Following the results of the elections, observers from the European Union said there had been irregularities in the elections. Contrary to the EU observers’ comments, the United States observers announced that the elections had been free and fair! Later, they took back their comments and re-announced that the elections were marred by some anomalies.

For the chairman of the East African Community and Commonwealth, President Museveni, his eyes and ears had been blocked and such irregularities/anomalies or rightful stealing did not exist. He did not only turn out to be the only President in the World to congratulate his comrade Kibaki upon his ‘successful re-election’ for a second term in office but also ironically joined the other voices that asked ODM (Opposition party led by Raila Odinga) and PNU (government party) to resolve the matter amicably.

Shortly after the results were announced, Kibaki was in State House being sworn in (never mind that there were no fellow presidents to be witnesses or even media coverage). What a significant difference between the swearing ceremony of 2002 and 2007!!! Kenyans realized that they had been cheated and they took to the streets as a way of expressing their disappointment in the Electoral Commission in which they had entrusted their hopes.

Again, reporters have talked of the unemployed youths from the poor communities of Mathare and Kibera dominating the numbers of the demonstrators who have been largely referred to as rioters. The police and GSU worked together to kill, seriously beat and teargas the demonstrators in order to end the demonstrations. In Eldoret, a church was set on fire, burning about 30-50 bodies of women and children who had sought refuge in the House of the Lord. Because most, if not all the targeted were believed to be Kikuyus, president Mwai Kibaki’s ethnic group, many talked of a genocide engulfing Kenya. But what do sensible leaders do when genocide is swallowing up the country? Do they go ahead and select a cabinet, swear it in and ironically remind the public to refrain from acts of violence?

During the past week, the catch word has been negotiations. Negotiations, negotiations, negotiations, stupid (excuse me) negotiations that will get Kenyans lied to for the next five years as lions plunder the zoo at the expense of birds and reptiles. The International Community, the African Union, the Commonwealth, the United Nations, the East African Community and all the regional bodies are watching as thieves go to State House and pretend that democracy is at work not just in Kenya but in all the undemocratic countries.

Meanwhile, innocents are still being hacked to death, searching for safe havens; families are being separated as a country that was known to be democratic descends into anarchy. So, John Kofuor, the chairman of the AU and president of Ghana’s attempts to start the negotiations did not materialize. As we await former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to arrive in Nairobi, how many lives will be hacked to death, houses burnt, granaries broken into and farms destroyed?

In developed countries, when a state faces power or water shortages, a State of Emergency is declared. Why can’t the truth be told of Kenya? Let a thief be called a thief and not a borrower. No one is a borrower when the lender is not aware. What Emilio Stanly Mwai Kibaki did is outright theft and not just an irregularity in elections.

Why must leaders masquerade as democrats when thieves are looting state property, opening bank accounts overseas and suppressing the subjects? Declare a State of Emergency and save Kenya from further drowning. Stop the games.