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I cannot be both Kenyan and Christian regarding this proposed constitution
Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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@tmatekwa, PEV will not be sorted by the constitution. it will be sorted by a change of people's values and morals. you are mistaken to think that this document written by men will for sure stop PEV-like events. Isn't the Law clear on Murder? is there anyone in Kenya who does not know murder is wrong? but they still do it. Ethnic tensions will not be sorted by this constitution. Quote:Cursed is the man who puts his faith in man @Obi, because people will always break the law, kill each other and steal. why do we bother? Why write this document? you know why? so that on the 40th day we nab the perpetrators - they will pay NDIO AWE FUNZO KWA WENGINE. Having a tight abortion law will not stop abortions, they may go underground. but WHEN THEY ARE CAUGHT, they should not use this draft to defend themselves. the reason a law is written is to for JUSTICE for all!! including the unborn. we must never forget that All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/24/2008 Posts: 238
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tmatekwa wrote:... No longer will i incure car repair costs because of PEV and my stocks portfolio will not depreciate due to lack of investor confidence. These are the real issue affecting me, and not some obscure abortion clause or kadhi court. I tremble at the mere thought of going to the next election under the current constitution. My vote is a big YES. I am a christian and i know that the church will not take care of my kids if i get killed in PEV. Big lie! The last PEV was caused by bad politics and poor values, chief among which is WE DO NOT VALUE LIFE. Are you not surprised that the politicians have not changed and that, indeed, majority are on the same side? The constitution will not change our poor politics if the attitude of the YES politicians is anything to go by. Intolerance was a big culprit in the last election. The intolerance against the position taken by the church leaders which one can feel even in wazua tells me we have a long way to go and no constitution will change that. What the PEV did was to put us in panic and we are now a country fixing the most important law in panic, that we should take the draft constitution, any constitution. If we have failed to undertake the equally crucial truth and reconciliation, which go to the issue of PEV more directly, we should not make a constitution because of the 'urgency of the moment'.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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@Brewer, well said. what we have a generation to much in a hurry to do things. i keep on reminding you guyz - ESAU lost his birthright because he felt as if one day's hunger would kill him. we are TOO HASTY. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/30/2009 Posts: 141
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Some of the arguments here are bordering on the absurd. So we shall soon see contraceptives banned because some fundamentalists have decided that people only have sex when making babies. So only God knows how a feotus is growing is hilarious. Do these people read any books? Masukuma be very honest with all of us here. Please do not answer another question. According to you, if your wife (God bless her) were to have a difficult pregnancy, it is ok for her to die because God wanted her to die? Hata wakizima taa
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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@nanfor1, on a personal level. My wife and I had to under go DNC just early this year for the loss of our baby. I never wish for any woman to undergo that pain it was a very painful process. but in the same note, i would not wish for anyone to abuse that process for convenience as we have established is possible. I know you are about to shout - DOUBLE STANDARDS....and its because you have not read or sought to understand my posts - a fallacy of cherry picking. For arguments sake I suggest you take a lesson in logical fallacies because all your statements are full of fallacies of generalizations (cherry picking to be exact),Ad hominem, appealing to emotions - BUT I can see right through them. who said this? nanfor1 wrote: So only God knows how a feotus is growing is hilarious. Do these people read any books?
where did you get the idea that nanfor1 wrote: according to you, if your wife (God bless her) were to have a difficult pregnancy, it is ok for her to die because God wanted her to die?
or nanfor1 wrote: So we shall soon see contraceptives banned because some fundamentalists have decided that people only have sex when making babies.
from ? Its either you are a magician able to conjure something from nothing or your arguments reek of generalization and appealing to emotions and personal attacks of people you know very little of (i think the latter) - since you know i am right in all my arguments. take a free lesson here and see yourself in the mirror (http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/) and spare us and any other people of your generalizations and faulty arguments. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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@Obi and @nanfor1, do you think that the article 26 (4) can be amended to be: Quote:Abortion is not permitted unless, in the opinion of a trained health professional, that due to the pregnancy there is a need for emergency treatment, or the life or physical health of the mother is in danger.
