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Nakalaya Pwani

Kwa Haki Twagawana,Pamoja Twastawi

Bei Ksh.10

Wananchi wapendwa,

Tunawashirikisha katika baadhi ya makusudio yetu ya kutaka kujenga Kenya yenye ustawi,

demokrasia na usawa. Kutokana na maneno haya ya uwajibikaji tunaamua kutauta njia ya

kuondoa siasa za utengamano, usaliti na utumiaji mbaya wa mali asili.

Wakenya wengi wamevumilia mchanganyiko mchungu wa umaskini, ubaguzi na ukoseub

wa usawa. Kuna toauti kubwa za kiuchumi katika eneo mbali mbali nchini.

Mapendekezo yetu ya kuwajibika, kutawanya nguvu za kisiasa, kuanya ugatuzi wa huduma

za nchi na kuunga mkono jamii za sehemu mbali mbali yatasaidia kupunguza toauti za

usawa. Haya mabadiliko yanaangazia maswala ambayo yanadhuru nchi yetu leo.

Serekali ya Kibaki haina suluhisho kwa sababu wao ni sehemu ya tatizo. Hawapaswi kuku-

baliwa kuanya kazi kwa niaba ya watu wachache nchini na hasara ya Wakenya wengine.

Tarehe 27 Desemba, nyote mtapewa naasi ya kutathmini kazi ya Kibaki. Nawakazania nyote

mumpe barua ya kwenda nyumbani. Kazi bure ya Kibaki iishe kabisa; Kazi bora ya ODM

ianze.

Chama cha ODM ndicho chama cha kipekee kitakacholeta ustawi, hakikisha usawa na zaidi

kabisa itawahakikishia uwajibikizaji. Hii ndio nyororo ambayo inatuunganisha sote kama

cham,a na nyinyi. Mkituamini hatuta waangusha katika utumishi wetu kwenu.

Mola awabariki; Mola aibariki Kenya

Mheshimiwa Raila Amolo Odinga


2/12

Mkoa wa Pwani umekuwa ukisahauliwa na kuachwa nyuma

katika maendeleo tangu siku za Kenyatta, Moi na sasa Kibaki.

Serikali zotye hizo zimeahidi, lakini zimeshindwa kutatua tatizo la

ardhi huku pwani. Watu wengi wa pwani ni masquota. Mkoa huu

unachangia pakubwa katika kujenga uchumi kupitia sekta ya utalii

na huduma za mandari. Lakini kati ya pesa hizo ni kidigo sana

hurudishwa katika mkoa huu kugharamia ukarabati wa mabara-

rabara na vitu vingingine vya msingi ilhali kiwango cha umaskini

kinazidi kuongezeka.

Serikali ya ODM ita:-

UtawalaKupitia ugatuzi, itawawezesha wananchi kuaanya maamuzi

kuhusu mipango ya maendeleo ambayo inaambatana na mahitaji

yao.

Itahakikisha kuwa mkoa huu utapata mgao sao wa pesa zinazoto-

kana na mapato ya nchi na pia usaidizi wa kutosha ili kuiwezesha

kusawazisha ukoseu wa maendeleo uliopo.

UtaliiItaimarishi uendeshaji wa viuo vya Nyali, Vipingo, Kikambala,

Mtwapa, Takaungu na Shanzu ilikuziwezesha kutoa huduma za

kimataia.

Zindua sera itakayowawezesha wamiliki wamahoteli Katika miji

ya Lamu, Malindi na Mombasa kuweza kupata bima na mikopo

kwa nei nauu ili kuendeleza utalii.

ODM itaimarisha Pwani Kaskazini kutoka ghuba la Kili mpaka

kukia kiwango ambacho kutawavutia watalii wa mzunguko wa

yoti.

Muundo msingiUtawala utaipanua na kuiboresha bandari ya Kilindini. Tutaibadil-

isha mji wa Mombasa uwe kama ule wa Dubai. Uwe ni bandari

huru ili ivutie wawekezaji rasilimali na kupata naasi nyingi za

kazi.

Tutapanua na kuiboresha njia za reli ili kuweza kuongeza uanisi

wa biashara na kuimarisha usari wa abiria, mizigo na huduma.

Tutajenga barabara zinazozunguka mji wa Mombasa ili kupunguza

milolongo ya magari. Tutajega barabara ya kando ili kurahisisha

upitaji wa wingi wa magari katika mlango wa bahari wa likoni ili

kuunguliwa wawekezaji wapya kuzuru kusini ya Pwani.

