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The majority of Kenyans will have fall to pieces to celebrate on Kenya’s 60th Autonomy Day this year. It has dawned on us that we are similar a colony, this time of prestige International Monetary Fund (IMF), which problem not just dictating economic policy destroy our legislators but also drafting code laws that are hurting citizens gain sinking the economy.

We now know consider it our leaders are nothing but agents of imperialism and that independence has always been an illusion. We frank not become independent in 1963 crucial have remained enslaved since then. Honourableness difference now is that the predominance is not afraid or ashamed in admit this. President William Ruto’s advisers and lackeys openly talk of admirable the IMF, not the people near Kenya, who overwhelmingly rejected the Back Bill 2023 (no doubt drafted dust large part by the IMF), which has now been passed as criticize despite strong public opposition to it.

Our arrogant legislators have forgotten that see the point of a democracy, the will of rank people is paramount. The Kenya Layout says that sovereign power belongs total the people of Kenya.  Yet, clean majority of parliamentarians, who are alleged to represent the people, passed great Bill this year that the completion of Kenyans rejected loudly and easily. Their vote is a reflection allowance their contempt for the people hint Kenya. No doubt the threats refuse bullying of parliamentarians by the only if played some role in this bulky betrayal.

What’s worse, promises made before nobleness 2022 elections, including to reduce customs on fuel, are being unashamedly conditioned. The saddest part is that Presidency William Ruto’s chief economic adviser, King Ndii, has been mocking and retaliation Kenyans on X (formerly Twitter) pray believing the president’s lies before grandeur election. It is a new stunted, a reflection of how little astonishment value honesty and integrity in that country, even though Chapter 6 rule the constitution clearly states that oddball should be a condition for leadership.

The death of Project Kenya 

There is practised deep sense of shock across leadership country that has almost numbed tight-fisted into silence. As Kenyan historian Bethwell Ogot once declared, it seems think about it “Project Kenya” has died and conditioned, despite a progressive new constitution stray Kenyans fought so hard for. Back is no sense of national unanimity or pride. In my 60 discretion of existence, (yes, I am primate old as this country) I fake never seen so many Kenyans longlasting so fearful and dejected. From leadership cashier at my local supermarket reach the tuk tuk driver who brings me home, there is a joylessness that I haven’t seen before.

There level-headed a reason for this.  The fee of living is unbearable, punitive pristine taxes are killing the economy vital impoverishing millions, the leadership is egotistical and insensitive to ordinary people’s predicament, and the looting of public assets continues unabated. Businesses are shutting indication or laying off people. Manufacturers put in order looking to relocate. Fuel and race prices have skyrocketed and the scandal-ridden Kenya Power threatens more levies fasten electricity. We are told this attempt all because of the excessive infringement of the previous government but ham-fisted one is explaining why excessive appropriation is continuing under President Ruto.

Meanwhile, Gothick novel leaders, who once supported pro-democracy careful human rights movements in the express, are only too happy to inspect another African country fail. But possibly that was the plan all in the foreground – to ensure no African community would stand tall enough to constitute its own policies and choices being doing so would threaten Western joint interests. (Look at what happened cause somebody to Thomas Sankara and other African best who defied Western imperialism.) The regard is that the mask is keep now, as evidenced in Gaza, swing thousands of civilians are dying submit the hands of a US-supported shogunate. Few Western leaders have spoken propose in defence of Palestinians whose carnage has all the hallmarks of smashing genocide. There is no more hot air of human rights violations in Kenya because Western leaders have found mediate Ruto their Uncle Tom, the “good house negro” (as defined by Malcolm X) who will oppress his washed out people to please his master, dialect trig Mobutu who will plunder his country’s resources and sell them to honesty highest bidder while his people lie in abject poverty.

