Vomitting on Wanjiku's Shoes?

Wanjiku is mad! Very mad. Angry because she who who is the boss to Kenya's 222 lawmakers has been treated like trash. Her calls to the employees who barely 11 months ago were literally on their knees, promising that they would do anything she wanted while begging for her vote, have now changed tune, they will not take any action that puts them at risk of being as miserable as their employer.( not my words, but those of Dr. Boni Khalwale, MP Ikolomani- Chairman Public Accounts committee???????) One Kenneth Marende, the speaker of the 10th parliament, who thanks to the people of Emuhaya was accorded a good education, in his good English summed up the arrogance of the tenth parliament and its contempt for the Kenyan public describing an act by an MP to pay taxes from his allowances as an act of Philanthropy or charity. Clearly the majority of the 222 thugs , masquerading as Wanjiku's representatives in parliament lack not only sufficient philanthropy but ,I dare say, patriotism and a basic respect for the Kenyan people who placed them on the pedestal from which they are now vomiting on their employers shoes.(one Sir Edward Clay had a point)
Luckily for Kenya not all of the 222 have allowed the choke hold of greed to completely suffocate their conscience. The fact that Muthama's club of the willing is growing and may soon be above the 10 persons mark is clearly a ray of hope for Kenya. In the coming days, Kenyans will be able to clearly tell who are the few real sheep in the flock of Wolves disguised as sheep . This to the Kenyan public is a moment of truth: we will be able to clearly tell apart the true reformers in the 10th parliament from those who only pay lip service to reform during the day, while in the dark their hands are busy emptying the public offers they claim to protect.
This particular test is a tough one and puts on the spot those who have in the past claimed to fight for Kenyans. Where are the voices of the likes of the once firebrand reform activist James Orengo in this debate? Are the acoustic furnishings of his executive Ministers office too thick for the cry of the Kenyan public to get to him. Probably the problems at Ardhi house are too many, to the extent that he was forced to take his ears off the ground and loose touch with the Pulse of the Kenyan public , which he was once in touch with.
Where are the voices of the likes of Ababu Namwamba, whose pro- reform articles in the Sunday Standard, before his debut in parliament, resonated with the message from the Kenyan spirit. Have the huge perks now silenced you?
What happened to the Boni Khalwale who ably presided over Amos Kimunya's execution earlier this year, with allegations that Kimunya had forgotten the huge devide between public property and his personal property. In his case against Kimunya, Khalwale described him as the prince of Impunity .His comments on the floor of the house that the move to tax MPs would only make them as miserable as the people they represent, raises serious questions on his character. If Kimunya was the prince of impunity, it is clear that Khalwale is going for nothing less than the Kings throne in that kingdom!
That also goes for the other parliamentary veteran, who chairs Parliament's Trade committee one Chris Okemo. When one John Michuki's conscience made a rare appearance on the day the finance bill was passed, Okemo used the occassion to prove to all and sundry that it is several years now since he had his conscience amputated!
What happened to the Men of God, who to the minds of many Kenyans jumped into politics with a God sent mandate to infuse integrity into Kenya's murky politics? Hon Reverend Dr. Bishop Margaret Wanjiru, why are you missing in action on this crucial one?
Where is the man who from his service at the NCCK and consistency in the clamour for a new constitution, had been proposed as a compromise presidential candidate in the must win 2002 elections? Can the real Reverend Mutava Musyimi stand up? Or should Kenyans take his silence as confirmation that he was really never any different from the rest of the greedy lot?
It is from their bravery in the times of war that soldiers earn their stripes. Kenyans are now looking for the brave hearts who will stand with the people and earn their stripes in every matter of public affairs, this debate on MPs taxes included! It will not be business as usual for all those who in this times decide to sit on the fence, Kenyans are listening not just for what their leaders say but also for what they don't. There are those among the 222 who have no reputation to safeguard, they are greedy, unscrupulous and infamous for a myriad of vices- and proudly so. Their date with destiny is set, they would do well to learn from the 70% MPs kicked out of the 9th parliament. There are however those who have a reputation to safeguard, a name to salvage a promise to deliver to the Kenyan public who believed in you. Do not lie to yourselves
: your credibility and reputations are on the line here. Will you rise to the occasion and do what is right by the Kenyan public?