Is the essence of leadership no more?

The contention that Kenya's fundamental political problem is tribalism is not true. Kenya has much bigger problems than tribalism which seems to rotate around leadership. Leadership involves being selfless and serving the people. Martin Luther King Jr said that life's most persistent and urgent question is what are we doing for others? This is the question that Kenyan leaders ought to be asking themselves. They are surrounded by urgent desire of self-gratification. Look at the current situation that the IEBC standoff has put the country into. We have threats of ethnic wars and citizens are being killed countrywide as a result of CORD's Monday's demonstrations, yet the leaders have refused to reach a consensus. CORD leaders have also refused to stop the demonstrations despite its chaotic impact in the country. In fact they are threatening to hold the demonstrations twice a week if their demands are not attended to.

They are adamant on finding a peaceful way of resolving this stalemate. This is clear after the meeting between CORD officials and the government did not bring any solution. Kenyan leaders are busy driving the people to slaughter so as to satisfy their needs. The essence of leadership is therefore no more. Kenyan leaders have abandoned the path to selflessness thus setting the nation on the road to destruction. The tension in the country is high; the people are sitting and waiting for an unknown signs. They are ready to explode if an opportunity presents itself. All these are as results of a leadership gone sour.

Kenya has a leadership that is keen on pursuing nothing but one's own ends at the expense of everyone else. Kenyan leaders have killed nationalism and replaced it with sub-nationalism. They have sown seeds of hatred within the citizens that are slowly creating a generation of young selfish leaders.

Kenyans from across the country want a peaceful nation where their leaders treat one another with respect. They want a leadership they will be proud of. It is time Kenyan leaders give back the respect their title deserves. They should put an end to their selfishness and serve the people with dignity and respect. Kenyans want an end to this halter-skelter they have been treated to.  Leaders should use their mandate to lead the people to greener pastures and not to an impending bloodbath.