Please hold your fire. Prez Mahama and Prez Mbeki acquitted themselves well as leaders of the Commonwealth and AU Elections Observer Missions to Kenya, respectively. I was in Kenya as an observer of the elections too. First, all observers agreed that the voting, vote counting and the e-transmissions of the results were transparent and credible.
Therefore if the results published by the IEBC followed logically from the observations at the polling stations, then the results ought to be accepted as credible too. However, Raila and the NASA'S allegations about hacking and tampering with Form 34 A/B, they effectively raised doubts about the transmission of the IEBC results.
Secondly, the international observers and their leaders could neither investigate the hacking etc allegations on the spot nor stop the declaration of the results, which the IEBC alone was empowered to do. The two leaders however engaged the IEBC and reported back to observers and the international media the IEBC had rejected the allegations by Raila & Co. Prezs Mahama and Mbeki repeatedly advised Raila & Ci to resort to the Supreme Court to deal with their claims.
Thirdly, Raila & Co initially rejected the two Prezs advice and rather accused them of being friends or sympathisers of Kenyatta. But the leaders maintained their composure and their stand that the elections as observed were transparent and credible. But doubts about the credibility of the results ought to be sorted out in the SC, which was empowered to scrutinise the issues being raised by Raila & Co.
Fourthly, Raila & Co proceeded to resort to the streets by calling for a nationwide strike. But the strike flopped; thereafter they decided to go the SC, as Prez Mahama and Mbeki had earlier advised. It is a good thing that Raila &Co eventually went to the Supreme Court as they had earlier been advised.
By eventually respecting the advice of Prez Mbeki and Mahama to pursue justice in the SC, Raila and Co saved Kenya from explosive post-elections violence. Both those who insisted on the SC route and those who acted accordingly have been vindicated.
The Kenyan SC has ruled thst the process of transmitting the results had serious flaws. Serious enough to undermine the integrity of the results and warrant a re-run of the Prez elections in 60 days.
Today is a good historic day on which Kenya set a higher standard for credible elections, democracy and the rule of law in Africa.
Let us therefore commend, rather than condemn, Prez Mbeki and Mahama as experienced African statesmen who uncompromisingly pointed Kenya in the direction of the SC; thereby, they played a critical role in steering Kenya away from a second post-elections violence in August 2017.
Jacob Osei Yeboah REPLIES DR. AKWETEY
This is a mediocre argument from Dr. Akwetey. It does not matter the names of the dignitaries involved whether former Presidents Clinton, Tony Blair or Bush or Mandela. Election observers always put up 'see No Evil' attitude. They were economical with dissenting voices and let me admit it requires high level strategic diplomacy as its very sensitive and unpredictable.
But Ghana's 2012 and 2016 elections experiences coupled with Fmr Prez Mahama as the leader of CWO and the Kenya Authorities repatriating some key observers indeed raised doubts about the credibility. More especially, when the head of IT of Kenya's Electoral Commission was murdered a few days to the elections.
They were not prudent in their observation when they limited themselves to no ballot box snatching, no intimidations, etc. Whilst neglecting, Ghana's experiences of hacking to prevent riggings.
Declaring results without due cognisance of probable hacking is not acceptable and prudent enough.
Let's not try to eulogise mediocrity. I am optimistic that from now onwards, elections observers statement will change to procure truly free and fair in the context of applicable technology and probable contestation of results in court.
It is rather unfortunate, though that Fmr Prez Mahama has once again been sacrificed at the horizon of elections observers diligent and prudent statements.
Though Fmr Prez Mbeki was part, Fmr Prez Mahama has been at the receiving end because from his own mouth, he is a dead goat to the feeling and dignity of the living.
If there are elders in Prez Mahama's family and there are indeed true men of God, he needs to withdraw and purge himself before taking any leadership mission being local or international.
But some loud mouthed men with spirit of divination just like the slave girl in Acts 16: 16-19, parading themselves as Prophets and making noises all over our radios may always deceive because they want money.
Source: JOY2012 & 2016, INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
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Another surrogate of NPP talking traaash from uninformed view point. You all hate JM because he achieved what you couldn't period
Joy as for this you have gotten it wrong. Rails went to court after the 2013 election and lost alleging same irregularities. 2017 in court he won. Now Raila is alleging the 2013 ruling was flawed. That the election was stolen. Does that mean the observers in 2013 were right?
PLEASE IS NOT FORCE TO WRITE IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND SOMETHING. WHAT IS THE SENSE IN THIS REPLY? DID THEY GO THERE AS PARTY AGENTS OR AS OBSERVERS? WERE THE OBSERVERS GIVEN ANTI HACKING MACHINE TO DETECT SUCH IT EXPERTEES THING? WHY DIDNT 2016 ELECTION OBSERVERS DETECT GHANA'S HACKING MACHINES WHICH CAN HACK EVEN 5 HOURS AFTER ELECTION RESULTS? DOES IT MEAN THEY DIDN'T DO THEIR WORK WELL?
What i know is that some people don't think before writen any article. May God have mercy
here they go again, instead of listening to the voice of wisdom, they are here attacking the Joy. Oh Ghana, instead of concentrating on how to resolve the mess the free shs placement is causing ....oh mother Ghana
This is a mediocre argument from JOY! When once a serious personality like JOY eventually sinks low and communicate from his ***barred word*** instead of from mouth, then he is eying some political favours from the ruling party! No Doubt about that!!! Anyway, are election observers suppose to interfere in the election process??? Advising the former Prez to take a back seat from both international and local assignments exposes you so deep in many ways, JOY.
the author of this article is a kwaaaaaasia
I strongly think the writer of this article is a fuuuuuuulish ***barred word***.
Was it not this same John Ford Kanazoe Mahama who told Nana Addo after the 29th August 2013 ruling that 'You cannot use the courts to get what you failed to get from the people?' Had Raila not failed to get from the people? Why did he advise him to go to court judging from his own utterances after the 2013 election petition? Is it not double standards? this means he had no moral rights to advise Raila to go to court because he knew very well that Raila failed in getting from the people and so the courts cannot get that for him. This is why people are chasing Mahama,and not Thabo Mbeki..... after the Supreme Court ruling in Kenya last Friday. A dead G O A T will remain so even if it is injected with life.
See this ***barred word*** too...JOY or whatever your name is....what do you know about elections? because you stood as independent? see you accusing someone of mediocre arguments..you the dumbest ***barred word*** who stood as president for popularity...