Maybe Obama would really love to rock and roll in bright colored skinny jeans, mascara and a biker jacket but being a president he understands that his job isn’t entertainment but matters of national concern. How you dress says a lot about you. As humans we will judge you according to the way you dress. Am talking about Mike Sonko, Honerable Gideon Mbuvi, the 35 year old NARC Kenya Member of Parliament for Makadara Constituency, notoriously known for his dressing style-jeans and a t-shirt not forgetting the bling bling. We all obviously want to be cool. Let me tell you what’s cool, dressing your age, dressing your profession.
A whole M.P kicked out of parliament because he has refused to let go of his days of puberty. Fine old M.Ps dress like old M.Ps: the usual black, brown, dark green and blue suits and on casual days colored printed shirts with the same material trousers and leather shoes. However, I think even these old men have more swag than ‘Sonko’. How do you sit in parliament with shades on? Are we trying to be rebellious? What are we, 16 year olds? On top of that, studs. I have no problem with men wearing studs; I have a problem with men in power wearing studs because they are our leaders. Men in authority are expected to present themselves in a certain way. Maybe that is old fashioned but I have never seen a president wearing studs, let alone an African president and lets be honest all M.Ps want to be the president one day.
Celebrities and that includes politicians need image consultants because we see them making simple blunders in public that leave us wondering what it is about them really that we admire. If you are an actress, musician, public figure whatever, dress and carry yourself with class. I mean, other than fame and fortune isn’t this what separates you from the rest?
If you are a politician and the public says they want a “youthful politician”, what they want is a politician that shares their point of view and understands their problems and has new ways to solve age old problems. What they want is a person who has seen a problem with the way the old gizzards handle their business and know that their way is better. What we aren’t asking for is a ‘Mheshimiwa’ dressed like an African-American stereotype hooligan carrying himself just the way the old fellaz do only with more vigor.
Maybe I am wrong but the youth are simply young people with more energy, different ideologies and new theories. The youth are radical forces of change, positive or negative. They aren’t their clothes or their slang. They aren’t characterized by how many stones they can throw or by how long they can engage the police in running battles.
Call me a hater but I just like my musicians to be musicians, to dress, act as such and my politicians to be politicians. Besides, everyone knows only the poor go around shouting they are rich and only the old have to keep reminding themselves that they are young.
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