The situation is made worse by the line of defense that is being taken by the accused persons. This very serious matter is being reduced to an extension of the political battles currently going on ahead of 2012. That makes me want to throw up because it is happening at a time when some Kalenjin individuals are occupying land that does not belong to them. The land belongs to people whom some of them murdered and raped. The real owners of the land who survived are wandering around with no fixed abode in their own country. And yet no court in the land has prosecuted a single person in connection to this gross injustice. Naturally this is not the kind of thing to joke about or make light of. Or turn into some political game plan for 2012.
And that is the reason why this is a post to urge my readers to allow me to remain silent on what is unfolding at the ICC. I assure you all that there will be plenty of drama and shocking revelations so much so that my input in the matter will not be missed.
But before I pen off I would like to make three observations.
Firstly about the bombshell this past week where the prosecution has alleged that William Ruto recruited retired army commanders Augustine Cheruiyot and John Koech and former GSU boss Samson Cheramboss to plan and help execute attacks in the 2008 troubles.
This is consistent with previous so-called tribal clashes in the area. Kenyans with longer memories will understand that it was one retired President Daniel arap Moi who invented tribal clashes. This is the man who laid the ground for what happened in 2008 because tensions have always been high in the Rift Valley since the advent of multi-party democracy in 1991. Moi always used personalities from the military that he could trust to execute the attacks. I shall not mention names but there was a very famous army officer who was killed in the Rift Valley in the 1990s and it was simply a revenge attack by relatives of those he had organized to kill on behalf of Moi.
Secondly the line being taken by the defense lawyers to weaken the prosecution case by claiming that others are guiltier than the accused persons is bound to fail for one simple reason. Those at the Hague are the ones deemed most responsible and it is not the mandate of the ICC to round up all the people responsible.
Lastly William Ruto cell phone calls during the troubles of 2008 were intercepted by local spooks and the NSIS has conclusive evidence of his involvement. I doubt whether this material will ever be made available to the prosecutors at the Hague but am informed that some related evidence may come through in the course of the trial (assuming that the hearings proceed to a full trial).
Really interesting times ahead folks.
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SECRETARY GENERAL
UNITED NATIONS.
Dear Sir,
RE: THE DEADLY MASSACRE WEAPONS IMPORTED
INTO KENYA IN 1991 FROM SOUTH KOREA:
In 1991 thousands of arrows were intercepted by the Kenya Police at the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport. The arrows which were displayed by both electronic
and printing media for Kenyans to see, bore the labeles “ Made from South Korea”.
The arrows had poisoned heads which would cause instant death to any human being.
When questioned, the then South Korean Ambassador to Kenya admitted that the arrows
had been ordered and purchased by the Kenya Government. The arrows had arrived in
Kenya two years after the then President of Kenya, Mr. Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi had
already intensified his campaign of warnings to Kenyans and the International
Community of war and chaos if a multiparty system of governance was allowed in
Kenya. He had for two years [1989 and 1990] addressed numerous meeting all over
Kenya, warning of dear consequences of war and chaos once the multiparty system of
governance was introduced in Kenya. He also never fell short to
inform the Diplomats from various Nations of the World about his predictions of war
and chaos. Soon after the interception of the arrows and their subsequent display
by the Kenya media, both the arrows and their containers disappeared. A short while
latter in the same year [1991], the same arrows with similar labeles, resurfaced in
the bodies of the 800 innocent and defenseless Kenyans, Killed by the Kalenjin
Militia in Sondu, Kitale, Kericho, Londiani, Kipkelion, Molo, Njoro, Likia, Teret,
Maji Muzuri and Mau Narok in a period of one week. Those attacked and killed had
provided most pressures for the introduction of a multiparty system of governance
for the previous 5 years. They included the Luos from Sondu, the Luhyas from
Kitale, the Kisiis from Kericho – Kisii borders and the Kikuyus from many other
parts of the Rift Valley.
No one knows how many arrows had been imported into Kenya undetected before the
amazing interception made in 1991, and no one knows how many were imported latter.
Despite the news of the importation of the deadly arrows, their disappearance and
their reappearance in the bodies of the 800 Kenyans heinously and senselessly killed
in 1991, the then President of Kenya, Mr. Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi never said a
word. President Moi who had the supreme authority and command over the land of
Kenya, was unconcerned about the entire arrow importation scenario.
The 1991 massacre was the first of its kind in Kenya. It was the beginning of a new
era of senseless killings of innocent Kenyans. The Killings of Kenyans in 1991 and
in 2008 were the worst crimes against humanity ever committed in Kenya. The 2008
killings are being taken care of but the 1991 seems to have been forgotten. A number
of leaders who committed crimes against humanity have been prosecuted at the
International Criminal Court in Hague. Some of them committed lesser crimes than
those committed in Kenya. Evidence is available in South Korea and in Kenya that
dangerous arrows were imported in Kenya in 1991. Lack of action in 1991 is what made
it possible for even a larger massacre in 2008.
I sincerely and kindly plead with your office [the United Nations] to recommend for
the prosecution of the Former President of Kenya, Mr. Moi at the ICC, with crimes
against humanity for the importation of poisoned arrows from South Korea in 1991 and
the subsequent use of the arrows in the killing of the 800 innocent Kenyans the same
year. President Moi should be prosecuted at the Hague just like other world leaders
who committed similar crimes.
