On 11/29/08, otieno sungu wrote:
The church as we used to know it is dead. The days when the President would shake with fear of being told right in his face whenever he went wrong. The bold charismatic church leaders who united Kenyans against oppression, the ones who marshalled the people regardless of tribe or political affiliation to stand up and confront impunity.
How I moan for them at this time of need when the president, vice president, prime minister, ministers, assistant ministers, parliament, the judiciary, the anti-corruption authority, the attorney genaral, have conspired against us. Notice, to me, I no longer use the capitalisation when referring to these nouns; they are no longer proper to me; they have become very common; common in their resilience to rob the Common Man. The only hero I still look up to are the thousands of Kenyans who will mill the streets on the 12th of December to protest against common criminals masquarading as our leaders, stealing from us and fattening themselves shamelessly, without a shred of guilt.
Did the church die with Bishop Alenxander Muge and Archbishop Henry Okullu?? Today, what I see are ruderless church leaders without any spark around them, they cannot even hold a congragation beyond 2 continuous hours. People sneak out of church for the lack of spiritual nourishment to find something “worthwhile” to do in the streets…maybe window shop. The churches are geting emptier every Sunday.
I wonder who even feels the Cardinal? The man has not even brought the religious glory that Catholics thought an elevation of a Kenyan to a Cardinal would.
The less said about the Margaret Wanjirus, Muirus, Lais, Kariukis, Masindes…the better.
If today Jesus asked you who you have been fellowshipping with…he would weep with pain if you mentioned any of these…………….like the Pharisees, they like to be seen to glorify God, to do his duty and to answer to his calling…….yes, in powerful 4x4s from the poor churchgoer who dashes in-between crazy road ragged drivers, dust and weariness to deliver the 10%.
God damn this land!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am embarrased on God’s behalf for such creations that could have come from his hands!!!!
The devil must be working overtime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sungu.
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Sungu. God still has his men even among the leaders of the church.
Ndingi was missed out in your list and yet he did as much if not more than those mentioned and though he may not use the pulpit like he used to do – he is retired – he is doing his bit. And I can say the same of Nzimbi who keeps clear of the media when he can but is very engaged even as we write. But more so is to urge that we do the much or little within our means to effect change. FOCUS is engaging leaders and employers both within FKE and those without for a common notice of non remittance of tax to gov if the latter does not address the crisis of basic commodity prices as well as other measures to tame the monstrous ogre that has become of our parliament. You shudder at the thought of what this new enemy no1 of the people will next. It’s time to act. And act together as one.
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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:47:09 +0300 [02:47:09 PM CST]
From: gachora ngunjiri
Subject: Re: Did the church die with Muge, Okullu??
THE KENYAN CHURCH
Of late the Kenyan church has not lived up to its expectatiions since most of the church leaders tend to potray tribal political orientation. A case in point is Cardinal Njue who after encouraging Mwai Kibaki to rubish the democratic Memorandum of Understanding stood and watched as the same Kibaki parked the parastatal and government jobs with hid tribesmen and women, watched Kibaki rig the 27th December 2007 elections, watched as Michuki ordered police to shoot and kill innocent democratic young Kenyans who unarmed were protesting the election theft, watched as Michuki refused Bishop Tutu, Ramamphosa, President Kufuor from mediating between rival parties as the police mowed down innocent Kenyans, he is now watching as IDPs are being forced back to the land in the Rift Valley which Jomo Kenyatta tribally allocated them in total disregard to justice to the rightful owners of the land and he is unashamedly calling for the disnonest criminal return of the same IDPs to the land which is not theirs.
Cardinal Njue knows vey well that there is cruel land injustice that favours his tribesmen, the Kikuyus against the rightful owners of the land in the Rift Valley but he is too blinded by tribalism to to fight for the holy justice for those being robbed. This cardibnal should in the name of God be defroaked by the Pope if justice was to return to Kenya. Without removing him from the head of the church injutice and impunity will comntinue to prevail in Kenya as long as his tribesmen control the seat of power with him annointing them.
All the Kikuyu bishops who were falling over one another to criticise President Moi have suddenly undergone metamorphosis with one of their own on the throne despite the fact that injustice and impunity have worsened during the Kibaki reign.
A Cardinal who sees no evil hears no evil loses the honesty to to represent the flock on behalf of His Holiness.The Pope should defroak him forhwith.
DR. ODIDA OKUTHE.