This is a story about the country’s economy going down in doldrums at a time living expenses has skyrocketed. This is a story about a thinning tourism sector which has witnessed steep decline in tourist arrivals facing a more blurrier future. It is a story about massive losses in foreign exchange. But the West gate story is also one about a country whose leadership is increasingly giving the world all the reasons to worry – like those primitive displays at the ICC by Jubilee MPs. Uhuru sough out Raila because he (Raila) stood a chance to directly talk to the international community. Odinga accepted Kenyatta’s invitation not just to show solidarity with the injured or remorse to the dead. He understood what a crisis like this can do to the economy of a country he struggled so much to build while he served as the premier. Odinga rose to the occasion to ensure the survival of our country. In his two statements, Odinga mentioned top global powers by name. He called out Germany, Britain, France, the United States and reminded them, lest they forget, that terrorism has occurred right on their yards, that it was not an isolated event and that Kenya under president Kenyatta was doing all it could to mitigate it. Tragedies like the West gate Mall often exposes a country’s national character. In my view, Kenya is an emerging democracy not because we hold periodic elections but due to such little political shows as we saw yesterday – constructive bipartisanship. We are one. ooh really
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 04:27:15 +0000
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