Kenyan politicians should emulate Uganda's Kizza Besigye

Elections are around the corner and we have begun witnessing the usual tension among our political leaders as they jump from one party to another. This is in their readiness to retain their positions or move higher up the political ladder. This helter-skelter of the politicians made me think of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye whose vehemence in trying to end the dictatorship rule of President Yoweri Museveni is widely known.

 Someone once said the longer the mission the blurrier the vision but Kizza Besigye has counteracted this statement with his actions more times than I can recall. He has been arrested several times over the years although he has never been convicted of any crime. Even after losing the 2016 General Elections which he claimed had been rigged, Kizza continued strongly in his demand for a better life for the Ugandans. He continued to campaign against the result, along with the rising cost of living by staging “walk to work" protests.