Political game is over; let's shake hands, roll up sleeves and build Kenya

Let us join hands and build our nation. [Istockphoto]

The time has come for all of us to embrace the words of William Clay, "This is quite a game, politics. There are no permanent enemies, and no permanent friends, only permanent interests".

Just like in football, each of the team's interests is winning the game. The hard tackles should never be mistaken for enmity. In the 2006 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo helped to see his Manchester United's Wayne Rooney sent off as England and Portugal faced each other in the quarter-finals. Portugal ended up beating England in the decisive penalty shootouts. Ronaldo was caught on camera winking at the Portuguese bench once Rooney was given his marching orders. Everyone thought Rooney would be mad at his Manchester United counterpart, he later said he held no grudge against Ronaldo. He went ahead to say that he actually told Ronaldo that he moved on straight after the game. Rooney knew it was just a game of interests, not enmity. He knew very well that just like him, Cristiano wanted to win the game for his country.