Mass Action? NO!! 

I do not support any call for mass protests, by NASA, because it will not achieve much in such a divided country, where half of the population will be celebrating the killing of the other half. As we speak, there are families planning for funerals for those killed by the police, including children, and above them is the cloud of celebration from the other half. Hundreds are in hospital beds now, a good number, nursing gun-related injuries. You know it is the same cycle of state-sponsored terror since the 1960s.

Our bodies are soft and weak, and we do not have guns and we cannot battle the state, but we are intelligent and our minds are strong. Let us not increase our suffering now. Let us be like the farmer who does not throw away the little harvest in a drought season, but dutifully harvests every corn, even the smallest ones, for the granary, knowing that the small harvest can as well be seeds for the next season, and when the rains come, they, like others, will wake up and go till the land. We will till the earth when the time is right. Remember retreat can also be a form of offense, the most important thing is to keep enough powder to make your comeback. Retreats are not always defeats, they can be a deliberate tactic to gain more defensible ground and consolidate forces for the final ambush. Retreats have changed the destiny of entire nations. Do not go to the streets now to protest. It will only increase our suffering.

To NASA supporters, especially the Luo peoples, this is the time to retreat, pull back from the state, and restrategize about what kind of collective identity and struggle is worth participating in for yourself, your region, or your country. I advocate for a new era of communal reflection and healing, coming together and building future visions and possibilities, for ourselves and for others.
Credits to Richard Oduor Oduku (fb)