ODM's insatiable hunger amid plenty is dangerous

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during a past ODM event. [File, Standard]

When celebrated Indian author Bhabani Bhattacharya wrote his book, 'So Many Hungers!' in 1947, he had no inkling that the Great Famine of Bengal would be a figurative mirror of so many hungers in a political outfit in Kenya some 78 years later.

The style, delivery and lessons in this book are profound. Every Kenyan with a sense of patriotism should see the parallels between the India of 78 years ago and Kenya today.
So Many Hungers! is written against the background of the 1942-1943 man-made famine in Bengal, India, when a few greedy people started hoarding rice. The result was the death of more than 2 million people.