Our very own 1 Percenters conniving to foist us with yet one more CiC from their ranks

It is not power that corrupts but fear. The fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it, and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. – Aung San Suu Kyi

Besides the noise and rancour being generated by the attempt to move the election date in contravention of the new constitution, this in itself occasioned by the fact our so called leaders have simply pulled down their masks and are openly asking to be allowed a few more weeks of sucking at the tit of public monies, there’s a lot else that can be said of the 2012 polls, especially the presidential polls.

For obvious reasons, jokers will have to think twice before running for president because there’s no fallback to parliament in the event of a loss, so really who should and who shouldn’t bother running?

A casual look at our past presidents: Kenyatta, Moi and Kibaki;  shows that the majority of Kenyans always go for the quiet (at first), sneaky and dumb/or pretending to be dumb, but ruthless and deep pocketed chief executive.

The hot headed and populist types like Jaramogi, Mboya, JM Kariuki, Ouko, Raila, Ruto, Karua, Kenneth, and even Kalonzo, never stood/don’t stand a chance of leading this banana republic since they just don’t fit the mould, they are not part of the top 1% who actually call the shots and would not have firebrands take the reigns of power.

This I explain using Russell’s observation: “Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man.”
and Plutarch’s ancient advice: “Imbalance between rich and poor” is the “oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” (of course in Kenya you have to have the money, loads of money, to buy votes, it’s that simple)

Watch out for the wealthy, quiet and aloof types like Mudavadi, or perhaps even Uhuru, they are the kind of “leader” our risk averse, money grabbing voters prefer. That is the reality of politics in this country.

2012 Raila’s superior endgame and the bungling KKK

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not in PNU…

It is hard to bring up Raila’s name in any discussion without turning the exercise into a convolution; one in which we can barely distinguish between fore planned events and strokes of luck, machinations and coincidences, demagogic charades and heartfelt positions based on real principle. The man has played his cards unusually close to his chest regarding the draft constitution and everyone at the table should by now be really worried if he might be concealing an ace in the hole.

Highlighting recent developments in the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Constitution’s discussions will serve to put things in perspective at this juncture:

• The MPs opted for a presidential system where a strong presidency is checked by Parliament and Cabinet ministers are appointed from outside Parliament.
• Devolution will be at two levels, national and regional governments with 18 regions being created.

Admittedly these agreements are about as bland as our dullard MPs can be expected to come up with, but what should raise eyebrows is one unexpected turnaround by the niggly ODM brigade that has all along demanded an executive led by a Premier shadowed by a ceremonial President.

Now negotiations between egotistic politicians, which ultimately have a bearing on an unrepresented voting proletariat, are multivariate by nature and outcomes are often in a twilight zone. It is not immediately clear how a unanimous decision to go for the same old Imperial Presidency was reached, what is clear is that one Agwambo is chuckling as he sips on his vintage JDub Blue Label wherever he might be; what with the polls showing he is miles ahead of the rest of his weak-ass contenders for Presidency, what with the gullible PNU MPs duped into endorsing the same old “One centre of power”, what with the beguiled public applauding and lining up behind the “saviour” of the Mau complex.

The endgame is in sight and the floundering KKK alliance’s strategy is still unclear in light of what appears to be Raila’s latest coup (no pun intended), that is unless the KKK KANU turncoarts from the one party ancien regime engage in the last elections skulduggery and abuse of suffrage. Well, Ocampo might even make fewer the choices (choices indeed!) that KKK might have come 2012 by whisking a few elements away to grin behind bars. And that might not be a bad thing for them as it might save them the humiliation of having Raila hand their ass to them at the polls, which is as well, when you consider that conservatives incapable of defeating Raila on the battlefield of ideas have taken the battle into the sewers where they have the homefield advantage.