Kinijit Continues
By Kuchiye
March 26, 2008
On the way to earning
respectable existence, every organism faces growing pain. It
will stumble and rise and it will wilt and regenerate.
Probably not a surprise considering that fact that we live
on a planet which sometimes is harsh and unfair. In the
total scheme of things, Kinijit is an organism that
necessarily has to go through life’s cycle. There is no way
around it.
Along with Kinijit’s
meteoric rise came organizational, financial and political
challenges that no young party could possibly have been
prepared for. You can compare it to a Katrina type crisis
which even mighty America failed to handle skillfully. Along
with that meteoric rise also came a great deal of
expectation from millions and millions of us. That we were
inspired by the party and bestowed it with massive trust was
all good; but I am not entirely certain if it was fair to
the budding organization.
No doubt Kinijit had
faced set backs - it has stumbled, it has disappointed, it
has disgruntled its supporters, albeit temporarily, and it
even has been a subject of some ridicule. All these come
with the territory and they are things the leadership,
members and supporters can and must be able to handle. “The
greatest glory” Confucius said, “is not in never falling,
but in rising after every fall”. Indeed, Kinijit is rising
after some very trying political times much to the delight
of lovers of democracy and to the chagrin of others who
craved its untimely death. With valued experience in its
inside pocket, the party will continue with its journey much
wiser, stronger and with even greater magnanimity.
The teams of Kinijit
parliamentarians and party officials who are about to be
dispatched through the length and breadth of the country to
collect supporting signatures are harbingers of renewed
hope, peace democracy, unity and reconciliation.
No matter which way we
look at it, this is a moment to celebrate, to renew vows, to
regroup and to look forward to a promising future for
Ethiopia. We just cannot afford to let the ugly cloud of
gloom and doom prevails over us. When the brave sons and
daughters of Kinijit and of Ethiopia volunteer their
services and their lives in a most unpredictable
environment, the least the rest of us can do is give them
the moral and financial support that will help them in
getting the job done. We will follow their every step and
echo their call for “Andinet”, for
“Democracy” and for “Fithe”.
May the team’s presence
amidst our people bring good omen as they go through what
could be termed as the severest economic hardship and a
drought that threatens over nine million lives.