Today at 1 pm which is like 1 hour and 30 minutes away as of the time of posting this, Kenyans will stand united and sing all three verse of our beautiful and powerful National Anthem. Just like last year the debate continues as to the exact impact or the benefits of singing National Anthem. Personally I am not sure of the impact but I know how great our National Anthem is. So here are the reasons why I think people should just sing the National Anthem today and complain tomorrow.
- Help you to remember our National Anthem, I know some Kenyans can’t sing the National Anthem past the first verse and this a chance to refresh your memory
- Kenya National Anthem is simply the most beautiful song I know.. you should just be proud to sing it any time
- Every day I see people continue to borrow inspirational quotes and a few of them remember that our National Anthem has some of the most laden quotes of all time
- Promote Brand Kenya. Our beloved country ….KENYA…
- Chance to debate/discuss whether it is important to just sing national anthem. I guess those who are complaining will have something better than singing the National Anthem next year. People should realize that starting a great debate is not an easy task and organizers of Feb28 should be proud of what they are doing. it is not perfect but at least it is a starting point and people criticizing the event can build from it or come up with alternative.
- It is a prayer..for those of you who do not go to church, this a chance to pray to the Mighty God for his blessing to the country and people
- Help you remember that we are one Nation, regardless of the one’s color skin, tribe, religion, class and the level of stupidity
- Remind Kenyans that most of our leaders are not delivering on their mandate..therefore , voting them out in the next General Elections is a must
- Chance to hepa Office early and combine that with your normal Lunch hour…and you can tell your employer that you are going to pray for Kenya
- Chance to identify people who can’t sing..singing is an art and some people think it is easy…Those who criticize musicians should take note..today is your chance to show the world how good you are at singing
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While I believe Kenya 28th Feb is a noble cause, I think we need to allow people to disagree as well. You cannot tell them to sing and stop complaining. You cannot! We all know the cynicism with which a cause like this will be looked at. But we need to embrace this cynicism, it is highly expected. You cannot force people to believe what you believe. Just as you cannot force them to love. The same way, the exertion of patriotism by the Kenya 28th Feb team is simply ridiculous!
People asked questions last year and were ignored, just like they are being ignored this year. I do not want you to retweet my question! I want you to answer…help me understand. But if you choose not to engage people in conversation, or choose to do so selectively, then how in hell do you expect them to stand with you and sing the National Anthem? Of course they are not singing it for you, but there is really no sense in telling people what they should do or must do, then you choose not to engage them in conversation. It is evident that not everything is clear to everyone.
This is how I understand the day. Singing the National Anthem together, Unity! As you say, our Anthem is a beautiful prayer. But not everyone will see it like I do or like you do. Will it hurt to try and reason out with them? Will it hurt to open an ear and listen to what they have to say or their suggestions on what can be done beyond the Anthem? Or do you have to be part of the ‘Group’ behind the cause to suggest? Beats logic!
Plus what I must add is if for no other reason what will singing the national anthem take away from you?
We all agree that something should be done, only that some people don’t see Feb 28 as the solution. As I have said on the post, I am not sure of the impact of singing National Anthem but my problem is with people who were asking the tough questions last year and one year later, they are yet to figure out any solution. It means there is no better way to do it apart from singing the National Anthem. Seriously people had one whole year to present something different but unfortunately I am yet to see one. By the way, my post is not as dictatorial as you make it look… I am just saying, people should give us some fresh solutions instead of complaining every year. And on the part of the debate.. I support an open debate but we should strive to come up with solutions to problems . First step-Criticize…Second Step- Debate….3. Solutions…then close..NEXT
Exactly…..
People came up with solutions on their own. People raised money for kids
who did not have school fees. People bought kids in Kibera sanitary
pads. People bought food for the hungry. People did things just not
under the 28th Feb umbrella. Forgive me for my cynicism but I come from a
country where people have real problems, so I understand where people
are coming from in their asking questions. When people realised that
they were being ignored, then they chose to become haters of the cause.
Just like that which at the end of the day does not help anyone. I agree
that we have professional haters and defeatists who do not see any good
in whatever thing! I agree we have people who derive pleasure from
complaining. Please do not categorize everyone here.
What suggestions do we have?
1. What if we sang the Anthem and bought food for the hungry?
2. What if on that day, we sang and fed the kids on the streets?
3. What if we sang and made a promise to buy a girl in Kibera sanitary pads every month for the next one year?
4. What if…
See? Why are we limiting ourselves when we know we can do better and we have the right platform?