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FAITH STORIES

was doing a good thing for my coun- realized the power of prayer because say, “Are you watching KTN?” “Are
try and so we got into this unholy I didn’t have a bodyguard, I was liv- you watching Citizen?” And it was
alliance. Some of the statements he ing in a very exposed place in Gar- “The metamorphosis of Ezekiel
used to make like, “Vomiting on do- den Estate; they could have come Mutua”. It didn’t work. Somehow,
nors’ shoes,” in my press conference for me. Sometimes I would be fol- God used Ambassador Muthaura,
as I was seated next to him… I didn’t lowed by very strange cars, I would who was the head of Public Service,
know I was being identified as the get death threats on my phone, and and he said, ‘This is the fellow we
enemy of the government. I wasn’t when I report that number, they call need, because, if he was defending
saying those things but I used to co- and say it is some telephone booth his job where he was so vehemently,
ordinate journalists to expose some near Nairobi Cinema or something then he is the right person, he will
of the things he used to say. He used like that, and nobody would follow defend the government.’ He just
to bring evidence and as a journal- it up. At some point, God spoke to completely paralyzed that story, and
ist, when you have the evidence then the CID Director, he was called, I the rest is history. I’m glad; God has
you go to town with that story with think, Joseph Kamau and he used been with me, I’ve seen the grace of
confidence because you are doing to hide me himself. He would help God.
justice to your country. But that cost me to escape. He would tell me,
me a lot, I was seen as an enemy, “Hey, Chief, you need to beware we WOW, HE REALLY IS YOUR
some ministers thought I was bad are coming, I’m sending officers to REAR GUARD AND MANY
for the country, that I needed to be your office. I have to do it. Ezekiel, I PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDER-
silenced and so on. know it’s painful but you have to do STAND. I LISTEN TO YOU
My name was torn into pieces, they this, do this...” And he helped me TALKING AND I REMEMBER
organized choreographed stuff that manage that situation and I think to THESE INCIDENCES AS AN
would look like I was also very cor- a great extent he also helped to ex- OBSERVER, AND TO KNOW
rupt and I had done a lot of evil plain to the government that I was THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
things. I would be seated in my innocent. STORY! IT’S TERRIFYING AND
house watching TV and something HORRIFYING AT THE SAME
comes on about me. I remember Why I tell you it’s important to TIME.
one time I saw a popular former ral- walk with God is I don’t know why Very, and I was young and I had a
ly driver addressing a press confer- I was not scared. I would even is- young family but somehow God
ence in Kilimani Police Station and sue press statements and call press shielded me and I can tell you, I
mentioning my name and saying that conferences and respond and call don’t think it was even because of
he has recorded a statement that I the bluff of those guys. I don’t know my prayers and my righteousness.
wanted to kill him. I remember that where the courage came from. I nev- God has a way of hiding his peo-
time the late Mutula Kilonzo called er cared. I never used to watch my ple, even in their ignorance. I was
me and he sent his son who is the back and I survived that period. so oblivious of the dangers and the
current Senator for Makueni and Now, the greatest miracle was when powerful people I was facing. The
he told him, “Go and represent that the government itself approached Minister for Internal Security was a
young man, I think these guys want me from that background where powerful towering figure. He would
to silence him,” and I overcame that. we were fighting, to become the Di- issue a statement and I would re-
But there were a lot of instances, cra- rector of Information and Public spond and say that “You cannot
zy things like those. And you’re just Communications. That happened chase Moi from power on the basis
a simple journalist without anything. in 2007 and when I changed, the of corruption, only for you to come
That taught me that I needed to re- media followed me and said I had and do these things. We are going to
treat and think about what I wanted been taken there so that I can gag expose you.” And I had nobody, no
to do in life because I had now come the media before the elections of relative, there was nobody I could
of age and I was getting exposure, I 2007 and I got very bad publicity. go to and tell that I was in danger.
was traveling a lot, I was getting in- There’s a day, where I was item No one. Absolutely none. But God
ternational connections and the gov- number one on five TV stations on protected me. I think I am a living
ernment was monitoring me. stories that were cooked, to make example that you don’t have to have
them revoke the appointment. The a godfather, you need to have God
I realized this thing they’re calling headlines were the same in five TV the Father, and if you know God
the Deep State, is real and it can re- stations. I would be watching Na- and you live true to the scripture,
ally damage you. And that’s where I tion; somebody would call me and God protects His people.

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