Reading the book of eccleciates about life and its reward, I kept wondering, why really is life so troublesome. And why do we struggle to make the ends meet? Why do we have people who are more equal than the others? What is the essence of a brainwashing education that leaves ignorant to contemporary issues? Why do we have the president and all this other bureaucratic institutions with very longs lines of command. Why do we need the army and the police? What was behind the reason for the fool who invented the gun? What about the buffoon who spearheaded fabrication of weapons of mass destruction?
life is precious just like christ is precious. That is why he is the light, the way and the truth. But come to think of it, you who kill a person with a gun, shall you not die and follow his soul into the soil. You who perpetrate violence and tribal war, do you not consider your brothers and sisters being victims of the same machinations. Religious, cultural and political indoctrinations notwithstanding, life remains precious. Our dissent regardless of the magnitude can never justify the loss of life.
Listen good people, tribal war and hate has taken centre stage in our nation. The social fabric has deteriorated into a consolidation of heterogeneous tribal blocs. Worse still the political class has perfected this doctrine of tribal patronage and has left the entire nation singing its tune. That should not surprise, considering the kind of generation we living in. The generation that saint Paul talks about, the perilous times that indicate the coming of Jesus. What surprise me though, is the calibre of people who are singing along this unfortunate turn of events. The elites, and I mean you and me who are taking part in this conversation.
Yes, its you am talking to. Don't look at your neighbour, it is you who can read and write, who can browse and have the ability to use this internet utility. You who is the cream of this society, the very admired member of the dotcom generation, the millenial generation, the flamboyant generation Y. The generation that has been tagged as owning less and sharing more. A generation that is at war with its senior silent generation. Its you am talking about, the very enlightened and informed generation. Why have you been manipulated by the political class. This political class does not belong to our generation. They belong to an older generation called the silent generation. This people unlike we, they would own what does not belong to them. They would fight for a promotion that they do not deserve. They are slow to think and to act sequentially. This is the generation that rules us and this is the generation that has stipulated the tribal machinations that we have helped perpetrate.
Shame on you. Yes you who is reading this. You are an elite and in your mind, you came to my blog and before reading you looked at my last name! Shame on! Before reading this blog you judged my faith! Shame on you! Yes am a luyha, a bukusu for that matter! I am proud of my roots! But most importantly am Kenyan! I love everybody! Our differences are natural, but to me this is trivial, we magnify our differences by the artificial mindset that the political class has injected in to our minds. I have all friends from all over parts of Kenya. 95% of my friends do not come from my tribe and I must say, I cannot Imagine life without these people. They are dear to me and they care about me and so do I. If only we crash this tribal prism from which we perceive issues then we can care for each other indiscriminately. I love Kenya and I love all the tribes in this land and I love life and I love leaving in a multicultural peaceful society. God bless Kenya
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Friday, 4 July 2014
The letter to Raila
I greet you Rt. Honourable Odinga, in the name of democracy. With a backdrop of a heightened political environment, am informed to write to you this letter enigma, to whisper a voice of reason in an atmosphere that is evidently empty of the same. Am a concerned Kenyan and better still a 'cord follower' like one griffin wasike popular chooses to call me. In the recent past I have suffered a lot of interrogation by most of my contemporaries on the motives behind this rising political cloud one year after a very competitive election. To be sincere, I have always tried my best to defend you, even in the event your actions were indefensible. This time round, Rt. Honourable, I have been unable to justify your motives behind this rally, however, much I have tried to.
This is the reason why I chose to write this letter to you, your honour. I want to go and say to them what you told me, I want to have an answer to give to this curious and worried faces. I want to take an answer to this cynics and wet blankets who believe democracy in kenya is a sour seed. I would love if at the end of our conversation I can convince one sceptical Kenyan, that indeed we need these rallies and we need them desperately. Your honour, I want the truth to come out, and I would want to tell them that your great struggle for freedom and open democracy has not been overtaken by selfish interests and pursuits. Your honour, make me understand why you are doing this rallies.
