I’ve been thinking too much about how people’s biographies and histories are full of lies or half-truths.
I’ve also noted with great courage that motivational speeches must often leave the ugly parts out. (That serves it right, a motivational speech is about hope and overcoming, not despair, not defeat)
However, sometimes, it must enter into a Positive PR overdrive and hide the fact that some things are not possible; that one must have scammed or cheated to get ahead.
There’s a saying that success has many fathers, failure is an orphan and that’s what am talking about.
William Ruto’s win is just that, it exposes the hypocrisy in human systems.
Now, in 2017, the Supreme Court claimed that the process is more important than the final tally. In 2022, without blinking, they reneged on that and said that the final product is okay, the process doesn’t matter.
Most know Ruto worked hard to create foolproof cheating using Form 34As book 2 of 2
We also note that he was smart to spread the rigging to all the places, with a small number of inflated votes in Western, Rift Valley and Central etc.
We also note and bow to the well-orchestrated rigging scheme that he would not give himself a lot of votes to raise suspicion. He had to deduct some of Raila Odinga’s votes, add to him and voila. And IEBC waited for the near-final number of votes to be cast, t just add him over 230k votes and that was it.
Supreme Court would seal the deal under threat. Remember who wanted to kill DCJ Mwilu in 2017? Njoki Ndung’u had also made herself unavailable etc. Circus. Don’t believe in fairness and Jesus.
By the time 5 years are over, Kenya will be the most pagan state I know. You guy’s have called God and thieves and murderers have soiled his name. A brood of vipers.
How can Raila come from less than one per cent to 26 per cent in some central Kenya counties and not win the Presidency?
Ruto cheated cleverly and for that he is president.
I believe most people often leave the shortcut, scamming or cheating they did to become successful.
Books sell you a politically correct way, a narrow and straight road narrative of getting ahead, but the truth is always there.
For example, take the world’s richest, and this is not an excuse.
We should not say Elon Musk became rich because he is just hardworking, creative and such. He is by the way, but there was easy money to get ahead from home. Don’t forget the fact that his siblings are not half as rich.
Let’s talk about hard work and creativity, but don’t tell me that the huge reserve of money at home is not lying.
Njenga Karume exemplifies how many Kenyan Billionaires got rich. Most took the state coffers as their personal piggy bank and the rest is history.
End of examples.
I bet I like the saying, ‘get rich or die trying’ more than any other motivation to live and be counted as success in life.
Many honest businesses are not successful because most owners don’t see any good in taking shortcuts.
I have worked hard, and the furthest I’ve gone is to live in a nice bungalow in Eastlands Nairobi, where I still pay rent no cheating. But if I took a chance to play rough with my employer 4 years ago, and steal from him, I would be driving top-of-the-range vehicles, living in leafy suburbs in Nairobi and calling myself a businessman.
Look where honesty got me.
So, the lesson is if you want to overcome challenges, cheat, scam, take the shortcut, (Use your rich uncles – better option) and protect it.
But this applies to Kenya and its many successful people, who now have a man at the helm. Remember the military contract by Echesa? Only a few are successful in being honest.
But what’s success?
Above all, let’s read history that is banned and also read biographies with a pinch of salt. Some motivational books are full of feel-good.
Let’s try to live up to the reality of the issues.
Truth is the reality underlying all existence!
