Karmoh Sagba, like you, I am not a "Professor of Kenyan Studies." But what I have done is to collect a significant number of writings and quantitative data dealing with Obama's policies in Africa. I update that database on a daily basis. Thus, I have written two papers that have been published in top-notch refereed journals, two published book chapters, two chapters that will soon appear in our book titled Assessing Barack Obama's Africa Policy, three papers for public lectures, and working on a book to be titled Barack Obama and Africa: A Predator-Prey Mathematical Treatise.
What has surprised me about you is that you used to be quite balanced about Obama's policies, but now you have joined the Colosseum to blindly jubilate even over Obama's butchering of our Afrikan people like you did the other day. In short, you have become just like the Bozo of Texas, the Bozo of New Jersey, the Bozo of Virginia, and the Bozo of the Desert.
This is the difference between you Bozos and me. I condemn butchering wherever it raises its ugly head. When George W. Bush was in office, I consistently spoke and wrote against his butchering that prompted an E-mail from the White House. I have been consistent in doing the same about Obama's butchering spree in Afrika. For you Bozos, you attacked Bush for his butchering but endorse Obama's. For that, Jahannama awaits all of you and him.
Ok, ok, ok, I have never claimed to be a Professor of Kenyan Studies. Sorry, buddy!That is your domain, not me. All I got was what is raging in the news right now. I have always made notation about "name recognition" in politics. Its more powerful than many $millions and hoards of propaganda media.The name KENYATTA will forever be a force to reckon with in Kenya. No matter how much your international community tries to change the trend of events like it did in Salone. Its not like your Salone where people become more complacent than the values they hold...if they hold any values at all.
Toegondoe Sagbah, FAT:ISOFFighting Against Tribalism : In Search Of Fairness
From: Abdul Bangura <theai@earthlink.net>
To: Toegondoe Sagbah <mendemoi01@yahoo.com>; "leonenet@lists.umbc.edu" <leonenet@lists.umbc.edu>; "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
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You know nothing about Kenya and how Obama has been meddling into that country's affairs. The man he threw to the racist CUT is now winning the election.----- Original Message -----From: Toegondoe SagbahSent: 3/5/2013 6:51:40 PMSubject: Re: [Leonenet] Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Kenyan Accused by Rights Court Is Leading VoteDocYour analysis flies against reality. The reaction of the Kenyan's is an example of the revolution of rising expectations from the ordinary people themselves in taking charge of their interests. This is also contrary to the rigged Salone elections in which the incumbent and status quo was retained (supported by international rogues like Tony Blair) forced Koroma upon the people of Salone.Imagine if Koroma would be impeached for breaking bribery laws in Salone or prosecute Chritiana Thorpe for complicity in aiding and abetting Koroma to rig the election by passing a curfew in which APC voters were given latitute and opportunites to vote while restricting SLPP voters. Imagine if the people rebelled against her and Koroma and went to the streets to assert their rights. Imagine if Kabba did not allow the Special Court to arrest Hinga Norman. Imagine if there was a Run-off in Salone that would have been free, fair, peaceful and democratic...YET THE ROGUE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SANCTIONED THE RIGGED ELECTIONS IN SALONE, THE PEOPLE OF KENYA WILL NOT ALLOW SUCH A THING, THEY CHOSE TO HAVE THEIR OWN WILL PREVAIL...GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE OF KENYAToegondoe Sagbah, FAT:ISOFFighting Against Tribalism : In Search Of Fairness
From: Abdul Karim Bangura <theai@earthlink.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 6:22 PM
Subject: [Leonenet] Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Kenyan Accused by Rights Court Is Leading Vote
A huge slap in Obama's face!
