Now empathy has become hatred. Let me give you a small history . Back in 1992 when Raila was back from exile in Norway. He came to Mombasa together with His fathers faction , by then it was clear that Odingas Ford and Matibas Ford were far apart. Even though all.posters were Old is Gold , when Raila stood to speak he was received with cheers simply because of his association with I.P.Ks Balala. We were inclined to believe these were our liberators. FORD Kenya went and won all Mombasa MP seats with exception of Changamwe which Kiliku under DP won due to the Kamba diaspora and Mvita which Shariff Nasir rigged when all the other contestors went for the evening prayer.
Meanwhile in Nairobi Raila scopped the Kibera seat with alot of FORD Asili supporters voting for him simply because he was in detention with Matiba and Rubia. After his election Matiba was on record saying its fine Raila winning.
Where the rain started beating Raila was in 1999 when he decided to join hands with Moi , then 2002 decided to join Kibaki only for him to backstab Kibaki. In 2007 he lead a civil war only to be rewarded with a P.M post.
When I look at this photo , I go back to my childhood, We believed in Balala , i still have those childhood memories of this tough guy Raila who had been detained and never sulked .The Matibas, Shikukus , Orengos, Muites,Aneko, Masinde Muliro , Bawazir e.t.c
I see a frail guy, apart from Muite and Orengo , majority are gone. I realize that he just had a surgery and Covid all in one years time.
Is he strong enough to roll out a cut throat campaign in 2002. A younger Kibaki couldnt manage in 2002 , it took Railaa energy to campaign for him.
Who will do it for Raila in 2022 ? 20 years later.
Raila should apologize for his sins in 1999, 2003 and 2007, time has come and he will be fine, mentor someone and please not Junet or Babu Owino. Even the 30 year daughter is better. Its time to pass the baton.
And Robina says he will fight ot out with Ruto.
For the first time in mylifetime I empathize with Raila.
Pettiness & hatred is all you see when the significance that this picture captures is something else .... see here Oparanya with the same shirt- a day after it is confirmed there was a secret meeting in Maasai Mara:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Obuchunju/status/1380512704788566016/photo/1
And is it not instructive that the message was posted by Ruto loyalist Denis Itumbi?