Sunday, February 17, 2013

Tunawesmake!

The Kenyan presidential elections are in a couple of weeks and I thought since Kenya has been so welcoming I would use a blog post to inform people about Kenyan politics. This is the first presidential election since a new constitution has been written, and although the constitution is good and fair, the government in Kenya is incredibly corrupt. So corrupt that one of the candidates with a good chance of winning is being asked to present to the international criminal court for crimes against humanity after being charged with motivating and funding violence that took place after the last presidential elections in 2007. At the same time you can certainly see a crossroads in Kenyan politics where there is no established political parties and the country can go in virtually any direction within the next couple of months! Although his victory is unlikely, there is a candidate who can really bring change to Kenya, the general hope is that next election he will stand a better chance. It is a delicate time however, after the last election there was post-election violence across the country, violence that is fueled by most of the candidates! But despite all the tension, it was very inspirational to have this message from our president promoting peace! I love how even though the political climate in America makes it difficult for him to change things at home, he finds a way to be inspirational and change minds (and even lives) across the globe! Thank you for making us look good! (Plus, his Swahili is pretty good!)


Note: I don't live anywhere near where there is likely to be violence if the results of the election were to erupt in violence. I am safe, promise!


1 comment:

  1. Wow! I'm impressed with how much politics you know already! Hope for the best but expect the worst huh? Thank you for letting us know you are in a safe place. I was about to send for you when you started talking about all the violence. Glad to know how happy you are! :)

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