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I have never been so sad in my life. As usual when I am in this kind of mood, I head to the official Abba site. Remember the hit group of the 70s/80s?
Guess my favorite song? It’s called Thank you for the music. Some of the lyrics go something like this;
I’m nothing special, in fact I am a little bit of a bore
If I tell a joke you’ve probably heard it before.
But I have a gift, when I open my mouth to sing
People listen. I’m so grateful now. So I say…
Thank you for the music the songs I’m singing,
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing….
…what would life be, without a song…
But today for some strange reason the music will not play.
Why am I sad?
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Kumekucha classics from the past
The following post was made in this blog on 13th May 2005 but is still so accurate in describing life in Kenya today;
Kenyan describes life in Kenya today
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Because every Kenyan, irrespective of their tribe or color has a gift that they are supposed to bless the great nation of Kenya with but the conditions and the environment now are such that this is very difficult and bordering on being impossible. So this business of working hard to feel the improved economy does not even arise. Work hard doing what?
But most of all I am sad that as innocent Kenyans shed their blood and as mothers with children are made to lie down on the dusty ground as a policeman walks around trying to sniff who is Mungiki in the mass of humanity, some Kenyans are still talking about an improved economy. Go tell that to somebody in Mathare and even if they are non-Mungiki, they will relieve you of the weight on your shoulders and neck.
Most of all I am saddest that for some dear Kenyans, the minute they hear some criticism leveled against President Kibaki, they see red. They can’t even read further, all they can see is some “Jaluo” ruling Kenya and if they were asleep they wake up sweating profusely and with their hearts beating so hard against their rib cage that it feels like it is about to burst out. What's all the terror for Vijana? Please take careful note of all those guys who are so obsessed with who I am supporting even as the body count rapidly mounts?
Those of you patriotic non-tribal Kenyans who have left sober comments here. Let me start by thanking you for what you have done for your country. But I have another question for you.
Is there really any hope for Kenya with this kind of behaviour amongst the elite computer-literate of Kenya?
Sorry folks I can’t write anymore today, I just can't bear it. Let me seek solace in something else. Don’t worry I’ll be back tomorrow recharged and ready to start from scratch again.
P.S. My heart goes out to all those innocent Kenyans who have lost their lives over the last few days for no other crime than being poor and living in the sprwaling Mathare slums. (Has it crossed your mind that the reasons why bodies are missing at the mortuary from the Mathare massacre of alleged Mungiki suspects could be that they are the bodies of women and children?)
Hopefully their deaths will not have been in vain… That is if all you folks out there can shed your tribal skins for just one minute.
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That was a real dirge Chris and you are not alone. The Kenyan nation is bleeding profusely while some are shamelessly trivializing matters of death.
ReplyDeleteNow you know better how to incite floods of feedback. You only need to stroke political embers for the sparks to fly. Do you notice the blinding defence that conviniently skirts the Mungiki story? Nobody wants to touch the 'jambazi' thing except you of course. It is akin to having a hearty laugh at a funeral.
May the invisible ECONOMY grow exponentially on headless torsos. Ati a leader in the E and C Africa my foot. Where are we when Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, SA and Algeria are leading the continent by example and from infront as we celebrate motoring on cattle trucks. Geopolitics is all about caucussing and being seen. Forget the fat lie in the fad of going east. You can as well tell it to the birds so that they fly higher into the clouds.
Leadership is about perception and deeds that germinate from it. Kenya is for all of us and not theirs for the pockets. Thank God we still have sober souls in all this hell for leather madnness. Even during the Moi 'error' there were those feeling the so-called dfference and we know what that meant, don't we?
That is PROSPEROUS Kenya for the uninitiated but who will stop the haemorhage please, someone (and only one can but will he?). Your guess is as good as mine and the massacre continues unabated.
