Salva Kiir, Treatment of Women, and the South Sudan Meltdown: At times when we are dealing with complex issues- we tend to forget the very basic foundations in the good book; 1 Timothy 3:5 in the Amplified version says about those seeking leadership: For if a man does not know how to rule his own household, how is he to take care of the church of God? How a person treats his wife, children and widows- and other vulnerable people speaks loudly of his true character. The higher that person gets, the greater the impact in the lives of others. Salva Kiir, is one person that has had serious issues in the management of his family. One of the issues that created a wedge between him and Rebecca Garang- long before Garang himself died was the way Kiir handled his wife. Mrs. Garang always reprimanded Kiir over his personal style of handling marital matters. Later, after Rebecca became a widow, Kiir turned the heat on her. The bottom-line is this: You can easily predict how someone will turn out in future by simply observing the way he handles his wife. Staying successfully with a woman requires a complex mix of humility, wisdom and a heavy dose of forgiveness. That is why the Bible in 1 Peter 3:7 urges men to dwell with their wives in understanding. It is NEVER easy to stay in a successful relationship is one lacks the above attributes- yet marriage acts as the training ground for leadership. Look at how South Sudan has quickly degenerated: and look at the issues that led to the flare up. Clearly humility, wisdom and forgiveness was lacking. During her interview with KTN Rebecca Garang loudly hinted that the problem in South Sudan had to do with the Personal Trait of one man- Kiir. On the same line, I refuse to be impressed by leaders like Alfred Mutua- who, in spite of their impressive development record- fail to handle marital issues. I have a problem with a man that runs to marry a younger girl, just because he had some disagreement with his wife. If a man can run away from his wife and children: what makes you think that when he becomes president he will have the wisdom to handle complex disputes? The images we see in South Sudan should awaken Kenyans to seriously interrogate how our leaders handle their wives. There is a VERY strong link between the stability of marriages in the homes of Leaders and the general stability of Institutions they run.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 05:42:56 +0000
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