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The Legacy of Fear: How the Shadow of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Shaped Kenya's Political Landscape In the annals of Kenya's political history, the events of 1969 stand out as a defining moment marked by fear, coercion, and manipulation. The political tension surrounding Jaramogi Oginga Odinga's candidature led to a series of oath-taking ceremonies in Gatundu that forever altered the fabric of Kenyan society. Understanding this historical context is crucial, especially when contemporary politicians attempt to invoke these dark chapters for political gain. The Fear of Jaramogi and the Birth of the Gatundu Oath The roots of the infamous Gatundu oath can be traced back to the fear and propaganda surrounding Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, the former vice-president and then-leader of the opposition. By 1969, the political landscape in Kenya was charged with tension. The assassination of Cabinet Minister Tom Mboya on 5th July 1969 had already set a volatile backdrop. Within this context, Pr
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UK minister seconds Kenya military intervention call

Kenya may need to deploy its army on the streets to quell political violence, a British minister said Friday. Foreign Office Minister Mark Malloch-Brown, speaking from Ethiopia where the African Union summit is being held, said police in Kenya were no longer trusted following two killings of opposition lawmakers. "I think an early area of agreement may need to be the deployment of Kenyan army forces, because until there is some semblance of law and order returned, it is very hard to see how the political negotiations can get real traction, even — and it's a big if — the two leaders want them to," Lord Malloch-Brown said in a BBC radio interview.

He said he had detected "real alarm" among African leaders over the violence in Kenya between supporters of President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga, who both claim to have won the country's recent national election. "Wherever the two leaders look they are going to see a united international community saying sit down and deal with each other and stop this before your country spirals out of control," Malloch-Brown said. "Armies are not ideal to put into a situation of civil unrest because they don't have the training and skills of a police force," he said. "But the police at this stage seem to be seen as no longer neutral and behind some of the killings.
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Andruid said…
I think its very unfortunate that Lord malloch-Brown has had to use the terminology 'military intervention' considering the sort of images it conjures and the way those who are against a peaceful and stable Kenya may want to present such calls but in all honesty its seems quite obvious that, as things stand, the police force have been stretched to the limit by the violence around the country and clearly they need some kind of helping hand if not from the military then from somewhere
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