THE PARTY IS OVER: COULD IT HAVE A PHYRRIC VICTORY?

THE PARTY IS OVER: COULD IT HAVE A PHYRRIC VICTORY?

In every contest, there has to be a winner… he joy and jubilation that comes with winning is often great but one has to evaluate what kind of Victory they are celebrating. 

In 279 BC during the Pyrrhic War Greek King Pyrrhus of Epirus’, army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at Heraclea in 280 BC and Asculum in 279 BC during the Pyrrhic War. The victory had such a devastating cost that it was tantamount to defeat.   "If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined." Pyrrhus was quoted to have said.

What am I driving at? Homa Bay County had scored and had been one of the well performing counties in the Country.  However, not so very good news is coming from the HCG of late there is a lot of infighting and serious allegations against many of the county officials. Many a Homa Bay resident are now complain of H. E. the governor  dishing out  plum positions to his cronies (as political) and majority of the officials holding influential offices are accused of conflict of interest and grand.

I’d rather someone accuse me of anything but not issue of integrity due to the negatively it can impact on ones reputation. Robert Renne and Joost Elffers see it as the cornerstone of power. He says thus “Reputation is the cornerstone of power.  Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once you slip, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides.  Make your reputation unassailable.”  The repute of HGC is wanting and thus it could make it vulnerable to attacks just as the ones we have been hearing about from within and without

Be as it may, I may conclude that the party is over and this Victory may make or break H.E. Dr. Syprian Awiti politically. Homa Bay County could as well make History as the first to be put under the Central Government. This may be a win for the retrogressive forces that are anti devolution and development of The Luo Nation. The governor should not let victory get into his head.

By

Brandon Chuchu