How cheap we are..

Kenneth Juror | Kenya

As I sat on a Sunday afternoon, I switched off my tv as media houses beamed political live coverage from Nakuru and Tononoka. Thereafter, as I watched news the mammoth crowd I saw was such an eyesore. 

When the youth go for political rallies some if not most are paid to attend. Buses hired while others are carried in sound blazing trailers all showing support for their preferred candidate. I am not alluding that it is wrong but rather they are within their democratic right to associate with whom they so wish.

Think with your mind not stomach

Before these so called political rallies, it goes without say that many are paid to attend as earlier said. However, as they attend them they simply think of how they can make a hundred or two hundred shillings from politicians.  

Let us think with our heads here, how much is two hundred shillings? This politician will give 200/= then get elected for a period of 5 years. Let us do maths: (get your calculator Jimmy Gathu style)

          Two hundred bob by 5 years = 40/= per year

          40/= per yr by 12months = 3.33/= per month

          3.33 by 30 days in a month = 0.11/= 

For the 5 yrs, 11cents per day is what we are worth, this is how cheap we are upon receipt of that Ksh200/=. 

Therefore,before you receive such a bribe think with your head not your stomach. Vote wisely fellow Kenyans.