The Week's Columnists

Saturday, 16 April 2011 00:02 BY DAUTI KAHURA

Macharia Gaitho—The Daily Nation
Political analyst Macharia Gaitho, criticises political leaders who never cease to seize an opportunity to gain political mileage—whether it is holding a prayer-cum-political gathering, or remembering now that the IDPs needs a candle light prayer. “If Kenyatta and Ruto have indeed made-up, one would imagine that their first priority would be IDPs resettlement”, observes Gaitho. “However, it comes out as crass, heartless, and shameless opportunism when Odinga suddenly remembers the suffering of thousands of IDPs”.
Miguna Miguna—The Star
The Prime Minister’s adviser on coalition Affairs went to The Hague as the Ocampo Six also went there to obey the International Criminal Court summons. This is what he observed among other things: “ It is unfortunate that the public officers like the AG and Deputy Director of Public Prosecution who are supposed to prosecute criminals on behalf of the people are now acting at the behest of those accused of committing of committing crimes against humanity. Who will protect the victims of those crimes”, posed Miguna in a diary-like musing.
George Odera-Outa—The Standard
Odera-Outa, a communications adviser in the Prime Minister office has beef with National Cohesion and Integration Commission, which he accuses of “pussy-footing on an extremely important agenda: widespread ethnicisation of the public sector”. Odera says the issue has become so important that as the commission knows, “it has become a constitutional matter, going far beyond the piece of legislation that created the NCIC”. Bottom line—NCIC needs to summon courage and candidly contextualise their narrative.
Robin Millard—The People
The world is about to witness another grand royal wedding reminiscent perhaps of the royal wedding between Prince Charles and Princess Diana 30 years ago. Columnist Robin Millard says that the wedding between Prince William—the eldest son of the late Prince Diana, who died in 1997—and Kate Middleton finds a grown up and matured person. More comfortable, more confident, more outgoing and a lot more philosophical about his role and position and what that entails".