Your political loyalty will make Kenya better, worse next week

Tuesday, August 9, 2022, defines our loyalty to what is truly in our hearts. [iStockphoto]

Who between President Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto and Raila Odinga has betrayed the other? Unless you belong to the inner circle of politics, you have no idea. We will get to know the truth - if at all - when those in the inner circles of power pen their memoirs. What we consume in media and influence our liking or disliking of some candidates could be a complete spin. Some of us are loyal to these three high calibre men and will vote on the basis of sheer speculation on who is loyal to who or who is trustworthy. Talk of vote gambling, isn't it?

Loyalty has levels of causes to pursue from lowest (greed, unjustifiable entitlement, treating others as means) to highest (truth, professionalism, transcendence). Voters get hooked to a candidate thereby creating a loyalty the same way we do to a brand. Loyalty can be pursued because of either the value-system a candidate stands for or the candidate's character. For instance, abrasive violent characters attract loyalty of sorts among voters in Kenya.