Kenyans,

My 10th great grandfather Ragem, has taken me deep into the land thereafter.  There I was able to see Kenya from my ancestors eye view. On one of the billboards was splashed a writing similar to *Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin, * though I could clearly see that it said there is a curse amongst us Kenyans.

As I came back to earth, I have prodded myself through introspection to determine whether the message I saw was real, what the curse was and its onset.

Then I realized that though there was wonderment, we never really sought to know or unravel the mystery of Kamuniak and the Orynx.

Flashback – Jan 02, 2008, Ragem wrote:

‘A few years ago, in the region of Samburu National Reserve, I sent this nation Kamuniak, the Lioness. In this story there were six baby Oryxes and their mothers. There were also the Lions and the Hyenas that ate the baby Oryxes. For details of this wonder, click here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1746828.stm or http://www.lewa.org/oryx-lioness-facts.php. Many tried to understand this miracle but failed.’

To our amazement, the mystery repeated it self several times, and instead of asking our elders to explain the unnatural phenomena, we did the abominable. We used this opportunity to get more tourists, but most importantly, we let people whose scents the animals did not know, get closer in an attempt to help us understand.

Few years after this wonder, Kibaki stole the elections with impunity in broad daylight and in the glare of TV cameras then installed himself president at dawn. Kenyans killed one another, and again people whose scents we do not know came. In the end Kibaki and Raila compromised and peace returned.

Isn’t life about monkey see, monkey do?

If it is not, tell me why the students are rioting? This is something that is historic in Kenya. How can schools simultaneously riot and do it with impunity. How can students demand to be allowed to take mock examinations with leaked information on their person.

Please tell me that this culture of stealing with impunity is borrowed from the head of state. Or perhaps it is borrowed from the cabinet minister who raided news organization using Mamlukis and went scotch free. If not, then it must be from Mama Taifa’s blatant anger which has been denied with impunity. Or do they get it from Kimunya, if not then it must be inherited from the persona of the cabinet minister who brags on killing 600 Kenyans on national TV.

The bad part is that I would like to forget, but the children and mine eyes did see the horrible pictures in Naivasha, Eldoret, Mathare, Kibera, Kisumu, Nakuru and others and we are pretending it is okay to forget without a true truth and reconciliation. Personally, I have longed for someone on my opposing side to reach out to me and touch me, tell me it will be okay Joram.

Let us get back to Kimuniak and the Oryx. They found a coalition, didn’t they? Notice that our coalition leaders are also K and O but I say it not. Notice that to accept the Oryx, Kamuniak was weakened and later died unable to hunt. On the other hand, unable to realize the danger inherent by coalescing with Kamuniak, the Oryx had to be young and naive. To survive, Kamuniak had to take him back to his mother to feed lest he died. Woud gi Akinyi, the mangrove tree dwels in the river, but that does not turn it into a crocodile.

Think hard people. We were given a sign in this fascinating phenomena. Who caused death, destruction and even end of Kamuniak’s era? Were they the Oryx relatives (read ODM) or were they Kamuniak’s (read PNU)?

Get the answer by revisiting http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1746828.stmor http://www.lewa.org/oryx-lioness-facts.php. and unravel what my 10th great grandfather, Ragem says is our *Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin,* **
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Joram Ragem
wuod Ndinya, wuod Onam, wuod Amolo, wuod Owuoth, wuod Oganyo, wuod Mumbe, wuod Odongo, wuod Olwande, wuod Adhaya, wuod Ojuodhi, wuod Ragem! (Are you my relative?)

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Date:  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:01:25 -0400
From:  Joram Ragem
Subject:  THE CURSE.