Kalenjin community is not far from committing a heinous mistake that will come to, and forever haunt them. This would possibly begin no later than after the 4th August referendum.
The top engineers of this unfortunate fate are the current largely assumed leader of Kalenjin William Ruto, former President Moi, whose legacy speak little than what he’s animatedly saying now of the proposed constitution, and the heavily unknown Samuel Phogisio- he who oversaw the gagging of the media immediately after the disputed 2007 general election- among other self-elected lieutenants traversing the vast region.
These leaders are hell-bent on misleading the widely known ferocious-especially on land matters- ethnic grouping in rejecting the hugely progressive proposed constitution. And they seem to have succeeded in doing this considering the information collected by pollsters pertaining expected voting trends at the referendum.
It seems to be a huge achievement for them now but in essence they are readying their names so they can be among those thrown into the abyss for isolating, the not so outgoing and poor ethnic entity, from the rest of the country when Kenya’s history is reflected back 50 years from now.
When a single tribe rudely rejects a document stamp-okayed by other 41 tribes, then it conveys its eccentric cockiness which will in the long run chart its (the tribe) painful downfall.
What is more tragic and every Kalenjin planning to vote No should know is doing so invites profound isolation which might take a millennium to be cleansed from. This would happen either way. If the proposed draft passes, all but none will always mark out Kalenjins as the group which tried but failed to stop Kenyans from getting a new set of rules.
Such is not a position to be just wished away. Resources, as in almost the whole of Africa, are distributed largely based on levels of loyalties by those in power-Moi for example, is well documented to have perfectly done this- and therefore they would always be the last group to receive the very least piece of the national cake.
If they succeed in their quest to reject the 41-tribe backed document then the same fate awaits them too. Though, on this, they will be the good scapegoat to every coming president. They will be vilified for being the huge wall which stopped Kenyans from getting a non-colonial allied constitution. They will always be seen as the resurrected black sheep of the family. And furthermore, pushed aside in nation building!
By the way...
*When Kalenjin history is written, don’t put me among those who heartily campaigned against the proposed constitution. It will be a big mistake because I decided long time ago to be on the right side of history by voting for it next week Wednesday. Hope you have done so too.
* The two leading television stations in the country, KTN and NTV, should declare who they are serving as far as campaigns on the proposed constitution is concerned. The former is fond of fronting NO campaigns and lengthening it in their news than Yes campaigns which come last and in a fraction of a second. Moi is given like a whole section of the campaign news! The later, is seemingly excited about Yes campaigns and grants it long periods while No noise making comes last in a fraction of a clip.
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