BUSINESS NAME MWITO WA AMANI

I S S U E 2 OCTOBER 2012

IN T E R R E L I G I O U S N E W S L E T T E R O N I N T E R F A I T H In the choice of Political Leaders what comes first: their integrity or D I A L O G U E I N K E N Y A .

A P U B L I C A T I O N O F C O A S T I N T E R F A I T H religious affiliation? C O U N C I L O F C L E R I C S ( C I C C )

By Fr Wilybard Lagho self from paradise by ignoring that entering paradise is to a large E D I T OR I A L T E A M ; the plight of poor Lazarus (Luke extent determined by the choices we F R . R E V . W I L Y B A R D What would I do if it becomes so 16:19-31). The rich man in this make while living here on earth. It’s L A G H O clear in my mind that God was biblical story could be any one very clear from the Hadith and Bible asking me to choose my who wields power either finan- that man will have to render a final R E V . S T E P H E N A N Y E N D A neighbour as heir of my wealth? cially, economically, militarily or account with Almighty God and that Leaders in whatever sphere be it otherwise and fails to use the paradise is the ultimate reward for S H K. G H A Z Y S H E K H religious, political or social same power in addressing the good people, good leaders.

should first and foremost be hon- SHK. MUNIR MAZRUI In coast region and especially in est people not only because it’s a The forthcoming general election will L I V I N G S T O N E constitutional requirement but Mombasa County where Muslims be an opportunity for Kenyan voters N Y A N D O specifically because it’s required and Christians live in the same to choose honest leaders irrespective by Almighty God. A Hadith at- neighbourhoods, let us envisage of the aspirants wealth, ethnic or reli- tributed to Prophet Mohamed gious affiliation. The choice of politi- INSIDE THIS living together in peace to the extent S.A.W, says that “any man whom you can trust your neighbour with cal leaders will be a test of the voters I S S U E : Allah has given the authority of own integrity. What comes first: lead- your political destiny ruling some people and he does ers’ integrity or their religious affilia- Sigh of relief as 2 not look after them in an honest tion? Would I rather be ruled by a Child rights net manner, will never have even the dishonest leader belonging to my work formed smell of Paradise (Sahih Al Buk- plight of the vulnerable members religious affiliation or by honest hari-The book of Al-Adab) of the community; the hungry, leader irrespective of their religious Muslims hold a 2 ignorant, sick, refugee, foreigner identity? In the Bible we read about the etc. The moral behind the Hadith Cont. On Page 5 peaceful Demo to rich man who disqualifies him- from Al Bukhari and the Bible is denounce anti- Islam film

CICC holds Inter- 3 national Day of Call for Secession & Insecurity at Coast: What next? Peace The Tsangatsini 4 Rev. Stephen Anyenda itself now and again in periodic out- · An identity that enables the community bursts of violence particularly on an address her social, economic and political Conflict Thank you for taking your time to go electioneering year. challenges through our current newsletter. As a faith based organization, we are The Tanariver 5 As a faith community, we are con- actively involved in peace-building · An identity that defies and supersedes Conflict cerned with the violence that has efforts in order to bring peace and ethnic understanding of dominance as this rocked our region in the recent past. normality in the affected parts of our tribe or the other (or this religion or the Saving the Girl 5 This violence has interrupted the social region. We are providing trauma other) Child from early and economic order of our communi- counseling to affected people, food and marriage ties. non-food items. For less than four weeks now coast region has experienced dozens of deaths where Bsp. Dena Empha- 6 In some parts of our region, violence We are working together with other scores of people have died. In Mtwapa a sises on Education seems to be increasingly accepted as stakeholders and community members minister escaped death narrowly after inevitable and part of normal way of in assisting the affected communities rowdy youths chanting MRC slogans at- things. Communities are still suspi- find a strong sense of community tacked him. His bodyguard however was cious and hostile towards each other. identification: not lucky since he lost his life as he tried to The imagination of perpetual conflict · An identity that brings respect for protect his boss. has served as foundation energizing each other Cont. on Page 3 P A G E 2 Sigh of Relief as Child Rights Network established in Tana

