I did support Ruto, and I stopped just like everyone else who was disappointed in him and his actions. In the same way those who supported bobiwine and realized later that, even though he was using revolutionary rhetoric and had pictures of Lumumba, Mandela and Malcolm X painted at his office, he was just an embodiment of imperialist interests. They dropped him immediately.
Am not responsible for Ruto’s negative actions, but it is my responsibility to recognize the good when I see it depending on the currently available information in my possession. And when I realize that the information doesn’t match actions, I change or withdraw my support of the individual.
I think what you are doing is under estimating how sophisticated the neocolonial system is, you think it’s a clear cut case of good vs evil yet in many cases these two are mixed and unrecognizable for it to survive and work, which many including me and probably yourself have fallen victim to.
On madam Naledi Pandor, my view of her her in the past where she was the only one across the continent who defended and contended against a racists US bill HR7311 which marginalises Africa and also after her recent press appearances in Washington, is that she is a foreign policy titan, S.Africa’s position on the international stage is admirable, that has nothing to do with the ANC’s failures at home, while those failures should be recognized, the successes on the international stage should be appreciated and the main player Madam Naledi Pandor should be credited for her work in standing upto the colonialism and genocide occupiers Israel as well as their supporters, the United States and European governments. She has admirably used the available tools not only to help the Palestinians but also to demonstrate that Africans can challenge international hypocrisy and double standards, even while some of the presidents like Kenyas Ruto and Ghanas Nana Addo, openly without shame supported the genocide perpetrators.
Others would point to Congo, why not solve Congo and Sudan, these have to do with internal African weaknesses and failure of all leaders who think their so called colonial boundaries and sovereignty as more important than the whole African continent. So every single head of state should be charged for lack of resolve and foresight.
What we should not do is discourage good behaviors and actions thereof with unproductive criticisms.
With that being said, I addressed these issues on CONNECT AFRICA -YouTube when that man started changing, making negative neocolonial comments about Niger and his deployment of Kenyan troops to Haiti in support of western colonialism. So I find your accusation of moving on as those if someone who only partially follows what am doing, skipping some parts.
I am part of a revolutionary organization called ACUP-African Continental Unity Party which is putting in work on the ground. In our work, we work within the confines of the neocolonial system, we are also presenting two candidates to contest for African Union Commission Chair and Deputy, to the office if president in Ghana, an office occupied by a man I don’t agree with because of his neocolonial leanings, now should I do it or not since for us to contest we must be supported by the Neocolonial state?
While I understand your concerns, I don’t buy into its pessimism. We must constantly search for the leaders who show interest in advancing the continent and rally behind them. We currently have no luxury of engaging in the extravagance of being over pessimistic.
This struggle is not clear cut at the moment until we have the right tools to implement radical measures.
Have a good night Cde.
©️Kwame Gonza
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