What a question, Abby! Have you forgotten he was once accused of 'masterminding' a coup? Well that is now over, unlike the current crimes at the ICC...the most aggrieved party, the president of the day already got his justice on that matter. He is a rehabilitated criminal in this regard.


There is that issue of molasses thing....that is often spoken about but apparently evidence is well, only good in websites and political rallies, not in court.

Apart from party hopping, saying gays should be arrested then denying he said that and all these other numerous useless things he does, I also would like to know.

Are you serious????

@abby, allow me to pose the same question to you. What did baks do in the 1st term that made people hate him so much?? Anyway for one who supervised his followers in massacre n mass displacement (and now curiously pointing fingers), there's no greater crime my friend.

I dont like Raila, Ruto, Uhuru, Kibaki, Moi, etc etc.

But then I get accused of being a middle class whiner, a coward, etc etc.

But I still dont like any of them anymore...

Now tell me: what has Uhuru done for you guys? Raila has helped create democratic space, are you saying that is not important?

What has Ruto done for Kenya? And Kalonozo? It really depends on what one considers .....

Abby in Kenya we only have 2 crimes that Raila has committed and they are Railaphobia and Railamania.
The rest are just politics

Hi Guys,

May be we leave this topic for another day; sorry to have brought it up ----- I am relatively new on this site.

I must say though that Kenyans have no problems turning Criminals into Heroes .....

I will have to agree with you on that.Idolised by his people,demonized by his opponents.How good or bad he is simply depends on which side of the divide you fall!

Honorable Abby

Reasons for the anti-PM movement differs from one person to the other. If we had time, we could discuss:

- Justifying the killing of women and children as long as it could get him to power http://www.youtube.com/w...mHmU&feature=relmfu

- PM and his kitchen cabinet (Anyang, Orengo, Kajwang, Midiwo, Miguna, Mbadi, Millie, Ongoro, Shebesh) acting like passive spectators to the PEV. Their loud & persistent pontifications not helping matters. Could be reason for the likely RV & Mt Kenya protest vote.

- failure to acknowledge rigging in ODM strongholds in 2007 despite the Kriegler report. to his credit, neither has PNU

- the maize scandal

- double standards - e.g. Ruto and Ongeri should resign pending investigations while Ngilu and Mudavadi have to wait for investigations to be completed. Can look the other way as long as you support him (Mudavadi, Ntimama, Bett, Gumo, Kosgey, Kajwang all have a colorful past that he will only point out once they move out of his camp. That's what has happened with Kalonzo, Ruto, Kenyatta)

- joining Baba Moi's KANU hoping to be toshwad (there has since then been an attempt to distort history that he got in to 'destroy KANU from within', something I find rather amusing)

- nepotism in appointments

- tribalism - surrounding himself with persons of his community (see above kitchen cabinet); wants Luhya to vote for him because he is more Luhya than Eugene Wamalwa (a half-Sabaot half-Bukusu?).

- a populist - can unilaterally declare a cap on rent and unga if it pleases the crowd. economic sense and repercussions notwithstanding

- a perception of sucking up to the West too easily

- a perception of preferring foreigners to locals for prominent jobs

- etc

Many of the other front runners may be worse. And there is no doubt that the PM has an impressive past as one of the persons that fought for democracy in the 80s and 90s.

However, the persistent Safi-Kama-Pamba mantra with everyone else as unclean is what probably draws focus on his indiscretions.

In summary, Wamalwa Kijana put it perfectly when he described Railaphobia and Railamania. The point is that:

- a good proportion of the people that have resolved to support Raila are unlikely to see any wrong by him no matter what is presented before them. (Hence your question?).

- a good proportion of his opponents are unlikely to view any positive thing about Raila presented before them. His actions will always be viewed suspiciously. As having a deeper sinister meaning.

This is politics. The PM has to find a way of convincing 50%+1 voters that he is the best man out there.

Honorable members, I beg to move.

@innairobi