Oh, Kenyans, who has bewitched us?

1. When you see Kikuyus to be hardworking you say they are thieves.
2. When you see Luos are confident you say they are full of pride.
3. When you see Kamba ladies are very romantic you say they are cheap sexually.
4. When you see Kikuyu ladies are so industrious you say they love money and are prostitutes.
5. When you see Mijikendas are so peaceful and hospitable you think they are cowards.
6. When you see Luhyas are so strong you think its because they are gluttons and love eating huge ugali and chicken.
7. When you see Kisiis and Merus are outspoken and forthright you say they have high temper.
8. When you see Kalenjins are very brave you think they are warlike tribe.
9. When you see Taitas are so cool and brotherly you say they are stupid and cunning.
10. When you see Wahindi are successful entrepreneurs you say they are stingy.
11. When you see Swahili ladies making excellent wives you think they have love potions and charms.
12. When you see tribe x is… you say it is because…
My question: Why can’t we just focus on the positive differences of our ethnic and cultural diversity and stop trying to pull each other down with negative ethnicity?
Truth is, every tribe in Kenya has what it takes to be that tribe, cultures, norms, virtues, beliefs, values. Some tribes naturally make:
1. Good intellectuals
2. Good entrepreneurs
3. Good lovers
4. Good peace makers
5. Good sportsmen
6. Good spokesmen and so on.
When you meet someone of different tribe, try to learn something positive from them. In this way, learning from each other, we can make the most powerful nation and society not only in Africa but the whole world.
Kenya has been such a blessed nation, well, until someone bewitched us!

Written by Joseph Abdalla