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The Legacy of Fear: How the Shadow of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Shaped Kenya's Political Landscape In the annals of Kenya's political history, the events of 1969 stand out as a defining moment marked by fear, coercion, and manipulation. The political tension surrounding Jaramogi Oginga Odinga's candidature led to a series of oath-taking ceremonies in Gatundu that forever altered the fabric of Kenyan society. Understanding this historical context is crucial, especially when contemporary politicians attempt to invoke these dark chapters for political gain. The Fear of Jaramogi and the Birth of the Gatundu Oath The roots of the infamous Gatundu oath can be traced back to the fear and propaganda surrounding Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, the former vice-president and then-leader of the opposition. By 1969, the political landscape in Kenya was charged with tension. The assassination of Cabinet Minister Tom Mboya on 5th July 1969 had already set a volatile backdrop. Within this context, Pr
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Is Kenya Winning The War Against Covid-19?

Daily statistics updates from the Ministry of Health on Covid-19 are an object lesson in how not to read data.

With 123 positive tests in the past 24 hours, the highest ever, it is still unclear whether these numbers came from traced contacts (i.e, people who had been in contact with infected persons, in which case not surprising) or from sentinel surveillance (people who checked into local clinics and health centres for one illness or another), or even from the so-called mass testing (tents erected by the roadside inviting people who feel funny or otherwise to volunteer for testing).

The numbers from each of these clusters say something about the progression of the infection. More importantly, the Ministry of Health's narrative lacks a plot -- beginning, middle and end: If all the arriving suspect cases were quarantined, tested, isolated and treated, where are the mystery "community infections" coming from?

As we say in our various mother tongues, don't carry us pumpkin.
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