The only barrier for healthy politics, good leadership and the fight against corruption in Kenya is, tribalism.
Tribalism is the disease causing hatred which Kenyans have the medicine to but fear taking.
Try this, tell a Luo man to marry a Kikuyu lady and a Luo lady to marry Akamba man and hear their responses.
Ask Luhyas, Luo and the entire Western community (including Kuria, Abasuba and Kisii) why they call each other mashemeji. Okay don’t bother, here’s a bit of why.
These communities have intermarried, politically they click together and may disagree to agree and vice versa. Some Luhya’s, and for a fact, a tribe in Western speak pure Luo. They even look alike physically.
In the shemeji derbies they would go to the extent of throwing stones at each other but at the end of the game they still call each other mashemeji.
The GEMA (Gikuyu, Embu, Meru and Akamba) Community, the KAMATUSA (Kalenjin, Maasai, Turkana and Samburu) community, the Somali Community and the Swahili, Miji Kenda community, too have a more or less simila relationship.
What if Kenyan tribes could all intermarry? We could develop our social and economic organisations and eventually have a balanced healthy politico-development ground.
Think about it.
And by the way. If you ask me, I think Kikuyus are pretty cute and Luos are sweetly romantic. They would definitely make an awesome mashemeji pair. Right?
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