A friend asked me, "Why have you not commented #JusticeforJeff? But, I know you are not for #JusticeforJeff." I replied, "You are right." In my life, I have learnt not to be emotional. Situations I have faced in life have made me to be logical. I don't follow the crowd mentality.
Even now on #JusticeforJeff I won’t walk with the Kenyans on social media way of thinking. But, I will question it. Before we rush to comment #JusticeforJeff we should have a reason we can argue from. I would start by asking, "Were the parents of the victim aware where their son was living."
It may surprise many perhaps they were not aware. We are having a young generation whose parents are not in the know of where they are. Many parents with youngsters cannot even tell who lives with their children or what they do for a living. Before we condemn what happened, we should condemn parents. A goat without a shepherd is vulnerable. It can be attacked anytime, anywhere.
The case of Jeff takes me back to my small unknown village. A village without young people. All youngsters have abandoned it. They are in town, most likely where Jeff was brutally killed. Before I comment #JusticeforJeff I will comment #parents-where-are-your-children, #parents-who-lives-with-your-kids, #parents-what-are-your-children-doing-for-a-living. If a parent cannot answer those questions, then #JusticeforJeff is a dream that will be realized in the next world.
As we grew up, we had youngsters, our age mates, who would vanish in town. They would only appear in the village once in a while. We used to like their soft lives. But, today many of them are in their graves. So Jeff is not the first youngsters to be killed. When we fail to comment #JusticeforJeff know we are hardened by past experiences and justice that is not served at all.
The case of Jeff reminds me of a parent who once took his son around his farm. When they reached where they had started, the old man said, "That is how big my land is. If you dare go to Nairobi and live with people I don't know, the day you will be killed I will not lack a place to burry you. I will burry you and forget you like nothing happened."
In another situation, a parent told his daughter, “I do not know where you live. I am not aware what you do. I don't know who you live with. In case, you get killed, I will burry you and cry for 2 or 3 days. Then life will continue as normal."
Parent’s #JusticeforJeff might not help. It will only breed hatred. The justice sought will not bring the kid back. It will neither stop youngster killers from killing. But, parents controlling their children movement, association and whereabouts can protect youngsters from monsters.
Even now on #JusticeforJeff I won’t walk with the Kenyans on social media way of thinking. But, I will question it. Before we rush to comment #JusticeforJeff we should have a reason we can argue from. I would start by asking, "Were the parents of the victim aware where their son was living."
It may surprise many perhaps they were not aware. We are having a young generation whose parents are not in the know of where they are. Many parents with youngsters cannot even tell who lives with their children or what they do for a living. Before we condemn what happened, we should condemn parents. A goat without a shepherd is vulnerable. It can be attacked anytime, anywhere.
The case of Jeff takes me back to my small unknown village. A village without young people. All youngsters have abandoned it. They are in town, most likely where Jeff was brutally killed. Before I comment #JusticeforJeff I will comment #parents-where-are-your-children, #parents-who-lives-with-your-kids, #parents-what-are-your-children-doing-for-a-living. If a parent cannot answer those questions, then #JusticeforJeff is a dream that will be realized in the next world.
As we grew up, we had youngsters, our age mates, who would vanish in town. They would only appear in the village once in a while. We used to like their soft lives. But, today many of them are in their graves. So Jeff is not the first youngsters to be killed. When we fail to comment #JusticeforJeff know we are hardened by past experiences and justice that is not served at all.
The case of Jeff reminds me of a parent who once took his son around his farm. When they reached where they had started, the old man said, "That is how big my land is. If you dare go to Nairobi and live with people I don't know, the day you will be killed I will not lack a place to burry you. I will burry you and forget you like nothing happened."
In another situation, a parent told his daughter, “I do not know where you live. I am not aware what you do. I don't know who you live with. In case, you get killed, I will burry you and cry for 2 or 3 days. Then life will continue as normal."
Parent’s #JusticeforJeff might not help. It will only breed hatred. The justice sought will not bring the kid back. It will neither stop youngster killers from killing. But, parents controlling their children movement, association and whereabouts can protect youngsters from monsters.
