That KSh 200 handed to you at a political rally may seem like easy money today, but it could cost your constituency better roads, reliable healthcare, quality education, clean water, jobs, and accountable leadership for the next five years.
Vote-buying is an investment in your silence. Once your vote is bought, those who paid for it often feel they owe you nothing but broken promises.
Your vote is worth far more than KSh 200. It is worth your children's future, your community's prosperity, and Kenya's democracy.
I remember this feeling that's slowly seeping into the national psyche. I remember it from 2002, when it finally seemed that maybe, maybe there's a chance we could finally oust Moi, and then the opposition finally united, and that faint hope grew into a revolution.
It’s starting to sound like we’re getting a new president in less than a year. There’s hope for this country as yet. It’s time to start building. A new Kibaki era, investors will start eyeing Kenya once again, be ready for the opportunities are coming back! #SisiNiSifuna
For people who MAY not have much to give to selflessly support your cause with the little they have, it says a lot about who YOU are. It also speaks to their faith in you, that one day you'll come back and do even more for them.
That kind of trust is never to be taken lightly.
A friend who is an experienced international chef with 20 years of experience has told me that no goose in the history of cooking has ever been cooked like the president's goose.