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Leaders must rise way above complaints to provide vision and solutions

President Uhuru Kenyatta

President Uhuru Kenyatta. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • It is disappointing to see senior political figures complaining and offering zero solutions.
  • While critiquing certainly plays a role in a functioning democracy, leadership entails much more than that.

Leadership is a critical ingredient in transformation in all spheres of human endeavour. This applies to both the private and public sectors. It is also true for religious organisations as well as non-governmental or non-State actors. It is, therefore, disappointing to see senior political figures complaining and offering zero solutions.

The political culture of our country is based on criticism. Political leaders rise to prominence by offering the loudest protestation, usually about what is not working and who should be blamed. And while critiquing certainly plays a role in a functioning democracy, leadership entails much more than that.