By: Moses Kandie
Uhuru Kenyatta’s “suicidal” remark that his family bought land on a “willing buyer, willing seller” basis has angered residents of the Coast and Rift Valley provinces. The Masai, Kalenjin, Digo and Taveta elders found it utterly arrogant for the Hon Kenyatta to lie on national TV that the massive Kenyatta land in their communities was acquired voluntarily.
“We were pushed into the reserves and our land taken by the white man. When independence came, we never got our land back. Instead, Kenyatta gave to himself the land, friends and his kin”, sais Kiprono arap Misoi an elder and land rights activist in Nakuru County.
Mzee Misoi named 17 former white farms that he says were annexed by Kenyatta in the 1970s and used to resettle people from other communities, nobody consulted us, there were no willing sellers, the farms were renamed thereby removing the true origins of the lands that otherwise belonged to the Kipsigis and and Ogiek in Nakuru and Kuresoi.
He cited areas like Mutukanio, Nyakinyua, Kiambereria as among those in the long list. “Land is a weighty matter and we must talk about it, the remark by Uhuru confirms that he is the most unsuitable person to lead any discussion on land. That is why we are telling our people to vote against him”, Misoi added.
His sentiments were echoed by Mzee Daniel Ole Ololmwaitai of Ilparakuo Foundation that operates in Kajiado, Narok, Laikipia and Samburu counties. “I am now in my 80s, and in my life time, I cannot remember Kenyatta or any of the white settlers approaching my family and or any of our community members to sale land, that statement is unfortunate”
“We need somebody who can help us get back our land or at least compensate us for the loss. We cannot trust the aggressor to arbitrate the issue.” Mzee Ololmwaitai added.
“Mzee Kenyatta allocated our land to himself, his friends and people from outside the community. There was no consultation with the community or families that were displaced”, Peter Kosgey a Nakuru based advocate said in a phone interview. “I find the line very inciting, it is like Hon. Kenyatta is teasing a powerless community, just because he holds title deed does not in any way make it right”, he added.
In Uasin Ngishu and Nandi Counties, Kalenjin elders demanded that Uhuru parades the “willing sellers” in public, or if they are dead, their families be paraded. The elders promised to reconvene a meeting in which among other things they will visit the Koitalel shrine for prayers this week and thereafter they will make a major declaration.
“Nothing can be further from the truth, it is this kind arrogance that has aroused our suspicion with our friends from Mt Kenya, we are trooping back to CORD, the arrogance, and hypocrisy of Kenyatta is too much to carry for five years, the debate helped us know the Mau evictees resettlement fiasco”, Peter Lagat a Bomet based social worker said on phone.
If the sentiments by the elders represent the masses then Uhuru may have goofed his way to defeat on the March 4th election considering Rift Valley is a tossup. Prime Minsiter Odinga only helped Uhuru to fungua roho ,Raila knew he will benefit especially in the vote rich Rift Valley where CORD seem to be breaking the grass ceiling and registering success, in a region that only weeks ago seemed a jubilee zone.
“That was a joke of the year, the communities including the Taveta and Digo were never consulted, and somebody is trying to re-write history here. How could communities in Taveta agree to sell the entire community land to outsiders?” It is good that Uhuru said he personally owns 30,000 acres in Taveta, can he parade the willing seller who sold half of the County to him?” Lawyer Joseph Odiago wondered.
The remarks have not gone well with the youth in the affected region especially in Rift Valley. The youth have all along believed that their ancestral land was grabbed, that is what informed their violent acts in the past.
Uhuru’s remarks have resurrected debate on the use of the funds provided by the British government and the World Bank to resettle people and communities soon after independence. Land experts say this was the beginning of Kenyatta’s acquisition of large tracts of land in Central, Rift Valley and Coast regions.
"willing buyer willing seller".
Now the debate is over; honest analysis:
Molasese does NOT belong to Spectre but to the shareholders who pumped in the capital to ‘buy’ it from Kenya. RAO said it.
UK, Yenyewe 30,000 acres is not big. If you were asked to walk around the perimeter fence, how many weeks /months would it take you? Do you know if or how many trees on the small piece? If your neighbours cows strolled into your small piece, would you see them with your naked eyes or you need CCTV and binoculars to supervise intrusion. How many hundred squatters did you give 4000acres to share?
