By Collines Ochieng
I am intrigued
I am intrigued to the last bone
Yet this is not the reason why I was born
I am intrigued by our leader’s audacity
To disregard integrity, clarity and every bit of humanity
We call them honorable but they carry no honor
We should change their name from honorable to horrible
Because they are lords of horrible things
And masters to nothing honorable
I am intrigued by our leader’s audacity in this city.
Every financial year they pass a budget
This is per our constitution they say
But in that budget they hide their little secret
Like a cricket hiding in a dark thicket
That is why we still have government stalled projects
I wanted to go to Muhoroni via Mamboleo
But even if I start early sitafika leo
The condition of that road ni ya jana si ya leo
It has been like that even before Pope Leo
I am intrigued by our leader’s audacity in this city.
So I took a different route to Muhoroni
But upon reaching Ahero daraja sikioni
Floods has covered it Iko chini majini
I blame our leaders for this short coming
That has lead to flooding in lower nyakach
Koru Soin dam was supposed to control
The floods, but now what’s the catch
The scheme was schemed dry
Yet our leaders still have the audacity
To promise help during the flooding calamity
I am intrigued by our leader’s audacity in this city.
I am still stranded in kano plains
But all I see are empty promises
And unnecessary expenses
Let me take you to kabonyo kanyagwal
Fisheries project, instead of fisheries
What is left are stories
Stories of billions in loan form to our nation
Lost without any explanation
The project left rotting not nearing completion
Yet our leaders still have the audacity
To address this nation
I am intrigued by our leader’s audacity in this city.
I am tired
Tired of completing my journey
To Muhoroni, because dalili ya maendeleo
Sikioni, kutoka mamboleo hadi Muhoroni
Asubuhi hadi jioni
Things are still the same
Stalled projects everywhere
With billions of shillings disappearing
From our nation’s coffers
This kills my morale to continue with this journey
Because I am intrigued by our leader’s audacity in this city.
