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Kibaki’s speech on Mashujaa Day was a celebration of so many achievements and a peek into what goes on inside prezzo’s  head. One: He believes in the supremacy of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya and will not hesitate to torpedo any and all separatists into the nearest ocean. Two, education remains a top priority, even in these twilight moons of his residency up the hill. Three: He honestly accepts the sacrifice of the soldiers, policemen and Intelligence operatives is worth every penny he has spent on them. His remarks came five days after the 2012 Ibrahim Index of African Governance cast Kenya in “unfavourable” light on matters of governance performance since 2006, “Safety & Rule of Law and Participation & Human Rights”, economic performance. We all know our prezzo: He won’t suffer sleepless nights over this report. That said, let’s now get back to the campaign trail.

 

Remember the teething trouble Kenyans had choosing who should sit at the Committee of Experts and the Constitution Review Commission? You are not alone. It is now Egyptians seeking their Third Liberation as thousands of protesters hit the streets of Cairo demanding the president water down the number of hardline Islamists so that the new constitution represents the varied face of Egyptian society. Good luck folks. Been there, done that.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi needs to have a chat with certain folks in his office. Double M had to make the long trip to Embu to reassure folks in Central that his party and fellow DPM Uhuru Kenyatta’s MoU is still good currency. Meanwhile, musical chairs continue as Wiper One and his Party Chairman Samuel Poghisio parted ways with latter hitching a ride to William Ruto’s wagon URP even as Ruto lost former South Mugirango MP Omingo Magara to Peoples’s Democratic Party Express. As we went to press the ODM was spotted prancing all over Machage’s Kuria highlands.

 

And finally…

Psst...psst! Yes, you there at the St Peter’s Square. Happy to see seven brand new saints joining the Roll of Faith. But there is the small matter of that name we forwarded to your office. Hope your butler did not misplace the note, but if he did, here is the name again: Maurice Cardinal Otunga. Can he be in the next list please?

 

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