Chest-thumping leaders stoking inter-ethnic hatred and tension

It has been deeply worrying to hear Kenyans talking of "maadamano" reminiscent of the passionate, sometimes emotional, talks among football fans on their teams' performances. That reflects division between them and how simple and cheap we sometimes can be. The kind of emotions expressed during the Azimio demos - for or against - smack of hatred which has eaten into the Kenyan society for long. The same emotions have in the past created ethnic tensions.