OPINION: Kenya needs more than prayer at the moment

Sometimes we use the terms peace and prayer to cover up our problems and run away from the reality we ought to address. In as much as praying is quite important, ignoring to deal with the reality would be more dangerous. In Mat 7:21, “Not everyone who calls me Lord! Lord! Will enter the kingdom.”

We tend to at times to give God problems that He is not part of. As a father, you are not obliged to address every issue in your son’s marriage. You only guide where necessary. Just in the same way, when a car you are driving loses a wheel, a good driver does not sit back praying to God to help him.

A good and rational driver will either embarks on replacing the wheel or looking for a mechanic to help. First replace the wheel and ask God for a safe trip and protection.

Prayer is not the only thing Kenya needs at the moment. The Kenyan leadership ought to be addressing the major political crises that is facing the country. We need to be told when the demos shall come to an end and how the polls agency will ensure credible, free and fair polls.

A national prayer day is not what the country needs most at this moment. This is behaving like an ostrich that buries its tail in the ground and exposes the rest of its body to heat and danger. However, calling for dialogue and agreeing on a basic platform for a free fair election is what is required at the moment. The earlier this is done the better.

IEBC should not ignore the influence and the support the opposition has in the country. Six million people is not a small number. Credibility of election, public trust and confidence is what IEBC should do to deliver undisputed election.

You cannot board a plane whose pilot informs you that the plane may crush any time. The best thing is to alight and seek an alternative means to your destination or cancelling the entire trip.

To IEBC, you have the mandate to ensure the playground is flat for all candidates. To politicians, don’t lead to country into flames of fire by calling for peace and praying and not addressing the real issues here.

Most of you have great mansions abroad as soon as the grass is burning the bulls will be relocating to safe places and only watching the proceeds on Aljazeera and BBC.

Before us is water and fire. I decision has to be made. Choose what to drink. There are consequences after all.

Prayer is not the only thing the country needs.