abdulrahman wrote:we were warned against this constitution. I heeded and voted NO.
It was made by activists for activists.
Now Kenya will live with this fact.The CJ is a former activists, the judges are slowly turning into activists in order not to be labelled pro state and anti reformer.
MRC court case was a clear demonstration that the judiciary does not mean well for this country. Either the judges are acting in fear to protect their jobs or the law is not very clear to them.
Whilst am not insinuating anything (though the daily nation alleges that Rogo was planning to bomb Nyali bridge, Catholic church and Likoni ferry and he was involved in Paradise bombing), Kenyans must ask where on earth is an alleged terrorist released on bail, not once,twice but on several occasions. If it was in US, all those people could be cooling their heels in Guatanamo bay prison, Uganda could have seen them in Luzira prison, Ethiopia could have incarcerated them in central prison but in Kenya, the courts gives you freedom with a meager bail of ksh 100,000 or so.
We must preach peace not by words but by deeds. We must report all those suspicious characters living amongst us.We must shame the judiciary in areas where they are failing, the same way we shame the legislature and Executive when they go overboard.
@abdulrahman, Let me start by asking whether your other name is wandati.
Away from that,the judiciary follows the laid law,not emotions. The penal code as it is, can't fight terrorism,that's why the terrorism bill has been drafted in order for the judiciary to do exactly as you've said in your post. PUT BEHIND BARS ALL SUSPECTED TERRORISTS.
But i ask, who is vehemently opposing the bill? Why are they opposing it? If you have nothing wrong to hide,why fear a law meant for law and order?
Abdulrahman,why are moslem leaders opposed to the bill? It's targeting terrorists,what business do moslems have opposing a bill meant for terrorists?
I saw one wandati incite moslems by saying the gov't should have taken up the responsibility of taking care of the slain cleric's family,saying,the gov't usually takes up that responsibility,for others, but never for a moslem.
Really, how many of the mungikis' families did the gov't take up? Probably wacucu? Wanugu?
A criminal is a criminal. No gov't takes up families of criminals.
Back to the issue, if you voted NO, it was your right to do so. But if you got axes to grind with the judiciary, you are wrong on this one. Judiciary is the only arm of gov't serious about the constitution.
The youths causing mayhem are a product of radicalization and bigotry preached to them by their leaders.
Don't blame the judiciary for that, blame the very people preaching and opposing the terrorism bill.
For with that bill enacted,many of the yapping clerics sympathizing with terrorists would be scratching their beards behind bars.