Recently a section of the media published an article which was written by one Ongoro wa’ Munga.The article which according to me and those privy to real struggle for second liberation is full of malice and lies aimed at tainting Wafula Buke’s reputation.wa’Munga’s article is intended to distort history by praising the cowards at the expense of real heroes of the second liberation.
I first learnt about Buke’s heroic acts in late 1980’s when he was expelled from the university because of his views against Moism.It was an act of courage that many dared not to stand and be counted. He had a strong position about what he stood for and that is why the system feared him more and jailed him for five years while others like Miguna were acquitted. I was young but my dad and elder brother always helped me to go through the newspapers and some magazines like the then Hillary Ngweno’s weekly review and Gitobu Imanyara’s Nairobi law monthly.
When I joined the university of Nairobi in 2000, it happened that one of my lifelong desires was achieved; meeting Wafula Buke whom I still consider one of the greatest and true Kenyan heroes to date. My knowledge of Buke as a the most sincere pro democracy crusader , a resilient, independent minded, strong willed mentor and a freedom fighter of our age that can hardly be compromised.
In the article, the writer tries to mitigate Miguna’s supposed credentials in the struggle as superior to Buke’s when he knows very well that Miguna is only known to his campus colleagues of that time. Though I wasn’t part of that group, my familiarity with Buke informs me that the writer was inaccurate in his imaginations. There are many reasons why I agree with Buke when he said that Miguna’s struggle for change ended in 1987 at the University of Nairobi . The writer fails to cite any significant argument other than the good English .Wafula Buke’s name is synonymous with the struggle for change in this country and at no point has Buke been a sycophant. it must be known that Buke’s contemporaries who chose sycophancy over principles are the ones who enjoyed during Moi’s time and are still enjoying the fruits of corruption even in the current government; an opportunity Buke denied himself because of what he stood for .given his position as SONU chairman then,Buke would have chosen the easier way of getting compromised or selling out his comrades and avoiding prison or playing sycophancy to western powers in order to earn a refugee status or foreign citizenship like Miguna.but Buke must be lauded for he avoided this temptation and still got involved in the liberation politics even after leaving prison.Buke continued to play a major role in the struggle and his efforts and those of the likes of George Anyona,Koigi wa Wamwere,Njeru Kathangu,Wanyiri Kihoro ,Dr.Willy Mutunga,Mwandawiro Mghanga,Dr.Mukaru Ng’ang’a and others are the ones that have taken us this far as far as growth of democracy is concerned. The writer’s hero Miguna Miguna plays an obscure role in this if any.
The writer seems to have been around for quite some time since he claims that he was at the university of Nairobi a little time earlier than Wafula Buke and Miguna Miguna.What he doesn’t tell us is his(the writer’s) own role in bringing change in this country. He looks like a new entrant .he falls in the category of spectators and therefore has no moral authority to talk about the discomforts of being in prison. He doesn’t know what prison is. He is a coward who never dared take the central part of the struggle for change and he now seeks relevance by claiming that he knows both Buke and Miguna.Not all those who got expelled by university authorities fought for justice. Its interesting that the writer’s misguided analysis fails to explain his own lack of political presence despite claiming that he was expelled from the university at some point before the same fate befell Buke and Miguna.
It’s primitive for Mr.wa’Muga to insinuate that anyone is jealous or envies Miguna’s supposed academic achievements. Academic achievements only have value to individuals who posses them. Whatever the so called achievements are; they serve purpose to the individual who posses them and have little benefit to the nation as compared to the struggle for freedom justice and equality. The freedom that Buke fought for is what has made Miguna to come and reclaim Kenyan citizenship and even get a job which he couldn’t get under previous circumstances that he ran away from. No one cares whether he has a million degrees; that is for his own personal benefit, not the nation’s. Let it be known too that there are many people who are more educated than Miguna.Let it also be known that education is different from leadership, diplomacy and wisdom; qualities that I find scarce in Miguna as a person. He is just one of many professionals in his field. If that is what informs Miguna’s belligerence and self importance attitude, then he is totally misguided.
