11/08/2026
MY BELOVED KENYAN YOUTH: THIS TIME, LET US CHANGE THE EQUESTION
For years, I have argued that Kenya must change its political culture. Today, let me put it differently:
We cannot keep recycling the same leadership and expect a different Kenya.
Re-election is not the problem. As in A competent, honest and productive leader deserves another chance. But long service in politics should never become a qualification in itself.
IT IS TIME TO ASK BETTER QUESTIONS
Stop asking: “Ni mtu wetu?”
And Start asking: “Can this person think, deliver, build institutions and create opportunities?”
Popularity is not competence. Familiarity is not performance. Political longevity is not necessarily wisdom.
A leader should be judged by results—not rallies; ideas—not slogans; character—not handouts.
And there is another danger we must confront.
When leaders accumulate wealth, networks and political influence over many years, elections can become increasingly expensive and vulnerable to manipulation. Money buys influence, influence protects power, and power creates even more networks.
The cycle must end.
MY MESSAGE TO THE YOUTH TODAY
We are the generation that will inherit the consequences of today's choices.
So don't vote simply because someone comes from your community.
Don't vote because they gave you a few thousand shillings.
Don't vote because they are famous.
And don't reject someone simply because they are new.
Study them. Question them. Examine their record. Test their ideas.
Kenya needs new energy—but new energy must come with competence, integrity and vision.
We need leaders who understand technology, enterprise, agriculture, education, healthcare, manufacturing and the rapidly changing world.
This is not about hating older leaders.
It is about recognising that every generation deserves an opportunity to lead, innovate and build.
Our elders built the Kenya they knew.
Now the generation that will live in tomorrow's Kenya must help build it.
