writing and speaking to me (we also visited each other at our respective homes), and urging me to apply for the various constitutional offices that were being filled. In one touching email on August 30, 2011 (nearly one month after my suspension), she asserted that:
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“Miguna, I am really sad...and feel so
frustrated by today's situation in Kenya. Did you read Yash's [Pal Ghai’s]
article in the Star of last Thursday? He has really hit the nail on the head,
and it is so depressing.Corruption is everywhere and it seems there are only
very few people who are not there simply for what they can get. Few and far
between. I enjoyed reading Wamwere's article on Sunday and yesterday, too
(Std). He writes well.
I take it from your article today that you are glad, if anything, that PLO has gone. He was pretty hopeless, I must admit, but now it appears we are going to have a toothless body at the mercy of parliamentarians. Where shall we go from here? Very worrying.
I hope you will share your plans with me (confidentially, of course) when you know what you are going to be doing. Maina Kiai and I have been sharing some thoughts on things in general, and how depressing everything is, and in passing we mentioned you and both really hoped that you would see your way clear to getting up, doing well and being a positive factor in Kenya's future. Kenya still needs you. I am still so upset about what has happened.” [Emphasis added].
I take it from your article today that you are glad, if anything, that PLO has gone. He was pretty hopeless, I must admit, but now it appears we are going to have a toothless body at the mercy of parliamentarians. Where shall we go from here? Very worrying.
I hope you will share your plans with me (confidentially, of course) when you know what you are going to be doing. Maina Kiai and I have been sharing some thoughts on things in general, and how depressing everything is, and in passing we mentioned you and both really hoped that you would see your way clear to getting up, doing well and being a positive factor in Kenya's future. Kenya still needs you. I am still so upset about what has happened.” [Emphasis added].
Were these legitimate and genuine expressions on empathy and grief or were they subterfuge? Which Sarah should we believe; the one now parroting falsehoods against me or the earlier one?
Then, of course, are a litany of arcane, concocted and mangled anecdotes Sarah and others have recently weaved together as part of a fight-back strategy to save Raila’s fast-dwindling fortunes. The intention has been to depict me in the worst possible light; even falsely claim that I am suffering from some kind of psychological or mental illness. (It is so sad that despite the Bill of Rights in the Constitution barring discrimination and protecting people suffering from physical, psychological and mental illness, Raila and his groupies believe that it is all right to attack those perceived to suffer from these illnesses under the guise of attempting a take-down on me).
As Sarah told Raila in that August 6th, 2011 letter, reading her lengthy gibberish and those of Ochieng,’ Wambugu and Mutua remind me of Moi. It was Moi who termed each and every critic a ‘drug addicts and mad men.’ During Moi’s repressive regime, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Raila, Koigi Wamwere, George Anyona, James Orengo, Abuya Abuya, Chelagat Mutai, Mwashengu wa Mwachofu, Lawrence Sifuna et cetera, were all delusional and suffering from acute mental and psychological ailments. And what was their prescribed treatment? Detention without trial; brutal torture; exile; and stigmatization. The same prescriptions Sarah, Ochieng’, Mutua et al are currently peddling in response to the publication of my book.
As I argue in the book,ad hominemis the tested weapon of the lazy, the cowardly, the malicious and the intellectually impotent. Competent people capable of debate don’t hurl abuse at their true or perceived opponents; they reason, debate and argue.
Unfortunately, what I have been reading doesn’t constitute reason. They don’t add to any body of knowledge.
Readers and history have a way of distilling quality out of literary works. Writers write books. Critics, if they are competent and ethical, critique those books. Smear campaigns, however, have never passed the squat test for literary criticism. I have no intention of critiquing my own books and this shouldn’t be misconstrued as an attempt to do that.
So, what did I set out to do inPeeling Back the Mask?
As clearly articulated in the book, the published memoirs form part of my ongoing life story. I not only recount my birth, upbringing, formal education and professional life; I also narrate the struggles I have been involved in. I share with readers the experiences that have shaped my life, my philosophy, my ideological commitments and the quests for justice throughout my life. I also write about why I resolved to return to Kenya in 2007. And in the process of telling my story, I analyse the historical and political events that moulded my thoughts and shaped my belief system.