I happened to hear about Miguna Miguna for the first time through reading a number of his articles on some blogs during his days as an armchair activist in Canada.Miguna must know that there is a very big difference between writing from a safe distance and operating on the frontline.Buke’s credentials are evident through the works he did including mentoring and helping many young student leaders into developing ideologically oriented leadership. I can authoritatively say that Buke mentored many of us while Miguna was busy writing to imaginary audiences in Canada.Buke played a significant role in even assisting students who were expelled and suspended. Apart from giving us political education, he together with Professor Kivutha Kibwana helped so many suspended and expelled students including providing accommodation for over 20 students at a time. Where was Miguna then? He was in Canada writing articles and developing the character of drowning in his own megalomaniac imaginations which is the syndrome he suffers from to date. Some of the people Buke mentored to student leadership include the likes of Ndolo Asasa, Mwengi Mutuse, Otieno Caleb David, Isaac Mukenya, Moses Oburu, Irungu Kang’ata,the late comrade Oulu GPO, Makokha Wanjala, to name but a few.Buke sheltered many comrades who couldn’t be welcome anywhere else after being suspended. It was through Buke’s mentorship that despite the meager resources, I was able to contest and win SONU Vice Chairmanship in 2003 .Where was Miguna at that time? Living in the comfort zone of what he called political exile? Where was Miguna when Buke joined together with other pro change activists in the struggle for the new constitutional order under Muungano Wa Mageuzi?
During our days in SONU,which was as recent as 2003,mentioning Wafula Buke,Tito Adungosi,James Orengo,Wanyiri Kihoro Mwandwiro Mghanga ,Chelagat Mutai,Kabando wa Kabando,Otieno Aluoka;gave automatic votes to any candidate who was able to quote the said names in his/her speech. Those names gave impression that the candidate knew the history of SONU. Those names to date define the true lineage of SONU leadership. I dint hear anyone mention Miguna Miguna.
What kind of personality is this Miguna Miguna?he is a person whose main ideology is self righteosness. its a pity that he opts to insults whenever challenged or whenever he differs with anyone in ideas. Since this Miguna fellow got an opportunity to be known to Kenyans he has been making uncivilized moves every time he does anything. He is rubbing everyone’s shoulders the wrong way. he is an intolerant person who doesn’t deserve a position like being the advisor to the Prime Minister. I doubt if the Prime Minister relies on the advice of this intolerant character that happens to send around offensive and unprintable text messages to people who disagree with him in principle. It’s shameful that out of so many competent Kenyans, the Prime Minister appointed him as the chief advisor. Miguna’s self righteous attitude drove him to even send unprintable insults to human rights activist and playwright Okiya Omtatah Okoiti just because they had a differing opinion on some political issue. Wafula Buke is an icon of the struggle for the second liberation and that is why those who envy his moral political achievements are out to taint his name. History will honour Buke and shame on them who want to mitigate their absence in the struggle by downplaying Buke’s sacrifice that eventually highly contributed to the democratic change that we attained.
The writer wants us to Google Miguna as the founding coordinator of the committee of democracy in Kenya . The struggle for change is not about the elitist .the grassroots don’t know how to Google and that informs how out of touch the writer and his friend Miguna are. it is also wrong for the writer to seek legitimacy by linking whatever he claims to be Miguna’s struggle to the sacrifices the likes of Dr.Willy Mutunga made to help us get to where we are.Miguna can not fit in the league of true pro-democracy activists like Dr.Mutunga.Miguna’s irrationality, self importance, self righteousness and the know it all mentality is the opposite of the values that people like Dr.Mutunga espouse. They cannot be in the same league. If you ask majority of Kenyans, they will tell you that they only came to know Miguna, after him exposing the awful character which included him trying to derail the constitution review process when he walked out of the consensus meeting. There is hardly anything positive to say about Miguna.
The writer has given an example of Govani Mbeki and Chris Hani as having brought about change while in exile. if find this out of context and cannot apply in the struggle for second liberation in Kenya.ANC was fighting for freedom fro colonialists while the second liberation was about saving Kenya from an African dictator; Daniel arap Moi.
