Photo caption: A voter casting a vote on August 8th. (Photo/theeastafrican.co.ke)
For any electioneering period in the country, people have been divided between two major political outfits with one side alledging that they have been rigged out of the race by the other party in conjuction with the electoral body.
The outcome of these electoral disputes has resulted to loss of lives, loss of property, disruption of the economy among many other social injustices.
Kenyans however need to work together and help iron out perceived electoral fraud in the country as it affects everyone. All election stakeholders should work together and ensure that every concern raised is looked into and solved.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) should also be looked streamlined and aided in delivering a free, fair, credible and transparent election. All commissioners should be tasked with the responsibility of working without being influenced by any political actors in any future contests.
Politicians should also start developing an attitude of propagating ideas rather than confining themselves to the idea of tribal strongholds. Through this, the country will remain united irrespective of where their political supporters come from.
Kenyans should also understand that any election outcome must have a winner and a loser. For any part of the country to prosper, it should not be viewed that the president must come from that region but rather the president must be seen to be serving all Kenyans.
Election disputes should not be an avenue for one to attain power. It is through such difficult times that mature politicians help the country forge a way forward. They do this by dialoguing on what needs to be done to solve the problem and provide mechanisms to help avert such issues in the future.