As I state in the ‘Declaration’ part of the book, which is essentially a ‘preface,’
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‘[T]hese are my memoirs. Dates and incidents
are not weaved together chronologically for the sole purpose of narrating a
story. My life story is not told here to entertain anyone. The book tackles (or
so I hope) some of the key issues in my ongoing life, commencing with my
childhood experiences to the most contemporary highlights of my involvement in
Kenyan politics.”
The book is not only about my encounter, relationship and experiences working for and with Raila Odinga, and I have never claimed that it was. The book goes back decades before I knew who Raila was. Nearly two-thirds of it delves deeply into issues of struggle; struggle against totalitarianism, one party dictatorship, social-economic exclusion, racism and the culture of impunity. And it looks further into the future, long after Raila would have vacated the public space. My critics would do justice to their professed intentions if they too attempt to address the six questions Oloo has outlined above (or any other credible basis of analysis) and cogently informed readers why the book fails to meet their flaunted standards.
I wrote this book (I am proud to say, within five months), principally for myself, for Kenyans, Africans and for humanity in general. In it, I seek justice for myself, for Kenyans and for Africans. It wasn’t written for or on behest of any politician or political formation. I am not working for any politician and none has paid me a dime to write this book.
On the one hand, cheap propagandists peddle false, concocted stories about my alleged working for certain undisclosed politicians, before dramatically turning around and asserting that I have “attacked everybody.”
So, which is which? They can’t have it both ways.
None of the so-called critics has clearly stated which chapter, paragraph or line they disagree with and why. Writing a book – any book – is a tedious and onerous undertaking. It takes time and careful thought, reflection and introspection. The more original a book is the more one does not encounter reference to dead or living writers. Memoirs are about one’s life; not how many books one has read and cited. This isn’t an academic book. However, it is, like with virtually all written work, an intellectual undertaking. Whereas lazy writers (especially half-baked lawyers who have never entered a courtroom to argue a case like Makau Mutua) fill their texts with reference upon reference of other people’s works, original writers do not. Through writing, we share ideas, experiences and thoughts. My book is not different.
The central argument in the book is that faced with adversity – both natural and artificial – we, individually and collectively, are capable of overcoming them if we are disciplined, persistent, hard-working, honest and courageous. I have given numerous examples when, as an 11-year-old boy, I used these qualities (which we are all born with and can harness) to overcome harsh and near fatal conditions in Lambwe Valley; how I utilised them to escape into exile after I had been abducted, detained incommunicado and tortured for 14 days at the Nyayo Torture Chambers; how I managed to succeed against all odds in exile; et cetera. Within ten days following the launch, hundreds of readers – especially young ones - have so far confirmed that these incidents have inspired them rather than made them feel envious, jealous or dejected. If my book can inspire just one life and help that person overcome adversities, I would be a happy man. Fortunately, so far, a lot of readers have confirmed that the book has made a significant difference in their lives. That’s invaluable.
However, there are some people who have attempted to twist portions of my book and desperately tried to assassinate my character. Some of these people are trying very hard to selectively quote sections of my book, concoct stories and leak and misrepresent some internal memos and briefs to paint me as a liar and even a mad man. For instance, has anybody just thought of how I could have attended presidential functions BEFORE I was appointed the Prime Minister’s adviser, rearranged the president's and the PM's chairs, and even took minutes of the meetings? Please tell that to the wind!
Anyone who has read my book knows that I was appointed Raila’s adviser by President Mwai Kibaki on March 6, 2009. I wasn’t just Raila’s senior most adviser on coalition, legal and constitutional affairs; I was also both the joint secretary of the Permanent Committee on the Management of Grand Coalition Affairs and the coordinator of Raila’s various Think Tanks. That was well before the Kilaguni retreat. It’s also common knowledge that no stranger can attend and participate in a presidential function in Kenya, no matter how creative, intelligent or ‘powerful.’
Acres of space and ink have been wasted in the past three weeks over my concocted ‘files’, memos and briefs to Raila Odinga. Clearly, the Prime Minister must be so desperate as to selectively release contrived documents as a way of responding to my book. Anyone who knows anything about the inept bureaucratic procurement process in government would confirm to the malicious jokers that getting a pencil or mobile phone bought takes weeks or even months. I wasn’t the accounting officer at the Office of the Prime Minister. How then could I have procured and had a sign erected on my office door declaring me ‘permanent secretary’ if it hadn’t been processed and approved by the same people now trying to cast aspersions at me? How about the letter by the Prime Minister himself – produced in court – stating clearly that I had been appointed at the Permanent Secretary level? Will the PM denounce his letter in court or publicly now that I have written a book?
