Oh God of all creation,
Bless this our land and nation,
Justice be our shield and defender,
May we dwell in unity,
Peace and Liberty,
Plenty be found within our borders.
Dear Kenyans, am a peaceful, peace loving citizen concerned at the turn
our country is taking. Never have I thought I would be contemplating
living as a refugee in another country, but now it’s a distinct
possibility. But I know that the solution to problems as a nation lies
with following through deeds, the words of our national anthem, Justice be our shield and defender.
In a diverse and disparate country like ours justice
is the unifier that ensures equality. It is a principle of absolute,
whereby its presence negates a need for anarchy, revenge or survival of
the fittest. Its absence on the other hand makes it all the more easy to
take law into our own hand, each according to his limits.
The just concluded general elections have brought to the fore, the most
critical soul-searching lessons we have to learn as a nation, in order
to discover our identity and what we stand for. The electoral process
and the commission entrusted with the duty to uphold a peaceful, free
and fair election did not live up to its mandate. Its independence was
never assured and the government of the day surely did not let it be so.
For if it were so,the will of the people would have prevailed and
justice would have been done.
Majority of Kenyans feel cheated and disenfranchised by the
singular and nonsensical machinations of a clique of elite who want to
usurp their right, at all cost. The fact that justice is the first
virtue to be promoted in the national anthem implies that it is the
greatest virtue to be upheld. Whoever connived to steal victory of the
electoral results from Kenyans acted selfishly and contrary to the first
belief among all Kenyans.
Dear Kenyans,peace,love and unity are not just mere rhetoric
of a bygone philosophy, but very real virtues that helped to cement our
statehood. But amidst all this, justice should guard against any
malpractices. It is the belief of a majority of Kenyans who voted orange
in the last general election that justice was not done. The how and why
are not for me to dwell on. But all I ever hope for is the
reestablishment of a belief in the principle of justice to all before we
entrench the practice of robbing each other blind at high noon with a
blatant disregard of the ideals of our founding fathers.
We need to understand that the laws of the jungle belong to
the jungle, and we cannot accept that might is right. There can never be
peace without justice, and to expect that we can continually aggrieve
Kenyans in the false belief of convincing them that rising up for their
right as a breach of peace will not hold any longer.
I condole with the innocent Kenyans mourning the loss of their loved
ones who have had to shed their blood. All this is due to the effects of
injustice. It is time we stopped deluding ourselves as to the problem
at hand. We may solve the problem for a short while through political
means, but as long as justice is not our shield and defender, we risk to
replicate the scenes we are seeing over and over again. May the
instigators of injustice on Kenyans be known and dealt with once and for
all.
Slowly our nation may creep back to normalcy, but deep down
we all hurt at the extent of ethnic prejudices and animosity. We cannot
and should not forgive the instigators of the electoral malpractices
seen last December. Also we should quickly move on to ensure that this
nation is led by an administration that they have faith in. We need
healing and for this to happen justice has to be done. We may postpone
this but at great peril to our nationhood.
We need to follow the rule of law in the pursuit of
correction of this anomaly. Structures should be put in place to ensure
that the law is adhered to be all. Our nation bleeds and waits, its time
to ac to stop any more bloodshed. Justice should be ensured to all
Kenyans and the rightful rule of this country accorded the respect he
deserves. Above all Kenyans cannot be cheated out of a government that
they crave for. Failure to this is tantamount to a betrayal of all
Kenyans.
In the final analysis no amount of grand standing can stop the majority
of Kenyans from demonstrating their displeasure at the blatant disregard
of having justice be our shield and defender. Stopping them can only
lead to further violence with consequences that we wish not to
mention.God bless Kenya?Maybe
