Justice in Kenya

Justice is an attribute of God and it is an expression of love that takes as equal the rights of all.

In the book of Nehemiah, when reconstruction of Jerusalem started, the third gate that they built was known as the Ancient Gate. The Ancient Gate is symbolic of systems of governance which are based on God's wisdom. God's wisdom is different from the worldly wisdom and Israel's choices all along were either blessings by God's way or curses by their way.

In this time of grace, nations have the same choice but many have chosen atheistic systems of governance which do not recognise God at all or simply 'tolerate Him'. In principle choosing to believe in God and to walk in His ways is to choose fairness. Fairness is something that is attained through establishment of good constitutions and laws which are overseen by transparent judicial systems and  all are shaped for the common good of citizens and visiting or residing foreigners.

Democracy entails that people offer themselves to be leaders and they are then elected owing to their acceptability by society.  Cliques of same minded individuals who are able to convince the populace of their undeterred zeal towards their nation's and every citizen's development form parties which then became vehicles for their campaign.  For those who are elected to power (drive) this society, survival depends on the continued faith by the citizens.

If the majority of voting society are not firm believers of God and his way of love then there is the possibility of electing a leadership who then become tyrant and justice is abated. Without the objectivity of bringing equality and justice to those being governed, it becomes self-destructive and though it may last for years its legacy will be twisted and it will surely be uprooted, only to be remembered as a bitter pill and studied as sin.

God's word gives account of the mind of man versus the mind of God. Christian believers know that once you make a stand to embrace the mind of God, you adhere to His way of doing things. Departure admits difficulty and failure and correction is often painful. Believers have an understanding of how one's establishment is tied to the relationship with God. Walking with God matters on their holistic growth and development.

The same walk that a person has with God through reverence is the same that a nation has when it recognizes Him. When Kenya was established it recognized and embraced God. It became a 'person' having a relationship with Him.   After fifty years, the new constitution also recognized Him and it became a seal and a rededication to our relationship.

Recognition of God by a state may seem to the worldly mind laughable but it is fundamentally its security and prosperity. Our constitution is bent towards justice and our laws should recognize differences and offer arbitration or appropriate punishment. The bible records that laws are made for wrong doers. If there were no wrong doers there will not be any need for laws. The bible also records that it is from law that we have knowledge of what is good and what is evil.

For any person either in positions of power or operating businesses in this country tends to operate in injustice, they have chose to fight with God and their end is sure.

To steal public money, to be greedy, paying oneself exhorbitantly at the expense of the nation, to cheat others off their property, to ruin others by selling them drugs and substances that spell doom, to fail to offer expedient solutions to hunger, conflict, better pay for those crying at the high cost of living, to think selfishly as being more important than others is to attract God's wrath.

God's ultimate law to human kind is to operate in love and that is the message throughout His Word. Without love there cannot be any good governance systems, nor any justice or any good development programs. It's love that defines good systems and its love that follows them through.

When we operate in love we enforce justice and give the rise to the entry of the Lord as a blesser.

Psa 24:7  Open the ancient gates, so that the glorious king may come in.
Psa 24:8  Who is this glorious king? He is our LORD, a strong and mighty warrior.
Psa 24:9  Open the ancient gates, so that the glorious king may come in.
Psa 24:10  Who is this glorious king? He is our LORD, the All-Powerful!

God bless Kenya!