Eyes but you can't see? Ears but you can't hear? What use are you?
In looking at the current crisis the fact that Kibaki's supporters have decided to adopt a hear no evil, see no evil attitude is part of the wider problem. It is in the interest of every kenyan that justice prevails at all times since as saying goes leo ni wewe, kesho ni mimi. Yesterday it was Moi, today it is Kibaki and as sure as the sun will set, tomorrow it would have been someone else. Kibaki's supporters have done a great disservice to Kenya's democracy by failing to acknowledge the flaws which were patently obvious. Anyway we are where we are and hopefully politicians will get the message that you cannot screw Kenyans for five years and when they cast their verdict you ignore it; it simply won't fly. And I hope those who have chosen to see no evil will take time to reflect on how their passive endorsement of a fraudulent election has got us to where we are.
And as Kenya sinks deeper into a crisis whose direction or ultimate destination is anyone's guess, I am amazed that we seem unable to view things from a Kenyan lense and still persist to clutch onto our tribal goggles.
The fact that we can be unsympathetic to the plight of a fellow kenyan because they are from the 'wrong' tribe is truly tragic. As various groups square up in various parts of the country it has been curious to observe that politicians have seemed to think there is a problem with violence against innocent people when 'their' people come under attack. How can we sink so low that even when the country is teetering on the brink, tribe still seems to be the primary compass that is guiding most people.
I hope
-The 4 weeks set to resolve the crisis is not too long and violence subsides
-Politicians will put Kenya before personal interests.
-We will emerge out of this not only with the urgently needed short term but also long term solutions.
-No targeted political killings that could scupper the talks occur (not that any one life is of more value than the next but the consequences are not the same).
-Kenyans will somehow manage to see beyond tribe.
I fear
-The 4 weeks may be too long as the violence is taking on a momentum of it's own.
-Criminal elements are going to take advantage of the current situation to wreck havoc.
-The ODM-Kenya and PNU marriage of convenience complicates matters.
-Politicians will continue grandstanding even in the serious crisis we are in to make political points.
-There is no political goodwill and particularly on the government side '..duly elected...' '...go to courts...' mantra.
-Someone is buying time and is going to throw a big spanner in the works.
-Melitus Were may be the first but not the last(God forbid).
-The longer this goes on, the more tribe will become a strong symbol of identity.
In looking at the current crisis the fact that Kibaki's supporters have decided to adopt a hear no evil, see no evil attitude is part of the wider problem. It is in the interest of every kenyan that justice prevails at all times since as saying goes leo ni wewe, kesho ni mimi. Yesterday it was Moi, today it is Kibaki and as sure as the sun will set, tomorrow it would have been someone else. Kibaki's supporters have done a great disservice to Kenya's democracy by failing to acknowledge the flaws which were patently obvious. Anyway we are where we are and hopefully politicians will get the message that you cannot screw Kenyans for five years and when they cast their verdict you ignore it; it simply won't fly. And I hope those who have chosen to see no evil will take time to reflect on how their passive endorsement of a fraudulent election has got us to where we are.
And as Kenya sinks deeper into a crisis whose direction or ultimate destination is anyone's guess, I am amazed that we seem unable to view things from a Kenyan lense and still persist to clutch onto our tribal goggles.
The fact that we can be unsympathetic to the plight of a fellow kenyan because they are from the 'wrong' tribe is truly tragic. As various groups square up in various parts of the country it has been curious to observe that politicians have seemed to think there is a problem with violence against innocent people when 'their' people come under attack. How can we sink so low that even when the country is teetering on the brink, tribe still seems to be the primary compass that is guiding most people.
I hope
-The 4 weeks set to resolve the crisis is not too long and violence subsides
-Politicians will put Kenya before personal interests.
-We will emerge out of this not only with the urgently needed short term but also long term solutions.
-No targeted political killings that could scupper the talks occur (not that any one life is of more value than the next but the consequences are not the same).
-Kenyans will somehow manage to see beyond tribe.
I fear
-The 4 weeks may be too long as the violence is taking on a momentum of it's own.
-Criminal elements are going to take advantage of the current situation to wreck havoc.
-The ODM-Kenya and PNU marriage of convenience complicates matters.
-Politicians will continue grandstanding even in the serious crisis we are in to make political points.
-There is no political goodwill and particularly on the government side '..duly elected...' '...go to courts...' mantra.
-Someone is buying time and is going to throw a big spanner in the works.
-Melitus Were may be the first but not the last(God forbid).
-The longer this goes on, the more tribe will become a strong symbol of identity.
Aside
Have the police just got delivery of rubber bullets?
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