… Wyicliffe: At 75% of the money was paid out during your timeline? We all know you jumped from campus to parliament, given we can compute your lifetime pay since you have only had one employer, how did you end up having a stake at Jetlink, and if you are such a good manager, why did it go under?
muite, you are a state witness in the cases against Goldenberg and you are also representing some guy, who will hold brief for you in state house should you in the unlikely event end up as the 4th el presidente?
DIDA: My guy, maid service? Wale wanafungiwa kama mbwa or you have negotiated for better terms of service?
Martha: Tumeona wajukuu, ni warembo sana. Baba yao je? Who will be the First gentleman, hope not the Dean of Studies in some national university
now they know why we are CORDed .
Yes! CORDED!
so sad
Willing buyer willing seller.
willing buyer willing seller my foot.
I ONLY C PREZZO FACE
Well said
Well said
Uhuru Muigai is arrogant and simply not suited to address historical injustices in this co untry
It’s four days remaining everybody will carry his vote may his arrogance is the Kenyan people want so don’t tell us who should not lead
Like saying you don’t rape a willing woman, meaning there was mutual consent.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta can actually now tell the public who these willing selers of 500,000 acres of land were. Kenyans are not robots to to be continually subjected to this tepid stew of lies and propaganda all the times.
Purely CORDED
We must be told who is this willing seller that sold 30,000 acres of land to Uhuru in Taveta and how did the willing seller get that kind of land ? This is turning to be a fairy tale of the highest magnitude.
Uhuru should not play with our intelligence. We know the land was grabbed by his late father. Period
emotive issue in Kenyan politics… how on earth on a national TV u claim a willing Buyer, a willing seller!
Thats your next president bro…kinda creepy
sure ,be ready for suprises on 4th march 2013
I wondered whom Kenyatta bought the Taita Taveta land from! No one asked Uhuru to state it.
Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta has just revealed that the past Land disputes that led to clashes were not a bother and an issue to be tackled in his manifesto so as to say frankly that he is not the right person who will even actualize the new constitution since it has a very clear land ownership definition in terms of size! He is lying about his willingness to dispense the new constitution!
If the fathers ate the sour grape, and the Uhuru’s teeth is now set on adge, this is the year of jubelee, take back all the land to their righful owners, then and only then you will b free. Plz, don’t cover lies by falls pretence of willing buyer willing seller.
whoever is not happy that Uhuru owns land can go to court, after all we have a new constitution and a commision of lands that can address this issues. Jomo was hard working that is why Uhuru does not have to work at all.
We all recall the adage about "nimeshikilia pembe….mwenye bidii akamue" The best medicine for an African soul is religion….and if religion fails to un-kink the hair tufts, then the gun shall do – Cecil Rhodes paraphrased. 'willing buyer willing seller' is the biggest joke of the debate…..communities that are squatters in their ancestral lands must have been either deep in prayer, or cows reigned in a tight grip or perhaps ran to the bush to save their skin from the gun…
Do you actually believe what ur saying….hard working really ,can he compare to the mama mbogas who wake up early and men in industrial area working to the bone! no matter how hard working,selfishness and greed should not be excused!
Ignoramus…
How hard does one work to achieve that mass of land.was forgeting.force applied and extreme distance=work.coz in normal defination of hard work,there are only 24 hrs in a day kwani he worked extra?even pattni to you worked hard.haa!
Hi David, I was just trying to tease the TNA, but in reality, it is not possible that Jomo could have bought that land and they know it. The problem is not even Uhuru, the problem is crazy people like Mungatana, Naomi Shabaan who come from squarter communities supporting such political outfits. It is so annoying.
one word 4 the shabaans, balalas n mungatanas, BOOTLICKERS!
Hi David, I was just trying to tease the TNA, but in reality, it is not possible that Jomo could have bought that land and they know it. The problem is not even Uhuru, the problem is crazy people like Mungatana, Naomi Shabaan who come from squarter communities supporting such political outfits. It is so annoying.
your lack of intelligence is saddening.The facts of the misuse of the money provided by the world back and the british govt is well documented.As Dida stated it was completely misused.Today even in Kiambu pple are squatting on their ancestral land.Read your history.
