KENYANS FOR KENYA

“Nafurahia Undugu na uko wetu
Nasherekea Kazi na bidii yetu
Tuvute pamoja Tushirikiane
Bega Kwa Bega tujikaze tusaidiane

Niko na
Niko na uwezo
Wakuji Kujiendeleza
Niko na
Niko nayo nguvu
Nitaji
Nitajitahidi
Niko na
Niko na fanaka
Nitaji
Nitajitolea
Niko na
Niko na baraka
Kwa kazi
Kazi nayofanya
Niko na Fahari
Niko na furaha
Niko na uwezo”

 

Niko Na – Safaricom Choir

My Dear fellow Kenyans,

I am a Kenyan and I am proud to be Kenyan. Sometimes though, my loyalty is brought to question.  It pains me that we have a system of governance that is so broken down that all that happens is we are in a permanent campaign mode, permanent political bickering mode and permanent corruption mode.

Last year, a wakeup call was made by The Kenya Red Cross and the World Food Program. They did fire a warning shot and they asked Kenyans (read the Government) to ready itself for drought. What went wrong? Where did the rain start beating us (no pun intended)?

My Dear fellow Kenyans,

Today, I picked up my phone and I made a donation to the Kenya Red Cross in a bid to feed my dear fellow Kenyans. What pains me though, is that many have already lost lives as we sat back and waited for an emergency call. It does pain as well, when I hear our Prime Minister say that the MEDIA are being harsh and that they are being unfair. I am guessing he would have preferred Kenyans to starve than for the Government to be cast in bad light in the media. And let me guess… around this time next year, he will be cris crossing the exact same area with grand plans for dam constructions, grain storage facilities, and I am sure you will say that under your Government, you will make it rain in the entire country. A bunch of bollocks we all know, but your audience will be expected to clap and chant your praises all the way to the ballot box. again, politics will over ride our collective levels of common sense!

My Dear Fellow Kenyans,

This is not going to be a political rant. I will save that for the mainstream media. They will give us page after page of editorial commentary and they will splash pictures on pages. The more troubling, the better. The more malnourished a child will be, the better. The more gorier, the better. They will sell papers and they will say they are reporting in a balanced and fair manner. Truth is, the media was also caught up in the scramble for political headlines. They are scrambling for the next scoop from the President. The mainstream media was caught out reporting on who was meeting the Hague 6. They were caught up in the mediocrity that is the G7.

My Dear fellow Kenyans,

My resolve to proudly proclaim and defend the colors our republic is being tested. I am sure yours is as well. At the end of the day, we as Kenyans need to stand up for each other. We have a lovely country. A country full of contradictions, but a great country it is. We have a country not worth fighting for, but one worth standing up for.

My Dear fellow Kenyans,

We need one another. We need prayer for rains to fall and we need donations in terms of food. We need to commit to one another. I am willing to stand by my brethren in the Nothern Districts. Isn’t it the legendary Field Marshall Dedan Kimathi who said it is better to die on your own feet, than to live on your knees? Didn’t Jaramogi Oginga Odinga say “Whether you chithni, you yetni or you thethni, Kenya en marwa by thuonity!” I know our sense of pride has been eroded by bickering, political or otherwise, but at the end of the day, all we have is one another.  Where are the real men of this country? I believe we have real men out there. Men like me, who think that accepting food aid from a desert country like Egypt is an insult. Where are the real women of this proud country that is Kenya? Women who believe it an insult for a foreigner to come in and cook in their kitchens. Men and women of Kenya, I call upon you to stand up. I call upon you show your worth.  I dare you to show the world your true colors. The country demands it from you.

My Dear Fellow Kenyans,

My pride in a flag with a symbolic green color, does not allow me to receive food aid from a desrt nation before I have given my contribution. I have today sent a small contribution to the Kenyans for Kenya program. My mobile phone service provider of choice, Safaricom, have made it easy for all Kenyans to give as little as KES 10.00. Just go to your M-Pesa Option, go to the “Paybill” option and enter the number 111111. Make your donation. Whatever amount you can muster, please make that contribution. I would like to make a pledge as well. For every hit I receive on this post, I will give one shilling towards the cause. I fear I might be at the risk of driving myself broke but you know what? if it is to feed a Kenyan who will one day live to emulate a personal hero the late Dr. Bonaya Godana, then I stand by my pledge.

My Dear Fellow Kenyans,

I happened to be in the coastal beaches a while back. We were all shuffling on to the ferry and the wind was being rather ruthless that day. As we boarded the ferry, the wind gushed and an elderly had her dress blown up. Instead of struggling with keeping her privates hidden, she had both hand firmly gripped on her hat! Yes, she couldn’t care less about her exposed nether regions. When a fellow passenger asked her why? She said, “Kuma ina miaka sitini na tatu, kofia nayo nimeinunua jana pale tudor…”! it is not time to pass the blame, it is not time to point fingers, we have done that since independence. It is now time to hold on to what is here with us.

My Dear Fellow Kenyans,

DONATE! Again, I will match your reading this post with a donation. We are after KENYANS and we will stand up for KENYA!