I will weep bitterly if Kenya ever jumps from President Ruto’s government to another government built on tribal alliances and power-sharing deals. We have seen where that road leads — endless bargaining, tribal entitlement, and stagnation. The country cannot afford to keep dividing itself into political “shares” every election cycle.
Rigathi Gachagua’s latest calls for 50% of government for one region are a perfect reminder of how dangerous such politics can be. For him, leadership is not about service, merit, or ideas — it’s about carving the country into ethnic slices. This is exactly the mentality that has kept Kenya from moving forward.
Let’s be honest: Gachagua has never campaigned beyond Mt. Kenya, Ukambani, or Maasai land. His political base stops where his tribal rhetoric stops. How then does a man who never sought to unite the country now claim to speak for half of it? Leadership must be national, not regional.
His impeachment was not only lawful but necessary. Kenya cannot progress with leaders who see power as a tribal inheritance. If Gachagua wants to lead, let him start at home — perhaps as the Governor of Nyeri, where he can prove his leadership through results, not noise.
This country needs leaders who build bridges, not walls. We must not allow anyone — whether from Mt. Kenya, Nyanza, Rift Valley, or Coast — to drag us back into the dark politics of “our people versus their people.”
Kenya has moved beyond tribal arithmetic. It’s time our leaders did too.
