Miss Mutahi Ngunyi. His writing is humorous, full of wisdom and insight.


The sooner Sunday Nation kicks out the irritant professor of Buffalo, the better.

Change is coming at Nation Newspapers. Mark my words! The changes will affect both editors and journalists/columnists. Direct orders from the Aga Khan himself. Irritant the first out the door! Expect to be reading Mutahi Ngunyi's articles in the Nation soon - if he accepts the offer that is.

Imagine therefore, the sleepless night Prof Mutua’s portentous tweet occasioned in Uhuru Kenyatta’s stately address at State House Road! Imagine the hysterical rending of garments and gnashing of teeth.

Try to picture a whole coterie of the Kenyatta family and friends staring bleakly out of cried-out eye sockets, contemplating the decidedly dismal prospect of a presidency bereft of Prof Mutua’s endorsement!

In fact, the damage is more dramatic and immense. See the strongholds mourn- swathes of Rift Valley and Central, North Eastern Kenya, and pockets of supporters throughout the country, including the die-hards of Nyanza, feeling cheated out of a victory by Prof Mutua’s improvident withholding of a recognition so critical to legitimacy of the incoming administration.

I wrote a few weeks ago about the arrogance of the ‘reform community’ and how they think Kenyans are all idiots who must be husbanded much in the manner of livestock. Prof Mutua has just borne that out.

How can he, in good conscience, decide that the democratic choice of millions of Kenyans is contemptible and unconscionable? Why does he think that those who voted for Jubilee are somehow inferior, deficient or illegitimate?

The line separating radical visionaries from mendacious irritants is very thin one