Beneficiaries of state largesse should bear their discomfort stoically

As abruptly as it rose, the latest Luhya unity dirge died. Sulking opposition leaders from the Luhya nation chose their default fallback position as they often do whenever they get upstaged nationally. This, despite the fact that they lack the chutzpah to realise their cherished dream. What triggered the mournful song was the March 9, 2018 handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga.

For all the shouting they did, some of the Luhya leaders soon discovered they could as well have been whistling in the wind. But you can give it them; they love singing, howling and cajoling.