Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called out his supporters to the streets for what he describes as the "mother of all demonstrations".
Dubbed 'Date with Destiny', Raila plans to lead his supporters in presenting a petition to President William Ruto on among others the cost of living and electoral fraud.
While it's their right to picket and petition the President, precedent clearly shows that very few demonstrations in Kenya are peaceful.
This ends up inconveniencing other Kenyans, majority of whom did not even bother to turn up and vote for the two protagonists.
Kenya is larger than Raila or Ruto and the continued chest-thumping by either side is heightening tension and diverting attention from key issues like rebuilding the economy, which is almost on its knees.
Magnanimity in victory has never caused anyone constipation and extending an olive branch to his rivals will not make Ruto any less a man.
Raila on the other hand must know that violence breeds violence and he can still present his petition without beating up the drums of war.
A sit down between the two leaders in the absence of their hardliner lieutenants would do Kenya some good.
With a debt crisis, severe drought and struggling economy, the country does not need violent street protests, as this will only worsen the situation.
We are all in a hole and must stop digging.
Quote of the Day: “The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.”
Henrik Ibsen
The Norwegian playwright was born on March 20, 1828
