I followed Governor Mutai's response to the circulating video and his apology. He received appropriate feedback after sharing a press release of his apology. This is what Kenyans had to tell him.

Governor Mutahi Kahiga, this statement of yours is not an apology it’s a coward’s confession wrapped in political grammar. You call your remarks “personal views”? Let’s be honest those were not personal views, they were tribal venom, laced with hate and arrogance. You didn’t speak as a private citizen; you spoke as the Governor of Nyeri County, a national leader, and the Vice Chair of the Council of Governors. Every word you uttered carried the weight of your office, and every syllable dripped with contempt for an entire community that has contributed immensely to the making of this nation.

You now say you were “misunderstood.” Governor, stop insulting the intelligence of Kenyans. We all heard you clearly. You didn’t stumble over words; you spoke with conviction. The language you used was not accidental it was tribal, divisive, and demeaning. What you said wasn’t just about Raila Odinga; it was about the millions of Luos who saw in your tone the same hate that has killed Kenya’s unity for decades.

You’re a father, a teacher, and a leader yet you stood in public and poured poison into the ears of young Kenyans. What values do you teach your children? Do you tell them to despise their Luo classmates? Do you whisper to them that leadership belongs only to their tribe? If this is the example you set as a father and governor, then you’ve failed both your home and your country.

Let’s be real stepping down from the Vice Chair of the Council of Governors is not accountability, it’s damage control. You didn’t resign out of integrity; you resigned because Kenyans saw through your tribal mask. You resigned because you became a liability to the same government you were trying to please. If your conscience was truly alive, you would not just step down from CoG you would step back from politics altogether and spend time learning the meaning of humanity.

You claim you “meant well” when you said Raila’s death sends everyone back to the drawing board. Tell us, Governor since when did death become a political reset button? Raila Odinga was not just a politician; he was a symbol of struggle, democracy, and resilience. To use his death as a punchline for political commentary is not just insensitive it’s wicked.

You, Governor, have become a national embarrassment. You have shamed your county, embarrassed your office, and stained your own name in the eyes of history. You have shown the world that tribal arrogance still lives in the hearts of men who should be building bridges. The children who will one day read about this will know you as the governor who mocked unity at a burial, who divided Kenyans when they were mourning.

Kenya does not need leaders who speak the language of hate in 2025. We need leaders who speak the truth of equality, justice, and peace. You, Mutahi Kahiga, owe the Luo Nation more than an apology you owe this country repentance.

Because when leaders like you speak, they don’t just divide tribes they destroy futures.