After reading Governor Gladys Wanga’s open letter to James Orengo, I learned several new things, confirmed others, and came to a few firm resolutions. For the first time, though, I felt a genuine urge to defend Gladys—the very woman who ensured my departure from government - untill I saw her letter. Back when Ong’ondo Were was alive, Gladys would bring a legion of Homabay MCAs to Kasipul to announce publicly that I am impotent, wifeless, homeless, and childless. One MCA even claimed that she once tried to seduce me in our youth, but I could not rise to the occasion. I restrained myself then, refusing to make things personal with the Governor. Now I know better: ignore the dogs doing the barking and go straight for their owner. Here are my key takeaways from her letter: 1. I have confirmed why Africans historically never allowed women to lead them into war: after one painful strike, a woman leader would let out a loud cry and throw in the towel. This signals to the enemy exactly where and whom to strike next. It also demoralizes one’s own army and energizes the opposition. 2. Men and women feel different levels of pain even when struck by the same weapon. Women feel more pain—save for Millie Mabona. 3. After reading her letter, I now understand why Gladys Wanga uses mercenaries and proxies to fight her battles: she cannot withstand a direct hit from real political firepower. 4. Women will always hide behind their womanhood after starting a fight. 5. Gladys Wanga has inflicted considerable pain on many people using mercenaries and proxies, seemingly without realizing it—unless she is simply a narcissist. 6. War is the quickest route to peace. Therefore, never sympathize with an armed enemy soldier in the midst of battle if you truly want peace. Be an Orengo. 7. It is easy to nickname yourself a lioness, but acting like one is an entirely different game. 8. A woman will crawl at the feet of the powerful yet trample mercilessly on the weak—the "mama wa kambo" syndrome. 9. When emotions run high, the truth emerges faster. But when that painful truth hits home, emotions soar and judgment becomes impaired. 10. If I were her advisor, I would have insisted she keep quiet as though nothing had happened—she has managed that successfully in the past. Nevertheless, Orengo made clear why he struck Gladys. Her attempt to cite support for Oburu as the reason is merely a diversion. Finally, and most importantly, the reason Linda Ground is becoming increasingly unpopular is that it is now seen as a Gladys Wanga-led operation.

The debate between Gen Zs and millennials is totally imbalanced because we are comparing people at very different stages of life, under very different burdens, and then pretending the answers are already clear. Gen Zs are right to say they are bold, outspoken and less willing to tolerate humiliation, especially in workplaces, politics and society. That is a good thing, and Kenya has benefited from that courage. But millennials are also not weak simply because many learnt how to endure bad systems, survive quietly, keep jobs, swallow pride and carry responsibilities without making noise every day. The truth is that we may not get the real answer now. We will only know when Gen Zs are in their 30s and 40s, with children in school, ageing parents to support, rent or mortgages to pay, medical bills arriving without warning, loans hanging over them, and entire households depending on one salary. That is when life tests political courage, workplace courage and social courage differently. It is easy to say people should walk away from oppressive spaces when you are mostly carrying yourself. It becomes more complicated when your resignation, rebellion or public confrontation can immediately affect your children, your parents, your spouse and everyone who eats from your table. So maybe millennials were tough in survival while Gen Zs are tough in confrontation, but the debate is not complete until both generations have faced the same weight of adult responsibility. Let us wait and see whether the same fire remains when life adds school fees, hospital bills, dependants, debt and the fear of one wrong move collapsing a whole family. Until then, this argument is interesting, but it is not settled......

When you intentionally stand out, you become a target for hostility. People silently dislike you not because you are arrogant but because you have refused to be submissive to their expectations. They want you to: • Stay humble but not too confident • Be ambitious but not too successful • Speak your mind, but not too boldly • Blend in but don't shine too brightly However, when you break these expectations, people become uneasy with you, they become hostile because you have opened their deep-rooted wounds. Your authenticity irritates the person who spends his life pretending. People don't hate who you are, they hate what they assume you represent in their heads. They might decide that you are selfish, when you are just independent, Or, you are manipulative when you are just observant, Or, you are arrogant when you are just focused. When people cannot read you, they project their fears onto you.