'The fact that you hold the title deed does not make it right'…kindly mull over this statement.
Iam corded to the teeth my brother.
hardworking my foot, go tell tht to birds
willing buyer willing seller simply means u sell or sell ,we wait 2 see that changed or will it
Ida Ogoya read between the Lines, I can not believe you want to be an Uhuru. We all work hard and we know that the Commission is at the behest of the President the appointing authority, If I did not have humor, I would say arm yourself, because they are not letting it go easy.
whoever is not happy that Uhuru owns land can go to court, after all we have a new constitution and a commision of lands that can address this issues. Jomo was hard working that is why Uhuru does not have to work at all.
yap?? thats why am corded?
this is ridiculous!
If your parents or you did not mange to buy land, kindly don't accuse Uhuru of any wrong doing.
Si hoja, si tumezoea kudanganywa, tudanganywe tu, after all sisi sote ni wakenya, na Kenya ina wenyewe, wenye uwezo, wasiojiweza na wanajua hawana! debe ya IEBC si iamue.
what the hell is ur problem. fufueni Kenyatta then ask him all those irrelevant qstns nt Uhuru he's safeguarding what he grew up knowing is theirs. UHURU 4 PREZZZZZZZZOOOOOOO
Our problem is not Uhuru, it is the greed that his father had that we are seeing runs in his vain. And you watch this space, come monday, he will be nobody, not even a political appointment, then we will boycott the milk and he will learn what it means to be broke.
How can u say u will boycott the milk how many peoplw drink brookside or tuzo learned people n thw rich dont think the way u are thinking
Mr James dont b too sua…lets wait n c…ths guys r so much on his case 4 no gud reason Edu…NKT
Take one on me! That’s the reality kenyans need to embrace.
Don't blame uhuru but blame ur great great great great great great. . . . . Grand fathers.uhuru 4 prezzooooooooooo.
James wake up from your sleep. Uhuru doesnt need tou to buy his milk to have coins in his pockets. You are a dreamer.
James Wabwire that is exactly whta ed de-los says…. if u can go raise the old man and ask him all that if you have issues with him or wait till u make it to heaven and qn that there
to Ed. Am sure you name is not Ed. this arrogance and greed nobody will acept to carry for five years that is why we're trooping to cord
Kikuyus rarery blame one of their own and surprisingly,they are some of the people whose land was grabbed from their grandparents by Analogue Kenyatta!
Ed, I don't blame you. Unakaa myoung, part of that lost generation that knows little of Kenyan history. As you grow up and become aware of just how much of a struggle it is to be an ordinary Kenyan and to make it in an unjust environment, you will start to realize the importance of correcting historical injustices.
Sour grapes
What a pity
waah willing buer willing seller in deed, ghaaii.
thats a lie
You can’t let a hyena guard your flock of sheep. Thats why i wont vote for uk. So the Taita-Taveta people sold 30,000 acres to kenyatta family. Uk tell us the truth.
Self explained
squatter problem cannot be solved by Uhuru with just 30,000 acres in Taita sorry folka he is not the solution to land grabbing in Kenya
We are carrying sins from Adam & Eve, God is still punishing us for the sins of our ancestors. Uhuru must carry his father's burden and load, because in doing the contrary he will be disrespecting his father and going against God's laws. abebe hiyo msalaba, Willing Buyer Willing Seller my foot.
We are carrying sins from Adam & Eve, God is still punishing us for the sins of our ancestors. Uhuru must carry his father's burden and load, because in doing the contrary he will be disrespecting his father and going against God's laws. abebe hiyo msalaba, Willing Buyer Willing Seller my foot.
its like approaching the owner of the biggest building in your town and start saying that they embezzled money to build…damn,, if you cant get a chance to be like your neighbor,, stop feeling like they snatched your blessing..work hard for what you want..and stop being a lunatic.
problem is, uhuru didn't work hard. There are Kenyans who have nowhere to even get a decent burial because Uhuru took their land.
its not like we exercise communism in our country..if anyone feels that no one should have what they have..they can ask God to take it and give to them..
