LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
Hello Mr. Editor,
This letter is, in my view, a personal opinion that is intended to provoke a useful discourse among our readers. As such, it may be helpful to indicate that it is just that, my opinion and not necessarily that of The Home News...
FinallyI have a presidential candidate worthy my time, money, troubles, and inconvenience in traveling all the way from Obamaland to Kenya to vote in 2012.
As at the time of writing this letter MutavaMusyimi is my presidential candidate and my crystal ball tells me that there is a huge likelihood that no other declared or undeclared candidate will meet my very high evaluation bar.
My said evaluation is based on the patriotism, moral, intellectual, and personal integrity of the candidates.
If you have been following this column you by now know that I do not consider Raila, Kalonzo, Uhuru, and Ruto to be good presidential materials. They are all too contaminated with “kanuism, nyayoism, and grandconfusion”. Kenya needs fresh blood from an “outsider” if we are to make it into 2013 as one nation rather than a collection of tribes and shameless classes of individuals and deities.
For beginners, I have honestly stated in the past that Raila may have suffered more than many other Kenyans under Moi fighting for his rights and to an extent those of some Kenyans.
To give the devil its due, Raila was brave enough to speak his mind when many others, Kibaki included, could not dare to challenge Moi. However, his rather high appetite for power, coupled with his numerous defections from one party to the next, have created doubts in my mind as to what leadership qualities he holds.
Kanuism, Nyayoism
In Kalonzo, Ruto, and Uhuru I see Moi in disguise. Come on, those are the true Moi-orphans and they know no other way. All that they know is KANUISM, NYAYOISM, and MOISM! They are the true face of KANU. If you doubt my position let me know exactly what leadership principles and qualities that each of them holds on various social, political, and economic issues.
For Karua, I suspect that Kenyans, for cultural and other stereo-typo reasons, are not yet ready for a woman president. If the recent appointments to various committees and public jobs is anything to go by, then I think women have their job cut out if they wish to takeover leadership of Kenya from men. Leadership in Kenya is so patriarchal that it will take a while for women to rise to real leadership positions.
Karua’s long time association with Kibaki administration, until when she was denied her wishes, is also questionable. She resigned because she was frustrated for not being consulted on appointments in her ministry. To me that is not resignation for the sake of Kenyans. It was out of personal frustrations.
Upfront I must admit that I do not know Musyimi at a personal level. However, I have followed his stand on various social, political, and economic issues affecting Kenyans since his days at NCCK. He is one of the few who stood their ground against Moi when very few dared to do so.
I am reliably informed that his work as the MP for Gachoka is unparalleled and a showcase on how our now very maligned MPigs should function.
He is probably the only MP in rural Kenya who presents a constituency in which his tribe is a minority. That to me is one of the greatest qualities that I am looking for in the next president.
My stand on tribalism and corruption is well known to all those who care to read this column. I do not wish to repeat my stand here but to me tribalism and corruption are our biggest challenges.
I am looking for a leader who is ready and willing to deal with the two evils mercilessly. I am very apprehensive that unless Kenyans take a no-nonsense stand and vote for accountable leaders in 2012, and especially the president, we shall be doomed as a nation. I am not ready to see a repeat of what happened in 2008, chaos, mayhem, and anarchy.
Front-runners
Most importantly I am looking for an outsider who is not contaminated with the KANU and the grand confusion poison. The problem with those other “front-runners” is that they have for too long been identified and associated with a failed political, social, and economic order in Kenya.
Come on Kenyans, it does not matter how many more times we elect those who were in KANU to “rule” us, we shall always get the same result of failed socio-political and economic adFormer Attorney General Charles Njonjo, left, commissions a water supply project at Njonjo Girls High School, recently. The living legend had visited the schools as the chief guest during the institution’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations.
They all thrive in tribalism, corruption, and confusing Kenyans so that they may rule us for the Kamotho’s doomed proverbial guess of one hundred years! I would love to have a fresh start and in my view Musyimi can offer that new beginning.
Who is your candidate and why? It is not too early to start debating this important issue very seriously. After all, the future of our beloved nation is in our own hands.
NJAGI NDERITU
njaginderitu@yahoo,com
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