I heard someone say that ethnicity had been dealt with, that we would
not go back to where we were in 2007-20008, that we had learnt our
lesson, that we had matured, that we had gained sense..... But these we
the optimist talking, the modest, the so called peace lovers..
For those who did not share the same views as they did, they branded
them as the pessimists, not lovers of peace.... But how sure could we be, when we swept our dirt under the carpet, when we buried our face into the sand....
However,
if you were not so much of a critic you would have believed them, the
Kenyan people put up a well rehearsed show, an equivalent of a Hollywood
blockbuster... the cast being the Citizenry who were trying to redeem
their Humanity, since they had lowered it to man butcher man scenario... The solution was to get the so called Civil Society to educate the Kenyans about how, not to kill each other, better known as; civil education on promotion of peaceful co existence.... the donors, but to be correct; International partners, were doing the funding. And the teaching began and went on to the grassroots,
the government joined in. In addition, political kings and queens
joined in the campaign, but after all they were the ones who were being
fought for...
4 years latter and the Kenyans seem to have forgotten the education they received about peaceful coexistence.... similar to the 8-4-4 system where you cram your way into getting an 'A' and as soon as you leave the exam room you have forgotten what you learnt.....
Now it seems like the optimists are
weeping full of disappointment. 4 years later the kenyans are
regrouping into their ethnic cocoons ready to lash out at anyone who
opposes their so called political leaders/ ethnic leaders/ their peoples' choice....
Sadly
the youths are back into the game. included are the educated youth,
these are supposed to be the clear minded opinion shapers or leaders.
In contrast, they are proudly and are vehemently campaigning for their ethnically inclined leaders. This is evident in the debated on the Social Networks like: twitter, Facebook. In addition, the bloggers have not been left aside. And to me it looks as the perfect recipe for chaos.
One question though: As
a Kenyan where do you lie, are you on the side that is propagating
ethnicity or are you on the side that is propagating objectivity in our
rather pitiful political, social and economic arena. You cannot be in
both, you either in one or the other. And each has either a direct
negative or a positive consequence and effect. So which is it?
