08/10/2026
Across the Fence
There stood Raila Junior in polished shoes on dusty ground,speaking to villagers gathered outside the fence at the ceremony for President Ruto’s daughter.
On one side; the invited, the privileged, the open gate.On the other; ordinary people,close enough to hear,kept firmly outside.
This is both symbolic and troubling.
To address the poor from the safer side of the barrier,offering only words instead of inclusion.
The fence is more than metal and posts.It stands for the gap between those who have and those who do not.
This gap is often kept on purpose.Those in power,and the privileged,sometimes leave people poor and vulnerable because the dependent are easier to control.
Their struggle becomes the raw material of political theatre, their hope becomes the currency of manipulation.
Yet hope still lives in the eyes that watch from beyond the fence.One day the gate will open, hands will reach across, and no one will be left standing outside.