If one day you wake up and find deductions from your salary to the tune of Sh30,000 per month, can anyone (other than the merchants of impunity whose sources of fabulous wealth are shrouded in mystery) simply dismiss it as a minor inconvenience? Bear in mind that the Higher Education Loans Board hadn’t written to me directly to demand payment, nor had anyone at the OPM disclosed any such demands or letters, and even after I raised issue with the irregular deductions, Mohamed Isahakia refused to disclose the letter now being peddled. The deductions were both arbitrary and whimsical. Regardless, don’t people think that I have a right to be advised of any claims – legitimate or illegitimate – before anyone starts rummaging through my salary?
Why have they concocted and partially produced those documents and not numerous memos I wrote to Raila Odinga over corruption allegations against Isahakia and Caroli Omondi? And why did the media publish those manufactured fiction without seeking my response or confirmation whether the documents were authentic or cooked?
Then I have read stories that I only started criticizing Raila “after I was fired.” When was I fired? The last time I checked, Raila announced my reinstatement on December 27, 2011. I turned down that offer on December 31, 2011. So, who is fooling who?
Then some malicious miscreants have attempted to dredge out my acquittal over false criminal allegations and applied fake paint on them, desperately trying to use my complete vindication by a competent court in Canada to suggest that somehow, I cannot be believed or trusted because I was once charged but not convicted.
Firstly, I wasn’t and have never been charged with “rape” as alleged. There were false allegations of “sexual touching.” In Canada, alleged sexual touching, even ogling, is called “sexual assault.” This is as far from “rape” as the sun is to the earth. Regardless, after a full trial, which I demanded, I was acquitted of all the charges. There were no technical motions or findings. The trial judge found, as fact that the two complainants had conspired and made up stories to implicate me. The police investigation was also criticised as wanting. These were the findings of a court in Canada; a court that you cannot compromise, bribe or intimidate. Any knowledgeable person of the North American judicial system will attest to the fact that African/Black males have often found themselves railroaded by racist police, prosecutors and/or judges. More than most places around the world, malicious prosecutions and wrongful convictions, have been routine against Black men. Consequently, for a Black man accused of “sexual assault” to get acquitted in Canada is a major vindication and a confirmation of innocence.
Ironically, the same people trying to besmirch my character on the basis of an acquittal, have strongly defended Raila Odinga whose prosecution for treason arising out of the 1982 attempted coup, was based on a technicality. Why haven’t they accused Raila of mass murder and mayhem that followed the 1982 attempted coup? Double standards would not do. How about Nelson Mandela, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Jomo Kenyatta and many other freedom fighters that were convicted and served long sentences for all manner of alleged crimes?
It has been interesting reading about purported refutations of my book based either on total ignorance of the contents of the book or bald-faced lies and propaganda.
Undeniably Sarah Elderkin is an employee of Raila Odinga. She is paid handsomely to write speeches, propaganda skits and the never-ending memoirs. But it is also a fact that at all the material times; she was never formally employed by the government, had no authority to access government files or information and never attended any government function or meeting. I don’t recall seeing Sarah in Toronto in October 2006 when Raila visited me there. She did not accompany Raila to Denver or to Minnesota but I did. She wasn’t in Kilaguni, Geneva, Chicago, Kampala or Buffalo when I visited those places as part of government delegation or with Raila. Sarah wasn’t present at the Mount Kenya Safari Club meeting with Raila, James Orengo, Anyang’ Nyong’o and I when we discussed the Maize Scandal. Sarah wasn’t a member of the Raila Think Tank or the ODM Strategic Team and wasn’t privy to any of the discussions by these groups.
So, how can she speak authoritatively about meetings she never attended? Why would anyone choose to believe her – or indeed any of the propagandists that have emerged from the woodworks? I have detailed minutes and documents with signatures to prove my case. What I have is ironclad. It’s irrefutable. It’s incontrovertible. That’s why I am not bothered with empty threats and frivolous propaganda.
