THE TJRC REPORT IS OUT, HOW WILL THIS IMPACT KENYA

We must be mad as a country, over the years we have commissioned several reports from the death of JM Kariuki, Robert Ouko, Goldenberg, Angloleasing, The Kroll report etc. at a huge expense to the tax payer. The findings of these reports are never implemented, the truth is dismissed as political witch hunting and justice is never served. We will be DEEPLY SADDENED if the TJRC report is added to this list of million dollar reports which never serve their purpose. The words TRUTH, JUSTICE, RECONCILIATION carry significant weight and hope that could steer this country to a new better path. Already the report is being dismissed by some, my warning to any peace loving Kenyans would be that without resolution of the demons of the 2007/08 post-election violence and their underlying causes, whether political or historical injustices, without truth, justice and reconciliation coupled with the ever growing gap between the haves and the have nots, Kenya may well experience violence in the future on a worse scale than the 07/08 violence. The current government now has the chance to excel where previous governments have failed, but this will be difficult if the interests are still the same. The hunger for riches and luxury amongst the political ruling elite could plunge this county to an all out war for the spoils. Greed and corruption must be curbed and those that block the path of justice must be held accountable. In a time when the president and his deputy still face charges at the International Criminal Court, some may argue the timing is not right, but the world never stops for one to resolve their personal issues first. They must now find a way of balancing their personal cases at the ICC and the aspirations of Kenyans eager for a new beginning and a government that will steer this country to a different path than that set by their predecessors.