Kenyans have been stunned by the lengths to which NASA and Jubilee leaders have gone to make political capital out of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation (TJRC) report.
There is no doubt that the report by the Bethuel Kiplagat-led team raised weighty issues, some of which stand in the way of a prosperous and united Kenya. TJRC was established by an Act of Parliament to investigate rights violations between 1963 and 2008. Indeed, it was expected that implementing the truth report would foster unity, reconciliation and healing.
As Kenyans bid farewell to Kiplagat today, it's incumbent upon us to shun unhealthy political exchanges that could scuttle reconciliation, which is the very reason the Kiplagat team was formed.
Unfortunately, politicians have turned the report into a campaign issue, with reckless statements that appear to trivialise concerns in the report.
Politics must not be allowed to cloud a process whose delicate navigation requires a sober and structured approach. This is why we urge the two major political formations to respect Kiplagat's wishes by forging unity of purpose. We must not predispose our country to further disunity.
Political bickering will not put to rest the controversial historical occurrences that have only served to entrench exclusion and marginalisation.