My last letter I did to the president. He is a small boy compared to you, in your own father's words jaramogi called it the 'political novices'. Your honour, just before you wrote him a letter I had just delivered mine. I don't know, but I think, the reason why he did not reply yours, is because he was writing a reply to me. Your letter found him when he had already been overtaken by events. Do not blame him, he is a busy man, you know what it takes to be a president right? But most importantly, in my letter to the president, I made my self clear, that I was your supporter and like he did, I expected him to address my concerns impartially. Today, I will let you know, that I have been your supporter, and I am still. Address me like you would have addressed a crowd in Kisumu or Kibera or Mombasa.
Your honour, Just like my buddies, I do not support this rally thing, and I don't like it mahn. This thing called SabaSaba, whatever it means, I also do not like it man. However, I support the call for the national dialogue, although some of your demands are raising questions on the aptitude level of your think-tank. Come on man, we need this dialogue and we really need it desperately. But why the rallies, why pressure government, and by the way what do you mean by pressure, does it mean the government will be forced to concede for the dialogue when blood is shed. We ve seen political activities already, even before you jetted in from America, but the government has not yet conceded to your political activities yet. what now about saba saba? what will be different on this occasion for the government to concede, will it be bloodshed? or demolition and destruction of property? Honourable make me understand, because in Kenya we are used to rallies and many of which are spearheaded by the opposition, what will be so different about this thing called Saba Saba! for the government to concede then.
I must salute you for the struggle to establish better governance for the Kenyan people. I salute you for the second liberation of this nation, from single party tyranny into a more spacious democratic arena. Honourable I salute you for fearlessly fighting against the oppressive Nyayo regime, and I also salute you for the recent reforms with regard to the constitutional dispensation. I salute you for being the voice of the marginalised, the hopeless and the left outs. I salute you honourable, for being the undisputed father of democracy in this land, I cant say more, this far we have come, democratically your hand is so conspicuous. But what now, do we need to shed another blood to drive sense to the two novices in the house on the hill.
Come on man, we know they have not been up-to the task so far, but do we all have to pay for the price of their incompetency. Not really. The speculations of political turmoil will of course culminate in an ungovernable nation but more profound consequences are within the details. The private sector fraternity has already raised the red flag and the financial markets will follow suit. Business activities of course will come to a halt and our economy will suffer a big setback. If the worst come then some miserable hassler will have to shed blood out of the demonstrations leaving a disgruntled family behind, there will be ethnic mobilization that will result into tribal clashes! Rt. Honourable, is it your joy that even me I should go through this, come on man!
Do not be insensitive, do not be immune to the suffering of a common mwananchi like me. Remember this Rt. Honourable, kenya belongs to all of us, we are equal citizens and just like yours, my opinion counts as much. Please stop this madness called Saba Saba! Can we address issues of national importance holistically without any political bickering. Your young brother in state house is a man who listens, talk to him and let us reason together. Please abeg oooh!
This is the reason why I chose to write this letter to you, your honour. I want to go and say to them what you told me, I want to have an answer to give to this curious and worried faces. I want to take an answer to this cynics and wet blankets who believe democracy in kenya is a sour seed. I would love if at the end of our conversation I can convince one sceptical Kenyan, that indeed we need these rallies and we need them desperately. Your honour, I want the truth to come out, and I would want to tell them that your great struggle for freedom and open democracy has not been overtaken by selfish interests and pursuits. Your honour, make me understand why you are doing this rallies.
My last letter I did to the president. He is a small boy compared to you, in your own father's words jaramogi called it the 'political novices'. Your honour, just before you wrote him a letter I had just delivered mine. I don't know, but I think, the reason why he did not reply yours, is because he was writing a reply to me. Your letter found him when he had already been overtaken by events. Do not blame him, he is a busy man, you know what it takes to be a president right? But most importantly, in my letter to the president, I made my self clear, that I was your supporter and like he did, I expected him to address my concerns impartially. Today, I will let you know, that I have been your supporter, and I am still. Address me like you would have addressed a crowd in Kisumu or Kibera or Mombasa.
