Title: Animal Farm in Agona Kenyanko

You know that feeling when you are coming from the farm, your body is tired, and then life decides to teach you a lesson for free? That was us yesterday.

We were walking home from the farm in Agona Kenyanko, tired and dusty, when we stumbled upon a scene straight from nature’s own drama. There, right in the middle of the path, a large python had coiled itself around a small squirrel. The squirrel, clearly not having a good day, was fighting a losing battle.

We all froze. That’s when the argument started.

My brother Kofi Kekeli, who’s never missed a protest, immediately jumped into action. "This is oppression!" he shouted, already looking around for a stick. "We have to help it!"

My sister Yawa, the government worker, shook her head. "My brother, are you not the one who eats chicken every Sunday? Is the chicken's life less important? Let the snake eat in peace. All animals are equal."

Then Papa Efo, our old man, started laughing. He pointed his walking stick at the scene.

"Look at them," he said. "Your sister is right. All animals are equal. But can't you see? This one..." he said, pointing to the snake, "...is clearly more equal."

We all laughed. It was a funny and painful truth. The snake finished its snack and left without even thanking us for the audience.

This small matter got me thinking about the big stories in the news. I heard a judge in a big city said something that made my ears tingle. He basically said that some people, because of their position, are like that python. They are on a different level. The law sees them differently.

My people, this is where we must be careful.

The 1992 Constitution is our national parent. It doesn't have favourite children. Article 17(1) says clearly, "All persons shall be equal before the law." Not some persons. All.

So, if a judge says one person is "more equal," where does that leave the rest of us? Are we like the squirrel? Just a snack for the powerful?

And a word for our big men and women in power: be careful how you dance with the judiciary today. The same judge you applaud for bending the rules for you today will still be there tomorrow.

If your political weather changes, and you find yourself in his court, what will you do? You will have to eat from the same pot of bias you helped to cook.

The lesson is simple: A judge who is a friend to a politician today, becomes a master to a prisoner tomorrow. Let us uphold the law for everyone. It is the only thing that can save the squirrel and the snake from each other.

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