Bottom-up and trickle down may mean many things, but Alice Wahome lays it on the line

Kandara Member of Parliament Alice Wahome addresses a press conference alongside other UDA politicians in Kisii town in May. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

It appears nothing has captured the nation’s imagination better than these two catch phrases: “bottom up” and “trickle down.” These are, after all, the economic “model” popularised by the proponents of the William Ruto-fronted Tangatanga political “movement.”

My usage of “model” and “movement” is very deliberate, as specific meanings obtain in our social and political context. Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi, aka Ma-DVD, cheeks looking chubbier and shinier, lifted a water bottle and tilted it to his mouth.