The libertarian head of the Inter-Region Economic Network (Kenya) criticizes religious leaders who argue that Kenyans should vote against the proposed constitution - which they argue legalizes abortion and is accepting of homosexuality - in the upcoming referendum: "It is income and the quest for more income – that is what Kenyans want. The country’s religious leaders have failed to read the mood that Kenya as a society has changed. The reason why we farm, go to school, migrate to cities, engage in business, and crime, among others is to address the 'income' issue. The dawn of a new era that will redefine religion, politics and the country’s social fabric is on its way."
He continues his commentary: "The old constitutional order with its colonial winner takes it all approach created economic disparities that put more pressure on individuals and families to such extent that Kenyans are forced to live with wanton cases of foetuses in garbage bins. As the world becomes increasingly multi-polar with Asiatic and South American economies on an upward surge; Kenyans must learn to manage to their benefit a variety of influences at play globally. At independence, a constitutional order that sought to sustain Western influence rewarded collaborators and disenfranchised ethnic communities of the new entity known as Kenya that was established. For over 47 years, the disenfranchised Kenyans battled to create systems that can enable each one to participate effectively in matters of state and country building. Meanwhile every election time has come to mark a period of bloodbath that destroys hundreds of lives in the quest to be part of the national income bracket."
Final thoughts from Mr. Shikwati: "Kenya will sure join the middle income countries if citizens use the new constitutional order to ensure that the new bourgeoisie class creates wealth and not merely rob the citizenry. The simmering rebellion against the old religious order is a pointer that Kenya is on the verge of its own age of enlightenment."
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James Shikwati: "The Clergy Didn't Read Kenyans' Mood. We Care About Our Standard Of Living, Not Abortion Or Homosexuality"
