Let Gema die, but make sure it dies for good this time around

Kikuyu elders at a past Mt. Kenya BBI forum in Meru. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Today, the political chessboard is all smiles, and so should every mundu wa nyumba. It’s fondling a strange thought that the Gikuyu, Embu, Meru Association (Gema) must scatter. Since chess masters always warn that we must avoid the crowd while thinking independently, so let the will of political heavens abide. The grind amongst Gema is candy for the growth of democracy. But why?

See, a story is told in Genesis chapter 11 of a generation that rose after Noah's deluge. They were led by Noah's great-grandson named Nimrod - the King of the land of Shinar. Under his flagship vision,...