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Kenyan Accused by Rights Court Is Leading Vote
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
NAIROBI, Kenya — Uhuru Kenyatta, a Kenyan politician who has been charged by the International Criminal Court with crimes against humanity, was leading by a wide margin in the Kenya election on Tuesday, with nearly half the votes counted.Mr. Kenyatta, who comes from one of the richest, most powerful families in Africa and has been accused of bankrolling death squads that killed women and children during the chaos of Kenya's election five years ago, was leading 54 percent to 42 percent over the second-place candidate, Raila Odinga, Kenya's prime minister.But there was a wrinkle.Kenyan election law says that the winning candidate must secure more than 50 percent of "all the votes cast" and Mr. Odinga's supporters say that the election commission must consider the more than 300,000 rejected ballots as part of the total. If that is the case, some analysts predicted that Mr. Kenyatta might not clear the 50 percent threshold, prompting a runoff.Ahmed Hassan, the head of Kenya's election commission, conceded that the number of ballots rejected for stray marks and other irregularities was "quite worrying," though election observers said it was not particularly surprising given the complexity of these elections and that voters had six ballots in their hands, for national and local races.As the results continued to trickle in, with Kenyans glued to their television sets and transistor radios, the grumblings were rising. Kenya's police chief promptly banned all demonstrations, saying Kenya had "no history" of peaceful protests, and many shops here in Nairobi, the capital, remained shuttered, with shopkeepers not sure of what lies ahead. Police officers were everywhere, some wearing helmets and padded riot suits, others chugging through town in big trucks.Preliminary results showed that Kenyan voters, who poured into the polls on Monday at dawn, with many then waiting 10 hours on their feet under a burning sun, voted overwhelmingly along ethnic lines. Some areas voted 98 percent for the politician from their ethnic group, while other areas, equally poor, with people in very similar circumstances, voted 98 percent in the opposite direction."I guess we haven't come very far," said Maina Kiai, a prominent Kenyan human rights defender. "We still use identity as the only factor in voting."This presidential election was the first one since 2007, when widespread evidence of vote rigging set off ethnic-based clashes that killed 1,000 people and brought Kenya's economy to its knees. Enormous efforts were made this time around to move voters away from ethnicity and persuade them to consider other factors, like the candidate's résumé or manifesto. The Kenyan media, considered one of the most independent and professional in Africa, even organized televised presidential debates, a first here.But in the end, the presidential candidates who tried to gain momentum on issues-based campaigns, like Peter Kenneth and Martha Karua, got almost no votes. It seemed that most voters still felt the leader from their ethnic group was the best one to protect them — especially in an edgy environment where many fear a replay of post-election violence."The ethnic vote is often the one based on fear," Mr. Kiai said.Kenya's demographics favor Mr. Kenyatta. His ethnic group, the Kikuyu, is the country's largest and along with the Meru and Embu, which often vote with them, make up 22 percent of the population. He then chose William Ruto, a Kalenjin, to be his running mate, and the Kalenjin are the third-largest group in the country. Mr. Odinga, a Luo, chose a Kamba running mate, Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, but their combined numbers are far below the Kikuyu-Kalenjin alliance.Many Western officials have warned that Kenya will face "consequences" should Mr. Kenyatta win because of the grave charges against him.But here in Kenya, the International Criminal Court may have actually driven turnout for Mr. Kenyatta and Mr. Ruto, who has also been charged with crimes against humanity. Many voters said they felt that if the two won, they would have a better chance of beating the charges."If Uhuru's president, it will be harder to send him to The Hague," said Terry Wamitha, a vegetable seller in Limuru, a Kikuyu-dominated area outside of Nairobi.Another Kenyatta supporter, Joseph Koech, a road engineer, said, "this election isn't about tribes, it's about the West."He explained: "We believe the I.C.C. is a tool of Western countries to manipulate undeveloped countries. That's why we voted for Uhuru, against the West."Kisumu, a city in western Kenya and Mr. Odinga's ethnic stronghold, which exploded in riots in 2007 and 2008 during the last presidential election, was quiet on Tuesday."We're just waiting," said Christine Ololo Atieno, a seller of secondhand shoes and a passionate Odinga supporter. "People are still hoping that more votes will come in and things will change."Mr. Odinga says he was cheated out of winning the last election, and many analysts say that Kisumu could explode again if there is vote rigging and Mr. Odinga loses again.
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