My family is originally from Northern Kenya, so I do come across a few posts here and there on fb and x. Just this evening as I was scrolling, this pops up on my feed ( pics).
Take a hard look at how these folks elect (select) their leaders. They are jam packed in a room that is certainly not air conditioned, wanapewa chai yao for the day, and that’s it. No manifesto, no development plans, nada. If the guy has competitors, he buys them out and they drop off the race.
He goes to parliament, steals as much as he can, erect a few buildings in Nairobi, and he will do it again in 5 years. Within those 5 years, they will face severe drought, and cry for help. As you can see in the picture, they already appear malnourished. These people will have an army of kids who will follow their footsteps.
Ni hayo tu kwa sasa. When drought comes, I hope we all remember to remind them of their choices, because I don’t see any point in saving these folks. Wacha punda akufe.