The reason behind my dilemma between the former and the latter is purely based on the fact that, in less than a fortnight, the president has more than once reminded us that he is still the lion incharge, and his roar can clearly be heard in all the 47 counties.
From my school of conscious thoughts, his constant reminder relates well with the Kiswahili proverb; Chema chajiuza kibaya chajitembeza,' which literally translates; while greatness is irresistible, failure is condescending.
His constant reminder that he is the president brings back my memories of years back when my immediate neighbour in the village would occasionally line up his children upon getting home totally intoxicated. In his befuddled state, he would stridently ask his children; "Do you know who I am?" "Who do your mother tell you I am?" Before they could gather some courage to answer him, he would hurriedly say, "I am the lion in this house and when I sneeze, everybody must response."
The president's deep faith in his presidency which contrives his constant reminders that he is still incharge begs the question; Did he miss the Sunday school class when the teacher qouted James 2:17? 'Faith without works is dead.' Giving him a benefit of doubt by assuming that he has never missed a single Sunday school class won't annul the truth that; Moments of self-guilt contrives spontaneous occurrences of self-abasement that render most people to repeatedly pronounce a title that's ascribed to their power as a way of revitalizing their confidence lest they feel intimidated.
His constant reminder that he is the president brings back my memories of years back when my immediate neighbour in the village would occasionally line up his children upon getting home totally intoxicated. In his befuddled state, he would stridently ask his children; "Do you know who I am?" "Who do your mother tell you I am?" Before they could gather some courage to answer him, he would hurriedly say, "I am the lion in this house and when I sneeze, everybody must response."
The president's deep faith in his presidency which contrives his constant reminders that he is still incharge begs the question; Did he miss the Sunday school class when the teacher qouted James 2:17? 'Faith without works is dead.' Giving him a benefit of doubt by assuming that he has never missed a single Sunday school class won't annul the truth that; Moments of self-guilt contrives spontaneous occurrences of self-abasement that render most people to repeatedly pronounce a title that's ascribed to their power as a way of revitalizing their confidence lest they feel intimidated.
However, the best approach on self-guilt moments is not to affirm your title. Instead, you're supposed to rise up to the truth of the matter at hand and portray your servant-leadership by propitiously addressing the concerns of the people. Unfortunately, without a track record of consistency in leadership, to most people, a propitious address will never ever carry the day.
In reference to the words of Nelson Mandela; "Anybody who changes his principles depending on whom he is dealing with, that's not a man who can lead a nation." It's very unfortunate that Kenyans have times without number witnessed capricious leadership in the last three and a half years to apoint of neither relying nor trusting most if not all of our 'leaders.'
Quoting the words of wisdom from Denzel Washington; 'Without commitment, you'll never start, but more importantly, without consistency, you'll never finish,' the starting part of Uhuru's tenure took off tremendously since there was what we all perceived to be a duo commitment that portrayed visionary leadership towards the fulfillment of the BIG FOUR AGENDA. Nonetheless, our joy was just but a short lived glory after a handshake that brought a persona non grata in jubilee's house in the name of peace, cohesion and walking along with unity. This 'hasty' move has not only disintegrated jubilee's house, it's now evident than ever before that; from the opposition side, the handshake was a premeditated strategy to impede the fruition of the Big Four Agenda and later use this failure to challenge the credibility of the government of the day. And to our surprise, the Big Four Agenda was prematurely terminated before it could see the light of the day and now we have to forcefully eat from the new menu by the name BBI. This lack of consistency in leadership clearly shows that: Fulfilling the promises associated with the Big Four Agenda remains to be a dreadful dream if not a nightmare.
Quoting the words of wisdom from Denzel Washington; 'Without commitment, you'll never start, but more importantly, without consistency, you'll never finish,' the starting part of Uhuru's tenure took off tremendously since there was what we all perceived to be a duo commitment that portrayed visionary leadership towards the fulfillment of the BIG FOUR AGENDA. Nonetheless, our joy was just but a short lived glory after a handshake that brought a persona non grata in jubilee's house in the name of peace, cohesion and walking along with unity. This 'hasty' move has not only disintegrated jubilee's house, it's now evident than ever before that; from the opposition side, the handshake was a premeditated strategy to impede the fruition of the Big Four Agenda and later use this failure to challenge the credibility of the government of the day. And to our surprise, the Big Four Agenda was prematurely terminated before it could see the light of the day and now we have to forcefully eat from the new menu by the name BBI. This lack of consistency in leadership clearly shows that: Fulfilling the promises associated with the Big Four Agenda remains to be a dreadful dream if not a nightmare.
How I wish that the president would have known the words of immeasurable wisdom from Jesse Jackson; 'Leadership cannot just go along to get along, leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.'
On the other hand, it's very unfortunate that we are in a reign of leadership where telling the truth is not only illegal but also punishable. Under the leadership where members of the opposition party serve in the government. Kenya is indeed a facetious country. Where else on earth have you ever heard members of the opposition party serving in the government? It's only in Kenya. In the name of handshake, the current chairperson of the parliamentary committe on budget and appropriations is a staunch member of ODM who happens to be the current women representative of Homa bay county. This is a clear indication that; apart from missing some important parts when we were hurriedly copying our constitution homework from the westerners, by the look of things, we copied all the laws but forgot to copy the most important law; the law that makes it mandatory to implement all the other laws.
The fact that I am a prisoner of truth, I have no apologies whatsoever when saying, "I won't tell you what you want to hear and smooth your soul with temporal happiness followed by perpetual regrets, I will tell you what you need to hear and give you a temporal heartache but ultimate perpetual joy and freedom." And on matters truth, the scriptures are on the surface in John 8:32, 'You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.'
Noting that sooner that later we will strart a countdown to the remaining days before Uhuru's exit from the presidency, this is my honest advice in a nutshell; Unlike riches which can be inherited, a legacy is a self-aquired achievement not an inheritance. In that regard, when the history of our beloved motherland will be written, will there be nostalgic chapter on your legacy?
On the other hand, it's very unfortunate that we are in a reign of leadership where telling the truth is not only illegal but also punishable. Under the leadership where members of the opposition party serve in the government. Kenya is indeed a facetious country. Where else on earth have you ever heard members of the opposition party serving in the government? It's only in Kenya. In the name of handshake, the current chairperson of the parliamentary committe on budget and appropriations is a staunch member of ODM who happens to be the current women representative of Homa bay county. This is a clear indication that; apart from missing some important parts when we were hurriedly copying our constitution homework from the westerners, by the look of things, we copied all the laws but forgot to copy the most important law; the law that makes it mandatory to implement all the other laws.
The fact that I am a prisoner of truth, I have no apologies whatsoever when saying, "I won't tell you what you want to hear and smooth your soul with temporal happiness followed by perpetual regrets, I will tell you what you need to hear and give you a temporal heartache but ultimate perpetual joy and freedom." And on matters truth, the scriptures are on the surface in John 8:32, 'You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.'
Noting that sooner that later we will strart a countdown to the remaining days before Uhuru's exit from the presidency, this is my honest advice in a nutshell; Unlike riches which can be inherited, a legacy is a self-aquired achievement not an inheritance. In that regard, when the history of our beloved motherland will be written, will there be nostalgic chapter on your legacy?
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