Good morning,
Do you sometimes wonder how our politicians manage to sleep at night after hours of deceit and manipulation?
It is said that politics is a dirty game, but in Kenya, it is as filthy as it gets.
In the technology-less days, our leaders used to get away with a lot of, as one Miguna Miguna puts it, conmanship, since it was difficult to keep up with their day-to-day activities and statements.
Today, however, we watch politicians like hawks on the interwebs, and unfortunately for them, the internet never forgets.
It’s disturbing to watch old videos of our leaders making strong-worded vows to support, or oppose a person, or an idea, which they are at the moment championing for as if they never had a different stand at any point in the past.
The 2022 Election might be different from all other polls held in the country, for the simple reason that the past decade has been the most enlightening, politically.
Voters have been able to hold online discussions on leaders and alignments and the brave few have even called the untouchables out, on issues such as corruption and dishonesty.
The bitter truth is that politicians should be very worried about how people are judging them and their conduct in the one year or so left to the Election.
Here are the stories making headlines on Opera News today:
Promise Uhuru made to June Ruto before missing her wedding
President Uhuru Kenyatta congratulated Deputy President William Ruto for giving his daughter’s hand in marriage in a grand wedding at his home in Karen on Thursday, May 27, 2021.
In a personal message to Ruto, President Kenyatta promised to visit the family and the newlyweds after the Madaraka Day celebrations.
“Pongezi tena…you’ll tell them, right? Pongezi sana, nitawaona labda nikitoka huko Kisumu,” the Head of State told his deputy.
“Sometimes He Goes Broke And I Give Him Money” Moses Kuria Admits to Funding Ruto in Difficult Times
Gatundu South Member of Parliament, Hon. Moses Kuria has made a public confession on KTN News.
The firebrand Member of Parliament while speaking on the Crossfire Show admitted to receiving huge financial assistance from Deputy President, Dr. William Ruto to help in Juja campaigns.
Hon. Moses Kuria’s candidate, George Koimburi won the Juja by-election seat on PEP ticket which is led by Moses Kuria.
Uhuru ignores Ruto calls for reconciliation
President Uhuru Kenyatta snubbed calls for political reconciliation from deputy William Ruto as the two shared a podium for the first time in months.
The two leaders last met face to face at a Cabinet session in State House, Nairobi, on February 25 as their relationship deteriorated.
Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Nairobi on Thursday, Ruto said the country’s political leadership should unite and pursue critical national issues together, including the bid to amend the Constitution.
Do you think Moses Kuria is better suited to become the next Central Kenya kingpin as compared to his boss, Speaker Justin Muturi?