By PETER WANYONYI
The High Commissioner of Nigeria to Kenya is an enemy of the sporting aspirations of the Kenyan people. This is not news. In fact, we should extend that definition to the envoys of all West African nations.
They have ensured that, time and again, their countrymen have humiliated us in sporting contests staged before our own wives and children. Haven’t they ever considered that in such cases, you always let the host win?
This is what happened in France in 1998 in the World Cup final. The Brazilians pretended thar Ronaldo was ill and quietly let Zidane and his ten robots win the cup.
But the West Africans do not understand some of these finer principles of life. That is why inviting a West African man to your house can be so dangerous. A part from the noise they make — which is astonishing — there is always the very real risk that he might try to evict you and take over your household.
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Fake gospel
There are Nigerians selling everything from plastic cups and combs to high-priced illegal drugs to fake gospel in Nairobi. Some have even taken to snatching away the wives of our politicians. In contrast, there are no Kenyans running around the streets of Lagos offering to double anyone’s money or share five million dollars with complete strangers.
It, therefore, follows that Nigeria needs Kenya more than we need them — save for their music, which is pretty good if the artistis Igbo. Plus their trashy “movies” that keep housemaids entertained when their bosses are away working. It is therefore in the interests of Nigeria to ensure that they remain in our good books.
The High Commissioner of Nigeria should therefore apologise for allowing the Super Eagles to beat us at Kasarani the other day. Or else, mass action.
