PRAYERS

PRAYERS.

JANE MUGAMBI 27TH DEC 2011.

Hundreds of worshipers set aside their daily duties yesterday, and drove around Mt Kenya for an annual prayer day organized by the Gikuyu and Mummify Cultural Museum.

This year’s event was however different, since there were no police waiting for the faithful as they transversed through Kirinyaga on their way to Mt. Kenya.

Ms Ruth Njoroge, a participant and culturalist led a group of about Masaai, Kikuyu community members in the event, where they started the journey yesterday morning at Samson corner along Mwea-Embu highway.

“This is a true face of how Kenyans should live. We have common cultures, beliefs and traditions which we should exercise so as to live in harmony,” said Njoroge.

The Mijikenda group could not avail themselves due to money difficulties that have been experienced in the country.

“Mijikenda’s wanted to attend the prayers in Mt. Kenya but due to lack of money, they have gathered in groups at the Coast for their prayers” added Ms. Njoroge.

She said that the difficulties that have been experienced in the country needed divine intervention and through the prayers as it has been experienced since 2008,2012 will be a miracle year where the difficulties will be eased counting that the leaders who will be elected will come from God through the prayers.

“We believe that the prayers that are going to be made yesterday, at the Mountain have a lot of significance for our country even the leadership, counting the problems that have been witnessed” She said.

She said that Egyptians who want to lead their countries for years spend three days praying at the same mountain wondering why in our country there cannot be leaders to lead us after the prayers.


“We should unite and pray because Kenya needs us dearly. We share same backgrounds and we should hence highlight peace and integration,” said Ms Njoroge.

The annual prayer event is organised by the Gikuyu and Mumbi Cultural Museum. Participants drive anti-clockwise in major roads surrounding Mt Kenya, where they make seven stopovers to pray.

However, the event went on smoothly, unlike in the last two years when some worshippers were accosted and frisked by Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) and the paramilitary general Service Unit (GSU) officers who were deployed to search their vehicles, after it was suspected that the outlawed Mungiki members could sneak in to conduct illegal oaths.

Njoroge who addressed journalists at one of the stopovers said the annual event was a national event that did not segregate against any community or religion.

“We are praying for Kenya, our economy, our youth, our leaders and for peace and good governance,” said Njoroge.

Director General Gikuyu and Mumbi Cultural Museum Samuel Kamitha said Mt Kenya has a rich history that touches all African countries, saying the mountain hosted the holy covenant.


He said that in the 21st century, Kenyans need to export belief and religion for its country to have strength in the oldest shrine and wisdom.


“Egyptians have carvings that were created from Mt. Kenya a show that they believe that that is the place where God is” added Kamitha.


He said that there is no at any one time they have been linked with mungiki saying that there were the fears when the sect group was seen to be very strong.


“We have never been associated with Mungiki, wherever the government got the idea we do not know. our mission is to pray for the country and not be associated with a group that does not know God” he added.


The prayers are being funded by UNESCO where they are researching to help the modern man.


Sara Wambui, quoted the bible where prayers were answered when prayers were held in the mountain calling on others to join the group to cleanse our country.


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