and an addition of the following in article 260 Quote:"trained health professional" means a doctor, a gynecologist, a clinical officer
and not endanger the life of the mother and not create a loop-hole for abortion on demand? with this make you happy? coz indeed it will make me happy! it will allow us to treat medical problems medically and let us map out solutions for social problems in the social realm. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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@ Masukuma I don't understand you at all but I respect your right to choose, In the best interest of Kenya, please vote NO. I think I can live with not agreeing with you I am also very happy that Moi will vote NO, vindicates what he has stood for all along and further convinces me that my yes is the right choice. The church, I am sad and disappointed "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/19/2008 Posts: 4,268
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Brewer wrote:tmatekwa wrote:... No longer will i incure car repair costs because of PEV and my stocks portfolio will not depreciate due to lack of investor confidence. These are the real issue affecting me, and not some obscure abortion clause or kadhi court. I tremble at the mere thought of going to the next election under the current constitution. My vote is a big YES. I am a christian and i know that the church will not take care of my kids if i get killed in PEV. Big lie! The last PEV was caused by bad politics and poor values, chief among which is WE DO NOT VALUE LIFE. Are you not surprised that the politicians have not changed and that, indeed, majority are on the same side? The constitution will not change our poor politics if the attitude of the YES politicians is anything to go by. Intolerance was a big culprit in the last election. The intolerance against the position taken by the church leaders which one can feel even in wazua tells me we have a long way to go and no constitution will change that. What the PEV did was to put us in panic and we are now a country fixing the most important law in panic, that we should take the draft constitution, any constitution. If we have failed to undertake the equally crucial truth and reconciliation, which go to the issue of PEV more directly, we should not make a constitution because of the 'urgency of the moment'. @Brewer Wouldnt an independent Judiciary have been able to sort out this issue if they know they will not get that midnight call from parliament? Wouldnt the spirit of having strong institutions govern and make people take responsibilities of their actions during their politiking? Wont the police act more responsibly with independent strong institutions? And you know, you can institute a legal proceedings if you feel your right has been infringed at no fee and you are confident you will get justice?
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/24/2008 Posts: 238
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Wendz, I think it is Plato who said that Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
The PEV did not happen because we do not have good laws, it's the culture of hatred and intolerance driven mainly by our politics. The politicians are still here and resoundingly in the Yes side. Listening to them I hardly think they have changed their ways. I hardly think we have changed our ways.
The constitution like quite a number of our laws is good to have but it is not the 'cure all' prescription for our problems. The No camp, especially the church leaders, have been treated less than kindly for saying No. The process of making the constitution is as important as the constitution itself and cannot employ intolerance and hatred to pass the 'good' constitution.
In terms of content, the constitution needs to be 'values-based' and not because 'we have been at it for too long',or 'it is an expensive exercise'. According to the church leaders the issues they raise ( entrenching abortion on demand & equal treatment of religions) are strong enough to rob the document of most of its 'values'.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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@Wendz, its a fact that evil people look for loop-holes around Laws. in your opinion what do Kenyans Value? Look at the streets - we have laws that tell you not to jump a red light. Every Driver in Kenya knows it. but they only implement it when a policeman is around. Changaa - has been a banned brew in Kenya for as long as i remember, people still drink it. People Keep on ripping each other off in this country of ours. A constitution should be a document that we put our common values in. I promise you if the draft changes things will change for the first few months then we will be back to our usual selfish and narrow-minded selves. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/4/2007 Posts: 56
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Masukuma I need to engage you on your this one. jkinyx@yahoo.com Thank you.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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Brewer wrote:Wendz, I think it is Plato who said that Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
The PEV did not happen because we do not have good laws, it's the culture of hatred and intolerance driven mainly by our politics. The politicians are still here and resoundingly in the Yes side. Listening to them I hardly think they have changed their ways. I hardly think we have changed our ways.
The constitution like quite a number of our laws is good to have but it is not the 'cure all' prescription for our problems. The No camp, especially the church leaders, have been treated less than kindly for saying No. The process of making the constitution is as important as the constitution itself and cannot employ intolerance and hatred to pass the 'good' constitution.
In terms of content, the constitution needs to be 'values-based' and not because 'we have been at it for too long',or 'it is an expensive exercise'. According to the church leaders the issues they raise ( entrenching abortion on demand & equal treatment of religions) are strong enough to rob the document of most of its 'values'. @ Brewer. The reason PEV happened was simply because we did not have good laws, thats also the reason why 3 years later, nobody has been successfully prosecuted and punished for them. Our lack of good laws are the reason why Ocampo keeps hovering around Nairobi. "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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@Obi, you are truly and sincerely mistaken. PEV happened because we have LOST VALUE FOR LIFE AND OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. We enjoy a law-less society. it happened in Rwanda, Czech republic e.t.c. We keep on comparing ourselves with Nations that are one people nations like UK and most of Europe but fail to understand that we are NOT ONE PEOPLE we are many!!. We must find a solution for ourselves similar to what our brothers in Tanganyika have. We must VALUE Kenya and Kenyans - a constitution is a manifestation of those values not a panacea for all our inbuilt ills. Its work that a plebiscite will not do. ACT, DON'T REACT! for many people , passing this draft is a reaction to PEV. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 3/12/2010 Posts: 1,199 Location: Eastlander
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Obi 1 Kanobi wrote: 1."Give unto ceasar" and unto the lord (for me this means he separated the laws of man from those of the lord, because man's laws are inferior in the eyes of God and will not be taken into consideration come judgement day). 2. Secondly there is the question he was asked about what should man do when his donkey falls into a ditch on sabbath. He answered that the sabbath was created to serve man and not the other way round. Meaning that you should not ignore common sense in the pretext of following the bible.
