It is said that President Kibaki never ever gets alarmed about anything, no matter what report he receives. There is plenty of evidence to support this because the president has been receiving extremely alarming reports in recent times.
Like the deadly Rift Valley Fever that had to claim dozens of lives before the government could even start to react. Or the Mathare massacres last year that had to wait for an outcry from the International community and a moving but stren statement from the leader of the opposition, Uhuru Kenyatta, for the President to step in.
The examples are endless and as much as Kenyans are increasingly wary of what the American and British governments have to say about security in Kenya and travel advisories, the truth is that the Kenyan government is a little asleep when it comes to security matters.
This has led some analysts to the conclusion that security was better during the dark Moi days, which is the saddest thing that I have heard in a long time, especially because it is true.
We live in a world that has changed and where security is such a key and fundamental issue that everything else comes second. Definitely a very different environment from what Security minister experienced as a DO torturing Mau Mau suspects during the colonial days.
It is clear that many of our aging decision makers are hardly capable of appreciating this new situation let alone moving quickly enough to deal with it.
It is whispered that the frightening thing facing the president's handlers currently is the reaction of president Kibaki when he is told of the possibility that he may be the first president in the history of Kenya to serve only one term. He behaves exactly as he did when he was warned that he would lose the referendum over the new constitution—and that is he is unconcerned.
There is a huge difference between remaining calm over an issue as you consider your course of action and being unconcerned (which means that you don't take any action). It is clear that this government is unconcerned about many things, but the one issue that could have deadly consequences for Kenyans and those in Kenya if this approach persists is security. And that is really what foreign governments in Nairobi are so concerned about. And it is also what these frequent negative travel advisories that irritate Kenyans are all about.
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That is security is paramount to any progress leave alone rumours for development cannot be gainsaid. In this era of terrosim and advanced technology we only ignore the repercusions of insecurity at own collective peril.
ReplyDeleteNo body except the government has the monopoly and capacity to ensure security of our country and citizen. Unfortunately ours is a nation bereft of competent leadership. What we have are dinosaurs masquarading as leaders.
The place of security in our priorities remains irreplaceable but the truth is that cheap survival/tribal politics dominate our leadership with no time to think big about the country.
You can baptize it a loofness but President Kibaki's leadership is a disaster to say the least. He is simply and shamelessly insensitive. At the risk of being branded disrepectful to the president (NEVER THE PRESIDENCY) we have a president who is leading a country in the 21st Century premised on 1960s model of prosperity.
A closer look at his advisors (tribalist hold your breaths) is a clear indication of a detailed roadmap into oblivion. All we have a few corrupt aged guys who grabbed all they could during Kenyatta's reign when other Kenyans were still smarting from Uhuru hangover.
Moi had the excuse of being unschooled (please save me your rant of experience - cognitive capability is a must to comprehend and conseptualize abstract issues leadership). But surely Kibaki knows better than to surround himself with vultures ready to pounce on Kenyan prey at the slightest opportunity or excuse. His mindset of being a don of yore won't wash. Being a junior lecturr economics would make him a hero among his peers but not in this dot com age.
Some of us don't care what tribe we were born in and speak our mother tongue with pride but the identity ends there. The arrogance displayed by Kibaki and his cronies is unparalled and the first casuality is our national security. Who will stop the haemorhage?
We have become shamessless slaves to wealth in persuit leather for hell tendencies. We never elected Kibaki for tokenism but substantive and comprehensive break from the past in wholesome development.
Only fools don't change their minds and Kibaki can save Kenya if he choses to but your guess is as good as mine. With close to 300 days to the nect ballot, this beautiful country is destined to the dogs unless something drastic happens which is akin to selling ice cream to an Eskimo. We must do all in our powers to strip out leadersip and politics of money/bribery and dinosaurs. The comfort of experience must be sung to the brids. Experince can be cheapened to accumulated mistakes we don't want to live. Come on, dear Kenyans let's reclaim our motherland from these sharks lest they squeeze our last breaths with their poerful jaws.