Kenya’s new normal: Tribalism, corruption, insecurity

March 2013 had opened a new dawn for Kenya. While my heart had hoped for a different outcome, don’t make assumptions I was hopeful that the elected President and his deputy would elevate the country to higher heights. You see, even with the challenges of the 2007 elections, President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga had somehow managed to turn lemons into lemonade. Kenya was booming, things were looking great and I believed the boom would double up under Uhuru/Ruto.

My hope turned into despair after reality dawned on me that President Uhuru Kenyatta was not going to use progressive style of leadership to govern Kenya. From his actions, Uhuru became president to reward his friends and protect his interests. William Ruto became Deputy to use his power for more wealth acquisition. I often wonder, Is Deputy Ruto trying to get to dollar billionaire status? Whatever his ambitions are, Kenya can’t afford his greed but that’s for another article.