I have maintained one position: That the country called Kenya belongs to all of us. It belongs to those in government and those outside, it belongs to the leaders and the masses, it belongs to the old and young,
and no one person has a right over the others. There must be dialogue. We need to talk, and it is bad to pretend that there are no issues that need discussion in this country.
No one should pretend that there is nothing to talk about. Remember that most Kenyans are marginalized.
There are those who believe the elections did not go the way they should
have gone. But others feel everything is okay and there is no need to talk. Allow the people to bring issues to the table in a structured manner. We engage and address them as a country. Dialogue is the only way to address
developing national issues. There is no other way – unless you want people to fight. I don’t have any issue myself, but allow the people to speak for themselves and table all their issues.
Read: Raila:
NASA has issues and it has millions of followers who are Kenyans. President Uhuru Kenyatta is the one who has taken power and the least he can do is to allow others to say why they are not happy and what they want to be done.
How can the country head in the right direction when everyone is pulling in different directions!
The dialogue must be conducted by impartial and eminent individuals who can be found in this country: You have to bring everybody to the table. Also, bring religious leaders who are respectable.
Whoever is complaining should bring up the issues so that we can address them as a country. We have to revisit
and address the four points raised after the 2007 disputed polls.
Uhuru cannot say he doesn’t want dialogue. He is just one Kenyan: It is for Kenyans who say they want to talk. It is in the interests of the President that Kenyans talk. If they talk, we will have stability, peace, hope, unity and the way forward, because we will understand the issues raised, so that we can stop this misunderstanding among Kenyans. When you say you are the President and it doesn’t matter what you think, where are we going to!
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The writer was a presidential candidate in the 2013 General Election