By Jerome Ogola

UDA candidate won the Kiambaa by elections by a nose
JUBILEE candidate won the Muguga by elections by the skin of a tooth
Whereas Jubilee saved it’s behind from an UDA flogging in Muguga, in Kiambaa, UDA did save it’s sitting allowances from a thorough spanking by Jubilee

I see indeed we serve a living Wanyonyi. Remember prior, we had prayed and fasted for a divided mountain
From the elections results, it is safe to conclude that the mountain is divided right in the middle

Remember, the prevailing Jubilee ineptitude is a product of a united mountain. When the mountain unites, Kenya loses BIG
The mountain is now split in the middle like the buttocks of a homo sapien. We thank Wanyonyi for answering our prayers
Remember, Mulembe set the pace for this. They are ever divided and that the exact ingredient Kenya needs to develop
The only impediment to Kenya’s deliverance is the lake and the valley

Guys from the valley are still hoisting wheelbarrows in markets, and looking at it, like Israelites did with the “nyoka ya shaba” while naively imagining their salvation will come from it

Guys from the shores of Nam Lolwe have become the proverbial house fly that follows a corpse to the grave
Two decades of feeding on oranges without any tangible benefits, the lake isn’t yet convinced that the fruit has become their albino elephant, that which they invest so much in, but gets nothing in return

Thank you mountain for dividing yourself. It is all Kenya needs and redemption is nigh. Remember, the machinations of the Kikuyu hegemony has never been of benefit to the hoi polloi of the region, but the oligarchs who call the shots

The masses wake up to the same challenges as every Kenyan, without any reprieve for “being in the government”, whatever that means
Otherwise, congratulations Ciku for winning in Kiambaa and congratulations (I’ve forgotten his name) for winning Muguga

For those who have no idea what Nam Lolwe is, it is that huge mass of water that straddles the frontiers of three countries, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, that which British explorer John Hanning Speke came, asked the locals for directions, found his way there, and even found my grandfather Adoyo swimming in it’s un-poluted water, but stil went ahead to discover it and named it Lake Victoria, in honor of an aging granny from his home
Good morning my fellow Hoof-Eaters!!

By Jerome Ogola via FBtrong>
PRESIDENCY belongs to a community and it is worthy to fight tooth and nail, just to bring it home. It is worth, to invest your emotions in it

It is worthy to hate and even attack your a fellow poor man, from the other tribe, so that the rich man from your tribe can win the seat
For 24 years Moi, was the president of Kenya. An imperial president with absolute power
Indeed his community gained so much

His home county, Baringo, is the wealthiest in poverty. It is the ancestral home of famine and the headquarters of banditry in the world and the official residence of malaria

The terrain is hostile for human habitation because it lacks infrastructure and amenities that can drive development
There are more tears than water, which is scarce and health facilities are almost non existent
KCC the milk processor which bought farmers milk to earn farmers a livelihood was defiled to death, under Moi’s own supervision
The only people who benefited from his tenure are his immediate family members, who accumulated much to last them eons, without breaking a sweat to toil

Someome joked and it could be true, that Moi is the only person with a bank ATM in his home
He even owns a bridge called Moi’s Bridge, making him the only person in the world to own one
Let no one mislead you that, that you are in the government. That’s a fallacy. It is only the leader, and his wife and mistresses, who are in the government

Stop hallucinating that you are in when you are out, in fact, far away, in the bushes where like everyone else, you are very vulnerable to hyenas called the effects of poor governance ocassioned by your tribesman

You don’t need your tribesman to be president because only a statesman will have an impact on your life. Sadly, I can’t see any statesman, since our only hope, Mukhisa Kituyi, our only hope, launched his veined manifesto

We on our own. It is a matter of choosing which hyena to eat you!
End of the morning rant
Great morning my fellow hoof eaters!!

By Raila Odinga via FB

Transforming Kenya from a poor to a prosperous country will require a very deliberate focus on turning around the fortunes of rural Kenya.

As Prime Minister, I championed slum upgrading as a means of ensuring those fleeing rural areas do not end up in more deplorable urban dwellings.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has championed urban regeneration especially in his second term.

Going forward, and to ensure a more balanced growth, Urban Regeneration will need to go hand in hand with a very deliberate policy of Rural Transformation that makes rural life more livable and migration to cities unnecessary.

Where our policies have encouraged rural-urban migration, we will need approaches that encourage rural-urban integration.

For Rural Transformation, we will need to:

• Pursue massive investment in development planning specific to rural areas.

• Pursue massive investment in rural infrastructure as a long-term and ever evolving priority in national development.

• Provide reliable and cheap electricity.

• Provide clean water.

• Provide good public schools. Children and parents in rural areas must be confident that the education they are receiving is not in any way inferior to that of their counterparts in urban areas.

• Invest in food production. Investment in food production is particularly important. In the years ahead, we should not have rural Kenya where people call themselves farmers while they go to bed on empty stomachs.

• Provide reliable, efficient and quality health care resources.

Rural-Urban Integration is already taking roots silently across all parts of rural Kenya. It is coming in the form of new trading centres emerging to compete established towns. Here are a few examples:

• In Southern Nyanza, Rodi Kopany is growing into and competing Homa Bay town.

• Awendo is competing Migori.

• Kisii is growing into the metropolis for the southern Nyanza region.

• In central Kenya, Saba Saba, Maragua, Mbombo and Mukuyu are emerging as towns competing Muranga town.

• Chaka emerging as the fastest growing urban center competing the old Nyeri town.

• Up in Tharaka Nithi, Kathwana trading centre is emerging alongside Chogoria as competitors of the old Chuka Town.

• In Busia, Bumala and Matayos are emerging as alternatives to Busia Town.

• Khayega and Malava are emerging as alternatives to the old Kakamega town as Mbale emerges as alternative to Vihiga. These new centres are already pulling people away from the land in rural areas.

But even in urbanized societies of the developed world, there will always be people not keen on moving to towns and will remain behind to do farming. I expect that to happen here. How do we make use of this development?

• The government will need to move in and ensure a coordinated and planned growth.

• This will ensure those who remain on the farms can do farming on a commercial scale while the towns provide the market for the produce.

• The government will have to provide the farmers with high yielding seeds, help them with reclamation of the land and preservation of water sources and all else they need to feed the emerging towns and the entire nation.

• The government will also need to step in and help farmers secure drying machines and storage facilities.

• The informal food markets where food is bought and sold for most rural areas are not efficiently organized. Often these are congested with produce stands sitting next to each other, often on roadside. That will need to change.

• The government will also need to help the farmers transport food from where surplus is to where it is in short supply.

The end result will be the creation of functional and rich villagers who have money their pockets living dignified and decent life in rural Kenya. It has been done in other countries. I believe it can be done in Kenya.