Thread by @dnjaga1

In our collective hypocrisy, stigmatize political demonstrations and opposition politics. Then blame Raila for betraying the opposition. Third thread on what we miss in Luo Presidency. LONG THREAD, YOU CAN DISCARD

This is funny. Kikuyus are especially good at extolling the excellence of the Luo workers outside the political context. “My Luo mechanic, carpenter, doctor......” But they immediately coil back at the thought of a Luo president

When Supreme Court annulled 2017 elections, I stopped for lunch on Kiambu rd. Watching TV updates on celebratory demonstrations across Kenya, a lady patron tried to convince me by pointing at TV “tarora imundu ici waana”

For the Luo to demand electoral justice is “wana”. I have recounted how much struggle went to into getting Moi to accept multiparty and how he was finally cornered to get out of power. This time, the Luo were Kikuyus were greatest allies. But after that, demonstrations is “wana”

On the day of repeat elections, I was at the same restaurant taking a drink and eavesdropped on a conversation among a group of men. It was the same subject of Raila, amid which a person said the Luo “just repair cars for the Kikuyu.”

These are not isolated sentiments. They are widespread among Kikuyu middle class. And it has nothing to do with education. The people talking like these are mainly graduates holding senior positions in public or private sectors.

That is what we learned above is called EGOMANIA. We accept the Luo are great in their work but take away the credit by depicting them as stupid. When one of them aspires for leadership we call him power hungry and start saying we can’t stand their arrogance

If you trust your life to a Luo surgeon, your case to a Luo lawyer, car with Luo mechanic, why not politics which requires less intellect? Quite paradoxical. For POLITICAL LEADERSHIP - WHICH DETERMINES OUR DESTINY -we prefer bogus people (from our tribes).

The Luo knack for political demonstrations has been negatively characterized and used to discredit them. This would acquire official validation in 2017 when a key Uhuru aide openly stated that the people demonstrating against rigged elections “have no stake in the economy”

This was a big insult to the community. The interpretation of the economy as just ownership of businesses is very narrow. Even if the Luo have no big businesses around and they are “just employees’ they have a great stake as employees still.

And it was very insulting to assume that people seek justice because they are idle. Kikuyus have used this to discredit the Luo since 2002. After a Kikuyu became President, goal posts changed. Now, Kikuyus are busy with their businesses and have no time 4 useless demonstrations

Interestingly it did not take long for chickens to come home to roost. Sections of Central MPs fell out with gvt and we started seeing some demonstrations in Murang’a. The reminder that Kikuyus don’t demonstrate bcos they have businesses embarrassed them into silence. NEXT..

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