Politics

I am not a politician, but issues about politics will never miss in a man's vocabulary. Every man must be an affiliate to a party regardless the reason. I therefore am affiliated to Raila's ODM. But that does not deny us the chance of seeing the truth in all ways. I mean, we have seen change since president Kibaki came into power. In Moi's government, we were not able to have a freedom of breath. We never uttered a word so aimlessly lest we find ourselves in hells of Nyayo torture house. We never had known democracy. Education was a rich man thing. Now at least we can express ourselves openly without fear. Our children read freely, though the quality of education they get is low. Democracy prevails, though not ultimately, and people get to create several parties and abuse the high office aimlessly.

But we only give credit where it is due. The president and his men promised not only free educatioon but quality one. It is free, yes, but of low quality. Health services are improved but not to the level we want. A new constitution was a priority, but that failed, shattering our hope of ever having, good roads are only seen in cabinet ministers' home turfs, corruption still shows us its ugly head even after efforts to create an anti-corruption commission.

All these failers wipe away all the gains Kibaki govnt made. We therefore, as Kenyans, feel the seat of presidency is nobody's for the taking at will. We can as well decide to give one person five years to show what he can do, and snatch the same. I therefore see that Kenyans should exercise there democratic right and vote wisely, for change. At least we should read the manifestos with some glimmer of hope that what they contain would be done. That way we can make right decisions of who has the interest of the people at heart than the other.

Kadipo.