Wam Literature

A discussion from the play Betrayal in the City Though Francis Imbuga focuses on the revenge mission in the satirical play Betrayal in the City, many focus on the dictatorship of Boss- the Supreme leaders of the state of Kafira. Boss’ sins seem more sinister than the subtle sins of Jusper- the protagonist. However, when well explored, and the pattern with which Jusper, connivingly follows, leaves telltale signs of revenge. It is this revenge that hinders development in Kafira and by and large modern society. In the play, Jusper unwittingly kills Chagaga while defending his late brother Adika’s grave. Whether he knew who the assailant on his brother’s grave was, we are not told. However, his confession and when we learn who Chagaga was and what he was allegedly accused of, we infer revenge on the part of Jusper. Apart from Chagaga, Jusper ends up killing Mulili in cold blood. The killing comes at a time when, Jusper while in the palace-together with Jere and Mosese- orchestra...

Boniface Mwangi decided to call it quits on being a civil rights activist. Congratulations to him. I wish him a very happy life with the family. Activism is not bread and butter as many Kenyans think. It is live bullets and teargas laced with clubbing. It leaves you hungry in an angry way. Frankly, every Kenyan would love to be on the streets today. They would love to sing and chant anti-Govt and Pro-Govt songs in equal measure. They would love to correct the rot in society but, they dare not. Why don’t they? Key among very many reasons is, Kenyans do not recognize leadership. I will swear that, there are very many Kenyans who do not know there deputy governors. I will also be confident to see any county resident name for me the members of the county cabinet. Rising up the ladder, the cabinet secretaries and cabinet meetings have become traditional stories. Who then rules Kenyans? A Kenyan is governed by the boss at work. This is the person who sets the rules and governs th...

The impeached and reinstated Embu governor Wambora could just have opened a Pandora’s Box. What is the import of the constitution if the institutions it establishes do not abide by the law? It beats wind out of the air just to stare at the Kenyan elite tearing at each other with supremacy talk. Did we establish these institutions to check on the excesses of each other or did we establish supremacy debates? There should be a way in which we can reach consensus or else we be done with the current constitution and go to the former tattered constitution. How can a country progress when every score is vindictive whence settled? We cannot allow Kenya to be sacrificed at the altar of greed and foolish outbursts. We cannot sit and observe the senate of foolish idiots grit its teeth to the county executive. We do not want to see the county governors, on the other hand like intellectual idiots lash out at the senate. Such scenes are retrogressive and irritating. Are we so dumb that w...

                            My condolences continue trickling in, to those who innocently lost their lives. My heart is with the survivors, who now are trying to pick on a new life. I know that life will never be the same again for them, although give it a new look, and you will realize that it will be the same. My anger is with the second and the fourth estate. I hold my anger with abated breath and now I am breathing fire.                      The legislature has the opposition which checks the Government. The opposition asks the hard questions to the government which is expected that, the government will answer. Now comes the question, Do we have an opposition? I did not like the solidarity that was shown in the recent crisis because it kille...

                                            Professor Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor told a story. It was the story of his death. He talked about the ancient Arabian tale about death, where an old woman went to the market and saw Death. She ran home and found Death waiting her there. The day was Friday the 20 th September; Saturday the 21 st Death was waiting for him at the market (Westgate shopping Mall-Nairobi.) “I am not afraid of death,” he said, “When people reach may age, we prepare for death, and there is one poem here I wrote about death.” He read to us the poem in his usual jovial self making jokes here and there. He was fascinating and very educative.                    ...

Kethi Kilonzo shocked many when she turned down a rather juicy offer to join the senate. The polls though were on her favour, the entry of her mother- stepmother -was too much to handle. Although the reason she gave is African, it is disturbing to think how irrelevant the people of Makueni really are to prevail upon one family to take upon leadership of the vast county while they tail along.  Ever since senator Mutula Kilonzo died, debate started over who would succeed him. All eyes were directed at Kethi, who shot to fame during the presidential trial at the Supreme Court. She represented AFRICOG in a manner never seen before, which of course rekindled hope of the success of the case against Uhuru’s presidency. Anyway, the hopes were dwindled when the Supreme Court was turned into a crime scene with heavy police presence and a yellow crime scene tape surrounding it. Away with crime scene tapes, question is, who killed the Makueni Senator and why? Is it justifiable ...