KENYA, YOU GOT ME ONCE AGAIN...DAMN YOUR GOOD!

We live in a country that practices the politics of disillusionment. Our current crop leaders are skillful magicians and short of that, jesters. The political arena is, and has been for a while a mirage, and the Kenyan people the thirsty traveler. Just over a year ago, elections went sour. We watched as Kenya burnt. Kenya burnt at a time when optimism of quite the opposite was at its highest. It took timely intervention and political compromise to conjure up peace. I come from a generation that has seen nothing like what it saw during that election, and as a virgin voter, I was devastated. After the horrifying ordeal, we came together in our masses lobbying for reform and advocating national unity. It was a time heralded as the moment for the youth to stand up, be counted, and bring prosperity back to a country on its knees. Kenyans took so much from the post election experiences, but our leaders brought so little forward. In fairness, changes were made, but the outcome was cosmetic at most. The current string of resignations by top government officials citing dissatisfaction was met with mixed emotions, no one really sure of the intentions behind them, leaving Kenyans once again connecting the dots in the hope that this time we get it right. The growth of a nation must be measured based on the content of its people, and if the just released popularity polls are anything to go by, Kenyans are disappointed, tired and some even furious. The political leadership in this country is dotted with bad seeds in the most influential positions. Some of its undaunted members have battled valiantly to fashion change, but it just is not enough. The coalition government was in many opinions a short-term endeavor but unrealistic on the grander scale. It has served its purpose. Perhaps fresh elections are the way to go, but then again we could be tempting fate twice. We cannot afford to gamble with this magnificent nation, we need decisive direction, enough with the rabbits out of the hat and dancing bears. The double-speak, disappearing taxpayer money and political good will shrouded in trickery is more than we can take. A reminder to the voter: fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.