by ilahaka francis
With few days to the forthcoming general
election Kenyans has two option meaning vote for peace and development
or vote for suffering and violence which was witnessed in 2007 to 2008
There
are over 8 Presidential candidate with different promises and it will
be difficulty for voters to elected suitable one out of them with
development a gander among others
As tribalism, corruption and land issue dominate the campaign there is
need for Kenyans voters to go back into Kenya election and achievements
since independence in 1963 when Kenyatta was elected the first President
of younger Kenya.
It is true that the 4th President from the forthcoming election will
have to look back into history of Kenya leadership from Kenyatta to
Kibaki in order to solve numerous problematic facing Kenyans
Going
back to history means that the new President should be a good reader
and one of the best book is Kenya The politics of Participation and
Control by Henry Bienen which deals with Kenyatta leadership.
According to the book some greedy leaders used Mzee Jomo Kenyatta age to
mess up things and that is why he used council of elders and Kiambu
Mafia during his leadership.
Now and then he used to call them at
Gatundu when this goes wrong and life goes on without any problem
according to scholars and those who served in his cabinet
After his death in 1978 Moi took over and followed Kenyatta leadersship
style and Nyayo ruling and council of elders and KANU chairman who used
to meet him in Nakuru or Nairobi state house even at his home when
things are not working well
For example Machakos was under the late Mulu Mutisya, Nakuru Kariuki
Chatara, Nyanza Akiki Amayo, Mombasa Shariff Nassir, Western the late
Moses Budamba Mudavadi among others whose role was to keep fish monitor
bad elements and pick good leaders during election.
After 2002 Kibaki changed his leadership style by ruling through
political brokers who cannot be trusted because they hover from one
party to another
During his just ending term the President is
believed to have been meeting with political brokers at state house and
Muthaiga Golf Club never to invite council of elders at his Nyeri home
and state house in order to give him wisdom.
It is believed that most problems during Kibaki regime was generated
by political brokers including 2007 and 2008 general election violence.
The
new President to be elected needs to respect history of Kenya
leadership since Independence for the sake of peace and development and
they only way is appointing Minister with experience but not tribesmen
and friends.,
Good example is Moi men when he took over from Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in
1978 and very interesting some of them are still in the current regime
and wants to be elected again.
Among them included Kibaki himself and Henry Kosgey who was minister for transport and is still active in CORD to name few
It is believed that Moi was serious leaders who different leadership
and friendship leave alone tribalism according to Oxford University
History Scholar whom i talked this week but refused to be named
To
support Moi leadership he is the only Kenya President who did not give
Fince Ministry to politicians from Rift Valley eg Nandi and Kalanjine
but instead give to any body suitable from Kenya 42 tribes which i beg
the forthcoming President to do given that it is wrong to preserve
Finance Ministry to tribesmen who ends up messing the economy
END
MOI full men with pictures after few minutes
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