Then there are baseless allegations that I pleaded with Raila through Patrick Quarcoo for reinstatement. Now that Raila has repeated this scandalous claim in his exclusive interview with the Sunday Nation, wouldn’t it have been neater if Mr Quarcoo to confirm or deny it? It’s plainly manufactured. Quarcoo can speak for himself. Raila didn’t just send Patrick to me; he also sent Salim Lone and Prof Edward Oyugi to me; to beg me to return to his office. (That’s what Salim and Oyugi told me.)
Raila’s ridiculous claim that I am being funded by the National Security Intelligence Service and his political opponents say more about his state of mind and ineffectiveness than about me. After all, isn’t he, as prime minister, the coordinator and supervisor of the execution of all government functions, including that of the NSIS? Instead of speaking rubbish, why can’t he produce the evidence upon which he is making such bald-faced allegations? I not only visited Canada last year even after my unlawful suspension; I have visited Canada each year since I relocated to Kenya in 2007. Why does Raila sound desperate? Has he been withholding my dues and personal effects in order to reduce me to a pauper?
Raila and his desperate groupies have clearly not read the book. I urge everyone to relax and read the book before some of them perish of unnecessary heart attacks.
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Mr. Miguna Miguna is an author; a Barrister & Solicitor in Canada and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
Gosh..Im not an idler to read all this crapp!!..this dude should find some real work..gosh pathetic!!
This guy is too busy demanding that evidence be produced for all allegations being raised about him by various personalities.Why isnt he also producing evidence about the issues he raised in his book and evidence about the 2007 PEV he claims to withhold.
JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS LABELLED DE-RANGED BUT HIS PROPHESY CAME TO PASS. AS AN INSIDER CUM STRATEGISED IN THE P.M's COURT, MM IS CATEGORICAL THAT TINGA IS NOT THE NEXT PREZZO OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KENYA. BESIDES EVEN THE WIKILEAKS HAD SOME DOSSIER FROM SENIOR COURT JESTERS IN THE OPM. I AM WATCHING THIS SPACE.
Keep dishing miguna and let others keep responding then we shall decide whats crap and whats not
Waoooo! Trust miguna! Nyc response,
well said Miguna, its a shame that instead of coming clean the whole of the ODM team seem bent on making him look like a lunatic, if he was such a loose canon why did they keep him so long until the time to dump him came when they thought they had reached the summit, Kenyans will see that there's a lot of truth in this and we should never be coward into voting for someone against our own will
It's very sad to see ignorant people writing as though they have ever gotten a cent from Raila or ODM, the fact of the matter is they might never see or get anything from these guys if they get into power and here they are criticizing Miguna for telling them the truth, criticizing someone for telling you that your about to crush...I pity some people who have lost hope in a new Kenya, Miguna certainly hasn't and there are many Kenyan's who believe that we don't need these greedy, selfish good for nothing leaders who have an exaggerated view of their self worth, their stolen loot will not help them when they meet their Creator and worse still even here on earth they woun't be much happier for stealing from Kenya. This country belongs to all, including those castigating Miguna for saying the truth, the fact of the matter is unless we are preapred to look at leaders critically we will NEVER see real progress. Until and unless we are prepared to question whether these allegations are true and not just these but other scandals in the past which have been swept under the carpet then we as a country are all to blame for derailing our own future and the future of our children. Lets learn not to worship elected leaders, more often than not you will find that they do not even deserve half the respect and praise they are given
Miguna is just a miserable crap. He hasn't achieved anything in life just surprised that people he left behind are doing better than him pure jealousy and malice
look up the meaning of 'MEGALOMANIAC'
decribes this dude MM exactly. other known megalomaniacs are the late gaddaffi, mobutu, bokasa etc
Miguna Miguna your are just useless how do write a book to tarnish somebody;s name without any evidence?. Why didnt resign if you that smart? I cant wast time reading useless book
how iddle is miguna...i agree on jugde wasarmi's description of this guy's zeal.
