November is the hustle month and we are all about youngins making their money, and we need your help. Deputy President William Ruto takes tea at a kiosk in Laikipia North. We, meanwhile, go home to continue wondering where our next meal will come from. But when the pens and notebooks are out away and the cameras are shuttered, he stands up, dusts off his ten-thousand-dollar suit, gets into his armoured Mercedes and is chauffeured back to his 20-bedroomed mansion with floor-to-ceiling windows whose curtains were imported from Europe. ![]() We love a high and powerful person pretending to care about us and our dramas, our poverty and our misery, our disease and our squalor.Īnd so we proudly lionise the politician and his chapati, his tea in a cracked old tin mug, and his humble mien. He is looking to send a false message of solidarity with the unwashed masses, who cannot afford to eat in the politician’s rarefied circles of wealth and influence. The politician summoning his fawning media lackeys to his gastronomic adventures is not looking to record his food habits for posterity. The old people said a man who calls his friends to a meal does not do so to save them from starving. DP WIlliam Ruto, Kisii governor James Ongwae and Kitutu Chache South Mp Richard Onyonka having tea at a kiosk in Kisii County. What the photos actually showcase is the yawning gulf between those who can afford to play around with food and make it the subject of their political games, and those who spend their days wondering where their next meal will come from. If the media people bothered to dig a little, they would find the usual Kenyan tales of woe, the scars of poverty, and the scourge of government neglect all over the locals. Click on clues to find other crossword answers with the same clue or find answers for the Bearers' boss crossword clue. Optionally, type any part of the clue in the 'Contains' box. Type the crossword puzzle answer, not the clue, below. The press people and media photographers who always just happen to be in the right place at the right time to capture such heart-warming photos never remain behind to chronicle the lives and tales of the other customers of the eateries that the politicians pose for food photos in. Search through millions of crossword puzzle answers to find crossword clues with the answer BWANA. The value in the photo op is never about the food, it’s always about the pretend-poverty, the ostentatious display of “we are like you” that is designed for the non-discerning voter. We are never told what the politician paid for the meal, of course, but anecdotal evidence suggests that the politicians leave behind enough money to buy the whole restaurant they ate at. Four-poster or bunk e.g.It is a quirky fact of our political landscape that the only politicians to be seen publicly sharing food in shabby-looking settings are those politicians campaigning to either remain in office, or to go one high and snag the next political role up the ladder.Īnd so Kenyans have, over the last few weeks, been treated to a whole montage of senior political personages, from the Deputy President down to some humbler offices frequenting dirty shacks and filthy “restaurants” for chai na chapati or similar delights.Letters that mean Mayday! crossword clue._ Mellark (Hunger Games character) crossword clue.Alexander and Mischa _ tennis-playing siblings who have won a Mexican Open as a pair crossword clue.Alumni Memorial Hall's building in Michigan: Abbr.When doubled a Gabor sister crossword clue.Mustache Hat artist Jean _ crossword clue.Antonym's opposite for short crossword clue. ![]()
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