Kenya fast facts: national motto

While looking around for some facts on Kenya today, I came across something I hadn't heard before - the Kenyan national motto. In Swahili the word is 'Harambee', translated to 'Let us all pull together'.

On hearing that, I wondered how many Kenyan's are remembering their country's motto these days, with the political violence dividing tribes right throughout the country. I wonder why their leaders don't take a step back from all their name calling and claims of injustice and remember, just for a moment, the simple grace of Harambee.

It's our hope here at Kenya Aid that this political conflict is soon resolved; not just to put an end to violence but to ensure that all Kenya's hard work over the past few years is not completely undone. Time and time again we see communities all 'pulling together' in the most dire of circumstances. Let's see the nation’s leaders do the same for the sake of their people and their country.