THE Zimbabwe government has responded to Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga’s calls for military action on Zimbabwe and for the African Union to expel the country from the group by saying he is not qualified to speak on Zimbabwe as his hands ‘drip of blood’.
In response to questions about recent utterances by Prime Minister Odinga Presidential spokesman, George Charamba said: "You follow politics carefully. I hope you follow Kenyan politics closely. Prime Minister Raila Odinga's hands drip with blood,” said Charamba.
He continued, ”Raw African blood, and that blood is not going to be cleansed by any amount of abuse of Zimbabwe."
Odinga has become one of the harshest critics of the Zimbabwean government.
He called for Zimbabwe to be suspended from the African Union until President Robert Mugabe allows ‘free and fair elections’ adding that the AU would be making a grave mistake if it recognized President Mugabe as a legitimately-elected president.
He also asked the African Union (AU) to deploy peacekeeping forces in Zimbabwe to protect opposition supporters from alleged harassment and torture.
Charamba’s response referred to Kenya’s recent which saw Raila Odinga declared Prime Minister after coalition talks with President Mwai Kibaki.
The Kenyan election was marred by the worst election violence ever seen on the continent, with 300 pre election deaths and over 1 500 people dying post election.
The government of President Kibaki accused Odinga's party of unleashing "genocide" on the Kenyan people.
The coalition government in Kenya has not been without problems as violence has continued in Kenya.
Kenyan politics is deeply embedded in tribalism with most members of parliament elected on the basis of tribal and community votes.
Recently tension has been rising in Kenya’s Rift Valley, the epicentre of last January’s post-election chaos.
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Zvenyika • africathinks@mailbox.co.za Subject: Tsvangirai's hands drip with blood Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:46:45 • So does Tsvangirai's hands!! When he called for sanctions he called for violence. Look at the death rate before sanctions and after sanctions. Hospitals could not get medication, good personnel etc. Before sanctions the government could do a bit more until they could do nothing. After all Tsvangirai said we would come to a grinding halt. That's how desperate he was to come into power. Yet he wants to spin it and say that's how desperate Cde Mugabe was to stay in power. So are all those who have funded him secretly or openly. We hear Strive Masiyiwa is a key sponsor.
Davy de Verteuil • ghifarix@gmail.com Subject: Honorary White Lord Odinga Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:33:10 • Davy from Trinidad & Tobago
Odinga wants to return Africa and Africans to the slave masters. This dunk idiot reviles African heritage and is a bloody incident in our DNA. Soon his grave will call on him for the blood he split on his way to power. He wants to be lke Ethiopia waging the WHITEMAN'S war on his neighbours while his people starve.
Chimusoro • N/A Subject: RAILA ODINGA HANDS OF ZIMBABWE Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:39:21 • Raila Odinga should keep away from Zimbabwe politics.
Zimbabwe did not come on silver platter.
Odinga is a puppet only to be in government through the back door after his supporters killed innocent civilians like his counterparts the MDC is doing in Zimbabwe.
There is no room for Morgan Tsvangirai in ZANU PF government.
President R.G Mugabe is for zimbabweans and is there to stay.
Zimbabwe massive • zimbabwelive@aol.com Subject: Blood Is Precious Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:41:43 • So, because Odinga`s hands drip with blood it therefore is alright for Mugabe`s hands to drip with blood too.
Look, African leaders have many resources to fight their political gains with the west, can they stop this business of killing their own kind.
What is the point, stop the killings of Africans to prove issues. When we lose friends and relatives, it is very painful and purely unnecessary. All that Africans need is to work in peace and harmony.
Africa could close all it`s borders and be self sufficient. We have vast land for Agriculture, unlimited deposits of oil, minerals, ability to generate elictric power for the entire continent e.t.c, but we choose to kill each other.
Wake up Africa, Wake up!
Chief Negomo (aka Oliver Mtyambizi) • chiefnegomo@yahoo.com Subject: HAHAH Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:01:43 • Odinga's utterances purely frail and mortal for an political discourse in zimbabwe.We have always asked the credibility of MDC in coniving with this bloody monger.To our suprise,Darfur needs AU peace keepers and Kenya has contributed nothing.
This man should just concentrate on eating ugali and fish at moja there as he is continously exposing his naivety to politics.Some key areas for him to address in Kenya
-Kenya has got the highest number of slums in the world
-Should work on reintegrating the mungiki in the society.
Attend to the massai people's needs and the like
Ngatibvirwe
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