A day after the country’s second President Daniel Arap Moi passed on, Kenyans continue to pour in tributes for the man who ruled the country for 24 years.
While many will remember Moi for all the good things he did for the country during his era, others will just remember Baba Moi, Nyayo as a fatherly figure who was loved by many especially school going children for his popular drink ‘Maziwa ya Nyayo’.
But even as the tributes continue to flow for the fallen hero, popular city lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has set twitter on fire after suggestively dismissing Raila’s popular title Baba.
According to Ahmednasir, Raila did little to deserve the title saying the former President Moi was the real Baba.
The vocal lawyer attributed this to the fact that Moi always won elections with little or no support from two of the country’s largest ethnic tribes, Kikuyu and Luo.
According to him, Moi’s political tactics earned him the true title Baba wa Taifa.
“Don’t praise Moi because he is dead. Don’t condemn/vilify him because he is dead. He had many flaws & some strength. He ruled Kenya for 24 yrs without the support of the KIKUYU & the LUO, the two largest ETHNIC groups in kenya..he was the TRUE BABA..before the little baba emerged,” tweeted the lawyer.
While many supported his argument, others found no reason as to why the former head of state deserved such title.
According to many, Moi did not deserve to be called the nation’s father since his administration was largely associated with the extrajudicial killings, political assassinations as well as massive corruption.
“I will unfriend anyone who says Moi was a hero.Which hero causes death, rape, hunger and massive emigration (people moving away from their country) in his country? Which hero trains people to loot his own country?Moi was a despot king of corruption,” replied one user.
Here are some of the reactions from twitter;
Haha, with this sweet tweet i can now to sleep a happy man. Kut nait. eti kajibaba hahaha
— plukuimoita pchomostnet (@pchomostnet) February 4, 2020
A true baba doesn't operate torture chambers/dungeons. He democratically invades any potential political organization and commandeer it without guns or guillotine. A true baba fights for democracy and upholds human rights.
— Charles Maitha (@Maitha_c87) February 5, 2020
Little baba 😂😂
Raila's official new name!— ISPAN KIMUTAI (@IspanKimutai) February 4, 2020
The hatred you have for RAO is like the hatred Israelis have for Palestine.
— Dalmar Limited (@dalmar_limited) February 4, 2020
Only RAO came out stronger from the torture chambers at Nyayo house. What if it was vise versa!
— Moses Isutsa (@LugaliaAndega) February 4, 2020
I knew this post would eventually narrow down to some narrow thinking ~ Raila Odinga…. pple whose beds can not carry every night unless & until they mention Raila Odinga🤣🤣🤣
— Collins Fredrick (@Coundo) February 4, 2020
https://t.co/AfQXPLm2av invinted and the art of playing Luos and Kikuyus against each other,and took it to levels akin to perfection.This art was not deployed on these two tribes alone,but he was a masted manipulator. Let him go in peace.
— Michael Ouma (@Michael_ouma) February 4, 2020