I agree with Bishop Emeritus Jackson Kosgei that Rift Valley has heard the communication from Mt Kenya loud and clear.
This is not the first time such a message has been sent.
Immediately after President Moi left office, there was another communication.
It was so painful that even people like Sally Kosgei were moved to tears.
During Moi’s tenure, he was met with open contempt. Trees planted in State House bearing his name were uprooted.
This happened despite Moi's govt taking major development projects to the Mt Kenya region.
Out of the five Vice Presidents he appointed, three, including Mwai Kibaki, came from Mt Kenya.
The two regions buried the hatchet in 2013 and joined forces to deliver a presidency that lasted ten years.
When Ruto declared his interest for the seat, the first person to stab him on the back was Uhuru Kenyatta.
It was only through the mercies of God that Ruto succeeded narrowly despite heavy investment of state machinery.
After President Ruto assumed office, the same coldness returned.
This time Mt Kenya has communicated again, and without hesitation, through the recent by-election.
Only a foolish person would pretend that the outcome in Ol Kalou has no bearing on where the region will stand in 2027.
Perhaps it is good that this communication came one year to the election. It gives time to reflect free of self-deception.
In our tradition, it is an abomination to call a grown man a boy, even if he is your own son.
Once he has gone through initiation and marriage, he is a man and a leader who deserves honor.
The contemptuous treatment being directed at the President today is no longer about performance or the economy.
It is deeper than this. It comes from a collective conviction that others are worthless and should never be allowed near power.
As the Bishop said, a rabbit cannot spend two nights in the same place.
This coming election will be a mother of all titanic battles. It will go down as Mt Kenya vs Rift Valley. It is a wait and see
I dont know why RG skipped Kibaki and the Uhuru /WSR ten-year regime.
The two administrations presided over forced disappearances/ extra judicial killings. In fact, the term “extrajudicial killings” made it to Kenyan newsrooms under Kibaki’s watch.
Kibaki’s regime reduced the number of potential young Kikuyu voters who had vowed to vote for ODM in 2007. They visited Raila at Orange House and from then on they were hunted down in the name of Mungiki. The widows can fill half of Uhuru Park.
For fifteen years, this country was treated to images on TV showing body bags and trucks heading to Kisumu. People died in their hundreds. For what?
Under his watch, Luos and other communities did not have to die for carrying sufurias on their heads.
I welcome RG’s conversations, but it needs a proper sit-down because we just might be here again soon.
He adds nothing useful to any ticket. He is a dwarf in multiple senses. He is lightweight in more than one way. He is liability personified. He is well past his sell by date. He is a dead stock. He is dead as a dodo. His Mt. Kenya people ridicule and loathe him...and rightly so. He is a political freeloader taking complimentary ride at the back of his Boss. President Ruto MUST LET HIM GO!
Our fathers weren't stupid for leaving the house even when jobless. When it's bleak & you find yourself without means, go out there anyway. Go to where the fight is. See people doing it: you become convinced you too can do it. You get courage. You ask questions. Go out there!
Argentina vs Spain tonight.
This isn't just another World Cup final. It could be the final chapter of the greatest story football has ever told.
At 39, he's taking Argentina to a second straight World Cup final after already completing football in 2022. Every generation gets one player who changes the sport forever. Ours was Messi.
If tonight is the last time he wears that Argentina shirt, then enjoy every second of it. We may never witness greatness like this again.
Vamos, Argentina. One more for Leo. 🇦🇷
Raila Odinga beat Mwai Kibaki like a Roho Fweny drum in the 2007 elections with only 2% of votes from the Mt Kenya region. You cannot argue with numbers, because in 2027 there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, but not for us.
I have found that the greatest yield from conversations with fellow men is inspiration. Motivation. The desire to do more, and do better. Be they friends, mentors, or business partners: the best men don't tell you what to do when you're drowning, they tell you what they did.
It was obvious from day one that the UDA candidate will be soundly beaten by Wamunyoro's candidate in the Ol Kalou by election. Only the margin was being debated in low tone. The conventional wisdom seemed to suggest that UDA's candidate will garner between 25 to 35% of the vote. In otherwords, he will mount a respectable fight and validate the propaganda peddled by political minnows from Kiambu that President Ruto still retains significant support in Mt. Kenya region. Now that the dust has settled, the postmortem by political pathologists give a dire prognosis of the dismal performance of UDA. 13% of the vote was an awful return for the billions spent and the false promises so recklessly made to the voters. Of course, the divorce between President Ruto and the Kikuyu community provided the background melody in UDA's calamitous showing in Ol Kalou. A number of other factors played significant role in the horror show too. First, gooism and violence played a significant role in the death and demise of UDA in Ol Kalou. Kenya's loathe violence unleashed on them and their homes by politicians enjoying state patronage. Historic experience taught them that violence begets violence and leads to death and destruction. Goonism which is flourishing as a powerful and well resourced department in the Minstry of Internal Security Office of the President has lately scared Kenyans to death. Ol Kalou voters strong repudiated the thesis that voters can be forced by goons and other violent characters to vote for a preferred candidate. Going foward, Politicians must know that gooism and violence will cost them votes. Second, "development" on wheelbarrows, wooden boats, gas cylinders and electric poles on the roadside annoyed Ol Kalou votes. UDA flashed the discredited "development card" as if it was doing a favour to the Ol Kalou voter. Surely aren't these voters Kenyans entitled to development? The fake promises of unrealistic "development" turned many voters in Ol Kalou against UDA. Voters rightly saw the lies and false promises made just to get their votes. Going foward, Politicians must know that voters aren't stupid and they see a lie from distant. Ole Kalou voters told our politicians "Just be truthful, you fucking idiots!" Third, the leadership of UDA was lightweight and not credible. The face of UDA's campaign in Ol Kalou was Hon. Moses Kuria. Moses is a good man with many qualities but I don't think he is a good trusted salesman. A salesman speaks with measured tone/seriousness. Moses speaks too fast and playfully for a rural audience like Ol Kalou. Moses is effective/impressive in Live tv shows like Jeff's @KoinangeJeff on @citizentvkenya but he didnt come out credible in rallies in rural Ol Kalou. More importantly, as a Kiambu gentry what could he really tell a third generation Mau Mau offspring who grew up hearing the heroics and eventual death of JM Kariuki in the hands of Kiambu mafia led by Jomo? Lastly, UDA arrogantly refuses to come to terms with the political reality shaping the 2027 elections. In Kenya, we vote along tribal lines. Nothing inherently wrong with that. The Kikuyu community has made up its mind as have the Kamba, Somali, Luo etc. Our Kikuyu brothers right from H.E Rigathi Gachagua, H.E UHURU down to the pickpockets and pimps in River Road have said loud and clear that their sole agenda in 2027 to send H.E WILLIAM RUTO to Sugoi. That is a right those who support Ruto's reelection like MYSELF must respect and strategize to defeat...but we must respect their choice nonetheless. Ol Kalou voters cried that their choice be respected...