Can we think in sync to decipher Uhuruspeak?

By Angela Ambitho

NAIROBI, KENYA: Don’t brandish me a liar or claim that I’m inconsistent! When I say I will deliver by tomorrow, you misunderstand it to mean tomorrow morning when in actuality the day effectively ends at midnight. When I say comprehensive you think I mean entire, when I actually mean substantial not whole. When I say representing the “face of Kenya”, you think of all 42 tribes when in fact I mean representation from seven regions or provinces. When I say there will be no politicians in the Cabinet, you are quick to assume that anyone who has been involved in active politics irrespective of whether they won or lost is a politician, whereas I consider anyone who has lost an election as a non-politician; a civilian. Please learn to read between the lines and not take everything at face value!