Please dont drag God into something he doesnt even know tafadhali
uk must have smoked alot of weed.how dare u mek such irresponsible statement.
mSHAMBA
How do you take 30K acres of Taita native land, ancestral land, their inheritance from mababu zao and still claim the babu's sold it as willing buyers – sell ancestral land mpaka people have nowhere to live? Have you ever heard of power imbalance? If for example right now Willia Ruto becomes president, will poor muteshi be a "willing seller". Is this the person we want to trust to implement land reforms? Scary in deed.
Well said! we have been watching. The decision on Monday.
thea was a willing buyer but can he please answa this simpl question; WHO WAS THE WILLING SELLER.
our fore fathers bought land from the white men. I tend to think his father did the same..am not sure though, but I guess this is the reason we don't have pending cases in court surrounding the family lands #opinion
There is one case in Nakuru. Besides, there is no one that could be able to approach the land issue in court due to proper land commission and policy. Otherwise panga ndio zingeamua. We were waiting for the land commission to be gazetted first. Wait and see the drama unfolding from next year. The willing seller and willing buyer statement has put UK in an akward position esp in R/ valley.
Wow! Then Mzee Kenyatta must have seen ahead to buy combined pieces of land bigger than his mother province.Were had he got the money at that time when Kenya was barely a year old? That is why we want a change of government so that we can question on this and others,not the Kikuyu status quo.
NOW THE WHOLE NATION CAN UNDERSTAND THIS STATEMENT FROM HON. JAMES ORENGA (THE MINISTER FOR LAND) FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS “UHURU KENYATTA AND WILLIAM RUTO ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM IN SO FAR AS LAND ISSUE IN THIS COUNTRY IS CONCERNED!” WHEREAS RAILA ODINGA AND KALONZO MUSYOKA ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION IN SO FAR AS THE LAND ISSUES IN THIS COUNTRY IS CONCERNED!
bull crap…
I could not have put it any better i mean look at it. James struggles to resettle people and pple thwart his efforts. Something funny and ironic its only Kikuyus who are always in the IDP camps and am not being tribal . My question is were they the only one who were displcaed in Kenya?
You vote against him and still nothing will happen to the land issue…..
COUNTRY LAND ACREAGE
SEYCHELLES – 112,432 ACRES
BAHRAIN – 164,325 ACRES
SINGAPORE – 171,244 ACRES
HONGKONG – 269,839 ACRES
MAURITIUS – 504,094 ACRES
KENYA(TTA) – 558,000 ACRES
UK should hv been man & honest enough to say he was born into the family wealth. Also admitted that the land was grabbed by his father!!! How sick… willing sellers. How come & now p’ple r living in poverty?
if thats all you got from the debate, u had your mind preset. and by the way when did you get time to travel to the riftvalley and the coast and to come back and write the article by this morning????
to me this is just hogwash, you think people are stupid or have small minds like yours?? you forgot to tell us what the luo elders said of the mollasses company and the j.j masiga said of kff. oh please i think you are full of yourself, full of sh*t!!
This last 5 days to election will have all sorts of propaganda…its suspicious that the would be elders are from one tribe..this is tribalism and highest level of hypocrisy…..
We were told by Mr Ruto that kenya has a shotage of fools am afraid his wise say will catch up with him ha willing buyer willing saler
And that is the reason the next president was smiling knowing this was Uhuru's weakness. And then some people were saying Uhuru won the debate, How? He is a loser. CORDED!
uhuru is winnimg 60%
Kenyatta came from prison in 1962 or thereby. Having served 7 years. He must have been a poor man. The British gave money to buy back the land the whites had taken from the communities being the main reason for the warfare. This money can have been well spend if all evictees were identified and resettled. Instead he used the money to acquire the land back to government and called it crown land! The owners becoming squatters in their own homeland. Then he used his legal position to issue these lands to self and friends to win allegiance!
This is what Uhuru is calling willing buyer, willing seller! Surely how can he be trusted to redress the historical injustices?
