Unity
The National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urged political leaders to be mindful of their words and avoid statements that could bring disunity in the country. Speaking at Saint Olives Nkwiga Methodist Churches of Kenya in South Imenti Constituency during a fundraiser, Mr Wetangula warned politicians that some of their statements might not augur well to the unity of the country.
“Let be very careful what we say, to whom we say it to and how we say it. We must be careful when we speak and speak the language that will bring people together,” said Mr Wetangula.
He said leaders should strive to build a nation where every Kenyan is judged by the content of their brains and not the ethnicity of where they come from. “We are interested with what you contribute to the betterment of your country and not what your community is standing behind you to tell you what to do,” said Mr Wetangula adding that there is no tribe in the country that can walk alone and go far.
He added “We want a country where all Kenyans will feel comfortable wherever they are. Politics of hiding in tribal cocoons is short-lived, dangerous, and unproductive, it can get noisy, messy and can have casualties.” He said he was not the speaker of the national assembly because he was a Luhya but because he is a Kenyan and has capabilities to carry out his duties as supposed to be.
“MPs should know that they were elected to make laws for them and if you are opposed to a law, oppose it in parliament and if supporting, do the same then come back to tell them what you have done,” said Mr Wetangula.
He called on Kenyans to shun leaders planting seeds of discord amongst them.