FRM2011 wrote:
The interesting thing with the NASA manifesto launch is that jubilee bloggers wrote more about it than they did for the Jubilee manifesto.
From Dennis Itumbi, Pauline Njoroge, Robert Alai et.al, they have gone into overdrive. Including a review of Baba's dressing.
Mheshimiwa Kimani was on Kameme fm this morning going through the manifesto. The rallying call is for our people to come out in large numbers to save muthamaki.
A few months ago, we were told if we settled on Rao as flag-bearer, Jubilee would not bother to campaign. It would be 70%+1.
Dunno what has changed.
There is a simple test for a Manifesto and I am afraid the NASA version flunked. This is the answer to Wanjiku's question: 'What is in it for me?' This answer should be stated in simple terms, bromides almost, that campaigners can keep hammering on the stumps.
But the NASA manifesto is underwhelming. In some places it reads like a bad Masters thesis, some of it plagiarized. Look at the pillars: "National Identity; Inclusion of All Communities; Unleashing the power of Culture; Coming to Terms with our Past." What do these big words mean? And what will it take to convince NASA that Kenyans have moved on? They want a vision of the future not a rehashing of the past.
"Language policy" Really? That is Wanjiku's priority?
This is where I blame the communications team, not the poor Principals who have to sell such shoddy work. And that includes you FRM2011. Stop wasting your time on Wazua and go help you team out. They are clearly failing you.
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." (Niels Bohr)