Since the promulgation of ICC suspect Uhuru Kenyatta and his co-accused, William Ruto as President and Vice President respectively, not many foreign governments have congratulated the two suspected criminals. It is the first time in history that ICC indictees wanted for crimes against humanity have rigged an election with the help of conspirators within the State and come to power under the very nose of its people.
The failure of many foreign governments to congratulate the suspects is the first strongest evidence that the Republic of Kenya has officially begun its journey towards international isolation and eventual graduation as a pariah State in the world of democratic nations.
Now, Kenya has a President and Vice President who cannot travel abroad, raising the question as to how the country’s international obligations will be fulfilled especially in cases where either of the two office holders needs to be physically present. It is highly unlikely that the two suspects will ever travel to The Hague to attend to their cases and once this happens, an arrest warrant will be issued by ICC and circulated across the world. What will follow is that any time either of the two suspects travels abroad, they risk being arrested, transported to The Hague and locked for ever to be tried and jailed if found guilty of having committed crimes against humanity.
The Kenyan Constitution does not say what happens if the President is locked somewhere for whatever reason. Consequently, in case Uhuru is locked at the Hague, Kenya will enter into a Constitutional crisis and no one knows what will happen. Without diplomatic contacts, Kenyan Cabinet Ministers will not be able to travel to many foreign countries. It is an accepted fact that trips to foreign countries by Cabinet Ministers is a routine exercise. With majority of countries refusing to recognize Kenya, Cabinet Ministers will have to chill in the country as their colleagues in other countries criss-cross the globe on missions to help their countries. This will not be good for Kenya.
As the international isolation begins to take root, Kenyan Ambassadors may be expelled from different countries. Sweden is among countries which has remained tight-lipped in relation to congratulations. Under the circumstances, it is possible that the Kenyan Embassy in Stockholm may have to be closed down in case Sweden refuses to recognize the Uhuruto government. The immediate impact will be that all workers at the embassy will lose their jobs while visa services will also be affected. The impact is huge and Kenyans can only hope that the Cord petition will go through so that Presidential vote can be rerun for suspects of crimes against humanity to be edged from the country’s top leadership.
President Okoth Osewe
Republic of KSB
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Election thieves in Kenya Must stop masquerading as Presidents They must respect the rule of the Law..It has become a culture and tradation to rigg elections in Kenya hence to retain status-quo (to retain the sameruling-class thugs) Since 1963-2013 but this thuggery must stop now and not tomorrow . If some tribes believes as super that they cannot accept other kenyans to lead then the solution for kenya is to go Sudan-way and bring an End to tribal chauvinsm Hegemony and domination>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxZii9TBVc8&feature=player_embedded#!
Muzungu ni kama Mungu!
OkOTH,i thnk you are exagerrating the situation and so desparately looking for mercy votes.I have actually fought so much not to read your raila blog but i hope i succed soon.Everything you write is so pro-raila and you take the advantage to “smutsa ner ” what the kenyan pple have elected as there president.I think your Raila has gone to court and thats the right channel.If they see the need for re-elecktion,then be it.xxx………xxx
KSB: Mathew, Your post has been edited because you are engaging in hate speech which could land you in problem. I have left the bit where you have attacked me because I can handle that. I have repeated several times that Raila’s court process should be given time. My support for Raila has nothing to do with my being a Luo. I supported Kibaki (a Kikuyu) in 2002 although I am a Luo. I supported Raila in the election because I believe he is the most progressive in the group. Before he came with allegations about rigging I am one of those millions of Kenyans who accepted the results. But after he said that he had some evidence about election rigging, I was surprised that some Kenyans were attacking him yet he was just following what the Constitution says. What you now see as support is actually a defence of his right to go to court. Stop your ethnic chauvinism and learn to be Kenyan. Read my Statement below and stop chokozaring me for nothing. If you don’t like what you see at KSB, stop coming here. That is how democracy works.
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Following the announcement by the IEBC that the Jubilee coalition has won election, KSB takes this opportunity to congratulate all Kenyans for the peaceful manner in which they have conducted themselves, during both the electioneering and tallying processes.
The Coalition for Democracy and Reforms (Cord), which has raised issues with the tallying process, has stated that it will go to court to challenge the results. This is what the Constitution says and KSB hopes that all Kenyans who voted will now settle down and continue with their normal lives as the Jubilee coalition begins its term in Office.
