MAU FOREST WAS A WORTH CAUSE

 A Scania bus was driving down a cliff at a very high speed.As it reached in the middle of the cliff, a woman who didn't notice the bus was crossing. Coincidentally, the woman crossing was the driver's fiancee. The mother of his kids. The Scania bus driver had to quickly decide.He had only two option.Would he risk the lives of the many people he was carrying by making an emergency break which could roll the bus or would he just ram on the woman to save the passengers. Brave as he was,he opted for the latter. He knew what he had lost but then had to do it for the sake of the many passengers he was carrying.He quickly stopped the bus a few metres ahead to try and save the woman's fading life but it was rather too late. They reached when she was taking the last breath. Ofcourse the driver was crestfallen. Upon receiving the news, the family of the woman's side blamed the driver and hurled abuses at him. They completely disengaged with him. They even took his kids away. However, those who knew that decisions made out of anger never last comforted the driver hailing his brevity. It was a worthy cause.
That is the kind of debacle that Raila Odinga is facing from the Kalenjin people. They are blaming him fronting for the evictions of the Mau forest squatters. After his brevity in evicting squatters from Kenya's major water tower, leaders from the region saw an opening to launch a backlash. Led by William Ruto, they stormed out of ODM.
A party they had pledged their loyalty to. They made a quick decision out of anger. They didn't want to see the flip side of the coin. Was Raila doing it for selfish ambitions? Definitely NO. He was  undertaking a worth cause that would ensure that the many generations to come won't suffer. Indeed, he even said that he was ready to put his political career on a lifeline as long as the Mau Water Tower is preserved. Instead of hurling abuses that Raila is heartless, i expected that the leaders would join hands and slice a piece of land from their junks of lands and donate it to the evicted squatters. I expected them to reason truthfully. They didn't.
 The reason why the squatters were in the Mau Forest in the first place was because they didn't have a home. The land where their grandfathers occupied was ruthlessly taken from them by the powerful people during the one party regime. It does not call for a rocket scientist to know who own big lands in Kenya. As they seek your vote, ask yourself this; has anyone donated or bought even an acre to the many squatters in Kenya? Raila, took a bold step but it finally ensured that we have a downpour in Kenya. Rift Valley, which had started dropping her maize and wheat production will revive the hay days. The Kalenjins have been quickly blinded by greedy leaders that Raila Odinga does not care about them. That is why they were evicted from the Mau. A sober mind will tell you that it is a pure lie.
Finally my brothers and sisters, as we approach the crucial moment of electing our next president, we should use the past to weigh the aspirants. Remember, a character in a human never change. They only masquerade attributes of kindness, humbleness and benign faces yet deep down them, they are angling themselves for your vote and then the status quo remains afterwards. And remember the adage-old is gold. And for that, i rest my case.