Earth is hard, that’s true! Once in a while, life in its fairest way will find it worthy to trade you hard knocks, kicks, slaps and woe betide you should you buckle under pressure.
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| Photo: Animated image of Uhuru, Ruto, Rails and BBI train (Twitter). |
Christians have Isaiah 60:22; "When the time is right I the Lord will make it happen’’, Rastafarians have Bob Marley’s’ Get Up Stand Up’ with Jimmy Gait’s fans having the famous Kuteseka ni kwa muda mantra for inspiration.
In Kenya’s present political terrain, DP William Ruto is the most haunted, tried and marked politician. Every slight political move he makes is finely noted, analyzed and speculated about. His woes began immediately he discredited Raila Odinga’s dramatic infiltration into Jubilee Government’s bowels.
Despite of John Michuki once warning Kenyans to desist from rattling snakes, Ruto and his close allies fired verbal missiles against UhuRaila, and as expected of a rattled snake, they were struck, fiercely and brutally, some were hounded out of key parliamentary positions with frustrations from government becoming a daily ordeal.
UhuRaila’s March 18, 2018 handshake birthed Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) which sought to resolve key issues currently bedeviling the country which includes; Corruption, insecurity, negative ethnicity, safety and security, devolution among others.
It’s alleged that Samoei was not privy to this developments and this irked him and that he had to do was to oppose the 2010 Constitution amendment bill. As a fence sitter, Ruto has remained elusive of his stance but the aptness in which he celebrated the BBI loss and the coded signals he has been sending undoubtedly says it all; he was anti-BBI. Memories are alive of him promising to stop ‘Reggae’ should the propagators fail to choose unity, discussions and inclusivity from division, discord and marginalization.
After years, months, weeks and days of suffering laced with ridicule, harassment and belittlement, the aforesaid prophecy of Isaiah has finally come to pass and anti-BBI marshals will verily testify that its true; Kuteseka ni kwa muda, just keep up the figh, Bob Marley would say.
On Thursday 13, High Court of Kenya termed the call for constitutional reform as unconstitutional and to recycle bin the report was casted. This judgement was dubbed one of a kind by pro—Ruto crusaders with BBI liutenants burying their face.
Though Ruto has taken credit for the astounding victory, it will be unfair to fail givin a special mention to ten people who read, fathomed and challenged the constitutionality of BBI and the approach it was taking. Five activists; David Ndii, Jerotich Seii, James Ngondi, Wanjiku Gikonyo and Ikal Angelei presented forth a case which was consolidated with other six law suits.
To defend the constitution and safeguard the sovereignty of Kenyan people, five judges;George Odunga, Jairus Ngaah, Teresia Matheka and Chacha Mwita found faults in manner of conduct and content emblemed in BBI and this prompted them to stop ‘Reggae’ unprematurely. As it is, it’s the master who takes credi for victory, not servants and in this, Ruto won against UhuRaila.