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President William Ruto (center) Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (right) and Opposition Leader Raila Odinga flanked by several leaders from kenya kwanza and Azimio after the signing of IEBC Bill that was developed from NADCO report into law on July 9 2024. [File, Standard]
For the record, I have nothing againstpoliticians. There are a few good ones - really few, perhaps three or four in Kenya - but the averagepoliticianis nothing more than a wolf insheep'sclothingand in most instances, they don't even bother to hide their identity.
I have been studying the current political realignments and the swiftness with which allegiances change. One day, this particularpoliticianis on this side of the divide (mostly in the opposition) and the next, he has been given a cabinet secretary's position and he mutates into a blubbering court jester.
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