Tragedy of corruption in Jubilee government, divided opposition

There is something President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto need to know. Kenyans from all walks of life are getting very jittery at the very thought of another five years under their leadership.

When you are privileged to live in my station in life, you have the rare opportunity to interact with diverse classes of citizens and to listen to them in their own spaces. You fit snugly in the smallest kiosk in Gorokocho and in the finest five star hotel in town. In both settings you are the little fly on the wall, listening to people’s ventilation of their aspirations, worries, fears and dreams alike. You discover that Kenyans are worried about where the Jubilee leadership could be taking them, regardless of class considerations. Worse still, for the Jubilee leaders, is the truth that restlessness with them is beginning to defy the politics of ethnic group identity. Yet this is the most potent political weapon in the country. It might significantly prove to be a tricky weapon, if the political Opposition gets its act right.