“We have to stop complaining & get our act together guys. We keep talking about getting an Obama, but would we even know him if he showed up!”. That’s what ngunjiri has posted on the KikuyusForChange blog.
Just last month we excitedly asked if the “generation g-pange” fest was going to be the launch of the ark that would bring about youth solidarity and leadership. Lo and behold coinciding with Obama’s inauguration “generation change” was also launched! With all these vehicles aimed at nurturing nationhood and leadership amongst young Kenyans, ngunjiri has actually brought up a very valid point.
Now that the youth are engaging in discussions on the Kenya we want, we first have to identify the criterion for the leadership we want. The reason why Kenya has inept and corrupt leaders (recently called “those rogues”) is because every election we never question what credentials aspirants have to actually better the lives of our people. We get carried away by side issues like ethnicity and promises of how we “will eat” when the aspirant gets in, that we don’t even ask ourselves serious questions on aspirants integrity and leadership record.
Why is it that we vet our business, church, PTA and all other leaders more seriously than the very people who hold our nation at stake?
Yes its time for us to quit complaining about the incompetence and scandalous actions and utterances of our leaders and set the agenda for the leader (“Obama”) we want.
Read Lets Get Our Act Together First
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