Moses Kuria is one politician than never shies away from controversy.
From the infamous 'foreskin narrative' that landed him in court to answer to hate speech charges, to the latest letter to UN boss Ban Ki Moon calling for a meeting to discuss Raila Odinga's 'political greed', Kuria, the Gatundu South MP, has come to be known as a bitter critic of Cord leader Raila Odinga and he never wastes an opportunity to hit Raila below the belt whenever he deems it suitable.
It is easy to conclude that what exists between Kuria and Raila is a love-hate relationship, at least going by what we see in public.
Though Raila has never engaged Kuria directly, it is pretty obvious that Kuria is one of those Jubilee 'attack dogs' that Raila keeps on referring to every now and then.
Kuria seems to have perfected Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power. Law number six advises on 'courting attention at all times'. But why exactly does Moses Kuria sound like a jilted lover every time he takes to a podium to talk about Raila Odinga?
He thrives in controversy: As earlier stated, Kuria, a first-time MP, has simply shot to national limelight through courting controversy and attacking Raila whom he has turned his arch-rival. Every time he is in the news, it is because he said one controversial thing or another.
It doesn't seem to matter to him whether his controversial statements will land him in court or subject him to negative publicity. This is as long as he keeps trending and featuring in news in the coming days.
He is a populist and Kuria has no doubt mastered the ideology of populism which he uses to appeal to the interests and fears of his 'political' constituency. Every time he attacks Raila, he is sure of unrivalled media coverage, attention and support from Raila's opponents.
Kuria belongs to a different generation of politics. While Raila may be said to have 'worked' his way up which is typical of many politicians of his generation, the same may not be said of Kuria.
He simply metamorphosed from a PNU party strategist to a political commentator before he was 'selected' to represent Gatundu South. The two will, therefore, never rhyme during our time.
Finally, he is a 'tribal bigot'. At least this has been used more than once to describe Kuria by those opposed to his style of politics. Hateful ethnic salvos targeted at particular tribes have seen Kuria face several hate speech charges in court. He, however, seems unapologetic and continues to write controversial posts especially on his social media accounts.