Friday, June 26, 2009

Michael Jackson is Dead

Do any of you remember the late 70's and early 80s and part of 90s. This man was a real model for many youths now wazee. It is a sad day!.......we have lost Whacko Jackooo....An Icon....An Artist.....A Legend - the man who changed the face of pop culture forever......

"I will remember him with that all time favorite...."Billy Jean, Thriller, Liberian girl where he put some kiswahili words, Beat it, and more so his wow!

Pole, Pole sana to all music lovers. ......I know you are all morning...AND PARTICULARLY ...... NICK MJ ONYANGO i know your are particularly devastated.....so i have attached an MJ
photo album for you)

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Fr. Kizito's Case

Yesterday and today morning my wife and I had a very difficult time watching the KTN news item on Fr. Kizito and the children from the slums of nairobi. I was particularly saddened since I have known Fr. Kizito through his newspaper articles in the nation in the days of Moi. He had come to endear himself to the kenyan population with his long running 'Fr. Kizitos diary' articles. This was the time we as Kenyans felt very vulnerable and needed a voice to talk for us.

KTN yesterday reported that the priest had gone further and given consolation to several children from challenged backgrounds and in return sexually molested a number of them. What is sickening if the news item is true is that he not only taped the actions but also invited some Italian friends of his to also sodomize these kids.

My wife suggested that this was the strongest justification yet for catholic priests to marry. I said no. why? Because that evil cannot be solved through marriage. In fact a wife is neither a sex toy nor a sex therapist. There is more to marriage than sex and in any case, I felt that Fr. Kizito's issue is not sexual deprivation but rather some kind of compulsion which requires psychiatric treatment. If it was sex alone, am sure the old man would have easily got a woman or even paid for the services of the thousands of sex workers who are reported to be in Nairobi. The sex workers are reported to charge anything between 20 bob and tens of thousands. The old man could afford that and it would be a lesser sin since it would not hurt so many young lives.

The moral question though is one, what of the good work the man has done for more than 20 years? That has a simple moral answer that is also in the form of a question. What is the value of the life of one boy? Someones son? Nay what is the value of your own life? What would you be paid to have someone violate it in your youth?

I wonder how the doctors of the church would treat this issue. of course judgement is left unto the Lord. But i wonder how the priests would look at this and the separation of the sinner from the sin given that this sinner is really a savior to thousands others.

I would like to hear your true comments on this issue and how we should understand it.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Ordination Photos

























After all was said and done, attached are the pictures from the ordination, and i do not have to rewrite the story again.





Tuesday, June 2, 2009

THE FISH GROUPS SILVER JUBILEE

Dear Brothers and sisters,

I wish to Kindly take this opportunity to inform you that next year will be our 25 year since the Fish group was founded by Fr, Tony Chantry MHM and Sr, Mary Ellen Howard SND.

Sasa wana Samaki, Iam writing to ask your opinion about the forthcoming Silver Jubilee. As you may be aware this function is earlier scheduled for April 2010. However, because of the of pressing issues of time I wish to urge us to start planning’s early.In order to prepare for the jubilee, a one-day pre-jubilee planning and consultation roundtable is proposed for Sat August 29, 2009 9am-5pm, Kisumu, Fish Youth Centre.We are urging those who may be interested in joining the Jubilee Steering Committee to indicate their interest on the group board below (through email or messaging) by June 15. We hope the steering committee will have a good mix of people from abroad as well as at home, as well as various skills sets such as Media, Communication, Social Interaction, Hospitality, Sports, Fundraising, Liturgy and any other field you may deem important.1. Give your views on agenda below by June 15, 20092. Indicate if you are interested in volunteering in the Jubilee planning committee below –also by June 15, 2009.
Thank you,

Martin Opondo
Fish Administrator




Steve Owiti Says
May I also take this opportunity to congratulate Fr. Nyawir on his long desired ordination. I am impressed at the energy that this issue has generated. As a laity l wanna keep off this debate coz of personal reasons, if anything whatever their doctrines are they would fit me better do l say.Enough of this brethrens, next year we gotta CELEBRATE the 25years of the Fish.Can we say how,where and with whom we wanna celebrate this?FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Magazine for that celebration to be edited by Dr Ogongo Steve a seasoned journalist.
Cultural week to be organised by Poet Ambassa (Jere Maduong),Orido, Akwany,Kodhek etc
Sports week with finals on the Easter monday Old members vs the newmembers
Fundraising without involving the wazungus this time for the fete organised by Jere, Lwanga, Steve Owiti, Annes,all our clergy(Fish)and many others.
Identify the rest and say where you wanna be!My dream for that day is one that will surpass the ordination that happened last sato.Good week .

Fish Youth Group's SILVER JUBILEE - Steve Owiti

Brethren, next year we gotta CELEBRATE the 25years of the Fish.Can we say how,where and with whom we wanna celebrate this?

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
• Magazine for that celebration to be edited by Dr Ogongo Steve a seasoned journalist.
• Cultural week to be organised by Poet Ambassa (Jere Maduong),Orido, Akwany,Kodhek etc
• Sports week with finals on the Easter monday Old members vs the newmembers
• Fundraising without involving the wazungus this time for the fete organised by Jere, Lwanga, Steve Owiti, Annes,all our clergy(Fish)and many others.
• Identify the rest and say where you wanna be!
My dream for that day is one that will surpass the ordination that happened last sato.
Good week .

Steve