A great man, elected to presidency
in his early 40s made one of the most memorable speeches in all of mankind, the
quote that is still remembered to this day "ask not what
your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your
country." This was John F, Kennedy America's most popular
president second only to Honest Abe.
The similarities between
these two iconic Statesmen border on providence, on this story however, my
interest is solely in their ability to push their generation to action. It
is upon the weight of history laid by these men that I ask my fellow youth what
can we do for our country?
Easy as it must be for us to lay the
blame squarely at the feet of our fathers' generation that has been characterized
by the failures of our political leaders. failure which have sown the seeds of
tribalism, nepotism and selfishness to at the foundations of government and
indeed our national structure plunging many of us to an abyss of hopelessness
and want, my challenge still remains what can we do Kenya?
will we wait until the seedling grow
and mature to force us to act, are we waiting for our country to disintegrate
to levels of oppression that led to the Arab spring in order for us to take
action and rise to the challenges of this generation, when we can act now, at
this most pivotal time in history to turn tide, to change the course of our
nation's history.
At Uhuru Park, our fore bearers
erected an everlasting monument to espouse the words and spirit of our country,
PEACE, LOVE AND UNITY, structure of stone that all will withstand the test
of time to remind all generations of what they fought for, what many a
hero whose deeds have gone forgotten and lost through the cracks of
history bled and died for in forest for the cause of liberation
in the MAU MAU rebellion.
our history is littered with acts of
great self sacrifice by men of incredible character and vision. Great men like
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Oginga Odinga, Charles Rubia, Wangari Mathai and of course
the priest who got beat up on national TV, just so we can enjoy the right and
freedom of speech and self expression. for every one we remember, there is
a multitude of fallen warriors who defended our country and shaped it to what
we now enjoy.
On the shoulders of these great
patriots we stand, under the tall shade of their shadows cast we stand,
question is what are doing? What about us?
In their youth they acted in
solidarity with their backs against the ropes facing oppressive regimes, be it
the colonial powers of history or the oppressive regime of recent times
past, our generation however has not a thing to show in contribution to
the making of our nation. Our generation falls short.
It is not done yet, the spirit of
brotherhood, we should, we can and we must prevail, let this generation rise
above tribalism and nepotism, let our deeds be carried by all the tides of
time to the unseen expanse of time, that all generations to come may
remember, it was at this time that we stood, it was at this time that we raised
up and achieved real change in our nation's politics.
Let us for vote patriotic
leaders with vision, purpose and passion to lead us to the next phase of
Kenya's history.
Change starts with you!!!
God Bless Kenya.
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