The Earth was fully stocked: water to drink, soil to grow food, forests to shelter us, a sun that rises every day, a moon that moves water, and oceans that regulate the climate. Then, men invented war, debt and capitalism.
I told you that all those politicians masquerading as opposition are what we call POTEMKIN or ASTROTURF OPPOSITION.
But you insulted me.
Do you now see the game clearly?
They aimed to discredit genuine clamour for economic transformation, scatter powerful voices and legitimize Government's economic agenda.
This is their mechanism of existence:
INFILTRATION
Movements and social media platforms were quietly infiltrated by individuals loyal to the establishment. These individuals mismanaged the platforms to discredit social media voices in the eyes of the public.
"You have been paid."
"You are tutam."
"How much have they paid you to post this?"
These infiltrators also steered the platforms away from achieving the core goals by creating unnecessary slogans.
"Wantam"
"Tutam"
Example: X users, X posts, X spaces.
CO-OPTATION AND COMPROMISE
Leaders of a genuine grassroots movement are persuaded, bribed, or pressured into watering down their demands.
They are given lucrative platform access and media coverage but are kept on a tight leash, transforming radical critics into moderate voices that the establishment can comfortably manage.
Example: ODM and BREAD-BASED ESTABLISHMENT
STATE-MANUFACTURED OPPOSITION
The state actively creates, funds, and legitimates smaller political parties. These groups appear to challenge the government on minor, superficial issues, but they never truly threaten the ruling regime's control over the state.
"Please don't protest. We shall defeat him on election day. He has no numbers."
Sheep: "Yeees!"
Example DCP and LINDA MWANANCHI
The state played its cards strategically and outmanoeuvred all of us.
Now, we are back to:
"You are a Kikuyu."
"You are a Kalenjin."
"You are a Luo."
Don't under-estimate the STATE.
Anyway, one day, GRASS WILL GROW.
I honestly don’t think we’re ready for this Eastleigh conversation.
Few Observations,.
You buy something in the majority of those shops and they want cash. If you don’t have cash, they have their own MPesa agents they tell you to withdraw from. They then make a quick call to the agent to confirm the withdrawal before releasing your goods.
That way, they never have to explain their cash flow, but you may one day have to explain yours to the taxman.
We’re talking about a multi billion shilling industry with very little transparency, accountability or visibility into how money moves.
And as long as they remain the middlemen, pay zero tax, sell “counterfeit goods” the government is comfortable
But how dare you use the same business model, open your own wholesale operation and bring your own goods through the port?…..
Qatar has held a World Cup where everyone who could afford to attend attended, wait till it's the USA hosting and they will have visa restrictions even on the players themselves 😂.