Hard facts presidential candidates have to pick for the Monday debate

The magical rise to fame earned by an independent presidential candidate’s running mate on Monday through the prime time 90 minutes debate aired on several participating media houses is a lesson enough to defiant egotist Kenyan politicians.

Mr Muthiora Kiarara, out of all the other running mates proved to be the only one man enough to make an appearance.

It is his having seized the moment that undoubtedly earned him love from Kenyans making him the moment’s talk as the rest envied him.

Organisers of the debate were wise enough not to have bent rules of the engagements. Other candidates felt so powerful even without the power they are seeking trying to slot themselves into the 8 pm debate.

Locking them out was the best decision and their respective candidates will have no option other than behaving on Monday when we expect presidential candidates to face their scrutiny.

If they dare behave as their running mates did, Kenyans will not tire letting Presidential Candidate Japhet Kavinga outline his agenda for the country.

The leaders treated the media and the citizens with contempt but all it earns the country is a call for change.

Deep in their hearts, regret lies so heavily that they might scramble to get to the venue on Monday, but for the perceived top contenders to choose to snub the debate, it was shameful and a serious letdown to their supporters and potential voters.

Was NASA coalition trying to tell Kenyans that they cannot tackle corruption, insecurity, unemployment, and the humongous public debt just because Jubilee fails to?

These were just some of the issues affecting Kenyans and was to be on the debate's agenda.

The show off by both DP William Ruto’s camp and Kalonzo Musyoka was a way of openly telling Kenyans they were not ready to let us know how they intend to face these issues.

Many Kenyans will make a verdict on Monday, politicians have in the past over relied on ethnic profiling of their voters but it is now time for us to think twice before casting the ballots.