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We'll never keep quiet until Ruto government does the right thing

President William Ruto. [Standard]

Politics in Kenya must strictly be appreciated for what it should be - authoritative allocation of resources. It is therefore very disingenuous when the political class try to marry politics and religion whenever they want to mischievously claim the high moral ground. Let it go on record that all those opposed to how Kenya Kwanza is running the country are not possessed with evil spirits. They are active citizens who are weighing the political rhetoric against the hard economic realities and can tell that their interests are clearly secondary to the greed of the political class.

That the political class are back lecturing us about Adani deals is the most poignant revelation of their true colours; a case of good intentions being at cross purposes with serpentine nature. Those of us who clapped for the President, must take back our claps. The cancellation was clearly not done as a consequence of thoughtful introspection. Maybe it was sneaked into that well written speech by some skillful speechwriter who had accurately read the mood of the country. We were told this past week that our opinions don't matter much for we have never even been to an airport.

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