Firebrand lawyer Miguna Miguna has slammed Kenyans fond of using the Kiswahili phrase 'bora uhai' which loosely translates to 'life is the only thing that matters'.
Responding to a tweep who dismissed a post where he had accused former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi of grabbing huge tracts of land resulting to homelessness and slums in the country, Miguna said 'bora uhai' is used by people whose mind is decomposed."In Canada they don't grab land hehe. Bora uhai," the tweep by username Bravo ridiculed Miguna who was deported to Canada a few months ago.The self-declared General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) did not take that sitting down and he hit back: "They don't. "Bora uhai" is a stupid statement from a decomposed mind," he tweeted on Tuesday.
The Kiswahili slogan, which is used interchangeably with 'cha muhimu ni uhai', is very common among social media users and has been slowly taking root in Kenya.When faced by an unexpected disappointing outcome, Kenyans use the phrase to console themselves that even if the result is unfavourable, so long as they are alive and kicking, the outcome does not matter.'Bora uhai' was trending during the recent World Cup Finals in Russia as it was used to make gamblers forget and feel good after losing a bet.