Raila and company will prevail

The struggle for reforms can never be smooth. Many people, dating to Mosaic times, are comfortable with status quo.

Just like the Israelites who condemned Moses for getting them out of Egypt, Kenyans are in the same situation. The reform path looks steep and confusing. More than 90 per cent of the MPs are beneficiaries of status quo, the so-called old constitutional order that created five millionaires and five million beggars if I may borrow JM Kariuki’s analogy.

Last polls brought together strange bedfellows for political convenience.

Raila has discovered that sharing the same house does not imply parity of vision. Most parliamentarians are fighting for what they can get from then politics. Agwambo is busy with what he can lend to the politics of the nation to make it a better place for all. Kenya is far from attaining the politics, which stands for the majority.

But if history is anything to go by, the likes of Raila must soldier on. A just cause will always succeed. It may take sometime, but it shall come to pass. Even in the US, the black liberation required persistence to succeed and as we speak, Obama is the first black president of America. Kenya is closer to achieving a fully democratic society. What is clear is that Raila is on the way to political glory. Schemes will be hatched to stop the Lang’ata MP in vain. Moi’s ascendancy came to fruition despite strong attempts by opposition.

The prison walls could not stop Jomo Kenyatta’s grand march to State House. A near fatal accident did little to frustrate Kibaki’s triumphant entry to State House.

Many are the tribal groupings that will be fashioned to derail Raila’s triumph in the next presidential polls. Age ceiling as proposed by some, is a none issue to the Kenyan voter. Proponents of the age limit are themselves past youthful bracket. People are more concerned with agenda of candidates. Reformists stand the best chance of emerging victorious.

PM keep up the good work. The angels of God, the gods of a just society are on your side. Evil prevails when good people do nothing. You are doing great things for Kenya.

{Bahati A, Nairobi}

Its time in Kenya that we should have conscientious leaders with impeccable moral standings. Leaders who know what is good for our nation. Raila Odinga is the only one with those qualities. Raila continue fighting for our rights we will support you.

{Victor Cheptumpo, via e-mail}