There is no evidence where God judges a people collectively (atleast post Jesus), christianity is belief in Jesus, the old testament is very important for background purposes but reference to it to justify a hardline positions is retrogressive
Obi..Christ was talking on TAXES... TAXES!! T. A. X. E. S. YOU EQUATING TAX TO LIFE?? Please get my point..life is sacred...that won't change. Christianity is not a democracy...you will never hear someone calling christians to collectively down grade Adultery from "sin" to "misdemeanor"...The Bible is absolute..complete in itself..lacking nothing..needing nothing..unless you are not a christian..in which case belive in what you will..but to christians..the Bible is complete..and absolute..and it portrays in itself that life is sacred.. life is life is life.. Cain Killed Abel..God did not "see" the murder..but he HEARD the blood of Abel speak!..i cannot explain that..ask God to. Thanx. but then, you are free to differ. ..Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven...Matt5:16 - 1769 Oxford King James Bible 'Authorized Version
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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I saw Njoki Ndungu Lying on Nation yesterday. She was lucky there was no sharp guy over there to blast her out of the water. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/22/2008 Posts: 851 Location: nairobi
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I cannot believe that guys here have such short memories. we all know that PEV was a result of loss of confidence in the judiciary system. Now, election petitions will be determined in 60 days, and a rerun for closely presidential candidates within 30 days............ clearly no need for violence here. By the way, how many PEV survivors are still receiving aid from those churches?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/19/2008 Posts: 4,268
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masukuma wrote:@Obi, you are truly and sincerely mistaken. PEV happened because we have LOST VALUE FOR LIFE AND OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. We enjoy a law-less society. it happened in Rwanda, Czech republic e.t.c. We keep on comparing ourselves with Nations that are one people nations like UK and most of Europe but fail to understand that we are NOT ONE PEOPLE we are many!!. We must find a solution for ourselves similar to what our brothers in Tanganyika have. We must VALUE Kenya and Kenyans - a constitution is a manifestation of those values not a panacea for all our inbuilt ills. Its work that a plebiscite will not do. ACT, DON'T REACT! for many people , passing this draft is a reaction to PEV. @Masukuma We all know that is not true.... The reason there was PEV was because of some tribal chiefs that incited their communities across the country! why else were we up against each other on tribal grounds... does it mean as a luo i respect luo property but not kisii property? Why didnt we see a kikuyu destroy another kikuyu's property if that was the case? True, we do have a country that does not have strong institutions to protect the property of individuals and that is what the proposed contitution is supposed to be doing! exactly that. If you didnt know, majority of the people saying no (politicians specifically) are saying no because the proposed constitution deals very firmly on leaders. Leaders will no longer benefit from being tribal chiefs, they wont seek electoral office if they have previously misused their office.... that is the only way to send all these goons home.... because, from the word go, they will not even qualify to present their papers to the electoral commission.... and thats why we need an electoral commission and judiciary that can bite and bite real hard... and this is the chance we have!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/16/2007 Posts: 1,320
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Interesting Views. My 2 cents. 1. The 'strength' of any Institution or Law rests on the VALUE placed on it by the people it affects and not in itself. 2. The proposed Law (or any other)has no capacity to inform or change the values of a people. Guys, even if you Vote Yes quit thinking that this is "the answer to our problems, the moment we have been waiting for etc". There is no promised land......
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/7/2010 Posts: 282 Location: Nairobi
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I agree with Mtu Biz.
The new draft constitution is not the answer to the countries problems. It is great and good leadership that is required.
A good constitution in hands of a bad leader with not serve us.
You cannot be both Kenyan and Christian at the same time. There must be separation of earthly citizenship and heavenly citizenship. As a Christian you are an ambassador send to represent your Master. This is what should inform your vote!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/16/2007 Posts: 1,320
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One more thing.... The source of all Good, all Justice, all Truth, all that we seek in 'strong laws and institutions'. The source of all that we call Right and Fair and Good is God. God as revealed in the holy scriptures and in his historically documented dealings with man. You will be wise to seek him first.
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