Why Kenya needs Maraga or president with similar belief

During the interview, he surprised the panel by requesting a Bible and swearing a second time that he had never taken a bribe and never would.

Afterward, I expressed my confidence that Maraga would be appointed, though few shared my belief. When he was appointed, many were surprised but I wasn’t. If he were to run for president today, Maraga would still give people a run for their money despite his inexperience in politics.

God often elevates the most unexpected individuals to positions of power. David, in the Bible, was not the eldest, the strongest, or even the most handsome, yet he was God’s chosen leader.

David’s confidence came not from his own abilities, but from God. When he faced Goliath, he recalled his past victories over bears and lions, achieved through divine strength. Coincidentally, Maraga shares the name David.

But it doesn’t have to be Maraga specifically. Anyone genuinely grounded in their faith and yearns for leadership can defeat the so-called professors of politics and be a welcome relief.  

I believe some of the challenges our country faces are spiritual, not just physical. We have allowed leaders to defile the land while masquerading as righteous as genuine leaders keep away.

To paraphrase Ellen G White, a co-founder of Adventism, the greatest want of the world is the want of men — men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.

Such a character is not developed overnight. Only those who have demonstrated it in the past can be trusted in the future. Maraga is one such individual. Where are such leaders?