Dear Baba,
I am sorry H.E. Commander in Chief the President and H.E. the Deputy President did not find it in the Madaraka schedule to give you a single minute of recognition on your attendance as the leader you are. I did not think it was the right way to do things and especially on such a date and event where we come together as 43 tribes to dine and celebrate attaining self-rule as a country from 1963.
I am well aware that instead of it being a national holiday, it ended up looking like it was a “my people holiday” since there was prayer in kikuyu Language and also some few statements here and there in vernacular. But I hope next time if it happens, it will be deemed fit to have a translator or simply adherence to the national languages as we have done it before here in Nairobi.
The reason I wrote to say sorry is because I hope it will not be turned political or in any other way that might bring hate across ethnical boarders. I love my brother Kiplagat, Ochieng, Ngugi and the rest.
Yours Sincerely,
A concerned and peace loving citizen
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I must congratulate Rt. hon Raila Odinga for the maturity to attend the function even when he knew it was in the President's political stronghold.
ReplyDeleteIn the same spirit I must register my disappointment with the president and the deputy for not adhering to the core function of the offices(to unite Kenya).
Such a function should and must not be left to seek political mileage.
Enough for now.
Kenya is bigger than any of us
Indeed Kenya is bigger than any of us...
DeleteThank you for your comment Mr. Danstan Keitza