Of
sacking her and sending her to the jobless corner.
Of
(mis)using your Facebook and Twitter timelines by posting (mis)leading messages
that were unfortunately read by her boss and she got sacked.
Of
insinuating that she was enjoying a ‘special’ relationship with the President
without being categorical only allowing some loose-tongued politician to say something
close to defining what kind of friendship it was.
Of
failing to know that she was already a wealthy individual before she even
joined government and became an envied Kenyan by you all broke noisemakers.
That
is at least according to the 'iron lady' who is now enjoying time at her house in
Kitisuru trying to adjust to a life without a job.
The
verdict: You are all innocent until she is proved guilty. That is if she will
ever be taken to court.
But
why would people hate someone so much that they celebrate her downfall even
when she has not directly hurt you in anyway? Why?
According
to her, it is because she is a hardworking, successful woman who drove a Mercedes
Benz sooner than most of you.
One
life lesson you may want to learn from celebrating someone’s miseries is that
the glistening sword maybe on the other side but there is always a high chance
that it would come to your side someday. So better not celebrate. You never
know when you time will come. Fate, you know, is fate. His or her name has
never changed and has not stopped working. So do not tempt it.
Having
said that, facing miseries you have not authored and being accountable for
taxpayers’ money are two different things that should not be confused with each
other.
If
you are being pushed to the wall for ‘eating’ taxpayers’ money then at times it
is better you carry your own cross. And keep silent. The bed you prepare is the
one you lay on it, however thorny it is.
But
again she said something yesterday that should get us thinking. Why was the
scandal at her ministry about her, Waiguru and Anne alone? And not the government
as is the case with Eurobond?
Something
to do with patriarchy and us?
Maybe.
Waiguru should spare us all the boohoo. Like you said, if you make your bed, its only fare you lie on it. All Kenyans wanted is for her to show humility and step aside, being a whistle-blower or not, and let investigations be conducted, and hopefully her name would be cleared.
ReplyDeleteBut no, she had to stay put, be hounded and her integrity tainted in the process.Now she cries foul. Other accused ministers stepped aside.There integrity is somewhat intact today for it.
If there is someone KOTs detest is a hothead for a public leader. They spare no ammunition in putting him or her in her right place. And she tries to throw Henry Rotich on the hotseat! Despite the gravity of the Eurobond scandal, Rotich, unlike her has not handled the matter with arrogance.
Well said Lenny. Public officers at times think they are immune from criticism and accountability. But with the new media things are changing. The social media is force nowadays. Anyone who ignores this force is a fool.
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