Lets analyze this front runner objectively

How kazi kwa Vijana can be put in better use.

The word is “capacity building”, where the govt and World Bank should identify existing projects and small businesses to strengthen their output and hence create employment for more youths. Direct payments to youths to perform menial labor is just the same as giving a homeless person food for today and hoping his problems will go away. We must create gainful and productive employment, that is the bottom line. Another alternative is to give employers incentives for hiring any new inexperienced workers, these incentives can be in the form of tax breaks, direct compensation or as conditions to get numerous government contracts. It can not be overemphasized that it is time for change and the old order can not be relied upon to move Kenya to the next level.Since our population has almost doubled since independence we can not rely on the same pie that we had at independence, we need to seriously consider a 24 hour economy to provide employment for the 50% unemployed;this will not and can never be achieved if we continue to import oranges and pencils. The govt must immediately ban importation of anything that can be manufactured locally. The so called industrial project that was recently revived by the president is a useless endeavor to say the least, why should we dream of making a car when we can not even make a bicycle? ,lets starts with realistic baby steps , I have never seen a 6month old baby run in a 100m race.Govt contracts like supply of bottled water and juices for offices must be channeled to small business who manufacture from small farms or homes and believe me they are many ,off course conditions like employing others must be met. Let me conclude by saying this, I think the progressive candidates in 2012 will agree with most of what has been discussed here for obvious reasons, I will now candidly address them. Peter Kenneth, Martha Karua and Raphael Tuju, you can do great things for this country if the three of you unite and make a formidable third force but if you try to change Kenya individually I have three guaranteed words for you “YOU WILL FAIL”. The PNU and ODM have more resources individually then the three of you put together but there is a window of opportunity ,I see the PNU and ODM as the proverbial “kilkeney cats” who fought each other so bitterly there was none left to win .This is the window of opportunity but it can only be achieved through unity of purpose ,you will not have to lift a finger to fight these two self destructive lords of impunity, when nothing but their tails are left you will make the grand march to state house and change this country forever .I will leave it to the three of you to invite other like minded leaders to our camp, a good example is Mutava Musyimi ,my personal line up will be Raphael Tuju for President ,running mate Martha Karaua and PK will be certainly the first secretary of Finance under the new constitution, he will have another stab at the presidency in 2022.Why I say this is because across the nation Kenyans want to feel that the presidency is not a prestige of one community ,to shove this school of thought will be naïve or what do you think?

Yours Truly

MKenya Damu

QS 1 compare and contrast (10marks)

Uhurus grading on his performance at the ICC

Well junior Jomo surprised many today on his starling performance at the Hague, who would have known that the chosen one can actually pull intelligent punches ,his kihe stories have always cast a bad image on him and potrayed him as an intellectual light weight but alas the young boy from gatundu went toe to toe with a world renown prosecutor and by all standards had the last word. if I was to grade his performance,and this is strictly a layman’s juakali opinion ,I would say he got a b+ in how he responded to questions ,a- in how he evaded questions and b- in body language because his eyes kept shifting and at some point he broke in to laughter yet this are very serious charges where innocent Kenyans were killed. Even witness lawyer Anya was unable to corner Jomo junior and depending on what his corroborating witness nguyai says tomorrow, I think his political enemies should restrategize and prepare for an epic battle in 2012.Pole kwa fisi alio ngoja mkono ku anguka (pun intended).

We are a lost people.

The political situation is indeed hot at this time of the year, what with everyone defending their candidate blindly and I mean it literally. Your man is an angel even when caught with cookie crumbs in their lips. “Am not a tribalist he is just the best leader” you say, yeah right as the Americans would put it. May be we should ban the tribes who are offering candidates from voting, I believe this would go a long way into diffusing the already tribally polarized election fever. Funny how the people who have least benefited from their man being in power are the most fierce defenders of Mzee.Just what is it with our people; we refuse to take any rational and logical choices for as long they exclude our favorite son. The best way to undo this ethnic polarity is to ask people to have 42 candidates and each voter must not vote for their tribesman. The big question is, is it possible for someone to support a candidate from their own tribe solely based on merit? Or are we too clouded with our turn this and our turn that?

Was Kalonzo's Day Gods or PANU miracle?

I saw the crowds at Uhuru park with alot of skepticism , may be Kalonzo has some secret weapon and true to his prophecy he shall turn the tables on Raila and Kibaki.The Main stream newspapers did not give any concrete figures like they did in PANU and ODM rallies but from what i saw it could be in the 100's of thousands.What is your take ?, will steadman reflect this new development?Is the Race getting tighter now that Kibaki has more than one headache?

Is Ngilu worth her salt?

Love her or hate her she is a force to recon with in Kenyan politics, but this time round her influence in kambaland is hanging on a string .Will she pull through as she has in the past ? and if so how ?, which political vehicle is her best option?