Playing political games with the dead

By OYUNGA PALA
The scuffle that occurred between Musalia Mudavadi and Raila Odinga’s supporters during the funeral of Nairobi Mayor George Aladwa’s father made for farcical drama.

Funerals have become a theatre for political entertainment.  I guess every aspiring politician keeps a diary of funerals to attend. Politicians will milk any publicity and funerals are a great platform.

Firstly, they are assured of numbers, which is how evening news is generated. Funerals also offer grassroots’ interaction that proves vital in painting a picture of an empathic leader. Meanwhile, mourners consider it a privilege when a prominent politician attends their distant cousin’s funeral.