Say what you will about this man but he does have the ability to inspire passion.
But I have always maintained that come D-day, his D-day that is, he would fumble and wither into the coward that he really is. It started with the 82 coup. When it came right down to it, after all the cards were on the table, the man was a no show. He only appears much later in that story in a book somewhere claiming that he knew more and was involved more than what people originally perceived. And he comes out years later when he knows it’s safe and he cant be jailed or executed. Hundreds of soldiers, university students, civilians died for him but the guy withered away to hide somewhere.
Come 2007 in his own words he claimed the likes of Ngilu were ready to swear him in. Ready even with a judge. But again he withered away. Cowardly.
A man who chose the revolutionary’s path. Every politician chooses his war path. Some choose democracy. Others choose to wait, like Mnangagwa or Moi. Others choose to destabilize and straight up take that shit by force. You appear to have chosen the last path but you often become a democrat when things get thick. Revolutionaries get there and if they don’t, they die trying to get there. Field Marshall Dedan Kimathi knew the path he had chosen and what lay ahead. And he took that path. He didn’t claim halfway ati, “wait lets stop for a minute Mr. whiteman. Stop bombing us. Look you can keep Kenyatta, I’m a democrat…”
No way it was a struggle to the very end.
You don’t stop midway and start beating hot and cold, mara you’re a diplomat, mara you’re a revolutionary, mara you want to be a democrat, sometimes you’re an activist.
What are you really?
Fidel Castro didn’t pause. He went all out na akapata kiti na akaketia vizuri.
Miguna Miguna your foot soldier claimed that in 2008 they would discuss matters distribution of power with you but when you got into the same room with Kibaki you’d just cower as if entranced by the man and completely eat from his hands.
Now comes the 2017 D-day. For the past 5 years your foot soldiers akina Muthama, Orengo, Khalwale etc. have been talking the big talk. Wametukanana yao yote. Laying the ground work for the inevitable. It was expected that if you lost, you obviously wouldn’t accept, and if you lost at the supreme court, then what?
I expected you on 25th October the date of the big announcement at Uhuru Park to finally get the balls to finally do it. Do it like a revolutionary, hata kama ungepewa slasher instead of a fancy gilded sword. Just do it. But ulitapatapa hapo sijui I won’t participate, I don’t recognize…
Muthama has been declaring it far and wide, vijana wamepigwa marisasi, the ground was set. Orengo even alluded to it on your return from the U.S. The media was ready. Only kufungua gazeti ya leo ati… ati you won’t do it because… because you’re a democratic diplomat.
What the fuck? What the heck? Any reason but that that one please. Yaani you’ve caused chaos for four years, from never ending strikes to demonstrations to all manner of shenanigans, watu hawalali juu yako, young men dead others paralyzed, economy floundering and the best reason you can give for not being sworn in is : you have an international image and respect for the law…
Since when… when was the last time you respected the law Mr. Odinga? COWARDICE. A serious lack of balls on the day it really counts.
I wonder whether you can look Muthama in the eye and tell him it was all for nothing. When it came down to it, even the symbolism of being sworn in would have been enough for your supporters. Hata kama gsu wangelala kwa kitanda yako to block you from leaving at least your suporters would have known ulikwama kwa nyumba lakini alikuwa anakuja. It would even give more credence to this secession talk.Hata kama ungepewa slasher hivi alafu teargas inyeshe kunyesha at least you showed up. Even the chungwa man would’ve thrown that broken hip up in the air knowing kumbe tulifika Canaan. But now you’re telling them ati you’ll frustrate the govt. into giving you the seat… by boycotting milk and phone credit, that will make Uhuruto give you the panga… really?!
How can you now convince your supporters that in the event that secession works you will be ready to be sworn in if you can’t be sworn in today?