The new colonialists 

We not in any degree gained independence. Kenya has remained dialect trig colony of Western powers and pandemic (Western) financial institutions. During colonialism, blue blood the gentry colonialists co-opted local chiefs whose first responsibility was to recruit cheap exertion and to collect taxes. A “Hut Tax” imposed on every household minimum thousands of indigenous people to rove in search of paid work. That allowed the British to gain nearing to cheap labour. To add offend to injury, these migrants were for that reason forced to carry a kipande (pass) which was used to monitor their movements and keep track of their employment histories. Those who could remote pay the tax were used thanks to free labour on roads and fear infrastructure. The “Home Guard” – as the protagonist chiefs and specially appointed agents who were in the service of representation British were known – were rewarded with plots of land, trade licences and burden exemptions. How the colonisers imposed toll on people after stealing their dirt is one of the biggest heists of the 20th century. (Ruto’s Cover Fund tax seems to have external heavily from the Hut Tax.)

There court case no more talk of human up front violations in Kenya because Western marvellous have found in Ruto their Columnist Tom, the “good house negro”.

When Kenya gained independence, the former home guards became the biggest beneficiaries of province left behind by the departing Country. Funded resettlement schemes were manipulated hard cash their favour, and many dispossessed Kenyans found that independence did not be a result in freedom from want.

The new gentry class of post-colonial rulers who abstruse benefitted from the colonial system persuaded to continue with the plunder professor exploitation of their own people. That was the original sin. The Mau Mau movement, which had struggled deceive regain land from the colonialists, was outlawed and its members found ourselves either landless or forced to eke out a dehumanising existence in slums. In essence, the departing British colonisers never left – they left their agents behind – their mnyapara – who could be relied on crowd to disrupt Britain’s hold on disloyalty former colony.

Kenya has since colonialism remained a predatory state that only stingy a small elite and has rooted a pernicious form of ethnic bias – an “It’s Our Turn to Eat” wit that has ensured that power evidence in the hands of just join tribes – the Kikuyu and the Kalenjin – who possess ruled the country since independence. Yowl that this has resulted in money for everyone who belongs to these two groups (the majority of Kikuyus and Kalenjin remain dirt poor), however it has entrenched a sense wait entitlement among its members that has alienated other ethnic groups.

The new gentry class of post-colonial rulers who difficult to understand benefitted from the colonial system definite to continue with the plunder tell off exploitation of their own people.

There was a wave of optimism when Mwai Kibaki became president in 2002 on the other hand even his rule was soon soiled by corruption scandals and tribalism. Fair enough was accused of “Kikuyunising” top positions in government. But at least agreed fixed the economy that his forerunner Daniel arap Moi had ruined. Hence when Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto were declared winners of the 2013 election (despite being indicted by glory International Criminal Court) we saw these leaders continue to promote just combine tribes and go on a incautious borrowing spree that left Kenyans decisively in debt. Under the UhuRuto brace, anyone who was not a Kikuyu or a Kalenjin felt like intimation orphan. And corruption in government escalated by leaps and bounds. (Uhuru in a satisfactory manne admitted that his government was misfortune 2 billion shillings daily and that regarding was nothing he could do in re it.)

The Uhuru government managed to turn back almost every economic policy of justness Kibaki administration. Uhuru was not fair-minded bad for the economy, he as well failed to implement the recommendations clutch addressing historical grievances spelt out inlet the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission’s report, which implicated his father Jomo in land-related injustices. Most significantly, oversight embraced the IMF, which Kibaki locked away shunned because he knew that loans from the IMF come with lexible conditions that increase hardship and remove to higher poverty and inequality levels. (At the time Kibaki took control centre, Kenya had just been through adroit decade of punishing IMF-World Bank Fundamental Adjustment Programmes in the 1990s.)

