MP Amisi calls for unity: ‘We must stop tribal balkanization of Kenya’

Saboti Constituency Member of Parliament, Caleb Amisi, has stated that the main issue facing the country is not the constitution or the joint election of the President and Deputy President.

He said the issue is the tendency of leaders to rely on mobilizing only two communities to alternate between war and peace.

Caleb Amisi on focus

Amisi pointed out that by focusing on two communities, the rest of the country is left to either pick up the pieces during times of conflict or reap the benefits during periods of peace.

He expressed concerns about this trend, which he said contributes to the political fragmentation of Kenya.

“The problem has never been the constitution or the issue of appointing or electing a president and deputy jointly on one ticket.

“The problem of Kenya lies in some lazy leaders who find comfort and convenience in mobilizing two communities every election to form a government by causing war and peace interchangeably, depending on the season, while the rest fix themselves within the ashes of war or the glory of peace! We must stop the tribal balkanization of our country. It is not helping Kenya. We need a renaissance!” Amisi emphasized.

Amisi remarks

Amisi’s remarks come amid heightened political tension, as President William Ruto and his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, face internal rifts.

Ruto and Gachagua, who were elected with the majority of their votes coming from the Rift Valley and Mount Kenya regions, are facing calls for Gachagua’s impeachment, mirroring the strained relationship between former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ruto during their second term in office.