Luci Simiyu

" If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me." (John 15:19-21) " We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body." (2 Corinthians 4:8-11) "That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in ha...

A unique feature of the “Occupy Parliament” protests at Parliament buildings on May 14, 2013 was the youthful faces that seemed undeterred by the heavy presence of the country’s security forces. Listening to the young people who were interviewed about the protests express their deep disappointment in the elected members of parliament stirred up a sense of foreboding within my heart. Kenya’s youth are getting frustrated, they are crying out for attention, they are pleading for help, for someone to stop and listen to them but we are all too busy to stop and listen to them. The nation is engrossed in everything else except in the youth. My take: we are sitting on a time bomb whose ticking increases in intensity in the face of joblessness, anger, frustration, anger, poverty, sickness and death. The youth are crying out, and unfortunately, no one is paying attention. Sometimes I hear talk about Vision 2030 and I must confess that for me this seems like an elitist dream bec...

For those who are not aware,Tamar was a young lady married to some guy (named Er) who was evil, and the Bible says as a result of his wickedness, God killed him. According to Jewish custom, the brother was to take her on and sire children through her so that his late brother could have descendants. This son number 2 (called Onan) misbehaved by spilling semen on the ground and this angered God and so God killed him too. The young men's father, Judah, advised Tamar to go to her father's house and live as a widow until his 3rd son (Shelah) was of age and she would be married to him. She obeyed but Judah did not keep his part of the bargain and Tamar had to think fast and posing as a roadside prostitute (the politically correct term in this generation is sex worker) and guess what! Judah came by and yeah, the rest was history. In due time Judah was told that his daughter-in-law was pregnant and he was furious only to be hit by the reality that it was he who had let down the young ...