Similarity between America’s elections to the Kenya’s elections

In the next few weeks the citizens of the United States of America will go to the polls to select their preferred candidate. A large number of the undecided voters will go to the polls to vote one of the candidates so as their least favorable candidate does not get to occupy the presidential seat.

Coming back home, we will also be going to the polls in the next few months. At this point in time we can basically say that we are going to have a similar two horse race similar to 4 years ago. Although no one like to mention it, most Kenyans will vote along tribal lines and not what the candidates are offering. Let’s face it most Kenyans know the candidate they are going to vote for, but has anyone ever sat down and asked himself or herself what has so and so done to improve their life or our lives in general as Kenyans?

For the last four years we have had our fair shot of drama in terms of the current government as well as the opposition and this has led to most young people not being interested in watching the news as one headline can run for about two weeks. So far no one has mentioned the current issues most Kenyans are facing. The huge wage bill is a big issue, Kenya Airways is another area in which Kenyans are concerned about, the rate at which government issued contracts are being escalated, various contractors complaining about County Governments not paying them, bloated government among other issues.

When we were voting in the new government Kenyans knew that the Salaries and Remuneration Commission was going to reduce the salaries of the members of parliament as well as other government agencies. This was however reversed and quickly swept under the carpet.

In the last few days we came to know of a water project in Murang’a, most Kenyans were not aware of such a project all we know of are some of the over exaggerated road projects like the 1 million shillings a kilometer project from Kikuyu to Ruaka, the standard gauge railway among others. Whom is benefiting from this projects? Is it the common mwanainchi or is it for the mwenye inchi.

Before you cast your vote as yourself, the way things are going, where Kenya will be in the next 10 years.