Kenya 28th Feb (Call to Action)

Dear Kenyans,
The National Youth Sector Alliance is in full support of the Action on 28th February. Please mobilise as many young people in your Networks to participate.

ED
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In the face of continued ethnic polarization and a highly politicized atmosphere, a group of Kenyans have gotten together to organize an initiative to unite Kenyans by all singing the national anthem at the same time (concept below). This initiative is scheduled to coincide with the day of the signing of the National Accord.

We will sing and unite at various fora around the country at 1 pm on 28th Feb. Participants will congregate within the locales in which they live and work, and can sing the national anthem in English or Swahili. The idea is for people to sing along to the national anthem as it is played on the radio or TV regardless of where they are or what they are doing (all 3 verses). As this is not a protest or a demonstration, following the national anthem, people will simply disperse and carry on with their day.

This is an initiative that belongs to all Kenyans:  aimed at uniting us under the banner of our national anthem.

Asante,

Tom.

#KENYA28FEB – CONTEXT

(Sing & unite)

We are extremely proud to be Kenyan.
We are proud of our beautiful country
We are proud of our diversity cultures and traditions

We are proud of our heroes

We are proud of our high achievers

We are proud of being hustlers

We are proud of our hoods

We are proud of our tribes and twengs

We are proud of our kanges and our mats
We are proud of our artists and musicians
We are proud of our industries and farms!
We are proud of our sports teams!
 
On the 28th of February 2011 at 1pm, wherever you are, at work, in the supermarket, in traffic, in school, on campus, in hospitals, in churches, in mosques, in temples, in synagogues, on sports pitches, in court, on your farm, at police stations, at armed forces barracks, in matatus, in buses, on the beach, in the game parks, at the airport, in parliament, in State House, in your homes...
 
On the 28th of February 2011 at 1pm, we stand
On the 28th of February 2011 at 1pm, we unite
On the 28th of February 2011 at 1pm, we shall speak in one voice.
 
On the 28th of February 2011 at 1pm, let's sing our national anthem, all three verses
 
On the 28th February 2011 the world will watch as Kenyans stand UNITED:  1pm, 1 nation, 1 people, 1 anthem, united in 1 prayer for 1 Kenya!

We are Kenya!

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