Your honour, Just like my buddies, I do not support this rally thing, and I don't like it mahn. This thing called SabaSaba, whatever it means, I also do not like it man. However, I support the call for the national dialogue, although some of your demands are raising questions on the aptitude level of your think-tank. Come on man, we need this dialogue and we really need it desperately. But why the rallies, why pressure government, and by the way what do you mean by pressure, does it mean the government will be forced to concede for the dialogue when blood is shed. We ve seen political activities already, even before you jetted in from America, but the government has not yet conceded to your political activities yet. what now about saba saba? what will be different on this occasion for the government to concede, will it be bloodshed? or demolition and destruction of property? Honourable make me understand, because in Kenya we are used to rallies and many of which are spearheaded by the opposition, what will be so different about this thing called Saba Saba! for the government to concede then.
I must salute you for the struggle to establish better governance for the Kenyan people. I salute you for the second liberation of this nation, from single party tyranny into a more spacious democratic arena. Honourable I salute you for fearlessly fighting against the oppressive Nyayo regime, and I also salute you for the recent reforms with regard to the constitutional dispensation. I salute you for being the voice of the marginalised, the hopeless and the left outs. I salute you honourable, for being the undisputed father of democracy in this land, I cant say more, this far we have come, democratically your hand is so conspicuous. But what now, do we need to shed another blood to drive sense to the two novices in the house on the hill.
Come on man, we know they have not been up-to the task so far, but do we all have to pay for the price of their incompetency. Not really. The speculations of political turmoil will of course culminate in an ungovernable nation but more profound consequences are within the details. The private sector fraternity has already raised the red flag and the financial markets will follow suit. Business activities of course will come to a halt and our economy will suffer a big setback. If the worst come then some miserable hassler will have to shed blood out of the demonstrations leaving a disgruntled family behind, there will be ethnic mobilization that will result into tribal clashes! Rt. Honourable, is it your joy that even me I should go through this, come on man!
Do not be insensitive, do not be immune to the suffering of a common mwananchi like me. Remember this Rt. Honourable, kenya belongs to all of us, we are equal citizens and just like yours, my opinion counts as much. Please stop this madness called Saba Saba! Can we address issues of national importance holistically without any political bickering. Your young brother in state house is a man who listens, talk to him and let us reason together. Please abeg oooh!
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
We are One
Of recent I have been drawn into this world cup thing until I haven't had time to watch news. That reflects the irresponsibility of my juvenile self in overlooking matters of National importance. But forgive for neglecting my duties as a sovereign citizen, its only that news time in Kenya has turned out to be episodes of sad unfolding and heartbreaking revelation not mention the careless political rhetoric that we experience each unfolding day. To say the least am a very sad Kenyan, not because we ve been denied the hopes to live the beauty of our dreams but because we fail to confront that which threatens our very existence.
Ooh wait a minute, let me take this opportunity to condemn the terror attack on the residents of Mpeketon town. My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victim that succumbed to both death and Injury. It is unfortunate that the enemy has continuously and consistently been advancing and killing our synergy as a united nation. The objectives might be profound than that which meets our eyes, the consequences more dire than expected. We continue to toil, sweat and bleed in our own motherland and live as slaves full of fear and disillusionment in a place we have resiliently build for the last 50 years. How sad.
But worst still our careless utterance can just be one of the objectives of this enemy. The blame game is an indication that the battle we lost long time ago. A nation that stands divided is united in defeat. You now see my point, by the time we perfected the blame game, we actually affirmed to Al-shabaab that we were a prey that was so ripe for an attack. Needless still is the rhetoric of the security apparatus, their conspicous incompetency, their silent indecision and their inability to restore the confidence of Kenyans in their efforts to revert an already ailing security situation.
Have I already started blaming? oooh! so am just a typical Kenyan who cannot drive a point home without pointing a finger. Consider this, when Shabaab descended on westgate and massacred over 65 innocent lives, the infamous westage SIEKE report is yet to be brought to the public limelight. To make matters worse, a report by Journalist Mohammed of Jicho Pevu that exposed the rot that the security personnel engaged in including stealing of goodies from shops and supermarkets at the mall left a lot of Kenyans wondering the heartless and irresponsibility of those mandated to safeguard and protect our lives. Worse still was the stalemate characterised by conflicting operations by the Kenya Police, the Recce squad and the Kenya Defence Forces that paralysed the entire operation. According to Moha's report, the war against the militants at the mall was lost the moment there was miscommunication among the security operatives.