The electioneering has been rigorous, and, sometimes, all shades of propaganda dominated the scene from both sides of the political divide. This is normal in any political competition.
Obviously, KSB was pro-Cord coalition, just like Jubilee had its supporters. To use a tired cliché, in every election there must be winners and losers. Irregularities on the tallying process have been raised by Cord and as the Cord coalition pushes its case to court for the country to await for the outcome, life must go on.
From the transparency of the tallying process by IEBC witnessed at Bomas of Kenya, and in the absence of no credible evidence so far produced to challenge the verdict of IEBC, KSB believes that the outcome of the election reflect the will of majority of voters who gave Jubilee their votes. The IEBC has done a fantastic job in managing the process and KSB congratulates the Commission together with its officers.
While KSB wishes Cord well with its court process, we believe that any Kenyan with ambitions for the presidency of Kenya should focus on Election 2017, time when it will be possible to audit Jubilee performance.
Okoth Osewe
President, Republic of KSB
http://kenyastockholm.com/2013/03/09/ksb-statement-on-the-election-of-jubilee-to-power/
Why didn’t you and your friend Ngatia go to Kenya to cast your votes? That could have really helped the PM instead of empty talks all the way from Sweden. If you have already gotten your asylum papers, it will be to everyone’s benefit if you start doing something positive for Kenya and your host country. Before you jump all over me I voted for cord but people like you are tarnishing us.
KSB: I don’tknow where you are just coming from but all Kenyans in Diaspora were supposed to vote as per the new Constitution but IEBC and its collaborators violated this right. Unless you have been behind the news, you ought to have known that the role Kenyans in Diaspora have been playing in the development of Kenya is well recognized. Stick to the issue of the rigged election and keep the peace.
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KSB: Luther, your comment has been deleted because it falls under hate speech. It has been deleted to save you from possible prosecution. You have also made a threat which will be forwarded to Swedish police. You might think that you are hiding behind a computer but you are not. You can easily be picked up like a tomato in the market and brought to face justice. Be careful about what you write here because you may pay heavily.
Civilized and democratic western countries should not appease African mad-dictators who has been skinning , suppresing ,oppressing ,starving, suffocating their people by forcing them to follow dictators evil will of blind obedient to authority.
The western democracy must defend and protect freedom and mankind no matter what.
Agressive force must be used when dealing with sub-saharian dictators by arresting them and taking them to ICC Hague by force . UN must be radicalized .war must be declared to African Dictators beause since Slave trade to colonialism and neo-colonialism bthese Dark-skin-chacoal Nigroes of sab-saharians has been skinning torturing ,maiming , detaining ,raping killing , murdering their own subjects eg:Kenya govt under Kenyatta/Moi/Kibaki has killed so many of her people and the reime goes scott-free.
It doesnt matter occupying Africa because even today You western civilized world controlls africa in Proxy
For the last 50 years since EU colonialist granted freedom to (African Native) these Rapist and muderers has been killing and skinning their population from cape-to Cairo (Algeria,Angola,Benin,Burkina faso,Burundi,comoros,congo,gypt,Eq.Guinea,Ethiopia,Ghana GuineaZaire Uganda,Togo,Somali Sierra Leone,Rwanda,Mali,Niger ,Nigeria,Seychelles,Mauritania Madagascar had coups hence dictators in power had ony one thing in common Raing natural resources ,Killing opposition leaders having sexual intercource with any beatiful women .Sani Abasha of Nigeria died in bed having sex with 4 eastern european prostitutes beside his dead body was found Viagras.Today these mad dictators are busy poaching elephants and Rhinos hence Chinese took control of Africa especialy sub-saharans Africa where rulers lack- common-sense.Chinese citizens has been thinking for these stupid and silly dictators Kibaki leading.
You are just impossible Okoth…
KSB: Carolyn, I don’t understand how a human being can be “impossible”. Calm down so we wait for the petition. Stop engaging in hate speech.
I just can’t stop laughing when I read your article … o.. Lemmie tell you xxx xxxxxx are strong …
KSB: Faith, when you say that other communities are stronger than others, you are spreading hate speech. KSB is operating under the law so please, watch your language. We need a strong Kenya, not a strong ethnic group.
This is untrue.i totally disagree.while Kenyans have made a wise decision to vote in the concluded election,then it is wrong to deny them their right.