I've just finished watching the Nation Television video clip on Youtube showing Kenya's Minister of National Heritage, (not-so-honorable) William Ole Ntimama "fessing up" to being behind the death of over 600 people between December 2007 and February 2008. The clip was posted on one of the Mashada forums. The confession took place during a heated exchange between the minister, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, and Minister of Agriculture, William Ruto, over the issue of evictions in the Mau forest. Now, you would think that a confession of this magnitude would make headline news in all the local daily's, right? WRONG! None of the newspapers have reported on, or even alluded to, the incident. Also, the clip has disappeared from Nation Television's youtube page. Interesting, isn't it?
I spoke with a friend last night about this, and he wondered why Kenyans were acting shocked over this confession. After all, the minister's sponsorship of ethnic cleansing isn't exactly a big secret, what with his famous "lay low like envelopes" and "cut down to size" threats. Also not suprising is the fact that no statement has come from the PM (who was present) or any other authority in government.
So, what does this all mean? It simply means that Ntimama will continue to sit pretty, untouched. A lot of people are baying for his blood. I hate to disappoint them but, more likely than not, nothing is going to happen to him.
Either way, by this time next week, no one will be discussing this issue (if the collective amnesia of Kenyans is anything to go by). Ntimama will be sitting pretty behind his big desk enjoying his fat paycheck (and likely plotting how to organize "his people" for the next big attack), and life will go on.
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couldn't ave put it better -kenyans whats wrong with us
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