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.
No comments:
Post a Comment