I am overwhelmed. There is a virtual revolution going on amongst caring
Kenyans who find a space not invaded by political pollutants. At least
I have managed to find a space where likeminded people share and care
about what is going on. Facebook, My Space, Blogger.com, literary blogs
like Kwani and other art scenes have all joined this virtual revolution.
Arriving within the blogging paradigm is perhaps the closest we can get
to returning to basic principles of decency. It is a personal space
that allows for an interaction of perceptions, allows for building
communities, allows anyone who has access to participate. But, that is
as far as it goes unfortunately and because we are stuck with limited
access, we are ending up preaching to one another. Yes, it will make us
all the stronger for it as a Kenyan community who hopefully will live
to see the day when this will translate to better living standards for
all. Until then however, it will remain within our virtual reality of
aspirations. We need to go beyond the blog.
While there is an urgent need to resolve the political stalemate and
bring all perpetrators to justice, typical methods such as a call for
sanctions against the current regime, will only end up hurting the
innocent again just as mass protests have done nothing but led to the
death of hundreds and displaced hundreds of thousands.
We are where we are because we allowed ourselves to be deceived. And
now a handful of Kenyans are left to pick up the pieces and that
handful certainly does not include politicians or the international
community. Both only have their own interests at hand. We must pause
for a moment and carefully think about supporting desperate
stereotypical measures. Keep it simple. Let's go back to what it takes
to be a good human being...