MIGUNA CONTINUE MAKING NOISE I HAVE STOPPED LISTENNING TO YOU.
dont u think your book has too many pages? i am not yet through reading it and now this
If you are serious about the claims why is it that you have not recorded statement with the police as required.You are so broke that you cannot afford to pay your security guard that is why you are now claiming that your life is in danger.Remember this is Kenya where everything is possible.You are a bastard,arrogant and ill informed lawyer. How many cases have you handled in court of law.Quoting PLO "You can remove a money from the forest but you cannot remove the forest from monkey"You are just one of those stupid and proud luos who want to be recognized in everything they do.
Like him or hate him this guy speaks logic. Really people should focus on the content of books not character ofwriter
Go on Miguna; not many people like hearing the truth but the truth will remain so for ever.
Lyndon B Johnson, (US president after JFK's death)when faced with the dilema of whether to fire or not to fire one high octane Commander J B Hoover( who later become a top notch FBI boss)said; and i quote, "better to have him in the tent pissing outside than have him outside pissing inside" end quote! RAO and Co. would have done well to keep MM in the box than out... well that is now much water under...no, past the bridge already. Enjoy the pee streaming all the way from Ontario! Migush is intelligent thats for sure, but his mouth is not connecting with his grey matter well. He needs to work on that department a bit and lower his emotional outburst. Just give us the cold hard facts and allow us-kenyans-to rumminate on them. May be your pal Onyango Oloo can help balance you out? just a miscreant's thoughts. But do i say....
When i read your book, when i critically analysed whatever was depicted inside, i can not say i was not moved an inch.....almost everything in it has something to relate to. I refer specifically(among others) to Oscar King'ara and Paul Oulu cold murder near Jamhuri hall-Hall 11 at the university of nairobi just after they had left Ufungamano to address a meeting. I now see why when the students chose to retain the body while pressing for investigations and demanded for explanations on the same from the Government, The police were so determined to get His body that actually another innocent students life was sacrificed for the corpse(they had to kill another student to instil fear and get to where the corpse was hidden)....Having seen that articulated well in your memoir, i can certainly say that it provides the missing Link. Thats the courage we need.Go on MM-Dont spare the Rod
ANONYMOUS 14.24 I cant agree with you more. You are spot on. We Kenyan's are items to be ignored and dismissed by politicians. They do not even value our lives as seen in the PEV. All of them are to blame. They all should be at the Hague but alas! Hague is for settling scores. I even wonder why Miguna bothers with this country but, maybe he's the only Kenyan intellectual left with a conscience. Kenyan's are not readers and by the comments in this column, they have not read his book. If that be the case, then they should read his articles like the one above and clearly see a man who loves his country. Well done MM.
Bwana Miguna Miguna do you think pple will sit and read all those volumes you write? Please give us a break we need to build our Country peacefully
MIGUNA THANX ALOT......KEEP ON INFORMING US N THOSE WHO R NOT INTERESTED DONT READ N STOP SILLY COMMENTS...MIGUNA U R A HERO.....Raila worshippers dont even read bt they comment.....silly cows who will never learn
Too long, didn't read
Miguna give kenyans some peace they deserve, you are the most arrogant human being I have ever come across, you chest thump for nothing, you will die a sad death just due to anger and hateread of others who have worked hard to build their lives, let those paying you make u happy and hope you live happily there after but just know that your bk has even given raila a milage in politics, you silly idiotic embecile etc
This clown called Raila cannot fool people forever, he has gone round the country, the world even making promises which he himself doesn't even know how he would fulfill them. In mocking Miguna that he came begging for school fees he has mocked every hard working Kenyan who works hard to send their children to school and provide a decent life for their children, Raila and his silly little clique is out of touch with reality, they think they are some sort of statesmen working for a higher cause when all they are working for is to line their silly torn pockets, then money looted from hard working Kenyans will not take them far, the entire reloaded team is a bunch of silly jokers who parade themselves as some sort of youthfull reformers, the only reform they want is they're turn to eat well, the friends of RAO are no different, these are just old has been's looking to remain relevant in a Kenya that will leave them behind. I wouldn't want to have this bunch of jokers any where near public funds, they are greedy hyenas who will meet their downfall soon through the ballot box and thereafter life will deal with them as no one will respect or recognize anything they might have done. We will only see real development when all these idiots are sent packing to look for something to do in the spare time and leave honest hard working Kenyans to build the country
In all this confusion, I have come to the conclusion that Luos, as a community, will gain massively from this ongoing saga and not other tribes, as RAO supporters seem to suggest at every twist and turn. Rafo Tuju attempted to take the bull by the horns remember? But failed miserably when he received no support from Luo's in able positions (all transposed their chicken brains to their stomachs)--- The impact was like Rafo had met a locomotive at the end of the tunnel when he had imagined that the visible brightness was daylight! MM you are a gem, Ride-on Baby Ride--- your approach will be enlightenment for US and real light as a community; specifically, to enable tolerance of opinion. RAO neither has a monopoly of ideology nor how proper governance should work. Also, it is the substance in any argument that matters and not necessarily the decibel of the proponents of a particular course (payroll). Well done MM! Jagem Siaya
MM keep on preaching the choir, for those who keep on condemning your views and articles rather than see you have nothing to gain but the decency of every Kenyan to be treated with dignity and respect. Kudos MM, there is hope for Kenya. As for the riff ruffs, they should seek intervention from all the fakes Pastors.
