Latter day sainthood preposterous
It would have been laughable were it not so serious that former president Daniel Moi and his political scion Biwott are now preaching peace. They are supposedly wondering why brothers are killing brothers. Kenya is on a meltdown with regard to crime, a notable failure of the Kibaki regime. It is incredible that the administration is so ready to trump up its economic achievements while doing nothing to make those achievements secure. But it would equally be important to locate this upsurge in crime and ethnic tensions within its proper historical context. Ethnic jingoism was the hallmark of the Moi regime. If Jomo Kenyatta planted the seeds of tribalism in Kenya, Moi watered the sprouting plants. To therefore stand up in Church and claim sainthood regarding ethnic tensions and crime is at best preposterous. Moi and Biwott must first take ownership of the problem. Only then can we believe they are genuine.

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