Tribalism, like things gay, should be a non-issue

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Beyond his prowess in acting, Benson Wanjau aka Mzee Ojwang’ Hatari Ondiek Mang’ang’a, the Kikuyu man who was best known as a Luo, leaves a legacy that stirs a critical conversation about negative ethnicity in Kenya.

For some unknown reason, we have chosen to be embroiled in petty tantrums that seek to look down, exploit, insult and oppress those who do not belong to our tribal outfits. We have opted to place the political, socio-economic development and the well-being of the Nation and its people on the back burner to focus on tribe.