Mheshimiwa Simba Arati, we the people
of Dagoreti North wish to thank you for your services to us. Ever since
we sent you to the August House, you have always been august to us. We
thank God for blessing us with such a wonderful and industrious leader.
For sure, it feels us with a mesmerizing emotion we cannot express with
words.
Sir,
this letter is intended primarily to honor not only the personality,
but also symbolize a great moral code – – the code of conduct and
chivalry of a man who has jealously guarded our beloved constituency and
its ancient decent.
Still
at the infancy stage as a member of parliament, the projects initiated
by you have already spoken. That is the animation of this appreciation
epistle.
Strikingly,
when you expressed your interest to lead the sophisticated people of
Dagoreti, they believed in you. They saw a great and honest bloke in
you, thus accepting your candidature. For the shortest time you have
been at the helm of affairs, you’ve proved to be a rock in the middle of
the ocean – the rock that does not fear rain.
When
they harassed our senators, you nobly risked your being just to fortify
them; an ideal that aroused a sense of pride and humility which will be
with us invariably. Duty, selflessness and Servant-leadership, are the
three hallowed rallying points that can reverently dictate your
personality.
Sir,
you have built courage where courage had seemed to fail. Thank you for
regaining the faith that was once lost with the previous leadership.
Thank you for creating hope for the valiant people of Dagoreti North –
the hope that was forlorn at one time.
Mheshimiwa,
we may possess neither the eloquence of diction, the poetry of
imagination nor the brilliance of metaphor to be able to express to you
the intensity of our gratitude. But sincerely, we do. Nonetheless,
critics might say they are just but simple words, or a naive mantra, or
just a damnable flamboyant phrase.
Mwesh,
beware of pedants, demagogues, cynics, trouble makers and hypocrites
who will try to downgrade your morale and noble activities to the extent
of ridicule and mockery. Thank God you have already built your basic
character. You have molded your future roles as a custodian of your
constituents’ defense.
We
thank God for critics who have made you strong enough to identify your
weakness, brave enough to face yourself when you are troubled. By
berating you, they have taught you to be unbending and proud in honest
failure, to be gentle and humble in success. They have taught you not to
substitute words for actions, not to seek the asylum in comfort but to
take the bull by its horns by facing the spur and stress of challenge
and difficulty.
By
openly hurling oral stones at you, they have helped you learn to stand
up against the tempest but be rich in compassion on the ones who fall.
They have assisted you to master your ego before seeking to master the
rest. They have helped you in acquiring a clean heart and a high goal.
They
have helped you to learn how to laugh without forgetting how to weep.
Through critics, you have learnt how to reach into the future without
neglecting the past. You have learnt to be serious without taking
yourself too seriously. You have learnt to be modest so as to remember
the simplicity of true greatness.
GOD BLESS OUR MP, GOD BLESS DAGORETI NORTH, GOD BLESS KENYA
