Author Releases Book on Causes of the Post Election Violence and other Tribal Conflicts in Kenya
Harrison Maina, Ajabu Africa News, posted December 16, 2010
HOUSTON,TX_As the International Criminal Court (ICC) identifies top suspects in Kenya's deadly post election violence of 2007, a Kenyan author based in Houston, Texas has released a book titled "The Broken Covenant", detailing the source of animosity between various Kenyan tribes dating back from Kenyatta and Moi's regimes that according to the author, may have led to the violence.
The violence left 1,133 people dead and 635,000 displaced. The naming of these 6 key suspects has caused considerable local and international interest into the proceedings.
Published by Xlibris publishers of Chicago, Illinois, the 286 page book by Moses Marango, who is a graduate of Master of science in Project Management & Governance degree at The Keller Graduate School of Management in Houston, Texas, seeks to explain the root cause of tribal animosity in Kenya, which boiled down to violence of unforeseen magnitude in the country after the disputed general elections of 2007.
According to Marango, when President Kibaki succeeded President Moi in 2002, Kenyans were optimistic and ready to forget Moi’s dictatorship that was eulogized for its cancerous corruption and tribalism. Yet, five years later, political leaders, the church as well as the police force, embraced tribalism that eventually killed 1,133 Kenyans and created more than 500,000 Internally Displaced Persons now referred to in Kenya as IDPs.
During a telephone interview with Ajabu Africa news, Marango wondered whether the ICC can afford justice for Kenyans as some leaders of the country just sit and watch.
“What part do the legacies of some of the ruling families in Kenya play as most Kenyan leaders pretend to fight inherent tribalism? Can the church in Kenya be trusted again? What happened to the covenants entered between Kenyans and their successive governments after attaining freedom and independence? How safe are Kenyans with the same Police Commandants who were in charge during the violence still in charge today”, wondered Marango as he told a summary of the book.
In the book, Marango asserts that while the Ocampo investigations can address the post election violence, they do not go far enough to unearth the true Kenya’s problems which are tribalism, nepotism and impunity. Marango says that true justice will not be attained if all the top Kenyan leaders do not help the ICC get to the root cause of the problem through the investigations by the lead prosecutor, Louis Moreno- Ocampo.
Born in Bungoma County (formerly Bungoma District- Western Province) of Kenya, the 34 year old Kenyan writer was educated at the Kimwanga R.C primary school before joining Friends' School Kamusinga for his high school education. He then joined Jomo Kenyatta University of Technology (JKUAT) for his Bsc. in Applied Mathematics and Physics.
He later pursued his Msc. in Project Management & Governance at The Keller Graduate School of Management in Houston, Texas.
Moses Marango, a Kenyan Author |
He also studied Electronics Engineering Technology at NIT- Houston. While at JKUAT, he once served as the Secretary then later as the Chairman of the Jomo Kenyatta University Students' Union (JKUSO) and as a result, served on the Board - Faculty of Science, University Senate and Council. He further served on the 8-4-4 Review Commission- JKUAT Chapter.
Throughout his career, Marango says he has fearlessly defended the voiceless and championed for the oppressed.
He told Ajabu Africa News that his father worked for Kenya Railways while his mother sold eggs, sukuma wiki, and sweet potatoes at the local trading center to supplement the family income.
Marango runs his circuit board manufacturing facility in Houston and is married to Charity Alice Wairimu who works at the Houston Medical Center.They both live in Houston, Texas.
He currently runs his business- Crosshair Security Systems ( A CCTV supply and installation company) between Houston and Nairobi.
The paperback version of the The Broken Covenant book is available for any interested readers at the on line book distributors, thebrokencovenant.com, xlibris.com, Amazon.com and other various book outlets.
“I hope this book can help Kenyans have an inner look at our internal problems so that we may address them honestly and arrive at forgiveness and understanding for the sake of a better united future”, said the Marango.
The author can be reached at
:Tel: 832-207-8428
Email : kenyans@thebrokencovenant.com
Website: thebrokencovenant.com
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