@Btimer$like minded
Did Marende rule decisively,in the sense of settling the matter once and for all. He merely skirted around the issue,as he appointed himself - caretaker chair,pending advise after the decision is made elsewhere.That is cowardice.

Honestly you make make me sick with such utterances,in your mind was Koffi Annan's intervention for power sharing an act of cowardice for him failing to stick to ECK pronouncement of Kibaki's win?.It would have been very easy for him to declare that the constitution asserts so,but he chose otherwise,did you care to find out why?Timer things are not the same again.Marende spoke for the masses,you stand for a few,if Marende upheld Kibaki's usual unilateral decision things would be different know,how else can we proclaim where we are heading to if we can't remember where we came from?

sk lady

Mcreggae- your question asked and answered.

@ sukuma- we know just too well where we are coming from- it's called lawlessness and impunity. This notion that the louder one shouts the more right they may be is our undoing. A long prose written in high sounding and pain-relieving version will not make the marende decision correct. neither will the sanctimonious and patronising praise by the well meaning koffi annan and the foreign dignitaries. by disregarding and twisting clear provisions of the law to feed the whims of power mongers we are growing a monster that will devour kenya.

@ ecstacy,B. Timer,Mr Tea,Brewer

I insist. What brings yal to the same opinion so strongly.




The thicker the thigh the sweeter the pie.

When we let loose our emotional selves and fail to let reason prevail,I guess we will keep arriving at incongruent conclusions. That the constitution is supreme and all other laws are inferior to it (including the Accord,that is why it had to be anchored in the Constitution) is a matter of common knowledge to most. Advancing an argument to the contrary can only be interpreted as the height intellectual hypocrisy. Lets also agree here and now that Marende's decision is a transient measure seeking to prevent despondence,fear and acrimony in society which may end up occuring anyway if the big boys sit and do nothing in the meantime. If I am wrong on thisone then surrender is a wise option at this point.

Patience Pays in Guaranteed Checks

The rule of law,period.

There is no alternative to the rule of law in civilsed society.
Arguing that decisions are made to placate certain sections of society is defeatist.
Taking that option where do you stop. So from now,ad infinitum rulings should be made after running a barometer around the streets to see what the ignorant layabouts want.

Since thinking is free I try to think which informs the basis upon which I disagree with Marende's position on this matter.
If everybody else took free thinking as an option and took time off to look at the relevant laws they would draw their own informed conclusions as I do.
Those who are happy to sit and wait to be chaperoned around,well it is their choice.
I guess their greatest motivation for slowing their thinking brain cells is that - since the enigma has decided/accepted,you cant dare see it any other way.
For me it doesnt matter what Kibaki,Kalonzo,or any body else thinks.
My brain is not appendaged to theirs.
That is the beauty of mental liberty,something that our brothers and sisters dont enjoy.
One day they shall overcome,or so we hope.

B.timer

Give me those details.
If they are sensible I will change my position here and now.

B.timer

Were there other perspectives other than what he read out for about an hour,which pointed to the right position anyway.
You see when you deliver a ruling you give out all the background details from which you drew your conclusion.

B.timer