Kenya's Politics of Painful Deceptions
Lies have the
power to change. We have heard so much of these lies that the truth is long lost.
Either we start searching for the truth or we get lost in this swam of lies.
Both Jubilee and CORD are playing political tactics. Kenya is a good example of
politics of dirty tricks. Unfortunately, the masses cheer on. The president is
headed to Ukambani and I won't be surprised at all if I happen to spot Mr.
Kalonzo with him over there. As Raila moves closer to Moi, Uhuru moves closer
to Kalonzo and the so called dialogue may not be about the IEBC; or at least,
not only about the IEBC and elections, but about political calculations towards
the general election. This issues of oh follow the constitution, oh we cannot
have unconstitutional means to resolve matters, oh we need dialogue, oh IEBC
must go are all organised noises wrapped in those deceptions that upon
discovery are painful, as those we see in the US and any other, so called world
leaders in democracy. And by the way what become of the Nkaisery and Boinet ban
on demonstrations? But I thought I saw a jubilee counter demo the following day
disguised as a matatu owners' demo! Well my eyes can deceive too, I have
learned not to trust them too much, sometimes they pretend to see too much. But
this noise is very good for them since it diverts public attention from a
looting spree that is underway to fund the next campaigns after all, Kenya has
one of the most expensive elections over here. By the way, just as many
Kenyans, I did not seem to notice that budget reading came and went. Not a big
deal. I hear that the IEBC got almost half of its mega 40 billion budgetary
allocation catered for in this financial year. I was tempted to suggest that we
forego the elections; Uhuru and his men and women and Raila with his men and
women can meet somewhere over tea and distribute political positions, we can
save the country the billions, maybe we can do another road in the city but
most importantly we will have peace in the manner of calmness. But then my
friend reminded me that democracy has a cost. We need democracy, let us foot
the cost, but then again what kind of democracy is this?
Kenya's Politics of Painful Deceptions
Reviewed by Ibrahim Magara
on
June 10, 2016
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