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A True Sense of Collective Responsibility

Every electioneering year, Kenyans seem to lose their heads. What with politicians cris-crossing the country with their useless campaigns, the media trialling them their like loyal dogs and empty political manifestos accompanied with hollow campaign promises.

However, the sudden death of the two ministerial officials, brought something different among Kenyans.

Something new, not so new but refreshing, something that if we kept along, we would be very far as a nation. Collective responsibility.

In the last two weeks, calm have reined this great nation. There has been no politics, no back stabs, no irrelevant analysis of any kind, no name calling or boring campaigns but peace, love and unity.

The president, his PM and the VP have shared tables several times in the last two weeks so has been the politicians from different parties. Talking passionately even if they are lying like we all know they were.

I don't get it therefore why we at times behave like we do! One is tempted to think. Maybe we need such situations more often. Just to get us back to our senses- whenever we are losing it- like we had started.

This sense of collective responsibility made me proud of ourselves. If only we used the same approach in solving all our problems like settling internally displaced people, poverty, corruption, joblessness, youth unemployment, misuse of state resources, tribalism and mega-scandals among others, then we would be very far as a nation.

Nonetheless, the unity demonstrated and togetherness was such a humbling experience. Wish it would last forever.