The public transport boycott provided a dress rehearsal of what lies ahead because pillaging jobless youths, inspired more by their political biases than transport paralysis, demonstrated, once again, that the general election, and its aftermath, will highly likely be bloody and chaotic.
The lawlessness in our streets, often funded or inspired by heedless politicians, has turned a country of relative peace into a tinderbox teetering on the edge of senseless violence at the slightest opportunity.
One of the obvious flashpoints will likely be a hotly contested election in which a large swathe might feel, even without evidence, disenfranchised to a point of sending their frustrations into the streets.
The IEBC credibility and transparency has never been at the focal point of national security as they will be next year.
The National Security Council and the intelligence gathering organs have their work cut out.
In June 2024, despite repeated warnings of an impending Gen Z demonstration, the police, as we have come to expect, made a mess of a manageable situation that culminated in a near catastrophe in Parliament.
Douglas Kanja, the Inspector General of Police, would later tell MPs they ran short of officers.
Shambolic planning will exact such a heavy prize, it must be avoided at all costs.
Quote of the day: “Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.” —English prison reformer, social reformer and Quaker Minister Elizabeth Fry was born on May 21, 1780
