MAU CONSERVATION: LEADERS MUST STOP EMBELLISHING POLITICAL BIGOTRY AND DIATRIBE.

Dear Sir/madam,

Absurdity is fast unfolding in Kenya`s political arena. First, we saw how a section of the political class obsessed with self elected to engage in diplomatic diatribe in a bid to block the President from taking a leading role in the protection of our national heritage.

Shortly after, some dilettantes demanded that the Prime Minister must resettle the illegal Mau evictees first as a condition for them participating in the Mau tree planting exercise. (As if the PM has to resettle them on his personal land!).

And now the same cabal disparages the PM for showing the courage to do that which the president is constitutionally mandated to do but for reasons only better known to the president and themselves; he is somehow not doing it.

Yet this is not unexpected. In the words of Lillian Hellman “truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.” Her words lend a sharp poignancy in the Kenyan political landscape. In their quest to turn the PM in to political mince meat they have robbed off politics any decency. Have we not continually witnessed them brazenly engage in chicanery in a bid to asphyxiate the Mau conservation efforts? After all, such crime never seemed impossible in retrospect. And neither will it be now that they are hell bent on ensuring that the PM becomes political mince meat come 2012.

However, the PM has on the other hand shown all and sundry that unlike these politicians, he is steadfast and well meaning. He knows to well of the ecological disaster that awaits this nation were we to rest on our laurels and let havoc continue to visit on our national heritage. He also knows too well that there is nothing immoral or unjust in eradicating evil. What is immoral is allowing evil to fester and spread when it is within our power to oppose it and defeat it. For this reason, he has clearly demonstrated that he has placed himself at the service of the public as opposed to the cabal that wants to place the nation at its service. Indeed, all his energies and planning initiatives alongside his management style have won him broad favor in the opinion of the conscientious public.

As for those embracing political bigotry somebody must tell them now that their cause smacks of betrayal to the common good of this country. What they are doing is far from heroism. It is reckless foolishness. And public opinion shall just hang them when the right time comes. This country will never waltz into their kind of music. Never will their odious political side shows triumph over the good of this nation.

The public will therefore regard their diatribe and dilettante as unfortunate footnotes in this country`s political history. As many a politician can spite the PM but that will not sway the conscientious public from whole heartedly supporting him over the noble conservation exercise. Kenyans are dog-tired of politicians who want to continually let their selfish political fears and desires hold captive the collective conscience of this nation.

Let these politicians realize that Kenya is more important than the sum total of its politicians. In the meantime I salute Prime Minister for showing what true statesmanship is.

TOME FRANCIS,
BUMULA CONSTITUENCY.
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