Utawala utainua kiwango cha barabara ya Mombasa-Malindi

kikie kiwango cha kimataia:-

Tutaweka pesa katika upanuzi wa mawasiliano.

Tutapanua mpango wa kueneza miradi ya umeme mashambani.

Tutajenga vibanda vywa waanyikazi wa jua kali katika sehemu za

Ahadi Kwa Watu Wa Pwani

masoko kubwa.

Utawekeza pesa katika mipango mikubwa ya unyunyiziaji wa maji

mashambani.

Mabadiliko ya sera ya ardhiTutaanzisha mageuzi makubwa ya sera za ardhi ili kuhakikisha kuwa

watu wote wa pwani wanaurahia usawa na haki katika mambo

yanayohusu ardhi na makao. Tutaweka sawa sheria na sera mpya ili

kuhakikisha kuwa wasio na ardhi katika mkoa huu wapate makao.

Uchumbaji wa MadiniTutatumia pesa ili kuboresha uchumbaji wa madini ya thamani katika

sehemu ya Taita Taveta.

Ukulima na uvuviTutaendeleza na kukuza viwanda vya mazo ya biashara. Sekta za

korosho na minazi zitauuliwa kupitia uwekezaji wa mali katika

viwanda vya utengenezaji wa idhaa kutokana na mimea hiyo ili kuz-

idisha mapato ya wakulima.

Tutawekeza pesa katika uvuvi wa samaki walio kina cha chini baha-

rini ili kuongeza kiwango cha sasa cha samaki cha tani 6000.

Tutauua viwanda vyote vilivyoa kama vile Kampuni ya sukari ya

Ramisi, Bixa na viwanda vya korosho.

Afya na elimuTutawekeza pesa katika kutauta elimu bora kwa kurekebisha viaa

vilivyochakaa au kuharibia na kutoa viaa vya kuendelezea kazi na

kutoa vitabu.

Tutajenga zahanati mpya katika kila eneo la uchaguzi na kuhakikisha

kuwa zinawaanyikazi wa kutosha na kuna viaa vyote muhimu, pana

chumba cha upasuliaji, maabara na kuna dawa muhimu za kutosha

kwa wagonjwa.

Tutatengeneza shule mbili nzuri za upili katika kila eneo la uchaguzi

moja ya vijana na moja ya wasichana. Shule hizi zitakuwa na

maunzo ya kisasa ya teknolojia na mawasiliano na maktaba zilizo navitabu vya kutosha. Zitakuwa pia na viwanja za michezo mbali mbali.

Tutaboresha na kuinua viwango vya hospitali na zahanati zilizoko.

Tutahakikisha kuwa wakaazi wa zilizo na hospitali hizi wanateuliwa

kuwa katika bodi za wakurugenzi za hospitali hizi.

Heshimaya haki za watu wa PwaniTutaheshimu haki za watu wa pwani wakiwemo waisilamu, wakristo,

wahindu na wauasi wa itikadi na utamaduni wa Miji Kenda . Tutatoa

vitambulisho vya kitaia na pasipoti kwa watu wote wa pwani bila

ubaguzi au upendeleo.

MazingiraTutalinda misitu ya Taita taveta kwa kuiweka chini ya uhiadhi wa

misitu ya serikali.

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Usaliti wa Raisi Kibaki

Desemba 2002, kulikuwa na uraha na tumaini kubwa ya mam-

bo mazuri tuliyoyategemea Raisi Kibaki na serikali ya NARC

walipochukua uongozi. Lakini mategemeo hayo hayakukawia.

Mara moja Kibaki aliitupilia mbali MOU, mkataba ambao

iliingia na wenzake wa NARC. Hii ndio njia ambayo aliamua

kuanza uongozi wake, kwa usaliti wake aliziharibu ndoto za

wakenya wote ambao walichagua serikali ya ujumla. Serikali

ambayo ingeleta mageuzi ya kimsingi.

Serikali ya ODM itarudisha imani mpya katika siasa zetu na

kuonyesha uongozi bora ambao utakuwa wa ujumla na wa

haki. Tutazingatia maswala ya usawa na umoja.

Wakenya wamepigania katiba mpya kwa muda mreu bila ya

kukua moyo. Kibaki aliwahakikishia Wakenya kuwa watapata

katiba mpya siku 100 baada ya uongozi wake kuanza. Alivunja

ahadi hiyo, kitendo chake cha pili cha usaliti.

