Kenya needs competent leaders Not must youthful ones

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An opinion By Eric Sindabi
I refer to recent provocations and ineptitude plans by a section of leaders in the country of trying to groom a young leader to take over leadership. It should be clear that Kenya lacks visionary leaders and that it is not a young leader who necessarily can close that gap. Corruption and selflessness that sum up to incompetence have no boundaries in leadership.

Any person old or young can lead this country so long as she or he qualifies. The fact that youth are the majority in our country does not mean that they ought to have one of their own in top leadership of the country.

Every Kenyan-from those aging grannies in the village, to the retiring civil servant, the under age, the youth and all other categories of citizens in our country need services from a government. It is therefore irrational and a mere political ploy to try to classify citizens on age brackets. In our country, in fact all classes of people are un- privileged apart from the corrupt politicians and their associates.

The youth and indeed all Kenyans should be wary of these old political tricks that have all along been used to woo them into making election decisions. We will remember for example the infamous Youth for Kanu agenda of 1992 and of late the Vijana Tugutuke of the last general elections. To a highly thinking Kenyan like me I pose to ask; why can’t our leaders seek agendas that aim at uniting all citizens? Why apply divide and rule tactics? Politicians anyway are people who employ dubious means on their way to power and youth of this country have ever been the worst targets and above all the losers. It is high time politicians stopped playing games with the youth and other citizens.

Let us have national leaders (Young or old) but working towards uniting all Kenyans and preaching development agenda for all classes of Kenyans. Anyone can lead so long as she or he serves all Kenyans with dedication.

Those going around advocating for a youthful leader and trying to divide Kenyans on age groups and other social status are simply applying out dated political tactics that will never succeed. They should wake up and learn that majority of Kenyans know what they want- National leaders to serve them in building the economy in a corruption free and un-tribal environment.

To me these people have a hidden agenda and are simply talking about the term “youth” to hoodwink un suspecting Kenyans. There are so many youth development agendas that have been started but have never benefited them. Let these people know that one can only unite sheep that are grazing in a plentiful field but not the hungry scattered all over in the jungle in search of pasture.