Transformation of a kenyan politician

Hate,Bigotry, And Discrimination Among Kenyan politicians:
To understand how hate becomes a justification for violence, we must know what hate is. Hate is defined as the characterization of an individual due to his or her orientation, be it religion, color, gender among others. This characterization is used to deny the individual the basic rights, he or she is different and all means must be used to stop them from gaining access to the resources. Rules are made to deny this right. With this categorization separation(majimbo) is deemed perfect by the marginalised . Force is used to justify this in that this less human class must be contained lest it becomes contagious to civilization. Thus some Kenyan communities falling victim to this.
For groups to be socially constructed there must be a recognizable difference from the rest of the population, here we find characterization arising from customs, traditional rites, among others. There is a distinctive category that makes the group unique. These are the differences and roles that make up the society. Our affiliation makes the categorization unique in that, others, able to identify what we are, we can then be singled out. This is what make the tribes unique. Social construction is further used to determine where we are placed in the society and this is important as a means of checking whether there is equal distribution of resources, in Kenya there is inequality in national wealth distribution leading to well deep rooted suspicions among marginalized communities and in the economic gap. Rich Vs poor. The conflict arises , with the rich getting richer and the poor trying to be rich. Social economic gap brings about conflict. this shift,gap is well exploited by politicians to make their points, reason why we see a lot of political thuggery .The young unemployed lured by promises of money and positions. The emergence of young men in fight mode (mt Elgon, Mungiki). The Kenyan politician now seen as a rights advocate. Ready to fight and die for the course , though he never spills any. The young mostly young adults dying for selfish goals.

Bigotry:First we need to understand what this is in order to see why it is so easily and readily used anytime a crisis,or election time nears. Bigotry is stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own. People use various means to justify their actions, Kenyan politicians are no exception,, bigotry is one action. Many Kenyan politicians are out of touch with the mwananchi and at time its too late when they realize that they need the same mwananchi for votes. They get into panic mode. This brings out the monster we see, the zeal to reach out, the alliances, the secret kamukunjis and the tribal shifts. If you do not agree with me then you are my enemy. Political intolerance has led to strive. Some questions one might ask now are ,would you let a Kikuyu continue to be president? would you let a a Luo be president? Kenyans have learned to play the tribal card, this is seen when there is perceived threat from the other tribe be it true or perceived. Tribal imbalance is seen when the other tribes are numerically insignificant and ,or economically and politically weak .The 'bigger' tribes also fall victim to bigotry by their conception that they will lose every thing of the smaller tribes unite and rule. They become withdrawn when the (opposite) Small groups unite and they become an actual or potential threat to the status quo.
There is a lot of suspicion from all spectrum's of tribes in Kenya and this depends on whom you ask to tell about the other tribe or group. This suspicion has fueled theories about the other group and we find these theorists having followers ready to embrace their fanatical views. As much as we would wish that hate was on the decline, fanatics( read Kenyan politicians) have always challenged us to think otherwise, and as long as there will be differences in social structure hate will keep on evolving and taking another name. Mpende jirani, and baniani baya kiatu chake dawa, Kenyans should learn to tolerate one another and learn that our unique differences make Kenya what it is, a diverse nation proud in its roots.

A look at a Kenyan politician as a human being: Human beings put self-esteem as one motivator that gives them the drive to succeed. With enhanced, self-esteem one can then feel good of themselves. We act the way we do to maintain the esteem, this gives us the various mannerism that we must keep to be who we are. Self-esteem gives us an identity. Yes Kenyan politicians have to succeed, they appeal to us as they promise, as they walk with the common man not in their immaculate and gigantic 4 wheel suv's, but on foot in the chocking dust. Yes they pride themselves as humane. Yes Kenyan politicians are human we all know that and their sympathy, empathy justifies this. They will for one visit the churches, the mosques, pay the hospital bills and even visit widows in stage managed and media covered events This is the political mannerism, high gear for survival.

Hatemongers and use of bigotry among Kenyan politicians: Kenyans can live to accommodate one another, they have done so for years. The question one would ask is why then do we have such political,economic, social inequality? The national cake has always been cut unequally. Some provinces have been marginalised because members of certain communities are not fit, they have opposed the would be establishment, or as others would say "are not satisfied". To me I feel that the main problem in Kenya have been the politicians, they have become tools of evil. If you don't like my idea then you are my enemy. There is a lot of political intolerance,enmity and hatred. They then become hatemongers, they incite others to hatred and to prejudice. Tribal stereotyping become common, Kikuyu's are thieves ,rooters, Luos are not 'cut', mwambao people are lazy etc. The politician then feels that they owe more allegiance to the clan, the tribe the community. Nationalism ,patriotism goes down the drain. To forge these tribal appeals the politician feels that he must belong to their people, they must take their people to Canaan,they become unstoppable in their zeal. They want to be remembered as having done something ,they are Moses. Another group emerges they want to join the fight for"freedom". To fight they must to survive. They are the sycophants, the hate mongers used as toll to spread the word about Canaan,the unseen promise. To them the end justifies the mean.
They tend to focus on the weaknesses of their victims to exaggerate on their strengths and accomplishments. They have a sense of power and feel that they are fighting for a just course.The act of alienating others has some economic and status advantages that can only be achieved once they win.

Political Prostituting and infighting: Power shifts in Kenya is a survival tactic . We have so many political parties but ask me no ideologies. No manifestos, the political leaders behaving like pimps they solicits for votes in return for a share of the national cake once they win. To succeed they blame others for what they have not done. Defections are dehumanizing and potray us as misfits not woth voting for.

Kenyan politician should mature and be who we expect them to be statesmen worth emulation not thugs, pimps,political prostitute. We Kenyans should also learn to read history and see that the evil tools being used today have never worked bigotry, hate, discrimination divide and condemn and should not divide us despite our unique differences, these differences make us what we are a diverse and proud nation. Kenya Pamoja twajenga.