The state of euphoria, momentous frenzy, political ping pongs and what have we, this are just some of the expressions among others that have graced the newest thriller on the Kenyan book market 'Peeling off the mask' this is what I call a masterpiece! a memoir recently released by our good friend Miguna Miguna. I must give it to him, the guy has impeccable mastery of language.
In a recent case where Miguna was challenging his dismissal, the Honourable Justice Warsame made hitherto some very interesting comments about Miguna. Speaking of his own perceptions, Warsame said that Miguna was a man “who exhibits mental and emotional fits in his defense of issues”. He spoke of Miguna as having a “relentless sense of fighting back”, as one “who appears unpredictable and ready to fight”. Warsame added, “He is described as a man living in a mental darkroom.”
I find these sentiments replicating his conduct over the past few months, it is very unfortunate when an advocate with such high moral standing goes around disgracing the very profession he swore to uphold and I say this with the contempt it deserves.For him to engage in this smear campaign about facts that he saw or was party to during his tenure as legal adviser on coalition matters, is the highest level of professional misconduct and the highest breach of fiduciary obligation, if he cannot keep a sacred code(even when not required) then I wonder what else he goes around jabbering about.
In his memoir, he hoped to tell his story, a journey, a quest for justice and a reflection on his life and experiences. He wanted to among others; To peel back the culture of impunity, corruption, injustice, inequalities, and inequities bedeviling our country and society. To call for accountability in governance and politics. To expose duplicity, deception, dishonesty, and hypocrisy. To move the reform agenda of our country forward. and to celebrate our struggles for liberation and demand rectitude from our leaders. Whether he managed to achieve all this idea connoted in flowery semantics remains a mystery.
Back to the dossier if it's true that Raila and the rest did what we are reading then as Kenyans we are left hanging on a delicate balance. Major Wato, in one of his many literary works gives us an insight that ‘Kenyan's, in general, seem to suffer from a kind of politically induced dissociative disorders. For reasons ranging from ethnicity, poverty, and ignorance, they continue to exhibit indifference and strong affinity for pretense at the expense of transparency. Within two decades, our veteran politicians have presided over as a team, and in a collaborative fashion, scandal after scandal robbing Kenyans of their indigenous national wealth and opportunities, only for them to fulfill their insatiable selfish desires.’
According to Miguna Kenya’s liberators or reformists are not the so-called leading politicians or front runners but the less visible underdogs free of contamination from corruption, and with truly genuine ideas to transform the nation. Every one of this people has a story to tell, but not yet because of reasons known to us.
In the course of my research I came across one Sarah Elderkin, I don’t know her but, I established that she is a pertinent supporter of Miguna, and a former (mis)adviser in the Moi era I am aware also that she unleashed a 3 page work of pure genius, in which she portrays the chronicle of Miguna as shading light to a lot of mystery and hypocrisy in our society but still begs the question, is she the lyrical sycophant that Miguna mentions in his Chronicles? i mean where is the love.
However much Miguna might have been prattling on national television he remains a troubled man from way before. Looking at his life in Toronto, Canada where he practices law we are told about his overzealous character, and how he took to suing 20 people in Canada including the Queen of England (for what came to be known as a galaxy of reasons).The judges were unsympathetic in referring to Miguna’s allegations as “ based on assumptions and speculation” and said that Miguna could not “merely plead allegations that he believes may or may not be true”. How then are we to believe him, when he lives in a world of fantasy and the wallows of self-gratification?
As the good major Wato opines, it is a tipping point and if you are a patriot, you cannot afford to take sides except being a true Kenyan. Take your time to identify your candidate of choice because there is still more to come before the elections and believe you me tantrums will be thrown, alliances will be broken, careers will be lost but at the end of the day your vote counts no matter what, the struggle for liberation from non-reformist will be achieved, and am gone…….
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