Mind Boggling
By Njeri Mucheru-Oyatta
Chapter 81
I published a peace message to my fellow Kenyans in one of the daily newspapers on Saturday. What led me to do that is the fact that I, like many of my fellow Kenyans, feel trapped; held hostage by our leaders. We do not feel understood by our leaders.
I think that what Kenyans desperately need is something to unite them. I thought my message might arouse some sense of unity where there was none.
Below is the message I published:-
A PEACE MESSAGE TO MY FELLOW KENYANS
Before PNU and ODM came into our lives and cut a bloody line across our country, most of us believed that we were a united Nation. We thought that political parties are just that, parties. The bloodbath and looting of the last few weeks have however made it clear that political parties are not parties; they are dangerous associations. They have caused us to behave like savages and they have bred hatred and animosity in our communities.
They have also caused us to forget the one thing that has always united us as Kenyans: our belief in God.
Dear Kenyans, it is time that we all remember that there is a God and that we will be held accountable for our actions when we die. With or without the blood letting, death is a certainty for us all. We all, including our president, vice president, the newly appointed ministers and the opposition leaders, live by the grace of God. After death, there are no titles like president, minister for this or that, MP, leader of opposition, PNU supporter, ODM supporter, Kikuyu, Luo, Kalenjin, etc. We will all be judged by the same standards. And those standards are the commandments of God.
Honourable Raila Odinga reminded us during his campaign of one extremely important commandment: THOU SHALT NOT STEAL. Another important one is: THOU SHALT NOT KILL. Jesus said that the first great commandment is: YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND and the second great commandment is: YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF.
These commandments are clearly not in the minds of our leaders who call themselves Christians. The actions of our leaders are completely devoid of love for God or for each other or for the citizens of this country. The actions of Kenyans by and large are completely devoid of love for God and for each other. We have invited the devil into our country and given him a place of recognition. Kenyans have made selfishness the guiding factor in what they say and do.
My dear Kenyans, we cannot afford to underestimate the consequences of breaking God’s commandments and dining with the devil. The Bible has told us of the capabilities of God when He is brought to anger by His people. We are children of God, all of us, regardless of our tribe. God will destroy this country with all manner of natural disasters that we cannot even imagine. Last year, our country was threatened with earth tremors and even a tsunami at our coast. At that time, none of us cared about the political affiliations or tribe of our neighbours who were running out of their houses and office buildings with us. Is this what it will take for us to remember God’s commandments and start to love God first, love our neighbours and stop the killing and stealing?
The Bible says: SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. I appeal to all our leaders, in particular President Kibaki and Honourable Odinga and their advisers to immediately change their strategies in dealing with the calamity that has hit our country. This country is in urgent need of healing and your strategies must be aimed at uniting our nation with Love for one another. Selfishness must be stamped out of all negotiations taking place between your two groups and you must stop assuming that the Kenya you so want to rule will still be standing if you continue to break God’s commandments with impunity. You must also remember that nobody lives forever, death takes a second and I repeat that we all live by the Grace of God.
All Kenyans should know that whatever it is we are yearning for will be added unto us if we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. We must all do the righteous thing by obeying God’s commandments if our country is to be saved. With God, anything is possible.
Fellow Kenyans, let us humble ourselves before God. Let us forget all political affiliations and tribal divisions. Let us obey God’s commandments and fear only God; not Raila or Kibaki or the killers and looters among us. God is almighty and all powerful. He is the giver of life and taker of it.
God bless you all and keep you safe.
With love,
Njeri Mucheru-Oyatta
An extremely concerned Kenyan
The writer is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
nm@chunguza.com
njeri-nm.blogspot.com
Chapter 81
I published a peace message to my fellow Kenyans in one of the daily newspapers on Saturday. What led me to do that is the fact that I, like many of my fellow Kenyans, feel trapped; held hostage by our leaders. We do not feel understood by our leaders.
I think that what Kenyans desperately need is something to unite them. I thought my message might arouse some sense of unity where there was none.
Below is the message I published:-
A PEACE MESSAGE TO MY FELLOW KENYANS
Before PNU and ODM came into our lives and cut a bloody line across our country, most of us believed that we were a united Nation. We thought that political parties are just that, parties. The bloodbath and looting of the last few weeks have however made it clear that political parties are not parties; they are dangerous associations. They have caused us to behave like savages and they have bred hatred and animosity in our communities.
They have also caused us to forget the one thing that has always united us as Kenyans: our belief in God.
Dear Kenyans, it is time that we all remember that there is a God and that we will be held accountable for our actions when we die. With or without the blood letting, death is a certainty for us all. We all, including our president, vice president, the newly appointed ministers and the opposition leaders, live by the grace of God. After death, there are no titles like president, minister for this or that, MP, leader of opposition, PNU supporter, ODM supporter, Kikuyu, Luo, Kalenjin, etc. We will all be judged by the same standards. And those standards are the commandments of God.
Honourable Raila Odinga reminded us during his campaign of one extremely important commandment: THOU SHALT NOT STEAL. Another important one is: THOU SHALT NOT KILL. Jesus said that the first great commandment is: YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND and the second great commandment is: YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF.
These commandments are clearly not in the minds of our leaders who call themselves Christians. The actions of our leaders are completely devoid of love for God or for each other or for the citizens of this country. The actions of Kenyans by and large are completely devoid of love for God and for each other. We have invited the devil into our country and given him a place of recognition. Kenyans have made selfishness the guiding factor in what they say and do.
My dear Kenyans, we cannot afford to underestimate the consequences of breaking God’s commandments and dining with the devil. The Bible has told us of the capabilities of God when He is brought to anger by His people. We are children of God, all of us, regardless of our tribe. God will destroy this country with all manner of natural disasters that we cannot even imagine. Last year, our country was threatened with earth tremors and even a tsunami at our coast. At that time, none of us cared about the political affiliations or tribe of our neighbours who were running out of their houses and office buildings with us. Is this what it will take for us to remember God’s commandments and start to love God first, love our neighbours and stop the killing and stealing?
The Bible says: SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. I appeal to all our leaders, in particular President Kibaki and Honourable Odinga and their advisers to immediately change their strategies in dealing with the calamity that has hit our country. This country is in urgent need of healing and your strategies must be aimed at uniting our nation with Love for one another. Selfishness must be stamped out of all negotiations taking place between your two groups and you must stop assuming that the Kenya you so want to rule will still be standing if you continue to break God’s commandments with impunity. You must also remember that nobody lives forever, death takes a second and I repeat that we all live by the Grace of God.
All Kenyans should know that whatever it is we are yearning for will be added unto us if we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. We must all do the righteous thing by obeying God’s commandments if our country is to be saved. With God, anything is possible.
Fellow Kenyans, let us humble ourselves before God. Let us forget all political affiliations and tribal divisions. Let us obey God’s commandments and fear only God; not Raila or Kibaki or the killers and looters among us. God is almighty and all powerful. He is the giver of life and taker of it.
God bless you all and keep you safe.
With love,
Njeri Mucheru-Oyatta
An extremely concerned Kenyan
The writer is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
nm@chunguza.com
njeri-nm.blogspot.com
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