Will political friction dissipate after the Supreme Court ruling?

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What has a beginning must  invariably have an end. Granted, there has been a build-up of tension in some parts of the country, but a general look will also reveal that the people are tired of the grandstanding and are losing interest in the whole affair.

Many have come to realise the environment must be conducive for them to eke out a living. Running battles with the police that force businesses to stay closed, most times ending in fatalities, are not doing anybody any good; the country must move on.

Since NASA was not party to the second petition against President Uhuru Kenyatta, the outcome did not affect them. In any case, they actually expected that ruling, for under the circumstances, after the threats, both covert and overt on the judges, the precarious situation the country finds itself in, any contrary ruling would have set the country down a more slippery and treacherous path. Incidents where unknown people descend on innocent citizens on whom a stereotype has been created and butchering or shooting them would have increased exponentially.

The Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld Kenyatta’s election managed to take out most of the venom that has been building up. Our situation today is not worse than that of the 2008 post-election violence, we shall overcome our tribulations.

 

Mr Keng’ore is a businessman in Mambai, Vihiga County