It is no secret that the crux of the problems within Narc-Kenya party are as a result of the big age difference between the two factions that are jostling for power within the party and at the same time trying to get favor with president Kibaki.
On one side is the powerful clique of old guards led by ministers John Michuki and Njenga Karume along with kitchen cabinet members Nathaniel Kang'ethe, Joe Wanjui, Peter Gachago, Matere Keriri and Eddy Njoroge who do not wish for party polls to be held soon in fear of splitting the party.
Then there is the dynamic group of young ambitious and intelligent people who want the polls to go ahead soonest possible so that the party can move on and strengthen itself ahead of the general elections. These are Ministers Mukhisa Kituyi, Martha Karua, Njeru Ndwiga and assistant minister Danson Mungatana and of course the comical Kalembe Ndile.
The old guards who think like Kibaki do not want elections now and could be happier if party polls are never held at all as they are bound to create an inevitable split among its ranks. This group is responsible for the constant postponement of the elections that can only be termed as postponing a problem and not solving it.
Power jostling is already rife in the party as the young turks are impatient and can't wait to assume major positions in the party which president Kibaki is expected to use as his vehicle to state house in the forthcoming general elections.
The youthful politicians are also trying to convince the president that since the majority of voters are the youth, key positions should be taken over by the young turks as this will ensure the party victory.
This is good logic as Kibaki's government became unpopular with majority of Kenyans when the president appointed old senile men to key positions in his government, something that went down badly with the youth and could cost him his re-election later this year.
However, the old guards who are more influential as compared to their youthful counterparts are bound to carry the day and that is more the reason why Kibaki's government has always been considered elitist and favoring the rich man as its epitomized by the so called Muthaiga group which seems to be holding the president hostage.
The writing is on the wall now. If the president chooses to ignore the young turks and goes along with his elderly, selfish and arrogant advisers, he is bound to experience a worse humiliation than that of the referendum.
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Oh dear is Young vs Old still a contentious debate? In any case I don't know what's wrong with the folks in Narc-K.
ReplyDeleteI think the older influential men should step back and support the younger ones with both influence and finances. In short the young turks can be used as a Marketing Gimmick (which they already are) to push the party to the youth and women voters. We know fully well that the old folks run the country, so they are better off in the background rather than in the fore where they are not achieving much and Narc-K continues to alienate the public.