Hustler/dynasty narrative is as venomous as ethnic debate in Kenya

COVID-19 pandemic became a global challenge that culminated in innumerable challenges touching peoples’ health, finances, social and economic aspects. The measures to control the pandemic included lockdown, curfew, movement cessation, closure of eateries, wet food markets and schools. This largely affected businesses causing loss of income and jobs. Consequently, deepening poverty, unemployment, frustrations and related vices. A community whose needs are not met is a frustrated community and easily provoked to rage. This is consistent with the proverbial saying of the 17th century; a hungry man is an angry man. An angry person always seeks where to vent their anger.

 

Politicians by nature are opportunists. The opportunity of this season is the negative energy in people and where it may be vented. On one hand, the ethnic narrative in Kenya, entrenched a lie that the community in power has the influence to exclude other communities from state resources. On the other hand, the hustler narrative is selling the Marxism philosophy; the property ownership endowed a person with the power to exclude others from the property. Either way, the two narratives are deceiving and divisive, centered on scarcity mentality.

 

The ethnic or class struggle is not for the masses but the politicians/dynasties. In Kenya we only have two classes and two tribes. Politicians and Wanjiku/Wagio. By virtue that our neighbors have a thriving business, a car or a house does not make them dynasty. Whether ethnic or class struggle, the difference is the same. The narratives remain to be the pursuit of politicians to divide Kenyans on; poverty and ethnicity lines. My humble submission to Kenyans; And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31). God’s standards do not change in the electioneering period. God will hold us accountable if we allow ourselves to be misused by the politicians to be tools of discord, hate and destruction.

 

More so for the Church, our main calling should stand; to seek the Kingdom of God first and invest in what is everlasting. And this calls us to Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). The Church should not get shortsighted, but be vigilant to condemn all the evil perpetrated by the errant individuals and stir one another to love and tolerance.

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