Sincerely
Kweli Bw Ngatia these Ocampo Six really needs ripe-bananas>
The situation is made worse by the line of defense that is being taken by the accused persons. This very serious matter is being reduced to an extension of the political battles currently going on ahead of 2012. That makes me want to throw up because it is happening at a time when some Kalenjin individuals are occupying land that does not belong to them. The land belongs to people whom some of them murdered and raped. The real owners of the land who survived are wandering around with no fixed abode in their own country. And yet no court in the land has prosecuted a single person in connection to this gross injustice. Naturally this is not the kind of thing to joke about or make light of. Or turn into some political game plan for 2012.
And that is the reason why this is a post to urge my readers to allow me to remain silent on what is unfolding at the ICC. I assure you all that there will be plenty of drama and shocking revelations so much so that my input in the matter will not be missed.
But before I pen off I would like to make three observations.
Firstly about the bombshell this past week where the prosecution has alleged that William Ruto recruited retired army commanders Augustine Cheruiyot and John Koech and former GSU boss Samson Cheramboss to plan and help execute attacks in the 2008 troubles.
This is consistent with previous so-called tribal clashes in the area. Kenyans with longer memories will understand that it was one retired President Daniel arap Moi who invented tribal clashes. This is the man who laid the ground for what happened in 2008 because tensions have always been high in the Rift Valley since the advent of multi-party democracy in 1991. Moi always used personalities from the military that he could trust to execute the attacks. I shall not mention names but there was a very famous army officer who was killed in the Rift Valley in the 1990s and it was simply a revenge attack by relatives of those he had organized to kill on behalf of Moi.
Secondly the line being taken by the defense lawyers to weaken the prosecution case by claiming that others are guiltier than the accused persons is bound to fail for one simple reason. Those at the Hague are the ones deemed most responsible and it is not the mandate of the ICC to round up all the people responsible.
Lastly William Ruto cell phone calls during the troubles of 2008 were intercepted by local spooks and the NSIS has conclusive evidence of his involvement. I doubt whether this material will ever be made available to the prosecutors at the Hague but am informed that some related evidence may come through in the course of the trial (assuming that the hearings proceed to a full trial).
Really interesting times ahead folks.
You might also like:
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SECRETARY GENERAL
UNITED NATIONS.
Dear Sir,
RE: THE DEADLY MASSACRE WEAPONS IMPORTED
INTO KENYA IN 1991 FROM SOUTH KOREA:
In 1991 thousands of arrows were intercepted by the Kenya Police at the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport. The arrows which were displayed by both electronic
and printing media for Kenyans to see, bore the labeles “ Made from South Korea”.
The arrows had poisoned heads which would cause instant death to any human being.
When questioned, the then South Korean Ambassador to Kenya admitted that the arrows
had been ordered and purchased by the Kenya Government. The arrows had arrived in
Kenya two years after the then President of Kenya, Mr. Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi had
already intensified his campaign of warnings to Kenyans and the International
Community of war and chaos if a multiparty system of governance was allowed in
Kenya. He had for two years [1989 and 1990] addressed numerous meeting all over
Kenya, warning of dear consequences of war and chaos once the multiparty system of
governance was introduced in Kenya. He also never fell short to
inform the Diplomats from various Nations of the World about his predictions of war
and chaos. Soon after the interception of the arrows and their subsequent display
by the Kenya media, both the arrows and their containers disappeared. A short while
latter in the same year [1991], the same arrows with similar labeles, resurfaced in
the bodies of the 800 innocent and defenseless Kenyans, Killed by the Kalenjin
Militia in Sondu, Kitale, Kericho, Londiani, Kipkelion, Molo, Njoro, Likia, Teret,
Maji Muzuri and Mau Narok in a period of one week. Those attacked and killed had
provided most pressures for the introduction of a multiparty system of governance
for the previous 5 years. They included the Luos from Sondu, the Luhyas from
Kitale, the Kisiis from Kericho – Kisii borders and the Kikuyus from many other
parts of the Rift Valley.
No one knows how many arrows had been imported into Kenya undetected before the
amazing interception made in 1991, and no one knows how many were imported latter.
Despite the news of the importation of the deadly arrows, their disappearance and
their reappearance in the bodies of the 800 Kenyans heinously and senselessly killed
in 1991, the then President of Kenya, Mr. Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi never said a
word. President Moi who had the supreme authority and command over the land of
Kenya, was unconcerned about the entire arrow importation scenario.
The 1991 massacre was the first of its kind in Kenya. It was the beginning of a new
era of senseless killings of innocent Kenyans. The Killings of Kenyans in 1991 and
in 2008 were the worst crimes against humanity ever committed in Kenya. The 2008
killings are being taken care of but the 1991 seems to have been forgotten. A number
of leaders who committed crimes against humanity have been prosecuted at the
International Criminal Court in Hague. Some of them committed lesser crimes than
those committed in Kenya. Evidence is available in South Korea and in Kenya that
dangerous arrows were imported in Kenya in 1991. Lack of action in 1991 is what made
it possible for even a larger massacre in 2008.
I sincerely and kindly plead with your office [the United Nations] to recommend for
the prosecution of the Former President of Kenya, Mr. Moi at the ICC, with crimes
against humanity for the importation of poisoned arrows from South Korea in 1991 and
the subsequent use of the arrows in the killing of the 800 innocent Kenyans the same
year. President Moi should be prosecuted at the Hague just like other world leaders
who committed similar crimes.
Sincerely