Tues, 29 Jan 2008 4:37



Dear Friends,

Kenya is in a precarious situation at the moment. We all have the opportunity to make a difference. That opportunity is to be bigger than ourselves. We are asking our politicians to swallow their egos for the sake of the country. We too, need to do the same. We can do this by reaching out to our friends across political, social and tribal divides.

• Reaching out by email, a phone call, a text message.
• Reaching out by not forwarding emails or text messages that fuel stereotypes or pit one community against another.
• Reaching out by making the conscious decision to look for solutions, rather than whom to blame.
• Reaching out by taking a personal responsibility to play a role, however small, but a role to bring an end to violence. An end to violence that will provide an opportunity to address the underlying issues.
• Reaching out by inviting people from communities other than yours to a cup of tea, some ugali or a game.
• We must all remember that if we are not a part of the solution, then we are part of the problem.

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
    Edmund Burke

       - John Gachora