Nairobi, Sept. 25 -- I did not finish my tenure at the helm of both the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) and the Nairobi University Council.

I left in a hurry because of a by-election which (John Hezekiah) Ougo precipitated in Bondo (constituency) by resigning as MP, midstream, in early 1981.

Viewing things from the high pinnacle of the university and the AFC, my first reaction to the news that Ougo had announced relinquishing his parliamentary seat, in favour of Jaramogi (Oginga Odinga), was a surprise.

Truly, I pondered over the news for a while and finally said to myself, "Let it be". Why? At the national level, I had a plate full of work and I needed a breather from Parliament.

I went on record as saying that since Ougo had ...