tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878785766209359257.post1783007206802301221..comments2023-10-26T08:13:30.777-07:00Comments on East Africa Economic Report: Raila Odinga: Is he fit to be Kenya's President?East Africa Economics Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336638272766088431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878785766209359257.post-70122179317044307032014-03-04T05:59:51.887-08:002014-03-04T05:59:51.887-08:00 I choose not to engage with you I choose not to engage with youEast Africa Economics Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336638272766088431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878785766209359257.post-23281147114937628742012-11-07T01:55:06.642-08:002012-11-07T01:55:06.642-08:00Thanks for your comment. At least the project was ...Thanks for your comment. At least the project was not the kind of flop we thought it was.<br /> The analysis was not meant to be objective, because it was a risk analysis-a kind of what would you expect of this person should he occupy state house?<br />What Kind of friends does he keep, what are his views of certain critical national values and ethos? What is his/her understanding of national interests?<br />These are issues that should inform one's choice of an employee.<br />A key question I'd ask you:would you allow a fox into the chicken coop just because you have good fencing around it? What if the fox killed all the chicken and waited for you do whatever you want with it?<br />A good constitution-and ours is far from being a good constitution-Good institutions are a necessary but not sufficient condition for good governance. A person's Competence, understanding and character are also critical components.East Africa Economics Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336638272766088431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878785766209359257.post-76347154076223317472012-11-04T02:53:55.329-08:002012-11-04T02:53:55.329-08:00Good critique but not balanced. Does anyone tell u...Good critique but not balanced. Does anyone tell us if President Kibaki was a darling of the East before he got into office. When you get into power, you pursue options that yield fruits, which is what the current president or any other good president would do. Funding is always pegged on good governance and stability, no one including China would have put some dollars in Kenya when we are struggling with corruption and lack of vision.<br />The reason we are reforming our institutions is because we recognize that they are neither efficient nor effective. It would be silly to think that those insitutions will serve an you when their heads have been appointed by your opponent. <br />Lastly, we have a goverment in place and we are reforming the police and the Judiciary and we have a competent and indipendent DPP. If there is an issue of corruption in the PMs office, I think it would make sense for the DPP or KACA to pursue such an issue. What will transform this country into a prosperous one is not saints running state house but an adherence to the rule of law and that is why we are reforming our institutions. Even if the PM became president and a competent police force obtain credible criminal evidence against him, in the NHIF issue, he would be impeached on those grounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com