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Tribal visits to State House are a threat to national unity

In the developed world, and let me use the most popular countries, the United State of America, party politics and government though conjoined are not publicly displayed. That is why the nomination of the democrat flag bearer, Mrs. Hillary Clinton was held in Philadelphia, where the party headquarter is. In Kenya, the statehouse where the presidency resides, and which is meant to be the symbol of national unity, is the field for playing tribal politics. It was therefore not surprising to see tribal kings congregating at statehouse to mortgage their communities (read form Jubilee party). I think we need to cleanse the house in the hill. It has been soiled and can no longer be a symbol of National Unity.   

However, that did not start yesterday; no single month passes by without leaders from a particular community trooping to statehouse to get, on behalf of their community, a share of the development cake. Given that this development cake is only eaten at statehouse in the feet of the president, what becomes of the people who cannot reach the statehouse? The jubilee coalition government has treated us to enough lip service and comedy.

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