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Before Major Prize, Wang Shu Spoke with Cite
In the Fall of 2011, the Rice Design Alliance (RDA) brought three architects from China to lecture in Houston at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. One of the speakers, Wang Shu, was just announced as the next winner of the Pritzker Prize. RDA has once again shown its knack for bringing master architects to Houston before they emerge as Pritzker Prize winners. Past lecturers have included Richard Meier, Aldo Rossi, Robert Venturi, Rafael Moneo, Renzo Piano, and Glenn Murcutt.
Bringing great architects from China to Houston is no small effort and does not happen very often. Cite followed up on the great opportunity. The morning after each lecture, Julia Mandell, a designer and writer, interviewed each of the visitors at the Hotel Zaza over breakfast. I had the privilege of sitting in and recording the conversations. Wang Shu had a strikingly calm intensity about him. He was focused and aware of his tight schedule for the day but decidedly not in a rush. He did not plug a laptop into the wall. He did not answer his mobile phone or send texts. …
DSFNCTN: Getting over practicality with Mike & Maaike
This post covers the first lecture in the Rice Design Alliance's three part series, "FURNISH." If this captivates you be sure to attend the next two.
In the earnest tone with which he delivered his entire talk, Mike Simonian suggested on Wednesday evening that, in a given body of work, "if everything is perfect, then there's a certain ugliness to all that beauty." This, from the designer who made the XBOX console beautiful? You'd be hard pressed to find a blunder among the offerings coming out of Mike & Maaike, the San Francisco-based industrial design studio led by Simonian and his partner, Maaike Evers. By looking for one, though, you'd also miss the point.
Simonian and Evers, with the support of an international cadre of young interns, push their projects through a concept-driven, rigorous process and produce compelling works. A sort of completed perfection, though, doesn't come across as the primary objective. The designs pose questions without declaring answers. They stir up trouble, find intrigue in uncertainty and sometimes fly in the face of staid conventions.…
Is LEED-ND Sustainability We Can Believe In?
Dockside Green, Victoria, British Columbia.
Over the past ten years, LEED certification went from the quirky idea of long-haired treehuggers to mainstream dominance. Sadly, it is often a sham. The point system used by the non-profit that awards the certification, the U.S. Green Building Council, is too easy to manipulate for the sake of marketing. For example, bike racks and showers earn points even if the building is sited on the edge of a freeway. The proximity of one bus line in the suburbs is equal to a downtown grid crisscrossed by public transportation. I've seen aerial pictures of LEED-certified, green-roofed buildings surrounded by moats of asphalt parking. The situation is perverse. Isolated features are used to green wash environmental time bombs—the architectural equivalent of putting a few pieces of organic lettuce on a factory-farmed beef patty.
A new type of LEED certification, LEED for Neighborhood Development or LEED-ND, promises to address some of these deep flaws. I attended a workshop on October 25 at CITYCENTRE, 14 miles west of downtown, to find out about the new point system. Douglas Farr, the original chair of the committee that developed the standard, gave the presentation.…
Can You Afford This Factory-Made Designer House?
The fact that architects have been fascinated with prefabrication is no secret. Over the past 90 years, such luminaries as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Yona Friedman, Team X, and Jean Prouvé engaged in the dialogue. Modernists found it to work in their system of the free plan. Megstructuralists became fascinated with the repetitive unit that the individual could customize after construction. Projects such as Moshe Safdie's Habitat at the Montreal Expo in 1967 and Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation imagined a new way of building and inhabiting space.
Recently, firms and companies such as Blu Homes, Marmol Radziner, and Alchemy Architects (with their weeHouses) have reopened the discussion of prefabrication, specifically with single family homes. Add Lake Flato Architects to the list. Based out of San Antonio, David Lake and Ted Flato decided to use the recent economic downturn to investigate potential lines of thinking they would not normally have time or energy for. From these explorations the "Porch House" was born. While the aforementioned architects focus on an already miniscule niche of homeowners looking for non-custom high-end homes, Lake Flato noticed a different angle.…
Carlos Jiménez Slows Houston Down with Stunning Design
In the second installment of the Rice School of Architecture's course on "The Future of Design," faculty member and University of Houston graduate Carlos Jiménez considered the value of related concepts like timeliness, tempo, and speed. (See all the posts in this series here.)
We began looking at a 1891 birds-eye-view of the city of Houston, a lithograph that shows a city already growing rapidly, its grid reaching far out to the horizon, but even the hopeful industrialism in this image fails to anticipate the later explosions in building and expansion through the twentieth century (abetted by post-war highway construction). Architects and civil engineers build our futures surely, but our future is often obscure and difficult to discern, no matter how great their skill and foresight. The self-same models of wild-eyed futurism discussed a week earlier by Sarah Whiting were recalled by Jiménez's in cautionary terms. "Nothing gets old as fast as the future," he quipped. …


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remember when Facebook was just for college students? yeah, us either.... probably because we are so young...too old... or something like that? BUT Alida and Shae do, and when she saw him..well, she had to have him. It was love at first sight for them, and it was love at first sight for us!
They spend lots of time in Carmel so it was a total no-brainer!
in truth,
Robyn and Maria
Kristen Jensen:
WOW! Stunning, really beautiful. Alida and Shae you are STUNNING! Can't wait for the wedding!(06.23.11)
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a pretty picture of our pretty clients:
in truth,
robyn and maria
shiera brady henderson:
i was a guest at Trisha's wedding yesterday and loved watching you photograph. just getting my feet wet with portrait photography so become completely "smitten" with your work. beautiful and artistic. hope our paths cross again--i will look forward to seeing photos posted from yesterday. shiera p.s. i love lower case letters too:)(05.01.11)
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There is so much to say about this amazing couple, as soon as we met we knew they were best friends and totally smitten with each other. Robyn and I of course became smitten with all of their friends and family, and can we talk party? I LOVE a good party and when people end up dancing on chairs, it is a GREAT party!
Thank you so much for letting Robyn and I be a part of this day and make pretty pictures, we are blessed.
oh, and Merry Christmas!!!!
In truth,
Robyn and Maria
Another beautiful wedding ladies. I'm enjoying the overall feel of this wedding. Everything gives off this light, airy, joyful feeling. It makes me happy :). Great work.(01.07.11)
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== PostgreSQL Weekly News – December 25 2011 ==
== PostgreSQL Weekly News – December 25 2011 ==
HTSQL 2.2, a high-level query language for relational databases, released.
psycopg2 2.4.3, a Python connector for PostgreSQL, released.
== PostgreSQL Jobs for December ==
== PostgreSQL Local ==
The fifth annual "Prague PostgreSQL Developers Day" conference,
The Call for Papers for is open for FLOSS UK, which will be held in
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PostgreSQL Weekly News is brought to you this week by David Fetter
Submit news and announcements by Sunday at 3:00pm Pacific time.
== Reviews ==
== Applied Patches ==
Tom Lane pushed:
– Teach SP-GiST to do index-only scans. Operator classes can specify
– Rename updateNodeLink to spgUpdateNodeLink. On reflection, the
– Avoid crashing when we have problems unlinking files post-commit.
– Fix gincostestimate to handle ScalarArrayOpExpr reasonably. The
– Update per-column ACLs, not only per-table ACL, when changing table
– Improve planner's handling of duplicated index column expressions.
– Rethink representation of index clauses' mapping to index columns.
Alvaro Herrera pushed:
– Allow CHECK constraints to be declared ONLY. This makes them
– Forgot catversion bump on previous patch. Per Tom Lane.
Peter Eisentraut pushed:
– Add support for privileges on types. This adds support for the more
– Add ALTER DOMAIN … RENAME You could already rename domains using
Robert Haas pushed:
– Shave a few cycles in string_agg(). Pavel Stehule
– sepgsql: Check CREATE permissions for some object types. KaiGai
– Take fewer snapshots. When a PORTAL_ONE_SELECT query is executed,
– Improve behavior of concurrent CLUSTER. In the previous coding, a
– Don't forget to de-escape the password field in .pgpass. This has
– Add a security_barrier option for views. When a view is marked as a
– Catversion bump for commit 0e4611c0234d89e288a53351f775c59522baed7c.
– Typo fixes. All noted by Jaime Casanova.
– Add bytea_agg, parallel to string_agg. Pavel Stehule
== Rejected Patches (for now) ==
No one was disappointed this week 🙂
== Pending Patches ==
Jeff Davis sent in another revision of the patch to fix GiST indexing
Magnus Hagander sent in another revisions of the patch to allow users
Peter Eisentraut sent in a patch to disable prompting by default in
Heikki Linnakangas sent in two revisions of a patch to move more work
Phil Sorber sent in three more revision of a patch to improve relation
Marti Raudsepp sent in a patch to enable min()/max() optimization for
Tomas Vondra sent in two revisions of a patch to track temp files in
Alvaro Herrera sent in a WIP patch to separate the default search
Simon Riggs sent in a WIP patch to fix some contention issues in CLOG.
