For how long must our beloved Leopards suffer?

I am still being haunted by the words of my good friend and professional colleague Juma Kwayera four days ago.

After listening quietly to a heated debate among Ingwe fans regarding the sorry situation at the den, Juma finally opened up and put in a brief reflection thus: “Is it in our DNA not to agree on anything?”

It hurts to admit this but I honestly think Juma aptly captured the single biggest problem that is tearing apart this great club.

The problem can never be the players – Ingwe has some of the best talent in their positions in this part of the world, even the dyed in the wool K’Ogalo fanatic Tom Osanjo openly confesses his secret admiration for our boys.

Nor is it the technical bench. Since he came on board at the start of the season, coach Zdravko Logarusic and his team have gone out of their way to rally the boys into giving their best on the pitch, regardless of the circumstances.

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That even in the face of the reprehensible goings-on at the administrative level of the club, we never-say-die fans have had something to cheer about – Ingwe’s performance on the pitch.

We have even had occasions to take to the streets, gyrating to the Isukuti beat belted out by Ainea Mukaisi and his troop after subduing the opposition, momentarily forgetting the monumental but self inflicted problems we are going through.

As well meaning Ingwe fans, we have spent long hours commiserating with our long suffering players, sharing the little we have whenever called upon to help the boys fend for themselves and their young families. Wellwishers have listened to the boys’ cries and gone out of their way to chip in whatever little they can in order to alleviate their suffering, even if for just a day.

Yet, we seem hopelessly incapable of putting aside our cheap differences and egos to confront the problem and find lasting solutions to this pathetic situation.

Is it so hard for the so called “elected” officials to work together with the recently formed “caretaker committee” and resolve the problems facing Ingwe? Must we stoop so low as to grumble that the “caretaker committee” is led by “non members” or “outsiders” who should keep off our affairs?

Does it really matter whether George Aladwa and his team are the genuinely elected officials with the exclusive mandate of leading Ingwe? How is it then that they can abandon the boys only to show up when their interests seem threatened?

How is it that when the Railas and Johos of this world come to Ingwe’s rescue, we conveniently forget that they are “non members” or “outsiders”?
The bitter truth is that we either swallow our cheap pride and join hands or collectively perish. The sooner this happens, the better.