We, as a nation are at a cross-roads again and it is my hope that race memory will save us this time around. Kenyans have had two opportunities in the past to liberate themselves but in both instances, their endeavours have been dashed by; ignorance, greedy politicians, external (foreign) puppeteers, indigenous thugs, high expectations from these two past events were smashed, scattered among the wilderness with the results of abject poverty, illiteracy, disillusionment and the perpetuation of master/slave attitude in the citizenry.
The handover of political reigns from the British colonialists to the so-called African leaders was a well stage managed show that left the African feeling liberated and settled back into hard labour and complacency while the nouveau political class settled into the tasks of plunder and rape of any and all resources. The best placed to take up this political class were the former colonial collaborators, home guards, their kin and kith.
In the early 90's Kenyans agitated for a change in the way they had been governed since the 60's. Lives were lost and property destroyed in this so called 'Second Liberation' struggle and just as we were at the brink of a new dawn, tables were turned and the same politicians who had grabbed the reigns at independence, the same who had modified the governance contract to favour them at all levels, manipulated the citizens' ignorance re-acquired the leadership roles again.
As the new constitution unfurls, new political positions, powers and posts are becoming apparent and as the politicians who have been in our parliament since as far back as most of us can remember start jostling for the new positions, I can't help it but shiver with the feelings of déja vu.
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