Politics;
A dirty game being exhibited in different mean styles in the republic of Kenya.
Politicians;
who are referred to as leaders in Kenya have taken their showdowns personal and
are now targeting individual political enemies
Who
is responsible for the problems facing the poor citizens of this country? Is it
not these leaders who are busy amassing wealth using mega government projects?
This has been going on since time immemorial.
When
students of Garissa University College were brutally killed by members of the
Al Shabaab militia, it was all over, with the leader of majority of the National
Assembly Aden Duale promising to name the persons responsible for funding Al
Shabaab.
This
led to Duale being branded a terrorist by leaders from the opposition
coalition, calling for the arrest of Duale. However, how that story was
silenced is a matter of the ‘selected few’ and until now, the list has never
come out.
When
Kakamega County Senator Bonny Khalwale accused Nairobi County Governor Evans Kidero for
having a hand in the ailing Mumias sugar factory, the CORD fraternity was all
quiet. Nobody in the coalition wanted to talk about the same, whether for, or
against.
This led to Khalwale threatening to lead other
Members of Parliament and senators to leave the opposition.
This
also, has gone quiet. Nobody is talking about it.
Deputy
President William Samoei Ruto and Duale have linked the problems in the Mumias
sugar factory to Raila Odinga saying that he is the one responsible for failing
to pay debts that he owes the company.
This
has of course been opposed by Raila who has said that those allegations are not
true.
The
leader of opposition now says that he is going to sue Duale for defamation of
character having linked him to Mumias’ downfall.
At
this point I start thinking, is this not politics that these leaders are
playing on unsuspecting Kenyans?
We
have been played on as a ball in a football pitch, left, right and center.
Each
and every politician has no poor Kenyan at heart.
When
a politician takes on a podium to speak to Kenyans, they first begin by
touching on few problems that are being experienced by Kenyans. This is of course
just in the introductory part of their speech.
Minutes
that follow are of self-praise and ‘enemy’ condemnation. The truth is never
talked about and Kenyans go on cheering and cheering such leaders as they speak
on, not knowing that they are the ones losing it here.
On
another platform somewhere in Kenya the following day, the opponent that was
humiliated the previous day gets themselves a chance of reply.
Contrary
defamatory words in the same style are thrown back at the opponent.
What
Kenyans don’t know about the whole hullabaloo is that we are being fooled into
accepting their words, yet they dine and wine together each evening.
At
this point, I am tempted to believe that even some of these events are stage
managed so that the leaders can remain relevant and win the hearts of Kenyans
whose political sleep has never come to an end.
When
is this going to end? Politicians should stop taking us as tissue papers. They use
us during the election period and dump us as soon as they get what they wanted.
What
follows is another five years of serious eating and belly-filling process which
ends when parliament is dissolved and we are expected to go back to the ballot.
Kenyans
forget easily of course.
However,
time is coming when politicians will not take us for granted. They will cry on
podiums just to get a sympathy vote, maybe from themselves, family members and
few friends.
Time
is coming. We are watching
(Writer's Opinion)