MY TAKE

It’s imperative as patriotic, peace-loving Kenyans to remain sober and vigilant even as we slowly enter into election mode. The political elite of this nation are aligning themselves to gain their own interest at our expense. Some of them are engaging in ethnic profiling utterances that brought us pain before. There is need for us Kenyan not to buy such cheap nationalist kind of mind but to remain in our genuine patriotic mind that has been a source of strength for peace-loving Kenyan like you and I. Our values as Kenyans demand that we show the high quality of decorum in every interaction have with fellow Kenyans. Patriotism is a fundamental tenet included in our national values and principle of governance alongside national unity and rule of law in article 10 section 2(a) of the constitution. These are guiding principles that should inform our daily interactions. Kenya is a nation bequeath with rich cultural and ethnic diversity which I believe should enrich us collectively as a nation. We should not allow our rich diversity to be our downfall. Right now our political fraternity is failing even with the new constitution in place, we should not take this lightly we are short of servant leaders, leaders who can subordinate their interest to that of the nation, leaders who have this nation at heart. With this kind of situation nature and patriotism demands that we rise and fill the gap. I urge us not to view our ethnicity from perspective of tribal cocoons, but from the angle of one people, one Kenya, one nation.  I believe we Kenyans know what we want and that our patriotism is not affected by any politician neither the failure of success or government policy. Remember when all is said done Kenya remains Kenya and the task of development lies squarely on us the citizens. So beware of wolfs masquerading as sheep.