Kenya now has another election this year. Many people fear that the violence, that happened during some elections of the past, might occur again. Some areas of Kenya like the Rift Valley are currently being affected by the elections negatively. People say that the police are taking away their property, wealth, food, and burned their homes. It happened before, but it is happening again. Many farmers are losing their cattle rapidly, and they think that cannot be an act of the bandits, but and act of politicians who have power. Politicians seems to be appeasing their own voters, and encouraging invasions against the opponent's supporters.
I think that this is very immoral and unfair. People who have their own lives to live are being affected by one ballot. One single vote can determine their fortune. This doesn't seem moral to me. The politicians are too arrogant and greedy that they are not willing to accept defeat. Their arrogance are affecting innocent people even though they didn't do anything wrong, but to vote for one person. These violent acts only bring a negative connotation about the person, and won't do any good to them. I think that to be a good leader, they should be willing to be wrong, and listen to other opinions instead of being simple-minded. Jesus was a good example of a leader. Even though he wasn't wrong, he was willing to listen to others, and tell them where they are wrong at. Similar to this, a president should be able to persuade people that the right choice is to vote for him, not by violence, but using persuasive words and nonviolence.
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