Kenya on fire!! I beg to differ; however, it will surely become alit if what transpired in Mathare does not continue relentlessly. Every nook and cranny where Mungiki has been known to reside must be combed with a brush of fiery bristles. All these numskulls must be made to pay for the skinning of heads and other blood cuddling transgressions they aptly specialize in. No tears should follow the demise of any two legged creature that harbors any sympathy or remorse for this bunch of scavengers. No amount of negotiations will appease these bloodthirsty leeches. There’s no credibility in the so called Mungiki ‘fight for the rights of the disenfranchised youth’. Kwani the Ogiek or Kambas have no youth who could be mad about something. Since when did the Kikuyu transfer of wealth/power have anything to do with the other 41 tribes of Kenya? And what is this dialogue supposed to achieve? So Kalonzo, Nyongo and Michuki will sit at the Grand Regency with Njenga Maina and sons and then talk what?...jobs for the Kikuyu youth? Land for the Kikuyu youth? Will they feel appeased? This mambo of being held at ransom, by the ballz I must add, is what every patriotic Kenyan should be most against.
ReplyDeleteKenya on fire? Very much so, and not just in Mathare. If what is happening in Mathare is fire, then what do you call events in Mt. Elgon for the last couple of months? I dont know why government reacts so differently to similar situations that involve kenyans dying needlessly. Why cant the Sabaot Defence Force be sniffed out the same way as Mungiki adherents?
ReplyDeleteAnd Chris if you look at provincial voting patterns in 2002, you will realise Kikuyus actually never voted for Kibaki 100%, and in the referendum vote, majority of them were on the other side (loosing side). Looking at the present scenario - the likes of Karume continue to enjoy the fruits and drink the milk that we voted for with so much passion. He also has the guts to invive Mungiki for a sober negotiation with the government - and this is your Minister of State for Defence speaking!!!
Are Kenyans that much idiots to continuously vote on the basis of ethnicity?
The needless death of Kenyans in Mt Elgon and Mathare is more than enough reason for the entire cabinet to resign - and parliamentary business suspended to focus on these issues alone.
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteIts just a matter of time before youths from these other regions take cue. Perhaps we can do something about it? The adopt-a-light lady has come up with something with i think is worth investigating....
http://www.oneinamillion.co.ke
Chris and your cahoots don't be so naive. Operation Kosovo was nothing. You are only crying now because of the pictures and clips you've seen. Had the cops declared the place a security zone (no camera or press allowed), then we would not be talking of the same thing. As much as i sympathize with the innocent, I don't sympathize with those who harbor Mungiki and its elements. They now have the option of trusting cops or Mungiki. The choice is theirs (I know who i'd trust) The oxymoron of your blog Chris just like your ODM financiers is the fact that you say Kibaki is senile and not doing anything about Insecurity. When he does something you complain and throw mud at him. (typical Kenyan) If that is democracy for you keep practicing it. As for Mungiki, if they have balls, let them hit back! Being a country's commander in Chief is no simple task. If you support Mungiki or harbor them, don't complain once you are referred to as 'Collateral Damage'
ReplyDeleteIt amounts to alot of courage to opine about somethings written on this blog. Since last week when someone referred to Chris' tribe as cheap and malicious, the level of tribalism here has gone one gear higher. Now, Chris, a Doctor, not a journalist anymore who knows everything and supported by sidekicks in his 'most popular blog' says that president Kibaki is senile. What is the age difference between him and 'your preffered Raila Odinga? or Kalonzo Musyoka (your tribesman)
ReplyDeleteAnd in your own thinking and intelligence, does it mean that Kibaki has not done any good in the time that he has served as president.
What will you say of the wasted quarter of a century that Moi was in power and nothing came of it. The tyranny that even stopped this medium and other mainstream to report and play objective roles in Kenya as a country.
Give credit where it is due. The Kikuyu tribe also deserve respect more than the list that you have published here to show that there are appointments that you feel are not in order. Smarten up Kenyans, we are above cheap Kumekucha provocations.