Katiba iliyo andikwa Bomas iliwakilisha matakwa na maoni

ya Wakenya wengi. Muda mwingi ulitumika, pesa na wataal-

amu wengi walitumika pia. Wakenya walisema wanataka nchi

ilio na damokrasia ya kweli, inayowajibika na serikali ambayo

inasikiliza maoni yao. Serikali ambayo itakuza amani katika

jamhuri kwa usambazaji wa rasilimali na mamlaka. Jambo lilo-

dhihirika ni kuwa Wakenya hawakutaka utawala wa kimabavu.

Serikali ya ODM itahakikisha kuwa Wakenya wamepata

katiba mpya ndani yamiezi sita ya utawala. Katiba hii

itahakikisha kuwa kuna usawa, uwajibikizaji wa serikali na

raisi na ugatuzi wa mamlaka.

Masahibu wa Kibaki wamesikika wakisema kuwa katiba mpya

ilikuwa tu ni njia ya kumuondoa Moi mamlakani, lakini kwa

kuwa sasa ni mmoja wao ambaye yuko mamlakani hakuna

haja ya katiba mpya. Katiba ambayo italeta usambazi wa kweli

wa mamlaka. Badala ya kuwapa Wakenya mswada wa Bomas

walizindua tasiri mpya yaani mswada wa Wako. Huu uli-

kuwa ni usaliti wa Tatu wa Kibaki.

Kibaki alishindwa katika kura ya maoni alipoipendekeza Wako

Drat na baadaye akawauta kazi watu ambao waliotaka sauti

za raia zisikike na ziwatwe. Baada ya hapo alishiriakiana na

watu wale ambao Wakenya waliwatupilia mbali walipompa

kura zao mwaka wa 2002. Hivyo basi hilo lilikuwa tendo lake

la nne la usaliti.

Serikali ya ODM itawaletea mtindo wa utawala wa bungeambayo itagawa mamlaka na sio kuamwachia mtu mmoja

mamlaka yote.

Hakikisho la Katiba Mpya

Kati ya matendo yote mabaya ya Kibaki na serikali yake hakuna

iliyo zidi kile kitendo chake cha kukubali usadi wa zamani na wa

sasa. Aliapa kupigana na usadi hadi mwisho wake alipoingia mam-

lakani lakini sasa anaikubali bila kusita. Wimbo wa Yote yawezeka-

na bila Moi imebadilika kuwa Kama unataka kutawala nchi vibaya

na kuiibia basi shirikiana na Moi.

Kibaki aliivunja ahadi yake kubwa na muhimu. Serikali yake

imeshindwa kuwaleta watu waliohusika na uwizi mkubwa wa Gold-

enberg (ambao ilianywa waklati wa Moi ambapo zaidi ya shillingibilioni 18 za uma ziliibiwa) mahakamani. Ripoti ya Kroll iliyoa-

giziwa na serikali yake ili kutambua na kurudisha mali ambayo

iliyoibiwa na Moi imewekwa tu bila kushughulikiwa. Huku kutochu-

kuliwa hatua kwa watu hawa ni kitendo cha tano cha usaliti kwa

Wakenya na matakwa yao.

Serikali ya ODM itatauta ukweli na kuanzisha Tume ya Urudis-

haji wa Mali ya Uma kama njia ya kumaliza huo usadi wa za-

mani kwa njia ya haki, ukweli, upatanishi na urudishaji wa mali.

Hii itajumlisha urudishaji wa mali iliyotwaliwa na usameheaji wa

hao wasadi waliorudisha mali walioiba. Mambo haya yataany-

wa kwa njia ya haki- kwa kuwalipa walioathirika kwa hali na

mali. Tutasimamia mpango amaboutawasaidia Wakenya kurud-

ishiwa kilicho chao. Mpango huu una mizizi katika mila zetu.

Chini ya uongozi wa Kibaki usadi mwingine mkubwa ulitokea

kasha maaruu ya Ango-Leasing ambapo mambo ya serikali yake

kuhusika katika ulaghai wa kutoa zabuni ulichuliwa. Iligunduliwa

kuwa kama isingechuliwa ingewagharimu Wakenya pesa nyingi.

Kiwango hiki cha kukubali usadi wa hali ya juu katika serikali ya

Kibaki ni kitendo chake cha sita cha usaliti.

