Conspiracy Files-Kenya

  I still maintain that Mike Sonko killed his own career and not the so-called “deep state” that has become part and parcel of our politics. The reasons are two-fold, one is his own personality and two is the Nairobi Metropolitan Services. Sonko is a man any ordinary person can relate to. He came from extreme poverty to make a fortune whatever the means and still make a name and a brand in politics. He was the only candidate to get more votes in 2013 and 2017 outside the two major presidential candidates, a record no other candidate has ever managed to beat until 2022. However, what makes him great is also his major Achilles heel. His trust issues saw him record phone calls and even put his superiors like the president on a full speaker at one time in a bid to stop demolitions. His bellicose nature has seen him engage in dramatic activities in the past like punching walls, insulting his opponents, and even engage in a fistfight with his predecessor Evans Kidero when he was on a...

Deputy President William Ruto is a shrewd political operative and a man on a mission: State House 2022. He has shown the willingness to burn bridges and make new ones if it suits him in his quest to be the fifth occupant of the house on the hill. His latest move has been to rebrand himself as the defender of the hustlers-a common tag reserved for the downtrodden in society. The move has won him, admirers and detractors, alike, and they never fail to light up social media with their spats and witty insults. But here is the unpopular truth, the man does not qualify an inch to be a hustler. He was once like you and me but at the moment, he isn’t a hustler. Before you go, allow me to explain my view using Walter Chesang’s analysis of the matter published in the Standard (5-7-2019) Walter describes the journey Ruto took to be where he is right now, right from the moment he joined politics as a Youth For KANU activist back in 1990. He writes that the man has made a fortune from his 29 (Now...