Open Note to Voters: Vomit all GEMA and KAMATUSA Politicians

The recent meetings by GEMA and KAMATUSA have sparked a lot of debate in the country. These meetings, inspired by pending ICC cases against four Kenyans (Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Joshua Sang and Francis Muthaura), were called in a bid to delay any prosecutions until after the next General Elections in Kenya. The reason behind this is that both Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto (both of the G7 political alliance) are presidential candidates. Their communities (tribes?) feel that the charges against them are politically instigated and they will lock out their "sons" from vying for the top seat.


There were many resolutions from the two meetings (held within a month) but the one to collect a few million signatures from their community members to petition the ICC to delay the cases have been the basis for much discussion. The GEMA meeting on one hand resolved to get two million signatures to petition ICC and the KAMATUSA meeting on the other hand resolved to get three million signatures for the same cause. Of course, they had other hilarious resolutions like asking athletes from their communities not to participate in international sporting activities.

Leaders as well as common-folks have castigated the politicians associated with GEMA and KAMATUSA for dividing the country along tribal lines. The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has demanded the prosecution of prominent politicians for inciting their communities against the ICC. LSK has as a result issued an ultimatum to the Attorney General, Professor Githu Muigai and Director of Public Prosecutions, Tobiko Keriako to take action failure to which the society would institute court proceedings against some politicians on its own.Former President, Daniel Moi has also condemned the meetings saying that they will divide the country.

It is unfortunate that while as a country we are still working on cohesion and integration, some politicians are moving around the country seeking support along tribal lines. It is not lost on Kenyans that one of the major causes of the Post-Election Violence of 2007/ 2008 was ethnicity. It is therefore utterly troubling and thoughtless for politicians with presidential ambitions to divide Kenyans along tribal lines. What is more worrying is that the same politicians suspected of causing the PEV are the ones who are still dividing the country. One wonders how they intend to convince Kenyans that they can still lead the charges against them still pending in court.

There isn't much time before the next General Elections. Whether they are held in December this year or March, 2013, Kenyans must resolutely show with the ballots that they are against tribalism and all those who fan its flames. They must vote out, nay, they must vomit all politicians who want to divide the country. This is of course easier said than done. It will take a lot of hard work to convince millions of Kenyans who believe in the tribal lies peddled by some politicians.  There is no doubt that millions of Kenya have been brainwashed by politicians and would go to whatever lengths to do the politicians' bidding.

Whatever it takes, Kenyans must strive to ensure that such meetings as those recently held by GEMA and KAMATUSA never happen again. These meetings make a mockery of our efforts to unite the country and forge ahead as a unified country. They should be relegated to the past where they belong, not to a modern Kenya.

Godspeed!