You say we need Peace I say we need Justice first

Britain is not holding Kenyans at ransom. Most croonies are the ones holding the country ransom। The enormous suffering of people and individuals, even among my own family, friends and acquaintances, caused by post election violence, has never been far from my thoughts and prayers। I have often paused to reflect on the persistent question: how do we restore the moral and social order subjected to such horrific violence? My reasoned conviction, confirmed in turn by biblical revelation, is that the shattered order cannot be fully restored except by a response that combines justice with forgiveness. The pillars of true peace are justice and that form of love which is forgiveness. But in the present circumstances, how can we speak of justice and forgiveness as the source and condition of peace? We can and we must, no matter how difficult this may be; a difficulty which often comes from thinking that justice and forgiveness are irreconcilable. But forgiveness is the opposite of resentment and revenge, not of justice. In fact, true peace is "the work of justice" How are we going to have peace in Kenya without Justice? and what is justice in this case? Justice first and foremost for all peace loving Kenyans is for their democratic rights to be respected by all sides. If the current government does not and will not respect it's own people will then that is justice denied.