Ugly tribalism forging strange alliances

Article posted on May 31, 2008 by nairobichronicleIn spite of 1,500 ethnic-related killings early this year, Kenyan politicians continue to devise ethnic strategies in the bid for power if a forthcoming by election is any indicator.And politicians formerly respected for their sobriety have jumped into the ethnic bandwagon further upping the stakes in the political arena. Ethnic alliances are being forged and broken in shifting tides that clearly portend doom in the next general elections. Obviously, the plight of the ordinary Kenyan does not feature in the politico-ethnic equation currently unfolding in the country. Political parties are playing their usual role in Kenya as vehicles for the ethnicisation of the individual pursuit (or greed) for the spoils of power.Read more >>