Reality Bites

The fate of alleged post election violence suspects in Kenya is now very real than never before and every minute of the day reminds suspects of the prospects of spending years arguing out a case in the Hague.
It has never sounded or seemed like this. For sometime now, politicians across the political divide have exchanged bitter words and others even bragged of their courage and ability to handle the possibility of being a visitor of the world court.
Like never before, life of many a politician in Kenya looks dull and confounding. The courage and power to ignore threats seems to be fizzling out by the day. The analogy of the cat hiding behind the lion and threatening to unleash terror on would be enemies only to chicken out when the lion leaves the stage perhaps explains the scenario in Kenya.
It is no wonder therefore that even those who drummed up support for ICC seems to be backing off and instead calling for a Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC). Moreso, others are ready forewarning the public about their names appearing in the envelop and seemingly exonerating themselves way in advance.
The power to read what is inside a closed envelop is Kenya's newest discovery and may be worth recommendation by the tourism board to potential tourists and to scholars, a fertile ground for research.
The international community's intervention led by the EU is a significant move towards the conclusion of the big debate between the envelop and the local tribunal which interestingly is taking the way of the age old argument on the egg and the chicken.
However on a lighter note the prosecutor at ICC has given the country another six months to come up with the necessary mechanisms to handle try the post election perpetrators, a case which helps engage the public discourse for quite a considerable time again.
The interesting thing though is that 2012 is not far and the way of the ballot will soon be nigh. Therefore the fate of many politicians in the next general elections will be dictated to a great extend by the outcome of this case. Perhaps many will lose out and to others a major victory since many will ride on the results of the Waki report.