Editor’s note: Daniel Mokua, 50, explains why the Gen Zs must do away with the current crop of leaders in Kenya.
The government-leaning politicians’ inclination towards tribal politics was recently thwarted after young people on social media started a hashtag, #WeAreAllKikuyus.
For a very long time, tribalism in Kenya has been the bulwark of forming political alliances.
And this is the reason older politicians in President Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza recently tried to rally other Kenyans against people from the Mt Kenya region.
But the Gen Zs on social media cleverly weaved out of the trap by rejecting a cleverly orchestrated campaign to alienate the region.
The decision was a masterstroke in formlessness as the purveyors of tribal hate, mostly UDA MPs, were left stranded beyond.
For older Kenyans like myself, the Gen Z’s decision to ditch tribe for country is what has been lacking in our body politic.
For a long time, emotional, tribal-based politics has provided a safe conclave for rogue politicians being pursued for corruption and other crimes.
Now with the wave of negative ethnicity receding, the Gen Zs must seize the moment to demand a more egalitarian Kenya.
The youth must demand a new Kenya where everyone can thrive, their ethnicity notwithstanding.
The new Kenya must see leaders being held to account for corruption, murder and other vices that have continually derailed the country from take-off.
However, the truth is the current crop of leaders will try to resist demands for accountability.
As it stands, most of the current crop of leaders cannot stand any reforms that could potentially interrupt their looting spree.
The beneficiaries of the impunity in Kenya have been the foremost opposers of change in the country.
Additionally, young Kenyans must rise up against authoritarianism that is eager to use the police to suppress freedom of speech and expression.
What’s more, the incoming new leaders by the Gen Zs must eradicate runaway embezzlement, del-cutting and corruption entrenched in the civil and public service.
Needless to say, the current abductions and wanton corruption are, for the most part, fanned by a sense of impunity perpetuated by rogue judicial officials.
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Kenya would certainly change if the young people push for a new way of conducting business for the executive, parliament and judiciary.
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