NO WE CAN’T
This Piece I did it to all the Kenyans and the Kenyan youth who were Celebrating the President Elect of United States, Sen. Barrack Obama’s Victory. It was a reminder that we can not conduct business as usual and expect different results. The piece borrows and negates Obama’s line “Yes we can” and lay bare how Kenyan youth need an urgent change in thoughts and action to bear the audacity to Utter Obama’s words. ( Dated 5/11/2008)
This is to all Kenyans youth.
Today marks a historical moment in man’s existence. The victory of Barrack Obama in the USA polls has proved to us that never before, have we as a people dedicated our lives and pursuit on anything and went unsuccessful. That when we are determined we will succeed. That positive thinking alone will not take us there unless we spice it up with enthusiasm.
But this very day is of no importance, if the Kenyan youth will not go beyond the limits of celebration. We are almost forgetting the moment, and head back to our usual places of comfort. Yet we want the world to believe that “Yes. We Can! “ . I say no, unless we change right now, right here we remain “No. We can’t”.
Today we are silent like graves, quite like tombs on Waki’s report.
Today we have allowed Raila and Kibaki combined to take us for a ride
Today we have allowed our government to kill and maim her people in Mandera.
Today we watch us Ministry of health services officials feasts on our Ksh. 13 billions
Today we are forgetting to ask who Mobiltelea was.
Today we refuse to remember the NSSF saga.
Today we don’t know who the Artur brothers were.
Today we are not interested in constitution anymore
Today we are not keen on Grand Regency
Today we don’t care about who killed Pinto, Mboya and JM
Today we don’t want to know who killed over 500 young people in Ngong Forest, Mt
Elgon and many parts of this country; we refuse to condemn the police brutality.
Today we don’t care to ask why Kenyans are squatters in their own land
Today we are accepting the fact that Ndung’u report on land still lies unimplemented.
This is why I believe that unless I see more from you and me, you are wasting your time by celebrating Obama’s victory. No. We can’t. He did not just wish or celebrate others victory, he pursued it; dedicated and willing to go as far as he believed he may go. Have you ever asked yourselves why Mungiki make sense to young people? It is because it identifies itself with a common man. It makes sense to the youth. It knows what it wants, and it would be willing to go for it no matter what. It pays all prices to get wherever it wants to be. Mungiki never rest, they never despair. This is the kind of determination we need. Young people can borrow the determination and say’ to hell’ to tokens from this government and organize themselves and say we want it now. Yes this way change may come our way.
This country problem is leadership. From the residence of the president to palatial homes of our ministers, from the comfort zones of our MPs to the corners of civil servants and religious men, we remain led by blind, selfish and rotten leaders. Most of them have blood on their hands, some corrupt, others just sleep and for some is just to grab. What a shame! And you as a young person, you are silent and hoping things to change. Then you cheat yourself with Obama’s Slogan that yes you can. No. You Can’t.
Obama has won. He has sent me and you to a soul search mission among ourselves, to believe that we can, and to act as we can. This calls for us to find one another and organize ourselves. Young people you can’t afford to sit down there. Wishes will take you no where.
Let us agree that on this and that day, that on this and that place, we will meet and start a campaign of joining the Obama “ movement” that will declare that we must “CAN” before the year 2012.
Let us say that we will not go anymore to Uhuru Park to clap for these political thugs who have brainwashed us for years and years.
We must rise fast and draw our charter of operation. We don’t need so academic wording; all we need is the power to mobilize our communities and let them know that our war in 2012 will be generational. That the old if they wish, will elect their fellow old and selfish lot but for us we are going for nothing less than our fellow youth.
That is the spirit. Obama is not a president for Africa, not even America. He is a worldwide movement that we must embrace to make a new world order possible. If we fail to take this root, then we may as well go to hell if not Hague.
I hope someone will hear me. As for me I remain
Yours Trully Ever Ready
OULU GPO
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
NO WE CAN’T
This Piece was done and dedicated for the Youth of Kenya. Those who attended the National Youth Convention and made clear Resolution on where they would like to see Kenya ( Dated 3-11-2008)
Dear Heroes and Patriots of this great nation.
