From: ndebele okoth
By: Rev Okoth Otura
The Christian Democratic Movement of Kenya (CDMK) hereby launches a vigorous campaign urging Kenyans Christians living in North America, Europe, Australia and across the world to back the new law, by offering their support to the Yes side led by Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and the PM Raila Odinga.
CDMK call upon Kenyans to vote Yes on August 4 2010 on referendum, since there is no democratic sovereign nation in the world which has ever had a better or perfect constitution, henceforth Kenyans must take a step of faith and pass this constitution.
CDMK understands that some clauses in this new constitution will require amendment afterward; however, core parts that underlines the devolved government objects and principles is the foremost important, for it will provide all the Kenyan regions power to plan and develop without the interference from the central government.
In passing this new law, Kenyans will be honouring and fulfilling the wishes of the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, TJ Mboya, Barack Obana Sr,Ramogi Ochieng Oneko, Gama Pinto, Bildad Kaggie, Waruru Kanja, Muliro and many others, plus the clerics who lost or risk their lives dating back from 1964 in the duration of the dark days of the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and former President Daniel arap Moi’s leadership, and of course the current coalition government.
In the wake of terror Rev. Dr Timothy Njoya of the Presbyterian Church, late Dr Bishop Henry Okullu of the Anglican Church, Bishop Alexander Muge, Arch Bishop Dr. David Gitari, Cardinal Maurice Otunga, Bishop Festo Habakkuk Olang’, Bishop Manasses Kuria, Obadiah Kariuki, Arch Bishop Okoth of Kisumu Diocese, Ndingi Mwana wa Nzeki , Bishop Otieno Wasonga all firmly backed call for New Constitution infant stages of struggle.
While the main stream Churches were by then backed by foreign mother churches to pursue course of calling for reforms, the Indigenous Churches founded a lobby group (Indigenous Churches of Constitutions Reforms) “The ICCR” a grassroots movement (which later in 2004 transformed itself to CDMK) to mobilize the masses across the rural Kenya and cities to support the re-appeal of section 2 to allow the reintroduction Multi-Part system in Kenya.
Indeed these were the true men of clothe who demonstrated the heart of shepherd by becoming the lonely voice against the storm of fear and death, from former President Moi’s Kanu authoritarian regime.
CDMK note with a great concern the baseless claim that the new constitution does provide powers to Islamic faith in Kenya through Kadhi Court, and since the critics of the clause have failed to correctly interpret the section within the same constitution that empowered Churches and Kenya tribes to make certain decision accordance to their norms and value, it is therefore needless to support the NO campaign who agenda blank.
The CDMK is Pro-life movement and does not support the abortion whatsoever, and we strongly believe that life begins at conceptions; however, it is completely different if the mother’s life in danger.
The current Church leaders against the New Constitution are no strangers to their stand against reforms, for they are the same hypocrites and traitors who cemented former
Kenya dictator Daniel arap Moi tyrants leadership rule that for decades butchered thousands of innocent Kenyans in cold blood, looted billions of tax payer’s money, generated bloody ethnic cleansing in 90s.
The No clerics and MP’s ( Kanu Y92) campaigners are the same Nyayo chorus singers, frequents State House quests for financial handouts in Moi’s authoritative regime.
It is unfortunate for the former President Moi mobilize his corrupt cronies and resources he looted to campaign against the popular call of new constitution that will promote Kenya to world class political democracy
In the book of Exodus 20:2-3 the Bible stated clearly that “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain”
It is hypocritical for these a clerics to team up with Tea Party, a US Republican radical racist group, who has declare war against the reforms being championed by the Obama administration both in USA and internationally.
The Tea Party are the remnants of the former apartheid and white extremist meddling to sabotage Obama’s administration foreign policy, which has refined the image of US abroad.
CDMK have already sent a team of Christians to Kenya to mobilize all the Indigenous Churches and all Christians to vote Yes, our team are already in all the Kenyan Provinces working with locals to make sure the YES side sail through comes August 4 2010.
The Writer is the former the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga aide in religious affairs and the current President of Christian Democratic Movement of Kenya (CDMK) living in exile in Canada.
Rev Okoth Otura,
President/Founder,
Christian Democratic Movement of Kenya-(CDMK) &
East Africa Christians Transformation Mission Fellowship-(EACTMF)
CANADA
www.cdmk.org
www.eactmf.org
http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/07/17/kenyan-christians-in-diaspora-backs-new-law-defends-obama-blame-us-tea-party-for-feuds-in-kenya/