Russia Reteliates By Banning Imports

From 7th August Russia will impose a ban of imports from U.S , European Union, Canada, Norway and Australia the PM Dmitry  Medvedev has told a cabinet meeting in Moscow. This follows a decree from President Putin of banning imports from countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia for its support of eastern Ukraine rebels and the annexation of Crimea.
The animosity between the Federation of Russia and US and its allies has escalated over the past few months since the Ukraine turmoil that saw the annexation of Crimea.
The most recent tussle was the downing of Malaysian aircraft MH117 allegedly by pro-Russian rebels that saw a blame game script between  Russian and Ukraine. The US sent very strong messages and thereafter imposed sanction on Putin's led government.
All the unfolding between Russia and US are being viewed as a revival of the Cold War.

Heaven is No Longer Appealing

Growing up i  was constantly threatened with ‘going to the devil’s place’  anytime I did anything the community considered wrong.  For instance to deter me from telling a lie like I did not eat the sugar , I would be told all liars will go to strange place called hell or devil’s place. This place  was a big lake of ever-burning fire and  located many kilometers under the earth surface. A figure of a horned and ugly creature with a long tail toasting and turning people with a fork in a barbecue manner was  the picture created by people shaping my upbringing : parents, siblings , relatives, teachers and the clergy

I was told of  bad legacy the devil has had since the beginning of the world , it tricked the first people to commit sin and that why I had to go to school and  do the chores.

But there was an alternative, a very beautiful place called Heaven . I was told all ‘good’ people go to heaven, somewhere above the clouds. It is place they will spent the eternity  with the heavenly creators singing and placing their creator. Heaven was so hyped by the clergy of the past that people fancied the place.

Times have changed , our world is now  shaped around the information and communication , the statement that  the ‘world is a global village ‘ is more vivid than ever. We are either on our Smartphone chatting , calling ,texting , tweeting or reading something online, else we are watching tv or listening to the radio. Imagine of a place where there will not be any internet connection, no parting over the weekend or the premier league? Am not looking forward to such a place.   It is time the clergy changed their lines from a place furnished with gold where a chosen few will entertain their master forever and instead tell us of say free wi-fi, cirocs, politics-free and the mysterious technology.

It is sad that my religious beliefs were shaped by the fear of hell other than faith and believe of a divine power. Am not alone majority of Christians are being guided by this fear in their actions instead of basic human morality.

I know someone has already condemned me to the burning of hell for talking ‘ill’ of paradise. But some questions are mind bogging: How on earth  are you supposed to enjoy yourself in heaven while your entire lineage is crying because of the  torment in hell. At least according to Jesus’ parable of Lazarus and the rich man, a sibling will be begging for a drop water to cool his or tongue from you.

No Peace Between Israel And Palestine Anytime Soon

     The so called international community an acronym of the US, UK and their puppet the European Union and the UN  will continue ignoring the massacre perpetrated  by the Israeli on innocent citizens in the Gaza Strip. Then after the situation escalates they will now  emerge  from nowhere looking as if  they were in Mars the entire time and pretend to push for peace while in essence they  playing to Israeli terms.

 So far thirty or so  Israelis have been killed while over 700 Palestine’s have been killed in the twelve.

Hamas has sworn not back down yet in fact their spokesmen statements are that they will fight to the last man in Palestine.  A state  like Shujaiya  is a real hell on earth , the populous have literally nowhere to go ,the Israeli tanks are omnipresent. Hypocritically the Israeli Against the  laws of war the Israel military has been targeting the civilians and not legitimate  military sites of the Hamas.  In response to this accusation the Israeli term t this as propaganda talk  and say the Palestinians are victims of circumstances.

The Israeli Foreign Affair in an interview with Aljazeera ,said there are many safe place  the people of Gaza can hide. It is  just one of those stupid statement leaders make ,when in reality you cannot hide from the shelling. The Israelis have been hitting even ambulances.

Israel have been nagging about the number of rockets launched by the Hamas targeting them. They put the figure in thousand for the last five or more years but am yet to hear them state the number of people killed as a result of these rockets. I bet there aren’t any.

From the kind of force unleashed by the Israeli on Palestinians  it a fact that the three Israeli teenagers killed in Palestine were nothing but catalyst . Israel uses any possible  pretext of  to expand its occupation on Gaza. And why would  anyone expect their BFF the US to intervene where they bear the  same character and play the same . How many countries has the US destabilized in the name of terrorism when in reality they are after oil and other valuable? The Arab Spring is their latest of their treacherous hands.

For the last seven decades there has not been peace between Israel and Palestine . And even if this current situation is solved lasting peace will not be achieved. Why? How will there be peace if the terms that everybody backs are those of Israel,   unimplemented treaties. 

There will never be peace without addressing the underlying issues like illegal Israeli occupation, control of Palestine waters and other rights. For instant the predicaments of people living in Area A, B and C . I mean an unconditional ceasefire proposed by Egypt and US  will Never work.