I hope this mail finds you well.
I call you heroes and patriots because I believe in the strength that lies in us. I believe in the wisdom and courage that we all hold. And I know that this nation can be better and will be better at any moment that we decide to make it so. We have spoken at times when many fear to do so. We have offered hope to this nation when the old hyenas are busy tearing it apart. In our great numbers we have defended the independence of this nation; in most times, armed with nothing beyond our bare chest. We have paid the ultimate price, to the extent of exchange with our own lives. That is the courage that has kept this nation moving; the courage that dwells in our voice when we speak and our actions when we act.
I have been keen on the opinions and comments that are being made since the launch of Waki Report. The political class as usual has made itself busy, making false statements with no directions, opening their mouth without caution; practicing their usual culture of impunity. And we have yet allowed it to happen under our watch. What a shame!
Raila and Kibaki have failed this nation. I may forgive Kibaki because I gave up on him several years ago when he failed to curb Anglo-leasing, failed to give us a new constitution, and failed to appreciate our democracy through clean election and respect of the power of our vote. But am shocked with Raila. Is this what small power can do by making him to forget so soon of the wishes of Kenyans?
Raila has shown us that he can not take a national stand and is now reduced into prisoner of his political party. His interest has shifted from nation to individual. His focus has changed from justice now to politics 2012. So he has chosen to listen to a gang of some narrow minded MPs who thinks that they control our vote and voice by the virtue of their regional belonging.
So those who were orphaned widowed, raped, hacked to death; the children that were burnt alive, the innocent Kenyans whose heads and torsos formed a human road block along our highway can still not access justice. Burnt houses, bleeding nation and down trodden internally displaced persons are not symbolic enough to silence the interest of our political class. Today, the Collusion Government has shown us that the poor lot can never enjoy justice in this nation. They are shocked and disappointed with Waki, because they believe that he is a liar. They believe that he never did his job well by protecting to protect them most.
And now that the political class have colluded to silence our voice, what do we intend to do? We are known to forget so fast and sometimes not interested in matters that do not concern us as long as we have bread on our tables and a pay cheque at the end of the month. Is this the road we intend to take? I hope not.
The nation is at crossroads, and it needs leadership so urgently like now. In all of us lies a leader. In all of us there is a voice that convinces us that we can do something. There is a voice in you and me and there is a conscience too. We have spoken on the internet, written and read in papers, but now is the time that we must act. We must save our generation and generations to come from the exploits of the political class.
We must strive to ensure that justice is availed to all. And we must stand up to show our leaders that this nation belongs to all of us all. Where are the Pio Gama Pintos’,the Dedan Kimathis’, the Mwalimu Matis’, the JM Kariukis’,Wambui Otienos the Martin Luthers’, the Mahatma Gandhis,’ Patrice Lumumbas,’ the Steve Bikos and the Nelson Mandelas’ among us must stand now for this nation.
We must start a national campaign against the interference on Waki Report by our political class. We must show dedication and will to sacrifice with all our best for this nation to sprout and spring with plenty and abundance of justice.
Waki Report provides us with the best opportunity to make change a reality in our nation. We must corner the deceits and lies of our political class and demand truth, justice and permanent end to the culture of impunity.
I therefore submit this mail to you with a request that if you feel and convinced that you can be that change that can stand and be counted, then get back to me. Let us plan to offer leadership to this nation, by taking a step to push for implementation of Waki Report.
Let us reach as many people as possible. And let us be convinced that when we are right, we have nothing to fear. Wangari Maathai stood up for the trees and land grabbing, so we can stand for the people of this nation.
As young people who attended the Fourth National Youth Convention, I feel that it is a high time we organize ourselves into a force of change and show our leadership through expressing our disappointment with this government by getting involved in Active Non- Violent Activities, protests and engagements.
Let us do it!
