Jaramogi was warming up to government from early 1980s.
Luos had been in the cold from the 1960s. Moi had ended detentions and freed all political prisoners. With respect to the Luo, Moi had reached out and begun reviving Oginga Odinga after years in the political cold. Odinga was finally getting back to KANU.
The Luo were finally getting back to government.
Then Mt. Kenya came up with all manner of scare tactics to discourage Moi. Masisve fearmongering on steroids. Do not touch Jaramogi. Do not revive Jaramogi. Keep Luos away. Keep Luos out.
But this is not what made Mt. Kenya succeed in stalling Jaramogi’s return. They ringfenced Jaramogi and tricked him into shooting himself in the foot.
Which he gleefully did. Moi moved on. Kenya moved on and the 1980s moved on without him — and without the Luo.
It is not altogether strange that history nearly repeated itself in 2024. President Ruto’s cabinet offer was nearly internally sabotaged. Scare tactics akin to the 1980s re-emerged.
Keep Luos away. Keep Luos out. Murima this. Murima that. Listen to the ground.
The ploy to have the positions rejected by us rather than blocked by them was the most insidious.
The intimidation, guilt-tripping and nonsensical virtue signalling all failed. Bendera ilifwadha upepo. We refused to shoot ourselves in the foot.
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Now they’ve chosen to bring the whole house down.
Good thing with now is that we are inside. Jaluo is inside. But we are not alone inside. Everybody is inside. If it collapses it collapses on everyone.
KUMI BILA BREAK.
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