Lamed Side Of Mwai Kibaki The Former President.

In every leader's regime, people have got a lamed  side of view on that person. How about we analyse the former president mwai kibaki, and what he did you can never forget about his reign.

The first thing Kibaki did when he assumed the reigns of power was to surround himself with close Kikuyu elite, forming an impregnable wall around himself. He appointed the late, Michael Wamalwa Kijana Vice President without portfolio. Remember this was the man who had stood by him through thick and thin. Later on he bowed to pressure but appointed him to the nondescript ministry of National Reconstruction, reserving the plum and powerful dockets to his Gema tribesmen.

The people who worked tirelessly to ensure he got into state house were relegated to the periphery, the MOU, unapologetically trashed and a deep wedge created between him and Raila. Soon Raila led a major walk out of his lieutenants from the cabinet.

Kibaki contributed immensely to the 41 against 1 mantra because of his tribal appointments, alienating the Kikuyu from the rest of Kenya.

He presided over the Anglo Leasing scam, the effects of which are being felt to date. Triton and the Cemetery land misallocation were a blight on his leadership.

The Artur brothers flourished under his watch. They led the infamous raid on Standard newspapers.

He let his wife loose, terrorizing those she fell out with at will, running the affairs of state like a private entity. We all remember how she stormed the ‘NATION’ offices in the middle of the night in her night dress.

In 2007 Raila won fair and square but Kibaki stole his victory leading to that very dark part of our history, the Post Election Violence during which over 1300 Kenyans lost their lives and hundreds of thousands displaced. As the country burnt, he was being sworn in at night. If only he had conceded defeat the mayhem, destruction of life and property would not have occurred. If only he had he had remembered that the country is always bigger than individuals, he would have gone to Othaya to enjoy his pension with his lovely wife and saved the country a lot of grief.