David Gitari's prophetic ministry in Kenya (1986-1991)

Abstract

The article sets out to answer the question, “How effective were Anglican Archbishop David Gitari’s methods and approaches in his crusade for multiparty democracy in Kenya between 1986 and 1991?” To address the above concern, I shall first attempt to pinpoint the background to his prophetic ministry and then survey the methods and approaches he employed during those turbulent days. The article will conclude with a critique of Gitari’s all-inclusive approach to church ministry (1986-1991). The materials in this presentation have been gathered by means of oral interviews with Gitari and by the use of participant observation by the researcher, who was an eyewitness during the greater part of Gitari’s church ministry. An extensive reading of some of the materials under discussion has also been done. The article is intended to caution post-Cold-War Africa against losing the gains of freedom, since neocolonialism is as bad as colonialism itself or even worse.