It is too soon to tell who will win in fight for Western vote

We live in a universe of familial emotions and loyalties. Centuries of scientific and technological advancement have not weeded out of us the breed instinct and loyalty. We are like wild beasts. Like the jungle creatures, we troop together for self-preservation. It is a simple law of nature. A breed that does not hold together will perish. Breeds hang together for breed preservation by bringing offspring into the world. This way they resist extinction. They also stay together for security against external enemies. An animal that strays too far from the common breed will perish. Even zebras will troop together. This way, they can kick hard when they come under attack by the big cats.

Millennia of Christianity have not converted the breed from ancestor worship. All over the world, Christians worship God and their ancestors. In the volume ‘Nationalism and New States in Africa’, Ali Mazrui and Michael Tidy write, “Even pride in the history of one’s nation (read tribe) is a form of ancestor worship.” They comment further, “...forces of biological reproduction lie behind social and political phenomena which range from ethnic consciousness to race prejudice.” In this context, is there such a thing as Mulembe consciousness, as ODM rebel politician Ababu Namwamba has suggested? His erstwhile political hero turned adversary, Raila Odinga, quipped in Budalang’i this week, “What is this thing they are calling Mulembe consciousness? It is pumbavu (which is to say pure idiocy).” For his part Namwamba insists Mulembe consciousness is a reality whose time has come. He invites his former boss to respect this consciousness.