The unfortunate Westgate SIEKE was followed by revelations by the Nairobi senator that he had shared intelligence information on a looming terror attack with the relevant security agencies only for them to remain in their comfort Zone.
The Mpeketoni incidents is here and is rekindling memories of a defunct security apparatus. Witness say the siege lasted 7 hours before any security reinforcement was deployed. Leave alone the brave police who became victims of the attack, it is actually so heartbreaking to discover the attack was preventable but because of negligence now more than 60 innocent Kenyans lie lifeless. You can Imagine if two matatus were Hijacked two hours before the attacked, Imagine again the police were informed that militants had hijacked two matatus and yet, 9 hours after the siege is when there was police response. The Intelligence service has now come clean to say that actually they informed the government about a looming terror attack at the coastal region way before the militants attacked. But now the question is, the militants walked casually out of the .......I cant just finish this blog, I have just read this statement from Uhuru's facebook post 'Fellow Kenyans, I am satisfied that, for the most part, our security agencies have performed well and thwarted innumerable terrorist and other criminal conspiracies and attempts.' This guy is just....argggh....nkt
Ooh wait a minute, let me take this opportunity to condemn the terror attack on the residents of Mpeketon town. My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victim that succumbed to both death and Injury. It is unfortunate that the enemy has continuously and consistently been advancing and killing our synergy as a united nation. The objectives might be profound than that which meets our eyes, the consequences more dire than expected. We continue to toil, sweat and bleed in our own motherland and live as slaves full of fear and disillusionment in a place we have resiliently build for the last 50 years. How sad.
But worst still our careless utterance can just be one of the objectives of this enemy. The blame game is an indication that the battle we lost long time ago. A nation that stands divided is united in defeat. You now see my point, by the time we perfected the blame game, we actually affirmed to Al-shabaab that we were a prey that was so ripe for an attack. Needless still is the rhetoric of the security apparatus, their conspicous incompetency, their silent indecision and their inability to restore the confidence of Kenyans in their efforts to revert an already ailing security situation.
Have I already started blaming? oooh! so am just a typical Kenyan who cannot drive a point home without pointing a finger. Consider this, when Shabaab descended on westgate and massacred over 65 innocent lives, the infamous westage SIEKE report is yet to be brought to the public limelight. To make matters worse, a report by Journalist Mohammed of Jicho Pevu that exposed the rot that the security personnel engaged in including stealing of goodies from shops and supermarkets at the mall left a lot of Kenyans wondering the heartless and irresponsibility of those mandated to safeguard and protect our lives. Worse still was the stalemate characterised by conflicting operations by the Kenya Police, the Recce squad and the Kenya Defence Forces that paralysed the entire operation. According to Moha's report, the war against the militants at the mall was lost the moment there was miscommunication among the security operatives.
The unfortunate Westgate SIEKE was followed by revelations by the Nairobi senator that he had shared intelligence information on a looming terror attack with the relevant security agencies only for them to remain in their comfort Zone.
The Mpeketoni incidents is here and is rekindling memories of a defunct security apparatus. Witness say the siege lasted 7 hours before any security reinforcement was deployed. Leave alone the brave police who became victims of the attack, it is actually so heartbreaking to discover the attack was preventable but because of negligence now more than 60 innocent Kenyans lie lifeless. You can Imagine if two matatus were Hijacked two hours before the attacked, Imagine again the police were informed that militants had hijacked two matatus and yet, 9 hours after the siege is when there was police response. The Intelligence service has now come clean to say that actually they informed the government about a looming terror attack at the coastal region way before the militants attacked. But now the question is, the militants walked casually out of the .......I cant just finish this blog, I have just read this statement from Uhuru's facebook post 'Fellow Kenyans, I am satisfied that, for the most part, our security agencies have performed well and thwarted innumerable terrorist and other criminal conspiracies and attempts.' This guy is just....argggh....nkt
Monday, 16 June 2014
The Letter to Governor Lusaka
Honourable Ken Lusaka, I greet you in the name of our lord Jesus. I come in peace honourable. To be sincere, I have met you once, and to be sincere again, I cannot recollect how many feet tall you are. In short, it is long since we engaged and it is long since I could put my issues on your table. Thanks to technology, this letter will reach you, and thanks to the vibrant County 411 forum, your moles will bring you to the attention of this letter. I am a proud son of Bungoma county, raised and bred in Chwele division.