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When Mzee Jaramogi died in mid 1990s, Kijana Wamalwa and James Orengo conspired to wrestle the party, FORD from Hon Raila. Raila walked away in disgust and built a political behemoth from scratch...the rest is history. Kenyans must always understand that in our politics it isn't the LABEL that is important. It's the LABELLED that matters. Second, in political fights in Kenya, the tribes that are locked in gladiatorial contest are very important. SECONDARY tribes (Luhya, Kamba, Somalis, Digo etc) can't defeat PRIMARY tribes (Kikuyu, Kalenjin and Luo) in Kenya's political fights. The Wamalwa/Orengo v Raila fight was a Luhya v Luo fight for a party the former played second fiddle but thought the death of the political icon gave them an opportunity to go one rung up the political ladder. We are in 2026 seeing the squel fight between the two communities over a party they jointly own but hold different percentage of shares. The Wamalwa/Orengo v Raila fight settled the political cohabitation between the two communities and it's a waste of time to muddle the water again. Orengo/Sifuna axis in my view must allow Dr Oburu to own and lead ODM...that is the natural order of things. Kenyans must understand that LUOs are a PRIMARY tribe in Kenya (tribes with communal ambition to take power and take one of them to state house and be president). LUHYAs on the other hand are a SECONDARY tribe (tribes that want to get cabinet positions, ambassadors, board chairs etc and have no capacity to take power). The Luo has ambition to become president. The Luhya is fighting to become a minister...allow the Luo to head/run the party and let him try his luck to go to State House. In a political cohabitation/alliance between the two, Luos will always led and Luhyas will always follow. That is the natural order Allah planned thinks between the two, just like he did between the Kikuyu and the Meru.

● At 40 years, "highly educated" and "less educated" are the same. (Less educated people may even earn more money) ● At 50 years, "beauty" and "ugly" are the same. (No matter how pretty you are, at this age, wrinkles, dark spots, etc. can no more be hidden.) ● At 60 years, "high position" and "low position" are the same. (After retirement, even a peon will avoid looking at his boss) ● At 70 years, "big house" and "small house" are the same. (Joints degeneration, hard to move, only require a little space to sit .) ● At 80 years, "have money" and "no money" are the same. (Even when you want to spend money, you don't know where to spend) ● At 90 years, "Sleeping" and "waking up" are the same. (After you wake up, you still don't know what to do) Take life easy, there are no mysteries to be solved. In the long run, we'll all be the same. So forget all tensions of life & enjoy.. 💐💐👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🍻🍻🍻

What we are hearing- The Hindu is reporting.. Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya, died at an Ayurvedic eye hospital-cum-research centre at Koothattukulam in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Wednesday (October 15, 2025). He was 80. He suffered a cardiac failure during his morning walk on the campus. No official word from the Government of Kenya.

RT @MrKipkalya: Faith Odhiambo @FaithOdhiambo8 shouldn't feel obligated to explain herself or to threaten to resign if her new committee do…

You won’t understand. But we understand you.

Outside of Joburg, I think Kampala has the best night life People are drunk throughout the week, beers are cheap and the women hate condoms. It’s the promised land Moses failed to enter

The Gen Z s are finally in the state house. Akili mtu wangu

#WeAreAllKikuyus is not true, I remain Luhyia forever.

I need this book, any leads will be appreciated @TextBookCentre @NuriaStore

What surprises me most about humankind is that we get bored of our childhood, rush to grow up, and long to be children again. That we lose our health to make money and then lose our money to restore our health. That by thinking anxiously about the future, we forget the present, such that we live in neither the present nor the future. That we live as if we'll never die and die as though we've never lived." Per Anaïs Nin

School lied to you. It’s not “survival of the fittest.” It’s reproduction of the sexiest. Nature doesn’t reward strength, No, it rewards who f**ks more. Life is a breeding contest. Look at this ram’s massive horns? The ram with the biggest gets the most females, breeds like a king, but those same horns kill him early. That’s nature’s brutal trade-off: power comes at a price. That’s why men age faster, get sicker, and die younger. Not because they’re weak, but because they’re built to burn out winning.

The High court has this morning issued an interim order staying and/or halting the further and continued tendering process advertised by Government with respect to the sale of NZOIA Sugar in the petition I filed. My sincere gratitude to my Counsel Ken Echesa & people of BUNGOMA.

For the record, I do not care if you label me as a William Ruto mole or agent. Two things. First, I am not. Second, in my class in the Society, I can survive in any Government: good or bad. It is you who will die of hunger and disease in a bad Government. The choice is yours.

Those who were standing with Butere Girls can sit down since the girls are now back in school.

The man currently before the IEBC selection panel @Saulwasilwa once interviewed for a job. Of course I got the job. Both of us are jobless now.