Start of the Big Brother Initiative

The Big Brother Initiative is an initiative of a group of Stareheans who having passed through the Starehe System, through Dr. Geoffrey Griffin and through Kenya’s social, political, economic and educational landscape, have found the need to impart unto others the ideals, ethos and qualities of leadership and service that have not only made Starehe what it is but will make the world a better place to be in. Our motivation is to see a perfect or near-perfect society where all live in harmony, peace and responsibility under the common cord of love and brotherhood as exemplified by The Starehe Way. The Big Brother Initiative is also to fulfill the charge as handed down to us by the
Founders of Starehe thus:

I charge you never to forget the great benefits you have received in this place; and in time to come, according to your means, to do all that you can to enable others to enjoy the same advantage. And remember that wherever you go, you carry with you the good name of Starehe. May God Almighty bless you in your ways, and keep in you the knowledge of his love, now and for ever.

This initiative has been inspired by the reality of the wave of violence that has haunted this nation ranging from Post-Election Violence, High School Violence, University Violence and a myriad of other forms of violence that clearly indicate gross disjoint and discontent in the Kenyan as well as international society. We therefore commission ourselves to expand the Starehe Way as once stated by
Dr. Geoffrey Griffin:

As we all know, the world is passing through a difficult time. We see around us all too many people of ability but no conscience – who, if they feel it is to their personal advantage, will abandon without scruple the responsibilities entrusted to them. We see people who have no conception of the word ‘service’, and whose only touchstone in any situation is the question: “How will it benefit me?” We see young people who are bewildered and unruly, venting their frustration through strikes in their schools and colleges. “Here at Starehe, we are not afraid of words like ‘duty’, ‘discipline’, ‘service or ‘courtesy’. We do not subscribe to that sickness of the mind which will describe such virtues as old-fashioned. Rather, we look upon them as the eternal pillars by which man raises himself above the animals and towards God. Nor shall we be content to pay lip-service to such ideals, but will labour constantly to present them as living and vital realities to the boys in our charge.

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