Benard Were

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[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@citizentvkenya What would happen if the appellate court was to arrive at a different finding on the right to fair trail coz that's where the contradiction seems to be largely #JKLive @AyubAbdikadir @KoinangeJeff @NelsonHavi @MigaiAkech

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

Several months after this admission, no action. Do the citizens of Homabay also deserve to have their stealing leaders held accountable? @DCI_Kenya @EACCKenya @doginde @citizentvkenya

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

When Morgan Tsvangirai died on 14 February 2018, a Congolese businessman who owned mines in Zimbabwe and who was friends with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga asked me what sort of advice I would give the President and his deputy on how to handle the death of the former Prime Minister.

I told the businessman that President Mnangagwa and Vice President Chiwenga should send an Air Zimbabwe plane to South Africa to bring back Tsvangirai’s remains. I also said that they should send a delegation comprising senior ministers, family members, and opposition representatives on that plane to accompany the body back home.

I advised that when the plane landed at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, fire engines should line up and give a water cannon salute as a mark of respect, and that the president and his deputy should be there too.

I said that the government should not just give Morgan Tsvangirai a state funeral, but should go further and declare him a national hero, but allow him to be buried at his village as per his wish. My reasoning was simple, that would have been the most powerful way to unite Zimbabweans, a people long divided by partisan politics and hate.

I never knew whether the businessman conveyed my advice to Mnangagwa and Chiwenga, but it did not happen.
I mention this today because everything I suggested then is exactly what the Kenyan government has done for opposition leader Raila Odinga — honouring him in ways that transcend political lines and affirm national unity.

That conversation happened in February 2018. Six months later, the same businessman took me to meet Vice President Chiwenga. On the same day, we met with the EU and British ambassadors in the VP’s office where we talked about the need to heal Zimbabwe and reach out to the international community.

On the same day, I was introduced to President Mnangagwa in his office, where we once again discussed the need for him and his team to unite Zimbabweans.
After those meetings, I realised that nothing was going to change in Zimbabwe.

It pains me deeply when I look at our politics because what needs to be done to unite Zimbabweans is neither complicated nor costly. These are simple, symbolic gestures that demonstrate respect, humility, and leadership.
If the government had sent a plane to fetch the remains of the former Prime Minister, it would have cost almost nothing, yet the unity and goodwill it would have generated would have been priceless.

If the government had declared Morgan Tsvangirai a national hero, it would not have cost a cent more than a few words and a sense of statesmanship — but it would have healed wounds and inspired hope in a nation desperate for both.

I do not know how politicians think or what drives their decisions, but too often they miss historic opportunities because they are consumed by petty rivalries, egos, and ideological emptiness. Sometimes, it is not what you spend that builds a nation, but what you choose to honour.

I salute Kenya for seeing beyond its political differences. When the Kenyan Airways plane carrying Raila Odinga’s remains entered Kenyan airspace, its call sign was changed from KQ203 to RAO001 — “RAO” representing Raila Amolo Odinga’s initials, and “001” symbolising a presidential-style designation reserved for a man who dedicated his life to public service and democracy.

President William Ruto declared seven days of national mourning and made today a public holiday in honour of Raila Odinga. That is what true leadership looks like — the ability to rise above partisanship and honour a compatriot whose contribution shaped the nation’s story.

I hope the ZANUPF leadership will one day understand that it is the small gestures that define great nations, that there is a time for political contests and a time for unity, healing, and respect.

Sometimes it is the advisors around leaders who make them look great, and sometimes it is the same advisors who make them look terrible. True leadership requires the wisdom to discern between those who serve the nation’s interests and those who serve only their own. The legacy of any leader is often shaped not just by their intentions, but by the quality of counsel they choose to listen to.

Well done, Kenya, you have shown the world what can be achieved when a nation chooses unity over division and sets aside pettiness.👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

You have proved that greatness is not found in the size of a nation or the wealth of its leaders, but in the humility to honour those who helped shape its democracy — even when they once stood on the other side of politics.

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

Homabay town Mp claims he knows who killed former MP Kasipul. Could @gpdkaluma share more info with @DCI_Kenya

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@SokoAnalyst @rigathi The BIGGEST problem with Kenya is a dominant mindset that still believes a Gachagua replacing Ruto is a solution to our problems. Simply FOOLISH!!!

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@KOKO_Networks see this one retooling your jikos 😅😅😅

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@254_hamso @MwangiHub Kama mamako!

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@Cleophasmalala Hizi scripts za Wamunyoro atleast has kept you busy abit. You were becoming Soo idle

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

Hello @SafaricomPLC @Safaricom_Care you've missed call here. @CA_Kenya @Cofek_Africa

[Cde, @davidjesse_]

Luos have left the picket line.

Call us whatever you want, but we’ve moved on after decades of agitating against government.

We are now supporting Ruto on the principle of equitable development.

It was never fashionable when we stood against tyranny, corruption, and state capture.

Back then, we were vilified, labeled as violent, and accused of destroying businesses.

The years of Luo moral hesitation are right behind us.

You can picket if you wish, but do so without insulting us.

The fight is yours now, own it.

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@BenjiNdolo @Saitabao What about you going ahead of him!

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@tonykkiarie @BuzekiKiprop Shida Ni wale waliamini upuzi kama huo. Wacha mpangwangwe!

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@eduochieng @FGaitho237 @SankofaSpark @DCI_Kenya 😅😅😅

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@FGaitho237 Wait for 2027 and try those fake numbers. Illegitimate regime change won't fly!!!

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

This was in 2022. But murima couldn't see. Full dose majamaa

[Evans Miloo🇰🇪 @EvansMiloo254]

If you will still vote for President William Ruto until 2032 ,retweet

[Collins✈️🇰🇪 @ColloTM_McArum]

@jimNjue_ Si hata Gachagua alikuwa deputy president wa MURIMA pekee.... Kalirudishwa huko kwa village karibu na kwa chief

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@MarthaKarua once defended electoral theft. Today Martha would condemn abductions but won't tell you that when it's murima interest, even unconstitutional regime change is acceptable!

[Martha Karua @MarthaKarua]

William Ruto has weaponized the justice system and that is how we are today having peaceful demonstrators arraigned in court #DrainTheSwamp #RutoMustGo

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@_James041 😂😂😂. Until murima remembers the entitlement poster!

[Benard Were @purposepro1]

@Wakabando Pole basi. Murima wamtoe vile walimweka. BS!