So what next after the Supreme ruling of the court?

Song, dance and jubilation broke out in various parts of the country after the Supreme court dismissed five petitions and declared Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto as the president and vice president elect, triggering protests in Mathare and kibera slums which are regarded  as PM Raila Odinga’s strongholds.

 

In Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto’s strongholds of Eldoret and Central Kenya, Kenyans caused major traffic snarl ups as they blocked roads to celebrate what they termed as a ‘massive win’.

However, Raila’s supporters are reported to have broken into a supermarket in the Eastlands area of Huruma and looted property worth thousands of shillings.

Hordes of others are said to have descended on the social media platform to trade insults and unpalatable words and to ‘attack Kikuyus and Kalenjins’ saying they had been robbed of victory and that they will not honor the court’s ruling.

“Kikuyus are thieves, I think I will start stealing and selling drugs just like my president,’ opined a disgruntled Owino Jakababa.

“He is not my president, he is a president for the two tribes,” Akinyi Judith retorted.

Away from the social media where people use pseudo names to hide their true identity and back to the streets and I was appalled and thrilled in equal measure on Saturday evening, an hour into the announcement of the Supreme Court’s decision.

What disturbed me most was witnessing a man being thrashed by a gang of hooligans who claimed he came from Uhuru Kenyatta’s stronghold and was therefore supporting him.

It is so sad that at this day and age people who have worked together, lived together and schooled together  can be so polarized to descend to a whole new low, that of attacking each other on tribal basis.

Tear each other into pieces on social media, that amounts to democracy and freedom of expression, and how you do it there determines whether you are civilized or not, but not in the streets. Coming from a certain tribe that has produced a leader does not mean you voted for him, nor does it mean that you should be punished for exercising your right to vote.

Tyranny of numbers

Democracy is and has always remained the voice of the majority who also respect the rights of the minority, and sadly, it is a game of numbers, anywhere in this world.

I was however happy to see that as others whined and grumbled because of a court’s ruling, others were using that opportunity to better their lives.

As Otieno and Biko hurled stones in Nyalenda and kibera slums, Kamau and Maina were making a killing selling framed photos of Uhuru Kenyatta along Moi Avenue, working on the precincts of a legal requirement that all businesses should bear the framed photo of the sitting president.

I can bet that their families forgot their misery that evening and celebrated the win in style, while some families slept hungry because of the win.

The constitution dictates that the Supreme court’s is the final arbiter of presidential electoral disputes, and everyone including the five petitioners knew that and had to abide by tat ruling, there was no other option.

Raila Odinga may have worked tirelessly to bring democratic space into this country, but at the end of the day, it is me and you, the people who elect their leaders, no one should be imposed upon the people, no matter how famous, popular or gifted he/she is, democracy dictates that!

So what next for the losers?

Lawyers for the Jubilee and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission opined that Raila’s petition was, by and large, a well orchestrated bid to share powers with the president elect.

The petitioner’s allegations were that there were around 8, 100 votes that had been added to Uhuru Kenyatta’s win and according to the lawyers, that was the same threshold that made Mr. Kenyatta achieve the 50%+1 vote as stipulated by the constitution, something that raised major questions with regard to the intentions of the fifth petitioner.

Again, as Kenyans wallow in hate speech and waste precious time insulting each other and keeping the pot of ethnicity boiling, others are toiling very hard in shops, garages, supermarkets, markets, matatus, bodabodas and in offices to better their lives as they have realized that no president will place a morsel into their mouths.

As a few lost their lives struggling to channel their frustrations elsewhere, the children and relatives of the loser’s were nowhere to be seen.

Politicians are politicians; they have friends in high places and use us to fight their battles, for nothing!

Sources privy to CORD and their political machinery has insinuated that the PM might make a comeback into politics.

“..It is believed that an ODM nominated MP might be prevailed upon to step down for Raila Odinga in parliament,” Sunday Nation reported.

While Raila’s supporters behave as if all is lost, their hero is immensely wealthy, owning East Africa specter International, a company that fills and resells gas cylinders all over the country, among a barrage of other companies and minting millions by the day as they remain dirt poor-the riffraff of the society who can only be used after every five years.

Wake up and smell the coffee my friends…………..We belong together, they belong together.

”I Rest My Case.”