Something to Ponder On From Caroline Mutoko

As the elections draw closer by the day, most celebs are taking the initiative of reminding Kenyans about the importance of maintaining peace in during and after the polls. Already, the likes of Adhyambo Odera and even the US president, Barack Obama, who has Kenyan roots have urged Kenyans to be tolerant of each other during this period. In the same manner, Kiss 100’s Caroline Mutoko has added her voice in admonishing Kenyans. Take a look;

Everytime I see us pushing the tribal envelope, refusing to call our preferred politicians to order and going to great lengths to abuse and hurt eachother – I wonder if we have contemplated what happens if we have a re-run of the violence that marked our elections in 2007.

I’m looking out for ME and those I love first:

Quarter 1 of this year is gone – my clients, my friends & colleagues in the sales profession are not doing well – don’t know about you, but we can’t lose quarter 2.

A deadlock of any kind, violence, instability of any kind – will mean that my friends & Colleagues who have jobs in sales, creative, admin, service, etc – will lose their jobs. Employers keep “essential staff” in any organisation when things are thick …that means a good chunk of us will go home.

Schools will stay closed longer – we have children who are candidates this year – can they really sit for two months at home?

If we are not operational as a country, good and services can’t move – what happens to the prices of those goods and services. What happens when we can’t access those necessary or essential goods and services?

Think about it – add to my list as relates to you, your life and your family. Look back to 2007/8. Do you really want to go back there?

Make it personal.
Politicians come and go – Kenya is a constant.

Kenya is about US – me and you.
..and remember, it’s now a fact, the problem with Kenya isn’t the politicians, it’s us.