Kenya risks sliding back into violence

It is now clear our politicians do not care what they say in political rallies because of an assumed ‘immunity’ against the law.

We can recall the events that led to the country sliding into chaos in 2007-8 where scores of Kenyans lost their lives.

It all began with the same issues we are witnessing now from Jubilee and CORD politicians.

Kenyans might ask why politicians are going unpunished when they hurl speeches considered venomous enough to spur ethnic rift.

There could be many answers to this including: The hate-spewing politician may be acting on behalf of a boss who has direct influence on legal institutions charged with bringing offenders to book. Secondly, appointees to constitutional positions tasked with ensuring that no Kenyan disregards another in terms of ethnicity, colour or race are usually political.

Kenyans and their politicians seem not to have learnt from the 2007-8 post-election violence. We still glorify politicians who are out to divide us along ethnic lines. The media should give a total blackout to politicians who incite Kenyans.

If something is not done to stop this, we are headed for tough times. Let the Jubilee government stop creating two sets of Kenyans: the ones who are above the law and those who are below it.