with the arrival of senator Barrack Obama in kenya.His 15 day trip to africa may not be monumental but i tend to think that right here in kenya it has been of great significance.Not only because kenya is belived to be the country of his father's roots but also because of his ideologies.His coming to kenya has been highlighted with alot of expectancy and has caught the atention of people from all sectors.All the media outlets in the country have been filled with stories that have been centering upon the senator's trip.I was particularly amused yesterday when i ws going through one of the local dailies on one of the columns and this is what it said"...if your ancestors were born near the lake Victoria and you have not booked a room for a weekend in kisumu city/( a town on the western region of kenya where it particularly Senators father hails from) then you are a bicupili-ugandan's slang for fake."
The writer continued to say that a true descendant of the lake could not afford to be dancing ohangla -traditional dance for the luo community in kenya- in nairobi while the regions most prominent son touched base with his roots.
However since iam not from the lake region, none of this really caught my attention. The only thing that aroused my interest in this purpoted son of the lake was his seeming servanthood spirit.I read again -somewhere else- that when one American journalist asked this son of the lake-rather arrogantly, according to the writer- why he was heading to Africa. the son of the lake frankly stated "Because Africa matters!"
Right there the son of the lake made a mark on my servanthood scoring board. our world today needs leaders who will be willing to go beyond their comfort zones and reach out to other peolple selflessly.
Phil 2;3. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.ech one of you should look not only to your own interests , but also to the interest of others.
To many people, senator Obama's Africa visit may spell a different meaning but i particularly see his visit as a definition of selflessnes in servanthood in a leader.my prayer is that we will have many more leaders that can emulate him and realize that all human beings on the face of the earth matters!
Friday, August 25, 2006
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
servant leaders
A few days ago i was in one bookstore,I happened to meet with the bookstore owner and asked for her opinion as a bookseller on the subject of servanthood.This is what she told me "people don't want to be servants they want to be leaders..."
Right there she got me thinking..could this be the reason alot of us are missing it out in leadership?Alot of people are getting into leadership with a wrong notion.the notion of power.Most people's underlying motive of ascending to positions is so that the may look powerful.
If at all there are by any chance people out there who share the same opinion with my boostore friend then we have very reason to be alarmed.Recently right here in kenya we had by elections for parliamentary seats.It was quite a suprise to see many of the emerging winners being young people.my prayer is that unlike the kind of leaders we have been having in Africa ,this new breed of leaders will be different and will adopt the principle of servant leadership.
Africa as we know it has been known to breed bad leaders who are obssessed with power that they end up abusing.But iam sensing a fresh wind of change blowing all over africa and soon we are going to have leaders who have the people's interest at heart.leaders who will not be comfortable in looting public funds to fill their garage with expensive vehicles while majority of the people they serve cannot even afford a proper meal and live blow a dollar a day.May God raise leaders in Africa who will not be insecure...leaders who will not clinch to power and use all means possible to mantain certain positions.This is why exactly i beleive that the new breed of leaders God is preparing in Africa need to read the book "REDISCOVERING THE PEARL OF SERVANTHOOD"
Right there she got me thinking..could this be the reason alot of us are missing it out in leadership?Alot of people are getting into leadership with a wrong notion.the notion of power.Most people's underlying motive of ascending to positions is so that the may look powerful.
If at all there are by any chance people out there who share the same opinion with my boostore friend then we have very reason to be alarmed.Recently right here in kenya we had by elections for parliamentary seats.It was quite a suprise to see many of the emerging winners being young people.my prayer is that unlike the kind of leaders we have been having in Africa ,this new breed of leaders will be different and will adopt the principle of servant leadership.
Africa as we know it has been known to breed bad leaders who are obssessed with power that they end up abusing.But iam sensing a fresh wind of change blowing all over africa and soon we are going to have leaders who have the people's interest at heart.leaders who will not be comfortable in looting public funds to fill their garage with expensive vehicles while majority of the people they serve cannot even afford a proper meal and live blow a dollar a day.May God raise leaders in Africa who will not be insecure...leaders who will not clinch to power and use all means possible to mantain certain positions.This is why exactly i beleive that the new breed of leaders God is preparing in Africa need to read the book "REDISCOVERING THE PEARL OF SERVANTHOOD"
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