The first time I met you, honourable, it was a university's student's forum in Lunar park Nairobi. I must thank you for the kes 250 you gave us, I afforded some chicken and bhusuma in town on my way back to college. But most importantly, I shall thank you for providing a platform where young and promising leaders like we could share our opinion with how the silent generation can run matters. By then, it was a campaign mood and at least we were sure, honourable, you were going to go to the books of history as the first governor of Bungoma county. It came to pass, and there you are, in the big office, managing budgets in billions, enjoying the glory of fuel guzzlers complete with a security detail, ooh Mr. Governor, you are really rolling big, how I envy your position.
Forgive me for being critical, it is human nature. I remember, when you were declared winner of the Bungoma gubernatorial position, I could not hide my joy, I knew that the lives of my people will be turned around, our hopes rekindled and the synergy to build this nation re-energized. This was premised on the belief that you had no background in politics and thus, you were not yet corrupted by the absolute power. A week later, in a conversation with my boss, one Mr. Patrick, he left me thinking, is it possible that you were a good choice but not a very good one. Mr. Patrick told me, a politician and bureaucrat are both poor choices for the gubernatorial position. Of course at first, I had to challenge his perspective, I really thought he was taking his criticism too far.
But I came to think of it, you were serving in the former provincial administration right? Am also aware you served as a permanent secretary before we endorsed you as our governor. Maybe my boss was right? Sometimes I tend ignore his perspective especially that he just wants to be smarter than me. But I guess this time he was right. Yes he was right, a bureaucrat, especially one with a background in the provincial administration was not the best choice for a governor. I stand to be corrected honourable governor. Not like you lack the aptitude for that position, but because you have been bred in a culture away from wealth maximization and rich with expenditure maximization. Of course, you do have a mindset, a right mindset for that matter, but in our context the mindset is in a wrong position. This was a hard fact that I had to stomach once I learnt that so far one year down the line, your development track record was below average.
Mr. Governor, I am not sceptical about your ability to deliver, I am sceptical about your ability to make Bungoma a commercial capital of western Kenya. Development in the sense of the old Provincial administration was all about, constructing roads, donating desks to schools, connecting electricity to this and that village, going for fundraising in schools. That remains part of the fundamental parts of our development, that I do not dispute, because we can't move forward without accomplishing this. I am informed Mr. Governor, you ve done a good job, improving the road network within our county, congratulation for the work well done. However, I need more profound solutions to the problems bedevilling this county. Personally I come from Chwele and the state of the market is not worthy the stature of a second largest open air market in east and central Africa. the Place is actually more of a dump-site than a market place. What about the facility you started way back in 2011, the chicken facility to be precise, am still waiting to see any smoke of hope from that facility ever since you came into office.
Mr. Governor, it is my belief that your office needs the mindset of a technocrat. This is a mindset of doing this differently, the mindset of creating utility where there was none, the mindset of wealth maximization, reformation and restructuring of structure, the mindset of innovating new ways of doing things and breaking away from the orthodox of complacency. Honourable sir, I would wish that you have the mindset of an entrepreneur and not just a governor, the mindset of a manager and not an administrator, I would also wish that you have the mindset of a consultant and not a ruler for I believe these are some of the underlying contemplations of devolution. Now that you are our governor we cannot change that for sure, but I choose to support you both critically and morally. I ain't a sycophant to flirt you with congratulatory comment event in the event you ve failed.
My input is, beyond construction of roads can we also construct parks as public utilities and invite private investors to develop restaurants and recreational facilities, it will create jobs. Beyond construction of poultry facilities, is it possible we establish marketing agencies to engage both the local and international marketing clients. What if we revamp our dairy industry by bringing on board conglomerates, establish collection centres in each village with complete structures including coolants. If community participation in such conglomerates is an issue, then your government can tailormake a shareholder's agreement for the interest of the locals and the investor. Is it possible you engage consultants to crack down on how best we can lengthen the value chain of our products including onions, tomatoes, sunflower, coffee and even tea in Mt. Elgon.