Marti Raudsepp sent in a patch to fix handling of erroneous float
Andrew Dunstan sent in a patch to make pretty-printing of view
Tomas Vondra sent in two revisions of a patch to allow EXPLAIN ANALYZE
Simon Riggs sent in a patch to enable 16-bit page checksums.
Alexander Björnhagen sent in a patch to add a GUC to control whether a
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A clean fridge. It's all shiny and looks brand new again. Ok, so it wasn't that bad before to be honest but it's been on my To-Do list for awhile. It all started thanks to Mum as she did a clean before she left this morning. Vacuumed, dusted, washed sheets and made beds. She knew the in-laws were arriving tomorrow and wanted to give me a hand. I couldn't be more grateful. Any kind of bending is becoming a bit of a strain. He's a heavy boy my LM.Every month when it arrives it feels like I've won ... [ Discover More ]
Archives for April 2009
Shhhh… yet to be revealed.
Ok so I missed the exact day I've done the rest of the Bump Pix but we'll live. A few days off won't matter too much. I don't think doing it on Saturday works, I seem to forget. I'm going to go back to doing them every Friday, a day early but who cares. At least I'll remember. Maybe. My brain's been a little screwy lately. Like brushing my hair. I always forget to do that.LM has moved. I swear. He seems to be a little higher, up off my bladder. I can sleep through the night and my belly button ... [ Discover More ]
My Little Sweat Shop
This is my Mum hard at work, sewing curtains for LM's room. They're so perfect and I know they'd be quite pathetic if I was doing it myself. When it comes to sewing I'm all about the shortcuts but Mum is a perfectionist and the results prove it.We've had quite a nice weekend. Lots of Scrabble, shopping and chilling out discussing LM's room. It's coming together quite nicely. Not quite time for a reveal yet though, still a lot of sewing for us (Mum) to do. I really love the colours, textures and ... [ Discover More ]
Putting the plan on paper…
It's not to scale. The furniture only resembles what I have. It is a sketch after all. I needed to get my ideas out of my head and onto paper so I could share them with Mum and Steve. I drew this on Wednesday night before our big shopping trip at Spotlight on Thursday. I'm glad I did, along with getting the measurements for everything so we knew how much fabric was necessary and what colours would come into play where. A valuable tool, especially when explaining our task to a confused sales lady ... [ Discover More ]
Nursery Inspiration
Steve and I have had discussions about the nursery and how we want it to look and operate. It took awhile to get it out of him but I did and we have agreed to some things and tossed others out the window. It was really nice to talk about it together and share ideas. Here's what we came up with:Blues, Limes and White as the main colour theme with punches of Orange. Steve also wants me to try and work in some chocolate brown to match the rest of the house.No "Winnie the Pooh". Pooh is banned :)We ... [ Discover More ]
Nursery Art Swap
My lovely friend, teacher and artist Rhi is making me some beautiful blocks similar to the one's pictured above. She made these for a friends new baby and has since been asked to make several more for up coming baby showers and personalised gifts. I thought they were so sweet I just had to have a set for LM. You pick the word or name and colours and Rhi does the rest. You can also order your own by request. Just leave a comment with blog link or email me (firstname.lastname@example.com) and I ... [ Discover More ]
Today is my blogs 3rd birthday and I celebrated by having cake for breakfast, LM convinced me it was OK. Since the 20th of April 2006 I have been blogging my little heart out. 1417 posts to date. I can't believe I'm about to start my 4th year and there are no signs of me stopping anytime soon. It's my daily diary, an online vault of all things "me" and what's been going on in my life, be it important or considered trivial or mundane, it's there in all it's glory.I love going back to old posts, ... [ Discover More ]
Charlie's Girlfriend
Tipsy, Charlie & TobyI was quietly tapping away at my computer, LM and I chilling out to some rainforrest tunes when I heard barking. I knew it was Tipsy, the girl on the other side of the back fence. I thought nothing of it until I heard Toby do his dominant bark. It was too early in the day for Toby & Charlie's normal rough and tumble. I go to the back door and this is what I see. Seriously, for about 3 seconds I thought "Do I have 3 dogs?".Tipsy is a gorgeous Labrador X Mastiff. She ... [ Discover More ]
Steve's Big Day
Wow. I can't believe we're already at this stage. The room has been ready, bare and waiting to be filled with baby goodness and thankfully it's started. We were both prepped and ready to construct this important piece of furniture (I was the foreman) and I'm glad I was there as there was no way in the world it could be done alone, not this type anyway. We opened the boxes and to our complete disbelief there was no screws, no bolts, no Allen Key. Steve had to drive all the way back to Penrith to ... [ Discover More ]
This is me, just before jumping in the car and driving over to Coogee to see David, Susie & Chloe. It was a long drive but worth it. It's a pity we didn't have more notice that they were coming otherwise we would have booked a hotel room and made a weekend of it. Oh well, we'll know for next time. It was great to catch up and it was like no time had gone by... but there was proof it had, little baby Chloe. Too cute for words, happy and bouncing to the music. Lots of smiles for me and plenty ... [ Discover More ]
Sick Daddies and Happy Babies
Steve's sick. The house smells like Eucalyptus Oil and scented tissues. Poor bugger. We spent most of the day at the Dr's getting medicine and I wandered off to buy baby socks and photo albums. Above is all the clothes LM has to date. The bamboo cotton sock (sooo soft, I love bamboo blends) and leggings (I remember how awesome they are after helping look after Tenno) are new, only bought today. Most of them are 00's or 000's as I'm sure we'll get lots of tiny things and I'm thinking LM is going ... [ Discover More ]
Nursery Layouts *editted to add links*
Ok, this is what I'm thinking for the layout for Little Mez's room. The room is quite narrow and long so the furniture is kinda set up like a galley. It took ages to get the measurements of the room and all the furniture, then convert to feet and inches so I could use a free online program to make these up. This is my favourite layout but it's best to have a few options and opinions.I don't mind this but I'm not sure I like how the daybed breaks the room in half. We're keeping the daybed as it's ... [ Discover More ]
The unveiling…
Don't we have the sweetest little baby. We had our scan and everything went so well. Steve and I were beside ourselves with excitement. We watched the screen in amazement. So much had changed in 2 weeks. We also found out I'm actually 20wks and 3days but that may be just because we've got a rather big and long baby.Little Mez takes some of the cutest profile photos. I'm a bit of pro now when it comes to visualising what's on screen. Steve's slowly getting it, I still have to point most things ... [ Discover More ]
Happy Easter
Isn't this sweet. Allison sent me this cute little customised picture on facebook for Little Mez for Easter. I love that one is a boyish colour and one is a girlie colour. Very fitting as we only have 2 more sleeps till we find out. I hope everyone is happy hanging out with family and eating lots of good food and chocolate.It still trips Steve and I out that this will be the last major holiday we'll be spending as a two-some. It's hard to believe at Christmas we'll be celebrating as a ... [ Discover More ]
Shindigs and Pretty Outfits
This week has been pretty full on with social events left and right. On Wednesday I took Alice out to Rouse Hill for lunch and a couple of hours shopping. On Thursday Wez took me out for a pub lunch and a really good chat. On Friday I spent the afternoon with Casey trying on dresses (like the one above) and then later that night Steve and I were to attend Wez's heathen BBQ. There was over 40 people there. It was insane. Then on Saturday night we had Steve's work dinner that I organised and it ... [ Discover More ]
I'm liking the silhouette photo, I might have to do this every week. I'm loving that my butt sticks out just as much as my bump. Makes me feel a little balanced lol. Even my boobs look different thanks to my new bra. Better than some of those Madonna/Traffic Cone contraptions they tried to put on me... plus it's damn pretty. I'm going to Casey's this afternoon to borrow a few clothes to boost my dwindling wardrobe. It'll be fun dressing up my bump.I thought I would despise my ever expanding ... [ Discover More ]
Got Milk?
