Posters are appearing everywhere. Mheshimiwa 2027. Incoming: our next MP, our next Governor, our next Senator.There are those already in office who want another term. Those who once held office, lost, and now want to come back. Those who have never been elected but have decided that 2027 is their year.On my memo tonight, have you noticed? Suddenly, everybody wants to serve us.Posters are appearing everywhere. Mheshimiwa 2027. Incoming: our next MP, our next Governor, our next Senator.There are those already in office who want another term. Those who once held office, lost, and now want to come back. Those who have never been elected but have decided that 2027 is their year.Of course, almost all of them will tell you the same thing: Wananchi wameniita.Apparently, wananchi are very busy making phone calls!But as all these declarations begin, perhaps we, the wananchi, should also make a declaration of our own.What kind of leaders do we need?Kenyans deserve a leader who takes their problems personally.If the hospital has no medicine, that should bother you. If children are learning in overcrowded classrooms, that should bother you. If young people in your constituency have degrees but no jobs, that should bother you. If families are walking kilometres looking for water, that should bother you.If somebody has to sell a goat to pay a hospital bill, surely that should disturb you more...
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