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Kenyan politics and art of king making

Cotu Secretary-General Francis Atwoli. [File, Standard]

Yesternight while I was asleep, I was taken to a meeting happening before 2022 in the political heavens. I saw Francis Atwoli and David Murathe approach the political throne with some petitions regarding BBI, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Raila Odinga and 2022. When they finished, the king stood, and there was silence. He said to them, “we know Uhuru Kenyatta. We know William Ruto, and we know Raila Odinga. So, who are you?”

This question caught me by surprise. It was then I saw that Atwoli and Murathe are part of a tapestry in the political heaven’s abode. Then an angel said to me, “come, let me explain to you the meaning of all this”. To my surprise, the angel said that Atwoli and Murathe must trend carefully in politics.

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