Ruto, Kalonzo and Karua have all been to kisumu in the recent past and were not stoned!!!

...the act of hooliganism dispayed must be condemned in the strongest words possible!!!!!

Here is a gud piece by Jerry Okungu

Now that Raphael Tuju has joined the presidential race, could the fear of Raila presidency- Railaphobia be at play here? Are there other forces in the political class that may be planning to mollify the Luos by giving them their lifetime dream- the presidency as long as that person is not Raila Amolo Odinga?

I hope Luos are listening. As far as its Raila they wish to see as president, no sane tribe will support them. However, it is an acceptable scenario if Luos present someone else, who is not a Raila maniac, we will support him. Get the idea? The problem is not the Luos, the problem is Raila. If he takes over power, we are likely to go to civil war sooner than later. He has so many politically enemies that they might fear him being president even for a day as his retaliation might be barbaric and at the expense of the country.

He has repeatedly said he would not revenge but from experience, he is an eloquent liar who can lie for political expedience. That is what Kenyans fear. Kenyans do not fear the Luo community as such, but the fact that they seem to be parochial when it comes to backing just one eccentric leader when they have so many wise and trustworthy leaders.

Applies in first paragraph

http://africanewsonline....-of-tuju-that-other.html

Thanks Otienosmall. Finally, I can call you my brothers ones more. Sobriety is finally prevailing. Kenyans, lets see reality and deal with it as such. Am sorry if I offended someone previously. Please, straighten me up when I go off line.

Its encouraging that sobriety is taking shape in this thread.

Thanks @Kihangeri,@Otienosmall ,@Mcreggae,@innairobi and others for telling as it is. With such thinking,kenya and kenyans will move forward with respect for one another irrespective of different political opinions.

Stoning someone(s)motorcade is such a barbaric act whether you believe in him or not and it should never happen again in this country. What started as stoning in 2007 lead to the infamous ugly PEV that left atleast 1,300 dead and thousands uprooted from their homes.Property worth millions was destroyed.

Dear Kisumians (sp),

It is time you realized that RAO is not the air you breathe. He will not add one more omena to your Ugali plate if he became president. It is also time you realized that everyone has a right campaign to be president if they want to. It's not just Raila. I will take time to remind you of an interesting news item I heard but which you may have overlooked. A while back I heard your beloved RAO bemoaning that your arrogance and exuberance was scaring away voters from other parts of Kenya. He badly wants to be voted for by the whole country but the rest of Kenyans fear that they will have no where to tread should Agwambo ever become president. In your zeal to 'help' and 'protect' your hero, you are really hurting his chances of being Kenya's 4th president.

Finally, I still recall how you burned your town to ashes in 'protest' during the PEV. You soon realized your error when investors fled the town - some penniless - jobs became scarce, and someone had to organize investment conferences in order to attract even a simple hawker. You are prone to violence, and unless this changes, the perception of Osumo and its residents will continue to be very biased.

I wish you well in your efforts to have RAO elected by Kenyans.

Yours, Robin