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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
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'YES WE CAN'. This phrase, Coined by President Barrack Obama while on his campaign trail, has fired engines all over the world. A seemingly sleeping population has rethought its priorities. Dormant feelings of helplessness have diminished and will eventually be erased from Human thought and action. All because of one man and his determination to see the world's super power build instead of destroy. Some call it karma.

While I may not understand how this powerful phrase came to be, all I know is that It has made a change in my world. The youth in my country are awakening from their slumber. They have seen a Black man achieve one of the greatest feats in the world. And he is not the only one doing wonders. The world suddenly looks colored instead of the grey shades that have shrouded us for a long time. Instead of physical confrontation, mass action and meaningless tirades about how the government has not provided for them, the youth in Kenya are reaching for the stars, only now realising that they are the government. The political, social and economic awakening is impressive.

A tidal wave of hope has swept this country. Young people are believing in themselves. They are encouraging the future generations to dream big, and it is paying off. An increase of educated people, enterprenuers and a significant decrease of ignorance and negligence are just a few of the changes being seen, not only in Kenya, but in Africa, Asia, Europe, The Americas and the whole world. Copenhaggen is a mighty show of this growth.

While we have lost precious live in our uphill task to redeem ourselves, we now understand that there is a price to pay. The difference is, we are willing to pay the price, rather than slinking off into a corner and blaming everybody else but ourselves. We are taking responsibility.

Indeed Hope springs eternal.

'YES WE CAN'.


December 12, 2009 | 10:03 AM Comments  0 comments

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KIDNAPPINGS ON THE RISE IN KENYA
Related to country: Kenya

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The economic crunch was predicted to be a "KILLER". It has certainly proved so. Murdock got 150 years, GM is bankrupt, BA workers are working the next few months for free and everything's price has sky roketed.

Back home, all and sundry with an exception of our Members of Parliament, the AG and the KACC boss who are enjoying increased perks, ar etightening their belts, so to speak. Lavish spending has been reduced, while impulse buying is a thing of the past. Even the thieves are having a hard time. People are no longer investing in expensive gadgets so there are no new people to steal from. Most of the rich people who were potential customers, no longer renovate their houses, nor do they drive expensive cars. Instead they have opted for fuel saving cars that dont bring in a lot of money.

Needless to say, they have adopted a new way of making quick money. Kidnapping is on the rise in the cities of Nairobi. School going children from affluent areas are the target, especially those who ar epicked and dropped by their guardians who are not parent. Nanny or driver is easily overpowered. A few hours later, the parents will recieve call saying that they have the child and demand a ransomof even KSHS. 10,000,000 million, depending on the parents position in society.

They then give you a deadline of when the money should be dropped and where it wil be picked up as well as insructions of how to get your child back. Whether they do as they promise or not, only they and the victims can tell. So far very few arrest have been made of kidnappers. There is even talk of the police being involved, but as usual,none of this claims have been substantiated. It is therefore advisable that we all operate with utmost caution. Always ensure that children are accompanied and are secure at all times, especially to and fro school,during play times, in the supermarkets or eateries and even in the car.

July 2, 2009 | 7:17 AM Comments  0 comments

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SWINE FLU DETECTED IN KENYA!
Related to country: Kenya

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Scary but true. Although why the government tried to cover it up, God only knows. We had recieved texts and emails claiming that it had been discovered in westlands. The whole place was closed up and put under quarentine. But the government - ministry of health came out strongly and said that Kenya will be safe and that extensive precautions have been put in place to ensure that we will not be affected. Lo and behold, barely 48 hours later and the government breaks the news that a british student succumbed to H1N1 symptoms and was rushed to AAR westlands hence the place was quodroned of.
The question is, wasn't the student tested before she boarded the plane in heathrow? And why did the government lie about it, knowing that the flu is deadly?
Regardless, we have all been put on alert so it is useless to blame the government when we can protect our selves. Kenyans, be careful

June 29, 2009 | 12:31 PM Comments  0 comments

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SO WHO TO TRUST?: Pradators on the Loose
Related to country: Kenya

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For a lont time now, society has been grappling with sexual abuse, both male and female, and even animals. For as long as I can remember, there has always been rapists and peadophiles in the society. The Kenyan society is such that we do not like to acknowledge any blemishes on our rather impressive CV. Consequently alot gets swept under the proverbial carpet and even more is hidden behind the cobwebs. Simply put, we bury our heads in the sand hoping that lack of acknowledgment of the problem will make it dissaper. Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that. The problems just end up multiplying that by the time we have unbaried our heads, it is monumental and we dont know where to start in solving it, then start throwing accusations at everyone except ourselves and are even willing to fight for our percieved innocence.
Well back to the topic at hand. In th e recent years we have had report of peadophiles on the increase. Unicef even had a report on child prostitution in the coastal towns of Mombasa, Malindi and Lamu. More recently there have been cased of rape in the schools. Now, just this week we have reports of religious leaders sexually exploiting and molesting young children upto the ages on 3 yrs! And for it to explode like this, it must have been going on for a very long time. Now we are in the blame game. The society, the school administration, the police, just about everyone is blame worthy except ourselves as individuals. We are 'innocent'. When will be dig out our heads from the sand and start by taking individual responsibility? This people are our relatives, friends, spouses and neighbours.

The innocence of the future generation is at risk. If we cannot trust the church, the school, the police and the leaders of our society with the safety of our children, the who to trust? How can we stop this and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book? When will I stand up and take responsibility?

I suggest that we begin by bringing the perpetrators to book, not just jail them but give the councelling and find out the underlying issue. We of course need to ensure that the legal system's loopholes are filled up. Then we need to educate our children on hw to identify dangerous situations and how to avoid them. And we have to ensure that we put our children in as safe a situation as possible.

June 18, 2009 | 7:45 AM Comments  0 comments

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SO WHO TO TRUST?: Pradators on the Loose
Related to country: Kenya

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

For a long time now, society has been grappling with sexual abuse, both male and female, and even animals. For as long as I can remember, there has always been rapists and peadophiles in the society. The Kenyan society is such that we do not like to acknowledge any blemishes on our rather impressive CV. Consequently alot gets swept under the proverbial carpet and even more is hidden behind the cobwebs. Simply put, we bury our heads in the sand hoping that lack of acknowledgment of the problem will make it dissapear. Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that. The problems just end up multiplying that by the time we have unburied our heads, the problem is monumental and we dont know where to start in solving it, then start throwing accusations at everyone except ourselves and are even willing to fight for our percieved innocence.

Well back to the topic at hand. In th e recent years we have had report of peadophiles on the increase. Unicef even had a report on child prostitution in the coastal towns of Mombasa, Malindi and Lamu. More recently there have been cased of rape in the schools. Now, just this week we have reports of religious leaders sexually exploiting and molesting young children upto the ages on 3 yrs! And for it to explode like this, it must have been going on for a very long time. Now we are in the blame game. The society, the school administration, the police, just about everyone is blame worthy except ourselves as individuals. We are 'innocent'. When will be dig out our heads from the sand and start by taking individual responsibility? This people are our relatives, friends, spouses and neighbours.

The innocence of the future generation is at risk. If we cannot trust the church, the school, the police and the leaders of our society with the safety of our children, the who to trust? How can we stop this and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book? When will I stand up and take responsibility?

I suggest that we begin by bringing the perpetrators to book, not just jail them but give the councelling and find out the underlying issue. We of course need to ensure that the legal system's loopholes are filled up. Then we need to educate our children on hw to identify dangerous situations and how to avoid them. And we have to ensure that we put our children in as safe a situation as possible.

June 18, 2009 | 7:45 AM Comments  0 comments

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