Well I got myself some Hot Milk. Totally gorgeous maternity lingerie that fits like a glove and was the kind of self esteem boost I needed after yesterday... but I'll talk about that later. Right now I want to gush about my GORGEOUS bra. I resisted modeling the bra myself and scanned a pic from a magazine instead. It's the first bra I've ever owned that doesn't have under wire and it's so comfy. The lace is so pretty and feminine... sigh. I can't wait to show Steve ;)What was I up to yesterday? ... [ Discover More ]
Happy Easter Cake
Isn't it just darling! I'm quite proud of my efforts. To tell you the truth I went a bit over board for a work BBQ but once I started I couldn't help myself. Plus I had a few new piping nozzles I've been meaning to try out. I'm really chuffed of my buttercream icing too, it came out perfect. I got the cute Easter eggs and bunny from ALDI of course. I just loved the wrappers, so different and festive.I made Devils Food Cake, with choc fudge as the middle layer and iced with vanilla buttercream, ... [ Discover More ]
Toby & Charlie
Toby (5 at Xmas) & Charlie (3 in May)I've gotten quite a few questions about Toby & Charlie lately; "How are they coping? Have they noticed any changes? Have they treated you differently?" etc and I thought it was really interesting. They are of course wonderful but I have noticed Toby is a bit sooky and has cried a couple of times from wanting attention specifically from me. He's very protective which is cute but he's not aware of his strength so I always make sure Steve's in the yard ... [ Discover More ]
Thank the people up above for Jacq teaching me how to use bronzer/blusher. Since I've gotten all "puffy" it's been a godsend. I think I have it down-pat now. It looks a little more defined in person. I've also gotten into the habit of putting a touch of foundation on my nose and under eye area as I've found my complexion has changed a little. Thankfully the pimples have calmed down a little but haven't gone away completely.Here's my 18wk old bump. It's starting to feel less and less like a well ... [ Discover More ]
Told you I'd Try
Power pole in front of my house.Rain on our car.Flowers soaking up the sun.Old inner spring baby mattress dogs used to sleep on.It did have stuffing, Charlie ripped it all out :PToby wagging his tail and Charlie getting a closer look. ... [ Discover More ]
I'm going to TRY
If my camera could pull a face right now, that's what it would look like. Poor little abandoned Niki. I do love her, a lot actually but my brain seems otherwise occupied... can't think why. After posting about all those baby books yesterday (I've finished 2 so far) I thought I should probably read a few assignments and do a little study today.So I had a light lunch, a lovely shower (hence the damp hair), did the dishes and put the book in front of me... then decided I should probably blog about ... [ Discover More ]
A bit of light reading…
The library list:Then We Were Three - DVDAussie Fit Pregnancy - DVDBaby LoveUp the DuffThe Official Lamaze GuideDelivery by Appointment, Caesarean Birth TodayHandle with Care, Real StoriesConception, Pregnancy & Birth - Miriam StoppardNow I'm off to enjoy this glorious grey, rainy, stormy weather snuggled up in my doona with one of these lovelies. ... [ Discover More ]
Our Little Alien
Cute hey! lol. We got our photos today and I love them. What I love even more is that well see Little Mez again in less than 2 weeks. Man, this cracks me up every time I see it. Steve has this pic as his screen saver at work lol.Now here's a cutie photo. So sweet and less alien-like. Mama's favourite. Steve's convinced Little Mez suck up it's rude finger during the scan but I think he's full of it. My sweet little baby would never do such a thing.Look at those big feet. Dad and Mama have the ... [ Discover More ]


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The 'Bruno' poster debuts
As anticipation mounts for the second Sacha Baron Cohen and Larry Charles comedic collaboration, Universal released this provocative new poster for "Bruno" on Friday. And yes, we agree. "Borat" was so 2006. But as Fergie would say, is "Bruno" so 300late?
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Latest Prometheus image needs deciphering
A new image from Ridley Scott's Prometheus - featuring Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshall-Green - is making the obligatory rounds in cyberspace.
The problem? It is essentially a teaser picture, complete with alien writing, and obviously requires a lot of deciphering.
I almost wish I could phone up Daniel Jackson (SG-1) or Rodney McKay (Stargate Atlantis) and ask for help.
Yes, I know they are both fictional characters from another franchise, but still, wouldn't it be nice to have them both on speed dial, along with Samantha Carter?
OK, enough daydreaming, let's try and start off with what we know. Rapace and Marshall-Green are wearing space suits, although they are standing in what appears to be an alien cave, chamber or ruins without their helmets.
This obviously implies there is some sort of breathable atmosphere, along with a fairly reasonable temperature. Of course, there is no way to tell if the two are above or under ground, but there does appear to be the remains of a tree in the upper left corner, along with several lines of alien script carved into what appears to be a large stone or the remains of a doorway on the right.
It is likely we are looking at a "scorched earth" scenario inflicted on another planet, perhaps hinting at the "terrifying battle" to save the human race that the crew of Prometheus is forced to either wage or research.
The latest Prometheus picture was released just weeks after another, equally enigmatic image went live: a unique perspective of a giant (alien or human?) statue.
At the time, I speculated that it perhaps epitomized the insignificance of the Prometheus crew in a wider universe - while showing us some pods, eggs or alien pottery on the floor.
This is still likely a valid observation, although now I can't help but wonder if both images were shot in the same in-world location. Something tells me they weren't, even if I have little more than a gut feeling to base my opinion on. Alternatively, the newest image could have been taken of Rapace and Marshall-Green after they exited the statue chamber and perhaps entered a different section of the ruins.
It's obviously going to be some time before we see exactly what Ridley Scott's Prometheus is all about, but in the meantime we can content ourselves with the fact that veteran Hollywood screenwriter Damon Lindelof assures us the film will be nothing short of "epic." And according to Sigourney Weaver (Ripley), Prometheus takes the franchise where she always wanted previous Alien films to go.
"Fox and I disagreed on how the [movies] should continue. But I'm glad it's Ridley Scott doing it, and I'll be as curious as anyone, or maybe more curious, to see it [because] I think he took my suggestion," Weaver explained during a recent interview. "Fox wanted to go to earth and I said: 'That's so boring. Who wants to see aliens on earth?' I said 'go back to the [original] planet [depicted in Alien]'."
Prometheus, which explores its own mythology and is not directly linked to Alien, is slated to hit theaters on June 8, 2012 via 20th Century Fox. The movie boasts a star-studded cast, including the sexy Noomi Rapace (from the original Swedish version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Logan Marshall-Green and Idris Elba.
Prometheus is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Jon Spaihts, along with Damon Lindelof. Marc Streitenfeld, who worked on several of Ridley Scott's previous films, has reportedly composed a haunting musical score to match the somber mood of Prometheus.


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It's certainly changed days alright at Rangers financially which is something that the Ibrox faithful has learned perhaps to appreciate rather than accept fully...
Summertime used to be a busy affair in years gone by at Edminston Drive, sadly the days of box office signings including the likes of Butcher, Gazza, Laudrup, De Boer Twins, Numan's et al are long gone. Indeed a signing of any kind is rare a sight at Ibrox these past two and a half years or so.
So far it's been a mighty exodus with one or three key individuals who made up the spine of a title winning side these past few seasons leaving for pastures new. Away is goal machine Kris Boyd for starters, his move away was always going to be a pro-longed goodbye as he was free to talk to other clubs from January onwards as his contract came to an end this summer with Rangers.
Many mumblings across the Scottish Press about offers from Turkey to Teesside as well a 'substantial' wage offer from Rangers to keep the prolific number 9 at Ibrox however really depends on how one defines 'substantial' as the offer wasn't quite enough in the end up. Boyd joined ex Celtic Manager Gordon Strachan's Scots Revolution at Middleburgh and the club saw fit to sell midfield engine room Kevin Thomson to the Teesside club deciding to cash in a £2mil chip as rather than face the risk of losing him for nothing like Boyd.
Good business sense, lack of ambition or desperate times that Rangers cant offer two of Scotland's best footballers a healthy contract to stay this side of the border? It's a tough environment when the Championship is outbidding you never mind the Premiership.
Alongside the Kevin Thomson deal swelling up the Ibrox coffers tin is the deal that saw young defender Danny Wilson sign a three-year deal with Liverpool for a fee that could eventually reach £5 million.
Many will still argue that Wilson should have stayed put at Ibrox for a few season yet, gained more top team and Champions League experience before heading for the Premiership however can you blame the lad for taking a stab at the big-time along with wages to match?
Others to follow suit this summer include Nacho Novo (who will be sadly missed – goals, passion and a man that played for the Jersey if there is such a thing these days in professional football these days), Steven Smith (decent enough squad player but wont be missed) and American all star DaMarcus Beasley (great player when he did turn it on which was hardly ever in the light blue so again no great loss).
The only one signing has been that of Walter Smith himself for another year in the Ibrox hot seat before Ally McCoist takes charge. Smith's final hurrah in management I'm sure won't out on a whimper due to a lack of transfer activity even though he has become a master wheeler dealer and ran his Rangers team on a shoe-string budget since he took charge again for a second time.
