Letter to Eddie Mbagua

Deox de Man

Dear Eddie Mbagua,

Allow me to begin by saying that your shelving of Nancy Kalemba from Biodun Shobanjo's missiles was not the most selfless move after the death of Jesus Christ for mankind. It should go down in history as the stupidest move ever pulled by anyone.

You really disappointed Mr. Shobanjo. I saw the hurt in his eyes as he praised your salesmanship and leadership abilities before he pointed his revolver at you and fired, and I knew he'll never forgive you.

The famous tagline --"You pay for what you use" -- was brilliant, and should have won your team praise from the Celtel executives had you made that the main thread of the Route-to-Market presentation. But you let Nancy [who has found a niche messing things up] handle the important financial projection, thus overshot it by 1,000% and cost the team dearly.

For that, she deserved to be 'shot' a dozen times but you used your prerogative as Matrix Corporation project manager to remove her head from the noose because she had become the veteran of the boardroom? It's true she had but only because of her devastating performances. Should a 'criminal' then get off like that?

Looking back, your austereness and electric approach to things was always great to behold. You were Kenya's last soul surviving and the third East African but you chose to deny us when we still needed you. In fact, you were my number one dangerous substitute in case intrigue and politics in the house brought down Deox Tibeingana.

By sealing your own tragic fate, you confirmed what your 'predecessor' Oscar Kamukama told James Amuta his post-eviction interview –that Matrix Corporation is 100% jinxed. It showed in the way you cried after hearing the dreaded "You are fired." A man does not cry like that. Besides, you left Shobanjo no option but to fire you. What did you want him to do? By the way, did you cry because you were going to miss Regina or you wept after a late realization that you shouldn't have sacrificed yourself for a poor performer like Nancy?

Dude, your guts to "thank" your boss after firing you were out of this world. Hopefully the woman you saved will take an old advice from my primary English teacher, pull up her socks and show the world that it was not in vain that you rescued her.

Otherwise, big ups to Zulu Corporation's winning ways and more so to Deox for remaining the team's Midas touch. When the self-assured Eunice was asked by a Celtel executive how they should move the Red Phone faster among the public, the beauty lost her self-assuredness and mumbled incoherently until Deox saved her from further humiliation.

With a -don't-worry attitude, Deox talked of Celtel's transparency, that all that was needed was to convince the public; make them see the great qualities such as the precise billing the great Red Phone had over other payphones from their competitors. The official smiled satisfactorily and told Shobanjo how Deox had been impressive in the "Questions and Answers following the presentation…"

Shobanjo has consistently said he's looking for the best manager, someone with passion and insight, a delivery man, a leader, a fast thinker, a strategist, an individual that knows something on everything. Mix his real life ventures with the extraordinary way he has continually helped Zulu Corporation lift the coveted 'trophy' from Matrix Corporation and that man is none other than Deox.

If you think otherwise, stand up and let's hear what you think.