SHOULD ELECTIONS BE HELD NOW?
Majority of Kenyans are unhappy with the Kibaki Government. A section of the ODM leadership have issued demands for snap elections. Will that be the right thing to do? Can we afford another election, so soon after the referendum?
Here is a sample of the demands by Orange Democratic Leaders as reported in 'The Standard '
Former Cabinet minister Raila Odinga said: "President Kibaki’s house is on fire and we have the capacity to do what we want to do".
And his colleague, Kalonzo Musyoka, added: "2006 will be the year of an election. If you have any doubt ask me.
"That will not be a snap election. It will be proper elections."
The Mwingi South MP told the Government "to expect fireworks".
"We know the President is not going to call snap elections, but he can only be made to do it
Will this be the right thing to do? Post your comments!!!
posted by Mzalendo at 4:35 PM
3 Comments:
I think I kind of over-reacted when you posted the link. Its not your fault that things are the way they are. But this caught my eye>>>>Majority of Kenyans are unhappy with the Kibaki Government. what tha?? First i would like to correct you, and thats one thing i'll keep on saying over and over again...the fact that people said rejected the proposed constitution doesn't mean that they are against the government. Its so unfortunate that our people are smallminded(i dont want to start calling them names) People! Winners won and Losers lost! we need to get over it and move on! Its not like this thing will put dinner on the table. We have alot of problems that we need to address rather than idle talk.....Ok I have to stop now, i dont want to pour my frustrations over the current political situation on your blog coz of neanderthals like Raila.
We need solutions to the current impasse. Elections as suggested by the LDP is one good option.
I meant majority based on the referendum results where 7 out of 8 provinces rejected the draft. You are right about the referendum being a vote for/against the constitution, but the Kibaki government itself touted it as a 'government project' that will test the governments popularity with Kenyans.They surely failed on that. Referendums the world over also makes governments implement changes because they are perceived as a measure of a governments populairty. Thanks for your comment Lilly
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