Luhya Unity? Already exists

Luhya unity; dream fulfilled long ago

“Great civilization is never conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within”. This quote by Allen Durant has greatly dominated the Western Kenya’s way of politics.

Luhyas have over time demonstrated the highest form of democracy that this nation would admire.

This has been evident through the general elections that have been conducted in this country. People from the western region do not show any bias in terms of ethnic or bloc voting as experienced in other parts of Kenya. Instead, they exercise mature, liberal democracy and tolerance to the divergent ideas of their counterparts.

What kind of unity do our leaders want for our brothers from western? If this democracy they show is not yet unity, what is unity?

I know how our leaders want the people of Kenya to unite, every tribe for itself; God for us all! Divide and rule. Each and every leader who stands to address a forum in western Kenya must talk about Luhya unity.

I envy western Kenya, for their diversity-eighteen sub-tribes-is their strength. No voting according to tribal lines, but the real person they feel can change the face of Kenya.

Political corruption is what our lawmakers and all political leaders want from the people of Kenya, which has proven impossible with the westerners.  They represent the true face of a democratic Kenya that all people from all other tribes should emulate.

What is the point of voting for a fellow tribe'sperson only to fill the vacant seats in parliament yet the person is an under-performer? Is this a culture that has been learnt over time and is hard to live without? I tend to disagree, because even our native cultures have been done away with by the introduction of other cultures. This too can be eliminated.

Any Kenyan who stands up to talk about Luhya unity should ask him/herself what unity really means. Does it mean tribalism or does it mean unity for all Kenyans, for the benefit of Kenya?

           

Compared to pigs

Our lawmakers were compared to pigs by the activists, why? They are too egocentric. Their stomachs come first, their families second, unnecessary trips third and insults against one another takes position four. I wonder where the Kenyans are. Probably not even in the top ten.

These are the effects of tribalism. After all, it is never fair. I stand with our brothers from Western Kenya in their unity. I support each and every bit of it. Say Luhyas are separated; I will curse you to hell because you are the thorn in the foot of Kenya. Westerners, thumbs up! Let’s up the game even more. No Tribalism, Yes Unity.