alma wrote:If you can call Musalia youthful then we have big problems.
the guy was annointed as MP after father died....he's been politicking all his life and all of a sudden he's an angel?
He has been Moi Vp and Kibaki gov't and I'm sure if Bifwoli was preso, he'll be there.
If you want to the country to go down the drain elect Musalia.
Really people, I'm now convinced Kenyans are silly to the core.
Musalia, Kalonzo, Raila, Uhuru, Ruto are all the same.
But Musalia is probably the worst in that group. Been spoon fed since he was a kid...What can he lead?
I will address myself to your concern that having been an insider Musalia has nothing more to offer. Leading a country is not like riding a bicycle. Any new leader who comes in and wants to make changes will find entrenched interests and institutions that will be resistant to changes. Having been in a system for a long time is actually an advantage. Musalia has been in Government for a long time to know exactly how it is at this moment and would therefore have the knowledge to bring about changes without catastrophic disruptions.
Let me give you examples of insiders who brought about changes in their countries. Something they would not have been able to do had they not come from inside the system. After Sani Abacha the military dictator of Nigeria died the guy who took over was a guy who had been loyal to him throughout his brutal rule a guy called Abdulsalami Abubakar. He was loyal enough not to rock the boat which gave him a platform to stand on to allow for changes in the constitution that would later bring about the changes to a democratic government in Nigeria.
Deng Xiaoping the revered leader of China responsible for the transformation of China from a third world country to a powerful industrial powerhouse was a member of the communist party throughout his life. He joined the communist party in 1921 but it was not until 1977 that he became leader. Now someone would argue what changes can you expect from someone who has been in the communist party for 56 years but had he not been in it for that long and been loyal to Mao Zedong he would not have ascended to a position that would allow him to make changes.
Back home to Kenya and Musalia. The fourth president of Kenya will be operating in an environment unlike any of the his predecessors. He will be the weakest president we have had since independence but will be very crucial to the survival, strengthening and prosperity of the institutions of government. To be effective in this role he will have to be a level headed skilled negotiator rather than someone who loves conspicuous display of power. A person of this character may be a bit boring without the charisma to pull crowds and entertain them but will also be someone that people of all backgrounds feel comfortable with. In my opinion of all the candidates out there Musalia fits this bill perfectly.