Is there a possibility that President Uhuru Kenyatta was putting out one of his new tactics. Perhaps he was or that he may not have been: I am not a futurist and therefore I will not claim that this time he will spice his word with some action. What I can only argue is that from previous experience he has been employing some sort of an emperor style of governance in Kenya. It is not an Emperor style in the traditional sense but in its application and the intended outcomes. What does an emperor do? Exactly as Uhuru Kenyatta is doing, come out strong on some idea and let the media spin it and sooner the people will be busy arguing and tearing themselves apart with speculations. Milton Cooper known American Conspiracy theorist in a TV interview argued that the Emperor doesn’t like to be questioned instead, he pre-occupies the people with some activity- so that they lose the ability to think and question. Keep the idiots pre-occupied, with some meaningless activity or conversation as they enriched themselves. Uhuru doesn’t want to admit Corruption in his Government nor his new political outfit with NASA nor pre-dynastic alignment or the starvation instead he feeds the masses with a dogma that we can debate for a few months.
Unlike the Roman Circus, where the emperor created some meaningless activities, for instance, sports to pre-occupy the masses, Uhuru is engaged in the creation of meaningless Ideologies that have put the society in Silos that do not communicate. First, it started with the BIG FOUR agenda, a few people within the circle understood this as campaign rhetoric. Ironically, health and Food security, the key elements in the BIG FOUR, have been massively affected by Government policies. Some of the major scandals revolve around Maize farmers, water and Milk production. In the inner cycle, the rumor is out that there are policy changes that are being debated and are aimed at monopolizing the milk industry leaving the farmers at the mercy of the giant corporations.
Secondly, the War on Corruption is one of the magical creations of the president with no meaningful outcome. It is pretty in its outfit, but toothless in its functional mode. Scrutiny indicates that this is another of Uhuru’s tactics, it is just there to occupy space in speeches and to give the masses an illusion that something is going to be done. However, it has become a good political tool, especially when it affects a political opponent. Corruption in Kenya as I have stated before in my writings is not the biggest problem. The enemy of Development in Kenya is pre-campaign or pre-employment fraternities- political parties or campaigns are launches with illegal agreements that renders members untouchable when they attain power. These agreements guarantee individual contributions to parties with the assurance of a better return in the future. These agreements cross the borders and multinational corporations buy political parties so that they become insulated from national scrutiny. Take for instance the SGR, the process had to happen seemingly because it was in the Jubilee internal memo.
Thirdly, is the Handshake- what is it all about this handshake? It comes when real questions are being asked for instance Maize scandal. What does the handshake do? It divides the country and re-ignites the political fire and the society are again destructed from facing the real problems and asking timely questions. The list is endless, the latest is the Huduma number which is a mere distraction from the real problems that are affecting Kenyans. Rampant starvation and woes of the farmers in the North Rift are real and timely, however, the media is spinning around the idea of Huduma numbers and slowly pushing people to engage in this meaningless activities they do not understand.
This trend in Kenyan politics is new and it is quite a scary twist, every meaningful activity must undergo a political test. Take for instance hunger and starvation, before any measure is taken politicians must ask themselves if it does pay or is it good for my PR or the PR of my opponents.
N/B: My opinions subject to debate.
Mshamba Abroad 