You look at this man R. every day and your heart is full of sorrow. In his own words “you can sly a cat in many ways” the ways chosen by Baba ……… appear to lead to a certain Cause and Effect
What would have happened if R. had decided to get himself into parliament instead of attempting to overthrow the regime? à Moi, would probably have made him vice president in order to strengthen his position, in due time, he would have made his presidential bid, untainted by that earlier event.
On Jaramogi, a truly good man, who probably deserved better than he got. What would have happened, if he had bid his time for a few more years as vice president? Patience pays, and haste causes a lot bloodshed.
The tribal repositioning we now have is partly due hasty manoeuvring. Moi’s regime did not enter into a dictatorship until his hand was pushed by R. actions. There was no lost freedoms to fight against.
Unfortunately, at least 30+ years spent misdirecting one of the most educated communities in Sub-Sahara Africa. Perhaps with every good intention, a loose to the nation. kenya would probably have been better of with the Nyanza community active in all the governments.
The action R is plotting indicates no lessons learnt, same, same, same……… path - CAUSE and EFFECT.
Change directions to improve wellbeing of Kenya.