Kenya’s GNU: A vortex of liquid nonsense

Kofi Annan once lamented “The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone”. When asked why, after five years at the UN had he not implement organizational reform, he quipped on, “God created the universe in sevens days”.

Kenya's universe has yet to take shape. It's day 15 and the cabal of tribal gods are still bickering about the basics; will it be water as the key ingredient for life or will it be air? Should man have free will or be zombies. Should laws be two tier? That defined for the “cabal” and heirs therein and that of mwananchi? If any? Should echoes of song and sycophancy vibrate to the drumbeats of power or should man dictate the song & drumbeat of power? Kenya's universe is fast receding into a vortex of liquid nonsense as each god asserts claim to the unforeseen order.

Could it be Presidential or Parliamentary order? The gods cannot decide who sits at the throne. Should they pick straws from the clasp of their deceptive peers? Whilst they agitate & ingratiate themselves with false gallantry, Kenya disappears; it’s fabric, its identity, its swagger, its hopes, its color, its humor: Day 15 is up. The gods have receded to scheme and plot for day 16. How long? Why? At what cost?

Here comes Musyoka or its it Ruto; perhaps Raila or Gideon the golden child. Uhuru the anointed one
Hold on, is it really unforeseen? Throw in an AG whom in 18yrs has produced NO results. We know him more for nolle prosequi than anything else and a CJ deeply rooted in nepotism, tribalism, cronyism and a stinking aloofness only found in medieval cultures. Tell me, can one distinguish between Mungiki & Serikali? That line is so blurred one might be confused for the other. Njenga & Kibaki both lead mobs/gangs, as we all know it; a murderous ethnic cartel & an ineffective administration trooping with sycophants and radical elements whose immediate response to criticism is a volley of cacophonic choruses of political Idiotunes. This government needs to grow up!

Tumechoka!

The daily deluge of insignificant gallivanting between priorities has Kenyan’s wondering where this ghastly soap opera ends. Majority of Kenyans are busy working to put food on their table. In 20 years, we just might be importing everything we need; from underwear to sukuma-wiki given the current trend. Those in the know, well-connected or moneyed are busy making hay while this nonsense government lasts. Come in a new regime under the status quo and it will be more of the same, be it Kalonzo, Raila, Uhuru or Ruto for that matter. Moi’s regime was no different nor was Kenyatta’s. At least one can say under Moi, Government hospitals were built, Stadiums in tow and we even managed to host the All African Games (African Olympics). UNEP made Kenya its home and somehow we survived the Nyati house dungeons while Kibaki was his Vice President and Kalonzo his Wentagula-type spokesman. Is the same crop of folks whom we expect to deliver a New Constitution? Are we kidding ourselves? You know it’s tragic when one compares two rotten apples or the lesser of two evils, literally!

Kenya has a long way to go. While Ghana passes us by with a purposeful objective to improve the life of its citizens, we are busy bickering about what constitutes life and how many more days we need to create “our world”. Its day 15, time is up. It’s time to stand up; for those men or women with a vision might just skip this generation and opportunity to make it right. Bonny Khalwale just might be the man of the hour but then again, I doubt that a man of many wives is the Kenyan we seek (I certainly wound not want my daughter as the second or fifth wife of so & so). He is nonetheless a ray of hope and a promise of a new type of leader. There are along the corridors of Parliament a voiceless few whose dedication to Country is long term.

Identify your own and seek to forward your thoughts about the Kenya we want through forums, Bunge emails etcetera. For they too need equitable & tangible support before they take on a system that for decades has glorified ineptness and swallowed up lone rangers or self righteous crusaders. It’s not about tribe; it’s about economic empowerment, whichever way one gets it. Tribalism is the common denominator that naturally opens the door in that endeavor but so is social class and clout. The revolving door of hopelessness must at some point be mired by a breeze of hope.