In my eyes

Its happening again. Chaos has rocked the kibera slums. Its disheartening that such a thing should still be happening in a country where people are claiming to be the initiators of a new dawn of democracy in Africa. Drought, floods, health problems and the impending food crisis are what have caused chaos in the country in the past. But when tribalism or politics is the cause of fracas, then we have to pause and reflect. For how long are we wananchi going to be used as toys by our politicians? For how long will violence continue to rock our cities? And what does it achieve anyway? For how long will our eyes remain closed? This really saddens me. 3 are now dead. When will it stop? When many more have died?

And what is the government doing about it? Insecurity is on the rise and yet no one seems to care. Are we moving back to the Moi regime that we sought so hard to let go of? The kind of era that you could not hold your government to task? When the government was bigger than the people and yet the people are the ones who gave them power?

We need to pray for this country. The year is coming to a close and election year is now looming. But it is scary and i know i speak for many Kenyans who are aching and confused because they do not know what to expect next year, if the number of politically instigated battles that we have seen this year is anything to go by. May God forgive us. May God help us. But mostly, may God open our eyes to vote for a sober minded people. Our pens will do the trick next year.

How honorable of you Mr Kibaki to turn down the hefty pay increase allocated to you by parliament last week. Whatever your reasons, it says alot about you. I personally think that this noble act should stir the rest of the house to start fighting for the cause of ordinary wananchi and stop concentrating on only their salaries and allowances. It’s a move that i hope they will begin to emulate. Kenyans are watching, and even if their mouths may seem shut, their hearts are waiting to see what the rest of the leaders are planning to do ahead of next year’s elections.