Politicians have killed patriotism through consistent finger-pointing

Kiambaa resident que to vote at Karuri Primary School. [George Njunge, Standard]

You do not ask for more time from your opponent. Your competitor cannot grant such a request! Instead, they will seize the request and exploit it for their gain. Telling the opposition "Give us time" reveals the existence of incapacity, confusion, and weakness. As in a boxing match, your opponent will keep punching your now revealed weak spot aiming for a killer knockout! Political maneuvers require that when the opposition makes unreasonable demands, the ruling administration counters not by revealing its soft areas but by demonstrating its ability to work and deliver under pressure. This is where sleepless nights designing strategy comes in. But only if the leaders came into power with a working mind!

Playing a blame game is lame. The blame game necessitates hiring name-tarnishing experts. But more is required of the ruling administration than name soiling and "toboa " chants. Blaming the opposition for the mess the country is in is valid, but it hurts the opposition way less. They are no longer in power! Eyes are less on them and more on those presently in charge. Citing the past continuously to explain the stagnation of the present communicates paralysis. People know the past but they are interested in the future. The leader should spend more time pointing the people to the future not straining their necks in the direction of the past. Scape-goating as a strategy describes the reason for helplessness but what people need is deliverance. Sandwiched between the Red Sea and the armies of Pharaoh, you need a special strategy that must work - and work swiftly.