Papa wa Roma: Moses Wetang'ula's 'holy' politics and divine survival skills

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula with President William Ruto during a development tour in Busia County on Jan 23, 2025. [PCS]

In a world where he could be anything, Moses Wetang'ula, the learned man from Sirisia, opted to be the 'pope'.

The self-styled Papa wa Roma hails from Bungoma, a county with its own Jesus, famously known as Yesu wa Tongaren, who too scared to relive crucifixion, disappears whenever the Easter season nears. He, perhaps, learnt the lesson from Jehovah Wanyonyi, another son of Bungoma, who has never...