What we forget while voting along tribal lines:
- That if the economy collapses all of us will be affected;Â since 2008 PEV the economic growth slowed never to recover to date! cost of living is high, the price of bread, Unga, kerosene is the same in Nyeri, Siaya, Garisa, Eldoret and any other town/village in Kenya.
- That Zimbabwe’s economy was doing fairly well like Kenya before sanctions were slapped on them, it’s been pain since then; with sanctions inflation hit the skies, currency lost value ……
- That even with the help of China; Zimbabwe has NOT and will never recover till Europe and USA lift sanctions.
- That China is keen on flooding our economy with Chinese cheap labour; we have seen Chinese drivers and Watchmen; I haven’t seen a European roasting maize by the roadside or hawking any of our towns.
- That we need not be comfortable in the slums as Waititu prescribes BUT desire to move out to a better place as Mbaru/Kidero envisions.
- That there are jiggers in Gatundu, Othaya and extreme poverty in Baringo Central just like the rest of Kenya yet our three presidents hailed from there and served for 16, 24 and 10.5 years respectively!
- That with sanctions Kenya cannot trade with Pakistan, Afghanistan, India et el as some of these countries are dependent of USA
- That we receive billions in aid for Malaria, AIDS, TB control from Europe and USA; if such aid is stopped thousands will die.
- That slowly our country has been auctioned to foreigners (Eastleigh and other major town centres) through corruption.
- That your closest relative is a neighbour who may not necessarily be your tribe
- That leading politicians have dual citizenship with millions in foreign bank accounts and other investments like ranches in Australia
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