What those in President’s circle suggest

There is this hilarious 1930s hit: And The Pig Got Up And Walked Away Slowly by Frank Crumit It is about a drunken man lying in the gutter. He is then joined by a swine. The two sing; ‘It’s All Fair Weather’ and ‘Good Fellows Get Together’. A woman passing mutters: “You can tell a man who boozes by the company he chooses”.

Interestingly, it is the pig that rises and walks away. The analogy can be told better through the idiom; Man is known by the company he keeps. With due respect to President Uhuru Kenyatta, Frank Crumit’s lyrics ring in my ears each time I see him with Nairobi Senator Kioko Mike Sonko Mbuvi. Don’t get me wrong, I am not envious of Mr Mbuvi’s millions, neither am I impressed by his rags-to-riches story.