Again, who is fooling who???

I have always tried my best not to justify or qualify statements by politicians. I also don't subscribe to their apologists and sycophants.
Politicians are simply not easy to pre-guess because they are the most selfish of beings. They will change positions like the hands on a clock to suit their needs and all have the pre-existing condition of chronic amnesia, or selective memory.
Up to the build up towards the new constitution in Kenya, there were obvious divisions in prominent politicians, the protagonists being led by the PM and the antagonists by his former deputy in the ODM outfit who shortly thereafter completely fell out with the outfit claiming having been 'sold to the Hague' by the PM.

It was notable that the main bone of contention was 'being sacrificed to Ocampo' and not a plea of innocence. When the PM did not contest the allegations one would not be blamed for assuming that the PM's position was that he concurred with the investigators who found Hon. Ruto et al with a probable cause for prosecution. This would have been a fair position after all, all are innocent until proven guilty. But then again, politicians are one species not easy to understand!

Without going too far to find fault with anyone, Hon. Ruto has not exonerated himself from the sins past committed by himself, cronies or his henchmen in YK92, he still has yet to clear himself decisively of misappropriation of public land charges in a court of law. He clearly could be on the wrong side of chapter six of our constitution. Using the inconclusive bench mark of who was who in the drive to implement our new constitutional order as an indicator of who is with us versus against us, the line between the reformists and the conservatives (those against reforms dictated by the new constitution) should set the PM and Hon Ruto on opposing sides of the political divide. I am now told that the PM is apologizing to the Kalenjin community in general and to Hon. Ruto in particular for unspecified mistakes he has made in the past and pleading for a re-marriage. What gives here? Are we supposed to believe that now they both have the same convictions as to what direction our country is headed?

This move by the PM, who is still rated as the front runner in the race to the house on the hill because of his apparent reformist stance, is a total disqualification and it begs for a general re-think by the Kenyan voters. This move is a clear indication that what is needed in our politics is a genuine, credible third force. Needed is/are individuals who are selfless, focused and truly accountable to the nation. Individuals who will stand for the ordinary mwananchi come rain or shine and will not sacrifice their convictions on the altar of 'vote count'. For far too long we have subjected ourselves to the lies and deception of the ruling class who are only interested perpetuation of their grip on power. The whistle has been blown to stop these corrupt and selfish lot. The urgency of now as we approach the general elections is to clean up our august house and install leaders who will respect the voters and conduct themselves with civility, humility and respect our constitution.