The writer also forgets the recent contribution Buke made in their ODM campaigns. were it not for Buke’s personal effort the ODM presidential candidate wouldn’t have got the number of votes that he got in Bungoma.I witnessed Buke’s campaigns firsthand when he tried to campaign in what was perceived to be a PNU zone in 2007.Buke managed to help a number of ODM parliamentary candidates into victory and a surprise performance of the presidential candidate who got over 40 percent of the vote in the larger Bungoma.what votes did Miguna take to the ODM campaign?Miguna must be happy that its because of the efforts of the likes of Buke that he enjoys the comfort of working in the Prime Minister’s office, otherwise there couldn’t be such an office in this country.Miguna owes Buke gratitude. I am yet to see Miguna’s credentials in the struggle if at all there are any.
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BY NYAMBEGA GISESA E
Tribute To Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu
TRIBUTE TO SLAIN FORMER STUDENT LEADER, OULU GPO By Nyambega Gisesa E
. The whitewash of the issues and even mystery that often surround the murder of a popular, but controversial, leader always raises questions and doubts, among the masses. A few days after his assassination, the question is who really killed Oulu GPO and why? The easy answer is that his murder is a way to silence a man who with him carried a poisonous dossier implicating the police on extra-judicial killing and the bitter and contentious attacks against the government made by him and his boss Mr.Oscar Kamau King’ara the founder and CEO of Oscar Foundation.
“The government had a hand in his death. The assassinators that shot them at point range were well organised and choosing state house road for that task at 6.00 o’clock in broad daylight with traffic jams all over Nairobi can only be the work of the government, “Emmanuel Dennis, a youth activist, who was waiting for Oulu GPO to deliver the mysterious envelope in his possession says. Oulu GPO was supposed to deliver a mysterious envelope with hard evidence against the police to the Partnership for Change offices on Thursday afternoon. “He called and requested that he deliver the documents the next morning,”Emmanuel recalls the last words he had with him. Three hours later after that call, a bloodless Oulu GPO lay dead next to his boss in a white Mercedes Benz KAJ 179Z after a shooting from men wearing black suits in a convoy of four vehicles-a four-wheel drive car, a Nissan van, a mini-bus and a luxurious black Mercedes Benz. A few hours after their death, there were calls all-over the world to open independent investigations into their death.
The US Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger offered “assistance services from the Federal Bureau of Investigation effective immediately for an independent investigation into their death.” A week before his death he had sent me an email accusing the government of ignoring Kenyans and requesting me to inform other young people to come together and chart a way forward for the country. Oulu was by far one of our most dynamic young leaders i have met my in life. Oulu GPO had become a major student leader and national figure who shortly before his death had worked out a constructive program for African youth together with other young leaders in Africa after a trip to Gaborone in December. Kenyan leaders increasingly viewed him as an able, respected, and visionary spokesman against corruption and human rights abuses. Oulu GPO had evolved from the ashes after being arbitrary expelled from the University of Nairobi to become a Program Officer at Youth Agenda up to Dec 2008 and later a Communications and Advocacy Officer at Oscar Foundation even with the fact that he was not yet through with his university education.
What always impressed me the most about Oulu GPO was his constant search for answers, his overwhelming humour and his selflessness in serving humanity. In his home, he was the only breadwinner after his bed-ridden mother could not afford to take care of his sister and brother who dropped out of school in class eight. In his place of stay at Eastleigh, he joined the common mwananchi to seek solace after their structures were demolished by scrappy land grabbers. Being a Luo from Luo Nyanza, he went ahead boldly to defend Mungiki who were being extra-judicially killed. Oulu GPO brought pride to Kenyan youth and university students. He made us feel that we were entitled to be a good life, to demand justice, in the face of the oppression and backward dictatorship in our institutions.
He also pointed out the ills of the society. His writings across the web and in local daily newspapers were extremely important to any University student yet they came from a man whom the same institution had closed its doors to. His life was more or the same like that of Martin King Luther and Malcom X.Its only sad that he has gone too early to benefit from the revolution whose pace he set. He was a young man who breathed with a fierce passion for Africa, a true pan-africanist. So in the undying spirit of Oulu GPO, let's keep up the struggle!
The writer is a guest editor for Daily Metro (Campus Lowdown) and a student leader in Kenyatta University.
