Wednesday 11 December 2013

Heko Our Freedom Fighters! (Kenya at 50)

Heko Our Freedom Fighters! (Kenya at 50)


We honour you our freedom fighters
For into the dark forest you went in courage
 
Inside the deadly forest you fought in bravely
 
Yet you never gave up the tormenting challenge
 
With all your lives you sought victory
A victory not for self but for the entire nation

Heko our freedom fighters as we celebrate Kenya at 50

Away from your comforts was a true sacrifice
 
Away from your families you paid the price
You won the nation’s freedom back to herself
 
With your blood and sweat a liberated nation was born
In such great pain you won the prize of freedom
 
A victory not for self but for the entire nation
Heko our freedom fighters as we celebrate Kenya at 50

Colonialism so harrowing an enemy you fought
In much painful struggle you brought it to an end
You were wounded
 without losing heart
Your blood was shed without killing your passion
Your lives were taken away to purchase the future
A victory not for self but for the entire nation
Heko our freedom fighters as we celebrate Kenya at 50

You never gave up the fight to shape our today
To you our hearts and hats go out in great honour
As we take a sincere bow of appreciation
 to our heroes
The heroes who gave their all for all Kenyans after all
Their fight and struggle we all so humbly cherish
A victory not for self but for the entire nation
Heko our freedom fighters as we celebrate Kenya at 50

Yet before you many of our faces remain ashamed 
For the many times we've let you down in our ways
The many times
 we have allowed poverty to reign
The many times we have seen others in the tribal eye
The many times greed we have deliberately failed to slay
A victory not for self but for the entire nation
Heko our freedom fighters as we celebrate Kenya at 50


The many times corruption has been free in our house to stay
The many times our resources we have failed to share
Yet in your legacy and baton our assignment is there to stay
The cry for truth, justice and equality lingers so loud on our ears
We cannot faithfully claim to honour our heroes till we pursue
A victory not for self but for the entire nation
Heko our freedom fighters as we celebrate Kenya at 50

© Newton Kibiringi

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