Serikali ya ODM itaangalia upya utendaji wa kazi na utoaji wa

huduma za serikali za kupambana na usadi. Hii ni kwa sababu

mabli na wajibu wetu, pesa nyingi zinatumika kupambana na

shida hii bila ya matokeo yoyote.

Mwisho wa yote, wasadi na waonevu wameungana pamoja kisiasa

katika uchaguzi huu. Raisi mstaau Moi amekukuja na mradi wake

Uhuru Kenyatta mukoni akiambatana na kundi la wakora kama

Biwott na Pattni ambao sasa ni vigogo wa PNU. Wauasi wa Nyayo

waliotorokea dirishani kutoka ikulu mwaka wa 2002 walipoukuzwa

na Wakenya wamerudi sasa kupitia mlango wa mbele bila aibuyoyote. Tendo kubwa la Usaliti! Usaliti wa saba kwa Wakenya walio

mpigia kura. Ni Lazima Kibaki atoke!

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Mafuta ya Taa-305%

Des.2002 Ksh.22

Sept. 2007 Ksh.63

Okt. 2007 Ksh.67

Mkate-176%

Dec.2002 Ksh.17

Sept. 2007 Ksh.22

Okt. 2007 Ksh.30sukari 1kg-407%

Dec.2002 Ksh.27

Sept. 2007 Ksh.65

Okt. 2007 Ksh.110

Unga ya ugali-204%

Dec.2002 Ksh.27

Sept. 2007 Ksh.50

Okt. 2007 Ksh.55

Unga ya ngano-331%

Des.2002 Ksh.35

Sept. 2007 Ksh.65

Okt. 2007 Ksh.116

1/2l Maziwa- 187%

Des.2002 Ksh.15

Sept. 2007 Ksh.20Okt. 2007 Ksh.28

Kuishi na kibaki ni kuumia kwingi

Ni wakati wa kundoka bwana raisi

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5/12

The Problem:

President Kibakis growth is for the few not all

Under Kibaki the rich have grown richer and the poor poorer. The

top 10% o Kenyas population continues to control nearly hal our

nations wealth. That means that or every 1 shilling earned by a

poor Kenyan, the rich earned 56 shillings. This inequality has not

altered even though Kibaki trumpets his positive economic record.

The growth is not inclusive and is exclusive only to the rich. The

richest 10% now earn 42% o the national cake as opposed to 36%

ve years ago. This demonstrates that the Kibaki Government is a

government o the rich, by the rich and or the rich. The poor are,

at best, bystanders.

Solid economic growth is crucial or eradicating poverty, but get-

ting economic growth to percolate or trickle down to assist the

poor is a perennial challenge. How many very poor vulnerable

children and adults have to die beore the ruit o economic growth

reaches them?

The Solution:

ODM Governments Usawa Programme

We are determined to ght inequality head on. ODM is a party

that is responsive to peoples most basic needs.

The Blair Commission or Arica recognised cash transers as a

key tool in tackling extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Arica and

recognises its potential impact on poverty and inequality as well

as its contribution to promoting and distributing growth. The

children rom the households receiving cash transers have an

opportunity to break the inter-generational cycle o poverty.

A ew Kenyans have been generously assisted by our develop-

ment partners in providing assistance to the very poor, such as,

Orphans & Vulnerable Children Cash Transer Programme and

the Hunger Saety Net Programme delivering guaranteed cash

transers to chronically ood-insecure households. We applaud

these programmes and pledge to scale-up the eorts o our

development partners by extending the programme nationally so

that social protection investment contributes to overall economic

growth.

We will introduce a social protection programme or the very

poor households by monthly cash transers. This will reducecurrent poverty and inequality by providing a minimum level

o income or extremely poor amilies. This will be ODM Gov-

Fostering Prosperity and Eradicating Poverty

ernments fagship poverty reduction programme, called, the

Usawa Programme.

The objective o the programme is to contribute to national

eorts to reduce poverty and hunger in ultra poor households,

increase school enrolment and attendance and improve the

health, nutrition, protection and well-being o orphaned and

vulnerable children and the very old.

We will immediately undertake a budget cleansing exercise

covering all Ministries in the Central Government to look or

overall national savings which can go towards launching the

Usawa Programme. This will help us to identiy question-

able debt, especially the commercial ones. It will also help in

elimination o wastage that currently occurs through procure-

ment, duplication in allocations, and questionable allocations.