Is it possible Mr. Governor that you be on the front-line for capacity building to empower the farmer and in the long run realize full commercialization of agriculture. If the external market won't be easy to crack, can we preach the purchase of Bungoma products to support and promote the Bungoma producer. Am just thinking loudly, honourable governor, can resource mobilization be narrowed down to the village level. Is it possible the economic stimulus programme can be materialized at the village level to realize full exploitation of potentail. Can you leverage this by engaging consultants to educate the residents on basic issues in entrepreneurship, agribusiness and business management.
Your excellency, sorry for downgrading your bureaucratic ability, but i just hope that you see my point. That actually, we can generate revenue not from central government allocations only, but from our ability to mobilize resources at the grass root level. That we can innovate ways of creating wealth for the common good and set a precedent for the other counties. That we can see Bungoma County as a business entity and not a political jurisdiction. Your excellency, I hope you get my point that all we need is to reform, restructure, refabricate, rebuild and reorganize and we shall pull out the masses from poverty.
Your Citizen Eugene Wanambisi
Friday, 13 June 2014
The Letter to the President
Your Excellency, I greet you in the name of our lord Jesus. I did that purposely that you may know that I come in peace and my greetings are in good faith. Your excellency, thank you for reading this letter, thank you for sparing your precious time to listen to the sorrows of a Kenyan of my calibre. I hold you in high esteem as the head of state of this great nation and as a symbol of unity for our beloved country Kenya. I take this opportunity also to congratulate you, although it is one year down the line for your victorious emergency out of the march 4th elections 2013.
Your excellency, am a Kenyan by origin, and maybe I suppose you are not like my good friend Kalonzo Musyoka, as you read this letter, it is my hope that this opinion stands autonomous, and it is my hope that my name shall not betray me like it betrayed mureithi the journalist. I will make my self clear, am not a mole neither am I an imposter, am a young man who resiliently supported the candidature of the Rt. Honourable Raila Odinga. I also hold him in high esteem as an African statesman who has demonstrated a resolve to cultivate an open and free democracy in African society that was defined by a stampede of tyranny. Do not hate me or disregard me for being a supporter of the former premier, remember its a free democracy, it is my choice to like him.
But look here, your excellency, I am a disillusioned Kenyan, and am annoyed at the turn of events. Its not like am disgruntled because my team lost the elections but because I believe, in our context, whether you are a loser or a winner, both of us have fallen victims of your indiscretion. Your actions have been good, but not very good, your words have been inspiring but your actions remain to be counted as retrogressive and destructive. I do not to judge your person, but I shall question the authenticity of your office on matters of National importance.
Recently, I watched as your right hand man, Dennis Itumbi pulled down a post on your Facebook account. I remember, it was an update on the unfolding appointments at the National Youth Service. I cannot conclude whatever reason why the post was pulled down, but I guess the tribal venom was embarrassing, especially on a presidential wall. I spent the better part of my morning reading through the comments generated by the post. I was a sad man. Kenya was calmly rising up against its brothers and sisters. If I were a typical Kenyan political commentator, like they always do, I would say Rift Valley had decided to start cutting down the tree in which you and your deputy climbed on. How sad, we need a stable government, and we being part of the opposition, we would love to see you and your deputy deliver on your promises to Kenyans.
Your excellency, allow me to say that tribally you have performed dismally. Looking at my name, I know it betrays me, but as much most Kenyans hold in my opinion. Nothing else gives us the right to belong to your government than the constitution you declared you will uphold. Naturally, we do not deserve to belong to your government or at least demand any position, for during your trial moments, when Mr Jailer was on your neck and I suppose he is still, we disregarded your candidature and refuted any possibility of your presidency. But that was then, now it is time to focus on more important issues than personal difference. It is a collective feeling that larger part of the country, feels left out of your government. it also surprises me that the rift valley mandarins have already started crying foul on being given a raw deal. I won't speak for them, only them, know what that means.
