(Lights dim except single lantern near Mzee Kihoto. The others slowly fade into darkness. Only Mzee remains visible. The unfinished road behind him. The torn posters. The broken promises. The permanent waiting.)
Mzee Kihoto: History is patient. It watches nations carefully. And sometimes…history does not destroy countries through war. Sometimes…people destroy themselves gently. Election by election. Excuse by excuse. Silence by silence. (Pause.) The tragedy of Lari was never that bad leaders existed. Bad leaders exist everywhere. No. The tragedy was that citizens learned to clap for their own neglect. (Long silence.) And once applause becomes stronger than accountability…the circus never ends. (He lifts lantern slowly.) A people who refuse to think…will forever give birth to bad leadership. (Blackout.)
Mzee Kihoto: History is patient. It watches nations carefully. And sometimes…history does not destroy countries through war. Sometimes…people destroy themselves gently. Election by election. Excuse by excuse. Silence by silence. (Pause.) The tragedy of Lari was never that bad leaders existed. Bad leaders exist everywhere. No. The tragedy was that citizens learned to clap for their own neglect. (Long silence.) And once applause becomes stronger than accountability…the circus never ends. (He lifts lantern slowly.) A people who refuse to think…will forever give birth to bad leadership. (Blackout.)
