@Obi
What peeves me is that fact that I thought that we had a different kind of leader in the person of Mr.Marende only for him to fall so short. It would have been more plausible if he had been decisive enough much to the chagrin of either party.. and erred..after all error is to human.To me.. thats a mark of a leader.

Patience Pays in Guaranteed Checks

@Mr.Tea,

To break the impasse and make a ruling favouring either of the candidate,Mr. Marende would have been forced to make an interpretation of either the accord and the constitution or both.We all know that this is outside his jurisdiction and that such a move can only be undertaken by a constitutional court...........It is therefore safe to say he did his best within the confines of the standing orders.......In my opinion,he did an exemplary job with those limited powers.......let as give the devil his due.


Guka wa bijuti...

Thank you Njunge.

No matter how many call him a coward,he can only be a coward of the country because he laid bare the way forward.

Chosing either of the two listed would have turned him into a gambler,gambling with the lives,businesses and future of Kenyans.

And honestly,although I am not a legal expert,I feel there could be no lawyers who can legally challenge his actions (conclusively).

But there are many who can challenge him politically,including 95% on SK. And this is the sad awakening,meaning that we are not out of the woods yet and the woods are threatening to burn.



Everyday!

@Njung'e
Marende interprets the law and the constitution all the time in parliament for purposes of making the house run within the confines of law.

He shouldnt have made yesterday the exception.

If his argument were valid,then in future if another minister challenges what the president has decided,he will ask the president to consult with the minister.

Marende should have said who is mandated by the law to nominate. Any other busy body purporting to nominate should have been seen for what they are,- time wasters.

Raila thought the seat should have gone to him,Kibaki thought it was for him to pick,and indeed picked Kalonzo,how come after Marende decided to keep it,Raila and Co. rejoiced!
I mean we are wrangling over whose apple this is. We call an abiter,who to my utter dismay,chooses to eat it himself,so that both of us go hungry. As I cry,you are busy grinning and clapping. Obviously you are the mischievous guy who didnt have any legitimate claim to the apple in the first place.

Your sole goal was to spite me.

Things arent always the way they look like

Which ever way you try to interprete it Marende saved the country by choosing an easy option that would see the return of normalcy in parliament,as he put it accordingly 'disperate moments call for extra ordinary measures' he was soo right,this is not business as usual it is a coalition govt that was formed coz of 'circumstances' and i see absolutely nothing wrong in his ruling after all if we stuck by the constitution after the disputed election many of us would be refugees somewhere.

sk lady