Secession Plan

There comes a time when a people have to define themselves! A time when a group of people decide and say ‘We are this,…… We are that…… ” at such a time, as is human history war/destruction envelope us. This is evident in such famous wars as German against the Austrians, Russians against the Czars, MauMau against the British colonizers, and more recently South Sudan against the Sudanese. If ever there is a group of people with a unifying factor, however marginal, and say the unifying factor is used by yet another superior group to discriminate, oppress and/or even to deny them rights and freedoms they believe they deserve (whether they do or not) they would call for self rule. Human rights and freedom has been assured by countless treaties in the past informed by inhuman & inhumane wars that have been waged in the past against people by other power seeking people! 
This is where we are as a nation, a self defining moment :we assumed the defining moment came in 1963 November 12th but apparently not! Since our Inception as a nation we have been dotted by claims of inequality! The first being the clash between Jomo Kenyatta, 1st President & Oginga Odinga, 1st Vice President. Kenya had been lauded in the past as a peaceful nation but it seems it has been an uncomfortable union/marriage. We are here now, whatever happened in between is history, where retired President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi ruled with an iron fist for a whooping 24 years, with the opposition divided though united in fighting the dictatorship.

Come 2002 we relieved ourselves off the dictatorship and we had Kibaki, after his first term country was divided again because an overwhelming number didn’t believe the administration served nor represented them as sufficiently. 2007/08 PEV happened blotting our reputation and image forever, most importantly turned all Kenyans into a conflict fearing lot.

And again 2013 took place where the country was divided by half. The next five years saw an active political rivalry with grand corruption taking center stage, either we had never seen/heard such or we were finally enjoying fruits of free media and freedom of information, the verdict is anyone’s guess.
In 2017 the opposition has lost the elections ones again, atleast according to the IEBC & international observers. The opposition I would mention has been in the ‘opposition’ seemingly forever, longer than the bulk of our population, they fought against dictatorship, for constitutional reforms and stood for freedom of expression and peace! Not an easy fit, they now want leadership, afterall they must have earned it, what with the depths they have drugged our nation out of.
Unfortunately they have never had the opportunity as it seems the consecutive leaders we have had have sidelined them, the elections we have had have not favoured them; voter bribery, rigging and most recently computer generated leaders have been the cries of the opposition. Consecutively supported by almost half of the voters they feel disenfranchised, demoralized, marginalized and robbed from. And now from the blues we are hearing calls for secession where the ones feeling this would be allowed to establish their own nation apart from the Kenya we have learnt to love.

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The Patriots is simple! Why not, we are all citizens of the world, all with the rights and freedoms to chart our own futures whether(if we decide) tribalistically, socially or regionally. The calls for secession should be supported by a majority to warrant its execution, should be unanimously decided, should have clear points of schism, oppression, disadvantage and marginalization. Far be it for me and fellow patriots to stand for the oppression of a group of people. The opposition and the numerous supporters have an uphill task, to prove beyond doubt their marginalization, their oppression(most importantly their oppressors) and also define exactly who has qualified as oppressed.

On the same subject I would like to pose to those calling for secession some questions, feel free to take your time or answer immidiately.

Are you sure those ‘marginalized communities’  as is put, feel marginalized ?

Are you certain that there is a community /tribe or region that has been oppressed and marginalized for the period of time you claim?

Are you certain the issues brought forward are unanimous to the communities /tribes highlighted?

Are you certain the demand and claims for secession represent the majority and not pushed/influenced by a minority in leadership who feel disenfranchised?
Hard questions but necessary.
God bless Country and its People.