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Kalonzo backs reconciliation over Waki
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka. Photo/FILE
Posted Thursday, October 30 2008 at 12:30
In Summary
- Full implementation of the Waki report to open up old wounds.
- VP says country should look at ways of bringing about reconciliation.
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka is against the full implementation of the Waki report.
He has said that doing so will open up old wounds that had started to heal adding that the move will take the country backwards.
He, however, regretted that several people were killed during the post-election violence but warned that if careers of politicians implicated in the violence were to be destroyed it will be detrimental to the healing process in the country.
“We will be rubbing wounds that had already begun to heal. And this will take the country backwards.”
Instead, he suggested that the country explores ways to bring about reconciliation among its peoples.
Mr Musyoka was answering questions from the press after officially opening the sixth annual conference of the gambling regulators African Forum at New Stanley Hotel in Nairobi.
He added: “Anything that takes us backwards, I am opposed to . It should be rejected.”
The VP said he has nothing against Justice Waki adding that his only concern was for peace in the country.
Even if a tribunal is to be formed as has been proposed in the report, Mr Musyoka said it will be very difficult to prosecute the suspects.
He gave the example of Rwanda where he noted that genocide suspects are yet to be convicted.
“It takes long period for the suspects to be arrested try them and even get evidence like in the Rwandan case,” he said.
Mr Musyoka said that most of the people who are commenting about the Waki report have not even read it.
“I have read the 500-page document and as a lawyer I know it is very difficult to implement it even if threats of International Criminal Court (ICC) fly in the air.”
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Submitted by wakuriaPosted October 30, 2008 08:33 PM
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Submitted by joshmshishi
Lack of equal power sharing among the three bodies of government, judiciary, executive and legislature has contributed to the melt down of the Waki Report. Kenyans cannot count on politicians to implement the report, the politicians are concerned about saving themselves and their interests. It is up to Kenyans to demand a follow through. Justice does not creep to people, it has to be pursued. Kenyans have right to demand it.
Posted October 30, 2008 06:51 PM -
Submitted by jmarka04
Waki recommends that the guilty be punished and if there is no proper evidence further investigations will determine who's innocent...stop lying to Kenyans you are either with them and the Waki report or against them and with the rapists, murderers, arsonists etc... no middle ground please Implement the Waki report without delay
Posted October 30, 2008 06:16 PM -
Submitted by Dom Mshindi
Majority of Kenyans would like to forgive. But they don't know the facts, it's all hidden. We can only guess who, other than those in the streets, were involved in the planning the violence becuase almost all politicians want everything swept under the carpet. So how can there be reconciliation, forgiveness, when there is no openness to the truth? I promise you Mr. Musyoka, if this problem is ignored it will reccur in the next election.
Posted October 30, 2008 05:54 PM -
Submitted by mxjnprr
These so called leaders talkning about amnesty, should personally visit each victim of the violence and ask them to forgive the perpetrators. See what the reaction is going to be. It is one thing to talk about forgiveness and quite another to do so when you have been the victim.
Posted October 30, 2008 04:48 PM
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Kalonzo is a comedian. Wounds are not old if people are still displaced, mourning their dead etc. I'm still deciding how much of a tribalist to become or not... As for justice taking long, if they could haul Mwangura to court within a day of his making some comments they didn't like, they can expeditiously prosecute those that sought to tear apart our nation.