By: Richard Mutinda It focuses on supporting reli- “At last our problems in regards to Over the decades, the rights gious and community leaders child abuse, early marriage as a result of the children have been from the various faith commu- of school drop out will be dealt with. suppressed by retrogressive nities to adopt an interfaith The government cannot deal with cultures, traditions and be- approach to eliminate early these cases alone that’s why we are lief. The children of Garsen child marriage and champion oppitimstic that together we can go a have not been spared either child rights and protection. long way to address this” said Rev on this bearing in mind that Gideon Kamwina, the CICC Tana the areas are rich in tradition Tana Delta Child Protection River County Chairman. and cultural practice that Network (TDCPN) has been More of network will be replicated in Clerics pose for a group tend to deny the children their rights. established to be a champion of children rights and especially the target area. “We would love to photo after child rights Coast Interfaith council of clerics in girls in collaboration with the have more of this kind of structure in training in Mombasa collaboration with other child rights line government ministries, every county. Child rights are not only stakeholders come together through communities and other like- confined in Garsen but every corner of the support of Catholic Relief Ser- minded partner. The members the county. Cases that we have han- vices (CRS/K) a girl child rights of the network include the dled reflect that a lot needs to be done program was hatched. In its third Children Department, Educa- especially on the sensitization of com- year now, the project is jointly im- tion Department, Probation, munity on rights of the children” re- plemented by CICC and Catholic Police (gender and Children marked Sheikh Hajj Gudo, the CICC At last our problems Diocese of Malindi (CDoM) in Ma- Desk), Provincial administra- secretary. lindi, Lamu and Tana Delta District. tion and CBOs. in regards to child

abuse, early marriage as a result Muslims hold a Peaceful demo to denounce anti-Islam film of school drop out By Sheikh Ghazy will be dealt with. – ers from all the corners of the him with these teachings. Muslims clerics in Mombasa Coast region who spoke re- Speaker after speaker reminded those in Bishop Kamwina widely denounced an independent layed the message to Muslims the audience who Prophet Muhammad film dubbed “Innocence of Mus- that though the Prophet was and how much he abhorred vio- (CICC Tanariver lims,” insulting Prophet (PBHU) has a special place in lence. It was therefore important that Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him), the hearts of Muslims and re- people learn the life history of Prophet Chairman) but called for restraint from its specting him is an obligation to Muhammad so that they can defend faithful stating that any other de- all Muslims, behaviour of him when such an occurrence as the nouncement should be undertaken Muslims in this regard must be release of the online film insulting the peace- sound and in harmony with prophet takes place. fully in Islamic teachings and princi- ples which abhors violence. What was really appreciated during this Sheikh line with Islamic meeting is that the audience took heed Mwinyi Ali in teach- The meeting organized by the to the call of the clerics and Muslim one of the ings. Council of Imams and Preach- leaders and had a very peaceful demon- forums of During a ers of (CIPK) and the stration with no ugly scenes reported. peace build- meeting Supreme Council of Kenya We do hope that this spirit will con- Muslims (SUPKEM) - affili- tinue where demonstration touching on ing supported held on ates of CICC among other religious issues will be conducted by Uraia Ar- 18th Septem- Islamic organizations was con- peacefully. ticulating a ber 2012 vened specifically to urge point at Maka- Muslims against using violence The organizers of this meeting must be dara and aggression towards the commended for having the insight in grounds innocent people and destroying asking their followers to denounce property in the pretext of in Mom- violence demonstrations as has hap- basa, the clerics and Muslim lead- showing love for Prophet Mu- hammad (PBPU). This is not in pened in other parts of the world.