PLEASE MIGUNA RUN FOR PRESIDENDY....how many kikuyus will vote miguna 2013? tiiiiit! ngai nimnjaruo!
miguna go relax with your family, enjoy your canadian citizenship. kikuyus are using you for their supposed gain(though it wont work).
some Idiot's still have hangovers of 2007 of ganging up against one community to propel an in effective good for nothing thug into office, Miguna has pointed out the failures in a gang of thugs who you want to elect as president, you think your life will improve by electing Raila, you will still be in the squalor you live in, if that makes you sleep easy than I pity you, some of us have bigger dreams than settling petty political scores, we want a leader to take us to the next era of development, you can vote for rao for governmenship somewhere but not to lead hard working kenyans who pay school fees and are not ashamed of begging for it for their children. In fact its a shame that all women who associate with these guys are of loose morals, they wouldn't understand where a man like Miguna comes from they like arrogant fools like caroli, orengo and raila, these women are known, the ngilu's, shebesh, odhiambo, laboso's, wanjiru's they are not women who would inspire any type of role model in our young girls simply because they act like men and are willing to go as low as they can to get what they want, what a morally corrupt and generally corrupt group of people
Foolish pls stay in Canada where yur crap can be tolerated.
Wow Miguna Miguna what a consolidated and well put response. I like most that part of Makau Mutua, btw who does he think he is? Keep it up M.M i will never get tired to read your stuff. truly speaking i find honesty in them.
tired of this crap.can this man get a job and get busy doing something constructive instead of wasting peoples time?
MIGUNA SHOULD TAKE THE EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION AND ABUSE TO COURT SO AS TO KNOW THE TRUTH OTHER THAN SELLING THE BOOK TO WESTERN COUNTRIES. OTHERWISE ,MOST KENYAN ARE NOT TAKING MIGUNA SERIOUSLY EXCEPT THE RAO HATERS FROM A SPECIFIC TRIBE IN KENYA (suprisingly)
stupid kenyans, you are given the truth and you kill the messenger, getthe message damn idiots, no need trashing miguna as a person, deal with his message first.
This guy RAO is taking Kenyans for a RAO..watu wame erevuka usichukulie wakenya kuwa wajinga...uta sema vitendawili mpaka lini!...vitendawili ni za watoi, ambia watoto wadogo story zako hao ndio wakona time...
Rao wacha kupeleka wakenya ma Rao, hatuna wakti...vitendawili enda uambia watoi chuo....si tunataka leaders wako focused si mambo na tribes kila saa ati huyu ametuma huyu kuni attack kwasababu hataki niwe prezo...soma constitution anyone can be prezo hata msee wa north eastern, kwahivyo usifikiri hiyo kiti niyako...round hi wadhii wameamka kiasi....si kama 07 hatuta tumiwa ka makaratasi ndio u kule poa, round hii we na team yako iko down.....miguna zidi kutoboa hata side ya pnu ndio watu wajue hawa viongozi ni nani
I think Kenyans should start rating our leaders..Ive taken the time to rate our cabinet out of 10 to get the ball rolling
Kibaki - 5/10 (Has done a decent job but been to slow to deal with some very pressing issues affecting his cabinet)
Raila - 3/10 With many promises its hard to say what he has delivered on, the scandals make his premiership worse and seems more interested in making foreign trips without telling Kenyans how these trips will benefit them. He also seems more interested in politics and performance contracts than anything else
Kalonzo - 2.5/10 Is in effective, hasn't delivered on any particular project. Seems more interested in remaining in parliament which he has done for a very long period despite his relatively young age. Doesn't take a stand on any particular issue and this will not change if he becomes president. The lords of impunity would thrive even more if he became president as he seems scared to tackle heavy issues.
