Today, our leader – and the leader of the free world – is celebrating his 75th birthday! 🎉
What birthday wishes do you have for him on this special day
Mr. @WehliyeMohamed forwarded to me this piece by Wafula Buke, chairman, SONU, 1987—
*WAFULA BUKE PENS DOWN TO RIGGY G*
Reflections with Rigathi Gachagwa.
There is so much to celebrate classmate. As a generation of politicals at the university and outside, you are top of our year politically: a Deputy President. Congrats.
We followed different ideological paths. In our youth, my team led by me ruled the polls albeit withstanding and surviving state bruises. You were cool being a civil servant. Several of my comrades have died on that path. You followed the dictates of the system. You have enjoyed life, wealth and government jobs. On the other hand, some of my kind have served prison terms, exile, education terminated etc.
I have been relegated to the village as a direct result of the victories of your team. You have to be proud buddy. You and your colleagues eg Governor Lusaka etc, never addressed a single rally in the university. Miguna Miguna and I did but check where we are. Miguna is in exile and I am in the village. Be happy bro. If the goal was to capture power, you did it big time. As your contemporaries and rivals we are far down.
Please take pride in that even as you undergo selective prosecution. I know you have learned a lot and would make a much better leader than you were given a second chance.
You are obviously not great but your opponent deserves worse than what you are being subjected to. In a court of law, you would serve a jail term like most of your colleagues in power but Ruto and Kindiki will get death sentences having presided over murder. It's this double stands that tilts my heart to your side. Yours are mainly political mistakes and standard "Kenyan" economic crimes most of them legalised while Ruto's are real grave crimes.
I like your survival strategies though. Connecting with your stronghold (you call it ground) in times of political crisis is as old as history in fact it's a universal instinct of self preservation. Kenyatta did it, Patrice Lumumba of DRC was arrested on a retreat to his Mt Kenya. No apologies bro.
Your bravery to put our justice system on trial as a representative of the bourgeoisie puts the entire class on trial. The masses now know better why the fight for power in Kenya is always that abrasive and bare knuckled.
Whatever you plan to do, don't lose sight of the fact that your colleagues have you by your balls. It's a life or death situation. At the right time, make the right decisions.
By the way, do you still have my wallet? The one I gave you at Simmers restaurant after my time in exile. It had no money so you asked me to leave it to you since you had cash and I didn't have any.
Enjoy the limelight man, in bourgeoisie politics, you are better of talked about negatively than ignored. After your current trials, you have an audience for life.
Good day.[ A letter from WAFULA BUKE to RIGGY G]
Your family has a fascinating story. I came across some posts from your sister this week.
It’s true that antisemitism is growing worldwide but we are not the same weak people anymore. Thank god for the land of Israel that is empowering every single Jewish person in the world.
Leo Tolstoy wrote: “What is the Jew?”
(printed in Jewish World periodical, 1908)
“The Jew – is the symbol of eternity. ... He is the one who for so long had guarded the prophetic message and transmitted it to all mankind. A people such as this can never disappear.”
Have you read this story?
https://t.co/9XtO1080FI
As an Iraqi who grew up in war zone, I’m not used to seeing justice served or happy outcomes. Until today Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, and Afghanistan are ruined under radical Islamists like Yahya Al Sinwar and Nasrallah.
It brings me tears of joy every time Israel 🇮🇱eliminates an evil man. It gives me hope that one day my people might also be freed from Islamist oppression. In just one year, Israel has restored hope for millions! And For those anti-Zionists in the West who march alongside pro-terrorist groups. If only you understood our history and struggle, you’d realize that for 76 years, Israel has been the true Resistance! giving hope to the voiceless silent majority! I know I may be speaking into the void, as stories of those who don’t fit the mainstream narrative often go unheard, but I’ll share these thoughts nonetheless. Israel could very well become the savior of the region.
Gazans suddenly calling for peace. In Hebrew. Talking about their tent encampments as “Sukkot,” talking about the coming winter, asking for help, and ending with “shalom.”
Do I think they’d come to our rescue if our positions were reversed? No, I do not.
Do I think they genuinely hate Hamas and didn’t want this war and are starting to see the day after Hamas on their horizon at long last, and so they’ve found the courage to put out such a video? Yes, I do think that.
And that’s enough. The enemy must be shattered, Gaza must be freed from its grip, from its never-ending war. And then it is our task and duty, for our sake as much as for theirs, to help build a different future for Gaza.
I’ve argued for a year that that can’t happen as long as Hamas rules there. Hamas won’t let it happen. As Hamas is slowly ground down, it gradually becomes possible to build something better - and therefore our obligation to do so.
@Tzippi1118 @israelifihther For a man who lived and enjoyed tunnel safety almost all his meaningful life, to die above ground in all probabilities points to a scarcity of them( tunnels) to offer protection. Israel has succeeded demolishing tunnel terror to an amazing extent.
In his greatest act of sabotage of the Luo People @RailaOdinga because of greed, has accepted to be used by @WilliamsRuto to impeach Rigathi from office.
To the Kikuyu people, we hope you remember that this is the action of one greedy man and a few Luo politicians that follow him, who has been consistent in fighting for his own interests only, in the process, has led many young Luos into their graves prematurely.
Let this stand as a record that when your people were subjected to the guillotine, you had strong partners from the Luo people who opposed the injustice that those in power now are committing against you and Rigathi.
An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.