Huwezibishana na Ndovu Kunya
Migori governor Okoth Obado should ask for the interpretation of this Swahili Methali from his numerous advisors.
On Saturday, Obado decided that he will be the man to host a very unwelcome visitor to Luo Nyanza. The visitor was William Ruto.
Anyway, accompanying Ruto in Nyanza is not a problem, after all the man is the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, the Jubilee government’s face of Maendeleo. Every place the DP has visited this year, has received instant development.
But instead of concentrating on development, Obado decided that he will attack Raila Odinga, the small god in Nyanza.
While in Kuria, the governor decided it was a time to talk about the crocodiles that prevented Raila from taking Kenyans to Canaan.
Obado said that nowhere in the Bible has he read that River Jordan is full of crocodiles. “Either the Joshua taking you to the river infested with crocodiles is fake or river Jordan itself is fake,” he told a gathering.
And this was his biggest undoing. It was like a direct attack on his party leader, which wouldn’t have gone unpunished.
On Monday, Raila held a meeting with Migori County Leaders who briefed him about the problems facing their county. The leaders were led by Senator Ochillo Ayacko, who was Obado’s challenger in last year’s election. Conspicuously missing was the governor.
In the eyes of Raila Odinga, Obado is now a rebel member of ODM who shouldn’t be shown an iota of mercy.
Obado should know that this is not the right time to fight Raila in Nyanza, especially during a time when the former Prime Minister is being treated as a co-president to Uhuru Kenyatta. Obado himself is facing serious murder charges in court, meaning he is vulnerable and can be send to Kamiti forever.
But maybe the man is just stupid or he is receiving advice from the wrong people. On Wednesday, his homes were raided and eight guns recovered.
It is only a matter of time before he finds himself at Industrial Area Police Station again.