POLITICAL MARRIAGES, PREGNANCIES AND STILLBIRTHS

The last couple of weeks have seen Kenyan politicians get into political alliances in a bid to secure positions of power after next year’s general elections. I say this because there really hasn’t been much for Kenyans in these political marriages, as there has been for these politicians. The agenda was seemingly to first form alliances that they believed would catapult them to power come the 4^th of March 2013, and then proceed to make the same promises which are always made every election year to the Kenyan electorate.

Kenyans have witnessed a myriad of political marriages

I have always been of the opinion that political alliances should only be formed on the basis of shared development agendas and ideologies between leaders but our politicians seem to be doing it the other way round. Talk of putting the cart before the horse, all in an effort to be in the next government. And take it from me, the fact that these politicians go ahead to make promises to Kenyans which we are almost certain will not be fulfilled, is not the worst part.

The worst part is that even when it is crystal clear that most of these alliances have been crafted largely for the politicians’ advantage, some of us go ahead and support them. Even when we know that we need to vote wisely for the sake of our future generations, and voting wisely here meaning rejecting all these selfish alliances at the ballot, most are still at pains to bring themselves to this reality.

The main faces in the Kenyan presidential race. with the exception of a few, most have dropped their bids upon joining political alliances.

A wise German writer once said that the destiny of any nation at any given time depends on the opinions of its young men and women. I know for a fact that if we as the Kenyan youths decide not to suffer fools anymore, we will do justice to this our land and nation; after all we are the majority.  It is about time we got rid of all non performing leaders and thank God our chance is coming real soon on the 4^th of March, at the ballot box.

Right now a majority of the Kenyan electorate is pregnant with expectations and the political alliances making numerous promises are responsible. We’ve been down this road before with nothing to show for it than reporting “stillbirths”, since most promises made are never delivered. Let us not forget that lies may be easier to tell and hear, but they do not make the truth disappear. If these same politicians have let us down in the past, nothing will stop them from letting us down in the future.

  

You deserve better, I deserve better, all Kenyans deserve better, the future generations of this country deserve better, and this country deserves leaders of substance, those that deliver on their promises, and those that have development track records and are neither self-centered nor tainted by corruption. I did not mince my words in the week past when I used this platform to articulate that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. I will Not be one of those good people who do nothing.

I will vote for a better Kenya; Will You?

I am well armed with my voter’s card ready to do the right thing for this country. Opinion polls and political sideshows notwithstanding, I will vote wisely. Big question is; Will you? Whatever your answer is don’t you ever forget that we must be ready to live with the consequences of the choices we make!! 

YOUR VOTE IS YOUR FUTURE!!