Time to Heal Kenya

I have read so many messages from friends, blogs and the newspapers. Some of these messages are asking Kenyans not to care or to ignore whatever is going on in our country at the moment. They are asking Kenyans to forget that they have seen murder and plunder in the past few days. They are asking Kenyans to leave as if they have no emotional wounds and hence do not experience any hurt. We all however have a task to mourn with the mourning families and to burry our dead with dignity. We need to pray for the killers and we need to start teaching our children the true meaning of love. All Kenyans must take leadership at the moment so as to help in healing the wounds that are many amongst:

1. The shame that has accompanied the post elections violence and acrimony. Killing of innocent women and children taking refuge in a church and the plunder and loot and the heavy force used by the police. Kenya's love for the neighbour has turned to deep seated hatred.

2. The division and the hatred that is raising its head high in the name of tribalism. This poison is affecting the young generation Kenyans and we feel that it is for leaders like you and me to start educating those whom we lead (starting from the family to the church and any other public arena) and getting them out of this poison. You have seen how easy it is for leaders to exploit this poison at the expense of the masses in Kenya. Now is the time to ask the young not to be taken in by tribal overtones and steroetypes such as "Luhyas are this or that", Maasais, Lous, Kikuyus, Kambas etc. People should stop calling each other names such as "Huyu Mkamba" or use phrases like "wacha kubehave kama Mmasai" etc. Or even using tribal tags when communicating to each other like "We Mkamba" etc. We need to promote a culture that ensures that whatever we do is motivated by the fact that we are A NATION first.

3. The fact that our civilization is very young and that by people destroying what we have achieved until now is tantamount to bring us back a million steps. The problem has turned now against neighbours who lived together for many peaceful years. Yet the real culprits are those trying to kill democracy in our country. The fact that they encourage uncivility is dangerous.. countries like Ukraine had the same problem of electoral riging and yet they were solved very peacefully.

4. Lastly, encouraging that our leaders solve the present problems amicably.

Kenyans, I do not expect you not to take sides at the moment. You must always defend truth however awkward a position this will place you in but peacefully. And I do not expect you to advice people to shut up their eyes to the post electoral violence, murders, plunders and above all the killing of democracy. IT IS A SHAME!!! Kindly take a leading role in reconciliation and education starting from the small group of people you have been entrusted to lead at the moment.