Ever since the phrase “accept and move on” became our
national “motto”- I tend to dig in on stuff. It is not that I never move on-
but I do so at my terms. Today I am on Kethi Kilonzo’s case and this time round
it’s not about her prowess that gave men intellectual crush. The mental beauty
that turns men on then scares them at the same time. It is about Kethi’s
virginity.
There is something in a name and the Kilonzo name Kethi
bears is weighty with privileges and responsibilities. This is the weight that
gave her a strong foundation, bringing her advantages over mere common men like some of us. The same weight can also drag her down to the
gutters of life and the unfolding events have shown that.
Men have a high affinity to lay a lady of her stature- many
times for bragging rights. The masterminds of this saga must be gloating over
their actions, not for their deeds but their prey. That is what masculinity bestowed
on men especially where losing virginity is concerned.
Kethi lived in the shadows of his father and only came out
after the March 4th General Elections to subtly announce to his dad
and the country that her time had come. Little did we know that the old man was
on his last stretch and the gods were lifting his daughter to the level of the
Kilonzo name. This is very good; Kethi came out a pure girl, shielded from the
vagaries of this world. Like a poster child, harmless and beautiful she was
liked by people from both sides of the political divide. Kenya had welcomed her
into the lounge, and sooner to the bedroom.
As the law stipulates after her dad went to dance with his
forefathers, the Makueni Senatorial seat was declared vacant. It was back to
politics and everyone was of the opinion that Kethi steps forward to replace
his father as the first elected woman in the Senate. Politics surrounded her
candidature had no sooner had she presented her nomination papers than word
came out that she is not a registered voter.
I don’t follow Kenyan news; the closest I come to news is on
social media, so forgive me if I don’t have the details of how Kenya seduced
Kethi until- akaingia box. The next
time I woke up from self imposed Prime Time news blackout, Kethi was facing a
tribunal to ascertain if she was registered voter.
The moment the details of her registration were out, the
IEBC tribunal findings were subordinate to the court of public opinion. I don’t
take Kenyans’ public opinion seriously especially where politics is concerned.
We have voted people on the basis of ‘caring for one young man at the expense
of twenty others’ so Kethi’s alleged misdemeanor will not affect he political
life.
The saga I watched in that bedroom as Kethi lost her
political virginity made me look at the whole matter from a different angle.
This girl had lived a private life known to her family, close friends and may
be clients. Here she was, the monsters of Kenyan politics had dragged her to
the bedroom, called in the cameras and went on to defile her as the public
watched.
Oh yes, I know Kethi lost her virginity years ago, I don’t
have the details but I know she has a very promising son. Some things are
proved conversely even if you chose to conceal the real action. Here she is,
like any woman who loses her virginity, I know there are times of shame but
then again the big picture is she is now a ‘woman’.
In this evolving episode, IEBC is coming out as an
institution that cannot be trusted. As long as they did not report loss of
registration slip, they cannot pin Kethi, to me the burden of proof is with
IEBC and not Kethi. After we accepted and moved on while cohesion was expended
at the expense of justice, this time we need IEBC to come out clearly and clear
its name.
Two things are bound to happen, either Kethi will coil and
go back to her private life where her legal profession would be her fulcrum or
the monsters are in for a rude shock. She may just step into politics full
swing and teach these people a lesson. The IEBC saga is just a plus as it has
jolted her muscles into action mode.
Like a lady who has
lost her virginity, she knows that things will never be the same again even if
she opts for secondary virginity out of public life. Keep watching…….
