As the tedious, hypocritical and rigorous electioneering
period drew to a close after the announcement of a fresh winner by the
electoral commission following the watershed poll, Kamau who voted for the
winning Jubilee faction has resumed his duties as a bus conductor, Moraa is
still mongering fish, Mustapha is back to his bodaboda business while Wafula the
“Soldier” has fully resumed his duties at the Patel’s garage where he ekes out
a living.
To many Kenyans , the elections were just that, a democratic
exercise which comes every five years, makes them feel like the real bosses as
the rich and corrupt politicians bribe them with loads of campaign cash, and
after giving them a fresh mandate in return, everything goes back to normal.
Emotions are part of
us, but for heaven’s sake, there must be a winner and a loser and if you lose
democracy gives you and your losing candidate another option, that of moving to
court to seek legal redress if you think the poll was not legit.
This is probably why Ojwang’, my long time friend, can no
longer talk to me as he is still mourning, again exposing the tribal animals we
have become.
Tribal lines
It is true that Kenyans voted along tribal lines and are largely
polarized when it comes to politics and who to support in case of a political
contest.
That is why Nyanza votes the ODM Party in a six piece and
fails to choose the right leaders and that is why Dr Evans Kidero, the most
suited for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat was overwhelmingly voted in Nairobi
by a cosmopolitan population whose majority is not from Nyanza.
That said, Kenyans must move on with their lives regardless of
whether their candidates won or lost.
For the losers like James Ole kiyiapi, Martha Karua, Peter
Kenneth, Mwalimu Dida, and Paul Muite, you fought the good fight but you lost.
Thank you for accepting the will of the people.
To immediate former Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga, the
people liked you and promised to vote for you but failed you at the ballot,
just accept their will and move on with your life, Kenya is really bigger than
you.
Move to court, but know that even if the courts call for a
repeat election, you will not win, Kenyans have refused you at the ballot in a
democratic exercise and will do it again, only this time. Resoundingly and furthermore
you do not have the numbers.
I wonder what your handlers think
about that.
Reign of terror
I know most people expected a reign of terror as violence
spilled from the courts to the streets, but thank God, Kenyans are more than
that, our democracy has really matured.
As my friend Ojwang wastes his time mourning, the children of
Raila Odinga are millionaires who will not provide a kilo of Unga during supper
time.
Wake up and smell the coffee, wait for another five years just
like others whose candidates lost, just like yours truly here, when you will
have another chance to give jobs to others regardless of whether you are
jobless or not.
As we wait for their gold plated promises to water down to nothing,
it must be our resolve to work hard and lover each other, after all we are the
sufferers, the losers, and the misers and we belong together.
Riff Raff of the society
And as they said, misery likes company. Let’s join hands and
build our country.
Who cares for the losers, they are millionaires whose cash can
buy YOU and your clan. Period!
