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    There Is a Changing Attitude In The Use of Sexuality Which Is A Crisis to Society in Kenya
    (Tangaza University College, 1996-02) Makwali, Silvester
    I do not believe that it is possible to keep families together any more with expanding urbanization. Many people are flowing into urban centres and when I look at the living conditions there, I realise that it is hard from the economic point of view to think in terms of full families staying together. When I consider the social bonds in urban centres, I realise that they are very weak. Given this state of affairs, I feel that serious attention must be given to formation of small Christian communities in order to strengthen people's social bonds. I propose that preachers of the word of God get in touch with the social situation of God's people and use the word to change their attitude and involve other people to alleviate the situation where possible. Let preachers of the Good News help single fathers in migrant labour realise what they are doing to their families and other peoples' families by spending their money on dogo dogo. I also propose that parents in rural areas be helped by the church not to allow their under-age children, especially girls, to just escape into urban centres. I further propose that both chruch and government become more open to conscientization of people in urban centres about the dangers of easy socialization with sex. The offering of courses in family ministry in seminaries can be very helpful. Finally by going to the roots of the problem in this paper, I hope that it will be helpful to other pastoral workers to advance more proposals.