Juvenile rants from an immature spoilt brat. What he is not realising is that he has raised the profile of every Governor
whom he has insulted in public fora. A friend called Tony Kimani has penned a nice read on this tiff...
Throughout history, stories abound of the intricacies of power and the devious methods of exercising authority. Many instances have shown that careless brandishing of power has brought down Emperors and Kings.
Napoleon Bonaparte, France’s illustrious Emperor and conqueror per excellence, put it tacitly: “In ruling the subjects, the shrewd ruler uses an iron fist covered in a velvet glove.”
Using power blindly has but only one result: downfall.
Many leaders, who have impetuosity as their middle name, believe that aggressive action is similar to effective action. Yet, most often the most effective action is to stay back, keep calm, playing for long term power other than the myopic, quick gratification.
Today, The Sultan was crowned.
Despite the enormous and painstaking aeon of the JP Government, Hassan Joho passed the rigorous test and became, de facto, the King of Mombasa. For if the President, his Deputy and all the instruments of power they have at their disposal, can have such deep fear of the influence of such a man, then this man has authentic force, is of astounding substance and a man of indelible credence.
He is the one in control.
Power is all about control. By playing to the hands of Joho, Uhuruto have lost control and handed over the mantle to the Sultan. When you make other people come to you, you suddenly become the one controlling the situation. And the one who has control, Mutahi Ngunyi will tell you, definitely has power.
On the other hand, Uhuruto reactions of anger when pushed and baited only mortify and put to shame the integrity of the Executive. In the battle for the Coast, the duo has lost, hands down.
Now, the fracas and imbroglio that was created by the police of pushing back Joho not to attend the Commissioning of Mtongwe, will gain more publicity than whatever else the Executive will blurt out during the event. Through acts of continuous blatant faux pas, Uhuruto have added an extra coronet on Joho’s lapel.
In fact, Uhuru himself in Tononoka yesterday, declared him the nonpareil Sultan, Emperor of Mombasa.
In public perception, it’s not what you say but how you say it, that counts.
In their putrid boorishness and utter pride, Uhuruto have created Hassan Joho, Isaac Rutto, Josephat Nanok, Gideon Moi and Joseph Munya. By picking puerile fights with such men of lowly stature, the Executive has added more value to them than to their own “memorable” development projects.
Mutahi Ngunyi is surely doing a shoddy job.
A man who has been an erudite student of political history and keen analyst to boot, is doing a great disservice to this Government by failing to advise the Executive on the basics of handling and maintaining power. The subtle and unobtrusive nature of the dynamics of control and human psychology.
In the meantime, Joho and his lieutenants ought to pay back the JP supremos for putting their best foot forward in continuing to extol the Joho Brand. Team Joho.
Hussein Omar should be a very worried man now, for great leaders are not made during the periods of peace and tranquility. They are molded in times of turbulence, anarchy and autocracy.
The 3 rubrics that defined JP today.
