Let sobriety prevail in the quest for a just society

Currently, the nation is at stake in many issues. The political tension can be felt virtually in all corners, even as we look up to the 2017 general elections. The media have shaped this discourse much to the heightening of the current impasse. The role of media must be probed and tamed. The media in its bid to provide information must ascertain sobriety in providing coverage to politicians spewing hate and tribal bigotry in their public appearance.

Kenya, for once I can say lack maturity in politics. Our leaders have become misleaders, why? instead of engaging in progressive politics, tabling policies enacted to improve the social, economic welfare of the common mwananchi, their stance on real issues affecting the electorate like security, escalating tax on basic commodities, championing proper electoral reforms have been marred with self-accentuating hero-worship  and based on vested interests.

Our politicians no longer care about the legacy they stand to offer through their leadership but are always vibrant in increasing perks, looting public coffers and finally running to the tribal cocoons once their disparaging intentions are unearthed.

I pity our true nationalists that bestowed us the, freedom, the privilege of sovereign leadership we now enjoy. Should they wake up off their quiet graves today; will they be happy about the grandstanding our political leaders have employed in issues of national interest?

Will they be happy of a sullen government that is insincere in its fight against hatred and ethnic bigotry? A nation with a majority in the youth population that is no longer cognizant of the huge potential and responsibility they have but whose thoughts are aligned to their presumably right political affiliations? Our nationalists will be faced with a media industry that is reluctant on initiating dialogues on which way a nation should take concerning very serious political impasse. Will they be happy of hypocritical church that still host prayer conferences praying for tribal chiefs, lords of ethnicity and corruption?

The church has adopted a dormant position in tackling national issues. I long for the ilk of Reverend Timothy Njoya who fought without fear or favor against political impasse created by a reluctant government and insincere leaders, Ndingi Mwana wa Nzeki who fought for the interest of the minority disenfranchised Kenya.

It’s only a fool who waits to have firsthand experience in a precarious violence before probing the underlying consequences of instigating such attacks. We don’t want a Rwanda genocide incidence in Kenya. Remember the civil war in Rwanda was a creation of hate and ethnic bigotry through radio, TV and the newspapers. The Kenyan social media is awash with tribal hate and ethnic bigotry, something that can easily spur violence.

Its time Kenyans knew that their innocent tweets might be instigators of a civil war, something this nation is not ready for. Our media on the other side must do a better job. I know it’s in their interest to compete against citizen journalists in the name of bloggers. But really the buck still stops at their doorstep. Its time they remain vigilant in handling information; sifting through content to ensure what they share in their social media platform does not implicate a negative impression or likely to degenerate into a tribal fight.

Millions of Kenyans visit their digital platforms to read on the agenda in the political world, and thus are a huge contributor to discourse emerging in twitter hashtags.

Its time, true nationalists for this nation stand up and protect the sovereignty of this nation; and the church should be part of this bargain. Youths must also be reminded that they’re the custodians of the progressive prospective of this nation and not catalysts for violence and vehicles for tribal hate.

They should engage on national issues with so much maturity as not be embroiled in the ill-will vest of their preferred candidates. They should focus instead on what they do for the country to enhance innovation and use of technology to improve industrial prospects in the country.