For comments write to engisesa@yahoo.com
TRIBUTE TO SLAIN FORMER STUDENT LEADER, OULU GPO By Nyambega Gisesa E
. The whitewash of the issues and even mystery that often surround the murder of a popular, but controversial, leader always raises questions and doubts, among the masses. A few days after his assassination, the question is who really killed Oulu GPO and why? The easy answer is that his murder is a way to silence a man who with him carried a poisonous dossier implicating the police on extra-judicial killing and the bitter and contentious attacks against the government made by him and his boss Mr.Oscar Kamau King’ara the founder and CEO of Oscar Foundation.
“The government had a hand in his death. The assassinators that shot them at point range were well organised and choosing state house road for that task at 6.00 o’clock in broad daylight with traffic jams all over Nairobi can only be the work of the government, “Emmanuel Dennis, a youth activist, who was waiting for Oulu GPO to deliver the mysterious envelope in his possession says. Oulu GPO was supposed to deliver a mysterious envelope with hard evidence against the police to the Partnership for Change offices on Thursday afternoon. “He called and requested that he deliver the documents the next morning,”Emmanuel recalls the last words he had with him. Three hours later after that call, a bloodless Oulu GPO lay dead next to his boss in a white Mercedes Benz KAJ 179Z after a shooting from men wearing black suits in a convoy of four vehicles-a four-wheel drive car, a Nissan van, a mini-bus and a luxurious black Mercedes Benz. A few hours after their death, there were calls all-over the world to open independent investigations into their death.
The US Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger offered “assistance services from the Federal Bureau of Investigation effective immediately for an independent investigation into their death.” A week before his death he had sent me an email accusing the government of ignoring Kenyans and requesting me to inform other young people to come together and chart a way forward for the country. Oulu was by far one of our most dynamic young leaders i have met my in life. Oulu GPO had become a major student leader and national figure who shortly before his death had worked out a constructive program for African youth together with other young leaders in Africa after a trip to Gaborone in December. Kenyan leaders increasingly viewed him as an able, respected, and visionary spokesman against corruption and human rights abuses. Oulu GPO had evolved from the ashes after being arbitrary expelled from the University of Nairobi to become a Program Officer at Youth Agenda up to Dec 2008 and later a Communications and Advocacy Officer at Oscar Foundation even with the fact that he was not yet through with his university education.
What always impressed me the most about Oulu GPO was his constant search for answers, his overwhelming humour and his selflessness in serving humanity. In his home, he was the only breadwinner after his bed-ridden mother could not afford to take care of his sister and brother who dropped out of school in class eight. In his place of stay at Eastleigh, he joined the common mwananchi to seek solace after their structures were demolished by scrappy land grabbers. Being a Luo from Luo Nyanza, he went ahead boldly to defend Mungiki who were being extra-judicially killed. Oulu GPO brought pride to Kenyan youth and university students. He made us feel that we were entitled to be a good life, to demand justice, in the face of the oppression and backward dictatorship in our institutions.
He also pointed out the ills of the society. His writings across the web and in local daily newspapers were extremely important to any University student yet they came from a man whom the same institution had closed its doors to. His life was more or the same like that of Martin King Luther and Malcom X.Its only sad that he has gone too early to benefit from the revolution whose pace he set. He was a young man who breathed with a fierce passion for Africa, a true pan-africanist. So in the undying spirit of Oulu GPO, let's keep up the struggle!
The writer is a guest editor for Daily Metro (Campus Lowdown) and a student leader in Kenyatta University.
For comments write to engisesa@yahoo.com
BY GEORGE GACHARA
Tribute To Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu
To my fallen hero I sit down to write this, red-eyed, after a long day of tears.
It is with deep distress and pain that I have learnt about your shameful assassination. The pain that I feel stems from my deep attachment to you, to our people and to our land; all of which we have in common. Bro today I lost you, every gun shot you braved, was a dagger in my heart, but it is a heart connected to a precious body.
GPO you were a great guy. I can't think of a time that I spoke to you and you didn't have a smile on your face, good times or bad. I remember your confidence and humor, you always said “relax am on top of things” even when you were not. Bro you have served your people and your country with HONOR, you have been exemplified in life and death. I feel in my own flesh the deep pain and the despair caused by your death. I humbly accept these feelings as one more proof of my fragility as a human being, and of the deep links of solidarity and mutuality that we shared I am aware of the fact that unfortunately these cruel events have become a daily occurrence in Kenya, making human life increasingly precarious and the every one with an opinion more vulnerable to becoming victims of such savagery.
