Comments on: George Saitoti: Presidential prospects in 2012 hang in the balance.

By: kinyamal konchellah

kinyamal konchellah — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:07:25 +0000

saitoti once said this n i quote”it comes a time when a nation is more important than an individual”end of quote.kenyans,figure out the meaning.look at whats hapenning,kind of revenge thats coming up,injustices that are planned,n ask your self.surely as a kenyan who dont like to see uhuro ruto or raila butching each other,who is a neutral decisive ground man.obviously saitoti is the man.kalonzo katatuweka kwa moto.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:14:00 +0000

According to this opinion poll. Our man Saitoti is not fairing well.

By: Peter Porter

Peter Porter — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:56:14 +0000

Prof. George is the right man to lead kenya in 2012. I have followed the prof; both in his private and public life and I have concluded that he is an intelligent person as he is a leader. If kenyans give him a chance to lead the country i believe he will do a wonderful job.

By: Mark Mongera

Mark Mongera — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:01:14 +0000

Saitoti for president. I urge him to to take Raphael Tuju as his runningmate, talk to Musyoka, Kenyatta, Ruto, and rest of G7 to accept him as presidential material. Saitoti is well placed and exprienced to wrest it out with Raila. Go George Go!

By: Bob Pertet

Bob Pertet — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:32:06 +0000

Simon,i think is high time for u to quit politics and let the real politicians take over.

By: Bob Pertet

Bob Pertet — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:24:08 +0000

Saaid Omar,my friend if u’ve been to darkness,plz ask for assistance,dont go just talking of something u even dont have a clue about.

By: Bob Pertet

Bob Pertet — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:19:37 +0000

Kenyans are not yet ready to hand over the Presidency to a woman or young turks as it may be thought off.We still need these old forks to lead us maybe until 2020.

By: Bob Pertet

Bob Pertet — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:15:33 +0000

Prof Saitoti is the only matured presidential aspirant comes 2012,he never turnish peoples name,hes been a good servant to retired President Moi and what we know,if u’ve been good to your boss,he supposed to reward you but not to take advantage of you and then the last minute he kicks u out and go for someone unknown even to other servants,definitely it will bring commotion and thats what happened,former President Moi was unfair.

By: DAUDI MWENDA

DAUDI MWENDA — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:47:41 +0000

The recent naming of Six High profile personalities by ICC Prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo has thrown a huge spanner in the works in our political establishment. It also has the potential of causing a tectonic shift in our political status quo as new political re-alignments are born. Both Coalition partners are in a tight corner with their lieutenants near fatally wounded. Fortunately President Mwai Kibaki is on the home stretch to complete his second and final term in office. Not so for PM Raila Odinga whose political fortunes have taken a serious beating in Rift Valley and Central Province. It will take a lot of hard work and incredible political acumen to salvage what has been lost.
In the meantime VP Kalonzo Musyoka appears to be positioning himself to be the beneficiary of this unexpected windfall. Many Kenyans however have a problem with “political scavengers” who reap from the misfortunes of others. To make matters worse he has been sadly indecisive on matters of national importance such as environmental degradation, was lukewarm on the Constitutional Referendum amongst others. In the words of the late Malcolm X “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.” Kenyans desire a principled leader willing to make difficult decisions when the need arises and not persons who sit twiddling their fingers hoping from the problem to resolve itself or awaiting divine providence.
The greatest beneficiary of the new dispensation therefore may be former Vice President and now Minister for Internal Security George Saitoti. Though George Saitoti has thus far kept a respectable distance from the national succession fray it has not escaped our notice that he has been quietly strategically positioning himself by throwing off the “millstone of Goldenberg” that had hung around his neck for decades; neutralizing the electoral Petitioner in Kajiado North and capturing the Chairmanship of the PNU. These are not signs of a politician waiting to walk silently into the sunset and eventual obscurity. It is the work of a visionary maestro who has done his calculus and is awaiting the moment.
The highly intelligent and calculating Professor of Mathematics must now be doing his arithmetic of capturing the Rift Valley voting block after which the Central Province and Upper Eastern bloc would be almost guaranteed. Add Coast and North-Eastern Province(s) where he has impeccable connections and “hey presto” a President in waiting would be pulled from the trick bag!” As they say “the game is not over until it is over and no single candidate should get complacent and enter a comfort zone.
History has indelibly shown that our last two Presidents’ namely Moi & Kibaki have been former Vice Presidents’. It would be a miscalculation of monumental proportions to write off George Saitoti as he has the capacity and resources to cause an upset in 2012. Arise Sir George! Time waits for no man!

DAUDI MWENDA.P.O.BOX 24943-00502 NAIROBI. CELL: 0722 154 722

By: AnneMarie van Sant

AnneMarie van Sant — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:22:51 +0000

He was great as Head of the Mathematics Department
and we think he will be great as head of the great
country Kenya.