This is not a drill. Dr. William Samoei Ruto may actually end up being Kenya's fifth president. He has come a long way and right now he is only one step away. He is the deputy president. That's the closest you can ever get to the coveted seat. And he seems to have a huge following of people who are ready to lay down their lives for him. His tribe is one of the largest in the country, let's not forget that. Let's forget instead the self-righteous pretense that elections in Kenya are won on the attractiveness one's policies and not the size of one's tribe or tribal alliance. For all the accusations and claims leveled against him, all the momentum seem to be with Dr. William Ruto. Ruto ticks all the boxes, who's gonna stop this train? Who's gonna stop him? Well, Raila Odinga, that's who. The most electrifying man in the history of Kenyan politics, Raila Odinga always seems to find the best formation for the stab, and boy, how good are things looking for

Jean de Dieu Makiese popularly known as Madilu System, Le Grand Ninja or Bialu Madilu was a Congolese rumba singer and songwriter. Even though he passed away in August 2017 his songs like Ya Jean, Yaya, Si je savais Ca, Kupanda, Nzele, Juste un peu d'amour and Aminata (to name but a few) have continued to dominate the music airwaves across the continent. His contribution to the poetry of Congolese rumba music cannot be overstated. Madilu System was good a comedian (arguably) as he was a singer. His songs are full of wit, humuor and conventional wisdom - traits of an accomplished composer. And if you are not put off by it, you'll also enjoy his swagger, bravado and unique sense of fashion. And what with his iconic extravagant laughter? You catch it up in songs like " Frere Edward" , " Ya Jean" , " Juste Pue d'mour" and the timeless classic "Leau".  All these aside though, let's sample some of Madilu's quotes that are just pl