Here’s how to end antagonism in government

By Ferdinand Mwongela

Kenya: These are interesting times indeed, a time when every arm of government seems determined to show that they are in charge of this and that.

If it is not claims of autonomy or independence, it is about one arm or the other ignoring summons from the other. It is a real circus, I tell you.

At this rate, Kenyan comedians might find themselves out of business replaced by politicians, bureaucrats in government and learned friends.

It reminds one of a feud among brothers, hell bent on frustrating each other.

Or better still, beating up your own brother when at a playground far from home just because no one would come to their rescue.

Unfortunately, such cases were always reported and the bullish brother always got a beat down of his life time whenever parents returned home.

Looking at the antics between the honourable club along Parliament Road, the Judiciary and the Executive, one wonders whether we need any other form of entertainment. Throw in Madam Bensouda and you have proper entertainment.

The only problem is that these fights are couched in complicated terms that lock out the rest of us. The average Kenyan hardly get to know what the fights are all about — who get hit below the belt, an upper cut and who is losing or winning.

Wrestling

I know the Kenya @50 celebrations’ organisers might not think of yours truly as resourceful in regard to ideas. But there is one that has been fermenting at the back of my mind. Look, during the Kenya at 50 celebrations, we should probably have a good old wrestling bout. Complete with loin clothes and a muddy arena. What for? You might ask.

All we need would be three chaps or representatives, if you may, from the three arms or government antagonising each other to battle it out for supremacy so that we settle this matter for once and for all.

A quick round-robin kind of an act would be much in order right after the military guys do their thing. Never mind about the referee; I am sure Madam Bensouda would not mind a side hustle.

Unfortunately, if we were to have such a battle, none of them would come out of it clean, they all will be muddied anyway.

Or better still, we can just have a cleaner contest in which Kenyans will be called upon to vote for who they think is right and who is wrong via shorts message service to end this wrangles.

I have given enough ideas, and I think it is in order if I invoiced the Kenya@50 secretariat, already!