MWITO WA AMANI I S S U E 2 P A G E 3 CICC holds an International Day of Peace

A section of The Mombasa County Chairman, Sheikh Mo- participants in hammed applauded ‘ Amani idumu milele’ . This a peaceful means, let peace prevail forever . Sheikh Mo- procession at The community joined hammed welcomed the community for the im- portant forum and urged them to live peaceful. Kisauni in thousands of others citi- zens around the world He urged community elders to preach peace in Mombasa to marking Peace Day, Sep- the region as peace is an opening door to devel- mark the day tember 21 which is recog- opment. of peace nized annually. The theme for the day was Rev Stephen Anyenda, CICC Chief Executive Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future. Officer also thanked everyone. He urged parents to guide their children. He mentioned that The commemoration of this event provided youths should be involved in agendas that bring By Precious Dama & Esther Kaleli a backdrop for prayers and speeches around forth development to themselves and the com- current day conflict in Coast region as well munity at large. He insisted that education is the In Mombasa County, Kisauni Constitu- as an opportunity to for the four main- key to every great opportunity in life therefore ency Coast Interfaith Council of Clerics stream religions in Coast to pray for Peace- parents should ensure their children embrace 'International Trust organized a Community Interfaith education so that they are able to sustain them- ful coexistence and tolerance especially Peace day can Prayer to mark the International Day of towards the upcoming general elections. selves in the near future. On behalf of CICC he be a time to Peace. The event sponsored by USAID, thanked everyone and urged them to live peace- PACT and Catholic Relief Services The event started with an active peace ful as we draw towards the upcoming general yearn to (CRS) aimed at seeking divine guidance procession with a uniformed band and elections. become strong in the face of local intolerance, regional joyous crowd of people. This procession partisans of conflicts and other community strug- started at Jocham Hospital Lights and Elsewhere in Magarini CICC together with peace and gles. ended at Guzahaya grounds in Mlaleo. other organisations constituting the Peace and advocates of Security for Development (PSD) network were Participants sang Peace songs as they pro- reconciliation' Over 500 community members partici- ceed to the venue. able to commemorate the day with the IDPs pated in the event that was held in displaced by Tanariver conflict. The PSD net- Mombasa County, The participants then heard speeches from work brings together five organisations sup- ’Precious at Guzahaya Grounds in Mlaleo. The various leaders including the vice chair for ported by the Royal Danish Embassy (RDE). Dama, SAFE participants were drawn from represen- Mombasa County Reverend Mwasi who The RDE have for close to a decade now sup- Project Officer tatives of the Youth Bunges , Religious informed the congregation that even the ported peace initiative at the coast, achieving Leaders from all the mainstream faiths, bible teaches that there is no peace that tremendous results . The organisations constitut- the District Peace committee members, surpasses Gods understanding. He men- ing the network are CICC, CIPK, MUHURI, Provincial administration and local tioned that it’s in order for members of the KMYA and LICODEP. media houses. community to be peaceful for development to be initiated in the region.

Violence at the Coast! What next?

From page 1 proach which will entail a short term, me- dium and long term programmes. The pro- The media reports has it that three of the assail- grammes should involve the government, ants were killed by the mob who was irked by civil society, professional bodies, the private the incident. sector and the religious leaders. In Tsangatsini location of Kilifi 12 people also died in similar circumstance. The killing was Whereas the long term programme should also linked to Mombasa Republican Council include coming up with economic activities (MRC). for the young people as envisioned in Agenda

item 4 by the Committee of Eminent persons MRC wants Coast Province to secede, alleging that three colonial agreements allowed it to led by former UN secretary general Koffi determine its destiny. It has also urged local Annan, the short term should include activi- people not to participate in the March 4 General ties that will address the aggressive and vio- Elections. MRC has been accused of binding lence nature that has engulfed the youths local people with oaths to destroy their identity within the coastal region. We will also need cards and execute the poll boycott agenda. to create more awareness on the gains that As part of mitigating these conflicts that threat- The walls in Likoni have been marked with writ- come with the new constitutional dispensa- ens to derail the gains we have achieved as ings that calls for boycott of elections & seces- tion. nation, CICC proposes for a multifaceted ap- sion of the coast region P A G E 4 The Tsangatsini Conflict

