By Isaac Newton Kinity
in Hartford, Connecticut.
For two years since 1989 there was a continuous outcry of war and chaos.
As soon as the outcry stopped in 1990, unstoppable senseless killings started in Kenya for many
years until end of January 2008.
In the two years 1991 and 2008, more than 800 and 1,200 innocent Kenyans respectively, were killed.
The number of people who were killed between 1992 and 2007 has never been established. Efforts to stop those
killings since 1991 failed. There are still no steps or measures that have been put
in place to stop any further killings.
At the 13th. International Anti-Corruption Conference in Athens Greece in 2008 attended by 1,500 participants from all over the World, I raised the issues of the poor Governance, the rampant corruption and the continued killings of innocent Kenyans by hired youth.
Kenya was represented at the meeting by high ranking Government officials who included the Senior Deputy Clerk to
the Kenya National Assembly, Mr. Omondi Omolo, the then deputy director of the Kenya Anti Corruption, Mr. Wanjala and Hon. Musikari Kombo.
The Meeting at Wakefield MA. USA On December 11 which was covered by the Ajabu Africa, should go into Kenya history as the first meeting of its kind. The meeting which was called by Bishop Joshua Wambua, directly addressed those continued killings of innocent women and children in Kenya, an occurrence which has further continued to dent the image of Kenya internationally.
The meeting launched the “RESCUE KENYA 2012”, whose main objectives are to prevent a recurrence of the
senseless killings witnessed in Kenya for many years.
Although the methods of operation by the new body, were not addressed or defined at the meeting, I wish to plead with the new movement to support the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of the post election violence, some of who were involved in the 1991 mayhem.
The prosecution of those perpetrators is at the moment the only way, future killings can be stopped.
Nevertheless, I have no doubt that Kenyans and the entire World will appreciate the application of any other method which can hasten an end to those killings.
If we can all support the ICC in the handling of the Post election Violence, we can necessitate quick prosecutions. What may be important for the new group is the setting up of a criteria that can be adopted by Kenyans during elections.
Often Kenyans elect thieves, Criminals and murderers in positions of leadership in every election. This may be what has caused poor Governance and the rampant corruption which has cost the country the loss of lots of Public Funds.
If all Kenyans would accept that a rich, educated and politically experienced person can be incompetent, a thief, a murderer, and/or a criminal, there can be room for the adoption of a good criteria which can help Kenyans identify leaders from among Political opportunists who emerge in great numbers during every election.
Not every body can make a good leader. The Church should derive a criteria which can help Kenyans identify honest and transparent leaders.
Isaac Newton Kinity
