So the next time I apply for a Government job and I am the most qualified I should be denied the position just because I am Kalenjin, Luo, Kikuyu, Luhya or whatever tribe and "our" threshold has been reached in that particular department. Talk about going back to stone age. And by the way, what happens if my maternal grandparents were Luo + Kikuyu and my maternal grandparents were Kalenjin + Luhya? Which tribe do you use against me?

We should simply make sure that the process is free, fair and transparent. Forget tribes. If such a process produces 70% of successful candidates from the same tribe, so be it. Actually we should have a rule stating that your application should not bear your name!

In Kenya, we all know that some areas were and have been marginalised during colonialism and after. Therefore some communities are not at par with the bigger tribes etc. I don't know how an Affirmative action can be done without controversy but I think it is the right thing to do. Otherwise some small groups will end up like Red Indians versus White America.

@Lolest,

Read my post above. Kibunja's statement raises emotions but it does not give comparative figures.

I was talking with a friend of mine and he told me that some Humanitarian agencies in Sudan have totally rejected kenyans since they have totally finished the slots per nation set out there. But the HR have still employed kenyans since per every post applied they have more kenyans applying than any other country and with better qualification and proven ability to work under the terms set by the organisations. Am sure even in the public jobs sector jobs the HR ends up with more qualified guys who come from some quarters and have proven ability to work under some conditions. Am not also suprised that in my workplace am the only one from my tribe and am surrounded by many kiuks, jangos,and kaleos. Also when i look at the guys qualified from my home area all of them have good jobs and I always meet with guys from big tribes who are soo qualified and are still tarmacking

Nice one!

He should also have IAAF and other athletics bodies investigated for two reasons

1) They have been letting an unfair percentage of Kenyans win the middle and long distance races - this affects the international balance.

2) Even when they let Kenyans win, in most cases, a huge percentage of those who win the races are from one community. Going forward, only a maximum 33% of participants from a certain community should be allowed to win!

The Kenya athletics whatever should also be forced to have ethnic balance when picking teams to represent Kenya. It doesn't matter even if they pick a random overweight farmer. Provided we have Sang, Kariuki, Otieno, Wamalwa, Kioko, Hamisi, Sanaipei, Moraa etc. in the team. If our 3000m steeplechase team takes 1,2,3 like they always do, the must make sure all the 45+ tribes are represented in that top 3.