Nasa policy and strategy Chief David Ndii. He has 'stirred the hornet's nest' by secession talk. [Photo: nairobiwire.com]Political scientist Mutahi Ngunyi has weighed in on the ongoing secession debate that has been provoked by Nasa chief strategist David Ndii.Mutahi, who is known to shoot from the hip when it comes to matters Raila Odinga and Nasa, has wondered whether Ndii is psychologically disturbed or mad."When MADNESS of a NATION disturbs a SOLITARY MIND, it is NOT ENOUGH to call him MAD. NASA blames David Ndii for LOSS. Is He Disturbed or MAD?" Ngunyi tweeted on Thursday.Ndii told NTV on Tuesday during an interview, that he was only provoking debate."Politics of separatism are fairly normal.There was the Scottish referendum and then Brexit. There is a 19th-century French Philosopher Ernest Renan who characterised nations as a daily plebiscite. The point he was making is that the constituent parts of a nation are in a willful union. That they are free to leave," Ndii said.He added: "I think it's quite clear that if change will not come through the ballot, it will come through the bullet some day. So we should not go into denial that we cannot fight. In a society where legitimate political dissents are closed, it inevitably ends up with people taking up arms. People do not accept subjugation forever. Even slaves used to have uprisings."However, the government on Thursday through its spokesman Eric Kiraithe, dismissed Ndii telling him he can go to Somalia if he's not contented in Kenya."As a government, we have no intention or obligation of engaging political activists. They have their opinions but where they threaten security, security forces will be watching. As far as entitlement to your ideas is concerned, you can even decide to migrate and go to Somalia.""That is the country where we have as many states as we have competing leaders, and maybe Libya and a few other examples we shudder to give because it is unfortunate for the progress of humankind," Kiraithe said.

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