Nathan Wangusi

Recently I posed several questions to my countrymen living in the diaspora as to whether or not they are considering relocating back to Kenya. The reasons for their extended stays are varied but the typical response is at best some version of an unsure and forlorn affirmative.

The general consensus is that political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi’s ‘tyranny of tribal numbers’ theory was the determining factor for Uhuru Kenyatta’s contested recent win in the March 4 elections.

Kenyans were pleasantly surprised that their most celebrated kinsman the President of the United States Barack Obama finally broke the silence on his take on the coming elections in Kenya.

My initial reaction to the puppet Kenyan Justice Minister and Sabatia MP Eugene Wamalwa’s proclamation that the diaspora vote will be excluded from the ballot was muted disappointment, then reluctant acceptance of this edict.

Either Kenyans are full of contradictions or they are being underestimated by the two tribal leaders, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and his counterpart Eldoret North MP William Ruto who are facing charges of crimes against humanity arising from the post-election violence of 2007-8 by the I