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Kenya's traitors and mis-leaders
tycho
#1 Posted : Monday, September 12, 2016 7:32:59 AM
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This weekend, Uhuru and Ruto on the one hand, and Raila Odinga on the other, have given Kenyans and the world evidence that they are traitors and that they only care for themselves and their handful of cronies.

None of them took the occasion to identify and provide real-significant- leadership in tackling the problems that the majority of Kenyans face. Nay, none took the bold step of sharing with the citizen a vision strong enough to inspire and safeguard a decent and productive life for all or even, most of the citizens.

Instead, they took great pains to show how much they need to be in power, how petty and pro status quo they are. All took to glitz and choreographed shows specifically calculated to leave the average citizen fooled, and blind to what's happening around him.

There were two crusades, and all of them were about the gospel of leaders who were Messiahs bent on creating personality cults that would work to protect their private interests at the cost of public welfare.

Kenya needs a new and true leadership, and the impression is that if you're not moneyed- read, entrenched in the corrupt and anti-public system- you can't make it.

The rule for dealing with citizens seems to be about fooling them with theatrics instead of empowering them with critical thought and capacity for critical action even at the grassroots level.

But these mis-leaders are also fooling themselves and are blindly leading themselves and 'us' to one deep and dark pit, whose monsters will also maul their children as much as Wanjiku's children.

We are in deep trouble, and if there's to be any hope lots of work will need to be done; but not by slaves but by those who understand freedom and excellence. Question is, where are these people?
maka
#2 Posted : Monday, September 12, 2016 9:23:45 AM
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tycho wrote:
This weekend, Uhuru and Ruto on the one hand, and Raila Odinga on the other, have given Kenyans and the world evidence that they are traitors and that they only care for themselves and their handful of cronies.

None of them took the occasion to identify and provide real-significant- leadership in tackling the problems that the majority of Kenyans face. Nay, none took the bold step of sharing with the citizen a vision strong enough to inspire and safeguard a decent and productive life for all or even, most of the citizens.

Instead, they took great pains to show how much they need to be in power, how petty and pro status quo they are. All took to glitz and choreographed shows specifically calculated to leave the average citizen fooled, and blind to what's happening around him.

There were two crusades, and all of them were about the gospel of leaders who were Messiahs bent on creating personality cults that would work to protect their private interests at the cost of public welfare.

Kenya needs a new and true leadership, and the impression is that if you're not moneyed- read, entrenched in the corrupt and anti-public system- you can't make it.

The rule for dealing with citizens seems to be about fooling them with theatrics instead of empowering them with critical thought and capacity for critical action even at the grassroots level.

But these mis-leaders are also fooling themselves and are blindly leading themselves and 'us' to one deep and dark pit, whose monsters will also maul their children as much as Wanjiku's children.

We are in deep trouble, and if there's to be any hope lots of work will need to be done; but not by slaves but by those who understand freedom and excellence. Question is, where are these people?


Very true...
possunt quia posse videntur
Taurrus
#3 Posted : Monday, September 12, 2016 9:55:21 AM
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"We are in deep trouble, and if there's to be any hope lots of work will need to be done; but not by slaves but by those who understand freedom and excellence. Question is, where are these people?"

Therein is the answer!
Inchi ya majambazi,nothing for the good of the citizenry!
thuks
#4 Posted : Monday, September 12, 2016 5:16:39 PM
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Can this country survive without these misleaders now that we may not find leaders in the near future? We are between a rock and a very hard place!
I care!
Angelica _ann
#5 Posted : Monday, September 12, 2016 7:22:44 PM
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We are okay, our leaders are great!!! Unappreciative lot. We are a peaceful united country, with clear economic growth and development matrices. What else would one want?
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
maka
#6 Posted : Monday, September 12, 2016 8:45:27 PM
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Angelica _ann wrote:
We are okay, our leaders are great!!! Unappreciative lot. We are a peaceful united country, with clear economic growth and development matrices. What else would one want?


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Alba
#7 Posted : Monday, September 12, 2016 10:09:40 PM
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tycho wrote:

Kenya needs a new and true leadership, and the impression is that if you're not moneyed- read, entrenched in the corrupt and anti-public system- you can't make it.


The current group of politicians are highly compromised.

Kenya needs a new movement akin to the saba saba movement. But it should only incorporate new leaders who have never been in ODM, TNA, KANU or any of the established parties.

Each political aspirant should sign a contract stating that their salary will be halved or will be pegged to Kenya's GDP.

Such a movement will start small but after 4-5 years could become a real force for change.

Coolio
#8 Posted : Tuesday, September 13, 2016 6:54:26 AM
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#001 is of late good at spewing hatred!!!!!!
Nadondosha meli kubwa seuze ngalawa!
Musimo
#9 Posted : Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:20:01 AM
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Angelica _ann wrote:
We are okay, our leaders are great!!! Unappreciative lot. We are a peaceful united country, with clear economic growth and development matrices. What else would one want?

Guys need to appreciate that which we have, snd work to improve on it. Where I am currently guys are slaughtering each other with the UN watching and doing nothing, their government also turning a blind eye. Corruption is legal, no monies go to gava coffers but gava pays salaries. They expect you to motivate them even after paying crazy fees for their services. And for this I second @angelica.
Instead of complaining how we are headed in the wrong way, just comment on what you want done in the country and how to achieve it. Then other wazuans can give their input to whether it is achievable,and there is where you will see differences.
Unluckily enough history glorified politics to the extent we noe log in and renew driving license even at midnight, but still cry no development. Hospitals are being equipped so that you do not need to travel from upcountry to nairobi, but this is not a development. You can get all government services at the touch of a button but still no development.
Maybe there should be lessons on appreciation introduced into the syllabus. Otherwise, agreeing to disagree is also an option.
tycho
#10 Posted : Tuesday, September 13, 2016 12:36:37 PM
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Alba wrote:
tycho wrote:

Kenya needs a new and true leadership, and the impression is that if you're not moneyed- read, entrenched in the corrupt and anti-public system- you can't make it.


The current group of politicians are highly compromised.

Kenya needs a new movement akin to the saba saba movement. But it should only incorporate new leaders who have never been in ODM, TNA, KANU or any of the established parties.

Each political aspirant should sign a contract stating that their salary will be halved or will be pegged to Kenya's GDP.

Such a movement will start small but after 4-5 years could become a real force for change.



@Alba, it's true we need a new political movement, whose members will need to show commitment to public welfare in a way that's balanced with their own private benefit.

It may be that it's no longer possible to differentiate public from private or vice versa. But that's probably a moot point.

For me the begining needs to be a movement of and for intelligence. Asking the right questions will lead to right solutions. The electorate needs to be intelligent so that the elected can be intelligent. For example, could it be that our 'mis-leadership' is a result of the electorate misleading itself in the sense of not even knowing what really matters and how to go about it? Evidence would confirm such suspicion.

The movement we're talking about would demand such humble beginings. It demands a culture of thinking and working together in even the simplest but necessary matters like getting 'our daily bread'. Marx wasn't wrong about the base being the economic system.

GDP, wages adjusted to inflation, unemployment, wealth sustainabilty, wealth distribution... all these need to be critiqued first.

This reminds me of 'the animal farm'. Do you know why the animals were no different from the humans, after revolution? The economy wasn't critiqued and modified intelligently.

Most of us demand private riches, politicians use this to undermine statehood; or as the late Tom Mboya would say, 'we fail on the challenge of nationhood'.
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