One thing I can tell you though is that Kenyatta lived in England for many years farming. He must have earned a lot of cash, but I am not in a position to quote how much…anyway, I don't know why there are no pending cases in court or why he don't have land in Western, Nyanza, Eastern and North Eastern #thinking loud
there is a pending case in nakuru
Thanks Kinuthia Ayub for your comment,and thinking aloud. There are no court cases because any question about evils in land distribution since 1966 was adjudged "nyoko nyoko". Any one who raised that question aliitwa mwenye kuleta Nyokonyoko. They were crushed to pulp. Others never lived to see the light of day. This issue was the departure point between 1st President and his then Vice, culminating in his detention without trial in 1969 after an emotional exchange in Kisumu – culminating in several deaths. That is why the issue is emotive.
After his release by the 2nd president, he restated in Mombasa, the reasons why he differed with the 1st president in 1979 or thereby. In his words: "I differed with Mzee because he was a land grabber"! He didn't realise the new governance was "following Nyayo za Mzee". He was immediately put under house arrest and denied any participation in matters political in this nation. This followed in quick successions with making Kenya a one party dictatorship. Today we enjoy our freedom and write about this things thanks to those who fought vehemently against all odds to bring about this. These are issues which some forces would wish they were buried for ever.
Unfortunately they won't. That is why the Land Commission was put in the constitution by Kenyans (Notice: NOT THE GOVERNMENT) to address those historical injustices.
That is also why, legalising has had to take a hustle including the courts and civil society to effect the gazetting of the commissioners.
But you see, you cannot conceal a fact of history for ever. Even the whites tried to rewrite our history in vain. The real facts resurfaced and today our kids are talk the correct history. This land issue will be sorted out by this commission, through a supportive government, for lasting peace to be realised in this country. I stand for a peaceful solution. Not evasive tactics!
In God we trust.
indeed willing buyer willing seller…..im corded to the teeth too
And if the Maasais selling land in Kajiado today at throw away prices come back 60 years from now to claim their land back….is that or is that not a case of willing buyer willing seller
Nawatakieni Uchaguzi mwema, Chagueni Rais atayewaongoza kwa Utawala wa Sheria na kwa kuheshimu katiba ya Nchi
so Orengo has been getting a free salo as Minster for Lands. If I were him I would not talk.
Have peaceful elections Kenya.
The devil surely, is in the details.
The devil surely, is in the details.
The devil surely, is in the details.
So when we rank countries by land mass, Uhuru would be no?
Kenyans are sharp. We read in between the lines. We can not be fooled all the time. I know brother Ruto has a constitutional right to vote anyhow. But trying to heard us into his personal VITAS is the worst thing that ever happened.
Anyway, its early and I know we will vote wisely and ashame the devel.
We are not just numbers as such. We have conscience.
total acreage in Taita Taveta is 4.6 million acres, 30,000 is a drop in the ocean for all you guys to say what you saying.if the property is being used in a viable way and there are people who are employed whats the issue. He is creating employment in Taveta. How many acres are there all over lying idle including Taita Taveta.
There is so much blubbering here. Both on the comments as well as this article. First this is a biased post. Very unbalanced. Second majority of people here are yapping about Uhuru and the land issue; yet there are clear steps on what to do if you suspect foul play. We have a reformed Judiciary, we have the new land commission. Y Waste time posting nonsense of how mad you are??? Lol! Who cares whether you are corded or not? Its ua secret vote. Go vote whover impresses you! Don’t just shout. I wount even be suprised some of the jugger_nutic idiots here shouting CORD are the ones who will be involved in vote aparthy! CORD my foot! Go vote and stop yapping
we know the willing buyer,,its uks dad,, who was the willing seller.
enate Aspirant Bishop Donald Mwawasi is determined to make Taita Taveta County the number 1 county in standard of living and economic growth. When he found the Kenya University project he knew he had found something special for Taita Taveta and Kenya. The Bishop who is not new in finding ways to see something work continues to roll his sleeves and work. He has combed the county made up of 4.2 million acres of land of which 2.7 million is home to Tsavo East & West National parks and the rest 1.5 million made up of ranches. He has found suitable places to locate the Kenya University Project.