I reckon he's struck a wee deal with the money men at Ibrox and Smith will strike before the transfer window slams shut at the end of August with a few signings to bolster the Ibrox first team as necessity dictates it – Rangers have only 13 recognised first team players, two or three injuries…and it's a major step up for many of the inexperienced kids at Ibrox to fill the void completely.
Rangers are already through to the Champions League group stages so perhaps Smith can afford to hang fire rather than 'go go go'' like is counterpart Neil Lennon in the transfer market but he best get a move on as the Rangers fans are getting a tad impatient.
Good news is that Walter Smith has confirmed he will assess Honduras striker Georgie Welcome during a trial period at Rangers' Murray Park training ground this week and the club have been linked with Rapid Striker Nickica Jelavic. Georgie would be a welcome addition to the squad if he can reproduce his form for the Arsenal (based in Roatan, Honduras 18 gls in 22 apps) and Deportivo Motagua (23 gls in 64 apps).
Hopefully the 'Welcome' matt at Ibrox will be worn thin by the end of August.
Patience until then…
Keep up to date with the Blue Half of Glasgow via ESPN's Soccernet Rangers Homepage and Club Blog.
Kris Boyd was not one of Scotlands best "footballers" far from it... that why he is now at Middlesbrough. You have given the best reason as to why Rangers havent gone gung ho in the transfer market, because if you do, you could end up failing to qualify for the champions league (see celtic) and having to sell one of the "leagues best footballers" to pay for said failures... (see celtic)
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Occupational Therapy
Activity Analysis: Brushing Teeth
There are many steps involved when it is time for an individual to brush their teeth. In order to perform this activity,
I needed to walk into the bathroom, turn on the light, and find my specific tooth brush. Then I needed to pick up the brush
and tooth paste, remove the cap and squeeze the tooth paste on to the brush. Then it was time to turn the water on, move
my arm back and forth to brush my teeth, spit, and rinse my mouth. After brushing my teeth for a couple of minutes, I had
to turn off the water, put the tooth brush back in the holder, and dry my hands and face. Performing this activity required
a variety of functional skills. Motor skills including posture, mobility, coordination, strength and effort, and energy are
needed to perform this activity, along with process skills including energy, knowledge, temporal organization, and organizing
space and objects (Hersch, Lamport, & Coffey, 2005). Some of the specific skills used to perform the activity are described
1. Gross motor skills (using the larger muscles in the
body)-walking to the bathroom
2. Fine motor skills (small muscle movements)- turning on
the light switch, picking up the tooth brush, removing
the cap, squeezing the tooth paste, grasping the handle
to turn the water on and off, and putting the tooth
brush back in the holder.
3. Cognitive skills- choosing the appropriate tooth brush,
knowing what to do with the tooth brush, and turning on
the cold water.
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DPMF Publications:
Democracy and Good Governance in
Kenya: Prospects and Obstacles
process of political change in Kenya which culminated in the Dec 29, 1992
multi-party general elections was influenced by both domestic and external
factors. The democratization movement that has been sweeping across Africa since
the late 1980's and which bears resemblance to the struggle for independence
in the 1950's and early 60's has not spared Kenya.
Like the independence movements, the current democratization movement
aims at freeing the African masses from socio-political and economic malaise.
the first 30 years of independence in Kenya turned out to be a disappointment
both politically and economically. The
attainment of independence in Kenya in 1963 had been welcomed by the masses on
the belief that the new state would introduce democratic practices both in
political life and economic management. However this was never to be, since the
rulers strayed away from popular expectation. One of the basic requirements of
democracy is that there should be a popular consensus on how state affairs are
conducted. Secondly, the
governors should be accountable to the governed according to procedures which
have been pre-determined. The Kenyatta government did not adhere to the above
principles but instead spent the first six years creating a unitary State with
extensive powers bestowed on the executive at the expense of the Majimbo
Constitution which had envisaged a decentralized State. The artificiality of the
State which comprised several ethnic groups due to the boundaries drawn by the
colonial powers gave leeway to Kenyatta to engage in patron-client politics once
he had entrenched himself in power. When
Moi succeeded Kenyatta in 1978 the same state of affairs continued, culminating
in the emergence of the state system which lacked genuine legitimacy.
It infringed on basic individual rights and sidelined a majority of the
population in economic activities thus ensuring a consistent regression towards
political and economic decay.
The second
struggle for democracy in Kenya is rooted in the above malaise and the upheavals
in Eastern Europe in the late 1980's only acted as a catalyst in exposing the
regime's dictatorial pasture to the international community.
the purpose of this paper is to analyze the nature of the state at the dawn of
multi-partyism and to critically assess the brief experience of pluralist
politics in Kenya since 1992 by laying emphasis on the constitutional changes
enacted since then and their relevance or irrelevance to the quest for democracy
and good governance in Kenya.
In 1963,
Kenya adopted a multi-party liberal democracy based on the "Westminster
Model" of Government. According
to this model, the executive authority remained vested in the Queen.
The powers of the Queen in the country were however exercised on her
behalf by the resident Governor-General.
The Governor-General in turn was to be advised by his prime-minister and
the cabinet. (Gertzel, 1970: 125).
Independence Constitution negotiated at Lancaster House in London sought to
create among other structures, a diffuse legislative structure that would not be
susceptible to undue influence from the executive arm of the government.
The whole idea as expressed in the independence constitution was to
create a broad basis for executive accountability.
This was achieved through the demise of a regionalized state system that
was underscored by first a two-tier central legislature comprised of the Upper
House (Senate) and the Lower House (House of Representatives) with a provision
for the Senate to work as an effective check on both the Lower House and the
executive. And second, the
formation of regional governments and assemblies which had decision-making and
legislative authority over a substantial range of matters.
under the independence constitution, the latitude of power exercised by the
Central government was in principle severely limited.
It was difficult for the executive to make major policy decisions without
the input of parliament, the regional assemblies or both.
Parliament was also supposed to have a major role in the working of the
constitution. Not only was its
co-operation essential in the exercise of emergency powers, but it also had the
powers to bring-down a government through a vote of no confidence.
Those structures were safeguarded by a rigid amendment procedures which
virtually imposed an embargo on Constitutional change in respect of certain
important matters (see also Ghai and McAuslan 1970; Okoth Ogendo 1972; Gertzel
Barely a
year after independence, Kenya became a republic (Dec. 1964) following
determined constitutional engineering and political manipulation.
The change marked the beginning of a move towards the centralization of
power on the executive. This was
preceded by the KANU-KADU merger which occurred in November 1964 when the
opposition party KADU dissolved itself thus making Kenya a de-facto one-party
State. Thereafter several Constitutional amendments mainly intended
to strengthen the hands of the executive at the expense of other state organs
were put in place between 1965-1969. By
the end of the first decade of independence Kenya had emerged as a dorminant one
party 'personal rule' regime (see e.g. Rosberg and Jackson 1982) in which
the personal ruler increasingly marginalized the role of the party in the
governance process. Indeed
throughout 1970s the Kenyatta regime was under the full control of an ethnic
oligarchy that directly shaped the structure of access and thereby influenced
the resultant inequalities in socio-economic life.
ascended to power in August 1978 in a smooth transition as per the Kenyan
Constitution. The primary concern
of Moi during his first two years in office was the neutralization of Kikuyu
hegemony that Kenyatta had put in place (Oyugi, 1994).
In order to shake the foundation of Kikuyu unity, Moi launched an assault
on GEMA. This was necessary because GEMA had been on the forefront in
the 1976 Change the Constitution Movement aimed at stopping Moi from succeeding
Kenyatta in the event of the latter's death.
But for political expediency, GEMA could not go alone. The move was camouflaged in a resolution passed in July 1980
at a leaders Conference at the Kenya Institute of Administration near Nairobi to
dissolve all tribal associations. The
dissolution of GEMA was followed by the dismantling of its vast economic empire,
which was the source of its power and influence over the GEMA communities (Oyugi,
1994, 22-23).
While the
above process was in progress Moi also sought to entrench himself in power and
also 'strengthened' the ruling party KANU as an instrument to be used in
promoting personal political agenda. Building
in the Kenyatta heritage, he at once embarked on a political path that saw him
marginalize most of the important politicians in the Kenyatta regime.
He then set out on a mission intended to remove all real and potential
alternative centres of power. This
saw the subordination of the Central Organization of Trade Unions - COTU,
Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization etc. to the ruling party. Four years into his rule, he turned Kenya into a de jure one
party state to pre-empt the launching of an opposition by party two opposition
politicians - Oginga Oding and George Anyona.
