Recently, the political programming in Kenya has received a new patch, one that is slowly overriding the status quo of the political operating system, rendering some long-standing operations, both on the ground and within governing circles, inoperable.

And honestly, this has been a long time coming. This upgrade cannot be credited to one individual or a specific group, though Gen Z certainly has something to say about it. What we are witnessing is simply evolution in action: a shift in the national coding, a cause-and-effect process that is dismantling the old ideologies that once divided the nation and replacing them with broader ones that, in simple but profound ways, are beginning to unite it.

For decades, political muscle in Kenya depended heavily on tribal gymnastics and ethnic rigidity. This is a language our parents, grandparents, and elder siblings are fluent in, and it is precisely what has been rotten at the core of Kenyan politics.

For this reason, I believe the “mrima narrative” has no real audience in the present assembly. It is an ancient language, like Latin, alien to the current generation. Its core adjectives carry no real umph for us. That is why, although Gachagua might command a significant following, his political language often makes him sound like a foreigner trying to convince locals that he is a native.

The “mrima narrative” is a brainchild of tribalism and ethnic identity. However much we try to dress it up, this slogan will forever dance to the rhythm of tribal politics. It is simply a coded nickname for the Kikuyu people. And so, all these political nomenclatures need to be done away with. Kenya is too big a nation to be subdivided into cultural fragments named Mrima, Mulembe, Eastern, Coast, Nyanza, and North Eastern.

These are not just innocent geographical labels. No, do not be deceived. They carry with them deep psychological programming. Any native Kenyan who hears such names is automatically triggered into a tribal alignment window.

This is why I strongly believe Kenya is overdue for a reset.

People like John CW, Eric Omondi, Boniface Mwangi, and Morara Kebaso could be pioneers of a new dawn, a Kenya that runs on a system coded in development, integrity, sustainability, and Godliness.

This new patch requires ready hosts: you and me.

A people tired of lies and manipulation.
A people tired of corruption and embezzlement.
People who are ready to secure the future of the coming generation.

Do not sell your vote for fictitious promises. Come 2027, any language that suggests geographical or ethnic division should be a red flag.

Hatutaki siasa za mrima na mulembe.
Tunahitaji siasa za kuendeleza Kenya.

Daima mimi Mkenya. Mwananchi mzalendo.