Today I raise my prophetic voice in condemnation of this and all the killings that are extinguishing the precious gift of life of men, May our enemies, the bastards and their mouth pieces now go to the hell. I pray for a smidgen of peace and wisdom in these moments of pain and indignation.
I am truly comforted, for I am the lucky one just for today.
VENGEANCE IS OURS
George Gachara
To my fallen hero I sit down to write this, red-eyed, after a long day of tears.
It is with deep distress and pain that I have learnt about your shameful assassination. The pain that I feel stems from my deep attachment to you, to our people and to our land; all of which we have in common. Bro today I lost you, every gun shot you braved, was a dagger in my heart, but it is a heart connected to a precious body.
GPO you were a great guy. I can't think of a time that I spoke to you and you didn't have a smile on your face, good times or bad. I remember your confidence and humor, you always said “relax am on top of things” even when you were not. Bro you have served your people and your country with HONOR, you have been exemplified in life and death. I feel in my own flesh the deep pain and the despair caused by your death. I humbly accept these feelings as one more proof of my fragility as a human being, and of the deep links of solidarity and mutuality that we shared I am aware of the fact that unfortunately these cruel events have become a daily occurrence in Kenya, making human life increasingly precarious and the every one with an opinion more vulnerable to becoming victims of such savagery.
Today I raise my prophetic voice in condemnation of this and all the killings that are extinguishing the precious gift of life of men, May our enemies, the bastards and their mouth pieces now go to the hell. I pray for a smidgen of peace and wisdom in these moments of pain and indignation.
I am truly comforted, for I am the lucky one just for today.
VENGEANCE IS OURS
George Gachara
BY KWAMCHETSI MAKOKHA
Tribute To Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu
I am very angry, since I personally knew GPO and King’ara but I need to remind myself that I need to think calmly and clearly, especially at a time like this. I suggest a concerted response along the following lines:
The real identities of the people who have been killed in cold blood to show that these are ordinary folk just like you and me. They are not members of some gang. They are not armed, have no history of violence, and have only tried to extent help to people in distress. We need to develop bios of them – who were they and what did they do. The Kenyan public must see that this so-called war on Mungiki is a blanket cheque for assassination of people they care about – if not themselves. For starters, here below, but please correct or add as appropriate:
n GPO Oulu, 34, was Sonu vice chairman in 2004 and was expelled from the UoN over protests to oppose increasing fees by 250 per cent. He was readmitted in 2007 and completed his B.Ed before joining Oscar Foundation. He comes from Upper Kadongo in Kisumu Rural Constituency – We Have to Get His MP to speak about this
. n King’ara, 37, founded and ran Oscar Foundation, which offered free legal aid. He is married with two daughters. n His organisation blew the whistle on extra-judicial killings in 2007 with the release of the report, ‘The Killing Fields’, which was handed to the KNCHR and formed the basis of the subsequent investigations, and the UN SR on EJE.
kwamchetsi
I am very angry, since I personally knew GPO and King’ara but I need to remind myself that I need to think calmly and clearly, especially at a time like this. I suggest a concerted response along the following lines:
The real identities of the people who have been killed in cold blood to show that these are ordinary folk just like you and me. They are not members of some gang. They are not armed, have no history of violence, and have only tried to extent help to people in distress. We need to develop bios of them – who were they and what did they do. The Kenyan public must see that this so-called war on Mungiki is a blanket cheque for assassination of people they care about – if not themselves. For starters, here below, but please correct or add as appropriate:
n GPO Oulu, 34, was Sonu vice chairman in 2004 and was expelled from the UoN over protests to oppose increasing fees by 250 per cent. He was readmitted in 2007 and completed his B.Ed before joining Oscar Foundation. He comes from Upper Kadongo in Kisumu Rural Constituency – We Have to Get His MP to speak about this
. n King’ara, 37, founded and ran Oscar Foundation, which offered free legal aid. He is married with two daughters. n His organisation blew the whistle on extra-judicial killings in 2007 with the release of the report, ‘The Killing Fields’, which was handed to the KNCHR and formed the basis of the subsequent investigations, and the UN SR on EJE.
kwamchetsi
BY ONYANGO OLOO
Tribute To Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu
The Social Democratic Party of Kenya is adding its voice in denouncing the callous murder of two of Kenya's most courageous human rights activists- Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu who were gunned down on March 5, 2009 near the residence of Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki. There are indications that the assassins may be connected to the Kenya Police given the testimony of some eye-witnesses who described a driver of one of the vehicles involved in the killings as wearing police uniform.
