That's where you are wrong. It's not cowardice and never underestimate the middle class - research has shown that the middle class are the same all over the world and are the voice of reason for the nation. Middle class is you and me and it's not from fear that we don't rush to the street every time we're provoked, it's because we reason first and weigh all options. But when the middle class gets tired and says enough is enough, then you'll know what an unstoppable tsunami is - forget the fake one of Raila. Look at Libya, Egypt and Yemen. The middle class is what holds the nation together. Forget going to the streets to get battered by well trained police with weapons as it's foolish, short term and accomplishes nothing, but imagine my friends if all in the middle class downed their tools, wouldn't that mark the end of any regime?

Society gets the leaders it deserves.The only way to change this is by changing thyself.

Couldnt agree more.

So the simple answer is that the middle-class is not tired enough yet - and it is too divided along ethnic lines to bring about any meaningful change. That is the reality.