By Moses Kuria
Dear Raila Odinga. From the bottom of my heart, today I totally feel for you. I told you days before the 26th October repeat elections to avoid receiving advice from people who want to inherit your political kingdom. Did you listen? Orengo, Muthama and Musalia wanakucheza. They are tightening the noose around your neck. They want to make a cartoon out of you. First they raise the expectations of your supporters. They lift you to the mountains then when you are up there, like the gods in Greek mythology, they ask you to fly. They then wait to hear a loud thud as you hit the ground. This is how they convinced you to boycott the repeat election. Now the same with the swearing in that never was. You really need to resist them. You now need time to reflect on your own. May be go back to Zanzibar. When you are back, come see me, okay? We need to have a chat
By Strive Masiyiwa A few weeks ago I went to the doctor. I will tell you what he said about my health at the end, but first read this: Twenty years ago, I arranged to meet a well-known British international businessman who invested a lot in Africa at the time. We agreed to meet for dinner at a leading hotel in London. After a good meeting, we started to walk out of the restaurant when he suddenly collapsed in the lobby. There was total pandemonium as they rushed to get medical assistance. Being London, an ambulance arrived in minutes. I jumped in the back with him as paramedics wrestled to keep him alive. He had had a heart attack and had to have triple bypass heart surgery. Sadly he died a few weeks later. He hadn't been sick and his sudden death surprised everyone. And yet as I reflected on it, and later discussed it with a doctor friend who knew him, I realized he was very laid back about his health despite having a hectic business life. Even during our dinner...
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