Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Re: What is in a name

Olala,

The term Harambee is for sure a hindu word.
It was first used in kenya by the indian railway constructors.
HARE is praise, while AMBEI is an hindu god/goddes.
Other examples may include HAREKRISHNA, SHRISAIBABA etc etc
If you remember during the railway construction, heavy steel metals were used,and therefore
the indian constructors would call upon their god to give them the necessary strength to pull the heavy metals.
This  HARE AMBEI clarion call and the pulling together misled africans into believing that HARE AMBEI (HARAMBEE) means pulling together. Including the founding president mzee Kenyatta.
This led the mis inerpreted term to find its way into every sector in our republic including HARAMBEE AVENUE, OUR COURT OF ARMS, PARLIAMENT, NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM and even churches. Its vertually everywhere.
I dont want to be superstitious, but the fact remains that HARE AMBEI is praise/worship to a foreign god.
Over to you.

Kingasste.


On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 3:30 PM, fanuel olala <koyugaus@yahoo.com> wrote:
I do believe that there is power in a name;as has been highlighted here before.
As a Christian the Good Book tells me that Abraham our father of faith had his name changed from Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah before they received the promised blessings.The same is true to the great apostle Paul from Saul so as to be used by God.
Whatever happened to the former KFF to the now KFL is anyone's guess.The same baptism,could go well with our National footbal team and Kenya as a whole when the phrase "Harambee" is deleted from the public and replaced with a more meaningful word.
For those of you who know history than myself; will agree with me that aram bee refers to some Hindu god.Kenya is a God (not god) fearing country;who alone is the source of all strength and victory.I know that my take will draw mixed reactions,all the same,I promise to respect all of your views whether you will agree with me or strongly differ.Everyone is entitled to their opinion,and as for me;there's nothing more than a higher calling!

"......do your best and let God do the rest!"




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