Comments on: Mau Mau to sue the British Government http://lawiscool.com/2009/06/29/mau-mau-to-sue-the-british-government/?nucrss=1 The law school blog and podcast from Canada Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Charles Wanguhu http://lawiscool.com/2009/06/29/mau-mau-to-sue-the-british-government/comment-page-1/#comment-6995 Charles Wanguhu Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:38:36 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=1710#comment-6995 Alexander, Thanks for the link to the article and i agree with you on several aspects. I do however disagree with you that the suit as it is spurious and not worth teh trouble. The publicity that has been associated with suit has given new impetus to discussions beyond the merits or otherwise of the suit. As they say those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. And like i mention in the blog the current government tactics especially in controlling the civilian unrest or yearn for reforms has not been to dissimilar from the stance taken by the colonial authorities in handling the emergency period. In addition in the current context the truth justice and reconciliation commission(the issues surrounding it i cannot get into as that would be a whole different piece)that has been set up to look at historical injustices, will do well to look at the issues arising from the suit in an attempt to understand some of the nuances in the Kikuyu community. Alexander,
Thanks for the link to the article and i agree with you on several aspects. I do however disagree with you that the suit as it is spurious and not worth teh trouble.
The publicity that has been associated with suit has given new impetus to discussions beyond the merits or otherwise of the suit.
As they say those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. And like i mention in the blog the current government tactics especially in controlling the civilian unrest or yearn for reforms has not been to dissimilar from the stance taken by the colonial authorities in handling the emergency period.

In addition in the current context the truth justice and reconciliation commission(the issues surrounding it i cannot get into as that would be a whole different piece)that has been set up to look at historical injustices, will do well to look at the issues arising from the suit in an attempt to understand some of the nuances in the Kikuyu community.

]]> By: Alexander Eichener http://lawiscool.com/2009/06/29/mau-mau-to-sue-the-british-government/comment-page-1/#comment-5781 Alexander Eichener Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:05:51 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=1710#comment-5781 Ainsley: for indeed more informed legal insight (from a Kenyan perspective), go to the above mentioned link. It's an article of mine. ( http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/-/539548/614336/-/u1p0nwz/-/ ) Ainsley: for indeed more informed legal insight (from a Kenyan perspective), go to the above mentioned link. It’s an article of mine.
( http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/-/539548/614336/-/u1p0nwz/-/ )

]]> By: Ainsley Brown http://lawiscool.com/2009/06/29/mau-mau-to-sue-the-british-government/comment-page-1/#comment-5775 Ainsley Brown Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:17:11 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=1710#comment-5775 The particular passage that you have chosen to base your whole judgement was merely an illustration of the hypocrisy of individuals. The easy route is indeed to consign past injustices to the bin and stake claim to the current advanced state of the British society. However that would be to deny the very pillars that built the British society. I would invite your comments on other aspects of the piece and more so any informed insights if existent The particular passage that you have chosen to base your whole judgement was merely an illustration of the hypocrisy of individuals. The easy route is indeed to consign past injustices to the bin and stake claim to the current advanced state of the British society. However that would be to deny the very pillars that built the British society.
I would invite your comments on other aspects of the piece and more so any informed insights if existent

]]> By: Alaska Brigades http://lawiscool.com/2009/06/29/mau-mau-to-sue-the-british-government/comment-page-1/#comment-5773 Alaska Brigades Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:32:35 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=1710#comment-5773 You said, "History appears to be relative as the World Cup win in 1966 is considered fresh enough to be brought up at every opportunity but atrocities committed six years earlier than the win are too far to be worth remembering." I'd rip this to shreds, but you or your "editors" would just bowdlerize my reply or drag some stinky red herring across it. So just look at what you've written, and ask yourself if even you would hire your services, whether as counsel or comic! And then further demean yourself by saying "yes." You said, “History appears to be relative as the World Cup win in 1966 is considered fresh enough to be brought up at every opportunity but atrocities committed six years earlier than the win are too far to be worth remembering.” I’d rip this to shreds, but you or your “editors” would just bowdlerize my reply or drag some stinky red herring across it. So just look at what you’ve written, and ask yourself if even you would hire your services, whether as counsel or comic! And then further demean yourself by saying “yes.”

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