Tribes issue is one of traditional is holding us back, it's time to begin to think more as one people one country with many nations not about tribes that it's creating division among Africans. It's time to push for democracy/good leadership, human rights, good education system based in African values and the basic conditions of living, no more famine or civil wars in Africa . The true is most population are living below poverty line and the politicians and their family members are living in palaces as the kings of tribes.
I have been watching the political scene in the recent past and I cannot but muse over the evil .It is childish and evil that instead of leaders giving the nation a sense of belonging and oneness, especially around the election period, they have opted to campaign on the ethnic plat form. This is where tribal politics comes into play. When liberals and conservatives read on the same research indicates that they are selectively consuming information that reinforces their own ideology. But why? Humans are a social species. Starting at birth we depend on caregivers to meet our basic needs.
Even as independent adults we rely on others to survive and thrive. At a minimum, we need one other to reproduce and even the most individualistic folks require the help and expertise of others from time to time. Forming and maintaining more complex groups and larger societies has allowed us to dominate the planet and, using science and technology, bend nature to our will but why should we fight because of someone ? Why should we fight because of an elections? Why do we allow leaders to enslave us in our own country? These groups are often based on or closely tied to share ideologies. This is all well and good but the motivation to be a good member of the tribe can mean forming opinions based on perceived group consensus as opposed to rational thought and empirical data. Thus, if a particular scientific topic becomes or is perceived as political, many will adopt the position of their political tribe, as opposed to conducting their own investigation.
In Kenya today, it is often hard to realize just how powerful these social motives are for our species. But imagine the high price our fore fathers paid if they were ostracized by the group. Indeed, history is full of examples of people being punished, banished, or killed for challenging tribal orthodoxy. Let’s look at 2007/08 elections our country almost went to dogs because of tribal issues which seem to be recapturing now .Both President Uhuru Kenyatta and Nasa Flag bearer know well how the situation was some of the leaders were taken to the international court at the Hague Netherlands though vindicated, what should hit the mind of every leader or aspirant is that Tribes doesn’t solve issues ,tribes doesn’t change this country only true leaders with issues based ideologies is what this countries need the country belong to us all.
Africa is not moving toward democracy. Whenever there is an election in any African country always ends up in controversy. It's just happened in Ghana and Kenya, we saw what happened in Ivory Coast, where one tribe turn against another tribe because the President Candidates promoted themselves to get vote according to their tribes.
Look at African education children are still studying under trees in place with most advance democracy But the children of politicians are studying in private schools in Western countries. Something must be wrong with that type of democracy! Those children who are studying under trees are the future generation of Africa without a good education system, Africa never will improve it always be exploited by internal and external forces.
African politicians have mentally of tribes chief they don't see the future; they don't ask themselves how Africa will be in 100 years. Can it have better democracy based in Africa value! Better education system, better condition of living for ordinary Africans! Where it can have better housing system and not shanty towns, better infrastructure in Africa, where Africans can travel from North to South Africa by fast trains or by cars! How Africans can have the ownership of their mineral resources! At moment mineral resources are in Africa soils but it doesn't belong to Africans because someone else is telling Africans how many percentages they should get for their mineral resources when it sold.
It's time for Africans to have change of mindset, forget about division of tribes and focus more in united Africa, human rights and kick out useless politicians in power. We need a tribeless nation Kenya belong to us all and we should all love and treat each other equally
KIBET BENARD
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