The Social Democratic Party is convinced that the killings of Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu were directly connected to the advocacy and investigative role of the Oscar Foundation in unearthing concrete evidence linking members of the Kenya Police to extrajudicial killings. We think that it is NOT a coincidence that the Government Spokesman Dr. Alfred Mutua ranted and raved against the Oscar Foundation and uttered public threats against its leaders just hours before Oscar and GPO were shot in cold blood. Given the angry and contemptous dismissal by spokespeople for the police and the military of Prof. Alston' s report on extra-judicial killings, the Social Democratic Party can not rule out the possibility that the latest assassinations could be a clear and direct message to Kenyan human rights defenders to shut up or else face dire consequences. We are very concerned at the loud silence of President Mwai Kibaki on the issue of unlawful killings by our country's law enforcement agencies and consider such silence as constituting complicity in and/or official endorsement of such heinous crimes.
Along with the failure to combat grand graft, feed our people, deliver a new constitution and spearhead sustainable development, the current climate of impunity in dealing extra-judicial killings demonstrate the complete bankruptcy of the Grand Coalition government. In this light, the Social Democratic Party believes that only honourable option left is for President Mwai Kibaki along with his entire cabinet to resign immediately to pave the way for the preparations of fresh elections which must be held under the aegis of a new democratic constitution The Social Democratic Party pledges to liaise with alll patriotic, democracy loving, justice seeking groups and individuals dedicated to the task of building a new Kenya. We wish to convey our sincere mkono wa tanzia (condolences) the families of Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu.
Sincerely,
Onyango Oloo
Secretary General
Social Democratic Party of Kenya
The Social Democratic Party of Kenya is adding its voice in denouncing the callous murder of two of Kenya's most courageous human rights activists- Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu who were gunned down on March 5, 2009 near the residence of Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki. There are indications that the assassins may be connected to the Kenya Police given the testimony of some eye-witnesses who described a driver of one of the vehicles involved in the killings as wearing police uniform.
The Social Democratic Party is convinced that the killings of Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu were directly connected to the advocacy and investigative role of the Oscar Foundation in unearthing concrete evidence linking members of the Kenya Police to extrajudicial killings. We think that it is NOT a coincidence that the Government Spokesman Dr. Alfred Mutua ranted and raved against the Oscar Foundation and uttered public threats against its leaders just hours before Oscar and GPO were shot in cold blood. Given the angry and contemptous dismissal by spokespeople for the police and the military of Prof. Alston' s report on extra-judicial killings, the Social Democratic Party can not rule out the possibility that the latest assassinations could be a clear and direct message to Kenyan human rights defenders to shut up or else face dire consequences. We are very concerned at the loud silence of President Mwai Kibaki on the issue of unlawful killings by our country's law enforcement agencies and consider such silence as constituting complicity in and/or official endorsement of such heinous crimes.
Along with the failure to combat grand graft, feed our people, deliver a new constitution and spearhead sustainable development, the current climate of impunity in dealing extra-judicial killings demonstrate the complete bankruptcy of the Grand Coalition government. In this light, the Social Democratic Party believes that only honourable option left is for President Mwai Kibaki along with his entire cabinet to resign immediately to pave the way for the preparations of fresh elections which must be held under the aegis of a new democratic constitution The Social Democratic Party pledges to liaise with alll patriotic, democracy loving, justice seeking groups and individuals dedicated to the task of building a new Kenya. We wish to convey our sincere mkono wa tanzia (condolences) the families of Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu.
