the prison of want. AKA Jela tuitakayo!

Come with me to the most populated prison in the world. The facility has more inmates than bunks. More prisoners than plates. More residents than resources. Come with me to the world’s most oppressive prison. Just ask the inmates; they will tell you. They are overworked and underfed. Their walls are bare and bunks are hard. No prison is so populated, no prison so oppressive, and, what’s more, no prison is so permanent. Most inmates never leave. They never escape. They never get released. They serve a life sentence in this overcrowded, under-provisioned facility. The name of the prison? You’ll see it over the entrance. Rainbowed over the gate are four cast-iron letters that spell out its name: block quote W-A-N-T block quote end The prison of want. You’ve seen her prisoners. They are “in want.” They want something. They want something bigger. Nicer. Faster. Thinner. They want. They don’t want much, mind you. They want just one thing. One new job. One new car. One new house. One new spouse. They don’t want much. They want just one. And when they have “one,” they will be happy. And they are right — they will be happy. When they have “one,” they will leave the prison. But then it happens. The new-car smell passes. The new job gets old. The neighbors buy a larger television set. The new spouse has bad habits. The sizzle fizzles, and before you know it, another ex-con breaks parole and returns to jail. Are you in prison? You are if you feel better when you have more and worse when you have less. You are if joy is one delivery away, one transfer away, one award away, or one makeover away. If your happiness comes from something you deposit, drive, drink, or digest, then face it — you are in prison, the prison of want. Paul says that “godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6 NIV). When we surrender to God the cumbersome sack of discontent, we don’t just give up something; we gain something. God replaces it with a lightweight, tailor-made, sorrow-resistant attaché? of gratitude. What will you gain with contentment? You may gain your marriage. You may gain precious hours with your children. You may gain your self-respect. You may gain joy. You may gain the faith to say, “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” block quote Try saying it slowly. “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” Again, “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Again, “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” block quote end Shhhhhhh. Did you hear something? I think I did. I’m not sure … but I think I heard the opening of a jail door.

Why the disabled in Kenya remain second class citizens in 2018

On september 2002, I wanted to have lunch in one of the restaurants in Nairobi. something millions of Kenyans can do with ease and comfort. Yet when I tried to gain entry the manager and security guard refused my cash, denying her entry because I am totally blind. and I used a white cane. cr. When I followed up called the hotel owner about the incident, the manager coldly stated, “I don’t want him in here, and I don’t have to let him in.” I hope one day Kenyans with disabilities will be granted a hearing by the parliament and senate to understand the extent discrimination and violation of rights has really affected us. With search incidences and many others it makes me and other Blind and disabled fellows vulnerable. “I was not crying on the outside, but I was crying on the inside. I just wanted to eat food like everyone else.” While the cruelty is heartbreaking, the true outrage was that in 2002 we din’t have any law on disability. Fortunately in 2003 Kibaki the former president had to be on a wheelchair in order to sign the already rusty decade bill of persons with disabilities. Many changes have taken place by formation of the national council for persons with disabilities but the poor and vulnerable person with disability are yet to enjoy the struggle. This is due to the bureaucratic processes and the agencies who are surpposed to serve are not commited to ensure access to service is achieved. Persons with disabilities do not have a platform to express there views. Its high time we have a consumer oriented organization in order to ensure government takes responsibilities of its citizens with disabilities. How does a normal Identity card is gotten for free while persons with disabilities have to pay to get the disabled card? At this error why does a blind person receive a white cane instead of technologically oriented hardware? The persons with disabilities 2003 act needs a radical surgery in order to abide with the new constitution 2010 and also the UNCRPD and the Marakesh treaties which Kenya is a a signitory All government agencies need to be monitored and evaluated based on the service delivery on what they have served persons with disabilities. NCPWD needs to change tact from service oriented to monitoring and evaluating and things will never be the same again. Persons with disabilities will be in Canaan!

