Raila is gone and he cannot hear, he cannot speak, and he cannot come back to babysit anyone’s politics.
The political babies who were spoon-fed by him, who suckled from his name, his networks, his courage and his sacrifices, must now grow up and chart their own way.
Let the dead be dead, and let the living do living things.
This habit of telling Kenyans, “Raila said this before he died” or “Raila wanted this” is useless political witchcraft. If you are alive, speak for yourself and If you want power, fight for it.
In African tradition, a child who refuses to stop breastfeeding long after the mother is gone becomes a village embarrassment.
Raila’s grave should not become a political kitchen where lazy leaders go to warm yesterday’s food.
Let the living chart their way and let the dead rest.