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kelvine 16.03.13 - 10:26pm
Raila Odinga DEMOCRACY ON TRIAL: Fellow Kenyans;
A very good evening to all of you.
We again stand at a very pivotal moment in
our history. We have created a new Kenya out of the
ashes of the one that was nearly destroyed
by the terrible violence which followed the
tainted election of 2007. It took five long years to rebuild this
beautiful country, and foster reconciliation
among those divided and traumatized by
the events of 2007-2008. Our people have passionately embraced an
unprecedented new order of reforms and
economic vibrancy that will deliver a more
prosperous and equitable society,
contained in a new Constitution that is the
envy of the world. And so last Monday, on 4th March, we all
watched with utter gratitude the massive
turnout as Kenyans waited patiently
amidst hours-long delays to fulfill their
desire to vote for the people they want to
lead them. Despite the hiccups the IEBC experienced in
implementing a smooth and transparent
run-up to Election Day, Kenyans were
convinced that the IEBC would translate
their faith in democracy into a completely
credible election which would unite the country. What Kenyans witnessed instead was the
failure of virtually every instrument the
IEBC had deployed for the election: The poll
books, the servers, the telephonic
transmission, the BVR they all failed
despite the billions spent on acquiring them. Two days after the vote, the electronic
tallying was discarded and counting begun
afresh, manually. That too turned out to be a flawed exercise
in which, among other things, there was
massive tampering with the IEBC Final
Register of Voters. Voter registration numbers were reduced
in our strongholds and added to Jubilee
strongholds!
To give just one example, Ndhiwa
constituency had 61,339 voters listed in the
IEBC Final Register. But in the votes and election results that
IEBC announced, it indicated Ndhiwa had
only 48,535 voters! At the same time, other constituencies saw
the numbers of registered voters rise. On Friday, the IEBC announced the results
of the Presidential vote for Laikipia North
constituency.
In the Friday announcement, I had 11,908,
and the Jubilee candidate had 11,361. But the Laikipia North results had already
been announced by the IEBC the day
before! The result then was different I had
11,596 votes while my opponent had 9,707.
Where did these extra votes come from? This is not the time to point to other
examples of rampant illegality. That time
will come. There had been a massive public
investment in the IEBC to ensure that this
first post-2007 election would firmly
entrench democracy and the rule of law. The commissioners criss-crossed the world
to study how best Kenyans would have a
credible election, which would allow them
to support their new President, whether
they voted for him or not. Now, it is clear that the constitutionally
sanctioned process of electing a new set of
leaders to take us to the next level has
been thwarted by another tainted election. This is not the IEBC that Kenyans and Judge
Kriegler envisioned. This crisis is not just about the IEBC. It is a
crisis in the very workings of the faith that
Kenyans have placed in their institutions to
respect their democratic rights and the rule
of law.
It is democracy that is on trial. As we said repeatedly during the
campaign, we would have readily conceded
if IEBC had attempted to deliver a
reasonably honest election. Or even if it had addressed the serious
concerns the CORD team led by the Vice
President formally presented to the
commission three days. We only want to
lead if Kenyans want us to. We have no
other vested interest. Both Judge Kriegler and ECK chairman, the
late Samuel Kivuitu acknowledged that it
was not possible to know who won the
2007 election. We thought this would never happen
again. It most regrettably has. But this time, we have a new independent
judiciary in which we in CORD and most
Kenyans have faith. It will uphold the rule
of law, and we will abide by its decisions. We will therefore shortly move to court to
challenge the outcome that the IEBC
announced a few hours ago. We want to appeal to all Kenyans to
respect the rule of law and the Constitution
of which they are so proud. Let the Supreme Court determine whether
the result announced by IEBC is a lawful
one. We are confident the court will
restore the faith of Kenyans in the
democratic rule of law. Any violence now could destroy this nation
forever. That would not serve anyones
interest. Please therefore look upon each
other as brothers and sisters whose
national bond should not be broken. Thank You and God Bless Kenya. Mar 9 Like Share Report 9,359 people like this. View previous comments Faith Machaki No man wil giv judgement bt God wil wak 4
kenyans. Go ahead n if ur righteous u'll b
rewarded. Like 1 hour ago Dajos Kinyua let hope the court will uphold the rule of
law and be fair and just. Like 1 hour ago Justus Oketch Wish u sukss in ur trial. Like 1 hour ago Benaline Chemutai hata kukirudiwa kucountiwa!bdo
utashindwa,so b4 u tag a vry big e
handsome shame on ua face,go hme e do
other things. Like 1 hour ago Benedict Oluoch Al tha best Like 1 hour ago Saul Kennedy Let Jstis Do Its Part! Like 56 minutes ago Alex Kaingu l wish u da best. Like 54 minutes ago Ainea Van Chicharitoh Usitusi Rao plz be warned.......Democracy on
trial Babaaaaa Like 51 minutes ago Bonface Karithi We credit court ll be jst in ilucidating rule
of law if fragments of evidence is there
den, court wudn't encroach in tankling any
sort of vicious d inspidious forgery so
kenyans maintain 3pillars of philosophy.ie
love,peace&unity. God help kenya.Amen *
