Why Magufuli administration misses the point on Government splurge

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But tribes are stratas and every time we finger point Kenyan tribes we fail to grasp our own political tribes

 

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The aims of Kenyan ethnic tribes are the same as our political tribes

 

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It is discrimination period

 

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It's based on archaic principles of a zero sum game

 

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That unless my perceived enemy is on a losing end I am a loser too!

 

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Zero sum game has convinced us unless I am looter progress not part of my DNA!

 

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As a result of this innate thinking we have become breeders and brooding factories of thieving Politicians

 

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So to insulate themselves they buy loyalty

 

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Government largesse is the staple source of bribing your way to access of state power and influence peddling

 

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In that boiling pot, our leaders have become hypocrites and liars

 

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Those who have perfected the art of hypocrisy, lies and flattery have seen their political stock quadrupling

 

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Those who stood for unscrupulous principles have been ostracized left to rot

 

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Members of parliament are in the hook too

 

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From a one man nominations process to ministerial appointments MPs are crafted in a manner independent thinking and acting is punished as rebellion

 

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So, our MPs are no longer ours anymore but a caricature serving the personal interests of their political boss

 

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From left to right the electorates are robbed of everything and are increasingly voiceless to determine their collective destiny

 

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The disempowering of electorate has reached the summit and it's the tanking of the economy which will free them from this chokehold

 

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It's easier and convenient to fingering the former colonial masters as putting their knee on our neck

 

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But raising similar accusations against the real tormentors among ourselves is considered treason!

 

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2 Kings 4:38-6:23

Recognise that transformation is an act of grace

God performed several miracles through Elisha. There were feeding miracles (4:38–44), an axe-head floating (6:1–7) and blinded Arameans (vv.8–23). Not only were miracles performed through him, but he also had an extraordinary prophetic gift: ‘Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom’ (v.12). In the middle of these accounts we read of a remarkable transformation in a Syrian general’s life.
Naaman was general of the army under the king of Aram. He was ‘a truly great man’ (5:1, MSG). But he had a problem; ‘he had leprosy’ (v.1). He hears about the possibility of healing through the power of God via a young servant girl (vv.2–4).
He is used to getting things by using his power and his money: ‘So he went off, taking with him about 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothes’ (v.5, MSG).
When he eventually gets to meet Elisha’s messenger, he is told, ‘Go to the River Jordan and immerse yourself seven times. Your skin will be healed and you’ll be as good as new’ (v.10, MSG). Initially, he loses his temper and stomps off (vv.11–12). He expected to be healed in a grander and less humbling way. Pride can keep you from receiving everything God wants to give you.
However, encouraged by his servant, he dips himself in the Jordan seven times and ‘his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy’ (v.14). He is utterly transformed. He says, ‘Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel’ (v.15).
He offers to pay for his healing. Elisha refuses to accept anything. Gehazi makes the terrible mistake of trying to make money out of God’s grace (vv.19–27). Healing and transformation are a gift from God by grace. They cannot be earned.

Father, thank you for your miraculous power to heal and to save. Help me to have the same attitude as Elisha and never to try to take any credit, whether material or otherwise, for myself. Thank you that transformation comes by grace. It is a gift of your undeserved love.

Pippa Adds

2 Kings 6:16
‘“Don't be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”’
If you feel surrounded by difficulties and under attack remember that, when everything seems against you, God has a mighty army that can come and deliver you.