By the mid
1980's Moi had emerged as an effective personal ruler as he now had the
ability to condemn and re-cycle the once powerful politicians.
Thus after the 1983 elections Moi attempted to infiltrate institutions
and coerce individuals into having direct loyalty to him.
Furthermore the ruling party was made even "more powerful" as an
instrument serving the regimes interests.
executive control of the Government was entrenched further by the passage of Act
No.14 of 1986. It removed the
security of tenure of the Attorney-General and Controller and Auditor-General
exposing them to manipulation by the executive.
Suffering the same fate was the Controller and Auditor-General's office
which as the public's watchdog over tax-payers finances was weakened.
This trend was to continue when in 1988 further amendments to the
Constitution removed the security of tenure of judges and offices of the members
of the Public Service Commission. The
end result was that the above offices lost the capacity to make impartial
decisions. (Weekly Review, August, 1988). The
net result was that the amendments vested in the President an unqualified
discretion in relation to the appointment and tenure of the most crucial offices
in the Public Service. It is
important to note that the above bills were passed in Parliament without much
opposition. This can be explained by the fact that from the late 60s,
parliament had emerged as an institution that could only criticize but without
the temerity to block any executive initiative.
On the
economic scene Moi just like Kenyatta also concentrated on the promotion of the
economic interest of his tribesmen and their allies and likewise engaged in
factional inter-play to achieve his political objectives (see also Himbara
While it
is true that the period prior to the 1992 Multi-party elections never witnessed
serious debates on constitutionalism, it is worth noting that certain steps that
bear on the constitution had been taken in Kenya.
These include the Committee on the National Code of conduct established
in 1983 and whose mandate was to solicit views aimed at establishing a
"normative dialogue" between the State and the Citizens (Ngunyi 1996: 207).
It however died a natural death. The
point to stress here is that by the late 1980s Kenya had emerged as a regime
under personal rulers that cared least about socio-economic democracy.
As would
be expected, the demand for openness in the political system grew out of twenty
years of political oppression and economic discrimination characteristic of both
the Kenyatta and the Moi regimes. Pressure
for democratic change started earnestly in early 1990 in what Kenyans were later
to refer to as the multi-party debate. The
call came from both individuals and civic organizations and included leading
Clergymen who agitated for the political space to be widened.
In July
1990 Kenyan experienced unprecedented civil and political upheaval.
The civic energy activated by the campaign for pluralism had created two
opposing blocs, one a coalescence of forces committed to preserving the
status-quo and the other of those committed to fundamental reforms. It was against that background that the 'ruling party'
(i.e. the president) established a review committee in June 1990 to address in a
constitutional context, the emergent polarisation within the party and state.
Committee took sixteen days going round the country to collate views of citizens
regarding the party's nomination and election rules as well as the party's
code of discipline. Although the
terms of reference of the committees were too narrow in scope thus falling short
of satisfying the majority of the citizens, the people were nevertheless
determined and did speak out on diverse opinions and issues aimed at
strengthening democratic institutions, improvement of public accountability,
restoration of faith in the electoral process and strengthening commitment to
the Rule of Law and respect for Human Rights.
the final report by the Committee either ignored or intentionally omitted the
very issues that Kenyans had suggested demanded urgent attention.
For example the report side-stepped all the major constitutional
questions raised in the different memoranda and concentrated on nomination
procedures, the 70% election rule, and the party's disciplinary mechanism.
The ostensible reason given by the Committee for this avoidance was that
the proper forum for effecting amendments to the constitution was Parliament,
not the ruling party. (Kibwana & Wachira, 1996, 452).
partial reforms by the ruling Party in 1990 did not satisfy the masses.
The only concession being the president's announcement that he had
instructed the Attorney-General to restore the security of tenure of judges, the
Attorney-General and the Controller and Auditor-General.
scenario resulted in civic bodies and opposition activists demanding for more
concessions from the government. In
February 1991, Oginga Odinga a leading opposition figure formed the National
Democratic Party (NDP) and sought it's registration.
He was however denied registration thus paving the way for other civic
bodies to also take the mantle to press for changes.
By mid 1991, the pressure for democratization was accelerating.
In June of that year, the Law Society of Kenya and the CPK Church joined
hands and unveilled the Justice and Peace Commission - Kenya (JPC-K) while the
opposition activists followed closely on their heels by forming a pressure group
known as the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD) in July of the same
year. Those two bodies were formed
in response to denials by both the registrar of society and the High Court to
authenticate the existence of the National Democratic Party.
(Nairobi Law Monthly No.37, 1991).
The twin
assault of the JPC-K and FORD among other local pressure groups and the external
forces spearheaded by donor countries who accused Kenya of Human Rights abuses,
corruption and lack of democracy finally compelled the KANU National Governing
Council to recommend that Section 2A of the Constitution should be repealed
(this section provided for the existence of one party only).
Thus on 10th December 1991, Section 2A was repealed paving way for
formation of opposition parties before the 1992 general elections.
On 10th
December 1991, Parliament repealed Section 2A which had hitherto made Kenya a
de-jure one-party State. The
scenario was reminiscent of 1982 when Section 2A was inserted into the
Constitution. It took only one
sitting and Kenya once more opened avenues for the existence of a multi-party
State. However this particular
enactment fell short of providing an enabling environment for pluralist politics
since previous enactments which favored a one-party State were still intact.
The repeal
of Section 2A in the Constitution paved the way for prepositions for elections
under a multi-party system which were due in 1992.
The government went ahead and amended the National Assembly and
Presidential elections act in 1992 which were meant to create an enabling
pluralist environment for electoral competition.
election Laws (Amendment) Act, 1992 endeavored to provide for, inter alia
the following:-
- enhancement of the powers of the Electoral Commission in the supervision of elections;
- political party nomination which was to be financed by each Party.
consolidation of electrical laws brought this supervision of local government
elections under the electoral commission and extending anti-defection law to
cover local authorities. The
electoral laws although meant to facilitate pluralism in electoral politics also
spelt doom for some opposition parties. For
instance previously preliminary elections were financed by the State; but the
new ruler's effect was that the new parties which had no financial base, could
not easily conduct successful nominations.
In the
count down to the 1992 elections, parliament passed the Constitution of Kenya
(Amendment) Act of August 1992. The
bill which eventually became law was first published on 3rd March 1992.
The bill sought to restructure the State system to conform to a
multi-party framework. It proposed
among other issues the substitution of the vice-president post with that of the
Prime Minister, the limitation of presidential tenure to two five year terms,
the introduction of a reform ... in determining fundamental issues.
Legal aid for indigent citizens in human rights cases, extension of the
powers of the electoral commission to cover local authority elections and the
repeal of presidential emergency powers over North-Eastern province and
contiguous districts. (Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 1992).
proposed Bill was however rejected by both opposition parties and individual
critics such as George Anyona and Timothy Njoya.
An inter-party consultative meeting was thereafter formed on 9th March
1992 when the parties formed a legal committee that would take the Government to
court over the Bill which they thought was basically meant to strengthen the
President's powers. They observed
that the proposed changes should be discussed further before being enacted.
[Daily Nation, 8th, 9th, 10th March, 1992].
from the above complaints, the government withdrew the bill from the House.
In June 1992 the government republished the Bill, which now resorted to
the old scenario and retained the vice-president's post at the expense of the
Prime-minister. It also mandated
the electoral commission to independently conduct and supervise the National
Assembly, presidential and civic elections.
In the case of Presidential election, the Bill added an additional
requirement that the winning President besides garnering the highest number of
votes cast as well as winning a parliamentary seat has to receive a minimum of
25% of all votes cast in at least five of the eight provinces. The provisions also provided for a run-off in the event that
the first round didn't produce a clear winner.
Furthermore, the president's tenure was limited to two five year terms
while the presidents powers to unilaterally apply emergency powers over
North-Eastern Province was scrapped. However,
the referendum provisions were omitted. Subsequently
on 5th August 1992, Parliament by a majority vote of 140 against 1 passed the
Bill (Daily Nation August 6, 1992). It
is thus within the above framework that the multi-party elections were
During the
run-up to the 1992 multi-party general election's, most civil society groups
and certain opposition activists foresaw that there was need to rewrite the
Constitution in order to first facilitate an enabling environment for free and
fair elections, and second to enact Laws which would reflect the transition from
a one party state to a multi-party one.
realization arose from the fact that the existing nature of the state was
oriented to the one-party era. This
scenario saw civil society groups and the existing opposition political parties
call for Constitutional reforms to be enacted through a National Convention.