From
OULU GPO
+254 722 214 869
www.oulugpo.blogspot.com
Dear Heroes and Patriots of this great nation.
I hope this mail finds you well.
I call you heroes and patriots because I believe in the strength that lies in us. I believe in the wisdom and courage that we all hold. And I know that this nation can be better and will be better at any moment that we decide to make it so. We have spoken at times when many fear to do so. We have offered hope to this nation when the old hyenas are busy tearing it apart. In our great numbers we have defended the independence of this nation; in most times, armed with nothing beyond our bare chest. We have paid the ultimate price, to the extent of exchange with our own lives. That is the courage that has kept this nation moving; the courage that dwells in our voice when we speak and our actions when we act.
I have been keen on the opinions and comments that are being made since the launch of Waki Report. The political class as usual has made itself busy, making false statements with no directions, opening their mouth without caution; practicing their usual culture of impunity. And we have yet allowed it to happen under our watch. What a shame!
Raila and Kibaki have failed this nation. I may forgive Kibaki because I gave up on him several years ago when he failed to curb Anglo-leasing, failed to give us a new constitution, and failed to appreciate our democracy through clean election and respect of the power of our vote. But am shocked with Raila. Is this what small power can do by making him to forget so soon of the wishes of Kenyans?
Raila has shown us that he can not take a national stand and is now reduced into prisoner of his political party. His interest has shifted from nation to individual. His focus has changed from justice now to politics 2012. So he has chosen to listen to a gang of some narrow minded MPs who thinks that they control our vote and voice by the virtue of their regional belonging.
So those who were orphaned widowed, raped, hacked to death; the children that were burnt alive, the innocent Kenyans whose heads and torsos formed a human road block along our highway can still not access justice. Burnt houses, bleeding nation and down trodden internally displaced persons are not symbolic enough to silence the interest of our political class. Today, the Collusion Government has shown us that the poor lot can never enjoy justice in this nation. They are shocked and disappointed with Waki, because they believe that he is a liar. They believe that he never did his job well by protecting to protect them most.
And now that the political class have colluded to silence our voice, what do we intend to do? We are known to forget so fast and sometimes not interested in matters that do not concern us as long as we have bread on our tables and a pay cheque at the end of the month. Is this the road we intend to take? I hope not.
The nation is at crossroads, and it needs leadership so urgently like now. In all of us lies a leader. In all of us there is a voice that convinces us that we can do something. There is a voice in you and me and there is a conscience too. We have spoken on the internet, written and read in papers, but now is the time that we must act. We must save our generation and generations to come from the exploits of the political class.
We must strive to ensure that justice is availed to all. And we must stand up to show our leaders that this nation belongs to all of us all. Where are the Pio Gama Pintos’,the Dedan Kimathis’, the Mwalimu Matis’, the JM Kariukis’,Wambui Otienos the Martin Luthers’, the Mahatma Gandhis,’ Patrice Lumumbas,’ the Steve Bikos and the Nelson Mandelas’ among us must stand now for this nation.
We must start a national campaign against the interference on Waki Report by our political class. We must show dedication and will to sacrifice with all our best for this nation to sprout and spring with plenty and abundance of justice.
Waki Report provides us with the best opportunity to make change a reality in our nation. We must corner the deceits and lies of our political class and demand truth, justice and permanent end to the culture of impunity.
I therefore submit this mail to you with a request that if you feel and convinced that you can be that change that can stand and be counted, then get back to me. Let us plan to offer leadership to this nation, by taking a step to push for implementation of Waki Report.
Let us reach as many people as possible. And let us be convinced that when we are right, we have nothing to fear. Wangari Maathai stood up for the trees and land grabbing, so we can stand for the people of this nation.
As young people who attended the Fourth National Youth Convention, I feel that it is a high time we organize ourselves into a force of change and show our leadership through expressing our disappointment with this government by getting involved in Active Non- Violent Activities, protests and engagements.
Let us do it!
From
OULU GPO
+254 722 214 869
www.oulugpo.blogspot.com
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