But speaking on a perspective of a natural feeling, allow me to say that, it is too dangerous to ignore a feeling of rejection that the majority of us Kenyans are feeling. It is also dangerous to think that those who support the opposition have no intention of working with your government, we do want to work with you, our political differences notwithstanding. Your excellency, it is high time, you look into this matter and reconsider your public appointments. It will be more shameful, if again, we experience another Facebook post by your administration pulled down in broad daylight. This nation is made up of 42 tribes, and as a head of state, remember you are leading 42 tribes. You need to serve the interests of 42 tribes, defend 42 tribes, employ 42 tribes, protect 42 tribes and improve the livelihoods of 42 tribes.
Remember this your excellency, the building of this nation is a collective responsibility, but the destiny of this nation has been delegated to a few individuals, you being a pillar, so tread softly.
Your citizen Eugene Henry Wanambisi
Your excellency, am a Kenyan by origin, and maybe I suppose you are not like my good friend Kalonzo Musyoka, as you read this letter, it is my hope that this opinion stands autonomous, and it is my hope that my name shall not betray me like it betrayed mureithi the journalist. I will make my self clear, am not a mole neither am I an imposter, am a young man who resiliently supported the candidature of the Rt. Honourable Raila Odinga. I also hold him in high esteem as an African statesman who has demonstrated a resolve to cultivate an open and free democracy in African society that was defined by a stampede of tyranny. Do not hate me or disregard me for being a supporter of the former premier, remember its a free democracy, it is my choice to like him.
But look here, your excellency, I am a disillusioned Kenyan, and am annoyed at the turn of events. Its not like am disgruntled because my team lost the elections but because I believe, in our context, whether you are a loser or a winner, both of us have fallen victims of your indiscretion. Your actions have been good, but not very good, your words have been inspiring but your actions remain to be counted as retrogressive and destructive. I do not to judge your person, but I shall question the authenticity of your office on matters of National importance.
Recently, I watched as your right hand man, Dennis Itumbi pulled down a post on your Facebook account. I remember, it was an update on the unfolding appointments at the National Youth Service. I cannot conclude whatever reason why the post was pulled down, but I guess the tribal venom was embarrassing, especially on a presidential wall. I spent the better part of my morning reading through the comments generated by the post. I was a sad man. Kenya was calmly rising up against its brothers and sisters. If I were a typical Kenyan political commentator, like they always do, I would say Rift Valley had decided to start cutting down the tree in which you and your deputy climbed on. How sad, we need a stable government, and we being part of the opposition, we would love to see you and your deputy deliver on your promises to Kenyans.
Your excellency, allow me to say that tribally you have performed dismally. Looking at my name, I know it betrays me, but as much most Kenyans hold in my opinion. Nothing else gives us the right to belong to your government than the constitution you declared you will uphold. Naturally, we do not deserve to belong to your government or at least demand any position, for during your trial moments, when Mr Jailer was on your neck and I suppose he is still, we disregarded your candidature and refuted any possibility of your presidency. But that was then, now it is time to focus on more important issues than personal difference. It is a collective feeling that larger part of the country, feels left out of your government. it also surprises me that the rift valley mandarins have already started crying foul on being given a raw deal. I won't speak for them, only them, know what that means.
But speaking on a perspective of a natural feeling, allow me to say that, it is too dangerous to ignore a feeling of rejection that the majority of us Kenyans are feeling. It is also dangerous to think that those who support the opposition have no intention of working with your government, we do want to work with you, our political differences notwithstanding. Your excellency, it is high time, you look into this matter and reconsider your public appointments. It will be more shameful, if again, we experience another Facebook post by your administration pulled down in broad daylight. This nation is made up of 42 tribes, and as a head of state, remember you are leading 42 tribes. You need to serve the interests of 42 tribes, defend 42 tribes, employ 42 tribes, protect 42 tribes and improve the livelihoods of 42 tribes.
Remember this your excellency, the building of this nation is a collective responsibility, but the destiny of this nation has been delegated to a few individuals, you being a pillar, so tread softly.