However this was not to be, mainly because key opposition leaders were
busy organizing their supporters with the belief that they would win the 1992
elections. The elections therefore
went on and KANU emerged as the winner. From that time on, the opposition
parties and civic bodies went back to the drawing board and came to the
conclusion that one of their major undoings in the 1992 election was the
opposition parties and civil society groups then put constitution reform as the
main agenda after their debate in the 1992 multi-party elections.
Thus emerged in the Constitutional reform debate to opposing groups: One
comprised of the opposition parties, religious bodies and other pro-democracy
civil society groups, and the other made of the ruling party KANU which opposed
the changes which were being pursued by the former.
The opposition parties for a long time regarded the Constitutional
arrangement as flawed and impinging on their collective political ambition of
capturing State power. They thus
dedicated most of their efforts towards the attainment of certain electoral
reforms which would put in place an acceptable structure for fair political
On the
other hand, KANU's staunch supporters although not quoting official policy,
were always quick in letting Kenyans know that they would only accede to
Constitutional Change if it accommodated a federal structure.
Such was the case in the countdown to the 1992 elections that any
opposition call for Constitutional Change would be met by similar calls for a
federal structure. The KANU
stalwarts were at it again after the 1992 elections when they openly declared
that they had a draft Majimbo Constitution that they would table in parliament. This call immediately gave momentum to the Constitutional
debate in Kenya. The first group to
react to the above call was the Church.
In March
1994, the 18 Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church released a pastoral letter in
which they called for, among other things, the complete revision of the
Constitution by a large constituent body of experienced and competent citizens
representing all segments of the society. They
argued that the revision of the Constitution should not be left to politicians
alone. (Daily Nation, 16.3.1994). This
position was later supported by the Church of the Province of Kenya (CPK) which
called for the setting up of an independent commission incorporating all shades
of opinion to redraft the Constitution. However
no meaningful response to this demand came from the State.
Thus in November 1994, the debate was revisited when the Law Society of
Kenya (LSK), the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Kenya Chapter of
the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) unveilled a proposal for a Model
Constitution (Model Constitution of Kenya 1994).
It was
under these circumstances that the state also conceded that the constitution as
it stood did not reflect the changed political climate.
The Attorney-General Amos Wako conceded this much when he told parliament
that constitutional reforms were likely to be put in place before the 1997
general election. The bone of
contention then was the format to be used in the enactment of the constitutional
reforms. The popular feeling seemed
to be that the decision ought to be left to some kind of constitutional
conference or national referendum but according to the state, the modalities
would be announced by Moi at an appropriate time subject to the government's
decision to establish a constitutional review Commission.
The AG said the review would allow every Kenyan as a group or party to
present his or her views (W.R. Nov. 11, 1994, 12-13).
build-up towards constitutional reform was to gain momentum when Moi in his new
year message of 1995 assured Kenyans that the constitution would be reviewed
(Nation 1.1.95). Moi stated in his message that he planned to invite foreign
constitutional lawyers and experts to the country to embark on the process of
gathering views from Kenyans and which would then form the basis for reforms in
the Constitution. By putting
constitutional reform on the national agenda and in all probability declaring
1995 the year of constitutional reform, Moi seemed to be confirming that the
KANU Government was willing to undertake a serious review of the Constitution.
By his new
year pronouncement Moi seemed to have wrestled the mantle of constitutional
engineering from the opposition parties and civic groups.
The country seemed to be unanimous that Moi's signal was a clear
indication that Keyans now could reason together in the quest for constitutional
reforms. The KHRC however did not
relent in its efforts to ensure that the masses had an input in the
constitutional reform agenda. It
convened several seminars and workshops which were meant to solicit views from
civic bodies representing a cross sector of the Kenyan society - views which
were finally used to unveil the model constitution of 1994.
Critics were quick to correctly observe that the model constitution
represented the elite views and therefore the model constitution could not be
used as an achor representing the interests of Kenyans.
The civic bodies involved in the drafting of the model constitution later
dubbed themselves as the citizens coalition for Constitutional Change (4C's).
A secretariat was thereafter set-up with a Steering Committee
representing various organizations within the Civil Society.
It's main objective was to draw up a reform agenda which would ensure a
wider participation by the people. The
constitutional reforms, they noted should be enacted through a National
Convention. Their second objective was to de-politicize the whole process, a
feet which they soon found was impossible to achieve since they found that they
lacked the institutional capacity or the appeal to mobilize the masses without
the direct involvement of politicians. Their
initiative thus became still born as it did not take the constitutional reform
agenda any step further.
the initial reaction to Moi's message indicated that Kenyans were ready for
Constitutional Change, subsequent reactions as was to be expected saw KAMATUSA[1]
hardliners such as Nicholas Biwott and William Ole Ntimama and KANU hawks such
as Shariff Nassir and other prominent members of KANU insisting that the
constitution would only be chanted if it accommodated federal system of
Government. What followed then was
an acrimonious debate with both pro and anti-federalism activists restating
their claims. KANU hawks seemed to
hold the belief that their pro-majimbo stance would deter the opposite side from
demanding Constitutional Changes.
The upbeat
mood for constitutional reforms set-up by President Moi was to change
drastically in June of the same year. While
ruling out radical constitutional change in his Madaraka Day speech, President
Moi also made it clear that he had changed his mind about inviting
foreign-experts without being specific. The
president said that some events had taken place in the country which clearly
indicated that those advocating for constitutional reform were not altogether
sincere. He emphasized however that any constitutional changes that
may be effected would have to be carried out through Parliament which he said
was the only organ empowered to amend the Constitution. Opposition politicians immediately issued statements accusing
the President of reneging on his earlier promise to give Kenyans an opportunity
to participate in the country's reform process.
The opposition parties were of the view that constitutional changes
should first be discussed by all Kenyans and that Parliament should only be
called upon to ratify what Kenyans had all agreed on. (W.R June 9, 1995, 9).
In August
1995 the ruling party further made drastic decisions on constitutional reform.
After a closed door meeting of the top organs of the ruling party, KANU
sent a message that it would not agree to be intimidated into implementing
constitutional reforms. The ruling
party also indicated that it would no longer be liberal in registering new
opposition parties and on the same note clearly stated that it would be
uncompromising with NGOs and diplomats who engage in politics. (W.R. August 25,
This rigid
position taken by KANU meant that the opposition and the civic bodies had to
re-evaluate their relevance in the constitutional reform agenda.
Thus for a long time preceding April 1997 the Opposition parties and
Civic bodies held in-house consultations and they were all unanimous on the need
for a Constitutional Convention. But
that is where the consensus ended; for the same bodies disagreed over who should
initiate the talks as well as who would manage the process of convening a
national Constitutional conference. Three
groups thus emerged due to the ownership question.
First was
the National Opposition Alliance which was launched in November 1995 and was
fronted by Messrs Mwai Kibaki (DP), Kijana Wamalwa (Ford-K) and Martin Shikuku
(Ford-A). The second group was
known as Opposition Solidarity and comprised Messrs Kenneth Matiba (Ford-A) and
Raila Odinga (Ford-K, now in NDP) who early in May 1996 called a press
conference to announce that they would commence plans towards convening a
conference to review the Country's Constitution. The third Group comprised of
the Churches and other Civic bodies. It
was this latter group which came up with a set of minimum reforms which they
insisted should be implemented before the 1997 elections.
The minimum reforms that both the Church and the 4C's demanded to be
put in place were as follows:-
First -
The Electoral Commission as established by Section 41 of the Constitution.
The two bodies argued that the sitting Electoral Commission which was
solely appointed by the President could not be independent.
They therefore recommended that an independent, non-partisan, and
inter-party electoral commission be established with fair representation from
the government, the opposition and the organized civil society.
They thus sought that Section 41 of the Constitution be amended.
Second -
The preservation of Public Security Act (Cap 57), Part II as read together with
Part III of Cap 57 gave the President power to, among other things, detain
persons without trial, restrict the movement of persons, control aliens, and
censor the media. The two bodies
stated that these provisions were subject to abuse by the executive arm of the
government especially in an election period.
They therefore sought the repeal of this Section to be replaced by
appropriate provisions to deal with natural calamities and disasters.
Third -
Section 56 and 57 of the Penal Code Cap 63 dealt with seditious intention and
publications. The two bodies observed that these provisions were subject to
abuse as they lent themselves to speculation and conjencture.
They therefore recommended that these provisions be applied cautiously
and that 56 (1) (b) be repealed.
Fourth -
Cap 128 of the Chief's Authority Act which gave Chiefs immense powers with
respect to persons in their jurisdictions.
They observed that this was one of the most outdated and abused laws in
the Statute books. They recommended
that it be repealed in its entirety.
