Much of Africa's leadership is an astronomical pain.
It is very hard to be optimistic about political leadership in Africa because it is very hard to resist remaining or becoming pessimistic. In the continent's political leadership you will find the major reason why. The leadership just irks. It irks dead.
Move around the continent and in almost all countries there are needs that should have been prioritized long ago by the respective governments but they never were. So you still have full blooded men wobbling from hunger, women the same though trying to remain hopeful, children looking worse…and someone in the name of a leader busy looking sharp and acting normal. Incredible!
Is this negligence and complete lack of foresight common everywhere? Most political leaders in Africa are just amazing creatures. Much removed from actual usefulness. Who are they and what do they represent? Do they have a vision for leadership? Do they practice evaluation? What can they be proud of?
One wonders what will one day save the people of this continent from their own political leaders. I would have loved to write about a new project that just got completed somewhere and where life is better now but disappointment just won’t let.
Money is not Africa ’s problem and never has been. Lack of vision is. The same worthless cycle is repeated in many countries; a politicians assumes office, yaps around until death, ballot or bullet creates space for another time-waster.
What generation will govern this rich continent with a vision? When will Africans see signs that enthuse substantial hope for better lives? When will shame be as familiar as it is not now? That for the sake of reputation a politician will be selfless? That government institutions will be stable enough to play the role of the singular governing instruments of a country?
Why should Africans today, in this 21st century, still be struggling with basic necessities like food and clothing? That hunger becomes a national disaster among a people who spend half the year bathing in rain and more rain?
I want to see a prosperous continent, and I am working to be part of this awaited generation either in practice or in an ideological blaze. It is my great hope and dream that Africa will one day experience an activation of its potential and that its own leader will be accountable enough to dedicate their service to improving the welfare of Africans.
We have the materials but we are worryingly wanting in attitude.
A good question we may ask is, How does one presently attain a position of leadership in Africa? are leaders elected or do they inherit positions of leadership? if they are indeed elected, then those who elect the leaders are responsible for quality of leaders they have. Meaning that if we point angrily at the leaders then we may as well point angrily at ourselves? A bitter pill to swallow I must say. A bitter pill we must swallow.
If we look at a wider picture we have to ask ourselves who really benefits from the inept African leadership? (that, my friend is an economic question). Where there is chaos someone profits
On a side note, lets us not assume that each of these countries are any different from each other for the issues are almost the same across the board, a little research proves this beyond any reasonable doubt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgzSnZidGuU
Ken Thumbi