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MANIFESTO OF A PATRIOT

People of my great country
I do not promise you much
I d not promise your children laptops
Neither do I promise your cows digital chips 
But I promise you
That if you elect me to be your president
Eurobond will reach this country
Money set aside for elnino will not buy bar soap worth 37,000 while dead bodies swim down stream
I promise that my youthful government will consider young and old for appointments by merit
Not my buddies and some old political cronies
I don't promise you much
But I assure you that when I run out of answers I will not threaten your freedom of speech
I will not struggle democracy
I promise you that in my eyes you will not be fools
Instead of tyranny of numbers
I will uphold tyranny of reason
My friends and fellow countrymen
We wont have the division of mwananchi wa kawaida
And mwananchi asiye wa kawaida
I will love this nation as my mother
And every citizen as my brother
I will divide the national cake equitably
So that brothers stay in peace
I will restore peace to this country
Erase the tribal lines
Creat electrical commissions that can be trusted
I will be that leader you have been waiting for
For I too feel betrayed

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