Your citizen Eugene Henry Wanambisi
Friday, 30 May 2014
No Servant is greater than his Master
no servant is greater than his master. If they persecuted me, then bear in mind that you too shall be persecuted' john 15 :19 the best part comes at the end of this verse, " if they obeyed my teachings, they will obey yours too"
There's one great lesson we learn from this reading, that real disciples of Christ synonymously suffer persecution. The words of Christ to his disciples are made clear to what eventually happens to peter, Stephen, Paul n the other disciples of Christ. Just like Christ, they were hated in equal measures n persecuted just like their master Jesus.
But let's find out those that persecute the true church of Christ, who are they and what are they up to. Biblically they r reffered to as the world, which is synonymously associated with darkness. Now we know that there's no fellowship between light n darkness as Paul says in the book of 2 cor 6:14. This explains why the world is zealous to hate n persecute Christ n his body. For Christ is the light of the world, the light that gives life n brings hope to mankind. The world has seen a great light but since people love evil they have chosen to stay in darkness.
In Genesis 1:2 God said let there be light and there was light n he saw that the light was good, so he separated it from darkness. But the chronology of creation that this light of Genesis 1:2 is a special kind of light. It is not the light of brightness from heavenly bodies. The light that we know n we have seen that which is disemminated from the sun, the moon, and the stars is created later in Genesis 1:16. This begs a question which light was created in verses one.
There r two components of the earth. The world n the church. The world is formless n with no life. It is full of evil, deceit and hate. But God loves the light, which embodies Christ n the church. From the word go during creation, the church should have no fellowship with the world.
Accordingly an order of distinction has been set from the beginning n any marging or harmonization of this two compartments is against the wish of the author of creation.
If the world fabricated miniskirts, the church should reject the same for this is the initiation of sexual immorality. If the world introduced open chest in the name of cleavage, then the church should remember that our God is a holy God. When we gather at places of worship, we go with an intension to meet the father. He is not interested with a woman's chest. He has no time to give compliments like those idlers in the street. Please young lady, present your self to the father with fear n reverence not as if you r going to a birthday party.
The church should have nothing to do with homosexuality, with politics, with alcohol and any other thing that does not glorify the father. Reader beware, there's no fellowship between light n darkness. God loves the light n he hates darkness. If you love Christ then you should stop persecuting his church.
Remember that person
A few minutes while we were glued on the TV watching the prime time news, the survivor series to be precise on KTN we were drown into a conversation that was very emotional but at the same a reality check.
For those who saw the ordeal of the women suffering from the condition of fistula must agree with me that it is an urgly chapter that should never happen to anyone. In the quest for children n raising of families, these women find themselves in a world of isolation n shame that cannot be measured. In our conversation my friend opens up on what most women undergo especially those affected with fibroid n fitsula.
Hey man, people a suffer. God's people are suffering. Some tears are not worthy holding back regardless of whether the victim is a loved one or a stranger. It is so sad that some conditions happen to our sisters.
This reminds me one of the Sundays while we were listening to testimonies in my church, a young lady confessed of being haunted by a strange phenomena. After her long calls, a red element, probably part of her lower intestines could come out and hung around. Imagine each time you go for long calls, your intestine come calling, how sad, how dreadful, how urgly, how sorrowful. But our God is faithful, she received her healing even without any medical operations.
Now you the reader, maybe you are there complaining on how God has not answered your prayers or how he hasn't given you your dream job like your contemporary. You complain about why you were born short, slim or black. Remember this, out there there's an adult who still uses Pampers on a daily basis. There's a woman whose flow of blood since her first menstruation, has never stopped. There's another whose uterus has already been removed citing health issues. Remember there's a man who cannot have kids. Remember there's a woman whose every pregnancy result into a miscarriage.
Remember that street family in the cold of Nairobi with an infant in their custody. Remember the street children who are eating from the dungeons of dandora damp site. Remember that very bright classmate of yours whose intelligence was thrown out of the window citing lack of fees.
Has God not been gracious enough to you. To the children of Israel in the wilderness, while he gave them manna from heaven, they still complained. Give thanks for the little you have. Look at Jesus, in his ministry, before anything, he thanked the father. And God listened. Give thanks for the little you have, complaining is equivalent to disobedience, both of which the lord hates.
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