THE POOR

They are politicking their politics; I call it politiquence/

Coz of the lies they speak with so much eloquence/

And with which they never fail to carry in their wallet, influence/

…of which they used to turn people to violence/

Now they are out there pleading for their innocence/

With tax payers money…I call this nonsense!/

Tell the IDPs who hear how much these people  spend on welcome back parties and presents./

 Each one pretends/ that they care about their subjects subjecting them to abject poverty,/

This is their policy./ Community policing/ an avenue for community polluting/

As we see the same people we report back in the streets I call it con-munity recycling/

Coz the con-men are immune to the system./ The cops join in coz  they think they can’t beat them./

So this then/ is the highest corruption./

The only place where people wake up early/ to go to a public rally/

And turn it into an alley/ of political violence and malice./

 What is this if it ain’t a crisis?/ What was nice is/ no longer a pleasant cool breeze./

Government offices/ are now opened for private businesses;/

 Bribe here bribe there and you get instant services./

They talk about free and fair justice for all./ Well, yes it might be fair, but free? Not for a single soul!/

As leaders happy to watch the integrity of their offices fall./

People running the country like it’s a family affair/ and you lie to me that they care./

 You go look at the people in Mathare and tell me its fair./

Go and look at the people in Mukuru wa Njenga and tell me who is going to speak for them  when their MP doesn’t even stay there./

A place where success is for those who can afford favors/…and not for the clevers. /

The successors/ are either close friends, those who are able to bribe and/or family members/

 While the rest are left exposed to what I call unemployment dangers/ such as homelessness so hopeless it turns people into beggars./

Oh! So you thought that being unemployed and stressed/ was staying in your parents’ house feeling less blessed/ with freedom and always complaining that you are being oppressed/ by your parents’ strictness?/

How lucky you are you have people to fall back to. The rich and the affluent/ and those with influence/ have the HRC for their defense./

 Who will talk for the poor/ since we have established that their leaders are not pure?/

They talk a poverty cure/ but they just watch as their subjects get fewer and fewer/ chances to access basic necessities/ and public amenities./

Who will stand up for them and I will second it and shout amen to this./