That leader is surely coming

‘God has allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!’

Today, these words of King, uttered so many years ago glitter with more meaning and a resounding hope. Our nation Kenya is bleeding. It is seeking someone who will liberate the people from the craws of corruption. It is seeking someone who will heal the wounded people. In the wake of the scars of Anglo-Leasing and Goldenberg being re-opened by the Triton and maize scandals, Kenyans no longer know who to believe or trust. Each day presents itself with a bigger surprise. Back in time, our grandparents struggled so hard to leave a legacy that we, the children would pride. They hoped that we would reciprocate their gesture, and that we shall consolidate a Kenya every person, irrespective of tribe, would be proud to live in. it was the Kenya culture. It was the Kenya living out the true meaning of its national anthem. It was a Kenya going to the extent of daring to live in tandem with the universal declaration of human rights that all people were endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, including the pursuit of happiness. Where such happiness once exited, the expression of ‘the good old days’ is evident.

Who in Kenya today has the moral right or obligation to fight graft? Who is not corrupt in Kenya? Pray tell me, who is clean? Can Aaron Ringera earn the confidence of Kenyans in his cantankerous task of fighting graft? Can Amos Wako be trusted in any way corruption cases are being handled? What of the police; are they not too corrupt to be tasked with fighting graft? What of the cabinet; does it not have corrupt ministers within its ranks? Can the president with his hands free leadership provide leadership amidst the corruption spree? What of the prime minister; I guess he is now obsessed with what the media is reporting to concentrate in fighting this vice. I admit I am not upright. At one point or another, I have bribed. At one point or another, I have canvassed. At one point or another, I have lied. At one point or another, I have hated doing well at the expense of expediency. Therefore, I stand aside.
Who will rescue Kenya? If you are the one, please, help this ailing nation.

There is hope though. Just as King hoped of a man taking America to the Promised Land in his absence, a man who can now be told as Barrack Obama, Kenya will one day get such a man. It may take five years, twenty years or even a hundred years. But that day when Kenya will sing with true meaning its national anthem, will surely come.

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