By Livingstone Nyando at the chief’s office, we learnt that paid him a courtesy call to discuss a group of people numbering about security matters. When the three sus- The mission came on backdrop of 56 mainly from outside the loca- pects were ordered to get into the the media reports we had received tion were found having a meeting Chief’s office for further interrogation, which stated that on the previous in the area. They looked very sus- they declined and instead whipped out day 11 people had been killed in picious since all of them were bald swords and threatened to kill the chief the area of Tsangatsini location in shaved and put on a black kikoi . and the unarmed officer. It was at this in Kilifi They were also suspected to be juncture that the villagers were irked by County. The media reports we members of the outlawed MRC this gesture that they started to stone the received stated that eleven people th since some of them were found three suspects, killing them on spot. had been killed on 28 September with flags too. A man hunt for the rest of the suspect 2012 in Kaloleni District in In our meeting with the Chief we ensued where another three suspects Kenya’s Coast Province in clashes learnt that a village elder upon were killed in Guruguru, and other three between suspected members of the suspecting such a gathering went were killed in Dzilaloni. The last three militia group Mombasa Republican Bishop Muthama greets a Col- to inform the police who arrived to be killed were caught in Bamba. All Council (MRC) and members of swiftly. The village elder plus four the 12 killed were from Giriama, league of Rev. Samuel Baya the public. According to police, the police officers arrived at the scene Chonyi and Duruma which are all sub clashes happened in Tsangatsini (second left), looking is Bishop where the meeting was taking tribes of the larger Mijikenda. Accord- village after villagers found sus- place. The police driver and the ing to the chief, the document they Dena. This was at Tsangatsini pected MRC members taking an village elder remained in the car retrieved from them points out that they oath in a forest. Ten of the sus- while the three officers approached were on a payroll of 50,000/= monthly pected MRC members were killed the meeting with a bid to institut- in undertaking these heinous activities. by the villagers after the MRC ing an arrest. The suspects how- No national identification cards were attacked and killed a village elder. ever managed to evade the police found with them. Other possession In our meeting In order to ascertain the facts, dragnet and took to their heels. In found with them was maize flour, toma- Coast Interfaith Council of Clerics the ensuing melee, the village elder toes, onions, pangas and knives. with the Chief we (CICC) sent a team comprising of was stabbed to death while the The Chief said that he believed that Bishop Benson Muthama, Bishop police driver who had remained in there were wealthy financiers and that Gereza Dena and Livingstone learnt that a the car got a deep gush in his thigh they were reviewing the documents that Nyando to Tsangatsini location. after being attacked with a sword. they found with the suspects and will On arrival at Tsangasini we met This irritated the villagers who provide concrete information later. The village elder upon our contact person who is Rev. commissioned a man hunt for the chief, who is himself a cleric, praised Samuel Baya together with the suspects. The public arrested three the work CICC was doing and re- suspecting such a area Chief Anthony Kazungu of the suspects and handed them to quested that we attend a Baraza sched- Baya. In the meeting with the two the Chief who coincidentally was uled for Thursday 4 th October 2012 in gathering went to hosting a police corporal who had Tsangasini.

inform the police

who arrived

swiftly . Women & youths in bid for a peaceful elections

By Mary Mwangi Peaceful Co-existence project funded negative ethnicity towards building a by Catholic Relief Services the CICC peaceful society. Women Reli- It has been of great concern that the structures composed of religious lead- road towards the 2013 elections is ers, women and youth leaders have Cases of youths going to the forests for gious leaders creating anxiety and fear among the been implementing community/ school rituals in have been pose for a coastal communities. Some are sens- peace outreaches in Mombasa, Kwale viewed as a sign of youth vulnerability to ing that a and Kilifi counties that focused on political incitements. Youths in schools photo session wave of vio- reaching out to the community with and outside schools were urged to engage after attend- lence that has peace messages and the need for themselves in activities that add value to been taking peaceful elections. their life’s rather than engaging in drug ing an inter place in Mom- use, joining movements that incite them religious dia- basa and Tana Community cohesion and unity among etc. Emphases were laid requesting them Delta may community members has been key to shun away from violence especially logue forum reoccur during peace message requesting the commu- political incitements for sustainable supported by the coming nities to embrace co-existence amongst peace and development. Many youths elections them. Hatred and tensions among have vowed not to vote but the religious Uraia Trust. scheduled for ethnic lines usually erupt as we ap- leaders called upon them to acquire Na- March 2013. proach elections, hence the communi- tional ID cards and register as voters if ties were urged to shun away from they want change in their region. Through

MWITO WA AMANI I S S U E 2 P A G E 5 Saving the Girl child from early Marriage

child marriage – in schools, homes and communities. Ex- tremely vulnerable girls receive opportunities to delay mar- Karima Pri- implemented in partnership riage, thereby continuing their education. Also economically with Catholic Relief Services mary School vulnerable households have new mechanisms for livelihood (CRS) Kenya and the Catholic security and social support. Peace club Diocese of Malindi (CDoM), Some of the key activities that the project undertakes in- focuses on supporting reli- members pos- clude but not limited to the following: gious and community leaders ing for a photo from the various faith commu- • Training and skills building on child rights, nities on the Kenyan coast lobbying, advocacy, conflict transformation for (specifically the Coast Prov- CICC and other stakeholders ince administrative districts of Malindi, Lamu, • Formation and support for Justice and Peace and Tana Delta) to adopt an interfaith approach to Clubs eliminate child marriage. • Formation, training and support for Savings & The project goal is to contribute to delaying age Internal Lending (SILC) groups of marriage and promoting girls’ rights to educa- tion in the target communities in Coast Province. • Support for CICC and stakeholder meetings, By: Maryam Mzee community events (children’s symposiums, Coast interfaith council of clerics The project has created a platform for the Reli- International Women’s Day and community (CICC) has successfully saved over gious and traditional leaders to raise awareness parliaments 5,000 girls from early marriage and and advocate for children’s rights in target com- • Vocational training support for rescued/ retaining them in school. CICC through munities. Children and teachers in primary vulnerable girl its Dialogue and Action Project (DAP) schools now advocate for children’s rights – which is a three-year project being especially right to education and protection from

In the choice of Political Leaders what comes first?