Fifth -
The two bodies observed that Section 24 of the Constitution gives the President
absolute powers with respect to the Constitution and abolition of, appointment
to and termination of appointment from key public offices.
The offices of the Attorney-General, Chief Justice, Head of Civil
Service, Chief of General Staff, Commissioner of Police, members of the Public
Service Commission and Judges would all fall under this category.
In order to ensure the independence of these offices the two bodies
recommended that presidential appointments to and termination of appointment
from any of the offices be subjected to confirmation by 65% of the members of
the National Assembly.
Sixth -
The two bodies recommended that the "25% - 5 province" rule provided in
Section 5 of the Constitution should be amended to provide that in addition to
the above rule a candidate must receive a minimum of 58% of all the valid votes
cast in the election before he can be declared as elected president.
Seventh -
The two bodies noted that the Constitution makes no recognition of independent
candidates in an election, they therefore recommended that provision be made in
the Constitution as well as the local Govt Act (Cap 265) to allow candidates not
affiliated to any political party to run for presidential, parliamentary and
civic elections.
Eighth -
The two bodies noted that Section 33 of the Constitution gives the president
absolute powers to nominate twelve (12) members of Parliament.
They reiterated that his provision was open to abuse and could be used to
solidify the electoral majority of the party in power.
The two bodies recommended that nominated members of Parliament be
appointed from special interest groups that are unrepresented or
under-represented through the election subject to ratification by a majority of
65% of the elected members of Parliament.
Ninth -
The two bodies observed that the public order Act (Cap 56) severely restraint
the freedoms of association, assembly, and expression of the people.
They therefore recommended that Part III of Cap 56 as far as it relates
to control of public gatherings be amended to require only that
organizers of public gatherings notify the Police Officer commanding the
relevant division within reasonable time for purposes of provision of security.
Tenth -
The two bodies recommended that there was need to amend the Constitution to
provide space for the formation of a Coalition Government or a Government of
national unity catering for the broad interests of all sectors of the society.
They also sought that the exchequer should make a contribution to the
campaigns of each political party and Presidential Candidate's campaign.
The Church
and the 4C's maintained that if the above minimum reforms were implemented
then the goal of free and fair elections could be attained.
Meanwhile the National Opposition Alliance and the Opposition Solidarity
also continued to press for Constitutional Change although their strategies
differed. Those efforts however
received a set-back when the Attorney-General Amos Wako announced in June 1996
that Constitutional Changes could not be effected until after the 1997 elections
(Daily Nation 25, 6, 1996).
This announcement met protests from the Opposition political parties and
civic bodies who vowed to hold a Constitutional Convention at a date to be
Attorney-General pronouncement was a reaction to the formation of the National
Convention Planning Committee (NCPC) which was formed as an umbrella body to
represent all the factional interests in both the opposition parties and the
civil society. The NCPC was thus
the mouth piece of all the groups represented within it.
The constitutional reform agenda was formed out of the realization that
the political class had a lot of factional interests that was derailing the
constitutional reform agenda. The
went ahead and set-up sub-committees which were entrusted with working
out the modalities to be used when the Convention was called.
The NCPC
finally called for a delegates conference on 5th April, 1997 where the, National
Convention Assembly (NCA) was established and on April 6, 1997, the NCA resolved
that the former National Convention Planning Committee together with sixteen
provincial delegates and the representatives of the Youth Movement would serve
as the National Convention Executive Council (NCEC) which was to be the
executive organ of the NCA. It was
under the direction of the NCEC that the Constitution reform rallies of May 31,
July 7 and the strike of 8th August took effect.
measures which the NCEC took to pressurize the government to effect reforms bore
fruit on July 17, 1997, when the government announced that it would effect
reforms before the General Elections. This
was preceded by President Moi's initiation of dialogue on Constitutional
reforms when he met religious leaders from the Christian and Muslim Sections on
July 15, 1997. And on July 22, 1997
fifty-five Opposition members of Parliament and the non-parliamentary members of
NCEC met at County Hall and among others, agreed that NCEC was an umbrella body
which represented opposition interests and therefore would be the body to hold
dialogue with or negotiate reforms with the Government.
This was apparently a reaction to the leader of the official opposition
Wamalwa Kijana's meeting with Moi. A
move which the NCEC viewed as a divide and rule tactic.
process of negotiation seemed to be prospering when in the first week of August,
both NCEC and KANU consented to Constitutional reform mediation by the religious
community. However during the
launch only the NCEC turned up while KANU stayed away asserting that it could
only negotiate with the elected representatives of the people.
It was under these circumstances that the Inter-Parties Parliamentary
Group meeting (IPPG) was born. The
IPPG strategically rendered the NCEC irrelevant as it restricted the reform
agenda to the parliamentarians. Furthermore most opposition politicians
abandoned the NCEC and decided to participate in the IPPG reforms. However about 12 radical MPs stuck with the NCEC and refused
to participate in the IPPG talks.
After two
weeks of deliberation in County Hall (parliaments' annex) and a further two
weeks of debate in Parliament the IPPG came up with the following minimum
reforms which have since become law:-
First - an
additional clause in Section one to make a declaration that Kenya is a
multi-party democracy.
Second -
Section 41 to be amended to provide for minimum number of 4 and maximum 21 in
the membership of the Electoral Commission (EC) so that the opposition MPs get
appointed before the elections.
Third -
Section 33 to be amended so that the 12 nominated MPs are proposed on a .....
basis by all Parliamentary Parties (any party with a minimum of 7 MPs in the
Fourth -
period of nominations to last two days
Fifth -
Campaigns to be managed exclusively by the EC with no interference from the
provincial administration.
Sixth -
The EC to be given powers to hire prosecutors to expedite the process of
election petitions.
Seventh -
Public meetings or procession to require notification to area Police boss but
meet-the-people tours and harambees need not be notified.
Meetings to last from 6 am. to 6 p.m to avoid night meetings.
Eighth -
Repealing all sections that deal with Sedition in the Penal Code.
Ninth -
Sections of the Chief's Authority Act that have become obsolete to be repealed.
Tenth -
Amend the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Act to provide for lawful equal
coverage of all political parties.
Eleventh -
Amendment to the preservation of Public Security Act to abolish detention
without trial.
Twelfth -
Amend Societies Act to give the registrar a maximum of 120 days in which he
should respond to any political party seeking registration.
- Amend Section 7 to allow the winning President to form a government of
national unity or a coalition government.
Constitution of Kenya Review Commission Bill was also debated in parliament and
provides for the establishment of a commission which will after the elections
start the process of gathering and collating views from the public on the
changes they wish to see in the Constitution.
The IPPG
reforms package has met condemnation from both the NCEC and the Church.
The NCEC on it's part described the recommendations as greatly flawed
and that the reforms didn't address the basic problems that caused the
Constitutional Crisis. Dr. Kamau
Kuria one of the NCEC's Co-Convenor observed that the MP's were not greater
than the people who elected them and they should not therefore be given the
powers to change the Constitution as they wish.
He submitted further that the problem manifested itself again in the
Constitutional Review Commission where the ordinary people would merely make
suggestions and Parliament would draft the final document. (D.N. Sept 12, 1997).
The Church
on its part observed that the reform Bills assented to by the Presented were
inadequate for a free and fair General Election and called for the extention of
the life of Parliament to enact further reforms. (D.N. Nov 8, 1997). However
their request was nipped in the bud when President Moi dissolved Parliament and
the country started gearing for the December 29, 1997 General Elections.
Constitutional reform debate in Kenya centred mainly on first, the need to enact
constitutional reforms before the 1997 General Elections, Second, the mechanism
to be used in enacting reforms before the 1997 general elections and thirdly the
depth of reforms to be undertaken whether minimum or comprehensive.
Under the
current constitution, parliament is the only institution directly empowered to
alter the Constitution. Section
47(1) of the Constitution provides that subject to this Section parliament may
alter this constitution. The
constitution further provides that a bill to alter it must be supported in the
National Assembly at it's sceond and third readings by the votes of not less
than sixty-five per cent of all the members of the Assembly excluding
ex-official members. This Section
therefore gives Parliament the final say in regard to any amendment to the
Constitution. However an amendment
to a State's Constitution should ideally be effected after an input by the
citizens of that nation. The
proposed amendments should therefore be taken to the citizens for approval,
disapproval or an amendment of the issue at hand.
Several mechanisms could therefore be used to solicit views for example a
referendum, a Constitutional Convention, a Constituent Assembly, a Presidential
appointed Commission or Parliament which was used recently.
there are several factors which make Kenya's parliament unsuitable as the sole
mechanism for enacting Constitutional reforms.
