George Orwell's allegorical novella, Animal Farm, says it all about today's Kenya. It makes a very literal argument: Especially how our, so called leaders exploit & oppress us, common Kenyans. Let's comparatively walk the Animal Farm characters, with ours truly ! A thread.
Napoleon-Uhuru Kenyatta
The leader of Animal Farm (Kenya) under ''Tano Terror''. He has, loyal attack dogs to intimidate the other animals & consolidate his power. His supreme craftiness, (handcheque/BBI) may prove him more treacherous than his counterpart, Snowball, come 2022.
Snowball-Raila Odinga
Challenged Napoleon for control of Animal Farm after 2017 Election sage. Is intelligent, passionate, eloquent, less subtle & devious than his counterpart, Napoleon. Snowball has the loyalty of some animals & currently cements his power base by deceit.
Boxer-William Ruto
The cart-horse whose incredible strength, dedication, & loyalty played a key role in the early prosperity of Animal Farm- (Winning the 2 Jubilee terms) naïvely trusted the pigs (2013-2017 tenure), believing they would make him Animal Farm honcho come 2022.
Squealer-Raphael Tuju
The pig who spreads Napoleon’s propaganda among the other animals. Justifies their monopolization of resources & spreads false statistics pointing to the farm’s success. Often uses rhetoric & language to twist the truth to maintain & guard political control.
Old Major-David Murathe
The prize-winning boar whose Utopia vision serves as Napoleons's bosom buddy inspiration. Talks tough, a drunk in oblivion before Napoleon gained power. A leech with a price & that can leave Snowball & Napoleon to struggle selling their BBI crap.
Clover-Charity Ngilu
A good-hearted female cart-horse & Boxer’s close friend. Clover often suspects the pigs of violating one or another of the Seven Commandments, but she repeatedly blames herself for misremembering the commandments.
Moses-Francis Atwoli
The tame raven who spreads the BBI crap of Sugarcandy Mountain, the paradise to which animals would supposedly go if BBI sails through. Uses COTU clout to rub shoulders with pigs as opposed to working to pacify the oppressed.
Mollie- Ann Waiguru
The vain, flighty mare who pulls Mr. Jones’s carriage. Mollie craves the attention, loves being groomed & pampered. She had a difficult time with impeachment threats & Phylis Ngirita. She misses wearing ribbons in her mane & eating sugar cubes (NYS games).
Benjamin-Kibutha Kibwana
The long-lived donkey who refuses to join other animals & inspire Rebellion. Firmly believes that life will remain unpleasant no matter who is in charge. One of those that comprehend the changes needed, but seems unwilling to oppose the pigs.
Muriel- Jimmy Orengo
The white goat who reads the Seven Commandments to the likes of Clover whenever, they suspect the pigs of violating their prohibitions.
Mr. Jones- Hillary Mutyambai
The often drunk farmer who runs the Manor Farm before the animals stage their Rebellion & establish Animal Farm. Mr. Jones is an unkind master who indulges himself while his animals lack food or are mistreated by his boys;
Mr. Whymper- AG Kihara
The human solicitor whom Napoleon hires to represent Animal Farm in human society. Mr. Whymper’s entry into the Animal Farm community initiates contact between Animal Farm & human society, alarming the common animals.
Jessie & Bluebell- June Mohammed & John Mbadi
Two dogs, whose puppies were taken by Napoleon takes in order to “educate” them.
@NMS_Kenya@InteriorKE@KenyaGovernors Yes it can be done & Female Emergency Responders are some of the finest wing-men anyone can wish for, on ground zero. It is time, Kenya went full out to have Female Firefighters in our Fire Brigade rank & file.Thread euronews.com/2018/06/23/fem…
When I joined hands with the Late Jean Francois Antoine (RIP) & his son Dominique Antoine, to start Urban Fire Services, Kenya's 1st Private Fire Service in 2002. It was not a cake walk. Especially with the obstacles, the then Nairobi City Council Fire Service threw at us.
From sheer malice, to denial of use of fire hydrants the list of hardships was a long one. Prompting the audience with the then City Council Honcho. Mayor Joe Aketch. Our only crime was, outshining the Nairobi Fire Brigade aka Zima wa Kanjo, with their ineptitude.
If you read George Orwell's Animal Farm, you definitely remember Squealer. The pig who spread Napoleon’s propaganda among the other animals. Justified the pigs’ monopolization of resources & spreads false statistics pointing to the farm’s success. kenyans.co.ke/news/65201-tuj…
Squealer, was an exemplary sycophantic mouth piece. A good example thus, of the many ways in which those in power, often use rhetoric & language to twist the truth. To gain, maintain social & political control.
A silver-tongued pig, who always abused language to justify Napoleon’s actions & policies to the proletariat by whatever means seem necessary.
By radically simplifying language—as when he taught the sheep to bleat “Four legs good, two legs better!”—limiting the terms of debate.
@StateHouseKenya@KenyaGovernors
Dear Mr. President.
I believe if you never read George Orwell's allegorical novella the ''Animal Farm'' first published in 1945. You acquainted with''All animals being equal, with some animals,are more equal than others? standardmedia.co.ke/national/artic…
This allegorical novella has enough characters in it, that depict today's Kenya, your leadership, it's unfairness's & Utopia if you may. Two main characters Napoleon & his counter part Snowball, for instance depicts the handshake properly. But that is a story for another day.
What is of interest, is the adage from it, ''All animals being equal, & some being more equal than others''. An the case in point, that of Wanjiku lives & their importance to your Administration.
Do Wanjiku Lives Matter ?
Today's political science too often inculcates a dispassionate view of politics among scholars. Somewhere in the "literature reviews," mathematical models, "event counts," & language of "transaction costs" are buried issues and incidents that have real impacts on people's lives.
1980-to 2002, restrictions on speech & association in Kenya chilled discussion of policy & institutional development. Kenyans, civil servants included became noticeably less willing to take decisions, for fear of disapproval, & Govt business in some ministries slowed markedly.
Politics was not fit material for discussion in public places because of the proliferation of security agents in bars, matatus, public transport, clubs, & offices. Kenya had become a Gestapo country. Speaking anything that could be construed as Anti-Establishment was dangerous.
@AfricanUpdates That aviation is an important fully unexploited contributor to economic growth & development within Africa. Can open & connect markets, facilitating trade & enabling linkage into global supply chains. Is in no doubt, but our protectionist Govts & myopic thinking?
Whereas, enhancing air connectivity can help raise productivity, by encouraging investment & innovation; improving business operations & efficiency. The protectionism current is a bane, many continue to ignore.
Air transport is indispensable for tourism for example, where convenient air service facilitates the arrival of larger numbers of tourists to a region or country. But our stagnated thinking, poor leadership & acumen lack especially where changes can tilt the status quo ?
Flood havoc is a repeat offender, for the last 57 years & counting. How come we have never undertaken capability assessment of flood emergency planning & preparedness in Kenya. And based on the outputs of such, built a National Capability Framework ?
If it is not Budalangi, it is some place in Nyanza, Tana River, Narok, or even Nairobi a supposed capital city & seat of the National Government.Where as we speak, all that is lacking, in the likes of South C are whales, sharks & dolphins. As residential estates become submerged.