Murang'a Leadership

So January 17th is the day most of the political posts in Murang'a will be decided. I know you are asking why 17th Jan when we all know that the general election is on the 4th of March 2013? You see my good friend, most is a " red state" ie. its a TNA region and who ever wins the party primary is virtually guaranteed a win in the general election.

Is there anything wrong with the above painted scenario? Well, alot. You see, for most seats, this will be the "general election" but without the scrutiny and fair play rules set by the IEBC and what this means is that any of the contenders can employ the so called "Embakasi" style, which is outright thuggery and get the seat. This scenario is not far fetched considering the number of unemployed and underemployed youth in the county and the potential for gruesome violence has been proven to be not far in their minds.

So what does this mean? For starters, we get some brain dead leader who has no real agenda for the county. The kind of potential in terms of agriculture, trade and commerce and education is just too enormous to take chances. The national unemployment rate is 46% while that of Murang'a stands at 29%. This means that we are already ahead of other counties including Nyeri at 36% and this even without any meaningful industrialisation. This beautiful county is endowed with lots of resources, but you already know that.

This county needs a focused leader with proven managerial and entrepreneurial skills who is humble enough to listen to the small scale tea farmer in Kanyenyaini, the mango farmer in Mareira, the dairy farmer in Kandara or the shop keeper in Koimbi and translate their suggestions into workable policies that will improve their livelihoods. The gentlemen running for the post of governor of this eminent county have gone round selling their ideas and promises. So as you walk to the polling station tomorrow for the nominations, think care fully and clearly where you want your county to be in the next five years
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