He told so many lies he forgot what the truth looked like,
He sowed seeds of hope that he could not keep up with,
He took away from the poor their last dime in the name of development,
Then he vanished until the next elections.
Now we see him walking,
He wants to be relatable,
So, he left his range rover at the edge of the village.
He knocks on every door,
Accepting the cup of tea offered with disdain,
He is selling his manifesto again
A humble servant of the people,
He wants us to re-elect him,
That he will finish tarmacking the old Nairobi Road.
That the government hospital will finally get a new x-ray machine in his new term,
That the new health insurance will finally cover the poor
Eti afya yangu bima yangu.
He came with his usual bribe,
A 50 bob here and there,
A packet of unga,
He left feeling accomplished,
That a difference he had made.
We looked at him disappear,
We now know his tactics,
Tomorrow we will show up at the ballot box and vote for change,
We are tired!
And we finally realize that it has always been our decision to make!
Hakuna tano tena
Kabisa. Inabidi we do better.
This is phenomenally accurate and so visionary! I definitely concur with you, Hellen. Our presidential race is always one marred with frugality and blunt deceit. I hope the citizens are gonna be wiser, wiser, wiser and wiser to know, and judge and do, what is right come the next elections!
Hope this could be shared with H.E Kasongo
Well said, I hope we do better for sure. We deserve better! Thanks for checking it out.
It’s up to is to make the changes
Totally!
Sio tano tena tumechanuka
Not at all, itabidi we do better this time.