I choose to be the person I want to be AKA chaguo ni langu

After facing several ups and downs you have to ensure that you don't go down with history that you are the guy who never acted or changed the lemon in to lemonade. to further this issue is when the society awaits you to obey or live within what they call their standards but for me Mpofu namba 1 I see myself that i should strive to be ahead of the game. This is the truth since when you are a Blind person you must strive to convince everyone and more so 5 times that you can make it and you can deliver a certain task. not many employers, business guys believe in us but wait a minute we deliver. what drives the inner me is to know that I want a better generation. future Blind or even other disabled and vulnerable individuals should not undergo adversities or trajedies as I have either been a victim or hard of the unrecorded stories. I normally tell people to Reset there Perception ofthemselves since "The Universe does not respond to who you are, the universe responds to who you think you are, the Universe is responding to who you feel you are. This is such an important insight! The things you allow into your life are a direct reflection of who you FEEL you are. If you FEEL broke, unsuccessful, blocked, stunted, or strained, you can only allow situations that amplify those feelings. this is what happens when you allow your self to guide your mindset. If you FEEL blessed, abundant, free, happy, and successful, you can only allow situations that amplify those feelings. Most of us bounce back and forth between all of these positive and negative feelings from day to day, so we experience a mix of good and bad attractions. To allow a steady flow of abundance, happiness and success, you need to work on FEELING like a person who is abundant, happy and successful on a CONSISTENT BASIS. It's a work in progress, so don't get frustrated if you still bounce around a bit as you work on it. Just keep "resetting" your perception of yourself and steadily lean in the direction of being that blessed, abundant person, and in a relatively short period of time you'll notice substantial corresponding movement in your outer life. read more on www.mugambipaul.com It's good to have standards in life. Mpofu namba 1 I strife to have high staandards. Don't settle just because it's what's expected of you. It is good to stand for something - I believe disability rights are rights like any other. we deserve respect and dignity. don't just wait for the flow to drag you along. It is good to have your own dream - don't grow old living another's dream. Take chances on life. i have done it, why not you? Take chances on yourself. Push your own limits. Walking your own path may mean wading through unfamiliar territories. it surely pays when you have a stand. you might face tribulations but sun rises after darkness. But it is also a change to get to your destiny experienced and stronger. I remember vividly when I had to make the ultimate decition of furthering my career after short service and the experience i gained from the hunchoes a story for another day. I found myself at the helm, no one to count on, when I looked behind, right, left, centre all of them had gone. it was a tamutious voyage from the top of the mountain and now the task of of making to the peak. anyway walking alone is scary, but the perks are more enjoyable than being stuck on the cheering squad. this made me realize that when you have standards, you are fearless! what kept me on the cliff is nowing that what I was doing was extremely right and virtuous for geneerations yet to come. I have never dared not to talk to any person no matter the status since i nkew where I am coming from and what I want to live behind when God decides to invite me kule kwake. I would interact with different cadres of people and i would appreciate there insites. some times many heart breaking stories, others begging for support which was mostly even beyond my capacity. Don't devalue or hurt anyone in life. You may be powerful today, but remember, time is more powerful than you! One tree makes a million match sticks & only one stick is needed to burn a million trees. So be good and do good because time and circumstances can change at any time........... ~  I choose to be the person I want to be.

My dream AKA Ndoto yangu:

My dream We need to care for the most vulnerable people in our society and we need to make sure that the world we pass onto our children is better than what we found when we were born. I know I am Blind and I have lived with this great experience for more than 2 decades. I am proud to be Blind and the voice of the voiceless within the society. Especially the disability movement and the most vulnerable persons in the society. I am aware we are treated like third class citizens. My prayer is one day I will be in parliament. "To hit the ground, well, if not running, then moving in a rapid direction." As always the rights of persons with disabilities will be the top agenda. “My generation is one that is alive with the desire to make change; cognizant of the fact that if we do not do so, the world in which we will live … will be so much bleaker for it,” Some times while I meditate and dream I find myself talking to myself what I would do while in parliament. I trust One of the things I'm hoping and excited to do is to bring those lived experiences and those different perspectives into the institution. "It is very clear to anybody who takes the time to look that the disabled people are no longer satisfied with what they are getting from the current disability politics from the counties, parliament and senate. Having gotten education to expand more knowledge and experience on public policy development, implementation. I believe When we have diversity in that decision-making process then we get good legislation. The current situation in my country we have made steps of having representation of persons with disabilities but we have not yet achieved quality representation. I know this is a contested issue among the disability movement what should come first interms of either service or proper representation. I live it to the public to judge. We still have a long way of ensuring proper legislation are made which are more inclusive, Having the updated versions of persons with disabilities act, Kenya society of the blind act, Having new legislations like a carers bill and the access of technology which are very crusual bills which could enhance service delivery and improve the living standards of persons with disabilities. No one should be left behind the clarion call from the SDG. Having executive orders on some issues are paramount anyway it depends who advices the executive on disability matters. e.g a clear order on white cane usage, sign language interpretation, issuance of wheelchair and other assistive devices.--------------tutaongea tena. You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain a mount of madness . In this case ,it comes from non conformity ,the courage to turn your back on the old formulas ,the courage to invent the future .It took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity . Today i want to be one of these madmen .We must dare to invent the future. -Thomas Sankara www.mugambipaul.com "Our uniqueness, our individuality, and our life experience mold us into fascinating beings. I hope we can embrace that. I pray we may all challenge ourselves to delve into the deepest resources of our hearts to cultivate an atmosphere of understanding, acceptance, tolerance, and compassion. We are all in this life together."

Ability Sounds: Guide me God "niongoze Rabuka"

Ability Sounds: Guide me God "niongoze Rabuka": Father, guide my thoughts before they become my words. Place a guard over my mouth and a watchman over the door of my lips. When I open my ...

