Of Bullshit packaged in the colours of the rainbow

I am not one to blog about politics. Don’t get me wrong, I have quite a few political opinions of my own but I’ve never been inclined to share them with anyone. But I read something in the newspapers today that makes me believe that Kenyan politicians have taken it to a whole other level. And it sickens me. Apparently the honorable (And I use this word cynically) Lang’ata MP is pledging to make Kenya the first country in Africa to host the Olympics. What a bunch of utterly senseless and sickening hogwash!! (and that ain’t sugar coating how I feel about it, that’s dipping it in chocolate, covering it with vanilla and adding pink panther sprinkles on top!) Is it that Kenya run out of roads to be repaired or hospitals to be furbished or schools and wells and other crucial facilities to be built? Honestly! Am sick and tired of politicians promising the sun, moon and stars during campaigns and delivering buckets of bullshit instead once they are in office! When will this whole foreplay of “I bullshit you, you bullshit me, who bullshit who” end? When will politicians realize that we don’t need to hear them blowing hot air but we need to see the work done? I believe in using my vote and make no mistake about it I will vote come the general elections in December, but am saddened when I look at my choice of candidates and realize that am not choosing a the better leader but rather the lesser of two evils.

Yet another news article informed me that Aaron Ringera believes that Kenyans will be stuck in a cycle that accelerates corruption in election campaigns unless political parties are funded directly by taxpayers. Ladies and gentlemen need I reiterate earlier sentiments? Well I will. HOGWASH!!! Why should we the hardworking wananchi be browbeaten into giving our hard-earned money to politicians so that they can rent helicopters, litter our streets with annoying flyers and print tacky t-shirts? And all this being done in the name of preventing corruption? That is worse than highway robbery! It’s being told, “You either give me you’re money or I’ll take it from you, choose!” (Sans the black mask and the barrel of a SmithWesson pointed at your temple.)

I believe it’s about time Kenyans stood up and called out our leader’s (And yet again my use of that word is extremely cynical) crap. It’s about time we just stopped listening to them and maybe, just maybe they’ll shut their traps long enough to consider what it is that we want. I realize that this stuff has all been said before but it needs to be said again and am so fed-up I’ll that I’m saying it. Call me young and green but if I ever gain audience with any of these politicians guess what word I will be chanting……………………. HOGWASH!!!!!!!!