Cont. from page 1 neighbours kindly when he an- swered the question who is my In coast region and especially neighbour. Christians are taught in Mombasa County where that your neighbour is the most Muslims and Christians live in needy, the wounded, in other words the same neighbourhoods, let the most vulnerable irrespective of us envisage living together in their social, ethnic and religious peace to the extent you can affiliation (Luke 20: 25-37). Let trust your neighbour with your religious leaders therefore unite political destiny. One of my and encourage voters to choose favourite Hadith regarding honest leaders who will liberate our good neighbourhood depicts people from the corrupt leadership Prophet Mohammed S.A.W that has unfortunately lead to saying that Jibrael (Gabriel) chronic impunity in our Nation. For continued to recommend to me once let believers raise above so- about treating the neighbours cial, ethnic and religious affiliation kindly and politely, so much in the choice of political leaders. that I thought he would order me to make them my heirs The writer is the Chairman of (Sahih Al Bukhari-The book the Coast Interfaith Council of of Ahkam) Clerics—CICC

In my reading of the Good Samaritan story in the Bible, Sheikh Mwinyifaki at Bomu Primary School during one of the Jesus actually ordered his Clerics youth in school mentorship activity followers to treat their P A G E 6 Fact finding mission on Tana clashes

By Livingstone Nyando we can apply medicine and dressing it up. There are no clashes pitting farmers against their pastoralist As part of seeking answers to the clashes that (read animal husbandry) counterparts since both gas hit Tanariver County, CICC deployed three Orma and Pokomos undertake both activities. Since teams to the county on 14th of September 2012. the advent of clashes and killings we have not slept at The team led by Munir Mazrui was sent to night. Peace can only be achieved by us and not Tarasaa area to undertake a dialogue meeting of outsiders.” the area clerics and elders. The following is excerpts from Participants responses which “Let’s speak the truth in order to get solutions. The might assist in providing insights and under- D.O. knows everything on who is killing who thus standing on the clashes. there is no need top fooling each other. Only the government is capable of bringing peace to Tana- “We the people of Tanariver are ashamed to river. No religion advocates for killing of innocent even look at our visitors in the eye due to what people and also bringing of injustices against its has happened. On my own accord I know that people.” we have lived together for centuries but can not tell where Bishop Kamwina ad- st we have learnt this art of butchering each other. We can’t “On 1 September 2012 we talked and agreed dresses the internally continue crying over spilt milk but can come together to on how we can end these skirmishes. We need displaced people in stop more killings. I beg my brothers and sisters from not talk much since this people are known. It is Pokomo and Orma communities to stop these primitive and Witu IDP camp Muslims killing fellow Muslims. Not even one merciless killings. As religious leaders we have a cardinal Christian Pokomo has been involved. I also role to lead our people to a better and coexistence life.” don’t call them Muslims since no Muslim who

“I want to blame the media for their sensational reporting follows religious teaching would kill a 3days which lacks facts. They are reporting that Pokomos and old baby! I feel bad to tell you that my wife Orma’s are fighting over pastures and water. This is not and children are currently spending their nights “As leaders we have true at all. The clashes have nothing to do with pastures in the forests for fear of attacks. We need secu- since this is just a propaganda developed by those responsi- rity from the government and other forms of trust of our people ble. There is a political hand in these clashes since even the humanitarian assistance to take to the IDP deaths have not occurred near farms. As leaders from Ki- camps. We need to work together to solve and congregants, pao and Ngao we have been able to restrain our youths these insecurity issues. The clashes are politi- from engaging in the skirmishes. We have also formed DPCs and other forms of committees that need to be em- cally motivated.” thus we need to stop powered in carrying out their mandate. There is need to undertake a disarmament of those with “My suggestion is that the government needs to the violence if at all illegal firearms so that peace can be achieved. use extra force to solve this conflict since talk- ” ing alone has not succeeded. When 4 of our we want. ” “We have a wound that we need to wash clean first before youths were slaughtered in Ngao we did not retaliate since we believed that the government has capacity to deal with this kind of crisis. But since no action has been undertaken then we have reached a point of saying enough is enough.”