With developments like the Kenya University Project located in Taita Taveta County, the County could in the next 5 years emerge as the county with the highest Per Capita Income and Standard of living. As Professor Raphael Njoroge of WPI University who leads the team that will create the university says, “Education and better standards of living go hand in hand.” The professor is not new to innovative ideas as he was part of the team that laid the foundation that today is Kenyatta University.
Bishop Mwawasi is also well aware of the benefits of education. Once the university starts in his home county he knows that the Taita Taveta Community will also be leading in higher education as over 60% of all students in Taita Taveta County are given first priority as they graduate from high school and join what will become one of the best education institutions in Africa.
The county also is bestowed with the largest National Parks that cover a total area of 2.7 million acres of natural beauty. The Bishop also projects that the county will become the lead tourism site in Kenya and even Africa. To make this a reality he has offered to represent the county in Senate. The Bishop understands that without compromise, good laws and good leadership in the Senate his county cannot achieve this potential. He understands that for tourists to get to his county the security in all counties that they pass through when arriving in Kenya via Nairobi or Mombasa counties airport must be assured. A visitor travelling to Taita Taveta may also have to pass through Kajiando Makueni and Machakos counties if from Nairobi or Kwale and Kilifi if from Mombasa and security when passing these counties must be assured. The Bishop understands that hard work will be required for all senators for Kenya to meet Kenya daily security challenges.
Bishop Donald Mwawasi may not be getting millions in salaries from tax payers’ like the current leaders; he, however, does not need to be paid first so he can work for his community and Kenya. Even where the evil spirit may try to derail progress he shares that the dream for Taita Taveta County is his prayer. Where political leaders of the past understand only grabbing land and holding it idle; Bishop Mwawasi looks to lead the Taita Taveta community to a better more prosperous, more health community for themselves today and for future generations.
To expect Uhuru to carry the cross of his father is indeed unreasonable and repugnant to the teachings of the Bible! Who had the money at Independence? Of course it was Kenyatta, the bureaucrats who formed the nucleus of his system of governance and those appointed to senior positions in the Provincial administration.Those who are familiar with the Report of the Commission of Inquiry, commonly known as the Ndegwa commission report may be aware that what ails this country today is the result of certain recommendations that were contained in that report and allowed to take their course unhindered. At Independence the price of land per acre was less than 300/- and! by 1968 the best mixed farm in Molo was sold by its former white owner to SFT on a "lock stock and barrel" basis at an agreed valuation of UK Pounds 31 per acre when the exchange rate was below KES.20.During that period of our history there was more land available than there were buyers.Those who were around at the time and had the money, took advantage and acquired much of the land on a "willing buyer willing seller" basis and later acquired more land in ways that now appear questionable but those who allocated such state land to themselves or their close political allies or supporters had the authority to do so and therefore there is very little that anybody can do now to undo what is now perceived as acts of abuse of power. For whoever will be elected the fourth President of the Republic of Kenya in a few days time, and any future holder of that coveted position, it will be not only be undesirable but an impossible task to initiate radical reform to our land laws that may address and resolve the historical injustices that have been and continue to be articulated by those opposed to past events.Expecting any radical change is perhaps, like wishing the sun to rise from West to East.Socialism and Islamic ideology that promised some hope of equitable distribution of resources to all, have long been consigned to the history books and overtaken by a lethal brand of capitalism that is hard to fight and overcome.
When Uhuru was being pushed to the wall to declare the amount of land owned by Kenyatta family,Raila promptly came to his aid,restraining himself from making any adverse comments about Uhuru.Reason; When Jaramogi accused Kenyatta of being a thief,Moi promptly dealt with him by sending him into detention!
..paji..the BIBLE also says that the SINS of the FATHER are visited upon the SONS…..
you are not what you calling yourself and this is not your picture. anyway uhuru is losing the grip. let him surrender the land back to people of taita and kiambu etc…
Did you eat the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden?
