01/04/2026
SAD BUT TRUE đ˘
Porridge was breakfast served every morning in a hostel of 100 people.
Out of the 100, 80 didnât like it. They complained daily, saying they were tired and wanted something different.
But the remaining 20 were satisfied. They liked it just as it was.
To solve the issue, the warden introduced a simple rule: Every night, everyone would vote for what they wanted to eat the next morning. The meal with the highest number of votes would be served.
So every night, the 20 who loved porridge voted for itâwith one voice.
But the 80 who didnât like it were never united. Their votes went in different directions:
18 for Bread and Tea
16 for kandolo and Egg Sauce
14 for Rice
12 for Spaghetti
10 for vitumbuwa
10 for beans and nshima
Can u guess what the result was every single time?
Porridge kept winning, Not because it was the best, but because the people who didnât want it were too divided to agree on anything else.
In Kenya, many are tired of the same old hardship, bad governance and recycled leadership.
We know who and what the real problems are.
But even those who want change are dividedâalong tribal lines, party names, personal interest, ego, ambition etc.
August 2027 is not far away, just around the corner. If we donât learn from this story, we will wake up again to another bitter round of the same âmealâ weâve been served for ages.
This Is a Salient Message
THERE'S POWER IN UNITY, NOT JUST IN NUMBERS
A United Minority Is More Formidable. Than A Divided Majority.
Let us wisen up.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.