“As leaders we have trust of our people and congregants, thus we need to stop the violence CICC staff Rich- if at all we want. People have been attacked by ard Mutinda sort- people they know. I had my nephew killed as ing out foodstuff he went fishing by someone known to him. It and clothes to be was heart rending as shed tears but still im- donated to the plored on the youths not to revenge.” Tanariver Con- flict victims

NEWSLETTER TITLE WHO IS CICC?

Coast Interfaith Council of cleric is purely a religious leaders organization whose membership is drawn from the mainstream religions operating at the Coast Region. It was formed in 2001. The organisations boasts of the following donor organizations:

Coast Interfaith Council of Clerics (CICC) •Royal Danish Embassy ( RDE) •Catholic Relief Services (CRS) P.O. Box 40466—80100 •Pact Inc •USAID Mombasa—Kenya •Act Change Transform (ACT) Tel: +254-020-2684192 • Uraia trust The organisation takes this onerous opportunity to give its

heartfelt gratitude to the above organisation for both its fi- Phone: 555-555-5555 nancial and technical support that has enabled us to reach where we are. We say asante sana. Towards enduring Peace & Liberty

www.cicckenya.org Bishop G. Dena calls for emphasis on Education

By Livingstone Nyando decried the fact that despite Tsangatsini location degree. He declared that the only way to ending boasting with a population of over ten thousand, marginalization was providing our children with Bishop Gereza Dena who is a board Member of only seven people had been able to join the proper education. He took swipe at the MRC for CICC has called on the Mijikenda Community to University. asking coastal communities to boycott the elections, embrace education by making sure they educate saying doing so was tantamount to bringing suffering their children to university level. The cleric was He said that it was a shame that when the vacan- to our people. speaking in a forum called jointly by CICC and the cies of the teachers were available, the location provincial Administration to mitigate the recent could not fill the position since they lacked the In his speech which was delivered in form of a ser- killings in Tsangatsini location in Kaloleni constitu- required personnel. He said that the reason the mon, the fiery cleric asked the Tsangatsini residents ency. Coast Interfaith Council of Clerics (CICC) in coast region was lagging behind was that we to desist from violence at whatever cost and embrace conjunction with the provincial administration un- were yet to realize the values of education nation building activities. He asked community dertook a public baraza in Tsangatsini location of unlike our upcountry counterparts. He told the members to come out in large numbers and acquire Kaloleni constituency following the Killing of 12 participants that our success will not be the both ID cards and Voters cards to help them make people in the area linked to the Mombasa Republi- number of people we hack to death with our critical decisions and acquire services that they can Council (MRC) militia. machetes but the number of children we take to dearly need. He decried the tendency of our children school to acquire education that will make the working as house helps for lack of education and MRC wants Coast Province to secede, alleging that difference that we yearn for badly. critical life skills they need. He shocked his audience three colonial agreements allowed it to determine its when he stated that it was disappointing that with a destiny. It has also urged local people not to partici- The cleric said that his main duty was to population of over 10,000 students in Pwani Univer- pate in the March 4 General Elections. MRC has ‘provoke’ them so that they could take action sity, only a paltry 3,000 were from Coastal commu- been accused of binding local people with oaths to and invest in their children’s education. He said nities. destroy their identity cards and execute the poll it was ironic that we as Mijikenda did not value boycott agenda. the girl child education yet we expected them as Bishop Dena was appalled that there were some mothers to mentor our children. He used the villages in Kaloleni that had never taken a single As expected Bishop Dena who ails in the neighbor- analogy of building a house saying that primary person to secondary school, yet we complained that ing did not spare the villagers education was just elimu ya msingi and thus no we were marginalized. He rhetorically asked the since he gave them a dressing down on issues of one can sleep in a house with only the founda- elections, education and cultural practices that were tion. He reminded the audience that education community how comes five bulls will always be outdated. He started his speech by telling the audi- upto to form four was just a basic one which available for slaughter when one dies, and none was ence that he was privileged to having lived and needed to be supplemented with a university available to be sold to raise school fees for the needy worked in the upcountry region of the nation. He students.