Ethnic Division Peaks as 2012 Elections Approach...

Ethnic Division Peaks as 2012 Elections Approach

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 01:36 AM

If the hate between Kenyans on social media websites; facebook and twitter is anything to go by, then Kenyans are now more divided than ever before.

This calls for us Kenyans to urgently reconsider why we visit the sites in the first place, to make hate and enemies or to make and keep friends and networks.

This comes as reports from reliable sources indicate tribalism is up and running in all parastatals and indeed the whole of the public sector.

Whenever News Media post updates on facebook that especially mention Raila, or anything related to him and his core supporters, Luo Nyanza, 'tribally charged' comments flow in hundreds, sometimes thousands. It happened after the news of 'alleged death of 2 AFC leopard fans' and ethnic division and hate was evident in most of the comments and Raila's name was thrown in to the storm. Other news that caused stirs online include CJ MUTUNGA censures Raila for remarks on court's decision on election date and Raila maintains Uhuru, Ruto must prove their innocence at The Hague.

Lets stick together

Well, my urge to my fellow Kenyans, don't take politics and politicians too seriously, because in one way or another you will get annoyed and disappointed if you do. Why dont you just go online and make friends from accross all corners of the country, remember the saying that people are not mountains, they meet again from time to time, you never know when you will need that Raila fan or hater, and plz remember its your right to harbour political opinions, as strong as they come, but for the good of the country, think twice before you air them, especially think about your target audience. Its exciting to piss of opponents, I know the feeling, but when the repurcusions at stake are 2007-like, stop and think again, and remember you have a legal political whip, the voters card.

And to the news Media

I know its fun to create, write or announce something that thousands of people react to, it makes you feel powerful and indeed you are, but plz don't deliberately fuel tribalism, you remember 2007, it could be worse in 2012 if this goes on. A time will come when journalists will hesitate to post content, and think about the overall effect on the good of this country.

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