No respite for tragedy of Kenya's madhouse

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Lately, it feels as if Kenya is a movie reel spinning out of control. There are so many disturbing images flashing on the screen, it’s impossible to isolate the plot or differentiate the bad guys from the worse ones. It’s literally like having our lives flash before our eyes, then realising that the things on record were not of our own making; that we were placed in formation by an unseen hand and forced to accept a fate we did not consent to.

Some of the things that have happened recently have been truly beyond belief, like the proposal by members of Parliament to raise their pensions by 700 per cent. I mean, really? They are already among some of the highest paid legislators in the world, and now this. These people have a black, money-swallowing hole where their conscience should be. Never mind that almost half the population (somewhere between 36 and 44 per cent, depending on who you ask) is living below the poverty line. As long as their pockets are padded, while they are in office and happily ever after, they’re good. The rest of you all can figure out your own salvation.