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Reading an article in today’s Daily Nation weekend magazine on Yvonne Khamati. Her career, the rumors (about her affairs with some prominent politician) and politics. I admired how she’s risen in social life and career at a very young age of 26 years only.
At only 21 years she contested on SDP Party ticket for Makadara constituency seat...
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Susana, if I may call you as my Nan used to call her sister baring a name like yours, what is the point you are trying to pass across.
ReplyDeleteI have read it once, twice, and a third time, just a minute ago. You say that Yvonne's dad could afford to give her quality education, similar to what Kibaki/Kenyatta/Moi/Nyaga/Odinga give their children, but urge me and you to go for free milk and free education to boost statistics. Is it?
Then, you say that Yvonne can get a job because she is a relation to a bigwig. Sawa. Hakuna makosa hapo.
Sue, if you were to table your documents to apply for a job at KCB or Safaricom, with a name Toroitich, or Njonjo or Matiba (forget being related, but by a sheer coincidence) the CEO will be running helter-skelter from his enclosed office to ask for your dad’s other name. Is that what you mean?
If you are an astute reader of words in this blog, Chris says he belongs to a tribe called have-nots and haves. That is where Yvonne does not belong. Her future was designed before she was born, her destiny charted and her Monday meal sorted today. There is this joke that some haves ‘sleep with pyjamas’. (You saw Lucy Kibaki), while others sleep naked or in clothes they will be wearing the next daydr. That is the difference.
The poor lass is only unfortunate that she was not from a political family, otherwise, she with her ambitious shade, should be in parliament today.
Anywhere you go in this world, you will find the Yvonnes, Railas, Kennedys Bush, Clinton and Mubarak and even Kabila. They are a certain breed that loves themselves and if you have heard of Masada Complex, they protect themselves until the last man goes down. We have learnt to accept that
If you go on, they always say Wishful thinking.
I honestly do not understand at all what it is we have against the rich and the mighty. I have listened to many kenyans talk and all they have to say against members of the prominent families is negative stuff. My question is "Is it a crime to be born in a prominent family?
ReplyDeleteSue, I am, just like derek above, finding it hard to understand the nature of your concern lady. You show the picture of someone torn between admiring Yvonne and envying her. Yvonne may have reaped from the prominence of her family and that is probably the reason she caught Michael Wamalwa's eye(Musikari Kombo just took her over as a sign of respect for the departed Mike.) but the truth of the matter is that you need ingenuity to prosper even if you are jimmy Kibaki. This is a lady with a very well grounded education, an ingenious mind and a burning ambition (How would u explain her candidature at only 21?). Her only mistake in the eyes of most people is having a rich background.
Anybody who has tracked my comments here will attest to the fact that I have steadfastly refused to judge anyone based on their family roots. Kenyatta was a monister, an accident that should/could have been avoided but it is utter crap to judge Uhuru or Muhoho by their fathers deeds and character. Anybody over 18 years old is their own persons and in my opinion these two young men, just like Yvonne and many others, have done nothing wrong that I know of. This is where I differ with Hon Kalonzo Musyoka when he tries to peg his presidential campaign on his not so affluent background.I differed with my other idol, James Orengo when he talked about "The cerelac babies" in reference to the golden boys of Kasarani 2001. Moi , a firm believer in monarchial rule, drew a line up of party leadership where four of the top five positions were given to sons of former cabinet members. They were Raila Odinga,Uhuru Kenyatta, Musalia Mudavadi and Katana Ngala. This definitely irked Orengo and many other people but my problem with it was the fact that these were not elected, they were selected and one cannot fail to read the day light cronysm and buddism.
The most important thing is not which family one comes from. It is whether they are qualified for the jobs and whether the proper channels were followed in landing the job. My sister Sue and company should know that there are people who consider them rich and their kids will be treated with the same negative talk. Yvonne Wamalwa in my opinion deserves what she has. how many girls out there give a damn about politics and leadership? Why would anyone then read favouritism in her case when she is practically the only one who has stood up to be counted?
About her unleashing her goods to the pot bellied politicians I dont know. What I know is that Yvonne Wamalwa was very instrumental in getting her to head the Ford Kenya Youth league. They were close and I dont imagine her getting laid by Wamalwa. Musikari Kombo,mmmmmmh, well he is too dull to even know how to kiss a girl and Yvonne herself is too fat to warrant any second look. One man's meat is another man's poison though. I dont know.
Sorry, Yvonne Khamati(not Wamalwa----second last paragraph)) deserves what she has. Vodka has started to take a toll on me.
ReplyDeleteThere is one big difference with the rich in Kenya.
ReplyDeleteIn the US we know how Bill Gates made his money. In UK we know how Richard Branson turned the Virgin brand into billions. But in Kenya how did Moi make his money? What about Biwott and Murungaru? And 90% of the other rich families?
I will tell you. They made it at the expense of the masses. Land was grabbed, poor people were cheated, corruption etc.
Do you have any idea how many people died in Kenya as a direct result of Goldenberg?
A word of advice Sue. The way to tell that your writing has hit home and affected people is when you get so many comments like this contradicting what you are saying. Please keep writing because we badly need the feminine touch in this blog for balance (writingwise that is-we already have loads of female raeders). I think you are tyhe perfect female Kumekucha voice to have here to help keep all those male egos in check.
Great post keep it up.
-Kumekucha-
Thanks Chris,
ReplyDeleteYou got my point. My post was not to attack the rich and the mighty who acquired their wealth through hard work.
The problem with us Kenyan's like Derek says, "We have learnt to accept that", is a wrong attitude that we must change. We will keep on crying for change and leave everything to our usual politicians to do everything for us.
There is nothing wrong with a person born with a politician and following in his/her footsteps. The problem is that politics in Kenya is like a family affair and is very lucrative with the huge salaries and other good things to go with it. Hence those close to the bigwigs get favored in the nominations and people end up with unpopular leaders who cannot perform.
*Sue*