Talk of handling stolen property
Apollo Odoyo > If you doubt about my identity then you have no idea about the history of your country and particularly on issues touching land transactions;If you are from Luo land you may not be aware that only one group of people from your Luo land organized themselves and purchased a large scale farm in Rongai and ironically named it Mawe Farm.Are you aware of it? So talking about Kenyatta, you are only joining the many disgruntled people who find it is beyond their means to buy even an acre of land today
John Kere >Stealing from whom?
Kim Odero >If Adam did not eat it,we would not be around.
Hanif Rana >The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him
we don't all subscribe to that document you call a bible
Muzzafar Khan Attachment Theory describes how people who grow up with care givers who were showed emotional bonding will be more suitable to adapt to a style of relating to others as in secure attachment style or insecure attachment style (Alloy, Riskind, & Manos, 2005). Attachment can be learned through a person’s family; how a family can show a child secure attachment style when a child learns to adapt to an environment and where the child can easily bond with others leaving out aggressive behaviors. On the other hand, if a family teaches a child an insecure attachment style, the child will not be able to easily bond with others and will be more prone to act with aggression than the children who have been exposed to bonding by a care giver. Family is the primary source who gives us formats on aggressive behavior (Baron & Richardson, 1994). The amount of aggression that is in the home can influence the way a child will act in the future and how aggressive the child will turn out to be (Baron & Richardson, 1994).
@Muzaffar Khan, would you say the same thing if we were talking about the wealth the British nyakuad from Africa? No need for them to return the cultural artifacts and wealth they stole from the Ashanti, the Kalenjin, the Kikuyu, because, after all, it was not the current Brits who stole it, but their great grandfathers!
Bella Mechante>Historical injustice,whether committed by colonizing powers or leaders of a sovereign state constitutionally and democratically elected to govern by the "will of people" are in no way different.Constitutionally speaking,the people hold "All sovereign power" yet both you and I no longer remain "sovereign" after we have cast our vote to elect the same leaders about whom there is so much hue and cry.How clean are the score sheets of both the successive governments after Jomo Kenyatta rule ended in 1978? Since the end of colonization,starting with India in 1947, have any meaningful initiatives been undertaken to address injustices committed by the colonial powers or by elected leaders of the independent states ? We can go on debating these matters to eternity without either redressing injustices suffered by victims in the past or those being perpetuated by the so called democratically elected leaders of independent "sovereign" states. I grew up in a small center of Kijabe and witnessed the period that followed the declaration of emergency by the British colonial government.The resultant loss of income for my father due to closure of his road construction business and total loss of his equipment and machinery greatly affected my own life and those of my siblings.Who will ever redress the sufferings inflicted upon us ? At least some former freedom fighters are fortunate to have their case being referred to courts in the UK, and that also is being facilitated by some British lawyers who are not doing so on pro-Bono basis.There is money to be made in that.Life has to move on and the likes of you who have been fortunate to grow up in relatively peaceful times and blessed with quality education must strive to bring change so that those who are now growing up and future generation can find Kenya to be a better place.
Comeoni Wanalaya Butt> I fully concur agree with what you have stated, but in todays world do parents undertake their responsibilities of parenting their children as it should be? I do not see this happening.I am happy to know that you have your roots in Molo.I worked there as Branch Manager of KFA (co-op) from 1968 to 1971 and I really enjoyed my stay there.I witnessed the transition of land transfer from white farmers to the Settlement Fund Trustees during that period. Molo was the best place where I worked during my 28 years of service with the KFA.Salamu nyingi kutoka Kenya.
chukua kura yako, 4th March go vote, u have the facts on all candidates, your choice
interesting how personally folks are taking this revelation almost as if they've been promised tracts of land for their allegiance. HA! when did we lose sight of defending utilitarian principles and integrity. skeletons in this man's closet are in full view yet…. I rest my case.
Your parents or grandparents should have also grabbed some land you all who blame the son of Jomo. He never chose to be jomo's son, he found himself there.
he was the presidnet how were we supposed to grab land over a superuior forc e please be realistic
Ladies and Gentlemen, is there anyone here who has evidence to the contrary of what Uhuru said about willing buyer and willing seller? Has anyone actually researched the evidence and found this not to be true? Also, ranting and raving here in response to a CORD-skewed report on a CORD-skewed publication, among fellow CORD supporters, does NOT translate to votes. My unsolicited advice:- Report in a fair and balanced manner so as to here ALL sides, not just CORD sides….otherwise y'all will be shocked and embarassed on March 5th.
