I will always remember this Al Jazeera interview with William Ruto.
After calling the youth treasonous.
After police bullets had already taken young lives.
When asked if he regretted ordering police to shoot protesters, he looked into the camera and said:
โI donโt regret.โ
That told us everything.
Youth were killed.
Mothers were lost.
Children were caught in the violence.
Families are still grieving.
Yet he lacked any empathy & hasn't ensured those killed or injured get justice.
Now, as elections draw closer, we see smiles, handshakes, talk of compensation.
But tell me, can money replace a life?
Leadership is not marketing. It is accountability.
In 2027, let us vote with memory, not appearances.
With conscience, not convenience.
Because if we forget, history will repeat itself.