Residents of Meru who attended Raila's NASA rallies on Monday and Tuesday have expressed their intention to teach Senator Kiraitu Murungi a political lesson after he referred to them as 'jobless idlers'.
Sergeant Kiraitu was reportedly upset by the large turnout of residents who gave Raila a warm reception. In response, the residents agreed with Kiraitu's characterization but attributed their joblessness to official corruption within the Uhuru regime.
This sentiment echoes previous comments made during the last NASA rally in Eldoret, where some individuals from Uasin Gishu and Jubilee leaders claimed that the majority of attendees were present because they were jobless and idle, a notion that allegedly garnered agreement from 104% of Kenyans.
Nephat Kinywa questioned the inconsistency in statements, saying,
"Are you seeing the way they are contradicting themselves Mafuta ya nguruwee ujikaanga mwenyewe"
The question on many minds is what happened to the 500,000 jobs promised in the Jubilee manifesto, which could have kept the youth occupied instead of attending political rallies on weekdays.
It remains to be seen if the system is failing and the ground is shifting, as hinted by the phrase
Siku ya nyani kukufa miti yote ya……?
NASA's Successful Meru Tour ¶
According to Lee Makwiny, the rally at Marima marked the end of NASA's successful Meru tour, which included several significant developments:
- Raila received several defectors to the party, including 18 members of county assemblies.
- The elder brother to the Jubilee majority leader in the senate joined the change movement, bringing highly respected Prof Wakindiki on board to add value to ODM.
- Hon Dr Winnie Kaburu, who was the running mate to Prof Ole Kiyapi, also defected and joined ODM, bringing her high level of respect in the region to the party.
- The local association of Miraa traders endorsed NASA and promised to work hard to deliver a substantial number of votes.
- For the first time, ODM will have candidates for all positions in the region, with some areas having more than five aspirants running for a single position, indicating a high level of competition.
