Joseph Munene’s Idea Is Good But…
I would like to support Joseph Munene on his point that Kenyans in Stockholm need to have an open debate to discuss the current sitauation in Kenya. What I wonder here is if Munene has heard of the slogan “POLITICS IS A DIRTY GAME”.
Surely Munene, when did you attend a political rally in Kenya last. If you ever have , I would be suprised. Kenyan political leaders tend to have the behaviour of using campaign rallies as a platform to take Kenyans to a paradise that never exists. This has happened from time immemorial. That is why, due to the illitracy and lack of information, some provinces never heard of anything like oppostion thus ending up voting in the same MP all their lives as voters.
The same paradise was built by both the ODM and PNU. This is usual to the Kenya politicians, the question here is; who is smart to build a better paradise for Kenyans. It would be very wrong for anyone to blame the current situation in Kenya on such paradises, because if yu are not aware, Kenyans are more informed now than ever before, not easily lured by the so called paradises.
I am very sure Kenyans did not cast their votes based on any paradise but actually made their right choice.
The question here is not who made right or wrong promises. It is nothing to be promised a Taxi from a boda boda after elections compared to being promised a Contitution that will not only change your life but that of your children …….then what happens?
Let us be honest here if we are to live as brothers and sisters willing to help our country KENYA. Let us hope that Koffi Annan takes Kenyans that extra mile of peace, we would love to see our country back to normal, as long as Kenyans are granted their right of choice, be it Mr. Kibaki or Mr. Raila..
I believe tribal issues are matters that the evil doers in Kenya are trying to create and this is when we should be careful as to who is the tribalist here.
Unfortunately , I was unable to attend the fundraising for the situation in Kenya , but still wonder which ethinic group attended. I would hate to imagine that people would attend such an occasion on their ethinc basis especially if the organizers are not from one ethnic group.
N. Wandaka
Joseph Munene Calls For Debate Among Kenyans In Stockholm
Mr. Joseph Munene, a Kenyan resident in Stockholm, has said that Kenyans in Stockholm should not allow themselves to be influenced negatively by the situation in Kenya. Speaking to KSB, Mr. Munene said that he was very concerned that there was a risk of polarization in Stockholm as a result of what was happening in Kenya and called for a discussion among Kenyans “to lessen tension”.
He said that he did not expect hatred between different ethnic groups in Stockholm as a result of what was happening in Kenya but pointed out that serious political differences had emerged between members of the community in a way that required debate.
“There should be an open debate about the situation in Kenya organized by Kenyans to confront the main issues”, Mr. Munene told KSB.
In a lengthy contribution, Mr. Munene said that he was in constant touch with friends and relatives in Kenya and gave examples in which different ethnic groups were discussing how they could live together as Kenyans despite what had happened in the country.
Mr. Munene said that the main problem in Kenya was that the small man was being used by the big man in the name of politics and urged Kenyans to try and understand this arrangement.
Mr. Munene told KSB that ODM had pumped Kenyans with a lot of promises and that it was partly due to this reason that ODM supporters were engaging in mayhem.
“In Nakuru, ODM supporters who have been running the business of “boarder boarder” (transporting people with bicycles) were promised that once ODM seized power, they would begin driving Taxis and this is part of the problem”, he said.
From Munene’s perspective, some Kenyans are rioting because they do not expect any changes to their lives with Kibaki as President because they had been promised more by ODM.
“ODM created illusions in people’s minds and this is what is driving them to do what they are doing”, he said.
Mr. Munene gave the example of a Kikuyu friend who was experiencing problems in Kenya because he had married a Luo woman.
“My friend is telling his critics that this is not a Luo woman, this is my wife and she can’t go anywhere because you don’t know where the two of us are coming from”, he said. Mr. Munene gave the example to underline the intricate difficulties some Kenyans were facing with the crisis in the country.
He said that he was disappointed that a fund raising organized recently by a Kenyan organization to assist victims of post election violence in Kenya was only attended by members from one ethnic group.
Mr. Munene urged KSB to continue being on the frontline in the fight against tribalism in Stockholm. He warned that KSB should not publish articles whose content might be misinterpreted, arguing that the blog has a lot of respect among Kenyans in Stockholm and beyond.
“What has happened in Kenya is tragic. But Kenyans in Stockholm should continue talking to one another, discussing the issues, meeting and helping one another as we have always done”, he said.
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