Dear Mr. President,

Mr President, your trip to United States of America was bungled and aborted mid-air. We still are in the dark as a nation about what really happened! The Secretary of State from Obama-land, John Kerry came to town days later, in what Kenyans and pundits alike saw as setting the ground ready for the visit of the world’s most powerful president, Barack Obama of USA. Meanwhile, you went on a peaceful and quiet retreat at Sagana State Lodge perhaps to cool from the aborted trip. That was timely and a much-needed breath of fresh air. That said, as you await to receive the world’s most powerful man, Barrack Obama in July, we have problems across the country. As our brothers in Nigeria put it, there is fire on the mountain!

You need to put your act together. Since the appointment of Maj-Gen (Rtd) Joseph Nkaissery to head the interior security and Inspector General of Police, Samuel Boinnet, nothing has changed in our security. Indeed, it got worse. In early April, 148 Kenyans were slaughtered at Garissa University College by Al-shabab, in a day-long senseless butchering of our brothers and sisters. The response as we all know, was one of the worst ever seen on this land. You have the details as much as Kenyans do, courtesy of our dedicated investigative journalists at K24, KTN and NTV. This was the second worst terrorist attack on Kenyan soil since the 1998 bombings. Weeks later far in rift valley, 58 Kenyans were slaughtered by warriors from rival community in Nadome, a far flung and evidently forgotten and neglected part of our country. Nothing really seems to be right within our security apparatus. Just like Mpeketoni, Baragoi, Westgate Garissa and Nadome will be forgotten too!

Irene Keino was forced into resignation from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), and as a rare breed of morally-correct Kenyan leaders, she opted not to face grilling by the commission investigating suspended director, Mumo Matemu. She thought of her family and her respect and yes as rare as it is, she opted out of an out-rightly smeared process. Remember how Jane Onsongo was forced into a corner and had to resign? All signs are crystal clear that this fight has been dominated by political witch-hunt and bad faith. Then in what was the final blow, EACC director, Mumo Matemu resigned barely a week ago too. The commissioners all cried foul play and external forces fighting them back in their capacities at EACC. At the background of all these, the 60 days within which to investigate suspended cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries are nearly over and we all wait to see the near-predictable twists that this fight on graft will take.

Lastly, the appointees to chair parastatal bodies and their boards were a complete disappointment. Political rejects have been recycled, and political handouts rather than competence and objectiveness seem to have been the key factors in the appointments. Does it mean that we have no fresh Kenyan minds that can lead and chair the boards of these parastatals? You short-changed Kenyans on this!

Mr. President, terrorism and the incompetence within the security apparatus, corruption and many of your recent appointees are a cause for concern to Kenyans. Your bungled trip that aborted mid-air en-route to USA was an embarrassment to you, Kenyans and the seat of presidency. There is fire on the mountain.

You came to power with a lot of promises to Kenya, remember the laptop project to class one pupils? It sadly turned out to be another political propaganda. Many of the multi-billion tenders have been smeared with corruption too and grey spots. Remember, the ambitious standard gauge railway? 

Mr. President, the ambiance and tranquility at state house is deceitful and is nothing close to the turmoil that Kenyans endure each day. The political sycophants around you are equally deceitful and never tell you the truth! A nation that was highly expectant in your leadership as you came into power in March 2013, has fast been crushed down and disillusionment has set in. Horrifying attacks that epitomize the acme of inhuman brutality, in Mpeketoni, Westgate, Garissa and lately Nadome are the scars on the skin of Kenyans! Yet, the security apparatus appear to be in self –induced lull and clueless! They always react to these attacks instead of trying to prevent them from happening. Corruption has also gone on an all-time high!

Unless you bite the bullet and face these challenges, Kenya will roll down the fast lane of insecurity, corruption and all forms of upheavals! Things are terribly bad and you ought to act.

Otherwise, the fire on the mountain is spreading fast and ordinary Kenyans who voted you in are the helpless victims!