Tuko Kadi: Choices Have Consequences

 I have made my stand.

And I stand by it.

Bad politics and ignorance have driven our county to where it is now.

For years we have voted with one thought in mind:

“Mtu wangu.”
“Wetu.”

Not us.
Not the county.
Not the future.

Just stomach politics wrapped in tribal songs and handshakes.

The spirit of Ubuntu our forefathers lived by has slowly been killed by selfishness and greed.

I am because we are.

That was the African way.

Before the colonialists enslaved our people, they first destroyed unity.

Because they understood something simple:

You cannot break a clenched fist.


So what did they do?

They opened the fist.

Separated the fingers.

And the political class today does the same thing.

They divide us enough that when they finally break one finger…

you only feel the pain five years later.

Sometimes I wonder about this young generation.

What kind of country will they inherit?

Because they have something our parents never had:

Access.

Power.

Information.

But many still don’t realize it.

They are arrows.

Powerful arrows.

All they need…

is direction.

Tuko Kadi!!

But how realized are they?

How ready are they to make the changes needed to keep this county in check?

Because shouting slogans is easy.

Changing systems is hard.

And I will keep saying it.

Danson Mwashako is our hope.

The change we want.
The change we need.

A sober mind.
A future outlook.

People say:

“We cannot keep changing leaders every five years.”

True.

That can be unproductive.

But let’s also be honest—

we cannot keep leaders simply because we fear change.

Especially when things are not working.

We are too far gone to keep surviving on excuses.

We need builders.

We need vision.

We need leaders who understand the future.

And another thing…

this mentality that an MCA or an MP cannot rise into bigger leadership…

that is mental slavery.

That is the old way of thinking.

Leadership is not inherited.

It is earned.

Choices have consequences.

We must always remember that.

The people we clap for today…

become the people we complain about tomorrow.

And as we prepare for another political season…

let us think carefully.

Not emotionally.

Not tribally.

Not desperately.

Carefully.

Another thing we also need to be honest about—

Gachagua is not presidential material.

Never has been.
Never will be.

Leadership is bigger than noise.

Bigger than bitterness.

Bigger than surviving politically.

We become what we choose.

And the future of this country depends entirely on us.

So let us be wise.

Because this time…

the young generation is watching.

And this time…

Wako KADI!!!

As Chávez once said, “Once you educate the people, you cannot make them unlearn.” We have seen the future, and the future is ours. They think we don’t see. But we are faceless, and yet, we see.

Gods of Taita Taveta, let’s make it in our own image. Next Saturday, stay tuned for our next episode. We are now on Facebook @Alve Mwaregha.

For any queries or information, reach out to us at Voice of Taita Taveta @doctalve or email doctalve@gmail.com.

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