TODDLERS? YES, TODDLERS!

By Kinyua Njeri
The other day, a score of readers accused me of being unethical and insolent when I stated that in the forthcoming elections, elders will watch toddlers play. I cannot escape mentioning Mahatma Gandhi who once said that he’d be more pleased by those who step on his footprints than those who kiss his feet. Well, I have never known why I always feel better challenged than praised...it's a thing I've had since birth. Here, I'll tell you why.

To begin with, those conversant with the trends in MUSO politics will agree with me that anyone, vying or politically heavy-weighted, who does not understand the semantics of the concept of 'a toddler’ in the context of Moi University, should quit politics forthwith. Why? It's simply because no one can know where MUSO is headed to, if he doesn't know where it came from. It's as terse as that.


Now, it is true to say that age is not an aspect of leadership. In fact, I prefer when wise ‘children’ lead adults. This is because wisdom also does not necessarily increase with age. You see, an old person is experienced, but not always wise. That I agree. But in a very concerned tone of reality, I fear for a society that has the young governing the old. This may be best explained by the change of trends in families in the 21st century where children 'overthrew' their parents long time ago. Every move leads to regret and if it continues, the family will soon be a mortal hell!

Let's come back to the incoming SGC. A close look at the aspirants leaves me with more doubts than hopes. You see, most of them have been my close friends ever since I joined this fenceless university. I know, yes I do, how most of them function (except for a certain aspirant whose links dominate comments of this wall just caught my attention). It is definitely true that the urge and desire for gold, glory and power is the dark and primitive instinct that drives most of them. They will accuse former regimes of underperforming and appreciate no effort that has ever been made. To them, every MUSO regime was bogus and very inconsequential. Why? They want to justify, curtain and conceal their gluttonous motives the blame game.

As Dikembe and Obilo once said in MU Fm, most of the aspirants do not know why they are vying. They are just vying to fill the slots. Sometime back, last month to be specific, I strived to convince a certain aspirant who was so much obsessed with becoming the 'next' Assistant Academics Director, a position that even doesn't exist in the MUSO constitution!

And you still say this is not toddler business?