- Kenyans are tired of leaders who treat their positions as personal fiefdoms rather than as seats of responsibility and accountability.
- We cannot sit idly by, watching the spectacle of parliamentary drama unfold while our lives remain shackled by poor leadership.
- Let those who have grown comfortable in their seats, doing little but collecting salaries and cutting deals, be reminded that their position exists for one purpose only: to provide freedom to the people.
By Moses M. Gesami
The echoes of history have a way of resonating through time. Nowhere is this more evident than in the recent impeachment events that have unfolded in our Parliament.
As I watched the proceedings, I couldn’t help but recall a moment from the film ‘Brave Heart’. In that unforgettable scene, William Wallace, anointed as a leader of the people, declared: “You think your position exists to provide you with possessions, I think my position exists to provide the people with freedom, and I go to make sure that they have it.”
This sentiment is one that our leaders should take to heart, especially now, as our nation stands at a crossroads.
Wallace’s words cut to the core of what true leadership should embody — service, sacrifice, and above all, the unyielding pursuit of freedom for the people. But what do we see instead?
We have a Parliament that too often seems to forget the very reason for its existence.
Rather than providing us with freedom — economic, political, and social — they provide us with scraps from the high table of privilege.
The impeachment proceedings of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua are not just a matter of legality or political manoeuvring. It is a reflection of a deeper rot that has taken hold in our governance.
The citizenry is tired. Tired of being told to be patient while the same tired faces in Parliament hold power, enriching themselves, and leaving the rest of us to fend for ourselves in an economy where the cost of living is spiraling out of control.
The people are tired of watching as corruption becomes more than just a whisper in back rooms, but a reality that shapes our lives, stifles our potential, and dims the future for our children.
Kenyans are tired of leaders who treat their positions as personal fiefdoms rather than as seats of responsibility and accountability.
The people are starving not just for food, but for hope, for justice, and for a sense that their lives will get better tomorrow than they are today.
These are not privileges that can be granted at the whims of Parliament; these are God-given rights.
And they are being denied to us by leaders who have forgotten that their mandate is not self-enrichment, but service to the people.
We must remember that democracy is not a spectator sport.
We cannot sit idly by, watching the spectacle of parliamentary drama unfold while our lives remain shackled by poor leadership.
The power lies within us, the people. And just as Wallace rallied his men to fight for their freedom, we too must rally to reclaim ours.
The time has come to sweep clean the halls of Parliament.
Let those who hinder our freedom be shown the door.
Let those who have grown comfortable in their seats, doing little but collecting salaries and cutting deals, be reminded that their position exists for one purpose only: to provide freedom to the people.
If they will not give it willingly, we must take it through the power of our vote.
In the next election, let us send a clear message.
We will not be contented with the scraps they throw us.
We will not accept half-measures, delays, or excuses.
We deserve leaders who will fight for our freedom, not their own fortunes.
We deserve a government that serves, not one that consumes.
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Let this moment in our nation’s history be a turning point. The citizenry is awake. The people are watching.
Come Election Day, those who stand in the way of our freedom will feel the force of our will.
Let us rise, united, and reclaim the future that is rightfully ours.
Mr. Gesami resides in Nairobi.
