Never in my life did I think I would have anything in common with one said William Samoei arap Ruto, one of Kenya's prophets of doom and war who gave his life to the Lord Jesus last Sunday. Last week, Ruto advised Muslims to vote against the draft if they did not want to be visited by violence at the hands of Christians, and repeatedly informed us that a document called a constitution (not leaders like him) would divide Kenya on religious lines. Like Ruto, I also had a foreboding that violence would visit Kenya. read more »
Wandia Njoya's blog
The Devil in the Details: The Opposition to the Draft Kenya Constitution
The case of the Kenyan church leaders opposed to the adoption of the draft constitution still does not make sense. In fact, one gets dizzy trying to follow their arguments because the leaders keep the shifting goal posts with fallacies, outright distortions, political blackmail and spiritual ultimatums. It is as if the leaders have decided to wear Kenyans down into voting against the draft.
Kenyan Churches, Racism and Pan-Africanism
It goes without saying that the case of the churches against the draft Kenya constitution does not make sense. On one hand, they argue that the Kadhi courts in the constitution make Kenya an Islamic state, and yet Kenya should be secular. On the other hand, the leaders want that same secular Kenya they are fighting for to adopt the Christian position on abortion. But worst of all, they have blackmailed Kenya by saying that the country should arrive at a "consensus" with the church in which Kenyans have no choice to acquiesce to the church's position. read more »
Motherhood and the Motherland
This year, the roles that won Sandra Bullock and Mo'Nique the Oscars for best actress and best supporting actress respectively shared one thing in common: both were mothers to black children whose size was a significant aspect of the children's characters. The things that differentiated the two roles, however, are disturbing.
The Politics of Sex
When I was young and attending church meetings, seminars and all manner of forums designed to reign in on teenage libido, there was a church elder who used to say that when a young man approaches a woman's parents to declare his intention to marry their daughter, he is essentially telling the parents that he wants to have sex with her. I never understood what he meant, but I didn't really try to, given that the elder was known for making controversial statements. I didn't understand till now.
