Senior Counsel Dr. John Khaminwa has penned a heartfelt letter to the Kenyan populace and President William Ruto.
In his letter, shared by Lawyer Nelson Havi, Dr. Khaminwa has implored young Kenyans staging protests across the country not to be carried away by the idea of a revolutions.
The lawyer says that revolutions across the world have always had dire consequences, leaving countries in shambles.
He has implored young Kenyans to let the current political class serve their terms and kick them out in the 2027 General Election if they would not have lived to our expectations.
Dr.Khaminwa has also advised President Ruto to take note of what the young generation is telling him and act on them.’
He has also advised him to re-appoint sacked Cabinet Secretaries who were hardworking and not corrupt.
Here is Dr. Khaminwa’s full letter…
A little young girl sung a song in Kiswahili “Tusahau yaliyopita tujenge Taifa”. This song speaks volumes. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s book “Suffering without bitterness” also speaks Volumes.
Kenýa has a sad history since colonial times to date. However, the Kenyan people have taken what they have gone through and are continuing to go through to some extend philosophically in that it is their wish to build a corrupt free nation.
Past and contemporary history reminds us of murders, assassinations, torture, detentions without trials, kidnaps and etc. We have however, deliberately avoided civil war or revolutions.
Take for instance Raila Odinga whom I visited at Manyani detention, notwithstanding what he went through he still preaches peace. Take for instance, Gitobu Imanyara whom I witnessed being dragged from his home in the wee hours of the morning in presence of his young children for fighting for human rights and rule of law has retired without uttering a word that would promote a revolution.
Where are Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia, and George Anyona who were detained and sent to graves early for agitating for democracy? Let us not forget that the so-called thieves who occupy seats of power or the so-called murderers who occupy seats of political power were voted into power by ourselves.
Let us give them a chance to serve us and kick them out of power come the next election. Incidentally, let us not forget that some of them are honest and hard working. Not all are corrupt. Not all are dishonest. Not all are thieves and not all are murderers.
In conclusion, I think we should remind ourselves going through hard times economically may be due partly to the international politics and adverse effects of the war between Ukraine and Russia and what is going on in Gaza.
Other Countries, including developed countries, are experiencing economic hard times. Let us therefore not ignore what experts in economics and finance tell us that we should do. To ignore or rubbish what they say is likely to bring disaster.
I have never forgotten my experience of what I saw in Uganda when Amin Dada came into political power in Uganda – chaos, murders, kidnaps, collapse of the economy, rape and etc. One learns a lot about human nature when he has access to history.
Our youths have spoken. They have been heard by the establishment. Let them not go further, to do so would bring disaster as there would be no Kenya to talk about and complain against.
Let the President take note of what they have said. Let the President swing into action and listen to advice. Human nature is complex and intricate- experience is the best teacher and far better than formal education.
My advice to him is that let him return some of the ministers whom he thinks are good i.e. trustworthy, hardworking and not corrupt and of course attempt to convince majority of Kenyans that he is there to serve their vital economic interests and no more.
