We have been called thieves, Hassan laments

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

We have been caricatured, called
thieves, called corrupt people. It
comes with the territory. All reports
say the elections were largely
credible. There was no theft of the
election.
— Independent Electoral and Boundaries
Commission chairman Isaack
Hassan during

We don’t want sweets

If we get this process wrong we
would have undermined the
Constitution. It is not about content
but process. We should not be
treated like children to be told now
you can have these sweets and
potatoes, what we want is properly
in the Constitution.
— Siaya Senator James Orengo on the
enactment of Division of Revenue Bill.

Uhuru: It was a dilemma

The option of not acting at all would
not help the situation as the Bill
would become law after 14 days;
while vetoing the Bill would
similarly have led to further delays
in the budgetary process.
—President Uhuru’s response to the
protesting senators.

It is a curse, Kethi says

A child does not compete against
the mother. It is a curse. I will not
support Jubilee. To stand with my
father’s enemies is a worse curse.
— Lawyer Kethi Kilonzo’s Twitter post
announcing he withdrawal from the
Makueni race after he step mother,
Nduku, indicated she was in the
running.