DAWN of a new era

The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes but in having new eyes-Marcel Proust.

[DAWN of a new era @zee_kool]

"The revolution is like a vessel filled with the pulsating heartbeat of millions of working people.". - ERNST TOLLER

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

Edwin Sifuna: Tulialikwa kirasmi na familia ya Raila tuje tushiriki kumbukumbu ya Baba. Nimekuja kusema asante kwa Baba Raila Amolo Odinga kwa sababu ametulea, akatufunza siasa, akatufunza mambo tunatakiwa tufanye ili kuinua maisha ya watu wetu

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

Sifuna: Sitasahau vile Baba alitufunza ya kwamba tuweke maisha ya wananchi wetu mbele wakati tunatoa maamuzi wowote. Alitufunza siasa ni ushawishi na haulazimishwi. #UkumbushoWaBaba

[KTN News @KTNNewsKE]

Ruth Odinga: Raila never stood for a system to kill and bribe people, but one that was there to ensure that every Kenyan has rights, and he went to jail for it. He suffered for this country for it. What Raila fought for should remain. And if it means Ruth Odinga has to forfeit everything to stand with ODM, and if not ODM, I move on to another party; I will move on because I want justice to remain in Kenya.

#RailaOdinga #RememberingRaila #BabaMemorial #RailaAnniversary

[Pauline Njoroge @paulinenjoroge]

Baba’s son Edwin Sifuna roars in Bondo!

[Mary Njoroge @Maryian96]

Hehee this has pained many, they could not believe Ida Odinga can invite HE Riggy g to the 1st anniversary ya mzee🤣 its like vitu zinachange very rapidly i tell you,one day some of you will see with their mouths🤣🤣imagine Riggy g angekuwa kenya with akna Sifuna na kalonzo bondo ingekaaa kama movie hahaha

[James Orengo @orengo_james]

Today, the government withdrew my security for the nth time, I remain unbowed.

WANTAM!

[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

Thank you, Mama Ida Odinga, for inviting me to attend the first anniversary of the Late Raila - Rigathi

[K24TV @K24Tv]

James Malumba: William Ruto is the biggest coward I have ever seen. He had the time to unveil the mausoleum, but he has no time to attend the anniversary. But he had time to go launch some non-script projects in the Rift Valley. He decided to stay out when he realizes the family invited Sifuna. He is not confident enough to face the lion.
#AmkaKenya

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

Yvonne: There is a certain messaging that is concerning. First, he labels those who oppose him (Ruto) as rebels, then describes them as an existential threat to the country. He also say, ‘How dare you oppose me?’ This is a democracy
#CitizenNewsGang @YvonneOkwara

[Donald B Kipkorir @DonaldBKipkorir]

TO EQUATE BABA TO ODM IS FALSE IDOLATRY

To allege remaining in ODM is showing loyalty to Baba Raila Odinga is the biggest political conmanship in Kenya. Raila Odinga was never a slave to a political party. Baba was ideological not perfunctory! He formed & left political parties at will. Political parties were to him a means to an end not an end. Politicians with no ideology & who never stood by Baba’s side have suddenly discovered love for ODM. Those who truly knew Baba like his family Ida, Winnie & Ruth, you will never see them wearing ODM clothes or saying ODM is synonymous to Baba. Before Baba joined BroadBased Government, some Governors, Senators & MPs had technically left ODM. Now, these people who had left Baba are back in ODM as though they never left. Winnie Odinga is his father’s daughter. She is the only who can say with authority what Baba would have done. Anyone else crying more than the bereaved is a market harlot! And many they are. Let Baba rest without false fealty & piety!

[Generali Osumo @generali_osumo]

So much was happening behind the curtains at Migwena Cultural Grounds, in Bondo Siaya County during the Late Rt. Raila Amolo Odinga's Anniversary, that most of us never noticed.

FACTS on what transpired;

