Uhuru must sack Waiguru to ease the pressure on him

Even the most stubborn rulers know when to cut their losses. Throw in the towel, and choke it up to pragmatism. It isn’t about weakness, or waffling — indecision. No — it’s about realpolitik. A strategic mind knows when to advance, and when to retreat. TNA’s Uhuru Kenyatta should read — and internalise — Chinese general Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. There’s one pithy wisdom from that millennia-old book for Mr Kenyatta — “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” Right now, Mr Kenyatta should appear weak, although he’s strong. That’s why he needs to cave in and sack Devolution CS Anne Waiguru. My crystal ball tells me without equivocation that Kamwana won’t be this strong again before 2017.

After the November visit by Pope Francis, it’s all going to be downhill for Mr Kenyatta. That’s because the silly season will begin in earnest. He reached his high water-mark with President Barack Obama’s visit. The Pope will be icing on the cake. Forget the rumored visit by British PM David Cameron next year. The United Kingdom is a second-tier power, and its leaders don’t matter that much. Mr Cameron’s visit won’t be that different from that of Italy’s PM Matteo Renzi who clownishly wore a bullet proof vest to State House. That’s why I don’t know why Mr Kenyatta is craving Mr Cameron’s visit so much. But I digress — Mr Kenyatta needs to show Ms Waiguru the door now.