they went overboard... damaging campaign materials for rivals is crossing the line.police should arrest them.
The name of Murkomen is being mentioned. Haven't heard Ruto named this time.
In every campaign one has to tame two groups:
1. Loose cannons
2. Over-Zealous disciples
I think there is a third group which I call
Wasiwasi na Hofu group
Murkomen has never seen an election lost. He has never watched as what you thought you had in the bag, turns out to be a Kibaki grenade. Those who have, can take it easy. I guess if Uhuru hasd never been President, he would not be paining this much at the possibility of a loss. Of course it is understandable that he would lash out and launch a tirade against his "enemies".
But what his supporters start doing to "please their boss" can have serious repercussions. Here is what they did:
1. Duale launched a 36 hour long tirade of PERSONAL insults and denunciations of Raila
2. Murkomen joined in but on Radio and TV
3. It is suspected that he is behind the youth who carried out this attack
Now it is a stupid thing to do. If a report - fake or real - goes out that Raila has been injured in Baringo, what reaction does he think would be expected in Nyanza where Uhuru and Ruto are right now? The reason these guys choose to go to each others strongholds simultaneously was long established in the pre 1997 elections campaign: Balanced fear.
You throw stones we throw stones. Fortunately Moi saw sense and agreed to the IPPG. It was in effect the first time Moi was acknowledging The Opposition and that changed a lot of things.
I have no evidence it is Murkomen. But whoever did it must not be allowed to repeat. A man strategically placed near the dais to shout invective at Raila is fairly normal. If he can't handle it then he has learned nothing in politics. When one tried to do that to Shikuku <i recall the Butere man approaching the heckler and lowering the microphone to capture what he was saying. The man hearing his own voice blaring over the speakers, fled. Moi would stop security from beating him and instead give him lots of cash. The end result was always the same: The b^crowds that followed the man would leave him dead or just about!
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