ETHNIC VIOLENCE MUST BE STOPPED

THE GOVERNMENT MUST ACT TOUGH TO SUPPRESS VIOLENCE The clashes in Mt Elgon, Kuresoi, Mathare and the recent illegal public political meetings that have been taking place pose a great threat to the nation’s security especially to the common citizen. a number of lives have already been lost as a result. As we count down to 2007, the electioneering year, many people both politicians and violence mongers are bracing to attain power or maintain power by any means possible. This will definitely threaten national security as it has already been witnessed by actions of some politicians over the recent past. Some politicians and a number of criminals may want to use the electioneering process as an excuse of creating chaos and absolute pandemonium for their own advantage, not caring about lives of people they intend to lead. It’s already seen that some individuals with past criminal records are seeing politics as the only means to hood their past activities. That is making some of them to fight hard so as to make sure that they gain formal political influence by seeking parliamentary positions. By doing this they feel that- that will make them permanently protected. In Kenya it has been known that the only subject of the law of the land is the chicken kleptomaniac. It’s the highest time the state re-emphasized the importance and the value of the government to its citizenry by instilling equal application of law and order on all people, so as to protect them from falling victims of these bloody vicious political power mongers. This is the time for the government to prove its commitment to protection of individual’s rights by ensuring harmony in all corners of the republic. Full application of the law will bring peace to this country. Its time for the government to act tough otherwise this situation if not suppressed will degenerate into a more dangerous level even to its perpetrators and defenders to an extend that even whoever started it can’t be able to stop it. Nobody is safe until everyone is safe. The sentences passed on these criminals should be well publicized for others who have same intentions to learn a lesson. Every individual should be held accountable for his actions and utterances, or else anarchy may eventually reign. The only way to protect the weak in the society is giving a fair and equal application of the rule of law. It’s the only way that makes us equal. The bug stops with the government authorities.