To my fellow Luos,
Read deeply into what it means when the deaths of our leaders become a source of celebration, and political entertainment.
They celebrated the death of Raila.
Today, some are already speculating about the death of Dr. Oburu.
We must not dismiss these things as merely political banter. There is a deeper question we must confront about the contempt and disdain that is directed at Luo leadership and, by extension, the Luo community.
Raila never controlled the instruments of government. He never had the power to independently determine government policy. Dr. Oburu is merely a senator. Yet the intensity of the hatred directed at them is greater than that directed at people who actually held executive power and presided over governments. Uhuru Kenyatta is a hero today.
Perhaps we have been too willing to sacrifice our own interests in the pursuit of a broader national project. A thankless struggle.
We have repeatedly invested in Kenya's democratic institutions, constitutionalism and national unity, while others have been far more deliberate about protecting and advancing their own political interests.
Today they have toads and infrastructure and they keep laughing at us.
Let us learn from what we are witnessing.