Proverbs 20: 10 and Proverbs 11: 1-An Abomination!
“Diverse weights and diverse Measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the LORD and Dishonest Scales are an abomination to the LORD, but a Just weight is HIS Delight!”
The issue at Hand is NOT whether unjust weights have been applied; but, What Should Kenya do to address the Predicament as Kenya arrived in this quagmire very many Years ago.
i am reminded of the Two Frogs stuck in a Jar who discovered that in every attempt to get out they would both reach half way Up and begin to slide back down. (The Longer it took them, Greater was the toll on their Life.)
it occured to both Frogs it was NOT a Question of Ability or Strength to Climb; but, after awhile it became slippery. They figured that IF one Carried the other to the Mid way Point the other Could make it out through the remaining half. Having grasped that the issue was to agree who should Carry the other to get the Help the ‘BOTH’ needed. Unfortunately they failed to agree and both died.
Kenya is Standing at ‘Cross-Roads’ to give a Hope and Future to this Generation and Consequent other Generations by Agreeing to Make a Choice that will Preserve; Protect and Provide for ‘ALL’!
30,000 ACRES OF LAND AIn't A JOKE AT ALL…. WHO WAS THE WILLING SELLER?
Uhuru,is it possible I get 1/4 acre.am a willing buyer.
I urge everyone to vote for a CORD presidency so that these historical injustices can be settled once and for all after such a long time. It only needs a leader who never opposed the new constitution and can implement it to the latter, a leader who can unite all Kenyans regardless of tribe. That's why I will always ask those who want change to say 'RAILA TOSHA.'
whose playing who?
Av read so many of ur articles n its apparent th u r partisan! u r an anti uhuRuto. U always write in amanner suggesting tht kikuyus r dishonest n tribalistic. u want 2 incite othr communities against kikuyus, u want th kalenjin community 2 believe tht they ar being cheated into voting 4 jubilee, let me remind u tht kalenjins n kukuyus av bn good allies since th era of jomo, infact he appointed moi 2 b his vice president n thiz iz evidence enough tht there existed harmony btwn th 2 cmmunities which sadly waz disrupted in 07 by u n i know who. Uhuruto r trying 2 restore tht peaceful co-existance, n u av no shame working round th clock derailing their efforts. U want 2 devide pple n group thm according 2 tribes against th mt kenya n u will not succeed!
Go ask your father what he was doing when Jomo was buying land. He could have been busy with your mum making you! We are voting for Uhuru for who he is not what his father was or did!
Going by willing buyer ,willing seller ,the whole kenya can b on sale , coz owning half of kenya means can buy even kenya as awhol
Okay,Hyena in sheeps.
Big Hyenas welcomimg the sheeps and gots for dinner.
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interesting how personally folks are taking this revelation almost as if they’ve been promised tracts of land for their allegiance. HA! when did we lose sight of defending utilitarian principles and integrity. skeletons in this man’s closet are in full view yet…. I rest my case.
He wont b the 4th President coz only his tribe wl vote 4him against the othr 41 tribes…. Hague wl b hs place after the electionz!
am from coast and am with him.
This is amazing, why is this issue of land cropping up now and not when the purpoted pioneers of the debate have been with the government for over a decade now? There is an ill motive and it will not make us change our mind an inch…….waambieni waache propaganda
When the British colonialists left at independence they paid to the new Kenya government millions of shillings to compensate for the land they had alienated and return it back to its original owners but Mzee [analogue] Kenyatta used the very same compensation money to buy the very same land to himself and 'paid' his government for the agreement! That is how he came to own over 500,000 acres of land [combined pieces of land biger than his native Central province]! That is what his son is referring to as 'willing seller, willing buyer'!
He mr uhuru said it correctly,,,,
Huu ni uvumi upumbavu tu! Always buying assets is all about willingness and acceptance of the offer period!
Sijasema kitu!! Ukweli ukidhihiri uongo hujitenga.
Do you mean land plus money to compensate nkt
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