We have all been part of the unspeakable blazing fires in one way or another. some of us actually planned and staged the sessions from the moment of buying petrol to lightening it up just for minor reasons like lack of posho and spoilt beans at school.
Many theories have been floated as to why this is actually happening.... The Education CS Fred Matiang'i has been blamed. Teachers have been blamed. The Government has been blamed. School Heads have been blamed and even the parents too.
Now we are wondering why politics is also involved into the little game that high school students used to enjoy without calculating the consequences.
The man ( Raila Odinga) is finally spotted and blamed for the fires and the most outstanding of the accusations came from Government counselor and vitriolic political commentator Mutahi Ngunyi.
Violence
Severally,Raila's team has been involved in various forms of violence across the city over issues Raila raises and wishes addressed. We've seen them get clobbered in the streets and seen them go on rowdy Street upheavals with the blessings of the CORD Leader who spiritedly urges them on,as they wreck havoc across towns. This same idea of damaging property and vandalizing precious property is probably what is inspiring the students to hit the streets and reduce their schools to a seeing they've been seeing on TV whenever a section of Raila supporters hit the streets,disgruntled and charged . The botched ODM elections at Kasarani, that gave birth to the Men in Black is a classic case in point.
My Way Or The Highway
In an age of democracy,where people are generally expected to air out their views and arrive at a consensus,without having to resort to anarchy and lawlessness,Raila Odinga still maintains a very aggressive and unflinching attitude towards what he wants. And never seems to want to change his mind and accommodate ideas,preferring to have his way or the highway. On very many issues,Raila seems to maintain that his way of doing things is the best and only way. His preferred public officials are the ONLY qualified officials and his style of operations should be the only one adopted and employed. Either that or we're gonna have trouble. With Raila, you can never quite settle on something without his blessings and if he disapproves,for whatever reasons, however flimsy, he disapproves. Kids are watching and probably taking notes from the Big Man and that's why they're preferring to have things done their way or it's the highway. From Raila's example,students have started to make wild demands that they insist must be met and they are leaving no room for consultation or amendments. They want what they want. Simple and clear. Just like Raila.
Incitement
Raila has made a perfect career out of inciting the masses and having them do as he asks the to do irregardless of the law or the upsets. One word from Raila is enough to get the masses flocking into the streets to carry out whatever action he's asked them to. He's charismatic and very persuasive and that's all it takes to be a master inciter. Clearly,his supporters don't waste time when called upon to action. However nasty the action might be. It's that same attitude that's driving charismatic school criminals into inciting their followers into action and into causing a rampage and going on a riot for whatever thing they're displeased with. Taking cues from most the most renowned wordsmiths Kenya has.
Stubbornness
Raila can be stubborn. Very. He's not known to burge easily or to simply give in. No,he's a whole different breed. What Raila wants, Rails gets. What Raila suggests must be carried out. He won't take NO for an answer. Not. Not ever. It's his World, most of the time and he can be stubborn to the last drop of his sweat. Students might be taking up such characteristics and becoming hot heads themselves preferring to dictate their rules and preferences to the school Heads and also taking NO for an answer. This sort of dictatorial stubbornness obviously leads to a clash between the students and the administration and they're willing to burn down the school bus if what they've suggested won't be implemented. Doesn't matter how ludicrous it is. Pure stubbornness
Demagoguery
Raila's whole system,mostly,seems to be firmly rooted in a culture of absoluteness and unbridled demagoguery. Raila's political machine is a rough,grinding monster that seems to keep getting rougher and rougher with alot of assertiveness,combative behavior and confrontational attitude from all of the leaders who are somehow never afraid of the Courts or of the law or of the police. They exist in a lawless World of their own where everything rotates around whims and chest thumping and where, they believe,everything can be solved through the streets and through a little warfare. Students are very impressionable people and they obviously watch CORD and realize that,a little demagoguery and lawlessness is not such a bad thing after all. Especially is it helps you get your way and have your version of the rules implemented then it's all good. To Raila Odinga,mostly, the end justifies the means and this seems to be the same mantra driving out students into madness and turning them from teenage youngsters to monstrous arsonists .
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