Who is to blame?

Who's to blame

Kenya comprises more than 40 ethnic groups and perhaps this is what we call our strength because of the diversity. 

In the happiness index, surveys reveal that in Africa, Kenya is one of the happiest countries in the continent. The survey has it right until politics comes in as the enemy with politicians as the conduit through which division, hate, violence and tension gets in. 

Eight months remain for campaigns to officially begin yet politicians are organizing rallies across the nation to show how influential they are, how mammoth followers are after them but behind every rally casualties are evidenced. 

Injuries, deaths, tear gassing, mars various rallies organized by the Kenya's politicians. 

In Homa Bay, during the Linda Mwananchi rally, two people were pronounced dead while dozens sustained injuries as goons and the Linda Mwananchi brigades were deeply engaged in a scuffle. 

Whereas Nyanza region and by extension Western Kenya be handpicked as one of the regions that are politically polarized, it is good not to sideline other parts of the country because the bandwagon effect may lead to the diffusion of such incidents. 

The wantam and tutam chants are cliches not new nowadays in the country where every Kenyan is supposed to be of either side. Adding into that, Linda Mwananchi and Linda Ground are two notable factions engendered by the Orange Democratic Party's discord.

Major rallies presently taking place in Western Kenya are organized by either ODM's begotten factions as the residents of the areas would term their teams as either team Sifuna or team Broad based. Mysteries should be unfolded and truth be brought to light.

The Homa Bay's three-ring circus must have people to be blamed, the government, people and the rally organizers. 

The rally was not a midnight idea and preparations were presumably made.

The pandemonium that was seen in Homa Bay is enough to magnify what politicians are capable of, the government's inability to protect citizens to entirety and the electorates as casualties courtesy of the proverbial fahali wawili wakipigana nyasi ndio huumia, contextually nyasi are the citizens.

Who should we blame?

The Linda Mwananchi despite numerous threats and explicit forecasted dangers of going to Homa Bay, they went ahead to organize the rally just to 'prove' how well they have the people. What would have costed them suspending or postponing than risking lives of Homa Bay residents? Perhaps a drop is insignificant in an ocean yet they just need that large mass of water body.

Why were the security operatives slow to act in protecting the residents of Homa Bay or are they serving someone superior than protecting lives of the citizens whom they swore to safeguard? Maybe to reason floppily that oaths get suspended and that there is inadequate police officer per citizen in the county.

Goons infiltration and exfiltration in rallies, and citizens attending rallies is worth being noted in essence that citizens need protection while goons should be stemmed from the Kenya's political structure before it goes beyond control.

Citizens are allowed attend rallies with consideration to Constitution's Bill of Rights Chapter.

Who own the goons? Imperatively it is politicians. Who should we blame when peace fails to prevail, when people die, when people get injured, and when tear gas and bullets rain in rallies, when goons carry machete and pangas or crude weapons? Who should be blamed?

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