We have already identied a large amount o savings and are

condent in achieving our pledge.

We will achieve stable economic growth and pursue policies

or equitable distribution o income, wealth and resources.



6/12

The Challenges:

Kenyas population is pro-

jected to grow to over 60 mil-

lion people by the year 2043.

There will be a big challenge

to provide optimal inrastruc-

ture and services to meet the

demands o this population.

Such challenges are already

evident. A majority o the

Kenyan population have no

access to clean water, ood and

shelter. Inrastructure (transport,water, energy, telecommunica-

tions and inormation technology)

is a central pillar in Kenyas economic

recovery programme. Good inrastructure is

essential in lowering the costs o doing business

and increasing competitiveness o Kenyan products,

both locally, regionally and internationally. Road maintenance

and development has been grossly under-unded by the Kibaki

Government.

There has also been a lack o investment by both the govern-

ment and the private sector on rail inrastructure. As a result,

the existing Kenyan rail network is almost obsolete due to its

outdated technology and aged condition. It is thereore not

surprising that President Museveni recently stated that our

railways should be in a museum as an artiact!

There is a direct link between electric power supply, job cre-

ation and poverty alleviation. Electriying rural areas, towns

and markets increases opportunities or employment in the

centres and improve living standards. Under Kibaki the energy

costs have remained high and this impacts negatively on the

cost o Kenyan goods and services and hence their competi-

tiveness.

The latest inormation and communications technology (ICT)

has enabled countries like India and China to change their

destinies and uture o their people. Kenya needs to learn rom

their experience and signicantly invest in ICT.

Access to water is the key to survival and access to sanita-

tion is a undamental issue o human dignity. Clean water and

sanitation coverage remains very low.

Investing in InfrastructureYour ODM Government will:

Invest at least 10% of our GDP on infrastructure development

over the next 5 years.

Introduce a special sovereign bond for the purpose of raising

nance or rapid inrastructure development.

Build good roads that will reach all Kenyans and cover all parts

o the country, thus achieving our ambition to get Kenyans and

Kenya physically inter-connected.

Address the existing imbalance in the provision of road infra-

structure that is concentrated on the so called high potential

areas to improve accessibility or the development o all eco-nomic sectors and regions in Kenya.

Use labour-intensive methods in roads construction to create

employment cells countrywide. Minimum wages will be set to

stem overexploitation o women and youth.

Create Road Maintenance Training Centres in the devolved

regions to skill-up labourers through apprenticeship schemes.

Construct a modern, electric, international standard 1.6m

gauge, high speed railway system to link key cities and towns

in the country or rapid transit o passengers and bulky goods.

This would protect our roads and lower costs or businesses. The

opening o the new railway line will be ODMs special pledge

or Kenyas 50th Anniversary Independence.

Increase electricity generation capacity to 10,000 megawatts in

the next 10 years to attract foreign direct investment.

Explore and exploit geothermal resources to increase electric

power generation to meet the emerging demands or electricity.

Develop solar power stations and wind farms as renewable

sources o energy.

Expand rural electrication penetration through sufcient al-

location o public resources.

Invest in ICT infrastructure, especially, high-speed internet

backbone networks across the country.

Ensure efcient and equitable delivery of clean water.

Invest in sanitation facilities and irrigation schemes.



7/12

Whats ina name?

C h a n g e i s h e r e

PNUPinga NyayoUone

Porojo NaUpumbavu

Party oNoUnderstanding

Pitia NyeriUjionee

Party oNoUsePiga NyanganyaUa

ODMOne Determined Movement

One Decisive Man

One Decent Movement

One Devoted Man

One Desirable Movement

One Dedicated Man

One Democratic Movement

One

Distinguished

Man

One Devolved Movement

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8/12

President Kibakis Statistical Distortions:

There is no link between the high level o economic growth re-

ported by Kibaki Government in various years and the creation

o employment. His Government has reported (via various paper

adverts by the Treasury and his own Kenyatta day speech) that

about 467,000 new jobs have been created since Narc came to

power and that this amounts to about 93% delivery o their

500,000 new pledge o jobs.

This statistic is a misrepresentation and distortion o acts.

There is strong evidence showing that the Kenyan economy has

over time and history been able to create between 400,000 and

450,000 new jobs on average regardless o the party in powerand regardless o whether the economy is booming or stagnant.

