logania
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- May 19, 2016
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Thanks Man,Kenyans living outside Kenya are not tribal. The Kenyans living Inside Kenya are the ones who are tribal but not all of them . My parents come from different tribes and one of those tribes belongs to NASA and the other one Jubilee but my parents love each other. I will not disclose those two tribes. Intermarriage between tribes is slowly killing this beast called tribalism. The British also increased tribalism by oppressing other tribes and rewarding others with government positions. The British especially hated the Kikuyu and took their land away from them. Detained them in concentration camps e.t.c. It's all history. Finally I believe our political leaders are responsible for this mess by developing some areas and neglecting others. I was travelling to Ethiopia recently and I passed through Isiolo and Marsabit counties where there is virtually no development. Infact the Kibaki government started construction of a 500 km road from Isiolo to Moyale that was completed this year. People used to take two days and I took only twelve hours by bus from Nairobi to Moyale. Tribalism will never end until these people feel they are part of Kenya. At the Ethiopian border one Kenyan of Borana tribe asked me " Habari ya Kenya". You can imagine my shock when I heard that question coz this guy was a Kenyan. Anyway to cut the long story short, some people don't feel like they are part of Kenya because since 1963 successive governments have excluded some tribes from accessing resources, I have seen this with my eyes. Many Kenyans live in Nairobi and think that every Kenyan is enjoying life. However I love my country despite it's challenges.
Ok I think I understand the complexity...I guess I am neutral to tribalism myself because I am a product of different tribes and races...I see where intermarriage can fix the problem...My gran on moms side is part Kenyan married to a non Kenyan guess that's why am interested in Kenyan Siasa lol....