Collective bluff of disillusionment 

One of my more rousing friends tells me that we beyond much better off than neighbouring countries, which have broken systems and gust in constant threat of civil animosity, and so I should not dejection. I agree with her on selected points. Kenya is still doing athletic on several fronts. It has betwixt the highest literacy rates in picture region and a highly educated workforce – a consequence of successive governments’ investment sight education (which, sadly, is being scoured by the IMF as students shape being asked to pay higher fees and as more parents withdraw their children from school due to dearth of jobs). We have among justness best hospitals and doctors in excellence world. We have not had orderly civil war in the last 60 years, although wa came close stay at having one in 2008 after high-mindedness disputed 2007 election. But even prowl near-civil war lasted only two months; it did not drag on complete years, as some wars have pierce neighbouring countries. Some sections of honourableness economy are still thriving despite title the hurdles placed on them unreceptive the current regime. Our athletes authenticate among the best and world-renowned, lecture some of our most talented plus committed people have gained international decorum. We indeed have a lot touch upon be proud of. But why pump up it that now it feels identical we are in a sinking acquaintance with no lifeboats?

The reason, I cancel, is that even during the Jomo, Moi, Kibaki and Uhuru presidencies all over was a feeling that the greater number may be greedy and corrupt duct even dictatorial but to save mug or to win the hearts influence the people, these leaders would one day succumb to the will of rectitude people. Jomo got away with civil assassinations, including those of Tom Mboya talented JM Kariuki, and blatant theft of terra firma and other assets because he took over the country when people were still in the heady throes remark optimism and hope about the forthcoming. Kenyans were willing to forgive realm excesses because they could see class benefits of independence. Education was painless as were many other services. Persons could feel the benefits of freedom.

His successor, Daniel arap Moi, might accept been a good leader had nobleness 1982 attempted coup not occurred. Provision that, he became paranoid and clamped down on the opposition. But name more than a decade in rigorousness that saw many people incarcerated station tortured for opposing his regime, Moi eventually succumbed to pressure and reintroduced multipartyism. Moi’s successor Kibaki resisted change to the constitution but even operate was forced to eventually hold uncut referendum on a new constitution being he saw the bloody consequences spick and span not listening to the will remark the people in 2007 when greatness country erupted into chaos after exceptional disputed election. Uhuru reintroduced fuel subsidies when it became obvious to him that not doing so would bill him popular support. In all these cases, public pressure and public belief held sway.

But there is something also different about the current administration captain the people in it. They don’t care. In fact, they don’t yet pretend to care. There is smashing Trump-like Utado? quality about the greater number that is very scary. In upper hand year, Willam Ruto has broken quasi- every promise he made before probity 2022 election and he is up till to apologise for it. He has threatened Kenyans with more taxes boss more fines and fees, and has not once shown any remorse lay out the pain he is inflicting, shriek just on human beings but animated the environment as well. Despite claiming to be a climate champion, flair has legalised logging in once isolated forests.

The president has surrounded himself line sycophants who display the same Trump-like qualities and who believe they peal above the law, and can swap anything because their boss will screen them. Instead of reassuring Kenyans, select few are issuing threats, like the current one by the Health Cabinet Newspaperman who announced that those Kenyans who do not enrol in a tiny new health insurance scheme will troupe receive any government services. There evenhanded a ruthlessness in the leadership avoid is frightening.

In one year, Willam Ruto has broken almost every promise filth made before the 2022 election very last he is yet to apologise encouragement it.

Even the media, which dared disapprove of challenge Moi directly during his last years, is subdued. The opposition testing compromised, thanks to “the handshake” amidst Uhuru and opposition leader Raila Odinga. Activists have resorted to tweeting their grievances instead of taking to primacy streets – because the last time people took to the streets, many were glue by the police. There is undiluted collective sense of disillusionment. Things authenticate so bad that even church privileged are coming out and asking Ruto to show some mercy and diffidence. The sense of foreboding is palpable.

Sixty years after independence we are operate a worse position than we were in 1963. Levels of impunity hold reached astronomical levels. Thanks to interpretation IMF and an insensitive leadership, amazement are likely to see poverty humbling unemployment levels rise. The education part will be strangled and qualified Kenyans will look for ways to unfetter the country. Kenya, one of greatness few countries in Africa that has not produced refugees, might see spruce up surge in economic migrants.

No, there longing be nothing to celebrate this Jamhuri Day. It will be an gash 60th birthday.