Blair Defacating on The World's shoes

Just because politicians in kenya according to british diplomats vomit on their shoes (sic termused to claim kenyans are corrupt) does that mean that they should ignore their own governments corrupt practices.shame on them May be they should have used their spy jogn githongo to do some domestic syping for them at 10 downing instead.shame on you !

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair was questioned for a second time by U.K. police investigating allegations that his government sold honors, his office said. Blair was interviewed on Jan. 26 for about 45 minutes and questioned as a witness rather than a suspect, his spokesman Tom Kelly told reporters in London today. The meeting was kept confidential at the request of the Metropolitan Police. Police arrested Blair's chief fundraiser, Michael Levy, for a second time on Jan. 30 and questioned him on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Levy is the second Blair aide to be quizzed on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, suggesting investigators are now examining whether there has been an attempt to withhold information. Levy denied any wrongdoing in a statement released by his office in London Jan. 30. ``Blair is now reduced to the status of a caretaker prime minister,'' said Robert Kaye, a professor of politics at the London School of Economics and author of ``Regulating Westminster,'' to be published this year. ``If anyone is charged, that's a big problem for him. If two or three are charged it becomes a resignation issue.'' Blair, 53, is the only serving prime minister to have been interviewed by police investigating an alleged crime. The probe is threatening to overshadow his final months in office after a decade in power and may even hasten his departure. Blair led the Labour Party to power in 1997 pledging the highest ethical standards after a series of scandals contributed to the defeat of John Major's previous Conservative administration.

Investigation The probe began in March after Labour disclosed that it received 14 million pounds ($26 million) in loans from 12 of its supporters to help the party fight the May 2005 general election. Four of them were later offered peerages allowing them to sit in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of Parliament. The Scottish National Party asked police to investigate whether the awards broke a 1925 law prohibiting the sale of honors. The Conservative Party followed suit with details of its financial backers. Police have arrested four people, all of them Labour supporters. They include Ruth Turner, Blair's head of government relations, who was held on Jan. 19 on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Turner denied wrongdoing in a statement released by Blair's office in London. More than 90 people have been questioned. No charges have been filed. Blair was interviewed ``early in the morning'' and wasn't accompanied by a legal adviser, Kelly said today. He then left for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Blair was previously questioned on Dec. 14. `Clarify Points' In an e-mailed statement, the Metropolitan Police said the interview was held to ``clarify points emerging'' from the inquiry and that Blair ``cooperated fully.'' Investigators requested the weeklong news blackout for ``operational reasons,'' the statement said, without elaborating.
``I thought it was obvious that the police would re- interview him, because of the length of the interview with Lord Levy -- 4 1/2 hours,'' Elfyn Llwyd, a Welsh nationalist lawmaker, said in an interview. ``We are getting now to the centre of the spider's web.''

The investigation is threatening to distract Blair from fulfilling policy pledges before he steps down this year. In September, Blair promised to quit within a year to head off a revolt in the Labour Party over the war in Iraq. He pledged to use his remaining months in office to improve public services, secure action on climate change and a final peace deal in Northern Ireland. David Cameron, leader of the opposition Conservative Party, yesterday urged Blair to quit without delay. ``I can't comment on an active case, but this does appear to be paralyzing the government, getting in the way of good government and that is a serious problem for the whole of the country,'' Conservative home affairs spokesman David Davis told BBC News 24 television. ``It's taken away his ability to make policy, to lead anything,'' said Francis Beckett, author of ``The Survivor,'' a biography of Blair. ``There's never been as lame a duck as this Prime Minister.''

ODM -Diplomats briefing

Ever wonder what those briefings are like :

Raila: OK Welcome to our briefing ,we just wanted to give you an update on our plans for kenya when we get into power .Ladies and gentlemen i can now say that odm has a plan.After our last meeting a panel was set up to come up with a road map eeeh ok


Here is the plan

close up shot of the diplomats

Calls for Majimbo:The dangerous road

One of the key campaigns of odm of late has been that come January 2008 if odm comes to power they will implement a federal system of government .For sometime now calls for a federal system of government in Kenya have been used as a campaign tool against kikuyus .mainly because the nature of the type of" federalism" is sometimes mistaken for having all kikuyus move back to central province .The thrust of this push being to build anti kikuyu feelings amongst other tribes with whom kikuyus live with .Now I have never had a problem with federalism as long as the federalism being implement is like that in United States or in Germany and I encourage Kenyans to embrace that kind of federalism that gives local communities power over the natural and human recourses .What I do have a problem with is odm's false promises and motives for a majimbo campaign.

In order for Kenya to go federal a change in the Kenyan constitution must be enacted .This can only be done by getting 2/3 of parliament to ratify any changes .Even after a referendum parliament is still the sole body that can change the Kenyan constitution short of the President suspending the constitution and instilling marshal law .So how exactly does odm expect to introduce majimbo in 2008.Its clear that no matter how popular odm might turn out to be, it will definitely not have total control in parliament required to change the Kenyan constitution .So why would odm leaders be campaigning on majimbo! That is the question.it is clear that calls for majimbo are a political ploy to build up tribal hatred and to try scaring some kikuyus into backing down from supporting the kibaki government .This is a dangerous ploy by the opposition. Instead of having the intended out come calls for majimbo only give kikuyu nationalist and kikuyu militants more influence and favor withing the community .

It is such tactics that have forced some hardline elements within the kibaki government to have the presidents ear .In The past three years the actions of the opposition have emboldened hardline voices within the administration some of whom are itching for a fight with certain communities . In fact in the past few months kibaki has walked the hard road proving to be a statesman’s by keeping in check hard-line elements within his administration and ensuring that growing kikuyu nationalism does not receive state sanction that would throw the country down a dangerous path. Indeed it was the diplomatic and nationalistic behavior of the opposition in the pre referendum days that helped tone down kikuyu self interests and acceptance of defeat . but on the wake of the referendum loss, utterances from Raila odinga promising to deal with the 'adui' gave a resurgence of hardliners a boost in the government.Who went on to influence the president in reorganize his cabinet and kick out the orange brigade.

Today foreign sanctioned and instigated opposition attacks on government and baseless claims calling for introduction of majimbo are not only dangerous but help encourage kikuyu nationalism which is bad for Kenya.Such calls isolate the community and as a result increases the power of combative elements within the community often forcing even moderates to take combative stance as a means of self preservation. The sad truth is that central kenya's communities play a significant if not a major part to Kenya’s stability. Some may wish to simplify the equation to many tribes agaisnt two or three subtribes of mumbi but the truth is Kenya can not be governed with a militarized kikuyu solidly against the government .So it is only right that the opposion stop this dangerous ploy that threatens to destabilize our country .working on a peaceful and equitable way of resolving any differences that they have with kikuyus would be the way to go. Spoiling for a fight they can not win even with a victory and taking statehouse is not the way Kenya should go.A luo presidency and a militarized Gema agaisnt it would make the congo look like childs play

By mogi yusuf