Historically parliament has performed the role of using constitutional
amendments to strengthen the executive. Secondly,
the composition of the dissolved parliament was fitted towards KANU and in any
case the amendment did not have any input from the citizens. Kenya's 7th
Parliament was an ineffective one which 'slept' for 41/2
years and only woke-up when members realized that their role had been usurped by
the NCEC thus necessitating the pulling up of the IPPG decoy.
The IPPG
package is for all purposes a step forward but questions about the
government's commitment to the process still linger.
The speed with which President Moi dissolved Parliament immediately after
he assented to the bills to become law caught many IPPG proponents unaware.
There seemed to be a consensus that the life of parliament needed to be
extend for the IPPG reforms to take root.
the IPPG has been criticized for not incorporating recommendations by the Kenya
espiscopal conference, the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), the
National Convention Executive Council (NCEC) and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
(Daily Nation, Nov 8, 1997).
critics have correctly observed that the IPPG package left the extensive
Presidential powers unscathed. The
absolute right to dissolve parliament which he recently used is a case in point.
Fourthly, the amendment to Section 41 of the Constitution has not ensured
the independence of the Electoral Commission. The President still has the majority in the Commission,
Justice Chesoni who has been adversely accused since 1992 is still the Chairman,
and the appointment of 10 Commissioners from the Opposition is left to the
goodwill of the president which any future president can still abuse.
Fifthly -
The 50% majority rule on top of (25% - 5) in five province for the winning
President hasn't been enacted as well as the provision for independent
the response of KANU has been that some of the above issues have to be referred
to the masses before being enacted. They
will therefore have to wait for the Commission to start its duty.
re-introduction of multi-party politics in Kenya was expected to propel further
the build-up towards plural politics in Kenya.
However the first five years experience have been quite a disappointment.
Although the repeal of Section 2A in 1991 legalized the formation of more
political parties, a lot of statutes which reflected the one-party rule
tendencies were left intact thus showing the space meant for plural politics.
The IPPG
reforms have repealed some of those statutes. However the executive powers still
remain unfettered. The new law now
starts with a preamble that Kenya shall be a multi-party democracy.
This therefore means that the constitution must reflect the tenets of
liberal democracy. It becomes
essential therefore that the concept of separation of powers must be
re-examined. The president's
current powers have allowed the holder of the office to manipulate both the
legislature and the judiciary thus infringing on their role as the 'Check and
balance' on the executive.
It is
therefore mandatory that as the Commission goes around collating views, it
should take the recommendations towards the curtailing of presidential power
very serious. The notion of
participatory democracy should also be embraced in Kenya. This is important
since in Kenya's history at no time has the citizens been directly involved in
determining their destiny. The independence Constitution of 1963 was negotiated by a
majority of self-appointed leaders who to a large extent got legitimacy arising
from the Colonial situation and basically they were negotiating for a
Constitution to facilitate transition. Subsequent
amendments to the Constitution up to 1990 were always done at the whims of the
executive and the recent IPPG amendments although arrived at by the
representatives of the people lacked the input of the citizens, who since
independence have never directly participated in determining the Constitution
they want.
Representative Democracy does not foresee a situation where each citizen can
directly have an input in Constitution-making, it is also obvious that most
parliamentarians lack Constitutional knowledge or expertise to oversee the
process. The solution then can be found in a Constitutional Convention.
The Convention is normally a Conference of delegates elected from
different regions or sectors of a country with a mandate to deliberate on the
country's Constitution. The
proponents of this mechanism argue that delegates to conventions are more likely
to be representative of the popular will of the people in constitutional
matters. This arises from the fact
that delegates to the Convention are elected basically to represent the views of
their sectors on Constitutional issues. This
is in contrast to members of Parliament who are in the National Assembly to
represent their constituents multiple interests.
The Convention seems to be the most realistic way of bringing the
Constitutional Crisis in Kenya to rest and not the Commission appointed by the
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Fred Katz, developer of the Higgins Marketplace, believes he will begin construction on the South County project that calls for 75,000 square feet of commercial space in 2014.
"Something is happening," Katz said.
In 2009, Katz, owner of Roseville-based FHK Properties, obtained approval to begin construction on a project that includes plans to build an approximately 57,000-square-foot supermarket, originally slated as a Bel Air Market, flanked by smaller retail structures on a 20-acre lot behind the CVS Pharmacy at Combie Road and Highway 49.
However, a lawsuit filed by a group called South County Citizens for Smart Growth filed in September 2009 has halted progress on the project. The lawsuit, which alleged the county and the developer violated the California Environmental Quality Act on multiple fronts during the project approval process, was decided in favor of the county in August 2011.
Citizens for Smart Growth filed an appeal in November 2011, and the case has been stagnant in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since.
Katz said a clerk at the appellate court recently requested paperwork from his legal team indicating a decision may be forthcoming.
"If we get a favorable decision, it would take six to nine months to get processed, and the project would go under construction 2014," Katz said.
Margie Joehnck, Citizens for Smart Growth president, said that prospect is unsettling as the project would disturb traffic patterns in the area and prove detrimental to several of the area's small businesses. Behind-the-scenes conjecture has placed Holiday Market grocery store as one of the financiers of the Citizens for Smart Growth, an assertion that Joehnck denied, saying that other small businesses in the area have, however, joined the group.
Calls to Holiday Market headquarters and attorney Keith Wagner, who represents the Citizens for Smart Growth, went unreturned.
A 2008 study by Bay Area Economics presented a best-case scenario in which Holiday Market sales are significantly reduced. Holiday Market has 13 stores across Northern California, including locations in nearby Auburn, Penn Valley, Cool and Meadow Vista, according to the company's website.
"There is a distinct possibility that development of the proposed Bel Air store … would create competitive impacts such that the existing Holiday Market store … would not remain economically viable," the report states.
"I question the wisdom of allowing big chains to take out the mom and pop," Joehnck said.
Economics have changed since 2009, and it is no longer guaranteed that Bel Air will occupy the space, Katz said.
"We'll pretty much start over on the economics, but we have drawn the interest of two other supermarket chains in the event Bel Air decides to move forward," Katz said.
Candidates for the retail anchor do not include a Trader Joe's as the supermarket chain prefers to inhabit a 25,000-square-foot building and enter an established trade area of 150,000 people, Katz said, suggesting Nevada City, Grass Valley and Auburn do not combine to reach such a population mark.
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Scouting Alabama: After pounding Michigan, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Mississippi State to reach 8-0 this season, it looked like the Crimson Tide would stroll into the BCS national championship game. But next came a come-from-behind, 21-17, win at LSU. Then the top-ranked Tide fell behind by 20 points in the first quarter to Texas A&M and QB AJ McCarron uncharacteristically threw a pick at the goal line to end hopes of a comeback and seemingly bumping the Tide from national title contention. But one thing led to another and after Saturday's 32-28 win against Georgia, here they are again. Bama has the No. 1 overall defense, allowing just 246.0 yards per game and has the second-best scoring defense, allowing just 10.7 points per game. The 1-2 punch at running back in bruiser Eddie Lacy and the quick T.J. Yeldon might be the best in football.
Scouting Notre Dame: All season long it's been the Irish defense leading the way. On the ground, they allow just 92.4 yards per game and have surrendered just two rushing touchdowns. Notre Dame is sixth in the nation in total defense, allowing 286.8 yards per game and is first in the country in allowing just 10.3 points. Senior linebacker Manti Te'o gets all the headlines and rightfully so. The Heisman candidate has a team-best 103 tackles, seven interceptions and 5½ tackles for loss. But don't sleep on Prince Shembo, who owns 10½ tackles for loss and 7½ sacks and Stephon Tuitt, who leads the team with 13 tackles behind the line and 12 sacks. Offensively, the Irish don't get a lot of attention, but QB Everett Golson has emerged as a big-play threat, throwing for 2,135 yards and 11 scores. The ground game is solid, too with Theo Riddick (880 yards, 5 TDs) and Cierre Wood (740, 4) leading the charge.
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The purse contained a black Coach wallet, which held the victim's ID and bank cards.
* A Fairfield Pallet representative reported Thursday night that a trailer that may have contained 460 pallets was stolen off Leone Industries' South East Avenue property sometime after 2 a.m. Tuesday.
The trailer, described to police as an orange 1989 WAB, was displaying New Jersey license plate T12D9A and had "Fairfield" in black letters across its front. It is valued at $3,000.
The Fairfield Pallet employee told police the trailer had 460 pallets on it when it was delivered to Leone early Tuesday. Those pallets are valued at $1,380.
* Charlie L. Coney Jr., 53, of Fairfield Township, was arrested Thursday afternoon on the charge of aggravated sexual assault.
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