WE ARE TOO EMOTIONAL.


Kenyans are very interesting. They make decisions based on emotions. This has been happy since the late 2000's when Kibaki was in power and later when Uhuru was seeking a chance to become president.


At that time, he and his running mate William Ruto were facing charges at the Hague due to the role they played in the 2008 Post Election violence. Together they introduced the sympathy card , where they cried in public for being judged because of the charges . This led to their election.

The same tactic was later used by William Ruto who incited the poor against the rich as he branded himself as a hustler. 

This made his main competitor, Raila Odinga to have a hard time with the 'hustlers' who called him a son of a dynasty. 

Many people in Kenya relate to poverty and thus decided to vote for Ruto who seemed to understand the challenges that the poor face.

Last week I saw how police raided the home of Jimi Wanjigi and how Kenyans reacted. The Gen Zs even went further by saying that they wanted to appoint him as their leader. What if this was a deliberate attempt by the government to create diversion from what is going on with the Adanni deal ?

This is our problem. The moment someone cries in public we forget all the crimes he's committed and we decide to support him.

We should start making decisions after analysing the situation keenly instead of being emotional about it.

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