The constitution in all its wholesomeness has once again proven its worthlessness. In light of all the problems that have gripped the country, especially those involving parliament, the constitution, that book that boasts the responsibility of containing the country's basic legal structure, is being overlooked like the worthless collection of papers it is (or in actual sense, we've made it to be). These issues bring to mind a book of law among other things, much like the constitution in content and human perception, a book known to us as the Holy bible.
First among many of the similarities is that both seem to boast a power that we never really get to see! The constitution is said to hold powers that would protect the common man from the powers that be but we are yet to see anything in the constitution that has prevented our "honourable" MP's from pinching our money and adding it to their already hefty salaries as they've done and scheming to redo. In the case of the holy book I'll just ask that the miracles we hear so much about be a bit more obvious as the ones displayed by the likes of "Pastor" Deya are lacking.
Second is how we hold these books at our convenience and remember them only when we are in need of a quote or two to justify our actions or beliefs, good or bad. Our very own "Brother Paul" didn't stutter as he quoted from the Bible right to the last verse of Matthew but one might wonder if he ever quoted the eighth commandment to himself back in 1992 when he headed Goldenberg. On the part of the constitution, we'll simply take a step back and remember the unanimous rejection of the proposal for parliamentary seats for women by those who said it was unconstitutional. Although the argument was true, it would be suicide to tell the same people it's unconstitutional when they assemble in the street to mete out instant justice to offenders.
Not to forget, we've always seemed to be plagued by the Idea that both the Bible and constitution are in need of upgrading. Though in this case we might just be right, especially in the latter's case, this idea of upgrading seems to have led most of us to believe that what is in them is wrong to the extent that certain cliques are emerging with their own bibles and constitutions. If by now the word "Mungiki" flashed across you eyes, you're either a foreigner or a member as they seem to have both books which they follow diligently, right to the last radical sentence.
And, in a last effort to show how dangerously close we are to start carrying copies of our constitution to church, I'll take you on a trip back to the days of the old and remind you that although both claim to be the result of divine intervention, it's hard to forget that the final contents of both were decided by beings with less decency than a household roach, politicians and Romans (no offence, but they did crucify the son of God).
And just as you are now convinced that the Bible is similar to our constitution you will also agree that in times when we are most in need of guidance both spiritual or from the law, it's a shame we can't have either because of our perception of the sources of both or the incompetence of the sources themselves.
