Who is happy with 'our' politicians? Seriously! If everyone puts aside tribalism, nepotism, narrow mindedness etc., who could honestly say they are happy with 'our' politicians?

Kenya is practically owned by the politicians. Everything they do and plan to do is all about them. Less than 1% genuinely think about Kenya and her people. We have corruption, nepotism/discrimination, impunity etc. perpetuated by PNU, ODM, UDM, KANU, Sisi kwa Sisi, Ford Kenya, Narc Kenya - EVERYONE!!! Nobody expects anything positive from any of these fellows. Look at the presidential hopefuls - both real and imagined. Who is genuinely thinking about our motherland and her people? Your guess is as good as mine. And what are we doing? Complaining, complaining, complaining!!!

I say we pull a Tunisia/Egypt! There will be some losses in the short term but what is important is the long term!!!

But two things have to change:

1) The middle class has to style up. People in the middle class are filled with a sense of self importance and yet common sense tells you they gain the most or lose the most depending on the kind of leadership in place. I have seen professionals and business people going to the streets for a good course elsewhere. We need that in Kenya.

2) Tribalism. This is the worst. As long as we have 'our person' syndrome, we will never pull this off. We need to realize it's not about tribe x vs tribe y. It's about the so called leaders vs the normal mwananchi. When prices sky rocket, crime increases, basic amenities are lacking, no one cares which tribe you are. We all suffer together! Why people retreat to their tribal cocoons is beyond me!

Why wait for five election cycle to clean up our system when we can do it in 18 days? I say we hit the streets!

cant happen any time soon because of differences in how the average Egyptian and the average Kenyan think e.g.:

EGYPT - Mass protest means gathering on the streets in the thousands and making a lot of noise until you are heard.
KENYA - Mass protest means moving from house to house looking for anyone called 'Mubarak', spearing them to death and gang raping any accidental survivors.

EGYPT - Mass protest requires that we mobilize vigilante groups to help protect private property from looters.
KENYA - Mass protest requires that we target all stores in the neighborhood and get that greatwall tv we have always dreamed of. but if for any reason one cannot participate in the looting, they can stand by and laugh as the reformists do their thing. sound the alarm when law enforcement arrives on the scene.

EGYPT - set up roadblocks to ensure no car is carrying weapons or stolen goods.
KENYA - set up roadblocks, ask every person to produce their ID and unleash merciless mob justice on anyone called 'Mubarak'

...etcetera

True story.

Kenyans are so polarized it hurts. And this works perfectly for the politicians. They have successfully managed to balkanize our motherland. The sooner everyone comes back to their senses and we reverse this, the better.

I always thought the maize scandal would be the final straw for Kenyans, but lo and behold! Ruto came out of that case looking like a warrior fighting against the odds! So now if the people couldn't come together at a time of drought when starving people had been robbed of their staple food, when the hell will they come together?