Quest for New Constitution in Kenya: A Poem

GLOWS LIKE SUNSHINE IN KENYA

New proposed Kenya’s constitution
Glows like sunshine in Kenya
Amidst hurdles, confusion, tensions
And bombs.

Throbbing Kenya of a new hope
Hope for a better tomorrow
Hope for a Kenya we want
A new nation of civility
And of humans rights culture
As
Referendum date dawns in August 2010
New constitution is
Unstoppable like River Nile

VOTE YES
A dawn of spirit of unity
And national cohesion
Unity of purpose
Unity of 42 ethnic groups divided into units
For political manipulation and propaganda
And manipulated like puppets
VOTE YES

for
Kenya we are fighting for
Kenya we are maimed for
Kenya we are detained for
Kenya we are bombed for
Kenya we are yearning for
Kenya betrayed and auctioned
At the alter of greed and corruption
Auctioned by minority, super rich and their associates
Kenya fragmented into smaller tribal units.
Kenya of ‘kitu kidogo’ and miracle babies
Kenya of scandals and commission of inquiries Kenya

A nation recuperating from cancer
Cancer of social ills, manipulation, circus
And theatre of absurd
Of mid night media raid
Of constitutional clause mutilation
At Government Printers

VOTE YES
Vote Victory
For rights and fundamental rights.
New constitution glows like sunshine in Kenya
Like River Nile it is unstoppable

VOTE YES
For new salvation and democratization
A new dawn has dawned in Kenya again
A new constitution that throbs our hearts
With dignity, hope and vision

VOTE YES


Aketch Obat Masira
DIRECTOR - MISANGO ARTS ENSEMBLE
CHAIRMAN, LAKE VICTORIA BASIN FILM MAKERS GUILD (KENYA)
Email: obatmasira@yahoo.com.