And Now, A Political Campaign That Ensures That Kila Mtu Amekula Nyama
Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party and the CORD brigade have been going on at each other over a phrase that The President started at the funeral of former Maasai strongman William Ole Ntimama.
As the funeral went on, the political show of might got so thick that, well, the President had to play the big boss card. And that’s when the analogy ‘kula nyama, meza mate’ was born.
Since then, the politics of the day have been defined by who is eating meat and who is, eeer, salivating at some corner.
The general assumption is that, The President and his flower boys, who include Aden Duale and the likes, are the ones eating meat while Raila Odinga and his gang of miserables are salivating.
Such kind of politics is the type that leads to instability, post-poll violence, feelings of exclusion, tribal bitterness and a desire to hanker for power at any length.
And because of the fears of violence and also because of the kind of dangerous statements being loosely made by Opposition politicians, a local business magnate has decided to step in and avert any sort of disintegration of society and the political stability we currently enjoy.
“Food is increasingly becoming the main focus of the election. Mara watu wanaongea mambo ya kula kwa macho… Kula nyama… Kumeza mate.. We decided to drive the negative attention to political food to something positive and practical – we launched a food and refreshments App that will serve as a digital Avenue for peace and integration as we approach the elections “ Joe Kariuki, the App founder, says
Via NikoHub, which is the name of the mobile App, politics-oriented Kenyans can order for food as per their political inclination as from the 30th of January.
Uhuru Kenyatta’s plate
By so doing, Kenyans will be casting an early vote for either Uhuru Kenyatta or Raila Odinga by purchasing a plate that matches either candidate.
How ingenious!
If you wish to VOTE for Uhuru Kenyatta, you need to buy a plate of Rice /Mukimo and beef and cabbage.
And to vote for Raila Odinga, you’re gonna get served a HOT plate of Ugali, fish and sukuma wiki.
Each plate, obviously, has a little price – just Ksh 100 Bob.
Raila Odinga’s plate
“We are going to let the good people of Kenya voice their opinion on the 2017 election by voting with food. Make your voice heard and determine who will ‘kula nyama’ and who will ‘meza mate’…” adds the Candy and Candy CEO .
Check out the App by clicking HERE. And get voting right away! And enjoy a hearty meal in the process…