Sincerely,
Onyango Oloo
Secretary General
Social Democratic Party of Kenya
BY OKIYA OMTATAH OKOITI
Tribute To Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu
Dear All,
This has got me in foul mood, literally. Oscar Kamau King'ora the CEO of Oscar Foundation and his worker GPO Oulu (he was sitting to my right hand on Thursday during the Louis Otieno show) were driving to a meeting with a commissioner of the Kenya National Commission of Human Rights whom they had called on their mobiles requesting for an audience to strategise on a formal response to the charges by Government Spokesman Alfred Mutua that their foundation was funding Mungiki. Along Mamlaka Road, outside Hall 11, their vehicle was blocked by two vehicles - a minibus and a pajero full of men - and two men walked to their car and shot them through the windows at pointblank range.
The vehicles had been trailing them. (Eyewitnesses say that the driver of the minibus was wearing a police uniform.) All the other men were in suits. They also shot another man who was walking by the road (the closest eyewitness) but the bullet went through his leg. He was later taken away by policemen but up to now we do not know where he is. This man was so close that if he is alive he could do a positive ID of both the men and their cars. We are making frantic efforts to trace his whereabouts.
Police from Central Police Station which is 1 km away have not arrive at the scene until now - more than three hours later. Oulu's body is at a clinic where he was rushed as he did not die on the spot. Oscar's body is still in the car. Some cops from Kilimani are on the scene. Those of you who defend rule by the bullet should be ashamed of yourself. Neither the State nor Mungiki nor anybody has the right to rule by the bullet. Kenya is a REPUBLIC and we must be ruled by the law.
May the good Lord rest their souls in eternal peace.
Omtatah
Dear All,
This has got me in foul mood, literally. Oscar Kamau King'ora the CEO of Oscar Foundation and his worker GPO Oulu (he was sitting to my right hand on Thursday during the Louis Otieno show) were driving to a meeting with a commissioner of the Kenya National Commission of Human Rights whom they had called on their mobiles requesting for an audience to strategise on a formal response to the charges by Government Spokesman Alfred Mutua that their foundation was funding Mungiki. Along Mamlaka Road, outside Hall 11, their vehicle was blocked by two vehicles - a minibus and a pajero full of men - and two men walked to their car and shot them through the windows at pointblank range.
The vehicles had been trailing them. (Eyewitnesses say that the driver of the minibus was wearing a police uniform.) All the other men were in suits. They also shot another man who was walking by the road (the closest eyewitness) but the bullet went through his leg. He was later taken away by policemen but up to now we do not know where he is. This man was so close that if he is alive he could do a positive ID of both the men and their cars. We are making frantic efforts to trace his whereabouts.
Police from Central Police Station which is 1 km away have not arrive at the scene until now - more than three hours later. Oulu's body is at a clinic where he was rushed as he did not die on the spot. Oscar's body is still in the car. Some cops from Kilimani are on the scene. Those of you who defend rule by the bullet should be ashamed of yourself. Neither the State nor Mungiki nor anybody has the right to rule by the bullet. Kenya is a REPUBLIC and we must be ruled by the law.
May the good Lord rest their souls in eternal peace.
Omtatah
BY EMMANUEL DENNIS
Tribute To Oscar Kingara and GPO Oulu
My Friend GPO,
On our trip to Gaborone in December 10 - 16, You will be remembered by all the African Friends as the Pan African. We went we conqured and you left a mark in many people's hearts. On 31st December we were together in Eastleigh distributing Newsletters. On 1st January you celebrated new years day doing my work. I had Lunch in your house.
Every week of 2009 we have kept in touch on what we need to do as young people to liberate ourselves. You are now gone. You inspire me even in your death. I wont let you down. I have no words, am shocked to come back and find you gone without notice. I am told you died a happy man.
Rest in Eternal Peace My Friend GPO "CHUMALIECH"
Emmanuel
My Friend GPO,
On our trip to Gaborone in December 10 - 16, You will be remembered by all the African Friends as the Pan African. We went we conqured and you left a mark in many people's hearts. On 31st December we were together in Eastleigh distributing Newsletters. On 1st January you celebrated new years day doing my work. I had Lunch in your house.
Every week of 2009 we have kept in touch on what we need to do as young people to liberate ourselves. You are now gone. You inspire me even in your death. I wont let you down. I have no words, am shocked to come back and find you gone without notice. I am told you died a happy man.
Rest in Eternal Peace My Friend GPO "CHUMALIECH"
Emmanuel
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