Ferdinand Omanyala finished 8th in the Diamond League 100m in Rome yesterday while Noah Lyles took the win.
There is a pattern I have noticed over the years, and I may be wrong, but it is worth discussing.
Omanyala often looks dominant in races where some of the biggest names in sprinting are absent. Yet when he lines up against athletes like Lyles and other elite American and Jamaican sprinters, the results often seem very different.
This isn't an attack on Omanyala. He remains one of Kenya's greatest athletes and has carried the country's hopes in a discipline we were never known for.
What I find interesting is understanding why this pattern appears to exist.
Is it simply the higher quality of competition? Different race dynamics? The pressure that comes with major events? Panic? Or is it that the gap between being world-class and being the very best in the world is much bigger than most fans realize?
Either way, it's a conversation worth having. Omanyala remains one of Kenya's greatest athletes regardless.
I will keep saying and will never tire. We need to find a way to get rid of matatus and bodabodas. They are the biggest contributor to the disorder and fatalities we see on our roads. Sensitizations, trainings and enforcement will not work for them! We are too corrupt for that!
Why would a State Lodge require 100 acres of land carved out of Imenti Forest?
For context:
• State House Nakuru sits on about 5 acres.
• State Lodge Sagana sits on about 10 acres.
• State Lodge Mombasa sits on about 4 acres.
So why is a facility allegedly being planned on a piece of land many times larger than existing presidential residences?
Imenti Forest is not just another piece of real estate.
It is a cultural treasure for the Ameru people and a site deeply connected to Kenya's liberation struggle.
During the fight for independence, sections of this forest provided refuge to Mau Mau fighters who sacrificed everything for the freedoms we enjoy today.
When public land, especially protected forest land, is targeted for conversion, Kenyans have every right to ask hard questions.
Whenever you feel like you want to stop cooking them , just think about what they would have done to you if they had lifted that trophy . Wake up now and start from where you stopped 😅😅😅😅😅😅