Friday, 2 January 2015

You left North, then what’s it?

                          You left north, then what’s it?
You left the North to get education, and then you refused to return. For whom were you seeking that education, for yourself or for society?
When you are asked why you are stuck in Nairobi for decades, you claim there are no quality social amenities in the North, no good hospitals, no good schools, no good roads, no good food and no high street to shop. People are amazed at you: ain't you the doctor who should have established those hospitals, the teacher who should have taught those schools, the engineer who should have built those roads, the entrepreneur who should have established those high street shops?
The society then decides to entice you with a job, at the local County Government so that you can use the knowledge you gained to bring development. Then you get clever; you earn the salary, the bonus and the perks and repatriate them to Nairobi. You steal the resources entrusted with you and build a palatial home far away from the locals prying eyes. You are an absentee from your job, your office is dysfunctional and you offer no services for which you are employed.
Your education has become a burden to the society. You didn't get a wholesome education, you just learned craftiness.
Remember, you were sent to study and acquire knowledge. Knowledge and skills are not private property, they are not to be hoarded and refrigerated. You need to use that knowledge to empower society and certainly not to steal from them, no to cause resource attrition and not to become a burden to them.
Ponder about this.
                          Wajir under virtual lockdown
There are more robberies with violence, mugging and murders in Nairobi, Nakuru and Nyeri than Wajir. Yet Wajir is under virtual lockdown, no movement after 7pm. How do you explain that to me?
Yes, we appreciate the presence of Police on the streets but we do not think closing down the town is a security measure. It is restrictive and creates unnecessary fear.
The people of Wajir should get back their streets from the hoodlums causing violence in the town. The government must not succumb to fear of a few criminals and impose a curfew on the town. Let the business be as usual as possible.
                             Let’s not blame Shabab for everything

There is a tragic trend emerging, where every criminal activities are linked to al-Shabaab militia even before a through investigations are carried out.

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