Maradona:Messi Did Not Deserve The Golden Ball

Immediately after the World Cup finals and players were awarded ,i questioned  why Messi got the Golden Ball award. Apparently am not alone,football superstar Deigo Maradona shocked World Cup fans after he announced that he believed Lionel Messi did not deserve to be named the best player of the 2014 tournament, adding that the Argentina forward won only for “marketing” purposes.
Messi received the award after Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany in the final match on Sunday. However, he did not look happy, but rather embarrassed when he went to collect the Golden Ball for most outstanding player.
Though he had scored four goals in the group stages, he failed to excel his performance in the knockout rounds, where he scored none. Especially against the Netherlands in the semi-final, which Argentina had won through penalties.
Maradona, the winner of the Golden Ball when Argentina won the World Cup in 1986 said he could tell that Messi did not want to go up and collect the trophy. "I would give heaven and earth to Leo, but when marketing people want him to win something he didn't (deserve to) win, it is unfair," he added.
Maradona said Colombia's midfielder James Rodriguez deserved to win the Golden Ball award due to his performance upto the quarter finals and better still scoring a total of six goal in the whole tournament.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter also expressed his utter surprise, "Shall I be diplomatic or tell the truth, OK the truth...I was a bit surprised he was the choice but his goals were decisive at the start of the tournament,"  

Why Our Security Personnel is Chasing Shadows

I feel let down,if you do not you should be. The security  of the citizens of this great nation Kenya is in jeopardy , that a fact that we have been forced to come to terms with.Folks residing in the former Nairobi ,Eastern,Nyanza, part of Western and Central provinces may feel safe. But that is just a feeling ,nobody is safe.From the foregoing you may never whether your resident is the next target.
You may play this down,but let me inform you that a poor people is a venerable people.
We are living in a nation where the citizenry security is only assured but not guaranteed. The Coast is no longer a tourist destination but a place where villains have field days. In the last three or so months we have lost a reportedly more than a hundred innocent lives in the hand of  a militia.From eye-witnesses' account this bunch of sadists is armor that mocks our security personnel.
Truth be told there are real and imminent issues that deserve immediate address.I may not be certain what the real cause of these heinous acts is but i have watched accounts and read from the residents to know land either is the issue or among the issues.
 The response to the string of attacks is what bothers me. The aftermath of every attack,the government makes so tough talk and then tens of security personnel are deployed to 'beef up' security. The irony is that the wake of deployment and tough talks another attacks is made. After this another troop is deployed  in the new area  and the cycle contineous.
I am not  a security expert and i do not need to be one to realized the number do not count ,it is the strategy that does. The paramilitary, the regular police, the administration  and the police reservists are just chasing shadows in Lamu.  These folks do not know who or what they are after.It is a case of waking up grabbing a fishing rod and just ending to the river. It is such a person you find at a water fall 'fishing'. I mean without a strategy  cut the crap.
Let me advise the security chiefs; A war is not won by brawn but it is won by the  brains and strategies.The presence of combat clad men in say M16 will not deter or scare away the militia.It is a shame how much finance and time we have spent on Somalia yet we cannot replicate that in our very backyard.
It does not take a genius to have known the attackers start off by paralyzing the police stations before proceeding to the unarmed populous.
If the brains behind the security system in Kenya have run out of ideas,let them be relieved off their duties. It is only in Africa where clueless folks are swinging on chairs in big offices while experts are only found in lecture halls, media interviews or rotting somewhere in the village. Blame it on Nepotism,Tribalism,Corruption and 'rewards' that we have some persons filling certain positions that they have absolutely no idea of running them.
I don't care who is killing Kenyans ,whoever it is the constitutional duty for the government to protect each citizen from real and perceived danger.

Is Governor Mutua A PR Guru?

Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua has been accused of being a PR professional following the exposed pics of the much hyped Kithimani to Makutano ma Mwala road that cost the county a reportedly Ksh.650 million within three months. The road is now all patches . Two weeks ago Dr.mutua was hosted by Julie Gichuru on Citizen Tv's Sunday Live where he said the contract was awarded to eleven contractors. Each contractor doing a stretch of three kilometers of the thirty three kilometers road. During the show Mutua claimed that the road was built through a 'new technology' of using chippings .Feeling like an engineer Mutua explained. " You put a first layer of four inch chippings with bitumen ,then after that you let cars pass on it . Then you put a finer chippings layer ,once that layer sits on it ,for about three to four weeks the bitumen that was on the ground comes up and forms the tarmac layer on top...." He went on to say that what people are seeing are the loose chippings that is meant to be blown away by the cars and after three weeks the road would be smooth.
Kenyans on Twitters(#KOT) exposed the shoddy job by the 'PR Guru' via the hash-tag:
#AsItIs33Km  check out these pics and be the judge:

Dear Kenyans, Ponder These Words

Kenya is always politicking ,amid which lives and properties are lost because of some fueled hate.
Take time and ponder these powerful words of a greater philosopher: The rich demonstrate their priorities by allowing us to starve at home, whilst encouraging us to die in their greedy wars-Mahatma Gandthi