The Late Saitoti and Ojode - 7.5/10 Their hearts were in the right place, they worked tirelessly in an extremely corrupt murky environment, the late waziris worked for a safer environment and were brave in working to see a safer somalia.
Kimunya - 2/10 He is one of those people who is not only irritating he also believes that he is an integral part of "the system" he also looks like he is proud of his achievements despite his young age.
The Late Michuki 8/10 Courageous and stood for what was right even if it meant stepping on toes. One of the few ministers who could shake the system however deep rooted it might have been.
Bett - 3/10 Roads have been built but have been built by the well connected contractors. He hasn't ensured that the jobs trickle down to the ordinary young guys looking for a break, mainly due to the corrupt civil servants who dish out these contracts.
Mwakwere - 0.8/10 Not only has he never delivered on anything worthwhile he seems more interested in his position than what positive changes he can make through his position.
Ngilu 1.5/10 Despite standing up for ordinary citizens is known to have a trail of corruption following her in whichever ministy she goes to. Can't seem to be able to help herself to the cookie jar.
Haji - 4/10 Too quiet to form an objective opinion about him, but as long as the country is safe and
Mudavadi - 4/10 Was too dorcile and didn't seem to want to antagonise anyone. Should be a champion of the poor and people trying to come up
peaceful then you suppose that he is doing his job
Balala - 6/10 Was dynamic and did his job with vigour, had a real passion and understanding for the tourism docket
Kajwang - 4/10 Another one whose ministry doesn't require constant appraisals but has some past un resolved scandals which need answering.
Orengo - 4/10 Ardhi house remains one of the hardest and corrupt offices, skyokimau to name a few. He seems to have lost his fire which he had when he got into office and seems not up for the fight of reforming his ministry, he therefore cannot be trusted with any higher office.
Murugi - 3/10 Always seems to be answering questions on IDP's which is an un resolved issue. The waziri seems to understand the plight of normal people but also doesn't take a stand contrary to one given to her by the powers that be.
Wekesa 5/10 As long as the wilderbeests are migrating in peace, our water towers are preserved and trees are being planted then I think the old man is doing his job
Ntimama - 0.5/10 Doesn't put his ministry on the map for doing anthing worth while
Gumo - 0.8/10 What does regional development ministry involve again?
Uhuru - 5/10 Could have scored higher because he's one of the few ministers who can make things happen and really shake up the system but is he willing to do this, he's un doing is that he has too many friends and can't contain people like waititu who are clearly wasting tax payers money. Should be prepared to take stands that might upset some people for the greater good of the country and also be prepared to sell or donate chunks of their land to develop the country.
Mutula 3.5/10 Be modern like Mutula, well don't think our school kids are quite ready to be as modern as waziri
Kosgey 0.2/10 Could have scored lower which would have been almost zero, one of the few ministries that would have really ceated jobs for our youths but was given to a terminally corrupt man...no chance for youths
Mugo 5.5/10 Has her heart in the right place and always fights for the common man. Could be trusted with greater responsibility
Nyongo 5.5/10 Can tackle a number of issues and seems to maintain his professionalism while executing his duties. Would have scored higher but always mixed development issues with politics.
Shaban 5/10 The girl child has been well represented but in the process the boy child has been left behind. Could do more to integrate child education and ensure all school kids get a better than average education.
Githae 2.5/10 Nice guy but lets face would not get much done because of a lack of proper vision for the country
Nyagah 5.8/10 Has done well to remove middle men and connect farmers to end customers.
Kamar - 1/10 These are the waziris who are never heard off
Murungi 3/10 If only he could take credit for discovering oil but I think we all know this was set in motion years ago. Despite his endevours can't be credited for any radical developments as the rural development projects are part of our overall growth plan and even anyone of any calibre can oversee these projects.