Between 1999 and 2002 (when the economy was in doldrums)

there were still 454,000 new jobs created within the context o

only 1.7% average economic growth. It demonstrates that even

when the economy is growing rapidly, the rate o job creation

has neither been proportionate nor commensurate with a boom-

ing economy.

The sectors that are creating jobs are not linked at all with the

people who need employment most, that is, young university

and college graduates, youths in urban and rural areas, and

those who are laid o because o retrenchment and industry

closures.

The ODM Governments initiatives to create real jobs

We will:

Change the anomalies created by past regimes and the cur-

rent Kibaki Government that has ailed to reconcile and link

the realities o Kenyas growth process with its labour and

human resource potential.

Employ local labour in key public works, infrastructural

and development projects.

Implement policies that reduce barriers to work including

education, skills and training to create an adaptive, fex-

ible and productive workorce.

Pursue active labour market policies providing tailored

and appropriate help or those without work, to preventlong term detachment rom the labour market.

Help and target youths and adults without work and with

poor employability skills move into sustained employment.

Provide basic employability training for jobless people withsevere literacy and numeracy problems to remove their barri-

ers to employment and enable them to gain employment.

Promote the role of SMEs in sustainable job creation and

provision o goods and services which are better adapted to

local market needs through progressive reorm to boost pro-

duction and distribution capacities of SMEs.

Implement policies and programmes to create decent jobs

and entrepreneurial opportunities to assist JuaKali workers

and employers to move into the ormal economy.

Create and strengthen an enterprise culture which favours

initiatives, enterprise creation, productivity, environmental

consciousness, quality, good labour and industrial relations,

and adequate social practices which is equitable.

Open Jobseeker ofces in major cities and towns before

going nationwide or assisting those that have completed

secondary school education and graduates. This will be our

new government initiative to deal with unemployment. It will

provide an active service to help people move rom jobless-

ness into work. The oces will be manned by job advisers

who will register jobseekers, provide training and individual

guidance in job searching techniques, including providing

traini ng, interview skills and assistance in the preparation o

curriculum vitae.

Ensure polytechnics become Skills Academies as these in-

stitutions will be a key driver in improving vocational educa-

tion at a national, regional and local level. They will provide

training programmes or young people and adults aimed atmeeting potential employers current and uture skills needs.

Thus, these academies will be employer-led.

Creating Opportunities For Employment



9/12

Cost of corruption The billions o shillings that have been wasted on corruption scandals in this country are more than enough to improve

the lot o our citizens - by providing education, access to sae water, employment and proper roads. See the gures below:



10/12

President Kibakis failure in providing safety and

security for all

Kenyans have a right to sleep saely in their homes, walk saely

on the streets and drive saely on the roads. The Governments

duty is to maintain that security. However, crime is rising ast

under Kibaki while some members o the police have been

involved in political activities on behal o his government. The

recent exposure o two policemen dumping hate literature

in Rit Valley shows clearly Kibakis priority using the police

or his own political survival, not protecting all Kenyans rom

crime.

Kibakis disregard o his duty to protect all Kenyans was most

evident in the Mamluki aair, whose presence and sor-

did saga was revealed by ODM Presidential Candidate, Raila

Odinga. The notorious Armenian brothers were state guests,

given police IDs o Deputy Commissioner rank. They were bla-

tantly deended then gently escorted out o Kenya without the

Government taking them to court to discover why they were

here! The independent parliamentary committee report on the

Mamlukis identied key members o Kibakis amily, govern-

ment and State House ocials as directly involved with the

Artur brothers. To date there has been no action taken against

anyone! It is obvious that Kibakis justice system protects the

ew but not many.

There is insecurity in many regions o Kenya with shocking

images o death and destruction rom Kuresoi, Molo and Mount

Elgon. Sadly, Kibaki remains silent and does not bother to visitthe aected areas. However, in September 1994 as Leader o

Opposition he did visit the victims o the inamous Enoosupukia

ethnic violence. He shed tears at the Maella Catholic Church

with his inspirational words, guutiri utuku utakiaga (there is

no night that does not see the light o day). This Kikuyu idiom

is usually used to lit sadness and comort victims when no

immediate solutions are available. But Kibaki did nothing in 5

years as President or victims o Enoosupukia. The victims o

ethnic clashes have multiplied in his Presidency but now he has

no time or words o comort let alone action.