Guide me God "niongoze Rabuka"

Father, guide my thoughts before they become my words. Place a guard over my mouth and a watchman over the door of my lips. When I open my mouth, I ask You to fill it with right words, good words, true words, loving words—words that will point the way to Your heart. May my words be acceptable and pleasing to You as You hear their sound and know the intent behind them. Use my words this day to heal and not harm, to restore and not separate, to extend mercy and not judgment, to build up and not pull down, to comfort and not injure, to bring sunlight and not shadows, to encourage and not quench, to mend and not wound. God you know my mission and vision let it be stuck and let the will be done. May my words herald good news, be seasoned with salt, and bring grace to the hearer. you know I belong to a territory where am supposed to do things triple times more than my peers. Not many will understand being Blind and being denied opportunities how it feels. If I am to speak correction, may it be with compassion; if I am to exhort, may it be with humility; If I am to instruct, may it be with brokenness; if I am to guide, may it be with wisdom; if I am to inform, may it be with clarity; if I am to counsel, may it be according to Your word. Guard my tongue from murmuring and my voice from complaint. In all things, may my mouth be filled with words of gratitude, expressions of praise, and proclamations of Your faithfulness. continue making me strong and stronger despite the winds and waves of life. let me be the ultimate winner under your cover.. Scriptures: Exodus 4:15, Psalm 19:14, Psalm 141:3, 2 Timothy 2:14-15, 24-25, 1 Peter 4:11,  Colossians 3:15, 4:6

Facing Trials yani kupitia majaribio!

Facing Trials “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” James 1:2-3 quote end Mawazo: “Hang in there!” There are few traits more important than perseverance. Most important accomplishments in life happen because of perseverance. Most “luck” occurs when we’ve persevered long enough for the “magical moment” to come along — in other wordsI have seen it all from my own experience as I advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities. ww.mugambipaul.com you have to have “roho ya chuma” , I don’t believe in luck. Edison said it best: life’s greatest feats, the world’s greatest discoveries, his own most fantastic inventions are “1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” “Hang in there!” and see the glory of God come through in you, not because of luck, but because of God’s grace, love, and Providence! After all the persons I expected to ride along the voyage dropped on the way I was left with one option. One of the assignments against the people of God is to oppress them by wearing them down (Daniel 7:25). You may have experienced debilitating discouragement. You may feel assaulted and assailed from every side. In the name of the Ancient of Days, you can resist this oppression. Hear God’s words in 2 Chronicles 20:15 and 17. “This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s. You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.'” You can be afraid and discouraged because of the vast army against you, or you can be confident and encouraged because God is with you. He is your hope and your victory in the battle. In His great heart He has a plan for your welfare, to give you a future and a hope. You are anointed with grace to stand with hope, encouragement, and positive assurance of seeing His goodness at work in your life. Run to the joy of the Lord that is your strength. Be blessed with endurance and encouragement as you stand in the One who fights your battles for you. Look to your Father in heaven in devotion and trust. He is with you when you are discouraged and not at peace. His presence never leaves nor forsakes you. The name of the Lord is a strong tower to which you can run and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Hide there in Him from the devourer and the accuser. Hide in Him from heaviness and discouragement. He wants to cover your weariness with His blanket of strength. I remember vividly how those who benefited or have hard me advocating for rights of persons with disabilities offered moral support via prayers and others kept communicating. I had to be careful of the moves I make that’s why God’s promises upon me have taken place. Once you take the high risk of sacrificing for the majority blessings follow you in a mighty way. Even if some will wear sheep’s skin you must match ahead. My ally who never left me on this journey for ever, no matter what you will remain glued to me You so me throu the storms and ensured I crossed safely. You reminded me of the many happenings in my life of which sometimes I forgot to say thanks to the almighty and these kept me focused. “You have celebrated His intervention in your life many times and many ways. Be blessed to remember how He has shown Himself strong to you. He gives endurance and encouragement. He will continue to reveal Himself to you.” Life is all about evolution. What looks like a mistake to others has been a milestone in my life. Even if people have betrayed me, even if my heart was broken, even if people misunderstood or judged me, I have learned from these incidents. We are human and we make mistakes, but learning from them is what makes the difference. Jesus rebuked winds and waves, saying, “Peace be still.” You are blessed by the One who stills the storms (Mark 4:39). Another time, Jesus commanded Peter, “Come to me.” Peter stepped out of the boat onto the wind-driven waters, but when he took his eyes off Jesus and looked at the waves, he sank. Whether Jesus stills the storm or invites you to come to Him on it, you will be steadfast, immovable in Him, unless you look at the tempest. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus. He will come alongside, lift you up, strengthen, and refine you to bring about His sure purposes. You can stand in the rule and dominion of the Prince of peace. Be blessed in His great faithfulness to you that is new every morning. Be blessed in the name of the One who bids you come to Him (Matthew 14:29).