[kictanet] Obama Speech puzzle: read, memorised or simply no script?

Fri Jan 23 16:48:35 EAT 2009

Faith without action is dead. Full stop.

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Akich Kwach
<kwach at archway-productions.com>wrote:

>  Eric,
>
>  Thanks very much for a very realistic observation of the African situation
> and I trust our fellow Africans got your message right.
>
> Good weekend to all as the world celebrates the Obama's impact globally.
>
> Akich Kwach
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko at internetresearch.com.gh>
> *To:* kwach at archway-productions.com
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2009 10:33 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Obama Speech puzzle: read,memorised or simply no
> script?
>
> Akich,
>
> While i uphold the participation of the Almighty in the affairs of men on
> earth, i think in Africa we make God work "overtime", to quote a friend
> mine.
>
> If only we could work as much as we pray and lay emphasis on God, Africa
> would have changed big time. Americans have applied themselves to create a
> system that allows Obama to emerge as a prepared leader by God. We need to
> apply ourselves to the development and growth of institutions that establish
> and uphold the state in Africa so that the already God given leaders in
> Africa would emerge and not be kept in obscurity by our own undoings. The
> amount of time Africans spend praying and sitting in church auditoriums
> without much action afterwards is unbelievable, for me, the more closer you
> are to God, the more productive you should be.
>
> Finally, i think we need to vacate this mentality of one day, suddenly a
> saviour would emerge and everything would change. Change is a process and we
> need to work towards it. Obama did not suddenly show up, read the 200 plus
> years of effort and commitment to a cause that we see today. Lets work at
> building our institutions and allow the rule of law to work.
>
> Eric here
>
>
>  On 23 Jan 2009, at 10:01, Akich Kwach wrote:
>
>  Hi Guys,
>
> In my view, the content of Obama's message was great, it matters less
> whether
> he read it from the telepromoters or memorised from his mind,  he looked
> natuaral and at peace with both his soul and conscience. We should remember
> Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr gave
> memorable speeches many years back when such technologies did not exist.
> Thousands of miles
> away from the Land of Opportunity (US), Mahatma Gandhi did the same in
> India
> while sometimes barefooted after losing his home made shoes after a train
> journey. Mandela did the same just a decade ago in South Africa, while
> those who
> were keen listeners received the soft words spoken by Mother Teresa.
>
> These are men and women besides other great world leaders whom have been
> gifted to be used by God. I humbly believe God is using Obama to reshape
> America (how interesting) and the rest of the world. When you have the most
> powerful man on earth declaring you do not need mighty army to win war
> against the enemy, it means he knows where the power is coming from.
>
> Let us trust one day, God shall present us (NOT GIVEN) with a leader in
> Kenya who will inspire Kenyans to have a common purpose and move forward as
> one people.
>
> Akich Kwach
>
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> Cc: "kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Obama Speech puzzle: read,memorised or simply no
> script?
>
>
> Thea were two thin, blue, telepromoters on the two sides he kept looking
> at.
> And they would be seen everytime the cameras went into long shot mode!
> Ict imesonga mbele, bro.
> And thea was no pt showing the cutlery wen all eyes were on the food.
> D
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:42:34
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> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Obama Speech puzzle: read,
> memorised or simply no  script?
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