In 1991, the country was introduced to multi-partism, a move that was seen to be geared towards making Kenya a democratic nation.
However, 25 years down the line, the country has been plunged into tribalism, hatred, and animosity that has served best to only divide Kenyans.
Today, Kenya boasts of over 100 political parties.
Examples of the parties include Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, The National Alliance (TNA) party, United Republican Party (URP) party, United Democratic Forum (UDF) party among others.
Today, any political enthusiast will form his or her party and then declare his or her political interest.
This helter-skelter formation of parties has only served best to divide Kenyans along tribal lines.
The recent call of political mergers of the many political parties is a good call. Politicians should work towards uniting Kenyans under common goal and agenda.
The tactic of dividing and ruling should be dealt with. The merger of the political parties should be geared towards ensuring all Kenyans irrespective of their ethical background are united under on party umbrella that will effectively deal with their problems.
Kenyans need to understand that their idea of fully trusting an individual is uncalled for.
Many, a times, these politicians have spewed hatred and animosity among Kenyans by declaring that a given tribe is inferior to another. They have thus called on their people to never unite with such people and this has led to social relations crisis.
If the 2007/2008 hell hole is to be avoided then politicians should bury their hatchet and unite Kenyans in at most four political coalitions. This will bring about cohesion in the country and a speedy development will also be realised.