{Youths show banners of United Beyond Tribes Movement. Clanism is a big issue in Garissa County, and will not be going anywhere anytime soon}.
Going by the recent unfoldings in Garissa's political spheres, it is apparent that clannism is inseparable from politics.
Many politicians both professional, seasoned and entrant aspirants have mastered the art of hiding behind the heels of tribalism as the easiest way to mobilize for any given political class without intellectual sophistication of having to think of the higher non-ethnic narratives.
The utterances by one Nassir Dolal who is vying for Garissa Township seat that his Sub-clan is intactly behind him is a primitive thought that ought not have emerged from any politician.
Such thoughts kill the spirit of democracy which accords any citizen the freedom to chose and elect any preferred candidate irrespective of clan.
It takes less political wit and strategy to vividly imagine a non-identity based political narrative.
The more sophisticated and intelligent a politician is, then the more complicated the political narratives they are able to articulate and pass to the electorate successfully.
A politician whose inclination leans on one's clan is less sophisticated and less, a fact that should let the citizens offer a clear rebuff on their manifestos.
That Garissa youths have fronted themselves to fight for unity beyond tribes is a welcome idea that the political classes should pick up and make it part and parcel of their manifestos.