Raila charms Murang’a residents with ‘Kitendawili’ ridiculing Ruto’s administration
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Raila poses a riddle to Murang'a residents to describe Ruto's administrations
Raila poses a riddle to Murang’a residents to describe Ruto’s administrations.
As is his style in politics, Azimio leader Raila Odinga has won over followers in Murang’a posing a riddle.
Raila is well renowned for employing the rhetorical device to convey messages. He has been referred to for a long time as Mr. Kitendawili, which is the Swahili word for a riddle.
In his address to supporters during a town hall meeting on Thursday in Murang’a, Raila used the craft of speech to amuse his audience.
“Kitendawili, Kitendawili.. Kuona anaona lakini kusikia hasikii ila kwa kigogo. Huyo ni nani?” he asked.
The crowd gave several responses which the ODM leader said were wrong.
“Mmeshindwa. Jibu ni yule mnyama anaitwa burukenge (You have failed. The answer is the animal called the monitor lizard),” Raila said.
He went ahead to explain the riddle to his audience, noting that the monitor lizard is a look-alike of the crocodile.
“He can see but he can’t hear or listen until he is beaten. These guys want to be canned so they can listen,” he said.
Raila also urged the government to give jobs to the youths who are addicted to alcohol instead of arresting them.
“Sasa mtu mwingine anakuja anaanza kusema vijana waache kukunywa pombe washikwe. Vijana wanakunywa pombe kwa sababu hawana kazi,” Raila said.
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He said that if young people are given jobs, they will stop drinking alcohol. Otherwise, they will continue taking alcohol to forget their problems.
“Apana shika mtu ati yeye amekunywa pombe. Patia yeye kazi. Patia yeye kazi atawacha pombe. Lakini kama hakuna chochote ya kufanya atafanya nini? Si apige pige tu. Ili asahau shida yake,” Raila said.
He went on to say that the government does not understand Kenyan’s problems.
This was in response to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who met Mt Kenya leaders in a bid to rally them to unite in the fight against the alcohol and drug abuse menace.
Gachagua accredited the high rate of drug abuse to the unregulated alcohol-selling joints.
He said the situation was dire as the region was at a high risk of losing the entire generation to the menace, especially in five central Kenya counties.
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