The current wave of politics
being witnessed around the country has been an interesting twist of events! It
has for sure caught many unaware. Leaving euphoria and political mind games
behind these events, Kenyans should be able to learn from these great insight
openers. The political alliances of previous ‘political foes’ in the political
scenes should clearly send a strong signal to Kenyans.
The coalition of
politicians to achieve their interests is unmatched to their flocks (the
citizens), who themselves cannot do the same to have their interests and needs
met. Sadly enough though the politician’s possess the power to have their
political fanatics hate and murder each other, all in the name of supporting
‘our leader’. This was witnessed in the 2007-2008 elections where Kenyans
turned against each other.
I hope the recent
political mergers and bonding of political parties will help Kenyans in
understanding that in politics there are no permanent friends and enemies. It’s high time the citizens begin to learn
from them. Not only does it happen in parliament when passing bills that favors
them at wee hours of the dark but also during the eve of political transitions.
Political marriages as it has been popularly referred to by the local media
have characterized the country’s political scenes leaving citizens aghast! If
only could the Kenyan citizens know how to come together like their leaders to demand
and for their needs and best strategise on how they can achieve them then their lives
will never again be the same again.
The citizens should also
learn to demand for issues based politics and avoid cheap politics based on
non-inclusion; hate and unethical political malice .They should rather strive
to be always demanding of their rights and be assertive of actions and
responsibilities of their leaders and importantly their independent actions and
contributions too!
The vetting of politicians
to meet the standards required by the constitution should also be taken seriously.
The integrity chapter in the Kenyan constitution (Chapter 6) is the best means
of stumping out the bad leaders who have ailed the country for long. With
leaders who have been vetted in place the country will be able to start a fresh
with a new spirit ready to serve people and not themselves as it has been in
the previous past. Government matters and also the public issues will be dealt
with integrity and conscious political responsibility. This will mean that the
citizens will be able to get the best out of their leaders!
All these is about to be
realized, if only and only citizens gets to be united by their common interest
just as their leaders have been able to show no differences and collude to
achieve their interest. The focus here to all the citizens should be getting
their rightful piece of cake nothing more and nothing less. They should do it
with wholeness and in a right manner with morals and not at wee hours like the
MPs and other corrupt deals done in darkness. With such levels of consciousness
and will to act Kenyans will be ready to go! Kenyans therefore can happily
change their game plan by stealing the show from their ‘MPIGs’ and running away
with it!!
