Big Shots Tumbling Down

Good things are happening in Kenya of late. In complete departure from the past, ministers are resigning and getting fired and big shots are being hauled to court all due to public pressure. This is something that Kenyans could only dream of just a few years ago when the country seemed to have it’s owners. There’s still a lot more to be done but I believe we’re off to a good start seeing that Parliament can disown one of their own who is suspected of shady deals. We cannot say with certainty that we know who did what because most documents are gathering dust somewhere marked 'classified'. But bottom line is that bold action was taken by our parliamentarians in their capacity as the public watchdog and hopefully this will make other leaders think twice before engaging in shady deals in future.

I do not think Kimunya can sell such a landmark hotel like Grand Regency alone and my hope is that other big and small figures who might have participated even in the least way will come tumbling down soon. That’s the new Kenya. The next thing we’ll be seeing these hitherto untouchables in King’ong’o or Kamiti as guests of the state, having been prosecuted in a court of law and found to be guilty of a crime. We’ll crash impunity one law suit after the other. Every little step counts.

Recent happenings on the political scene have really sharpened the Kenyan people’s antennae. Young people in the past assumed that politics is uncool and for the elderly. Not any more. Thanks to civil education and campaigns targeting them, they have since realized that what happens in political circles has a direct effect on the destiny of their beloved country. They’re now putting decision makers to task and even vying for political office. That’s another step forward.

We cannot put every misfortune that strikes us down to bad political leadership but a lot could have been avoided with strong policies and good leadership. For example thousands of lives are going to waste in villages because one the hospitals are very few and far apart, two there are no roads to get there and three even when they eventually get to hospitals they’re poorly equipped anyway. All this is compounded by grinding poverty which with good leadership could not have been as bad as it is now. That is just one instance. There are many more like poor Agricultural management, poor land policies, etc etc.

Political figures aside, we’re also witnessing the hauling to court of hitherto untouchable rich men. It’s never good manners to laugh at someone else’s misfortune but I rather liked the idea of a forlorn looking Chris Kirubi in court a few weeks back. Makes you wonder just what some of these guys want. Is Kirubi not already super rich? With different streams that will keep the cash flowing his way for God knows how long? Why then would he tarnish his reputation for what must be loose change to him? For some of these people you get the impression that they’re challenging fate. They’ve made it in life, they bored and the next option is to get mischievous. After all mtadoo? Now they’re getting to know what we will do.

I’m loving this!!