NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 12 – Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has urged leaders to shun politics of ethnicity and embrace nationalism, as part of honoring the legacy of the deceased media mogul Catherine Kasavuli.
Sifuna who spoke at Kasavuli’s requiem mass held at the Friends International Centre Church along Ngong road, has said that Kasavuli embodied nationalism and that many have come to know of her ethnicity after her death.
The Nairobi Senator said Kasavuli should act as an example that one doesn’t have to lead their lives with their tribes or keep on constantly mentioning their ethnicity and instead be known as a national and international icon.
“Actually many of us thought that Catherine was from Ukambani until recently when we realized that she is our daughter from Mulembe, and we were very happy and proud to find that out, but that is not who she was,” Sifuna stated.
Senator Sifuna responding to the ongoing Nairobi politics where politics of ethnicity has taken centre stage, advised leaders to be objective and propagate national and not ethnic issues.
He said those who have been bestowed with the opportunity of serving should not retract to tribal cocoons but instead serve all Kenyans equally.
The Senator recently told Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to stop meddling in Nairobi affairs, following his tiff with Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over some of his directives.
DP Gachagua’s tiff with the Nairobi Governor started after he issued a directive that long distance PSV relocate from CBD to the new green park termini, as part of measures to decongest the city.
Gachagua however called on the PSV operators to ignore Sakaja’s directive and go on with their businesses, saying the move is hurting the businesses of Mt. Kenya people.
“I encourage leaders to be objective and not lead by tribe. It’s not your purpose in life to advance your tribe’s interest, it’s your purpose in life to change the lives of the people that you have been elected or appointed to serve,” Sifuna stated.
