OPINION BY NGUNJIRI WAMBUGU: Can Brave Kikuyu Please Speak Out
Last month a group of powerful leaders from the Kikuyu community decided to summon Uhuru Kenyatta to a meeting.
They explained to him that the Kikuyu community especially, stands to suffer great loss under an Uhuru presidency for as long as he is still an ICC suspect.
They broke down the monetary losses to cash crop farmers (most of whom are Kikuyu and Kalenjin), international traders (again, most of whom are Kikuyus), financial institutions (again a large stake owned by Kikuyus) and so on as well as explained the challenges his government would face in international politics, aid and commerce. They pleaded with him to shelve his ambitions until after the ICC and support someone else.
Uhuru saw the wisdom of their words and drove to Musalia Mudavadi’s home with his political colleagues. He offered to step down for Musalia for the sake of his community and the country. They signed on it.
A few days later Uhuru’s personal interests, which I assume revolve around the ICC, protection of his family’s wealth and the political careers of his friends, took over.
He chickened out of his promise to Musalia and is now back on a course that will ultimately lead to great losses for the very same Kikuyu community that he purports to lead and whose support his career is built on.
Last month a group of powerful leaders from the Kikuyu community decided to summon Uhuru Kenyatta to a meeting.
They explained to him that the Kikuyu community especially, stands to suffer great loss under an Uhuru presidency for as long as he is still an ICC suspect.
They broke down the monetary losses to cash crop farmers (most of whom are Kikuyu and Kalenjin), international traders (again, most of whom are Kikuyus), financial institutions (again a large stake owned by Kikuyus) and so on as well as explained the challenges his government would face in international politics, aid and commerce. They pleaded with him to shelve his ambitions until after the ICC and support someone else.
Uhuru saw the wisdom of their words and drove to Musalia Mudavadi’s home with his political colleagues. He offered to step down for Musalia for the sake of his community and the country. They signed on it.
A few days later Uhuru’s personal interests, which I assume revolve around the ICC, protection of his family’s wealth and the political careers of his friends, took over.
He chickened out of his promise to Musalia and is now back on a course that will ultimately lead to great losses for the very same Kikuyu community that he purports to lead and whose support his career is built on.
Well lets see what the 5 years will men for Kenya and not just two tribes. The tribe that was affected most must be the Meru after UK banned Miraa. The government should at least help them find new markets
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