The crime wave in and around Nairobi has caused ear within

our society as Kibaki unleashes special police squads to tackle

the Mungiki problem. Rather than investigate, arrest and bring

charges against suspected criminals-as per law, we have seen very

many alleged executions and disappearances. About 500 bodies o

young men have been dumped in various mortuaries by police and

reports suggest that other bodies were thrown in the wild. Almostall bear classic execution signs o a bullet in the head. These extra-

judicial killings are the rst step in creating a police state by Kibaki,

by throwing away the law and using police as killing squads.

Your ODM Government will never take your security for

granted

We will never take or granted the security o Kenyans. It will be

our legal duty to protect citizens rom crime and confict and ensure

that the rule o law is upheld in criminal investigations. We will

strengthen Councils of Elders and other community tribunals to

adjudicate in land disputes and assist internally displaced people.

We will:

Boost numbers o police vehicles, communication equipment and

ocers to enhance crime prevention and investigative capacity.

Increase overall spending on crime prevention and ensure that

the resources are devolved to local police stations.

Map crime hotspots in urban and rural areas and deploy more

police ocers to enhance police visibility and physical presence.

Deploy close circuit television cameras in central business dis-

tricts o Nairobi and major cities as a tool detect and deter crime.

Use the nations deence orces to provide extra support in polic-

ing our national borders to help stop illegal fow o small arms.

Set up a Metropolitan Police Authority in Nairobi based on

South Aricas Scorpion orce. The new crack orce will be bet-

ter educated, trained and equipped to tackle rising gun crime and

murder and be the basis o a genuine accountable police orce.

Review current police remuneration, housing, oce acilitiesand training with a view to signicantly enhancing them.

Fighting Crime & Insecurity



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The Rise Of

Tribalism

Under KibakiTribalism is a national disease knowing no

regional boundaries and not conned to

any one community. It rules our national

politics and divides us unnecessarily.

Kibaki has compounded the ethnicity ac-

tor and deepened it in our public ser-

vice by appointing people rom his own

community. Thus, the reorganization in

his government post-Moi was dictated by

prejudice and not equity.

Under Kibaki kazi iendelee means let the

status quo prevail public jobs or the

chosen ew and not all.

The Fall Of

TribalismUnder ODMAn ODM Government will:

Ensure that we represent all the people,

not just one interest group. We will ac-

tively seek to remove those obstacles which

hinder individual achievement obstacles

emanating rom tribe, gender, or economic

condition.

Guarantee to build a Kenyan society

based on airness and equality o oppor-

tunity or all where merit comes beore

privilege.

Introduce an independent Presidential

Public Appointments Commission whose

task is to ensure that appointments to pub-lic oces are based on merit and refect

the ethnic diversity o Kenya in its overall

representation.

We PledgeBelow are some of the other pledges we have made in our Plan for

Government.

Urban RenewalWe will ensure Nairobi becomes a regional hub or commerce and nance. We willshowcase our capital as a 24-hour city by investing in inrastructure, ICT, security

and planning. We will invest in urban regeneration and renewal.

HealthWe will provide ree health care to all children under the age o 5 years. We will

expand sae motherhood programmes in all districts by ensuring that these centres

are adequately equipped and have improved reerral system, communications systems

and transportation acilities. We will provide ree ante-natal, maternity and post-

natal care or expectant mothers.

These are rst ew steps in our ambition to provide ree universal health care or all.

EducationWe will introduce ree quality secondary education within a system o a comprehen-

sive basic education rom early childhood to Form Four.

GenderWe will intensiy eorts and actions to redress the existing persistent gender dispari-

ties in Kenya which hamper the ull integration o women in our society. There will

be no glass ceilings on the aspirations o women as we strive progressively towards

realising a 50:50 gender ratio in all public bodies.

EnvironmentWe will combat escalating environmental degradation and desertication by ensur-

ing that environmental policy is built into every economic decision in all areas o

government policy.

SportsWe will develop a progressive sports policy, expand opportunities or excellence in

sports; streamline sports administration; develop and maintain sports acilities and

bestow honour on high achievers in the sporting arena.



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President Kibaki has no constant

guiding principles - no moral,

social or political compass. He

has been integral in all post-

colonial administrations his

uture is his past. He has fip-

fopped, reneged, prevaricated,

or sat on the ence on all

undamental issues that concern

Kenyans during his entire

political career. He has lost all

credibility and ailed to lead

rom the ront. He is unt to

return to work. He must be

denied another chance to work

or the ew at the expense o

working or all Kenyans.

-Raila Amolo Odinga

Vote for

Raila Amolo OdingaFor President

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