James Orengo addressing a rally in Kibra-Nairobi on November 16, 2017. [Willis Awandu, Standard]
Watching TV the other day, I saw a group of hired youth staging a demonstration against Siaya Governor James Orengo. I have not spoken to Mr Orengo in a long while, but I felt compelled to speak out in his defence.
In a season where silence has become the preferred language of cowardice and betrayal, Orengo has once again proven why history remembers him as a principled warrior of Kenya’s Second Liberation. His recent statement wasn’t just a political outburst—it was a moment of moral reckoning for the nation, and especially for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), which once claimed to be the conscience of the people.
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By Gitobu Imanyara