● Dr. Ida Odinga had given strict and express orders that every leader in this country was to be invited to the event. She individually sent invitations to a number of leaders in and outside Kenya.
● The state through William Ruto and his purported supporters objected, claiming that they were the organizers of the event and so they were the ones to make such decisions that were to be run by the president's protocol.
● Mama Ida told them Raila had many friends, and it would be unfair for any of them to be discriminated against from his first anniversary.
● Realizing that she had sent invitations. Ruto pulled out for fear of sharing a platform with the opposition leaders. This is when his supporters like Gladys Wanga, John Mbadi, Junet Mohammed, and many others in broad-based pulled out too.
● CS Energy Opiyo Wandayi being Mama Ida's relative and a close beneficiary of this relationship in his entire political career, he was spoilt of choices and had no option but to attend.
● Simba aRat saw the pulling out of other ODM leaders as an opportunity to shine and try to show mighty so that he places himself as the inheritor of Oburu's position in ODM. He hired quite a number of school buses to ferry thousands of people from Kisii, reason why most of the buses in Migwena were from Kisii County.
● The Raila Odinga immediate family would agree that in their speeches, they'd firmly stick with what Raila believed in and not what anyone wanted to hear. And so they did. We heard all his children speeches, Mama Ida and even sister Ruth Odinga.
● Mama Ida had also given instructions that the program was to be run by Otiende Amollo as the MP, and not Gladys Wanga as it was initially planned by the state. Then, it would later be handed over to James Orengo at an advanced stage, being the governor of the area.
● Ruto hurriedly made a decision to go and open the Raila Odinga Mausoleum on an earlier date and hand over to the family for him to abscond the oncoming Anniversary. For reasons explained above.
● Mama Ida had realized that most of the chief mourners of Raila at his death were not really the ones who were Raila's friends when he was alive. Guilty ran through her bloodstream and decided that she would make sure that Raila's friends wouldn't be denied an opportunity to mark his first anniversary.
● At the event, after Otiende had introduced the family and mentioned the names of the leaders present. Governor Orengo was to take over and run the program of inviting the political class, where priority was given to a few MPs, elders, and other leaders would follow.
● We would then suddenly see Simba aRat jump to the microphone immediately Otiende stepped away and started reading some foreign speech, which allegedly came from Oburu. The truth is that Oburu had sent Mama Ida and the children only to give his apologies and message.
● Arati would invite Opiyo Wandayi, who said nothing, and they bolted out together in a hurry, as Mama Ida gave instructions for Orengo to take up the microphone. Their walking out caused a little bit of chaos, and Orengo took over.
● In a mention of Babu Owino and Edwin Sifuna by Orengo, the crowds went rowdy forcing Arati, Wandayi, and other broad-based MPs like Passaris to run faster towards their cars as they exited at a high speed.
● Notably, no any other broad-based leader who had an opportunity to speak except Wandayi and aRat who forced their way and scampered into hiding immediately after as the event proceeded.

This explains everything that happened yesterday. We thank the Odinga's for standing for the TRUTH and giving Baba Raila Odinga's REAL friends at heart an opportunity to commemorate him during his first anniversary!

Asanteni na Mungu awabariki.

[Generali Osumo @generali_osumo]

Hon. Babu Owino's powerful speech that made Simba aRat and Opiyo Wandayi scamper through back of the tent, as the people chanted Ruto Must Go in Siaya!

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

Sifuna! Sifuna! Chants fill the air as Edwin Sifuna addresses crowd at Migwena Grounds during the first anniversary of Raila Odinga’s death

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

Ruth Odinga has just appeared to take a swipe at Githinji, and her remarks could signal a bigger fallout - she even hinted at the possibility of leaving ODM.

Her message was clear: Raila never stood for a government that kills and maims Kenyans, bribes its way through politics, or silences critics.

On this one, I fully support Ruth. 🔥

[Mary Njoroge @Maryian96]

I hear Uhuru has been invited tomorrow in Bondo for Rao first anniversary...Raisi was hesitant about it but the family maintained he must be there cz he was a family friend...who gatekeeps an anniversary? we understand you might be gatekeeping votes from Nyanza but Uhuru ain't looking for any elective seat!

[K24TV @K24Tv]

Linda Mwananchi appoints Abbie Zuena, Gen Z Baddie, and Fredah Onduso to campaign team.

Read the whole story here: https://t.co/MxaahIeg1e

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

Isaac Otieno: ODM leaders ndio wanamaliza legacy ya Raila Odinga. Wameamua kuharibu chama cha Raila na inatuuma sana.

#TheLastWordNTV @EricLatiff

[Kimaiyo. @Kimaiyo]

The face of incompetence.

The silhouette of a failure.

The visualization of a complete disaster.

The unfolding of lies.

All wrapped up in one evil man.

William Samoei Arap Ruto Mashamba.

[PropesaTv @PropesaTv]

I was checking KPLC electricity tokens and noticed that in 2022, 1000 would get you 62 units. Today, the same KSh 1000 gets you only 32 units. The cost of electricity has nearly doubled.

[COmbeta @OmbetaC]

When @WilliamsRuto is wailing from the rooftops that Uhuru Kenyatta is ungrateful and thankless and betrayed him,"NYANI HAONI KUNDULE"fills into my mind very quickly.
Does he need a mirror?
Do I says look who is talking"?
Betrayal has no particular shape.
Wantam is biting