Otieno Dalmas - 2/10 Public service is one of the impediments to jobs reaching the youth as most civil servants have stifled this process.
Sirma 4/10 The east african community is integrating I guess
Ongeri 4/10 Education sector did not make much progress, all we remember under ongeri's watch was teacher strikes and go slows
Obure - 3/10 Has not been visible enough to show how his ministry affects normal Kenyans
Oparanya - 5/10 As long as the budget remains focused on addressing dvelopment issues then he could be seen to be doing his job. Youth employment remains the one issue that fells every minister
Wetangula - 5/10 Carries out his ministry with vigour and objectivity. More work could be done to make us a more attractive country for investment.
Shitanda - 3.5/10 Housing ministry needs to address issues at the lower end of the market, it doesn't help when your assistant is busy dishing out properties to her keen
Kamau Jamleck - 1.8/10 Not visible at all and does not have the capacity to handle national issues.
Elmi Mohamed - 3.7/10 Cattle rustling needs to be resolved. This could be a real revenue earner for the country and create many jobs if the minister gets his priorities in order.
Mwanzo - 1/10 Is from Coast but cannot address tourism issues on a national scale
Pogishio - 5/10 ICT grown in leaps and bounds
Otuoma - 4/10 Sports is growing in Kenya, could do more to ensure people in sports even at a lower level can make a living out of it.
Munyes - 1/10 Strikes are the order of the day. Could do more to avert this so that the country can get on to more productive issues.
Wamalwa - 4/10 Off to a good start although to early to judge
What a huge Cabinet, Kenyans please no more coalition governments, this time lets get serious about who we elect
Kifagio ya kajo.
So why is Miguna staying in the dormitory at Seneca college in Toronto with his wife and children, kwani pesa amepeleka wapi?I thought he got royalties from selling his book. Toka Seneca and stop ashaming Kenyans,Migs is not a refugee but a Canadain citizen kwani amesota haje hiyo ndiyo holiday he was bragging about. Stop loitering in the college cafeteria and school opens in Sept jipange haraka!!
how did anonymous come up with the scoring, i mean which scientific criteria? where is uhuru's score?
judging by how long it is this must be miguna njuguna's writing
Wacha watu wa score hawa leaders, they have an easy ride without ever being questioned on their performace. Kenya is one of the best countries where someone becomes minister coz they never get challenged much by the electorate on anything. Tu anze kuwa score ndio wajue tuna wa watch
How can you have scientific scoring of people, its based on public perception unless you have a meter to read what they are doing day in day out and we don't have time for that....visibility in ones ministry is a score on its own, what do they use their huge budgets on? do they a communications dept kuambia kenyans what they are doing...don't just shoot down things because you don't like the score your meant to encourage debate on our leaders ama wataendela kulala na kunyamba nyamba bungeni kama vile sonko alisema lol
HEHEHE Anonymous 1 August 2012 00:39 you are joking, you dont know any research dealing with numbers has to be calculated. and the numbers have to be arrived at SCIENTIFICALLY not guess work. KWENDA SHULE - BLOODY AKILI PUNGWANI
even rating of player performance in certain sports like foota is done scientifically, aspects are identified and measured to give a score out of 10.acha ujinga Anonymous
1 August 2012 00:39
Must you respond to every critic? Why don't you take them positive? As much as Raila was bad to you do you want to tell us there was nothing good he did to you? Come on and be factual
Some guys will forever be led by useless leaders. Endelea kuuliza sciencific ratings mpaka uwe mzee hehehe
and stick a scientific meter at each cabinet office, try get the readings at the end of the month...
miguna magunia njuguna. may god bless you. to all raila orphans, HE WILL NEVER BECOME THE PRESIDENT OF KENYA, NEVER. he has been unmassked....unpeeled. the king is naked
YOU GUYS HAVE TIME TO READ ALL THIS NO NO NO FIND SOME OTHER IMPORTANT WORK LET MM WRITE AND READ...
must you always criticize people for what they do? if the guy wants to score the ministers, let him do so so we see who to get rid of in the coming elections. mind your own business you idle mind
Keep it coming Miguna. I like reading ua writeups. It is only that the book is damn expensive for some of us but we will buy it soon.