Jectone,
Yours is a circular argument that takes no one anywhere. For every thief or thieving suspect taken to court, there are thousands who are not. That does not mean that our society condones theft. You must understand the triviality or utter stupidity of determining to round up all thieves up before the first thief may be prosecuted.
Unfortunately, such degenerate arguments are presented only when politicians find themselves on the wrong end of our laws. Politicians are normal Kenyan citizens and we are all equal before the law. There is no reason to engage in this excuse and scapegoat hunting merely because a politician is wanted to answer for his misdeeds. We have even entrenched this culture of impunity by labeling Kenyans wananchi wa kawaida and others as viongozi. These are the circumstances in which we start rationalizing when a Kiongozi goes to court to answer for his personal deeds while we don't give a damn when a mwananchi ya kawaida goes to court under the same circumstances. This is why politicians expect to evade responsibility for crimes they commit individually. The best we would do to return the rule of law over everyone in our land is to let everybody else face the law when they are susceptible. Unless you were enjoined in the suit against Ruto, you must keep your quiet as you did when that donkey thief in your village was taken to court early this year. After all they are both suspected of stealing. I believe and trust that the law will treat them equally. And by the way, have you heard courts pass judgments to punish culprits before courts and to serve as lessons to those who may be disposed to commit similar crimes. You must have also known that courts may convict suspects before and others not before the court.
Just let suspects go to court. If you have complaints against Kibaki, Raila and whoever else, you are also allowed to go to court and file a private suit against them.
From: Jectone Ndunya <jacknyaiga@yahoo.com>
To: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 1:25:49 AM
Subject: Re: Ruto to face fraud charges, court rules ( RUTO MUST STAY PUT)
Note: Forwarded message is attached.
Yours is a circular argument that takes no one anywhere. For every thief or thieving suspect taken to court, there are thousands who are not. That does not mean that our society condones theft. You must understand the triviality or utter stupidity of determining to round up all thieves up before the first thief may be prosecuted.
Unfortunately, such degenerate arguments are presented only when politicians find themselves on the wrong end of our laws. Politicians are normal Kenyan citizens and we are all equal before the law. There is no reason to engage in this excuse and scapegoat hunting merely because a politician is wanted to answer for his misdeeds. We have even entrenched this culture of impunity by labeling Kenyans wananchi wa kawaida and others as viongozi. These are the circumstances in which we start rationalizing when a Kiongozi goes to court to answer for his personal deeds while we don't give a damn when a mwananchi ya kawaida goes to court under the same circumstances. This is why politicians expect to evade responsibility for crimes they commit individually. The best we would do to return the rule of law over everyone in our land is to let everybody else face the law when they are susceptible. Unless you were enjoined in the suit against Ruto, you must keep your quiet as you did when that donkey thief in your village was taken to court early this year. After all they are both suspected of stealing. I believe and trust that the law will treat them equally. And by the way, have you heard courts pass judgments to punish culprits before courts and to serve as lessons to those who may be disposed to commit similar crimes. You must have also known that courts may convict suspects before and others not before the court.
Just let suspects go to court. If you have complaints against Kibaki, Raila and whoever else, you are also allowed to go to court and file a private suit against them.
From: Jectone Ndunya <jacknyaiga@yahoo.com>
To: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 1:25:49 AM
Subject: Re: Ruto to face fraud charges, court rules ( RUTO MUST STAY PUT)
Note: Forwarded message is attached.
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