One reflecting on the current troubles in the country and where it will leave our Luo brothers, I went to the net to get some facts but found the gem copied below on wikipedia ( it is copied as found so the Osungu.dll is not mine!). The 50th anniversary of the "Russia" Hospital Massacre will be in two years time and I was wondering how many generations it will take for the wounds of that incident to heal...especially since the current goings on will open new wounds.
Is there another way perhaps?
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"Background
At the time, the political temperature in Nyanza was high after Jaramogi Oginga Odinga a Luo, resigned as vice president due to conflicting policies with the president. This made the Luo feel that there were plans to lock them out of government by the Kikuyu, Kenyatta's tribe.The situation became worse when two prominent Nyanza politicians Tom Mboya and Argwings Kodhek were assassinated. This was seen as an attempt to get rid of any Luo who might have ascended to the presidency.
The President Jomo Kenyatta, visited Kisumu to open the 'Russia' hospital that was a pet project of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. Most of all, he wanted to stamp his power on the region where his rule was most unpopular. He was received by a hostile crowd that waved placards written 'Where is Tom (Mboya)?' This implied that Kenyatta knew and/or had a hand in the death of Tom Mboya. The crowd also began to chant 'Dume! Dume!' which was the symbol of the Jaramogi-led opposition, KPU. This angered Jomo who told Ker Jaramogi that had they not been friends he would have crushed him like 'maize flour'. Jaramogi said that the Luo were unhappy with Kenyatta's leadership. As they exchanged harsh words, the crowd got hostile.
These enmity has lasted for over forty nine years down the line which has been inherited by Jomo's child Uhuru who is the current president(2013-2017) and Jaramogi's child Raila who is the former prime minister(2008-2013) and leader of opposition(2013-2017).This was witnessed recently when Raila called for demonstration against IBEC countrywide but action by Uhuru government to demonstrators in Luo Nyanza whereby live bullets and police brutal were used against innocent and unarmed resident of region is a clear evidence that still there is a born to chiew from this two tribes...."
Is there another way perhaps?
"
"Background
At the time, the political temperature in Nyanza was high after Jaramogi Oginga Odinga a Luo, resigned as vice president due to conflicting policies with the president. This made the Luo feel that there were plans to lock them out of government by the Kikuyu, Kenyatta's tribe.The situation became worse when two prominent Nyanza politicians Tom Mboya and Argwings Kodhek were assassinated. This was seen as an attempt to get rid of any Luo who might have ascended to the presidency.
The President Jomo Kenyatta, visited Kisumu to open the 'Russia' hospital that was a pet project of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. Most of all, he wanted to stamp his power on the region where his rule was most unpopular. He was received by a hostile crowd that waved placards written 'Where is Tom (Mboya)?' This implied that Kenyatta knew and/or had a hand in the death of Tom Mboya. The crowd also began to chant 'Dume! Dume!' which was the symbol of the Jaramogi-led opposition, KPU. This angered Jomo who told Ker Jaramogi that had they not been friends he would have crushed him like 'maize flour'. Jaramogi said that the Luo were unhappy with Kenyatta's leadership. As they exchanged harsh words, the crowd got hostile.
These enmity has lasted for over forty nine years down the line which has been inherited by Jomo's child Uhuru who is the current president(2013-2017) and Jaramogi's child Raila who is the former prime minister(2008-2013) and leader of opposition(2013-2017).This was witnessed recently when Raila called for demonstration against IBEC countrywide but action by Uhuru government to demonstrators in Luo Nyanza whereby live bullets and police brutal were used against innocent and unarmed resident of region is a clear evidence that still there is a born to chiew from this two tribes...."
