One Country, Two People

Our national obsession with everything materialistic has taken criminal dimensions of leather for hell proportions. Nothing demonstrates better this divide of me against than our political leaders. A closer look at any of their actions smacks off utmost betrayal of the fake objectivity and sensitivity they proclaim from the rooftops. They are in a continuous state of competing among themselves to curve exclusive selfish niches for themselves albeit without any trace of tact to disguise their ill motives.

A case in point would suffice to demonstrate this mad rush to be ‘different’. The ODM-K's London trip that never was is just the miracle that Kenyans needed to unearth the quicksand on which they anchor their political hopes. Right from the organizers to the guests, the whole thing was a disaster that occurred before its conception. They had danced themselves lame before even the music started playing and now all they have to show for it is nothing but tons of eggs splashed on their faces. Shame on them.

Behind this facade lurks the unpleasant Kenyan culture of aspiring to belong to a class, political and/or economic/social. The ODM-K leaders wanted to set themselves a side as special Kenyans deluding themselves that their self-manufactured problems can only be solved within earshot of the queen. Speak of colonial mindset. These are chaps out of touch with reality wasting funds that they would better invest in saving lives of starving Kenyans. But alas, you can't preach to the converted, or can you?

Seeing Kalonzo bandying high-sounding words in accusing unknown shadows who have hijacked ODM-K betrays his hitherto lyrical waxes last weekend in Western when he chose to prematurely become generous with unsolicited news about the London bonding. Boy, don't sharks have a sharp nose for blood? Trust Deya to smell an opportunity a mile a way to invest in prospective immunity. Mudavadi deserves a medal for being prophetic to cleverly evade embarrassment - he knew he had no chance and Ruto can't put a spin on the backlash. Solidarity for a course is one thing but solidarity to sanitize a stinking character is the height of political naivity and arrogance to the electorate.

ODM-K leadership must sober up and stop being led with a leash on their noses following the the scent of euphoria and emotions. A deep reflection would have prompted them to an honest soul-searching that would have helped them see the embarrassment in advance. Now they have been hanged out both individually and severally to dry. Product of premature campaign and plastic confidence? We need not bother nor wait for time to tell. They have fatally shot themselves in the foot and their goose is as good as cooked and digested.