Kenya Burns After Mugabe Were is Killed

Mugabe Were was a young ambitious Kenyan with the desire to make a difference in his country. He was representative of true Kenyans who have looked beyond ethnic lines to marry the person they love based on compatibility, not tribe. He was also a symbol of the change that Kenya needs so badly, where the economic development of the ENTIRE country, and it's citizens' welfare, was the priority. In what was hastily deemed a murder, this promising young man was pulled out of his car and shot to death while his wife watched in horror. Nothing was taken from the car. And the buildings started burning, and the bodies started falling. The cycle of violence had kicked up a notch. Now people in the more affluent neighborhoods began to be targeted.

The international media speculates about this entire situation and insist on calling it an ethnic clash. It isn't. It is about fighting for democracy, a philosphy that was rammed down our throats by many countries that seem somewhat reluctant to step up and make some noise now that people are willing to die for it. It is about years of being told that you can't get a job or a scholarship or a business unless you belong to a particular ethnic group. It is about the rich being exceedingly rich and the poor being so poor that they literally have nothing to lose by burning down the buildings. This is about a place where corruption has gone unfettered while international bodies turn a blind eye on the situation because it is convenient. This is about an ignorant handful of peopl who have ignored everyone including some within their own ethnic group, and grabbed all that they can for their own personal gain. It is about arrogantly telling people in the street that you own the land and they are just renting it. It is about being tired of being tired.

My heart cries for the Kikuyus who have been forced to move from the only homes they have ever known, and having to deal with a government that is threatening to close down refugee centers and send them back home (which is where exactly???.......). It is wailing for the innocent women and children caught in the melee of madness that have nowhere to run or hide. It is for the families of all tribes who are receiving that midnight call telling them that they will be dead in the morning. This is not an ethnic clash. This is what is escalating into a civil war with people being torn as they try to keep their multi-ethnic families together. Kenyans are not a warring people by nature. Passive aggression is our game. For this to be, there has to be deep seated anger and resentment, and an overall feeling that we are tired of being tired. Pray for Kenya. It is birthing a new nation, and we can only hope that this situation does not continue much longer or there will be deep seated emotions that will carry on for several years to come.