2007 Kenyan Presidential Race: John Githongo For President

John Githongo

Today we put forward the name of a young brave Kenyan whom we hope will seriously consider running for the Presidency in 2007.

Our priority in Kenya right now is to deal with corruption and John Githongo has risked his life in doing just that. He is amongst the very few Kenyans who have said “no” to sudden untold wealth. A decision that has cost him dearly because as you read this, the man is in exile in Britain fearing for his life. He is proof that there is hope amongst the younger generation in this country and that there is a better chance of finding integrity in a new generation of Kenyans born at around the time the country got its’ independence in 1963.

This man, like many people of his age is above tribal affiliations and therefore his tribe is totally irrelevant here. Let us bury forever this notion that it is the turn of such and such a tribe to eat. The last three governments have ensured that there is nothing left to “eat”. Rather than “eat”, the time has come for patriotic Kenyans who love their country to take on the serious and heavy responsibility of getting rid of the extremely corrupt older generation of politicians who are leading us nowhere. It is not a privilege but a sacrifice for the good of our children and future generations.

Let us strive for a future where leaders will go into public office with clear ideas of what they can do to uplift the life of the ordinary Kenyan. So far people fight for political office and spent huge sums of money as a business investment for which they expect good returns at all costs. The good returns are supposed to come from money earned from corruption.

Former Ethics PS John Githongo is a good place to start. In our efforts to turn around things in Kenya.

Readers of this blog are of course free to air their views here and elsewhere on what they think of a John Githongo Presidency. This is important because I want to make it clear that the fact that we have named this young Kenyan as our preferred candidate for the top job in Kenya does not mean we have suddenly become partisan. After all, we are just being consistent because a careful reading of the posts in this blog will clearly show you that our main objective right from inception has always been to support the ascension to power of a new younger generation of political leaders in Kenya.