There was a time when ODM was not a party of helicopters and hotel press conferences. It was a movement of bruised feet, tear-gassed lungs, and stubborn hope. It was Raila on the streets, not Raila in the skies. It was young people, workers, lawyers, and mothers facing batons so that Kenya could breathe.
Those early days were not about power. They were about human rights, the right to assemble, the right to speak, the right to choose. And yes, many of the first to carry that fire were Luo. Then the Kamba joined. Then many others. That is how Kenya escaped the prison of single-party rule and slowly entered the daylight of democracy.
Fast-forward to today.
What Orengo is warning us about is not nostalgia, it is danger. ODM is no longer walking with the people; it is flying over them. Leaders now campaign in helicopters while wananchi are stuck in mud, dust, and broken roads. They no longer feel the country. They manage it from above.
And when a movement forgets the ground, it forgets the people. Now look around Kenya today. Young people ,Gen Z who form over 65% of this nation, were beaten for speaking. Some were abducted. Some were tortured. Some were killed. Not dozens. Hundreds.
This is not development. This is the old Kenya returning with new slogans. They tell us: “Look at the stadiums, the roads, the markets, the houses.” But history teaches us something painful: A country that builds without rights collapses with speed.
Singapore was built on ruthless discipline and zero corruption. Kenya today is being built on steroids of corruption, fake projects, and borrowed applause. You cannot plant corruption and harvest prosperity.
Now ODM is praising Ruto. ODM is calling this “cooperation.”But what it truly is — is surrendering to Raila real democratic fight.
We are being asked to accept development without democracy, progress without freedom, and order without justice. That path has already destroyed many nations. And it will destroy us too.
Do not be fooled by Junet’s fairy tales. Do not forget the agents’ money that disappeared. Do not pretend Gachagua is an alternative salvation. Do not allow Oburu and Wanga to blindfold a community that once led Kenya’s fight for liberty.
Kenya already stood still once when people rose against Ruto. That was Part One.
If we ignore this warning, Part Two will be worse.
So when Orengo speaks, listen not as a governor, not as a politician, but as a lawyer of freedom who has seen this movie before.
“Awacho ayweyo.” ORENGO ‘S warning is a gift. Only fools throw it away
