Politics of hatred, tribalism, discrimination and nepotism has no place in the modern world, Nakuru county assembly speaker Susan Kihika has said.
Speaking at Kiamaina primary school on Saturday during a funds drive in aid of different women groups from the larger Bahati constituency, Kihika tasked Nakuru leaders to lead by example and avoid uttering hate messages during public rallies so as to gain political mileage.
She noted that Nakuru would be one of the best places in the region only if leaders took up the initiative of engaging in activities that would foster peaceful co-existence.
"My appeal to our leaders is that they engage in politics that foster development because being opinion leaders in your respective society gives you an upper hand.
Use that chance to positively impact on your people," she advised. The speaker further slammed leaders who rush to the media to solve personal scores arguing that there were more organised means of settling differences than using the media.
"Don't use the media to engage in baseless cat fights because I believe we have avenues that could be crucial for peace and reconciliation but are always ignored," Kihika noted.
She called on women leaders to come together and push for the youth and women agenda to make the two groups also feel part of governance.